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Kim Nguyen @kvnguyen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Recently had the pleasure of talking about the final paper of my dissertation work with CNS! The preprint is available now @jocn.bsky.social

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Also: the WHOLE ENTIRE PROBLEM is the bespokeness! Research institutions refused to provide mechanisms to hold faculty accountable for unprofessional mentorship! It’s NO SURPRISE that post-docs see unionization as a way to force accountability and professionalization of this important relationship

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Aperture Neuro @apertureohbm.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

New in Aperture Neuro 🧠 Annie Bryant introduces subcortex_visualization, an open-source Python and R toolbox for creating customizable, reproducible visualizations of subcortical and cerebellar data. Read the paper: apertureneuro.org/article/1658...

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PennLINC @pennlinc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

New dataset out in Data in Brief 🧠 We're releasing an open, test-retest neuroimaging dataset built for directly comparing single-echo vs. multi-echo fMRI, head-to-head, in the same people. 1/

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A single-echo/multi-echo BOLD fMRI test-retest dataset

Functional MRI (fMRI) remains one of the primary tools for non-invasive studies of brain activity and organization in humans. Recently, multi-echo ima…

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Check out the F99/K00 Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award, to support promising graduate students as they complete their doctoral research training and transition into mentored postdoctoral career development opportunities (please share) 1/n files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...

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PA-27-037: Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award (Parent F99/K00 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

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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

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Paul Taylor @afni-pt.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Job ad (2/2): data scientist in the AFNI group (SSCC, NIMH, NIH, USA). FMRI/MRI methods dev, software design, statistics, analysis, data viz, quality control, machine learning and more! Please see: discuss.afni.nimh.nih.gov/t/job-ad-dat... I am happy to chat at OHBM+Brainhack. Please share!

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Paul Taylor @afni-pt.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Job ad (1/2): Postdoc fellowship in the AFNI group (SSCC, NIMH, NIH, USA). FMRI/MRI methods dev, software design, statistics, analysis, data viz, quality control, machine learning and more! Please see: discuss.afni.nimh.nih.gov/t/job-ad-pos... I am happy to chat at OHBM+Brainhack. Please share!

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Haroon Popal @hpopal-brain.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Donated. Celebrate May Day by donating to the UIC grad workers union struck fund.

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Caroline Charpentier, PhD @carocharp.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🚨🚨 The Social Learning and Decisions Lab is hiring! 🚨🚨 We're looking for a postbacc project coordinator/research assistant to join our team this summer. More details about the position and how to apply here: drive.google.com/file/d/1ySeA... Please share widely and reach out with any questions!

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RA_ad_2026-2027_Charpentier.pdf

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Haroon Popal @hpopal-brain.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

@booker.senate.gov wants democrats to lose another presidential election. That 10% is about a fucking genocide. And if (big if) Harris lost the election because people sat out because she refused to call out a genocide, scolding them for it isn’t winning them back. Big tent my ass.

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UMD Graduate Labor Union @umd-glu.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Maryland legislators are trying to exclude grant-funded workers and 12 of 14 USM campuses, including all HBCUs, from collective bargaining rights. ALL grad workers at ALL MD public universities deserve the right to negotiate their working conditions!

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Haroon Popal @hpopal-brain.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Cost of the rocket that is taking 4 people to the moon for the first time in 50 years: $2.5 billion Cost of the rockets the US has used to kill middle easterners for the first time in 6 months: $38 billion

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

HAPPENING NOW: Thousands of people in DC are marching to Fort McNair where Stephen Miller, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, and other leaders of this regime are living to make it clear we want to #EndTheDCoccupation and #FireStephenMiller. #NoKings #NoKingsDC

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Chris Baker @cibaker.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

The Laboratory of Brain and Cognition at NIH is hosting a two-day symposium on 'Foundations and Frontiers in Cognitive Neuroscience' in honor of Dr. Alex Martin, to be held at NIH (with online videocast) on April 7th-8th, 2026. Register to attend online or in-person at: bit.ly/4bYlbxw

Picture of Alex Martin, National Institute of Mental Health

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Michael Taffe @effatma.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Recent release of NIH fellowship funding for FY2025 reminded me of this post where I addressed the long standing government interest in training scientists and in asking them to do science thereafter. I work for you...as you have repeatedly requested. tlneuro.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/i...

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I work for you…as you have repeatedly requested.

The political situation in the United States in 2025 has raised the operations of the agencies that fund scientific research to common conversation. Research grants which have been issued by the Na…

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Rep Dean is asking about whether Bhattacharya is concerned by criteria on job applications at NIH (and other government roles) about oaths to the President's EOs as part of hiring criteria. Bhattacharya agrees. Rep Dean asks him to push back on this language.

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Haroon Popal @hpopal-brain.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

One of the things I love about @sansmeeting.bsky.social is how the annual conference is tuned to address the issues academia is currently facing. It’s a great way to support the scientists, not just science.

