Reunion: Free agent WR Deebo Samuel is signing back with the 49ers, sources say. The former Commanders and SF pass-catcher returns where it all began. 1-year, up to $7M in a deal done by Tory Dandy of Athletes First.
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Studying host-pathogen interactions to perinatal infections at University of Toledo. 49ers fan and running nerd. “The Empire cannot win.”
You can tell a lot about a leader by listening to the people who worked for them. Those who worked for Tony Fauci uniformly respected him. Today’s congressional hearing was a witch hunt, part of a larger effort to undermine science and scientists. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Rand Paul-led US Senate COVID hearing
Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, declined to answer questions at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, invoking his constitutional right against self-incrimination and accusing R...
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What an honor to welcome world champion and Paralympian Brittni Mason across the finish line of the USATF women’s ambulatory 100m final at Icahn Stadium today — and to meet 5x world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden after the race.
I’m so glad these same people think the private sector can replace the NIH. Money for “mammoths” but not real science.
chasingmicrobes@chasingmicrobes.bsky.social · 3w ago"Colossal Biosciences reportedly in talks to raise new capital at $20B–$30B valuation"
This is the kind of idiocy you get on Threads. I think the main purpose of pursuing a PhD is to develop your thinking, research, and communication skills, which you can't do in 45 minutes on Claude.
Analysis of the performance of Dr. Erica Schwartz at her hearing yesterday to be CDC Director. Very disappointing. She seemed sane and competent. The CDC needs someone with those characteristics soon. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/she-blew-i...
She blew it. CDC Director nominee tanks in Senate hearing.
She was supposed to be good. But Senator Bill Cassidy lost his mind in real time as Dr. Erica Schwartz crashed and burned before the Senate HELP Committee yesterday.
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Comments closed on OMB's proposed rule that would require political appointees to review federal grants... So what happens next? @csmarcum.bsky.social @colesci.bsky.social @jeremymberg.bsky.social @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/122175
Scientists--if your funding was cut over the last year (for research on climate, global health, DEI, LGBTQ or womens health, etc) but you managed to keep the research going, I want to talk to you for an upcoming article! Plz contact me: gewin at me dot com. Re-posts appreciated!
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
A statement from the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee on the proposed OMB regulations. www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit... 1/3
Sen. Collins Asks OMB to Withdraw Parts of Grant Rule, Extend Comment Period | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
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An Afghan national who fought alongside U.S. forces has died from an allergic reaction while in ICE custody, one day after he was detained for deportation proceedings, his death certificate shows. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Afghan national who fought with U.S. forces died of allergic reaction in ICE custody
Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, suffered “an adverse drug reaction” to an unidentified substance, which triggered anaphylaxis and exacerbated his asthma, the death report shows.
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UPDATE: We learned that the folks behind Project 2025, are encouraging their base to write comments in favor of the rule. This suggests our efforts are working and they are shaken. IT ALSO MEANS WE NEED TO GO OUT WITH A BANG. MAKE YOUR COMMENT TODAY!!!
Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · last mo.🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! There are only 11 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/R83IO
My contribution to the ongoing "1%" science discourse is this picture you can send to your favourite preprint author(s) after reading their papers to tell them you liked their work! #SciArt #PawReview
Glad to see this story and coverage of an important paper. www.statnews.com/2026/06/17/n... 1/16
NIH diversity programs doubled undergraduates’ odds of getting a Ph.D., 20-year study finds
A new study found that two diversity-oriented programs supported by the NIH doubled the odds that an undergraduate would earn a Ph.D.
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I wanted to like QED's new 1% preprint ranking. I really did. But the more I looked at the data, the more uncomfortable it made me. Here is my full peer review. open.substack.com/pub/blekhman...
My Peer Review of The 1%
I wanted to like QED's new 1% ranking. I don't.
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Not believing in science really comes back to bite you, doesn’t it?
I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇
This just out in Diabetes Care. The need to highlight the destructive plans of the administration continues. Everyone needs to post comments to the OMB website. Relevant links in the article. Don’t delay!! diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
Please Tell Me It Is Only a Nightmare—The Proposed Dismantling of the United States Federal Research Infrastructure
Steven E. Kahn, Cheryl A.M. Anderson, John B. Buse, Elizabeth Selvin, Vanita R. Aroda, Seth A. Berkowitz, Matthew J. Crowley, Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick, Meg
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I grew up in apartheid S Africa, where muzzling of speech and encroachment on academic freedom were the norm. I came to the USA to pursue a career in science. I never thought that at this stage of my career, I would ever experience my youth again. #StandUpForScience #ADA #ADA2026
Metrics for this editorial. This, friends, is called the Streisand Effect. Nice work ADA Leadership!!
Colette Delawalla, PhD@cdelawalla.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe editorial: diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
Based on the guidelines we issued yesterday, please obtain prior approval for the collaborations you began years ago.
I have often been critical of the leadership @aaas.org but they just took action on the new OMB rules that will politicize science, speaking out and notifying members. I hope all take the time to follow their advice, contact Congress, and most important, post a comment www.aaas.org/news/aaas-st...
ScienceInsider: HHS is now weighing in on science in NIH grants Staffers say comments coming after NIH’s own approvals are overriding peer review by Jocelyn Kaiser @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social @science.org bit.ly/4343TtT
Calling all Scientists! Research Administrators! Deans! Fans of Science! No one is coming to save us. Here is your assignment. I have written a step by step, easy to understand "how-to" document to help you comment on the proposed OMB rule. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...
What We Need to do NEXT: OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule (OMB 2026-10817)
What OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule Means in Practice
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