Chemistry World story about Omar Yaghi moving to Tsinghua and related events. www.chemistryworld.com/news/is-the-... 1/2

Is the US witnessing the start of a brain drain of chemists to China?

Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi is the latest prominent chemist to leave for China and his high-profile departure may signal growing unease

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BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are.

They won't, which is why Republicans need to stop being the majority party. They need to lose big on being spineless warmongers who shortsightedly raised the cost of everything just to deplete our defenses and get people killed.

Tammy Duckworth@duckworth.senate.gov · 2w ago

Trump claimed he "totally destroyed" Iran's military months ago. Now he is threatening war crimes that will put more of our servicemembers at risk. When will Republicans say enough? This is weak and desperate leadership.

Trump science adviser['s] proposal to reduce the role of universities would up end [the] system in place since WWII. His call for the administration to de-prioritize life sciences...raised alarms among biomedical researchers" www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...

Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities

Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.

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Trump / Miller are now limiting student visas to 4 years. PhD programs typically run 5-6 years in many disciplines.

Trump administration tightens visa rules for foreign students

Students will need federal permission to stay longer than four years in the US and universities will lose the power to extend visas.

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Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 11mo ago

Every single day of this administration, I have thought of my late professor Joe Nye and his work on soft power. Every single day of this administration, Trump finds a new way to hemorrhage soft power from a country that once had more to spare than any in the world.

“The cost of climate-worsened wildfire smoke alone is larger than what earlier studies said every other estimated cost of climate change would be, combined.”

The most important thing to remember about Trump’s press conference last night is that the war in Iran is still out of control, gas prices are still through the roof, and the administration is still hiding the Epstein files from the American people.

Tracking progress on non-competitive renewals. This is the percentage of non-competitive renewals issued over time for fiscal year 2026 compared with fiscal year 2024. 1/2

While the nation has plenty of real problems to deal with, Trump is ignoring them to manufacture fake emergencies. Why? He wants more power — and he wants to distract from his unpopular agenda. It should be clear that America’s actual national emergency is Donald J. Trump.

Speaking of documents, when is the full release of those Epstein files going out next?

He should have gone to prison for pressuring Brad Raffensperger to “find” 11,780 votes. That’s the very definition of election interference. We all heard the call.

Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."

OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ...

Epstein survivor: We urge Senators Tillis and Cornyn to vote no on Todd Blanche’s nomination.

Start the trials! #EPSTEIN #EPSTEIN #EPSTEIN #TRUMP

Jim Acosta@jimacosta.bsky.social · 3w ago

Epstein survivors released this video today urging senators to block the confirmation of Todd Blanche for Attorney General. They’re trying to get to 20,000 signatures on their petition to send a message to the Senate. ujoin.co/campaigns/45...

We cannot accept the reckless use of deadly force by federal agents as normal. There is a pattern of this administration misleading the public and withholding key facts after these killings.

Increasing instability of the ocean, ice and atmosphere threatens farming, finance and society. We all need to wake up to that fact go.nature.com/4wLiPda

‘Climate free fall’: why the biggest risk to our economies is yet to be recognized

Increasing instability of the ocean, ice and atmosphere threatens farming, finance and society. We all need to wake up to that fact.

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This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

Epstein survivors released this video today urging senators to block the confirmation of Todd Blanche for Attorney General. They’re trying to get to 20,000 signatures on their petition to send a message to the Senate. ujoin.co/campaigns/45...

BREAKING: A federal court stopped the DOJ from illegally seizing the personal and private data of voters in West Virginia. Courts have prevented the Trump administration from unlawfully accessing voter data 13 out of 13 times.

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Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 3w ago

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Elon Musk’s cuts to U.S.A.I.D. led to some 700,000 deaths, Atul Gawande says. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...

The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.

Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the “public man-made death” that they’ve caused.

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The longer we allow grandpa to rage post to distract from the EPSTEIN Files, the more danger he creates for the safety & security of the world. Any doubt he would use nuclear weapons in a heartbeat if he thought it would benefit himself? I'm with Maj. Jason Watson: IMPEACH. CONVICT. REMOVE 🇺🇸

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Our democracy relies on freedom of the press, and journalists need to be able to report on the Trump administration's actions free from the threat of government investigations.

Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media

The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”

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Nobel-prize-winning chemist Omar Yaghi has left the US for a full-time position at Tsinghua University in China, where he will lead a new AI-assisted materials discovery institute go.nature.com/4wAPQIS

Nobel-winning chemist leaves US to direct AI materials lab in China

Nature - Omar Yaghi’s move comes amid cuts to US science and a campaign in China to recruit top international talent.

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