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Grants Administrator. Human and pitbull parent. Science nerd. Piano/keys on occasion.
Grants Administrator. Human and pitbull parent. Science nerd. Piano/keys on occasion.
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This seems like a great day to remind Bluesky that Ghislaine Maxwell also operated a fraudulent ocean conservation nonprofit called the TerraMar project
And she plagiarized one of my articles
And threatened to sue me for defamation for criticizing this.
And she plagiarized one of my articles
And threatened to sue me for defamation for criticizing this.
June 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This seems like a great day to remind Bluesky that Ghislaine Maxwell also operated a fraudulent ocean conservation nonprofit called the TerraMar project
And she plagiarized one of my articles
And threatened to sue me for defamation for criticizing this.
And she plagiarized one of my articles
And threatened to sue me for defamation for criticizing this.
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The craziest thing about this fight between Trump and Elon Musk is that Republicans are trying to take away health care from 16 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
June 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The craziest thing about this fight between Trump and Elon Musk is that Republicans are trying to take away health care from 16 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
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Personally I was super happy to have my tax dollars funding science, humanities, and education. Seemed like a great investment. More so than burning it all down.
May 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Personally I was super happy to have my tax dollars funding science, humanities, and education. Seemed like a great investment. More so than burning it all down.
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Grants on antibiotic resistance (and many other things) cancelled "due to unsafe antisemitic actions that suggest the institution lacks concern for the safety and wellbeing of Jewish students."
Every single Jewish org needs to stand up and speak clearly against this weaponization of antisemitism
Every single Jewish org needs to stand up and speak clearly against this weaponization of antisemitism
Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
May 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Grants on antibiotic resistance (and many other things) cancelled "due to unsafe antisemitic actions that suggest the institution lacks concern for the safety and wellbeing of Jewish students."
Every single Jewish org needs to stand up and speak clearly against this weaponization of antisemitism
Every single Jewish org needs to stand up and speak clearly against this weaponization of antisemitism
Favorite sign of spring - hellebores blooming.
March 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Favorite sign of spring - hellebores blooming.
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Excellent piece from @adamjkucharski.bsky.social on the fallacy of people calling for yet another study on MMR and autism open.substack.com/pub/kucharsk...
A wild vaccine chase
If people still have questions about measles vaccine safety, more studies of safety aren’t the answer
open.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Excellent piece from @adamjkucharski.bsky.social on the fallacy of people calling for yet another study on MMR and autism open.substack.com/pub/kucharsk...
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Today @natmedicine.bsky.social published our study showing the older individuals born prior to 1968 have more antibodies that cross-react to #H5N1 relative to younger individuals. If H5N1 causes a pandemic, children will likely be the most susceptible. 1/2
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Immune history shapes human antibody responses to H5N1 influenza viruses - Nature Medicine
H5N1 strain-specific antibodies are higher in older individuals and correlate more with birth year than with age, suggesting that younger individuals are potentially more likely to benefit from H5N1 v...
www.nature.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Today @natmedicine.bsky.social published our study showing the older individuals born prior to 1968 have more antibodies that cross-react to #H5N1 relative to younger individuals. If H5N1 causes a pandemic, children will likely be the most susceptible. 1/2
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
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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
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
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If you’ve ever bought a Kindle book, you have 2 more days to download your books for offline use before you can’t do that anymore. 2/26/2025 is the deadline.
www.zdnet.com/article/down...
www.zdnet.com/article/down...
Download your Kindle books right now - Amazon is killing this option in a few days
The clock is ticking for Kindle users. After February 2025, a long-standing feature disappears. Will this change how you buy and store digital books? Read on to find out.
www.zdnet.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
If you’ve ever bought a Kindle book, you have 2 more days to download your books for offline use before you can’t do that anymore. 2/26/2025 is the deadline.
www.zdnet.com/article/down...
www.zdnet.com/article/down...
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I’m beginning to sound like a broken record, but the Federal Register block is intentionally being used to stop NIH from awarding grants. They might not call it a freeze, but things are effectively frozen. We need legal action ASAP.
This is absolutely correct. Convo I had last week that is part of why I resigned:
Much more senior leader: no, we still can't post FRNs.
Me: Doesn't that mean we can't proceed?
MMSL: correct
Me: doesn't that mean we're not in compliance with the TROs?
MMSL: ...um...yea, in a way...
Much more senior leader: no, we still can't post FRNs.
Me: Doesn't that mean we can't proceed?
MMSL: correct
Me: doesn't that mean we're not in compliance with the TROs?
MMSL: ...um...yea, in a way...
The updated guidance says that all NIH scientists can resume serving as peer reviewers for journals “and on study sections for grant applications” — only the study sections can’t happen without opening the Federal Register. (Unless they were previously scheduled.)
February 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I’m beginning to sound like a broken record, but the Federal Register block is intentionally being used to stop NIH from awarding grants. They might not call it a freeze, but things are effectively frozen. We need legal action ASAP.
