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Biophysicist at Washington University in St. Louis studying protein-nucleic acid interactions, motors (helicases, translocases) and SSB proteins.

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How do these "people" keep getting elected?

10.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Former Missouri House Speaker Diehl headed to prison for pandemic loan fraud John Diehl served in the Missouri House from 2009 through 2015. He resigned in 2015 after being caught sending sexually explicit texts to an intern.

A federal judge sentenced former Missouri House Speaker John Diehl to 21 months in prison Monday for using pandemic loan money for personal expenses.

10.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Trump administration is gearing up to kick an estimated six million more people off of food assistance programs β€” including nearly two million children.

The move would save just $1 billion a year, while Trump spends upwards of $1 billion per *day* on his new forever war.

Priorities.

10.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 1596 πŸ” 754 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 28
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The Task Force That Governs Preventative Care Has Not Met in One Year We offer updates on ongoing threats to the USPSTF, eroding public trust in science, Trump Rx, and the real-world impact of Medicaid cuts.

The Task Force That Governs Preventative Care Has Not Met in One Year
ahsituationreport.substack.com/p/the-task-f...

10.03.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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This is how our government has been corrupted:

1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat

We must get big money out of politics. It’s the root of all evil in Washington.

10.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 9591 πŸ” 4035 πŸ’¬ 442 πŸ“Œ 231
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Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025.

Some of the frivolous September purchases made under Secretary Pete Hegseth’s stewardship include a $98,329 Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home, $5.3 million for Apple devices such as the new iPad, and an astronomical amount of …

newrepublic.com/post/207555/...

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There Have Been No Approvals for New Transit Projects in the First Year of the Current Trump Administration

There Have Been No Approvals for New Transit Projects in the First Year of the Current Trump Administration

For the 1st time in the 1st year of a presidential administration since at least 1993, under Trump 2, the Federal Transit Administration signed 0 new contracts for major transit projects, like subways or light rail.

The US is facing a crisis of rail transit investment: www.urban.org/urban-wire/r...

09.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 657 πŸ” 244 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 14
A line graph showing the success rates for fiscal years 2015-2025 as a function of percentile score. The curve for fiscal year 2025 is substantially lower than for previous fiscal years.

A line graph showing the success rates for fiscal years 2015-2025 as a function of percentile score. The curve for fiscal year 2025 is substantially lower than for previous fiscal years.

With these results in hand, we can now reproduce the graph that @joshuasweitz.bsky.social posted.

It is still shocking, but we can now understand why it looks the way it does: The number of R01 and R56 awards were down while the number of applications were up.

16/20

09.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Switzerland just declared US-Israeli attacks on Iran a violation of international law. The country that hasn’t taken a side in a conflict since 1815 When your war crimes are so egregious that Switzerland stops being neutral β€” You have lost the moral authority of the entire world. - B. Allen

08.03.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Do you want somebody to blame? Start with Russell Vought at OMB, Jay Bhattacharya, Matthew Memoli, Jon Lorsch at NIH. These are evil, small minded men. I hope one day they’re held accountable for the destruction of biomedical research in the United States.

07.03.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Brilliant

08.03.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 173 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Fox is not journalism. It's anti-journalism. The more you watch, the less you know.

08.03.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 1758 πŸ” 433 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 11

also M.A.S.H.

07.03.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BYD just killed your EV argument with a battery that competes with gas engines The Chinese carmaker's new batteries feature a 5-minute charge and 621-mile range, plus a 620,000-mile lifespan and lower prices.

It feels like we get new announcements like this -- more range, more speed, more features, and lower costs -- every few weeks from EV makers.

From conventional automakers? Crickets.

www.fastcompany.com/91503415/byd...

07.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 221 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 9

Good job. Thanks for doing this.

06.03.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country, and you see it happening already."

-Donald Trump, 4/2/25

06.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 1528 πŸ” 553 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 22
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Like clockwork.

06.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 20491 πŸ” 8120 πŸ’¬ 857 πŸ“Œ 434
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'Stand Up For Science' moving from protest day to political player - EUROPE SAYS It was a year ago when a handful of early career researchers made a splash β€”Β organizing β€œStand Up For Science” protests in dozens of cities to voice

β€˜Stand Up For Science’ moving from protest day to political player

https://www.europesays.com/2826287/

It was a year ago when a handful of early career researchers made a splash β€”Β organizing β€œStand Up…

06.03.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Muslims condemn Ballwin church sign calling Islam 'demonic' A Ballwin church drew backlash from local Muslim leaders after displaying an electronic sign urging people to β€œpray against Islam” and describing the religion as β€œdemonic.”

Muslims condemn Ballwin church sign calling Islam 'demonic' www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...

06.03.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet the new Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin:

05.03.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 251 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 18
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26.02.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

A plumber?

05.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To be replaced by a plumber.

05.03.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Accuracy measures how close results are to the true or known value (i.e., target). Precision measures how close results are to one another. Something can be very precise, but with low accuracy.

05.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Accuracy measures how close results are to the true or known value (i.e., target). Precision measures how close results are to one another.
You can be very precise, but highly inaccurate.

05.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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These ER Docs Are Being Ousted After 35 Years. They're Not Going Quietly. Health system taps out-of-state firm; medical staff fires back with no-confidence vote in leaders

These ER Docs Are Being Ousted After 35 Years. They're Not Going Quietly. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

05.03.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
NIH Office of Extramural Research announcements of feedback sessions for NIH-wide strategic plan for March 16 and April 8.

NIH Office of Extramural Research announcements of feedback sessions for NIH-wide strategic plan for March 16 and April 8.

IMPORTANT---IMPORTANT---IMPORTANT

NIH is seeking input for the NIH-wide Strategic Plan. Open to everyone but Registration is Required!

Your chance to listen and get your 2 or more cents in.

grants.nih.gov/news-events/...

04.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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You know what WON'T get stuck in the Strait of Hormuz?
Sunlight and solar panels.
@nickofnz

the_thinking_great_ape You know what WON'T get stuck in the Strait of Hormuz? Sunlight and solar panels. @nickofnz

04.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 751 πŸ” 255 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 9
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after absolutely eviscerating Kristi Noem and calling for her resignation, Tillis is applauded. He thens threatens to hold up nominees if she doesn't stop stonewalling him. My God.

03.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 24793 πŸ” 6086 πŸ’¬ 1098 πŸ“Œ 759

idk that seems to be the understatement of the week. this is actually happening, postdocs and RAs are being let go, and projects falter. 'could face funding gaps'? this is actually happening at a large scale. 'Worry' doesnt reflect the existential crisis that many of my colleagues are in.

03.03.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0