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Hi, I worked at USAID. 👋

Airdrops are universally acknowledged as probably the worst and least efficient way to get aid to people. You airdrop when you a) want to want to so something but can’t, or b) you don’t want to do anything but want to look like you are.

Israeli aid airdrop injures Palestinians in north Gaza; Hamas condemns move At least 11 wounded when Israel drops aid pallets on tents for displaced people amid hunger crisis in Gaza.

At least 11 wounded when Israel drops aid pallets on tents for displaced people amid hunger crisis in Gaza.

SPOILER: YES

This lying monster.

NIH created and funded therapies his own daughter with cystic fibrosis benefits from.

Just name it.

Israel’s food points are not just death traps – they’re an alibi for the starvation of Gaza | Alex de Waal We saw famine in Biafra and Ethiopia. In the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s ‘aid distribution system’ we see an attempt to destroy a whole society, says academic and writer Alex de Waal

Israel’s food points are not just death traps – they’re an alibi for the starvation of Gaza | Alex de Waal

No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say

Think of all those pro-Israel pundits you saw on your television screens this past year trying to sociopathically justify the mass starvation of Gaza by robotically claiming Hamas steals the aid. They were all lying. Shamelessly. Even the Israeli military confirms it now.

We are witnessing, in real time, an entire political party shielding the most notorious sex trafficking ring of the modern era.

This isn’t silence — it’s complicity.

Gazans Are Dying of Starvation

Heartless murderers. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...

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- I want things to be different - *smashes everything* - oh no

I think about this comic at least once a week

... rather, has become the V word in 2025 😕

For us here in the USA 🇺🇸, it is the V word 😕

Measles cases in Texas rise to 683, state health department says The Texas health department reported 683 cases of measles in the state on Friday, an increase of 20 since April 29, as cases of the childhood disease surpass the 900-mark in one of the worst outbreaks in the country.

Texas measles update today: 20 more cases since Tuesday, 89 of the 683 cases have been hospitalized
US-wide tally likely many thousands across 25+ states, with much under-reporting www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Mohamed Salah: a bridge between worlds in Liverpool The Egyptian is more than simply a role model in his adopted home, he speaks to the city’s broader mythology

“Kids in school with Muslim names used to be teased or harassed if they wanted to pray or fast,” says Abdullah. “Mohamed Salah has made this acceptable. Because he’s like us. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

How Trump’s attack on universities is putting research in peril Scientists have little information as the US government freezes and cancels their funding.

It's not just Columbia, it's not just DEI, and it's not just biomedical research: Trump's war on universities has frozen crucial science at institutions like Princeton, Cornell, Northwestern, and more. Our @nature.com team spoke to some of the affected scientists: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

With a new round of terminations, I wanted to reshare this. I'm a reporter with @cenmag.bsky.social looking to hear from researchers impacted. Contact info ⬇️

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Congrats to the whole team! Great work!

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'Lab Leak,' a flashy page on the virus' origins, replaces government COVID sites The new page emphatically promotes a theory that many scientists question. Meanwhile, basic information about COVID testing and vaccines has disappeared.

Keep in mind that this is just the beginning. I wouldn't be surprised to see an "official" NIH page saying that vaccines cause autism next. We're far from the bottom.

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"These are kids who will never pay taxes," Kennedy declared. "They'll never hold a job. Theyl never play baseball. They'Il never write a poem. They'll never go out " on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted. We have to recognize doing this to our children. we are

RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is

Obama backs Harvard as Yale faculty members support standing up to Trump Harvard faces funding freeze as Yale faculty asks leadership ‘to resist and legally challenge any unlawful demands’

This is good news. But reporters, please stop just repeating that this task force has anything to do with stopping antisemitism. It is about closing universities and about fomenting antisemitism.
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See this chart for one stark example: NIH funding has dramatically slowed down.

Grant awards are down *$3 billion* so far, compared to same time period last year

I asked the White House to explain.

“This is not a researcher entitlement program,” said an official, defending their new approach.

Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’ (Gift Article) Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.

“My hope is that during the coming years, the unprecedented assault on scientific truth that has adversely impacted public health in our nation comes to an end so that the citizens of our country can fully benefit from the breadth of advances in medical science”.

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Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’ (Gift Article) Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.

Top F.D.A. Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’ Gift link: nyti.ms/3DTuvVr

Four weeks ago, I taught undergrad students about interacting with police and ICE.

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I’m upset that this is now useful information.

American citizens should:
1) carry their passports
2) use them as a fucking shield for others

#academicsky #highereducation

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Yes. The situation at NIH is worse than the public realizes.

The #NIH is on track to be effectively ended as a funder of evidence-based research within a year.

That is not an exaggeration. The firings and consolidation announced today will create a new, MUCH worse NIH.
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