Tim Lohman
@lohman.bsky.social
Biophysicist at Washington University in St. Louis studying protein-nucleic acid interactions, motors (helicases, translocases) and SSB proteins.
One bystander starts standing up for his neighbors and then others do too. Courage is contagious. Pass it on.
Soraya Nadia McDonald@soraya.press · 5d ago"WE THE FUCKING JUDGE SON" New York, I love you. I love you so fucking much. Via wali_talks on IG
There's no reason a politician should have a better healthcare plan than any of their constituents regardless of military service. I say this as a Veteran.
@rain-singer.bsky.social · 6d ago
Hawley’s, Schmitt’s theatrical browbeating of a witness draws death threats
Editorial: The selective fury of Missouri’s senators
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Very sad to learn of the death of Ralf Seidel. He was a superb single molecule biophysicist--especially in studies of nucleic acid/protein complexes. www.physes.uni-leipzig.de/pdi/profil/n...
Nachruf auf Prof. Dr. Ralf Seidel
Mit tiefer Trauer nehmen wir Abschied von unserem Kollegen Professor Ralf Seidel. Er ist am 17. Juli 2026 plötzlich und völlig unerwartet verstorben. Sein Tod hinterlässt eine große Lücke. Wir vermiss...
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Marc Rosenblum, Trump admin DHS leader, has resigned. “I’m thrilled to end my relationship with the current administration. Between the war on immigrants, the war on feds, and the war on facts (not to mention the crazy war in Iran and the brazen corruption), I just need a change.”
“If universities oppose the actions of the administration, they need to say so quickly so that their constituents aren’t left wondering whether there’s a plan. The alternative is a community of university scientists adrift and grasping for a lifeline.” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
University science in the US needs a coherent plan
The Trump administration continues to degrade America’s scientific establishment, causing widespread harm to the country’s broader interests and well-being. Last week, the Association of American Univ...
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A simple but (I think) compelling re-analysis of a paper that Director Bhattacharya frequently cites in his talks to claim that NIH-funded researchers no longer pick up the newest ideas. Dr. Bishop concludes the opposite using the same data. The original conclusion was contrary to my experience.
Dorothy Bishop@deevybee.bsky.social · 2w agoFurther analysis of Packalen & Bhattacharya article, where they claimed #NIH-funded research was slow to pick up on new ideas. I argue that their approach is flawed, and I present an analysis that shows the exact opposite. pubpeer.com/publications...
This combination, two days apart, will serve for future historians as an effective shorthand for the lunacy of the moment.
Todd Blanche is violating federal law by covering up the Epstein files. Rather than confirming him as attorney general, the Senate ought to demand his prosecution.
Reminder that ICE whistleblowers have been warning for months that the agency's Trump-era hiring surge has led to dangerous recruits being given alarming levels of power. Watch.
The Treasury’s top tax policy official was forced out of his job after he warned that the White House was at risk of violating a federal law prohibiting senior officials’ involvement in IRS audits www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Top Treasury Tax Official Ousted After Clashes With White House Over IRS Audits
Kenneth Kies warned that political officials risked breaching a law that limits who can influence tax enforcement.
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Or specialized medical training. It’s not like we need general surgeons or neurosurgeons or orthopedic surgeons or otolaryngologists or urologists, or reconstructive surgeons or…
Ben Allen@evodynamics.bsky.social · 3w agoCongrats we just made it impossible to come here for a PhD www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...
Everyone in the legacy media knows Trump's history and knows that he will spread dangerous lies on Thursday night. They know that they have a choice about whether to cover the speech. Most importantly, they know the danger and the stakes. newsletters.democracydocket.com/-the-media-h...
The media has one job Thursday night: Tell the truth about Trump's lies
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Opinion NYTimes Editorial Board: The Senate Should Reject Todd Blanche www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/o...
Happy to share our latest paper in NAR showing that the 2B sub-domain is a general dimerization domain for the UvrD-family of SF1A helicases including Rep and PcrA, led by Binh Nguyen in collaboration with Eric Galburt's group. doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
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Stacey Ogden 🦔@labogden.bsky.social · 2mo agoMake some noise about this 🧪 www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...
The acceptance of those in the DC club of evil because its proponents were pleasant to them at cocktail parties is one of the problems with our establishment. Morality takes a back seat to the conviviality of their pampered bubble lives. An evil man who could tell or laugh at a joke is still evil.
Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis@jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 3w agoI did not need to wake up to Claire McCaskill on MSNow scolding us all to be "charitable" to Lindsey Graham because he was a "good man." No, he wasn't. He was the fascists' handmaiden.
For me, these two statements about Trump will always define who Lindsey Graham was "I think he's a kook. I think he's crazy. I think he's unfit for office” “What concerns me..is this endless, endless attempt to label the guy some kind of kook not fit to be president” youtu.be/kSEvatYTgyY?...
Lindsey Graham changes tune on Trump
YouTube video by CNN
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This, in a nutshell, is Democratic centrism. "Let's not say anything true about the fascist that just died."
Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis@jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 3w agoI did not need to wake up to Claire McCaskill on MSNow scolding us all to be "charitable" to Lindsey Graham because he was a "good man." No, he wasn't. He was the fascists' handmaiden.
The OMB rule would codify this uncertainty, making termination a constant threat to all federally funded science. Your field might be safe now, but this rule would allow the admin to stop any line of research that becomes politically inconvenient. Posting below resources on where/how to comment.
Jenna Norton@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 4w agoI see this often among my grantees. Uncertainty about maintaining funding on a grant (even thought it has been found meritorious in peer review, high priority in programmatic review, and was already awarded) makes conducting the science extremely challenging. substack.com/@27unihted/n...
This strip is, no exaggeration, a formative element of my life. Read it young; remembered it forever.
Malaclypse the Middle@malaclypse.bsky.social · 4w agoUnironically, America needs a Honey Huan:
Since Trump took office, Wisconsinites are paying $3,000 more in a year for necessities while over 45,000 of them have lost healthcare. Rep Van Orden and Rep Bryan Steil have stood by and allowed this. They have to go in November.