North Carolina already one of most gerrymandered states. Now GOP passing new gerrymander giving Rs nearly 80% of seats in state where Trump got 51%. Specifically targets Black Dem Don Davis. This is preview of what post-Voting Rights Act America will look like www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

An independent civil service is so important for so many reasons. One overlooked one is that it offers economic opportunities to people who would not otherwise get them from the private sector.
bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/29/d...

After freezing all grants to Columbia University last week, the National Institutes of Health is now stopping grant and contract payments to Harvard University and four other universities. scim.ag/4ikYp2T

Exquisite. Thank you @taffyakner.bsky.social.

New: HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. said he wouldn’t take away childhood vaccines.
Then he cut $2 billion from state health programs that helps get them to kids.
Clinics canceled. Nurses fired. Immunizations stalled—all amid a measles outbreak.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

It's on. This is our biggest candidate recruitment push ever.

Apply: wfpus.org/RunWithWFP

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.

This Friday, where will you be?

standupforscience2025.org

Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals.

So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD

It's me. The biomedical librarian is me. I wasn't sure whether to stay anonymous or not but I don't think it matters anymore, maybe. Thank you @usha.bsky.social and others at @statnews.com for talking about what is happening in the U.S. right now.

www.statnews.com/2025/02/17/t...

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.

I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Indirect rates are not determined by NIH. Instead, they are the product of elaborate negotiations between each institution and the “cognizant federal agency” according to an Office of Management and Budget document, Circular A-21.

1/n

I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵

Diverse gut microbiomes protect against pathogens by blocking nutrient access, according to a 2023 Science study. The findings highlight why #microbiome diversity is important to human health.

Learn more in this #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/40Pu6fk #ScienceMagArchives

“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO

New from @statnews.com

Some @fda.gov action on #PulseOx, at long last ... but is it enough?

[Spoiler: it's a step, but many more are needed]

www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/p...

NEW: A panel of three GOP appointees on the Sixth Circuit used their post-Chevron judicial power today, blocking the FCC's net-neutrality rule backed by the Biden administration that aimed to protect open internet access.

Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/sixth-circ...