McKinnon Walsh, PhD.

Q: Why did you cut snap and health care research?

Rep. Flood: We do not have unlimited money in the United States.

[Crowd booing]

I’ve thought about this my entire adult life and the answer is: Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

Today would be a good day to release the Epstein Files.

Unredacted.

In their entirety.

New name: “Sleepy Don from Epstein Island”

Make it go viral.

Motherfucking wind farms…

If a task that makes up half of your job was going to fail 96% of the time by design, would you keep doing it?

Because that is what the National Cancer Institute, under the rule of Jay Bhattacharya as head of NIH overall, is doing to cancer researchers.

1 week apart.
Beyond parody.

National Cancer Institute projection of a 4% pay line in FY2026.

Good grief, the US National Cancer Institute projects it will fund only one in 25 RO1 grant applications in 2026. This is massively defunding cancer research. Despicable vandalism. www.cancer.gov/grants-train...

California brings forth bill that takes the masks off ICE agents.

👀where from?

30 years

It's owned by Kansas City transplants! I didn't try the food but it was cool to see a place with Boulevard beer on draft outside of the midwest.

Dear USA

Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.

Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland

A Florida weatherman telling his viewers he can no longer be confident in his forecasts due to cuts to atmospheric science is the kind of resistance content I’m here for.

Kudos, Sir.🌦️

The supporters are doing a call and response of GADI KINDA in the 10th minute. #SportingKC

Germany is stepping up to create an alternative to PubMed that could be used globally. PubMed is a database that includes all of the critical scientific journal articles that researchers use.

They are doing this because of serious concerns that PubMed will be pulled offline by The Regime.

- Sec. 30061: Prohibits the Secretary of Education from proposing new regulations.
- Project 2025: Places all federal agencies under direct presidential control.

Neguse was grilling Jim Jordan so hard this morning over language in the reconciliation bill to restrict federal judges' ability to enforce court penalties that Jordan had to consult with his lawyers

Moderna withdraws application for COVID-flu combination vaccine Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and COVID combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

This is absolutely terrible news.

With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.

h/t @merz.bsky.social

Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually Economists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself

In case you need some numbers when you call your representatives about the cuts to basic research funding:

www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...

Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025

250 years ago, Americans rejected a mad king.

On June 14, we’re taking to the streets again for a nationwide day of defiance to say NO KINGS.

Over 600 events are planned in all 50 states to reject authoritarianism and show the world what democracy really looks like: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Nashville’s Latin American supporters group halts game-day traditions amid ICE crackdown: "We feel targeted" La Brigada De Oro, the heart of Nashville SC’s supporter culture, halts festivities as Latin American communities face heightened immigration enforcement and fear for their safety

La Brigada De Oro, a vibrant Nashville SC’s supporters' group, is canceling game-day festivities today amid a wave of increased ICE activity.

"We're suffering. We're hurting a lot. We feel targeted."

This part

staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch

🧢 @trumpfile.org

MERKLEY: Are you gonna launch an investigation of the reported violation of the due process of several hundred people?

P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes

M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process

Just incredible

Sen. Ossoff: Who out there in the American public is sitting at home demanding that we shut down cancer research and Alzheimer's research?

Example of misinterpretation of data leads to horrible consequences