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1/ Spurred by my reporting for @propublica.org, Democratic lawmakers in North Carolina have introduced a package of bills aimed at protecting traditional powers of the state’s governor and reforming oversight of its court system. #ncpol www.propublica.org/article/nort...

North Carolina Democrats Propose Changes to Block GOP Power Transfers and Secrecy

The legislation, prompted in part by ProPublica’s reporting, aims to protect traditional powers of the state’s governor and reform oversight of its court system.

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Just days before the #NC04 primary, AI companies and AIPAC are spending millions to try and defeat @nidaallam.bsky.social, including $600,000 from a billionaire AIPAC backer. They're scared and spending outrageously — because in NC and across the country, they can see voters rising up.

NIH doesn’t do studies? 👀

Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This is a powerful line of questioning from Senator Hassan and an outrageous answer from Director Bhattacharya. "If there were disruptions then it is the responsibility of the researchers that were managing the patients, not the NIH" because "I ordered that ... there would be continuity of care."

North Carolina already one of most gerrymandered states. Now GOP passing new gerrymander giving Rs nearly 80% of seats in state where Trump got 51%. Specifically targets Black Dem Don Davis. This is preview of what post-Voting Rights Act America will look like www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Republicans are making one of the most gerrymandered states in the nation even more rigged

North Carolina Republicans just passed a new Trump-inspired congressional map to oust a Black Democrat.

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An independent civil service is so important for so many reasons. One overlooked one is that it offers economic opportunities to people who would not otherwise get them from the private sector. bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/29/d...

A Rockville woman with developmental disabilities was laid off from NIH after 30 years. What’s next for her is uncertain.

Andrea Geller loved her job in the mailroom at NIH. But after she was laid off, she's struggling to find a job accommodating her disabilites.

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After freezing all grants to Columbia University last week, the National Institutes of Health is now stopping grant and contract payments to Harvard University and four other universities. scim.ag/4ikYp2T

NIH freezes funds to Harvard and four other universities, but can’t tell them

Move follows broader White House attack on Harvard funding and stop-work orders to contractors

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Exquisite. Thank you @taffyakner.bsky.social.

The Holocaust Story I Said I Wouldn’t Write (Gift Article)

For years, my friend’s father asked me to recount his childhood escape from the Nazis. Why did it take me this long?

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New: HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. said he wouldn’t take away childhood vaccines. Then he cut $2 billion from state health programs that helps get them to kids. Clinics canceled. Nurses fired. Immunizations stalled—all amid a measles outbreak. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

How Kennedy is already weakening America's childhood vaccine system

The Department of Health and Human Services cut $2 billion from a program that supports vaccines for vulnerable children, forcing public health departments to lay off staff and cancel clinics.

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It's on. This is our biggest candidate recruitment push ever. Apply: wfpus.org/RunWithWFP

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.

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Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 2y ago

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals. So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD

‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests

New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies

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It's me. The biomedical librarian is me. I wasn't sure whether to stay anonymous or not but I don't think it matters anymore, maybe. Thank you @usha.bsky.social and others at @statnews.com for talking about what is happening in the U.S. right now. www.statnews.com/2025/02/17/t...

Drug inspectors, AI experts, maternal health workers: Trump’s health agency cuts are far-reaching

In interview after interview with STAT, those who were fired from federal health and science agencies, along with officials who remain, argued the cuts would be deeply felt.

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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Indirect rates are not determined by NIH. Instead, they are the product of elaborate negotiations between each institution and the “cognizant federal agency” according to an Office of Management and Budget document, Circular A-21. 1/n

I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵

Diverse gut microbiomes protect against pathogens by blocking nutrient access, according to a 2023 Science study. The findings highlight why #microbiome diversity is important to human health. Learn more in this #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/40Pu6fk #ScienceMagArchives

No room at the table

The gut microbiota prevents infection by crowding out pathogens

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“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring

Researchers facing

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New from @statnews.com Some @fda.gov action on #PulseOx, at long last ... but is it enough? [Spoiler: it's a step, but many more are needed] www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/p...

FDA releases long-awaited guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for all skin tones

The FDA released long-awaited guidance proposing how manufacturers should test and label pulse oximeters

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NEW: A panel of three GOP appointees on the Sixth Circuit used their post-Chevron judicial power today, blocking the FCC's net-neutrality rule backed by the Biden administration that aimed to protect open internet access. Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/sixth-circ...

In striking down net-neutrality rule, Sixth Circuit asserts newfound judicial supremacy

A panel of three GOP appointees used their post-Chevron judicial power, blocking a rule backed by the Biden administration that aimed to protect open internet access.

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