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We are very close to a near cure for two of the highest-mortality cancers we know: glioblastoma and pancreatic cancer. These are both mRNA based treatments which are losing their funding during stage I and II trials. Thousands will die needlessly because of this motherfucker and his lies.

Hell of a nice social safety net you have here.

Shame if something... happened... to it.

Call scripts to reach your members of Congress to ask them what the hell they're going to do about this:

Here’s my thread from this morning on how Columbia taking the deal was basically decided in the 80s.

"Columbia agreed to ban masks, empower 36 campus police officers with new powers to arrest students and appoint a senior vice provost with broad authority to oversee the department of Middle East, South Asian and African Studies as well as the Center for Palestine Studies."

A screenshot from the LIbGen pirate database used by Meta to illegally train their AI, showing 197 results for "Garth Nix"

Meta/Facebook have used pirate database LibGen to steal pretty much everything I've ever written (and all the translations) to train their AI, without permission and without compensation. Straight-up theft, done knowingly, so they can make $$$. They've stolen the work of every writer I know.

To say I am *ecstatic* about having my art associated with the Farseer Trilogy is an understatement. @robinhobb.bsky.social
is my favourite author and a chance to bring part of her worlds to life with my art was an absolute honor. Thanks to @illumicrate.bsky.social for giving me the chance!

“Anything to avoid contending with the possibility that all this killing wasn’t the result of a system abused, but a system functioning exactly as intended.”

My friends planning to travel to the US, I urge you to take precautions. Please.

Especially if you value freedom of opinion.

Massive purge of Pentagon websites includes content on Holocaust remembrance, sexual assault and suicide prevention | CNN Politics Articles about the Holocaust, September 11, cancer awareness, sexual assault and suicide prevention are among the tens of thousands either removed or flagged for removal from Pentagon websites as the ...

The US military just purged their website of mentions of the Holocaust, 9/11 remembrance, cancer awareness, sexual assault, and suicide prevention to align with their new “anti-DEI” policies.

You cannot negotiate with terrorists. If the Ivies give in to any regime demands, the goal posts will move. If the massive ivy endowments aren’t deployed to preserve institutional integrity and academic freedom, what on earth are they for?

I have confirmation from several sources now that all T32s, many F30s and F31s, and most or all Center awards (P30, P50) have been terminated at Columbia.

This is quite damaging to research and to individuals.

This is pure terrorism and cannot be legal. But litigation will take time...

E.P.A. Declares ‘Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen’ (Gift Article) Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said he would revise or repeal dozens of air, water and climate protections to help industries.

"The most disastrous day in EPA history". We are sorely missing the wisdom of EPAs first administrator Bill Ruckelshaus --The E.P.A. has “no obligation to promote agriculture or commerce; only the critical obligation to protect and enhance the environment”

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...

No billionaire is the solution to anything but the source of many, many problems.

We shouldn't have to rely on the moods of some guys who own as much as 100 million of us to save the ecosystem or prevent poverty. 🤷‍♂️ Future historians will probably think we're really stupid, as a society.

48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science 48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science

This is very cool!

AND I just can't believe @ucsusa.bsky.social got THAT MANY SCIENTISTS to agree on something!!!

That's how you know it's serious, y'all.

#standupforscience2025 @standupforscience.bsky.social

www.ucsusa.org/about/news/s...

The story of the pride flag made from NASA imagery: Bluesky’s most-liked image Last June, a striking image of a pride flag made up of NASA imagery became the most-liked post on the new social media network Bluesky, a post it held for 2 months. I spoke with its creator Rachel …

This pride flag made out of NASA imagery was, for several weeks, the most-liked image on Bluesky. Then the Trump administration made NASA take it down.

YouTube video by Anti Trump 2025 Governors Ball US Army - "Do You Hear the People Sing" BRILLIANT TRUMP TROLLING!

You GUYYYYSSSSSSS

The military choir sang Do You Hear the People Sing from Les Mis at the governor's dinner at the white house. Thanks to @beebrookshire.bsky.social for helping me fact check tihs one. As far as I can it's only "officially" been posted on Dan Scavino's FB

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

This thread is a masterpiece.

Being extra kind in meetings- whether virtual or in person- is a superpower, especially now. No one will ever fault you for being extra patient, generous, understanding, or gentle. If they do, it's a them problem. Stay kind y'all.

Your seasonal reminder to raise your standards ❤️

#valentinesday #art

People who refuse to sanitize what’s going on, who’s in charge on the Right, how extreme their goals are, tend to be discarded as “alarmists” or “hysterics.” Those who sanitize it all are upheld as “reasonable” voices.

As a result, the broader public perception constantly underestimates the threat.

NOAA is reportedly on the DOGE chopping block.

The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.

A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.

Again, this isn't about efficiency.

Leaked emails show the nation’s leading wildlife agency has halted critical funding for conservation Exclusive: The US Fish and Wildlife Service has frozen millions of dollars, imperiling animals abroad.

Friday SCOOP: @vox.com has learned that USFWS has frozen its vast portfolio of international conservation grants.

This is far beyond the scope of USAID-funded work and will inevitably harm wildlife internationally and in the US.

@benjij.bsky.social has the story: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

NASA embraced diversity. Trump’s DEI purge is hitting space scientists hard Some researchers at NASA and outside it feel betrayed by the changes at the agency, which was known for promoting inclusion in science.

“It feels like a betrayal by NASA....It’s inefficient, it’s wasteful, and it’s also just messed up.”

This is how scientists inside and outside the agency are feelings about the cuts to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Words by me:

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NIH Research Grants Lag Behind Last Year’s by $1 Billion After weeks of disruption to scientific federal grants, the National Institutes of Health has fallen behind in funding research into treatments for deadly diseases.

NIH Research Grants Lag $1 Billion Behind Last Year’s: After weeks of disruption to scientific federal grants, the National Institutes of Health has fallen behind in funding research into treatments for deadly diseases. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/h...

News: Half of CDC "disease detectives" terminated. DOGE takes aim at US disease surveillance. Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5 p.m., sources say. Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go," and others may follow.

Major news:

Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5pm, sources say.

Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go." Others may follow.

This is an attack on our ability to detect outbreaks.

More, with quotes from CDC officials:
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

The story of ancient Mesopotamia and the dawn of the modern world Ancient Mesopotamia comes alive in Moudhy Al-Rashid's must-read, millennia-spanning history, cleverly wrought from tablets written in the world's oldest script

After reading this review by Emily H. Wilson, I sat in my car and wept happy tears.

"a new and spellbinding book"

"must-read, millennia-spanning history"

I'm speechless with gratitude and pure joy. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

A quick resistance task:
1. Google Gulf of Mexico
2. “Gulf of America" is the top
3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it
4. Select "Send Feedback"
5. Click on "Gulf Of America"
6. Select "Inaccurate content"
7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico"

Just got word that our Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) Grant was being canceled. All 100+ institutions. So even private funding is susceptible to this administration’s unraveling of DEI initiatives