Trump & Russ Vought proposed a rule to take every federal grant in America hostage. They don't care about making our tax dollars work better—they just want them to work for Trump. Well, Democrats BLOCKED their corrupt rule, and I'll be fighting to kill it permanently.

RFI on NIDA strategery. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Networking for underrepresented scientists is 1000 times better than 40+ years ago. Back then I didn't know if other Indigenous scientists existed, now we chat regularly and have mentoring groups to support the next generation.

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 16h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

CAST EMILY BLUNT AS JAMIE BOND YOU COWARDS.

The Independent@the-independent.com · 8h ago

James Bond producer shares update on 007 casting: ‘It’s got to be really different’

This is particularly true about elections. There is nothing that could make Trump accept he lost in 2020. He believes he has 100% approval in the polls. There is nothing that could make him believe the 2026 elections aren’t rigged. The world is only right if it conforms to his delusions

It was stunning to hear RFK Jr say that he’s got measles and cyclosporiasis “under control” and praising himself for his efforts Measles cases for 2026 just hit a 35 year high and we still have 5 more months in the year He represents a combination of venality, grifting, eugenics, & incompetence

Melody Schreiber@melodyschreiber.com · 15h ago

">900 people in Washtenaw County, MI, have been sickened with cyclosporiasis since mid-June. Linda Kim, a public health nurse, has called >100 of them. Almost everyone has said the same thing: It’s excruciating, and one of the worst illnesses they’ve experienced." kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...

Very on-brand Republican. Accountability is coming

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6h ago

Mike Johnson tells Politico that he's standing behind Republican Max Miller — despite the "serious" domestic abuse allegations against him.

thinking back fondly to that time in 2012, 16 years into florida's charter school experiment, after almost 500 charter schools had already failed, when the republican legislature simply made it illegal to examine what happened to someone's last charter when they applied for a new one

Tampa Bay Times@tampabaytimes.bsky.social · 6h ago

4 Hillsborough charter schools close amid financial, enrollment challenges

The thing about use or lose leave is it does force you to take some time off. Even if it’s only to clean the garage & get other house jobs done.

Starting in Spring or Summer 2027 K99/R00 (under its new activity code KT1/R00) will only be available to US citizens, permanent residents, and non-citizen nationals. I am hearing this from many program officers, but NIH has yet to make an official statement to my knowledge.

Coming soon. Possibly. Maybe. “Please include in your abstract 1-2 sentences about why Fauci is the worst.” www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

A lab-leak proponent is in line for Fauci’s old job

Steven Quay is in final vetting to run the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

politico.com

You, @mads100tist.bsky.social, and 98 other loosely associated bluskians can hang out and chat.

Bluesky@bsky.app · yesterday

Update: group chats can now host up to 100 members.

The toil of life is really summed up by wanting some good cookies, but getting a large glass of ice water instead

I like how every scientist is expected to be experienced in every model and technique. And that model systems are only valuable if they mirror human biology. Because I guess that is now the only way knowledge advances now.

www.nigms.nih.gov/grants/Pages...

In short, MAGA.

Corpsy@corpsepilot.bsky.social · yesterday

Chad Williams 24 - the In-N-Out shooter "described himself in college as a 'combat sport enthusiast'" & "appeared to lean heavily into right-wing posts on X, concerned about crime, the restriction of gun rights and immigration enforcement." So *thoughts and prayers* 🤨 tucson.com/news/state-r...

Responding to emails this morning and there is one from a parent asking about our graduate program and...no, I'm not even going to respond to this one. Why would I be interested in a grad student who needs their mom to help them make adult decisions and take adult actions?

Our administration dropped felony vandalism charges against David Hearn and admitted the Reflecting Pool fiasco was the contractor's fault. Is Hearn even going to say thank you? by J.D. Vance

BREAKING: The property tax proposal pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis can’t appear on the ballot the way his office wrote it, a judge ruled. The ruling said the proposed constitutional amendment uses language “more akin to a political slogan” rather than being clear and neutral, which state law requires.

Florida judge rules property tax amendment misleading, orders rewrite

The property tax proposal initially pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis can’t appear on the ballot the way his office wrote it, a Tallahassee judge ruled late Monday night.

sun-sentinel.com

floridapolitics.com/archives/811...

Protecting Treasure Coast treasures: Bernard Taylor wants to flip CD 21, but he’ll first face James Martin in the Democratic Party

'As a firefighter and EMT, I’ve spent my career responding when people are having the worst day of their lives.'

floridapolitics.com

Opinion: Horace Mann's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing public schools they may never even use.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

That’s a very impressive scam.

Will Sommer@willsommer.bsky.social · 2d ago

Transportation secretary Sean Duffy benefited from millions in corporate donations to make a show about road trips. But two months after Duffy said the show would premiere, it doesn't appear to exist at all. My latest False Flag @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...

Incredible The director of the CDC & NIH, who has a massive public platform, is *still* saying his feelings are hurt cuz scientists, health workers, & public health experts rejected his kooky Covid ideas Dude, you won—Trump & RFK Jr appointed you to punish the libs by dismantling public health 😢

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 2d ago

Let’s unpack this post by NIH and CDC Director and self-made victim Jay Bhattacharya. 1. This was not misreporting. This is what RFK Jr. said in his interview. 2. Free speech was not “suspended”. If it had been no one would know who Bhattacharya is.

“Free speech was suspended” says the guy that was at round tables with the FL governor calling people taking protective measures “retarded.” And who lost cases about his first amendments rights being violated. Such a whiny baby.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 2d ago

Let’s unpack this post by NIH and CDC Director and self-made victim Jay Bhattacharya. 1. This was not misreporting. This is what RFK Jr. said in his interview. 2. Free speech was not “suspended”. If it had been no one would know who Bhattacharya is.

Word to the wise: any president or board that responds to this letter without formally consulting their faculty and staff through established governance bodies and after a public comment period is abdicating their fiduciary responsibility. #MakeSharedGovernanceMatterMore www.ed.gov/media/docume...

Let’s unpack this post by NIH and CDC Director and self-made victim Jay Bhattacharya. 1. This was not misreporting. This is what RFK Jr. said in his interview. 2. Free speech was not “suspended”. If it had been no one would know who Bhattacharya is.

“A White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity said institutions that do announce reforms could be more likely to be involved in discussions around reshaping the roughly $200 billion federal research funding apparatus that is vital to higher education.” It’s extortion

Liam Knox@liamknox.bsky.social · 2d ago

Scoop: The Trump administration is sending a letter to college presidents asking them to pledge a series of policy changes by the end of the year. Unlike last year's Compact, this effort was devised with input from higher ed leaders. Free link to my exclusive: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I say this with a degree of irony, but academic institutions need to take the lessons learned by companies and big polluters and be ready to sue/fight back against any imposition of executive authority that might disrupt their operations, no matter how slight. The legal protections are stronger.

Similarly heparin was discovered by a second-year medical student, in a project originally designed to isolate pro-coagulation factors (the opposite activity of heparin) www.ebsco.com/research-sta...

Saloni@scientificdiscovery.dev · 2d ago

TFW you realize the heat-stable version of the smallpox vaccine, used for global smallpox eradication, was invented by a graduate student as part of his MD thesis pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Also: there are a lot of good courageous people in this world, like the lawyer at the center of this profile. Take heart.