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Carly Lockard

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Imaging scientist studying mostly joints and muscles via #MRI; and a runner, cat assistant & plant waterer | she/her/

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 13/09/2026
My local pharmacist didn’t even ask. His only question for me was “which arm.” I made the appointment online, did the thing, that was it. I tend to space them out, so COVID is first, and I’ll top up on the flu shot when they do the clinics on campus because that’s slightly more convenient.
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Dan Vergano @danvergano.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This vote puts on hold the OMB's proposed rule to change final say authority on grants and deprioritize peer review, a move that galvanized the scientific community in opposition.
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Article here. This will be updated as I learn more, especially about any access difficulties. If a question is unanswered in this article, I don't know the answer yet, but I'm working hard to get more info as quickly as possible.
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What to Know About New Covid Vaccines for Fall 2026 (Gift Article)
The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label.
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 27/08/2026
And you should! Artologica.etsy.com
Four watercolor paintings with brains and anti-ai slogans
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Carly Lockard @carlylockard.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Absolutely obsessed with these chonky butterfly-babies 😍
A white, yellow, and black striped monarch caterpillar on a swamp milkweed plantA white, yellow, and black striped monarch caterpillar on a honeyvine milkweed plantA smaller white, yellow, and black striped monarch caterpillar curled up on a honeyvine milkweed plantA large white, yellow, and black striped monarch caterpillar on a swamp milkweed plant, upside down nibbling on the end of a leaf
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ISMRM @ismrm.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: Register now for the ISMRM Workshop on Musculoskeletal MRI! Learn more & register: ow.ly/ShX550ZxOyu #ISMRM #ISMRT #MRI #MusculoskeletalMRI #Radiology #MRImaging #MedicalImaging #Radiographers #Technologists #MedicalEducation #HealthcareInnovation #MR #MRWorkshop
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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"Organizing, editing, and brainstorming are part of writing-while-human. They can be hard, even scary, but that doesn’t mean they could or should be done by machines." When I see a writer say they love to use AI for brainstorming I just... Bro you became a writer and you don't have ideas?!
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Carly Lockard @carlylockard.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My cat is hard at work giving me moral support while I ride my stationary bike 😸
A short haired black cat flopped on her side on a concrete floor with her tail in a loop shapeA short haired black cat flopped on her side on a concrete floor facing the opposite way as in the first image, now with her tail out straight A short haired black cat sitting up on a concerete floor under a laundry drying rack
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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Jesus fucking Christ covid vax REDUCED miscarriages and stillbirths. Also I'm one of the people who studied menstrual side fx of the covid vax to make sure we didn't invalidate peoples' real experiences, and to better set expectations for side fx. Ultimately the project made me even MORE provax!
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I wrote about a reason not to use generative AI in your writing that I haven't seen anyone talking about. Once I realized this, banning GenAI in our lab's writing became a no-brainer. Feel free to share, I think this is probably useful especially for trainees: www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/the...
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The only reason you’ll ever need not to write with AI — The Carlson Lab
Over the last year, our lab has been developing a policy on AI use. To do this, we did three main things: We read a lot of academic publications and tech news. We set up an #ai channel on our la...
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sarah l. hawthorn (A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING '26) @slhawthorn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I don't want email summaries I don't want youtube video summaries I don't want search summaries I don't want anything made by a water-guzzling liar and thief with no mind, soul, or bigger purpose other than making everything around me worse, uglier and warmer. No amount of pop ups will convince me!
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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
NIH is planning on revoking eligibility for international students on visas for the K99/R00 pathway, a key program that supports postdocs in establishing their own labs www.statnews.com/2026/08/07/n...
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NIH plans to block international researchers on visas from accessing key funding avenue
The NIH plans to close the door on one of the few pathways available to international students on visas to forge a career in biomedical research in the U.S.
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Ms. Deathwish #Exist2Resist @msdeathwish.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
As a disabled person i was amazed at the amount of accessible options that suddenly became available. I really felt like it had changed the world for the better. Then it all just got taken away and the world moved on and left us behind. Alone. I actually felt genuine grief.
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Carly Lockard @carlylockard.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Waiting sleepily to do my little jog warmup for a 7am 5k race start and meanwhile watching another runner who has happily been doing energetic high knees for 10 straight minutes like 30 minutes out from the race start 😐
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Carly Lockard @carlylockard.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Apparently our wheelbarrow is the cool new cicada molting spot.
