Elon Musk, that avatar or arrogance, is trashing the US Constitution. Trumpers, is this what you voted for? An end to America?

We are barely 3 weeks into this insanity. My entire department has been having a collective mental breakdown wondering if we can even do our work. How is this reality.

SCREAM LIKE A RACCOON IN A LAB COAT.

It's actually a really interesting process! The science behind our DNA is incredibly complex 😁

Following conception, the resulting embryo begins to produce precursor tissues for ovaries, the uterus, etc. and will continue until later in the embryogenic process when genes on the Y chromosome (if present) start to express. DNA itself is just a code that our bodies interpret to produce proteins.

Or measles...which has the nasty little ability to completely wipe the immune system's memory of who the "bad guys" are, leaving anyone who is infected extremely vulnerable afterwards!

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Making America Great Again!

The title should have been "Defending the 1950s Societal Ideal of a Woman". Absolutely terrified that anyone who is not a heterosexual, cisgender, white male is going to be forced out of STEM under this administration.

This is horrifying. Researchers have shown conclusively that location can have a massive effect on health outcomes - whether it be from lack of access to care, environmental factors, or high population density. This data is incredibly valuable for things like predicting the spread of a virus.

The study parameters as described here are, at best, extremely hand wavey. This real scientist believes vaccines are the best way to protect yourself and others from vaccine preventable diseases!

As someone whose entire career relies on NIH/NCI funding, I can say with confidence that the fear and confusion has also spread outside of the agency 😵‍💫

Freezing NIH funding means that critical research into treatments for Alzheimer's and cancer, new vaccines against potential emerging viruses *ahem*, and much more is going to slow and potentially stop if the situation does not resolve.

Reasons to Live Through the Apocalypse Sunrises. People you have still to meet and laugh with. Songs about love, peace, anger, and revolution. Walks in the woods. The smile you exchange with a stranger when you experience beauty accidentally together. Butterflies. Seeing your grandparents again. The moon in all her forms, whether half or full. Dogs. Birthdays and half-birthdays. That feeling of floating in love. Watching birds eat from bird feeders. The waves of happiness that follow the end of sadness. Brown eyes. Watching a boat cross an empty sea. Sunsets. Dipping your feet in the river. Balconies. Cake. The wind in your face when you roll the car window down on an open highway. Falling asleep to the sound of a steady heartbeat. Warm cups of tea on cold days. Hugs. Night skies. Art museums. Books filled with everything you do not yet know. Long conversations. Long-lost friends. Poetry.

I wrote this on one of the darkest days of my life. It gave me an anchor to hold onto.

7 days until hearings begin for RFK Jr. Call your Senators: (202) 224-3121.

“What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.”
- RFK

Aside from the egg prices increasing (which will continue to happen), there has now been AT LEAST one reported human death from H5N1 in the U.S. Definitely the best time to silence the CDC and pull us out of the WHO... ldh.la.gov/news/H5N1-de...

This all feels like that scene in Revenge of the Sith where the Palpatine gets emergency powers, and everyone cheers meanwhile Padmé is standing there all dumbfounded like how can anyone NOT see what the fuck is going on.

THROWING ALL YOU SEE INTO OBSCURITY

Can we get the "MAGA idiot" version as an official release? Please? 🥹

Probably also an elder emo since we listen to the same "old people music" as far as these whipper snappers are concerned 🤣😭

Just an elder emo trying to earn her PhD before the world burns down and falls into the swamp.

No apologies needed! Thank YOU for fighting the good fight!