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Melanie Gareau

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Prof @ UCDavis studying the microbiota-gut-brain axis. 🇨🇦 🇺🇸

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 23/08/2026
Canada is one of our closest allies and friends. Not our enemy. And the President’s self-defeating tariff wars will only raise our prices, and further drive Canada away. Probably irreparably. Time to stop this insanity. www.ft.com/content/e3b5...
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Mark Carney says Canada ‘at war’ with US over trade
Prime Minister tells country Donald Trump ‘miscalculated’ by escalating tariff attack
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John F. Rawls @jfrawls.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The Rawls Lab is hiring! We are seeking a motivated research technician to support cutting-edge studies in gastrointestinal physiology using zebrafish & mice. To learn more about this hands-on & in-person position at Duke University in Durham NC, click here: careers.duke.edu/job/Durham-R...
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I don’t think most people truly understand the size of Canada’s boreal forest when they talk about « Canadian forest fires » Thoughts on how to maintain that? 😡
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/07/2026
Reminder: When fires ravaged southern California, Canada sent firefighting crews to help battle the blazes.
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
This pisses me off. Their whole platform has “for me but not for thee” vibes 😣
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
What a game! 👀⚽️
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
When I explain to peeps how much we do in research labs for how few $$, they simply don’t believe me. I once explained it to a famous person from Pixar, he looked me square in the eye and said “You mean all the cancer, vision, and Alzheimer’s grants work that way? You’ve gotta be %#ing kidding me!”
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NPR @npr.org · 19/06/2026
All nine members of the committee unanimously voted to recommend Moderna's new mRNA influenza vaccine for adults 50 and over. n.pr/44iEj4N
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Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023
All nine members of the committee unanimously voted to recommend Moderna's new mRNA influenza vaccine for adults 50 and over.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 06/05/2026
California Bill Would Create A $23 Billion Fund For University Research
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California Bill Would Create A $23 Billion Fund For University Research
A California bill would give voters the chance to vote on whether the state should create a $23 billion bond that would be used to award grants to university researchers.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Bhattacharya, Letai & other politicals at NIH keep trying to to say all at NIH is fine, because they spent the full budget last year. This well researched article from @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social explains exactly why many scientists are still struggling. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026...
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For U.S. medical researchers, shrinking labs and bare budgets are the new reality
The Trump administration has slashed the number of grants from the National Institutes of Health, with far fewer focused on women, cancer and mental health.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/03/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com President Trump has revealed a deep malady within the country, our columnist Lydia Polgreen writes: “America’s unshakable faith in its ability to shape the world to its liking, indifferent to what others might want and supremely confident that its plan is the right one.”
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Opinion | It’s Not Trump. It’s America.
The country’s faith in its ability to shape the world to its liking is a much older malady.
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'Tumbler Ridge is full of grace this evening': PM gives emotional address at vigil for mass shooting victims | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney led federal, provincial and local leaders in offering support and praising the resilience and grace of Tumbler Ridge residents at a vigil in memory of the victims of Tuesday...
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
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Amy Kristin Sanders @amykristinsanders.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Important info from @cato.org about how immigrants contribute to our country: "The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023." Facts matter.
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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Both chambers of Congress have now passed the FY26 minibus with NIH provisions. The President will sign. (1) $48.7 billion for NIH (2) Full IDC recovery (3) No more multi-year funding (4) No NIH reorganization, maintaining the current IC structure.
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
And there you have it. The bully strategy - said out loud. Anti-Trump. Not Anti-American.
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Today is the tipping point. youtube.com/shorts/LDETj...
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He was EXECUTED
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Abolish ICE. Shame on all those in congress who didn’t block their funding 🤬
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Canada thrives because We. Are. Canadian 🇨🇦
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
OMG. Do I actually agree with Rand Paul on something? 🤯🤯
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Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Are you a postdoc or assistant professor on the job market? Reminder that our department is hiring! We are a scientifically diverse department looking for a colleague that is excited about science, teaching, and potential collaborations! Please apply by 12/5/25!
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a sign that says we 're hiring in orange on a white background
Alt: a sign that says we 're hiring in orange on a white background
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
So it's ok for Texas but not for California to redistrict? WTF www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/p...
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Trump Justice Department sues to stop California from redistricting to give Democrats more House seats | CNN Politics
The Trump administration moved Thursday to join a Republican-led legal challenge to California’s effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, throwing the full ...
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Tesla only still exists because of government subsidies paid by American tax payers. He shouldn’t be allowed to be that rich 🤷‍♀️
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Are private jets being affected by this? Cause we could just cancel all those instead 🤷‍♀️
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/10/2025
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/10/2025
Doug Ford on 10/14/25: Let's take Ronald Reagan's words and let's blast it to the American people. And our first launch is going to be on every major network...we're going to launch a $75 million ad, and we're going to repeat that message to every Republican district right across the entire country.
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Our dept is hiring! 🤩
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
while this is good news, the fact that a significantly lower number of awards were funded will cause significant long term damage to the research enterprise in this country. 😞
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target
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Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
After reading through the descriptions of the autism-related research projects that were cut, I was struck by how complicated the science is — especially when compared to the simple (and debunked) theory that vaccines cause autism. www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...
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RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
"No matter where I lived, I knew this was guaranteed because after moving into a new place, we’d plug in our old box television, adjust the shitty little antenna just so, and voila, like magic, there was PBS. It was free."
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We Can Save Public Radio and Television
Viewers and listeners like us.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 28/07/2025
Researchers’ chances of winning a grant from the National Institutes of Health have dropped under a new policy. scim.ag/4f7uew2
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Odds of winning NIH grants plummet as new funding policy and spending delays bite
Funding multiyear grants up front will sharply cut number of investigators receiving awards
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
New, from an anonymous NIH insider: Trump is being pushed to spend more NIH money. The White House is ordering NIH to do multi-year budgets for awards. This budget trick means fewer awards, fewer labs funded, and lower paylines for researchers. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...
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Alert: The Trump administration is quietly slashing new NIH grant awards, and it's not via the budget
NIH’s sudden move to multiyear grant funding is forcing shocking cuts in the number of grants funded. This is an effective budget cut. It's bad, folks.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 22/07/2025
PBS News is not going anywhere. We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air. We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Powerful story from Kate Zernike from the NYT Covers the diversity of young scientists targeted by the anti-DEI BS. Definitely worth a read and a share. [Gift link] www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...
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The Surprising Scientists Hit by Trump’s D.E.I. Cuts
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
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Canadian cuisine: 20 dishes that reflect the country’s size and diversity | CNN
Filling up a space of 3.8 million square miles, Canada has an incredible array of ingredients that have helped build the culinary traditions of its multicultural population. Here are some of the top f...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16/06/2025
An examination of the consequences of abortion restrictions. A study to test a protocol to prevent HIV transmission. An investigation into why LGBTQ+ adults are dying by suicide. This is the scientific research being lost as Trump cuts NIH funding.
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Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding
The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. More than 150 researchers shared with…
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NPR @npr.org · 16/06/2025
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country.
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Photos: See No Kings protests around the country
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/06/2025
Despite Texas' tough talk on immigration, its lawmakers have refused to mandate that private businesses check employment authorization. Why? Because they know “if you got serious about applying [E-Verify], you would create even worse problems” with labor shortages, a former GOP state lawmaker said.
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Texas Talks Tough on Immigration. But Lawmakers Won’t Force Most Private Companies to Check Employment Authorization.
Texas’ conservative Legislature has again and again refused to mandate that most private businesses use E-Verify. Experts say that Republican resistance is rooted in how the system could impact the…
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Senator Alex Padilla @padilla.senate.gov · 12/06/2025
If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.
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Colin Reardon @creardon.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Happy to share our new publication. Inhibition of acute lung inflammation by a neuroimmune circuit induced by vagal nerve stimulation | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Inhibition of acute lung inflammation by a neuroimmune circuit induced by vagal nerve stimulation
A lung anti-inflammatory pathway can be activated to block acute lung inflammation.
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
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The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
"Donald Trump is destroying programs that have been in place for 100 years. He did it in 100 days. And I think we'd better learn from that." @governorwalz.mn.gov emphasizes the need for Democrats to press their agenda more forcefully and on a shorter timeline.
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
FAFO 🙌🎉 This shouldn’t be taken lightly; he’s been in parliament for 2 decades.
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Time is running out to vote. If you’re not sure how to cast your ballot, click here: how2vote.ca
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How To Vote | Liberal Party of Canada
Voting is fast and easy. Find out more about the ways to vote in this election.
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 28/04/2025
This week’s main story is about the budget and staffing cuts being made to public health agencies in the U.S. under RFK Jr.’s leadership, how those cuts will impact all of us, and some foolproof ideas for what scientists can do in the absence of totally superfluous stuff like, y’know, centrifuges.
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Melanie Gareau @gareaulab.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Voting day in Canada 🇨🇦 🗳️ Please be sure to make your voice count! 🙌 Lots at stake here.
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
I’ve faced down economic challenges before. I’m ready to do it again. #CanadaStrong
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