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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 22h

Yes! DMed you 😁

NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 1d

Why not both?

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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 2d

What do you know, when science funding is interrupted, you get less science

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 2d

PubMed Update (no pun intended)

Publications with Pub Date

8/1//24 62209
9/1/24 64765
10/1/24 68211

8/1/25 61610
9/1/25 63719

10/1/25 35936 (as of 10/2/25)
10/1/25 38673 (as of 10/6/25, 8:00 AM)

It appears that ~40% of the expected number of publications are missing for 10/1/25

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a man in a black vest says no bueno in front of mountains

ALT: a man in a black vest says no bueno in front of mountains

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.

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Alt U.S. Department of Labor @alt-dol.altgov.info · 2d

Every day Trump officials are using DOL platforms in violation of the Hatch Act to push blatant lies, claiming Dems are insisting on healthcare for illegal immigrants.

FALSE. It's about healthcare for millions of American citizens--a literal life or death matter--and other critical public services.

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 2d

What I didn’t get to say on @msnbc.com part 2

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8A6KecL/

I went on MSNBC The Weekend Primetime. Here’s what I didn’t get to say, part 2.

TikTok video by jennajmn

www.tiktok.com

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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 2d

JFC. Teslas can be sold from the White House lawn, and gifts over 400 million dollars are always acceptable from our fre-enemies. But God fucking forbid a furloughed fed receive go fund me assistance

www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs...

OGE Posts Guidance on Accepting Assistance, Outside Work During Shutdown

Following is guidance from the Office of Government Ethics on ethical considerations for federal employees who are put in non-pay status during agency

www.fedweek.com

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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 4d

LOL how many Jays who don’t respond well to critique can there possibly be

Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 4d

Thought this was about Jay Bhattacharya.
… it applies to him too

Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 4d

Watching Jay, I realize I am simply exhausted by folks in positions of leadership who are driven to distraction by critique.

If you can't function with critique and pushback, a leadership position is not for you.

Leadership REQUIRES you to absorb and process the critique of stakeholders.

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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 4d

Enjoy!

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Dr. Rabbithole @drrabbithole.bsky.social · 4d

Russell Vought tells Trump we need MORE COWBELL -- with cowbell meaning everything on the Project 2025 agenda! When Vought tells Trump to do something, he delivers. Who is really running the government?

Made with apologies to Saturday Night Live.

#dontfearthereaper

NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Rabbithole @drrabbithole.bsky.social · 4d

Russell Vought tells Trump we need MORE COWBELL -- with cowbell meaning everything on the Project 2025 agenda! When Vought tells Trump to do something, he delivers. Who is really running the government?

Made with apologies to Saturday Night Live.

#dontfearthereaper

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 4d

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: A federal judge says there is a realistic likelihood that the prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was driven by vindictive motives — reflected in the public statements of Bondi, Blanche, Noem et al.

He has ordered discovery on the question.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 4d

Good for them. This is how we stand up to terrorists.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 4d

In July, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.

ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”

You can judge for yourself.

“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”

We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...

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alt-dea @alt-dea.altgov.info · 4d

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Head of Eisenhower library forced out after sword spat with Trump

The Army vet and historian declined Trump's request to gift Eisenhower's sword to King Charles out of obligation to preserve it for the American public.

www.airforcetimes.com

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4d

Breaking on MSNBC:

An FBI agent in the Washington field office has been fired for refusing to arrest and perp walk James Comey.

This news was first reported by Reuters.

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Rosa Lafer-Sousa @rosalafersousa.bsky.social · 4d

👏This is what leadership looks like

Bravo #Dartmouth

Response to the ‘Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education’ | Office of the President

president.dartmouth.edu

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Science and Freedom Alliance - SAFA @safa-science.bsky.social · 4d

Proud that we have played some small role in this — in urge Congress to stand up to Trump, and supporting those who want to do that.

Thank you @rephuffman.bsky.social - and to @ramirez.house.gov and @ivey.house.gov who stood with us on Monday outside the Capitol.

💪

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 4d

Also becoming increasingly clear how much the pressure on Dems in these last 9 months to fight harder has had an impact. The House Dems are showing remarkable grit. And they will get stronger as the public blame Republicans more and more for breaking/shutting down the US govt. (2/2)

Axios Hill Leaders - 1 big thing: 🚨 Dems "fight harder"

www.axios.com

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Rosa Lafer-Sousa @rosalafersousa.bsky.social · 4d

🚨 Are you an alum from one of the 9 universities Trump is attempting to extort right now?

✍️ Sign this petition to defend your university, free speech, and democracy. I signed.

This is a time for courage, not capitulation.
#JustSayNo #Compact 🧪🧠🧬

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Trump attacks 9 universities: Sign the alumni petition to defend your school now

Are you an alum outraged by Trump's attacks on universities? Defend your school now by signing this alumni petition in support of these 9 universities as well as campus communities across America.

alumni.controlshift.app

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Indy Auntie @indyauntie.bsky.social · 4d

Fired national security prosecutor Michael Ben'Ary warns of the danger ahead in his goodbye letter to EDVA colleagues.

"The [DOJ] leadership is more concerned with punishing the President's perceived enemies than they are with protecting our national security."

"I am even more disappointed to see what has happened to this office and the Department of Justice in just a few short months. The decisions to remove experienced career officials from US Attorneys Offices, the FBI, and other critical parts of DOJ undermines our country's ability to counter terrorist organizations, malign nation-state actors, and countless others that seek to harm our nation and its citizens."

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Representative Val Hoyle @repvalhoyle.bsky.social · 5d

Our military is not trained for de-escalation or peacekeeping, they are trained to kill efficiently. We should not be sending them into our cities to police civilians.

Not only does this go against the Posse Comitatus Act, it will only escalate tensions.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 4d

Mississippi’s infant mortality rate just hit a 10-year high — nearly double the national average.

Now, thanks to the shutdown, funding for Medicaid + nutrition programs is on the chopping block.

Babies’ lives are at stake. #ProtectMedicaid #HealthJustice #Shutdown2025

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

What Mississippi's infant mortality crisis says about the risks of Medicaid cuts

Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts coming, experts fear the crisis may worsen in other states.

www.npr.org

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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 4d

oh my god oh my god oh my god this is amazing

Dr. Rabbithole @drrabbithole.bsky.social · 4d

Russell Vought tells Trump we need MORE COWBELL -- with cowbell meaning everything on the Project 2025 agenda! When Vought tells Trump to do something, he delivers. Who is really running the government?

Made with apologies to Saturday Night Live.

#dontfearthereaper

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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 5d

Earth Three is already thinking about the future.

We need to get more people to Earth Two.

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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 5d

The vast majority of Americans who are against the Trump administration are still on Earth One. They have not yet realized that they need to move to Earth Two and come up with a different way to fight this regime.
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