Photograph of a wheelbarrow wheel with 3 cicada exoskeletons on it
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Carly Lockard @carlylockard.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 17/07/2026
Emma Landis is the woman who was shot, and here is her gofundme. The gofundme contains a narrative about what happened: the woman was engaged in peaceful protest, spoke to an agent, and he shot her in the foot. www.gofundme.com/f/support-my...
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Donate to Support Emma Landis After Aurora ICE Shooting, organized by drew hegedus
My best friend has always stood up for what’s right, and yesterday was no e… drew hegedus needs your support for Support Emma Landis After Aurora ICE Shooting
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Dr. Fim @fim.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
So much of women’s health medicine is archaic, painful and under researched. It doesn’t have to be this way and I am eternally grateful to the women in STEM recognising and working on these problems www.nist.gov/blogs/taking...
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My Research Is Working Toward a Pain-Free Mammogram Alternative
A NIST researcher is working toward a future screening test for breast cancer that’s painless and highly effective.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My interview: “I came to this country as an infant and became a U.S. citizen,” Roswell Encina said. “So sitting there, on the Fourth of July, I couldn’t help but think about the promise of America and the work still required to protect it.” www.advocate.com/news/people/...
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Man in viral D.C. Metro photo says he was ‘terrified’ as masked white nationalists surrounded him
Roswell Encina, a gay Filipino American civic leader, said the Fourth of July encounter with Patriot Front was frightening and impossible to separate from American history.
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Carly Lockard @carlylockard.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
3-day weekend finally gave me the mental energy to get my public-comment submission written and submitted 👍
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Linden Davis @linden-davis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
this is his gofundme btw. would encourage everyone else who can to chuck this fella a couple quid www.gofundme.com/f/get-artist...
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Donate to Get Artist Des Revol Help with His Legal Case!, organized by Jonathan Rochkind
Our friend Des Revol has been wrongly arrested and convicted over a b… Jonathan Rochkind needs your support for Get Artist Des Revol Help with His Legal Case!
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Caoimhe Deyn @empressofkashyr.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It's struck me that I don't think I've shared the Radioactive Blu Tack story on here yet So, back in the long distant past of 2016, I was a first year uni student, already suffering at the hands of my Physics degree. I hated labwork most of all. One day, we're doing an experiment with radiation 1/
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Carly Lockard @carlylockard.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The cat is such a helpful physical therapy exercise buddy 😸
A black cat laying on top of a person who is trying to do some exercises
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Vaccines save lives. This is the FIRST time that ZERO cervical-cancer deaths have been recorded for this age group, and it’s thanks to the introduction of a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV). Yes, you read that correctly. ZERO.
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Cervical cancer deaths for vaccinated young women fall to zero in England: study
The HPV vaccine for cervical cancer has reduced the risk of dying from the disease before the age of 30 in England to almost zero, the first study of its kind showed Thursday.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 16/06/2026
Russell Vought has a plan for science, but so do we. Join the fight by taking action against the latest OMB grant funding proposal at the link in our bio, or go here 👉 zurl.co/lBQ4l #StandUpForScience #Science #OMB #Vought #SaveScience
The graphic includes photos of Russell Vought, the red Stand Up for Science logo, and a fist held in the air in protest. The graphic reads: "50% OF ALL CLINICAL TRIALS IN THE US ARE AT RISK OF BEING CANCLLED IF THE OMB GRANT PROPOSAL PASSES. AT-RISK TRIALS INCLUDE: 1026 FOR CANCER, 273 FOR PEDIATRICS, 115 FOR HEAR DISEASE,  184 FOR DIABETES. Stop Vought. Save Science. EMAIL & CALL YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, LEAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT, DONATE TO FUEL THE FIGHT FOR SCIENCE, LINK IN BIO".
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 16/06/2026
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jun BrighterSide Meta-study in British Journal of Sports Medicine polling 52 studies and thousands of participants finds that--while trans women often had greater lean mass--they had no athletic advantage on performance measures most often cited in sports arguments.
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New study finds no clear physical advantage for transgender women over cisgender women in sports
A 52-study review found no clear strength or aerobic advantage for transgender women over cisgender women after hormone therapy.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
“When science becomes politicized, everyone loses” @nejm.org editors www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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The OMB and the Politicization of Science | NEJM
The Editors highlight three aspects of OMB’s recently proposed rule changes as particularly striking: that decisions on research funding would be made by political appointees, that funding could be...
