We did! We passed a bill to fund the Secret Service and TSA and FEMA 100-0. If Speaker Johnson would just call it for a vote, it would pass. That’s the problem.
Susan Gasser
@susanmgasser.bsky.social
Scientist, Director of ISREC Foundation, mentor and manager, epigenetist
Join us for the Virtual & Accessible May Day Rally organized by Stand Up for Science on Friday, May 1, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM ET. Join the movement to fight for our science, defend our workers, and protect our future. Visit the link in our bio or visit this link to register: zurl.co/bk3nK
This guy perfectly summing up the global reaction to the latest Trump “assassination attempt” is on point.
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪 The EMBO Women in Science Lectures address issues related to gender and diversity in science. Find out more and apply here: https://www.embo.org/funding/lecture-travel-and-childcare-grants/women-in-science-lectures/
Being in New Zealand has been glorious, and I’ve been trying to bring joy to our world that needs more joy and less rage posting. But this is a rage post. You need to read this gift article because you need to be enraged.
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
nytimes.com
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪 Don't forget to send in your nominations for the FEBS | EMBO #WomenInScience Award. Deadline: 15 May Read more: https://www.embo.org/the-embo-communities/febsembo-women-in-science-awardees/nominate-for-the-women-in-science-award/ #award
Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science🧪. To mark this day, we feature three female scientists from our core facilities and share their professional journeys, which reflect the diversity of careers in science. #WIS #STEM 👉 www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/research/res... youtu.be/BVkxirHBqJk
Women in Science 2026
YouTube video by BiozentrumBasel
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Let’s celebrate women and girls in scientific research! Often underestimated, women drive research in biomedical sciences both intellectually and at the bench. Research should be a “gender-blind” endeavor, but rarely is. Stop bigotry ! Stop unconscious bias ! Go women & girls!
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead Pic of the day #photography
Guess what happens when one country stops investing in universities (at federal and state levels) and another country turns up the investment dial?
Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 7mo agoUS higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone. And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
I hope all in the US take the time to view this statement from Minnesota Gov Walz. It clearly lays out the issues & how we need to respond. When I was growing up this would be playing on the nightly news on every channel, but since billionaires bought our media....1/n www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGTs...
Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota
YouTube video by Office of the Governor of Minnesota
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open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... Particularly poignant lecture on human rights. Uphold human rights and human dignity for all!
December 10, 2025
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
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We are in Medieval times. 16 cases are linked to a church, which followed exposures at four schools last week. The outbreaks are threatening to cost the country its measles elimination status, which was earned in 2000 after vaccination efforts stopped the virus from spreading continuously. 🧪
Over 250 people quarantined in South Carolina as measles outbreak rages
16 cases are linked to a church, which followed exposures at four schools last week.
arstechnica.com
Scientists at Canadian institutions have long punched well above our weight despite low and stagnant funding. Spending a billion dollars on external recruitment while science here is starving is exactly what Harper got wrong about supporting research excellence in Canada.
Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · 9mo agoCanada’s new government is investing big to attract world-class talent in science and technology — and become an innovation powerhouse.
Covid vaccines released last fall sharply decreased the risk of ER and urgent care visits in children, according to new data released by the CDC — providing a striking counterpoint to Trump administration rhetoric about the shots Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported
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open.substack.com/pub/demwinsm... Important health care news. Go Pritzker/Illinois! Sensible advice at last.
BREAKING: Governor JB Pritzker Just Torched RFK Jr. And Took Bold Action To Protect Illinois Families From Dangerous Vaccine Politics
In a moment that should make every science-minded American breathe a little easier, Governor JB Pritzker just delivered a full-throated, fact-driven rebuke of RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine crusade and the Tr...
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“But the Trump administration cut the money, claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Eric Topol@erictopol.bsky.social · 9mo agoRemarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers." We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
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Always read @ericmgarcia.bsky.social on the politics of autism. This piece is excellent in describing the harm RFK Jr. is doing to autistic people.
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 9mo agoFor the past decade, conversations around autism shifted from focusing around curing #ActuallyAutistic people to accommodating and accepting autistic people. We now live in the RFK Jr. backlash, which shifts discussions around autism toward prevention www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
micheleburton.substack.com/p/rep-melani... Worth spreading to all circles of society
Rep. Melanie Stansbury calling out trump, Johnson, and Thune, for THEIR willingness to stave Americans‼️ The money is there; it’s THEIR choice‼️
My personal Substack is about democracy & politics in America and around the world! And a little entertainment to let the Light in! 🕯️
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APHA Rally: November 5th 2:30 National Mall, 7th Street, N.W. between Madison and Jefferson (near the Hirshhorn Museum) www.apha.org/events-and-m... 1/2
Rally for the Public’s Health
Join us on the National Mall on November 5th to rally for critical public health issues and initiatives.
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"Selling EB-5 Visas to #Chinese clients" bsky.app/profile/edhi...
a man in a suit and tie is smiling and looking at the camera .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is smiling and looking at the camera .
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Ed Hirsch@edhirsch.bsky.social · last yr.Donald Trump's Massage Parlor Owner/Alleged Sex Trafficker Buddy Also Sold Visas Investigations into Cindy Yang has revealed that besides sex trafficking and selling access to Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago, she was also selling EB-5 Visas to #Chinese clients crooksandliars.com/2019/03/dona...
DeSantis orders Board of Governors to ‘pull the plug’ on H1-B visas in universities floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/29/_...
DeSantis orders Board of Governors to 'pull the plug' on H1-B visas in universities • Florida Phoenix
Gov. Ron DeSantis is directing Florida's top higher education board to prevent state universities from hiring foreign specialty workers, he announced Wednesday.
floridaphoenix.com
PhDs in STEM fields, the highly trained motor that advances innovation (in everything from medicine to space exploration) are called “cheap labor” that is unwanted in the US - at least in Florida (Trump’s america). Don’t go. European opportunities await.
From Mitch Jackson, someone who is not blinded nor overwhelmed (yet):
