There are a lot of posts out there with the close-up visual of Markwayne Mullin on January 6, but this is a better perspective.
He’s not protecting others; he’s protecting himself and hiding. You can see plenty of people at the entry door, ready to take on the insurrectionists, but not Markwayne.
If you’re registered to vote in Texas, you are now under GOP surveillance.
The party of “small government” and “individual privacy” just willfully turned over sensitive records on 18.4 million Texans.
You don’t strengthen democracy by spying on voters.
After pulling out of the World Health Organization, the Trump admin is proposing spending $2 billion a year to replicate the global disease surveillance and outbreak functions the U.S. once helped build and accessed at a fraction of the cost, according to three officials briefed on the proposal.
The University of Texas System’s Board of Regents unanimously approved a rule requiring its universities to ensure students can graduate without studying “unnecessary controversial subjects,” despite warnings it could leave them less prepared for the real world.
New from @scottnicoltx.bsky.social: From the Santa Ana refuge to La Lomita chapel, some of the most sacred places in the Rio Grande Valley are at risk from Trump's border wall ... if Congress doesn't act soon to save them.
After 6 months of oversight visits to Camp East Montana, the $1.24 billion immigration detention facility in El Paso, it's clear the company running it is defrauding taxpayers, preventing detainees from talking to lawyers, and DHS is assisting them by obstructing Congress.
Long thread incoming 🧵
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
WHO removing Us Flag
Nebraska Chancellor Rodney Bennett is receiving a $1 million exit package amid a budget deficit he argued necessitated cuts. For Bennett, it's the second time he's left a job early since 2022. Criticisms at Nebraska echo those at Southern Miss.
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RFK Jr. is about to launch a dangerously unethical experiment in West Africa.
Senator Chris Murphy on the 60 Minutes scandal. Those of us who know - control of the press is one of the warning signs of fascism.
The horrific tragedy at Brown University is the 389th mass shooting this year and the 230th gun incident on school grounds so far this year.
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
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Proof that the U.S. government social media accounts are in fact white nationalist propaganda accounts, funded by our tax dollars.
You’ve got to see this…
Just a reminder that PubMed is affected by the government shutdown. For more information pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This shutdown was completely avoidable if President Trump and the Republicans who control the government had decided to address the healthcare emergency they created in their July omnibus bill rather than defund the government. www.aft.org/press-releas...
How should the library fit within your university’s structure? Steve Briggs argues it belongs at the heart of teaching and learning: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/integ... #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
WHO statement on autism-related issues Follow @WHO for the latest updates
WHO statement on autism-related issues
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy
Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI
The integration of clinicaltrials.gov into Embase is becoming a problem with ILL. Folks think they are requesting an article, but no. Had to create a cancellation reason for it, directing them to our reference service point if they want us to see if anything has been published yet. #medlibs
There are still good and valid sources of information available including the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention www.ecdc.europa.eu/en
Residing in conservative states is impacting the mental health of US LGBTQIA+ students—national study suggests | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Over the weekend, the “sandwich thrower” posters went up all over DC. Instant icon of resistance.
A remix of Banksy’s mural: not a Molotov, not a rock, but something just as disruptive, a hoagie hurled with defiance.
SCOOP: The NIH is moving to prohibit funded scientists, inside and outside the agency, from collecting data about gender, according to a draft policy I obtained. It’s part of the NIH’s aggressive crackdown on gender-identity research. www.chronicle.com/article/gend...
We are currently in Year 5 of the existing funding cycle. Under typical circumstances, the new RFA would have been released in June; however, it is now anticipated to be issued after the current cycle concludes on April 30, 2026. A "gap year" or a “Year 6” is expected with no additional funding, with the next funding cycle set to begin on May 1, 2027. During that interim year (May 1, 2026 – April 30, 2027), many, if not all, Regional Medical Libraries and Offices will be closed. As a result, NNLM is not expected to offer funding opportunities, professional development, or related services during this time.
Potentially catastrophic behind-the-scenes news about the Network of the National Library of Medicine (www.nnlm.gov) shared with me today.
While some NNLM host institutions were able to float the offices while funding was paused or delayed in 2025... it is unlikely that happens again.
#medlibs 📚
I'm attending Swing Left's event, “End the School Board Takeover Slate: Meet the Candidates” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/texasdemocra...
Academic criticises suspected use of chatbots in peer review after he was given lengthy instructions on improving his statistical analysis – despite not including any statistics in his rejected paper www.timeshighereducation.com/news/elsevie... via @jgro-the.bsky.social
Discussion re: #PathOS findings #OSMonitoring2025:
Q: What kinds of "impacts" are relevant? Something that helps develop a better tool to sell vs. something that saves lives in clinical work...which is more important? Ismael Rafols asking: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmemb...
Tony R-H, " #OpenScience is a hybrid coalition. Many are coming to this movement with different requirements/priorities. Diff constituencies want different things. Repro/RI issues = transparency focus. FAIR =enabling participation. "Open" is a "boundary object" in this context.
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