Current NIH leadership want you to think they are using rigorous, consistent & scientific processes to screen studies to align them with agency priorities.
But the process that they have put down on paper is a sham.
It’s important to know NIH is not following its own guidance. Here’s why:
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
My son and I are humming this tune now on our way to school! 🚴🏽🎺
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
They murdered him in cold blood, and then they lied and called him a terrorist for trying to help his neighbours.
They’ll do it to anyone.
This family was seeking emergency medical care for their 7-year-old daughter, but ICE detained them outside of the hospital. The family is now detained in TX. No one knows whether the child ever got the care she needed.
The family has applied for asylum and has no criminal record.
#AbolishICE
Graphic with a purple background featuring the title “MnNEAT RAPID ICE-RELATED COMMUNITY RESOURCES.” Below the title are three close-up photos of communication cards on keyrings, including ones labeled “READ ME” and “I am invoking my right to remain silent.” Text beneath the images explains that MnNEAT created tools to help nonspeakers or those who lose speech under stress communicate their rights if stopped by ICE. The MnNEAT logo and a link, https://bit.ly/mnneat , appear at the bottom.
A grid of 12 visual communication cards designed for adults during protests or high-stress situations. Each card uses bold symbols and phrases such as “I DO NOT CONSENT to a search,” “I need a TRANSLATOR,” “I am invoking my right to speak to a LAWYER,” and “Are you ICE?” Cards are color-coded with icons for quick reference. A caption at the bottom explains these are protest-focused tools, including one card with profanity for realistic self-expression.
A full-page visual communication board with multiple illustrated icons and phrases for nonspeakers. Includes messages like “Am I free to go?”, “I need HELP,” “I need to use the Bathroom,” “DO NOT TOUCH ME,” and “I do not feel safe.” Text at the top says “I CAN NOT SPEAK VERBALLY” and encourages pointing to needed messages. The footer explains this board bridges the gap between communication access and real-time needs but is not a replacement for individualized tools.
A layout of several foldable “READ ME” cards designed to be carried in a wallet. Each card includes personal info and tailored statements like “I AM AUTISTIC,” “I AM DEAF,” “I AM DISABLED,” or “MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION,” with instructions for how to communicate effectively and warnings such as “DO NOT TOUCH ME – I MAY BE IN DISTRESS.” A section allows for emergency contact and medication information. Text at the bottom notes these low-stimulation tools are useful when larger materials aren’t accessible.
MnNEAT created these communication tools to help nonspeakers—and people who may lose speech under stress—assert their rights if stopped by ICE.
PLEASE SHARE: bit.ly/mnneat
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I haven't been able to get my call to go through to Sen Durbin. I hope this means the lines are flooded today, but I implore @durbin.senate.gov to offer VM to hear from all constituents trying to reach his office.
If your call is also dropping, go here: www.durbin.senate.gov/contact
#DefundICE
Every Senate Democrat should unite against this bill, and Senate leadership should make sure they do. Now our job is to flood the Senate with calls demanding ICE Out For Good.
Or you can send an email to your senators: act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...
The reason rank and file Dems are pissed at their party is because their party doesn't lead in key moments. The good news is it's primary season, and now's when we get to demand better leadership. I recommend everybody adopt 1 or 2 DINOs and dedicate yourself to replacing them with Dems who fight.
This goes out to the public.
Ask every elected official that represents you if they support ABOLISHING ICE.
Report back publicly.
If they can’t say that they want to ELIMINATE the fascist secret police that is kidnapping people? Get a new elected.
Wash.
Rinse.
Repeat.
NEW: MUTUAL AID FUND SUPPORTING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES All donations support families in Chicago IL who have been directly impacted by detention, deportation, and ICE raids.
NUEVO: FONDO DE AYUDA MUTUA PARA APOYO A FAMILIAS INMIGRANTES Todas las donaciones apoyan a las familias en Chicago IL que se han visto directamente afectadas por la detención, deportación y redadas de ICE.
✨ NEW ✨ Mutual aid fund to support immigrant families
✨ NUEVO ✨ Fondo de ayuda mutua para apoyo a familias inmigrantes
donorbox.org/mutualaid2025
Not sure what to do when you're stuck inside tomorrow? Call your senator to demand they defund ICE!
indivisible.org/actions/ice-...
@indivisiblechicago.bsky.social
Abolish ICE now.
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
Complex highway interchange from the air
Never forget, car dependency isn’t freedom.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
Join us on Sunday, December 7th at the West Loop branch for a community meeting to go over what happened to #PlowTheSidewalks and discuss where we go next.
📍West Loop Branch (122 N Aberdeen)
🗓️ December 7th
⏰ 2-4pm
RSVP ➡️ mobilize.us/s/qqb6u8
@atalliance.bsky.social @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @chiwho.bike @chitransportassoc.bsky.social @blockclubchi.bsky.social
The bike infrastructure has been inching forward in #Chicago. We can't quit in the winter. Chicagoans don't quit in the cold.
Protected bike lanes are shit if not cleared after snow. Five days after our most recent Chicago snowstorm, I couldn't even ride in the Kinzie bike lane. In some cases, snow has been pushed *into* the bike lanes. Meanwhile, #PlowTheSidewalks was killed by @mayorofchicago.bsky.social.
Northwestern leaders capitulated and have trampled on their own people in the process.
A world without transgender people has never existed and never will.
To all transgender people out there: You are not alone.
"I’m not interested in pressuring women to carry their babies with Down syndrome to term. I am interested in providing a counter-narrative about Down syndrome."
![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu)
4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...
Car Size
xkcd.com/3167/
Rudy Bridges is younger than the Sitting President of the United States and 29 sitting United States Senators
This is a disgusting lie and an unacceptable use of official capacity.
TIL: Women were commonly relied upon to hand color the images of early medical texts. Their work is rarely credited, and yet, we can appreciate the immense impact coloration had on training physicians before color printers were available. #BEDMED2025 @galterlibrary.bsky.social