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"If the virus figures out a way to adapt and start transmitting between humans, infections in the general population could go up exponentially overnight."
www.wsj.com/health/bird-...
www.wsj.com/health/bird-...
First Cows, Now Cats. Is Bird Flu Coming for Humans Next?
With so much H5N1 circulating in the U.S., scientists worry we are a few mutations away from a potential human pandemic.
www.wsj.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
"If the virus figures out a way to adapt and start transmitting between humans, infections in the general population could go up exponentially overnight."
www.wsj.com/health/bird-...
www.wsj.com/health/bird-...
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"This feels like the early days of the pandemic, except there's less I can do about it", a colleague told me yesterday. Yep.
One thing you *can* do is outreach. My sense is that the majority of the country doesn't yet understand the scale or the stakes of what is happening.
We have to tell them:
One thing you *can* do is outreach. My sense is that the majority of the country doesn't yet understand the scale or the stakes of what is happening.
We have to tell them:
Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠
sciencehomecoming.com
sciencehomecoming.com
Science Homecoming
sciencehomecoming.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
"This feels like the early days of the pandemic, except there's less I can do about it", a colleague told me yesterday. Yep.
One thing you *can* do is outreach. My sense is that the majority of the country doesn't yet understand the scale or the stakes of what is happening.
We have to tell them:
One thing you *can* do is outreach. My sense is that the majority of the country doesn't yet understand the scale or the stakes of what is happening.
We have to tell them:
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Want to go visit the national parks this year?
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return
Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return at a time when federal employees are being laid off
www.sfchronicle.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Want to go visit the national parks this year?
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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Breaks my heart to have to repost this thread but I LOVE the fact that we can spread the word and help from where we can!
Thank you @jeremymberg.bsky.social for all you do!
Thank you @jeremymberg.bsky.social for all you do!
ATTENTION (PLEASE SHARE)
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
a poster that says if life gives you lemon make lemonade on it
ALT: a poster that says if life gives you lemon make lemonade on it
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February 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Breaks my heart to have to repost this thread but I LOVE the fact that we can spread the word and help from where we can!
Thank you @jeremymberg.bsky.social for all you do!
Thank you @jeremymberg.bsky.social for all you do!
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if you work for the IRS, i’d like to chat. message me on signal at marisakabas.04
this is really fucking bad. what the fuck.
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
if you work for the IRS, i’d like to chat. message me on signal at marisakabas.04
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the rage I felt reading this as the parent of a disabled 14yo
the richest man in the world has decided that your kids don't deserve special education programs
February 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
the rage I felt reading this as the parent of a disabled 14yo
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@jeremymberg.bsky.social maybe you can signal boost this? If you think it is worth it
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Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact Nature
Use this form to share information with Nature’s news team, or to make suggestions for future coverage.
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February 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
@jeremymberg.bsky.social maybe you can signal boost this? If you think it is worth it
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Posted with alt text 🧪
February 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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New long-form substack on consequences, as the National Science Foundation faces devastating cuts, threats to its mission, and layoffs of up to 50% of its workforce.
open.substack.com/pub/joshuasw...
open.substack.com/pub/joshuasw...
February 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
New long-form substack on consequences, as the National Science Foundation faces devastating cuts, threats to its mission, and layoffs of up to 50% of its workforce.
open.substack.com/pub/joshuasw...
open.substack.com/pub/joshuasw...
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Kennedy argues that the rate of autism has drastically increased over the decades. There is in fact no good evidence of this. The increase in autism diagnoses reflect
- diagnostic substitution
- changing diagnostic criteria to be broader
- changes in screening practices for autism spectrum disorder
- diagnostic substitution
- changing diagnostic criteria to be broader
- changes in screening practices for autism spectrum disorder
January 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Kennedy argues that the rate of autism has drastically increased over the decades. There is in fact no good evidence of this. The increase in autism diagnoses reflect
- diagnostic substitution
- changing diagnostic criteria to be broader
- changes in screening practices for autism spectrum disorder
- diagnostic substitution
- changing diagnostic criteria to be broader
- changes in screening practices for autism spectrum disorder
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At least Kent State has (maybe?) learned this lesson. We had peaceful protests here this week w/o issue over Kyle Rittenhouse's visit. Columbia admin, maybe take notes.
Re-reading some articles this morning about Kent State in 1970
April 19, 2024 at 11:43 AM
At least Kent State has (maybe?) learned this lesson. We had peaceful protests here this week w/o issue over Kyle Rittenhouse's visit. Columbia admin, maybe take notes.
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Kent State has a May 4 museum to educate about the shootings. It's jarring to go there and read about how many at the university and town 100% blamed the students in the weeks after it happened. Seeing echoes of that today.
April 19, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Kent State has a May 4 museum to educate about the shootings. It's jarring to go there and read about how many at the university and town 100% blamed the students in the weeks after it happened. Seeing echoes of that today.