The trillion dollar biotech industry started with: "luck, patent lawyers & other people’s cleverness stacked on top of a man who simply wanted to know what was living in the water ...a worse pitch than any funding committee will ever accept & a better bet than almost anything they fund on purpose."

A microbe scooped from a Yellowstone hot spring in the 1960s quietly changed the world — the heat-proof enzyme inside it made modern DNA testing possible, which means most DNA evidence in criminal cas...

The accidental discovery of a heat-loving microbe in a Wyoming hot spring became the hidden foundation for modern forensic science and genetic testing.

spacedaily.com

I'm shocked. Shocked. Shocked. I wonder whose money they were laundering. Hmmm.

Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money-laundering review

Disclosure from 2021 investigation marks first time a bank has formally tied money-laundering concerns to Donald Trump

theguardian.com

A comment about this sensationalized headline. They buried the lede. "Anthropic said that, unlike OpenAI’s models, its technology had not purposefully broken out of its testing environment. Instead, the issue was human error, the company said. 1/3

Anthropic Says Its A.I. Systems Broke Into Computers at 3 Organizations

The disclosure followed OpenAI’s report last week that its own artificial intelligence had hacked into the network of an online library.

nytimes.com

The Fauci hearing was a disgrace. Here are some reminders of how it really went down in 2020. Never forget.

The lab theory is v hard to reconcile w/evidence: So, two (2 lineages initially) infected WIV researchers didn't infect anyone in their community or around WIV (invisible masks?). They went to the market to pet (?) mammals, left traces of SARS2, coughed on people. Then put invisible? masks back on.

Stephen Nuñez@socio-steve.bsky.social · 6d ago

I still don't understand the purpose of this conspiracy theory exactly. Why would everyone be trying to cover up that the virus (which was clearly not bioengineered) was loosed through a lab leak as opposed to spread in wet markets?

There’s unserious and then there’s hateful, willfully ignorant, dishonest, and despicable.

Colette Delawalla, PhD@cdelawalla.bsky.social · 7d ago

Rand Paul--who doesn't believe in evolution--holding a hearing of Dr. Fauci--a retired, life-long public servant-- while we are *actively* in the midst of SEVERAL disease outbreaks due to unnecessary public health cuts and corporate lobbying shows exactly how unserious Republicans are.

Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in 6 weeks(!) in the hospital. Yet he still has a job, still getting paid, and getting unlimited world class healthcare. The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, and against guaranteed paid leave—is now getting all three.

One of the cool things about going to see The Odyssey at the IMAX in the local shopping center is that you can do your own reenactment after the movie. In the underground parking lot looking for your car.

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.

The legacy media sat there while Trump lied about the past elections and "joked" about running again in 2028. They did not boo. They did not walk out. They just sat there and ate their dinner. The journalists in that room will be remembered as the journalists in that room.

"Once outside, the AI identified Hugging Face as a likely source of the answers they were seeking in the test, and tried to gain access." Exactly the same scenario as in 2001 A Space Odyssey. The AI was trying to hack its score in the test and decided to kill the astronauts/blow up the sandbox.

OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack

It is one of the first publicly disclosed cyber-attacks carried out by AI without direct human involvement.

bbc.co.uk

NASEM extreme event attribution report analyzes to what extent human-caused climate change influenced an individual extreme weather or climate event. Here's the download link: www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEL...

Attribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Events and Their Impacts

Decades of data and research indicate that human-caused climate change is altering the frequency and intensity of several types of extreme events, such as heat waves and extreme rainfall events. Even...

nationalacademies.org

HI HELLO. Mitch McConnell and Tom Kean got longer medical leaves (with literally zero transparency and fully funded healthcare) than I, and most women get after having a baby…including having a baby via major surgery 💁🏻‍♀️

The Pentagon is withholding causality and hit numbers. The CDC is withholding infection rates. The FDA is withholding information about food contamination. The EPA is withholding pollution and climate data. This corrupt administration is ALL about concealing the consequences of its incompetence.

🧪 #climate Trump has ordered a probe of the National Academy of Sciences. If the timing on his post is Eastern Time, and he actually types his posts himself, then I guess this was on his mind during the World Cup final.

‘Totally DISCREDITED!’ Trump Orders Probe of National Academy of Sciences Over ‘Bogus’ Climate Guidance

Trump accused the organization of providing "fraudulent, biased, and misleading" climate guidance that he claimed influenced courts and cost billions.

yahoo.com

California and 21 other States filed a powerful and detailed response to the proposed #OMB revisions, earlier this week. Press release here: oag.ca.gov/news/press-r... Actual filing here, and worth reading (99 pages): oag.ca.gov/system/files... ** NSF proposed revisions, now in comment period! **

Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration’s Sweeping Proposal to Allow for Widespread Political Weaponization of Federal Grant Funding

OMB’s proposed rule would provide Trump Administration with broad authority to impose its political agenda via more than $1 trillion in federal grant funding each year OAKLAND — California Attorney Ge...

oag.ca.gov

Nigel Goldenfeld@nigelgoldenfeld.bsky.social · 3w ago

#OMB "By the close of the public comment period on July 13, the proposed rule had received 496,769 comments" 50,000 accessible so far. "One analysis of the published comments ...found that around 95% opposed the rule, with just 1% supporting it." This is consistent with my own sampling.