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Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I've seen a lot of info for specialized audiences (e.g. scientists, non-profits) on how to comment on the proposed OMB rule change for grants, but less for the general public. So I made this one-pager that can be shared more widely. docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/06/2026
Russell Vought has a plan for science, but so do we. Join the fight by taking action against the latest OMB grant funding proposal at the link in our bio, or go here 👉 zurl.co/DdR0t #StandUpForScience #Science #OMB #Vought #SaveScience
The graphic displays an image of Donald Trump and Russell Vought. The graphic also contains a news clipping from TIME Magazine reading: "How the Trump Administration Plans to Politicize Federal Grants, The propozal which was more than 400 pages long and was published in the Federa Register Friday, by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) calls for the review of awards on several grounds, including whether they "demonstrably advance the President's policy priorities."" The graphic reads: "TRUMP ADMIN IS TRYING TO TAKE CONTROL OF SCIENCE IN AMERICA, THEY WILL ONLY FUND WHAT FITS THEIR AGENDA, EMAIL & CALL YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, LEAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT, DONATE TO FUEL THE FIGHT FOR SCIENCE, LINK IN BIO".
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 10/06/2026
New proposed rule from the Office of Management & Budget regarding all federal grantmaking, including but not limited to research funding. Most concerning, the proposed rule would prohibit using federal grant funds for any public communications or memberships that could be labelled "issue advocacy"…
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Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance to improve government- wide policies and requirements related to the management of grants, co...
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Carly Lockard @carlylockard.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
It only took the ducks about an hour to go from Extremely Suspicious of their new pool to enthusiastically chugging the water 🦆😄
Four welsh harlequin ducks standing around a small blue plastic tubFour ducks standing around the edge of the same blue tub and sticking their heads in to drink
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 06/06/2026
Our official guide to help you write a public comment on the OMB-2026-0034 is here: zurl.co/XgyzA Submit your comment and take additional actions here: zurl.co/RiDuv #StandUpForScience #OMB #Vought #SaveScience #FundScience
The graphic displays an image of the SUFS Foundation logo, a hand holding pen, and hands over a type writer. The graphic reads: "The SUFS Guide to Writing Public Comments, Written by: Cole Donovan, Director of Policy and Advocacy and Colette Delawalla, PhD, CEO. BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT: This is an opportunity to tell YOUR government that the OMB-2026-0034 "Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance" is wrong. https://zurl.co/XgyzA "
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 04/06/2026
Learn more about how to submit an effective and high impact public comment.
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Resources for Participating in Federal Rulemaking
Resources to help experts and others participate in rulemaking at the highest level.
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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Call your reps -- blue, red, purple, it doesn't matter -- about the proposed OMB science funding rule. The house can stop this. Let them know it matters for your district.
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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 31/05/2026
• Submit a comment opposing the destruction of 🇺🇸 science; • Pressure every org, professional body, association, uni, etc. you are affiliated with to submit the strongest possible comment opposing this calamity (highest ROI move for most of us) • Make sure your electeds see those comments 🧪
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Trump's Russ Vought Is Trying To Kill American Science. We Can Try To Stop Him, | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
Trump's Russ Vought Is Trying To Kill American Science. We Can Try To Stop Him, by Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland on Patreon. Join Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland...
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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
"NJ Governor Sherrill says she’s been denied entry into Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark... Roughly 300 detainees had gone on a hunger strike to protest conditions they describe as inhumane." DHS denies the strike is happening. 🎥 from @nj.com: www.instagram.com/reel/DYxIJaO...
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Civil Eats @civileats.com · 24/05/2026
During the immigration raids in Minneapolis, Robert Rice (White Earth Ojibwe), the owner of Pow Wow Grounds, gave away thousands of pieces of hot fry bread to protestors and activists, keeping demonstrators warm and fed at a time of upheaval.
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How Fry Bread Fed Minneapolis During the ICE Raids
At a Twin Cities coffee shop, the Native American community nourished protestors with an Indigenous symbol of resilience.
