marbar28.bsky.social
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Op-ed: Is the Trump administration moving to undercut the Affordable Care Act’s promise that health insurance would provide access to the most scientifically sound preventive care? #USPSTF
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | HHS under Kennedy might be moving to undercut lifesaving preventive care
Americans deserve to know about changes to the Affordable Care Act’s promise of insurance.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
April 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Some of my best work.
April 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.

Authors, search your name here:

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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I know the world is on fire, but can you help a girl graduate? She needs way more people to fill out her dissertation survey. You can fill it out if you're Black/AA and have ever been in grad school! If not, you can help by sharing!

#BlackSky #AcademicSky #PhDLife #Blackademics #MedSky #Academia
March 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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ProPublica looked into science grants that Ted Cruz's team flagged as "radical" and "neo-Marxist" and, uh.

This would be good comedy if it didn't matter so much www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
March 3, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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To perform your scientific searches you can use Europe PMC freely

europepmc.org

as feared, #pubmed is not working reliably & even if it runs, imo it cannot be trusted to provide uncensored search results given the list of banned words we’ve seen circulating
europepmc.org
March 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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I created a brief spreadsheet of reductions I've heard of so far. Any additions you know of (especially if you have the links/receipts) would be great: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)
docs.google.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Scientific discovery is always a PROCESS. This is a fun read to see the background scientific process that leads to improvements in our lives.
I have been trying to find the time to move away from the polical hellscape we find ourselves in to finish and share a bluetorial about science.

This helps me remember what this is all about.

Ironically, it is about the treatment of pain.
the word irony is written on a white background
ALT: the word irony is written on a white background
media.tenor.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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What’s happening with the US government reminds me of this story (great book btw):
Libertarians took over a town in NH in 2004 and gutted its services, cut taxes, etc. Less than 8 yrs later things had gotten so bad that black bears were breaking into homes and killing people for the first time ever.
The Town That Went Feral
When a group of libertarians set about scrapping their local government, chaos descended. And then the bears moved in.
newrepublic.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Tensions are rising in DC, as more join protests against the Trump-Musk government takedowns. Wednesday night furious protesters reached the SpaceX lobby headquarters on F Street.
#FederalUnionistNetwork
#Resist
#FederalWorkers
#ACLU
dcmediagroup.us/2025/02/19/h...
February 20, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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With measles cases surging in a few states, this valentine is a timely reminder! Stay healthy this and every #ValentinesDay by keeping up with vaccinations. They're safe, effective and can save the life of someone you love. aphagetready.org/resources/fa...
February 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Great new resource from @debeaumontfndtn.bsky.social on public health comms - with both well-tested language, and actionable tips.

This is FABULOUS.

debeaumont.org/resources/co...
Communicating About Public Health
Common gaps in understanding, research-tested messaging to address them, examples to make it tangible, and practical tips for real-world communication scenarios
debeaumont.org
February 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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This youtube video, also from AAU, is great for friends and families that might not understand. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxTD...
Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Explainer
YouTube video by Association of American Universities
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Update: 15 confirmed cases. Health officials are racing to offer vaccines to unvaccinated children, they're operating a mobile unit to screen for cases, pre-treating exposed infants. Schools & hospitals are on alert.

Measles outbreaks are v hard to contain. A totally preventable situation.
🚨Measles mounts in an undervaccinated Texas county. Hospitalizations & 9 cases. Many more expected.

This may be the first big outbreak of 2025 but probably not the last, with vaccine misinformation espoused at the highest levels of government.

My latest:

kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Measles Outbreak Mounts Among Children in One of Texas’ Least Vaccinated Counties - KFF Health News
With hospitalizations and at least a dozen cases, health officials race to contain a growing outbreak in a community with low vaccination.
kffhealthnews.org
February 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Sometimes it can feel like nothing is being done to fight back against The Regime and their attempted destruction of the U.S. government. This site will prove to you otherwise. www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
www.justsecurity.org
February 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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The UC system released guidelines related to immigration actions on campus.

Key points for those of us who work on UC campuses:

1. Our police officers should NOT be working with immigration authorities to remove students.

www.universityofcalifornia.edu/frequently-a...
Frequently Asked Questions for University Employees About Possible Federal Immigration Enforcement Actions on University Property
University of California legal counsel has issued the following FAQ for members of the UC community who are concerned about immigration enforcement actions occurring across the country and have asked ...
www.universityofcalifornia.edu
February 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.

HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻

archive.org/details/2025...
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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The entire website for the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) is very nearly stripped bare. This is so, so devastating. orwh.od.nih.gov/research/fun...
orwh.od.nih.gov
January 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.
January 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Here's an article in Science about it. Jane Liebschutz is quoted: www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM