Thank goodness this cheese is pregnant proof

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorti: China wants our talent. Ardem Patapoutian won the Nobel Prize in 2021 on how humans sense touch. Trump canceled his grant on pain killers. China offered him what scientists would want- A position anywhere in China, with funding for 20 years. Ardem stayed here.

This makes me want to throw up

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 2w ago

A couple times when I worked at the Strand I had to fulfill rich peoples' interior decorator requests, which would be like, "12 feet of old hardcover books with gray binding," and I was so disgusted that these mfers were never even gonna open them, but holy cow this is way worse

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If you know anything about the FDA cyclospora false positive -- how likely this is, what factors go into these decisions -- please get in touch! I am committed to protecting the identities and details of leakers. Signal: melodyschreiber.06

Australian broadcaster on hot mic after Trump crashes Spain’s World Cup trophy presentation: “They’re gonna edit him out of that”

Whatever the orange monster says tonight will be garbage just like everything else he says

Shut. It. All. Down!

Tyler King@tyleraking.com · 3w ago

Ninety percent of the 71 detainees contacted in the concentration camp on Fort Bliss say they were beaten by guards are witnessed beatings, in addition to inedible meals and lack of access to medication or lawyers.

MAGA Mike Johnson and House Republicans are gearing up for another reconciliation bill. They’re trying to fast-track billions more for defense, and if history is any guide, healthcare will once again be the piggy bank. The first votes start this week. #FundHealthcareNotWars

1. Call your members of Congress to urge them to stop implementation of the OMB Federal financial assistance rule. Don’t assume Republicans won’t listen, don’t assume democrats are already aware. These calls and emails do make a difference in ways I never appreciated until this past 18 months.

The response to the proposed OMB federal financial assistance rule has been incredibly impressive. But our work is not done. Now that you’ve submitted your comment, it’s time to take the next steps. Because Vought has shown with prior proposed rules that he will not listen to our comments.

It's incredible how much people can forget in such a short period of time

Liz Szabo@lizszabo.bsky.social · 3w ago

Carol Ferguson got polio in 1954, a year before the polio shot became available. When receiving her first COVID shot 5 years ago, she told he nurse, “If only I had had the Salk vaccine." The nurse asked, “What’s the Salk vaccine?” www.cidrap.umn.edu/polio/hundre...

Broke the 300K line!

I'm old enough to remember when they got people all worked up about "death panels." Meanwhile this entire regime is nothing but a money grubbing, self-dealing, racist, misogynistic, authoritarian death panel.

When I checked today, there were almost 300k comments! Nobody wants this except the crooks running the govt.

Gregg Gonsalves@gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Between May 29 and July 9, roughly 51,000 comments were posted to regulations.gov (and over 200,000 more had been received but not yet published). The verdict on public sentiment is clear and lopsided: about 94 percent oppose the proposed rule..." www.techpolicy.press/the-public-r...

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One last time! Submit your comments, people. Up to almost 300,000 individuals and institutions opposing this terrible rule. Please click through to the link and share widely before the deadline at midnight EST tonight 🙏

Dr. Maya@drdrmaya.bsky.social · 3w ago

I know there's a ton going on today, but tomorrow is the deadline to submit comments against the abominable new federal funding rule that would cripple both scientific research and community service organizations.

#Yale alums, faculty and students thank Bruce Cohen, Jane Fonda & the Committee for the First Amendment (CFA) for standing with us against the authoritarian assault on our university and our efforts to keep Yale from capitulating to Mr. Trump. 1/ www.committeeforthefirstamendment.com/news-updated...

Letter on Trump Administration Demands of Yale — Committee for the First Amendment

Over the past year and a half, the Trump administration has targeted institutions of higher learning across the United States. Photo: Yale University

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I know there's a ton going on today, but tomorrow is the deadline to submit comments against the abominable new federal funding rule that would cripple both scientific research and community service organizations.

Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance to improve government- wide policies and requirements related to the management of grants, co...

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So a ruptured aortic aneurysm seems plausible. A month-long stay for a fall and "mild pneumonia" a whole lot less so

This is the absolute weirdest fucking timeline

With Kash Patel on it, we'll definitely find out the truth in no time 😵‍💫

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 3w ago

Bill Browder is definitely not a conspiracy theorist. He’s the man who wrote the Magnitsky Act.

The South African trailblazers seeking to change how wildlife documentaries are made

The South African trailblazers seeking to change how wildlife documentaries are made

National Geographic explorers create dive lab after finding too few black film-makers telling African wildlife stories

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"More raw milk and sunshine for everybody!!!" - RFK Jr

Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 4w ago

We've reached the "find out" stage, folks.

It's really true

Lindsey Graham, key ally of Donald Trump, has died after sudden illness, his office says

Republican senator had served in the Senate since 2003 and was a sharp critic of Trump before becoming one of his most loyal backers

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Hold on, what Lindsey Graham died?

This post is mainly for white folks to consider. I want to share something that may help you understand the reaction from Black folks who immediately looked at the Nolan Wells story and thought, “Something is foul here.” This isn’t proof that foul play occurred. It’s context. 🧵

🧪 Russ Vought's OMB proposed rule threatens the quintessential brand of American innovation. Currently, research for federal funding is evaluated by experienced experts. Now, a political appointee may get the final say. Think 1930s Nomenklatura, Lysenkoism. Comment period ends July 13.

Faculty and Students Demand Yale Not ‘Cave’ to Trump: Reports surfaced late last month that Yale University is negotiating a deal with the Trump administration, which is investigating the university’s admissions practices. www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

Faculty and Students Demand Yale Not “Cave” to Trump

Reports surfaced late last month that Yale University is negotiating a deal with the Trump administration, which is investigating the university’s admissions practices.

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Universities in the US are governed now by "liberal autocrats." It's time to bring faculty, students, staff and alumni into leadership. Trustees and presidents are out of touch, unaccountable, and in this moment, selling us out to the Trump administration. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Higher Education Revolution We Need to Have

Our universities are selling us out. If we want that to change, we have to change the way they’re run.

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