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Dr Kathleen Millen @neurodevkathy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
🚨🧪🧵URGENT INPUT NEEDED: NIH asks input for next strategic plan-including emphasis on non-animal models (NAMs) to replace animals. Per NIH insider, anti-animal responses now outnumber scientists 200-700x. Please please provide input. Deadline: May 26, 11:59 PM ET. grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
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NIH Seeks Input on Framework for Next NIH-Wide Strategic Plan | Grants & Funding
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 22/05/2026
Today is the last day to comment to the FCC that LGBTQIA2S+ names, stories, identities don't need a warning label. This new potential rulemaking is an attempt at criminalizing the mere fact of being trans or otherwise queer, in the name of discrimination, bigotry, and persecution. Tell them no, now.
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Tell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAAD
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous...
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Scientific research is the most international endeavor in human history. These escalating restrictions on who U.S. scientists can collaborate with are just xenophobia (plus nationalism, plus fascism, plus hatred of knowledge and people who know things).
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U.S. researchers face new restrictions on publishing with foreign collaborators
NIH, NASA grantees are confused and concerned amid agencies’ piecemeal communication
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Science Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2026
Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. scim.ag/4tsDqRr
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After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school
Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Six environmental activists from around the world have been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize. For the first time, all six winners are women. One of them is Yuvelis Morales Blanco, who helped stop fracking along Colombia’s Magdalena river. Inside Climate News buff.ly/i87iLhC #ShareGoodNewsToo
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Rights of Nature Defender Wins Goldman Prize for Protecting Colombia’s Magdalena River From Fracking - Inside Climate News
Yuvelis Morales Blanco, 24, helped halt fracking along Colombia’s largest river and one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. She’s faced death threats and exile for her advocacy.
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientists www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientists
A survey reveals sharp divides in who bore the brunt of last year’s spree of grant cancellations by the Trump administration.
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Ignacio Gallup-Diaz @igallupd.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
"From ICE detention to center stage: The Texas mariachi brothers opening for Kacey Musgraves"
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From ICE detention to center stage: The Texas mariachi brothers opening for Kacey Musgraves
The brothers and their parents were taken into federal custody earlier this year during a required immigration check-in. The story caught the ear of a country music icon.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Last year I looked at NIH grants for which the the titles had changed in the course of administrative renewal. These title changes were part of the negotiations required between program officers and applicants (a process referred to as "remediation" by Deputy Director Jon Lorsch). 1/5
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/04/2026
“I don’t want to be one of those people that sat,” said Libby Blyth, an accountant who drives people to work who are afraid of being spotted by ICE and delivers food to families in hiding. “I don’t want to be somebody’s history lesson.”
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Trump Called My Neighbors “Paid Agitators.” This is Who They Really Are.
After ICE came to Minneapolis, ProPublica journalist Peter DiCampo saw his community step up to patrol the streets, drive strangers to work and provide aid to families in hiding. These are his neighbo...
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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 20/04/2026
At the end of 2024, the National Academies put out a report concluding the NIH has woefully underfunded women’s health research, and they suggested $15 B should be invested over the next 5 years. Here’s what’s happened instead. Hard to study women’s health if you can’t say “women.” wapo.st/4euUt1c
Figure showing number of competitive grants mentioning women from 2015-2025. The number was rising until recently, with a precipitous drop in the last year.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Breaking: HHS’s ban on gender-affirming care is struck down. Rarely have I read a ruling this sharply worded. “This case is one of a long list of examples of how a leader’s wanton disregard for the rule of law causes very real harm to very real people.” www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’
Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai vacated the “Kennedy Declaration,” finding it unlawfully attempted to override medical standards and restrict care for transgender youth.
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when IS it going to be his turn!!!!!!!!!!!!! @compilingyestrdays.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
If you've seen this piece before, "The New American Gothic" by Criselda Vasquez, Then heartbreakingly, I have to inform you that—according to Vasquez's Instagram as of 4/03/26—Vasquez's father has been taken by ICE. GoFundMe below to help financially support their family.
A painting of a Mexican American couple, a woman and a man in their 30s to 50s, in front of a red Chevy. The woman holds a bucket with cleaning supplies hanging off of it, and the man holds a garden hoe in the same way the pitchfork is held in the original 1930 painting American Gothic. They hold themselves with a sense of dignity.
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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Fundraiser for librarian Luanne James, who stood up to her rightwing library board that demanded she remove kids books with any trace of LBGTQ+ characters or content. "I will not comply." They sacked her and cops escorted her out. She's a hero. This banned author just donated.
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Donate to Help Luanne James in Her Time of Need, organized by Dianne M
On March 30th, the Rutherford County Library Board terminated Luanne James from her pos… Dianne M needs your support for Help Luanne James in Her Time of Need
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