@nationalacademies.org has released its long-awaited report on extreme event attribution for #climatechange. "...human-caused climate change is altering the frequency & intensity of several types of extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, record-breaking heat waves, & extreme rainfall" 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

Attribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Events and Their Impacts 2026

Decades of data and research indicate that human-caused climate change is altering the frequency and intensity of several types of extreme events, such as...

nationalacademies.org

"Isn't it humiliating to be unable to answer this question?" This exchange between Sen. Ossoff and Trump nominee Jay Clayton—about who won the 2020 election—is well worth watching.

#OMB "By the close of the public comment period on July 13, the proposed rule had received 496,769 comments" 50,000 accessible so far. "One analysis of the published comments ...found that around 95% opposed the rule, with just 1% supporting it." This is consistent with my own sampling.

Proposed Grantmaking Reforms Prompt Huge, Negative Response

The response to the OMB’s proposed rule on federal financial assistance appears to be overwhelmingly negative, with strong opposition from science groups.

aip.org

This is so powerful. Inspired by the March of a Thousand Robes in Poland, retired and sitting judges in the United States walked down the streets of Columbus, Ohio to stand up for the Rule of Law. #JusticeinMotion

OMB proposed revisions. So far 52,000 comments available for viewing, and total number of comments received is 341,699. Remember: OMB is legally required to review and respond to all comments, that are not duplicates.

Nigel Goldenfeld@nigelgoldenfeld.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today's the day. Comments on the proposed OMB rules and regulations revisions are due today at 11.59pm EDT. You can comment directly here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM... Detailed information on the ramifications at the platforms linked below.

Today's the day. Comments on the proposed OMB rules and regulations revisions are due today at 11.59pm EDT. You can comment directly here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM... Detailed information on the ramifications at the platforms linked below.

Nigel Goldenfeld@nigelgoldenfeld.bsky.social · 4w ago

Other actions you can take are of course to contact your lawmakers. Comprehensive platform for taking action can be found at (e.g.): @standupforscience.net www.aaas.org/resources/wh... www.aps.org/initiatives/... 6/N

PS It is not just Senator Collins. Here is a letter from the entire Democratic caucus + 2 independents: www.murray.senate.gov/wp-content/u... and another letter by Senators Kaptur & Murray specifically about implications of the proposals for DOE www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Nigel Goldenfeld@nigelgoldenfeld.bsky.social · 4w ago

If you're thinking of making a comment on proposed OMB regulations, you have 6 days left. There are many good points made in the letter by Senator Collins to OMB, including requesting an extension. Her points not only address science grants but grants to communities, cities, States. 🧵1/N

If you're thinking of making a comment on proposed OMB regulations, you have 6 days left. There are many good points made in the letter by Senator Collins to OMB, including requesting an extension. Her points not only address science grants but grants to communities, cities, States. 🧵1/N

Sen. Collins Asks OMB to Withdraw Parts of Grant Rule, Extend Comment Period | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

appropriations.senate.gov

Science needs you to speak out against this disasterous proposed change & time is running out. Submit your comment to OMB on this proposed rule by Monday, July 13. AAAS has resources to help you 👇 www.aaas.org/resources/wh...

Donald Trump is a racist.

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · last mo.

Trump says he can tell if immigrants are bad based on how they “look”: "You could look at some of them and you could say 'this is trouble.'"

If you're not aware of the attacks on the national park service despite the best efforts of groups like @altnps.bsky.social then here's a good but depressing summary www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Overcrowded and underfunded: Trump’s cuts to national parks threaten the US’s ‘best idea’

This summer, Yosemite national park has been rife with traffic jams and throngs of visitors. Can these popular national treasures withstand a future of strained resources?

theguardian.com

Nigel Goldenfeld@nigelgoldenfeld.bsky.social · 4w ago

Huge protests in Albania, hardly in news. For 35 days! Protests "began over a luxury... development ...in a protected natural area linked to Jared Kushner, but have evolved into broader anti-government & anti-corruption protests." Why not here? Our parks? Our corruption? Where's the outrage?

Huge protests in Albania, hardly in news. For 35 days! Protests "began over a luxury... development ...in a protected natural area linked to Jared Kushner, but have evolved into broader anti-government & anti-corruption protests." Why not here? Our parks? Our corruption? Where's the outrage?

Albanians take to the streets in protest for the 35th night in a row

A massive demonstration has been held for a 35th consecutive day in the Albanian capital of Tirana, with protesters calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, the temporary replacement of...

apnews.com

Donald Trump's corruption is allowing him to do what he never achieved in his business career. He's finally making a profit.