Hilary Bierman

The head of the Federal Communications Commission even suggested ABC’s broadcast license, as a Disney subsidiary, could be at risk. Aren’t late-night shows supposed to pushing the envelope? Yet Fox News can claim we kill the homeless through involuntary lethal injections and it’s met with crickets.

Why should *everyone* be concerned that all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices were fired at the same time?
Because it's a slippery slope to losing our choice to protect our children and our families
💉 are one of the best tools to prevent disease. We need them available

BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”

They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

You can’t be “addicted” to a human right.

A post from @transunionism on X reads: "Bring it back." Below the text, there is an image of the cover of the book "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair. The cover is green with a black-and-white illustration of industrial factories with smokestacks emitting smoke. The title "THE JUNGLE" is printed in large white letters at the bottom.

The FDA is said to be preparing to end most of its routine safety inspections, so…

Remember a time when school shootings were rare enough that they took over the news? Have we learned anything over the last 26 years?

YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen Trump needs to put up or shut up IN COURT

When you defy court orders and deny one man his Constitutional rights, you threaten them for ALL.

Trump can post all he wants, but a federal judge said there's “no evidence linking Abrego Garcia to MS-13 or to any terrorist activity.”

Trump needs to put up or shut up IN COURT.

International students contribute $44 billion to the US economy annually, creating 1 job for every 4 students enrolled.

Higher ed is America’s 10th largest export industry. A finance professor explores how their impact reaches beyond big cities to small towns like Mankato, MN.

Cinco de Mayo parades in Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Jose have been canceled due to organizers' concerns about ICE raids and anti-immigrant sentiment, as community members fear attending.

Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.

That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.

So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?

I don't think that's legal.

Tariffs hit science labs: Trump levies raise cost of supplies Import taxes on staples such as microscopes, glassware and computer chips will affect institutions already feeling financial strain.

The price increases come as research budgets for US labs are stretched thin by unprecedented grant cancellations and cuts to university funding introduced since Donald Trump’s second presidency began

https://go.nature.com/41ZRlUD

Our students are bright and high achieving, and as a program we want to support them in their careers. To help, we have an on-going zoom career panel series, each semester focusing on different career pathways. This semester, students have chosen to examine careers related to scientific writing.

Any Science Writers out there willing to sit on a zoom career panel the evening of April 15th for UMD Neuroscience Majors? We need another panelist!

Congratulations all! Check out that Neuroscience major!

@corybooker.com Thank you!

Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting 'misinformation and lies' The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation's top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safe...

The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation’s top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations. apnews.com/article/fda-...

Hopefully it goes without saying that these kind of attacks on academia are what Trump and conservatives are taking national now.

They're using attacks on NIH and other science grants to achieve that.

Trump seems to have given up on making groceries cheaper. Wasn't that what the entire election was supposedly about? Trump Lied About Grocery Prices

Our grocery bills are already high – and Trump’s economic plans will make them even worse. https://youtu.be/9EXi6xyOXSk?si=XL37B_ePK1WqEH3b

Johns Hopkins tells faculty not to “intervene” in ICE detainments A memo sent by the Office of General Council at Johns Hopkins instructs faculty and staff not to intervene if federal law enforcement detain a community member on campus.

Johns Hopkins tells faculty not to ‘intervene’ in potential ICE detainments on campus

Really bad news here:

FACULTY JOB ALERT! The Albert Einstein Dept of Neuroscience is hiring a new assistant professor in any area of neuroscience! We have funds specifically earmarked for this search. #Neuroscience #AcademicJobs #NeuroSky Job just posted: faculty-einstein.icims.com/jobs/17175/f... Please share widely!!

The GOP leaders of today do not care about helping families in crisis. Gun violence is a public health crisis destroying our communities.

We applaud @justinjpearson1.bsky.social for representing American values and our heart breaks for his loss.

👏👏👏

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military.

BREAKING: A federal judge blocks President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender people from military service.

Semisonic objects to White House using their song 'Closing Time': 'You missed the point' The band Semisonic is pushing back at the White House for using their hit song “Closing Time” over a social media post that shows a shackled deportee.

The band Semisonic is pushing back at the White House for using their hit song "Closing Time" in a social media post that shows a shackled deportee.

The diabetes prevention program is so vital to the study of a whole host of chronic diseases. Really depressing that they would throw such a rich dataset out the window.

This has nothing to do with fighting antisemitism. This is purely an attack on science and academia. Independent thinking is highly discouraged by this administration.

At NIH, ‘everyone is on edge’ as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized control As the NIH braces for cuts of up to 5,000 of its 20,000 positions, “people are scrambling and freaking out,” a researcher said.

NIH is likely cutting up to 25% of its workforce this week. NIH staff have substantial expertise, typically PhDs. And they really *believe* in the work. NIH's will not be able to meet its mission w/these cuts. The scientific threat is not just direct funding cuts www.statnews.com/2025/03/14/n...

Opinion | The View Inside Trump’s Assault on Universities (Gift Article) The Trump administration’s attacks on universities will lead to the permanent diminishment of vital American institutions.

A long but important piece.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/o...

This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH