Reposted by Burkhardt LabBlasphemous Jones ↙️ @blasphemousjones.bsky.social · 03/06/2025"South Florida weatherman tells viewers he can't accurately predict hurricanes because of government cuts" Source: old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea... 28170862254
Burkhardt Lab @burkhardtlab.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Acrobat just offered me this when I opened a file. And we wonder why our kids lack "grit" and don't read? 000
Reposted by Burkhardt LabFASEB @faseborg.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Hello, Bluesky! We’re FASEB—a federation of scientific societies advancing health & well-being by promoting biological & biomedical sciences through collaborative advocacy & service to our member societies. We’re excited to join this community. Let’s connect & amplify science together! www.faseb.org 14413
Burkhardt Lab @burkhardtlab.bsky.social · 29/04/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/c... If the climate warms but nobody authors the report, does it still make earth uninhabitable? (Rhetorical question). This report is mandated by congress!! 🧪nytimes.comNational Climate Assessment Authors Are Dismissed by Trump Administration (Gift Article)The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt. 13511
Reposted by Burkhardt LabMarina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 22/04/2025This administration plans to eliminate NOAA Research, which costs every American citizen less than a cup of coffee a year. Do you like knowing the weather forecast? Being warned of hurricanes, wildfires, tsunamis? It will all go away if the public does not act. www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...ametsoc.orgStand Up for NOAA Research – The Time to Act is NowThe AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service. 23714
Reposted by Burkhardt LabOregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen 8859111328448
Reposted by Burkhardt LabPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 24/03/2025From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.theatlantic.comThe Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War PlansU.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling. 18894242711825
Burkhardt Lab @burkhardtlab.bsky.social · 22/03/2025The power of numerous small protests and non-cooperation Resistance is alive and well in the United States wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/resi...wagingnonviolence.orgResistance is alive and well in the United StatesProtests of Trump may not look like the mass marches in 2017, but they're far more numerous and frequent — and also becoming more strategic. 031
Burkhardt Lab @burkhardtlab.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Great summary video on F&A costs. Share it with others! Send it to your Trumpy Aunt Karen! 000
Burkhardt Lab @burkhardtlab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Thanks to all the organizers of #Standupforscience2025! It was quite a success. Next time postdocs and students say “but what can I do?” I’ll point to you! 🧪👏👩🔬 0111
Burkhardt Lab @burkhardtlab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Best line so far at the Philadelphia #Standupforscience rally. “How many of you here have a paper you should be writing?”media.tenor.coma man is waving his hand in front of a crowd of people on a television show .ALT: a man is waving his hand in front of a crowd of people on a television show . 071
Burkhardt Lab @burkhardtlab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Where are YOU demonstrating. Send pics and repost 000
Reposted by Burkhardt LabCory Booker @corybooker.com · 28/02/2025We are Americans. We’re the most powerful nation on the planet. What defines us is not our power to dominate the weak. What demonstrates our character is not our capacity to traumatize the afflicted. What speaks our truth is not how we taunt, deride or belittle the embattled, broken or battered. 981206245
Burkhardt Lab @burkhardtlab.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Just at this moment, you gotta wonder about an invitation like this. 110
Reposted by Burkhardt LabAmelia Eisch 🧪🧠👩🔬 🐁 @eisch.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Updated flyer for the Philly Friday March 7 @standupforscience.bsky.social science protest, now w/ alt text & a slightly earlier time. Pls mark those calendars, make those signs & share widely #ScienceIsForEveryone #RestThenResist #CallYourRepresentatives #GoBirds #FlyScienceFly 02512
Reposted by Burkhardt LabJessica Tarlov @jessicatarlov.bsky.social · 23/02/2025When you find yourself thinking Kash Patel may be the sane one, there’s cause for serious concern. Happy Sunday! 1937431
Reposted by Burkhardt LabChristophe 🔬 Leterrier @christlet.bsky.social · 19/02/2025...and the other shoe drops 1619240
Burkhardt Lab @burkhardtlab.bsky.social · 19/02/2025This is super important but I’m finding that my colleagues are unaware. When you call your legislator tell them about this end run that’s quietly blocking everything. 033
Reposted by Burkhardt LabElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Remember what I said about paying attention to what your state is up to regarding vaccines? Montana is about to ban mRNA vaccines. A local family physician egregiously lied and said, “mRNA vaccines are the most destructive and lethal medical products that have ever been used in medical history”. 70776274
Reposted by Burkhardt LabHillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Do you remember that time Pence tried to see Hamilton and the cast called him out. Or when McConnell was chased out of a resraurant and not allowed a peaceful meal. Or when Cruz abandoned Texas during the deep freeze and we shamed him into going home. That. Do that. 479320738159
Burkhardt Lab @burkhardtlab.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Every single beach photo I have is from a conference. Know where this is Pest? 110
Burkhardt Lab @burkhardtlab.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Haha. They’re not showing Taylor Swift now are they?!? GoBirds! 020
Reposted by Burkhardt LabDr. Jennifer Wade @volcanojw.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Do you live in a US State, District, or Territory? Get specific with these “NSF in your state” sheets. Here’s an example from Kansas. new.nsf.gov/about/fact-s... 115496
Burkhardt Lab @burkhardtlab.bsky.social · 09/02/2025I just subscribed to Making Sense of It All! buttondown.com/liminalcreat...buttondown.comMaking Sense of It AllHi! I’m Liz Neeley and I’m glad you’re here. Making Sense of It All is an outlet for my work at Liminal, which focuses on sensemaking in a noisy and complicated world. I built Liminal as an antidote t... 020
Reposted by Burkhardt LabMarta Filizola @martafilizola.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Since there has been a lot of misinformation circulating since last night, I find this AAMC infographic helpful in illustrating which types of expenses are and are not covered by NIH indirect cost reimbursements. 26046
Reposted by Burkhardt LabHolden Thorp @holdenthorp.bsky.social · 09/02/2025“Our competitors are loving watching us do this …at the very time when we’re in a global competition that is determined by technological capability. This is certainly not the time when you want to be cutting down on the research acumen of the United States.” www.chronicle.com/article/rese...chronicle.comResearch Universities Are Poised to Lose Billions Under Trump’s Sudden CutThe NIH’s decision late Friday to drastically shrink its reimbursement of indirect costs, which help pay for facilities, equipment, and staff to support grants, will have an immediate impact on higher... 49651
Burkhardt Lab @burkhardtlab.bsky.social · 09/02/2025The cut to Indirect Costs is marketed as funding the scientists, not bureaucracy. But indirects support core facilities, waste disposal, building maintenance... Would you get more done at home if no one repaired your furnace or collected your trash? Don't be fooled - this will devastate research. 042
Reposted by Burkhardt LabNeil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Gene editing technology began by people studying salt marshes. Ozempic began by folks studying the venom of Gila Monsters. Support for basic science has empowered us to understand our world. Tethering it to applications health has transformed and saved countless lives. 483304713
Burkhardt Lab @burkhardtlab.bsky.social · 09/02/2025WAKE UP AMERICA! Federally funded research bring us treatments and cures, and keeps us strong in the world. And its a major economic engine! In PA alone, NIH directly supported 21,784 jobs and brought in $5.23 Billion in economic activity in FY23. www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/annual-econo... 021
Burkhardt Lab @burkhardtlab.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Whelp - it took a while but I’m here. Can’t deal with X anymore that’s for sure. 150
Reposted by Burkhardt LabProfessor Chad @derchadmeister.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Just so you know, there's a whole anime show with surprisingly high quality representation of the immune system on Netflix, "Cells at Work." Got my kids learning about macrophages, Killer T Cells, and platelets. 032