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

$300 Million in jet planes lost to a fuckup. That’s 83 five year NIH R01 grants burned in minutes due to error, aka poor execution of this unnecessary war which serves only to make the world more dangerous.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

If you’re watching Casey Means’ Surgeon General confirmation hearing and you are now certain she’s unqualified, you can join @defendpublichealth.bsky.social in our efforts to stop her confirmation. It will take less than 5 minutes. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...

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Oppose Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General

The Senate HELP Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on the nomination of Casey Means to serve as U.S. Surgeon General on Wednesday, February 25th. While we were hoping this nomination was dead, i...

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Haroon Popal @hpopal-brain.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I know from eye witnesses that RFK Jr wears jeans to gym regularly. But jeans in an ice bath?! He’s a parody of himself.

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Trump and his goons pushed out (or didn't replace) more than 10,000 federal government STEM Ph.D.s since he took office, representing 106,636 years of federal work experience. www.science.org/content/arti...

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U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office

A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies

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Haroon Popal @hpopal-brain.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Even Trump didn’t watch the Turning Point USA half time show. Sad.

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AFT Maryland @aftmaryland.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

@uam-umd.bsky.social are fighting for collective bargaining rights for non-tenure track faculty at Maryland's 4yr public universities. Use the link to send a letter supporting them to Senate President Bill Ferguson.

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Collective Bargaining Rights for Faculty

For far too long, faculty at Maryland's public universities have been left behind when it comes to collective bargaining rights. Almost every other public and state employee in the state of Maryland h...

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

News from central Jersey: I'm running to represent New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. By entering the fray, I hope to bring ideas of repairing our frayed republic. Not only to defend it in 2026, but to build something stronger, for generations to come! samwang.substack.com/p/entering-t...

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Haroon Popal @hpopal-brain.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Stop being lazy bums and report your subcortical findings.

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Annie G. Bryant @anniegbryant.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The extended version of my thesis procrastination project/subcortex visualization package is out now in both Python and R, now that I’ve graduated 🤠 This figure shows the 9 atlases included (and counting)! Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Website: anniegbryant.github.io/subcortex_vi...

Nine subcortical/cerebellar atlases included in the subcortex_visualization Python package (and subcortexVisualizationR package in R). The atlases are depicted in two-dimensional vector graphic format.

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Thomas [DARK MODE], DO @tom.medsky.social · 27/01/2026

Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.

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Haroon Popal @hpopal-brain.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Republicans woke up one day and said “let’s turn a US city into a war zone”

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M. Azevedo @azevedoaudio.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I think most Americans have been led to believe that "non-violent protest" means non-confrontational demonstration held with all the proper permits. They don't get that it was non-violent direct action that was practiced in the 60s and confrontation was the point.

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Haroon Popal @hpopal-brain.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Another reason why DEI is important: we, or our parents, have lived through this in our home countries. Americans have taken their democracy for granted. Refugees have seen this shit before and have experience in how to deal with it.

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Adam Taylor @lordblade.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Seven Nazi collaborators voted to fund ICE's terrorist attacks on Americans. Tom Suozzi (New York) Henry Cuellar (Texas) Don Davis (North Carolina) Laura Gillen (New York) Jared Golden (Maine) Vincente Gonzalez (Texas) Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Washington) Seven collaborators who MUST be primaried.

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Haroon Popal @hpopal-brain.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Also call this loser and tell him to resign. (202) 225-5936

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Haroon Popal @hpopal-brain.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Republicans used immigration to get their base angry at democrats prior to the election. The inaction from democratic leaders seems to be a similar strategy for the midterms. They don’t want to stop Trump bc they want us angry for the midterms. Call this Cuck and tell him to resign.

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

So, correct me if I’m wrong, but all you have to do to abduct a woman now is dress in camo, cover your face and have a gun and we have to submit or risk death? How are we supposed to know if you’re ICE or not?

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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I am a lawyer and yes, they should be doing that.

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The 51st @51st.news · 30/11/2025

Rather than simply boycotting e-commerce giants, Free DC is organizing a "procott" in time for holiday shopping. Their local shopping guide features 50+ spots on board to support D.C.'s autonomy, including @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social, @metrobardc.bsky.social, @loyaltybooks.bsky.social, and more:

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This holiday season, Free DC wants you to "procott" these local businesses

While boycotts operate on withholding money, procotts are about spending it.

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

These 20 House Democrats just joined Republicans in voting to fully repeal DC's police reform laws. Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired. They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.

Henry Cuellar (TX-28) Jimmy Panetta (CA-19)
Don Davis (NC-01) Chris Pappas (NH-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04) Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
Jared Golden (ME-02) Josh Riley (NY-19)
Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) Pat Ryan (NY-18)
Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) Kim Schrier (WA-08)
Adam Gray (CA-13) Eric Sorensen (IL-17)
Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Tom Suozzi (NY-03)
Susie Lee (NV-03) Gene Vindman (VA-07)
David Min (CA-47) George Whitesides (CA-27)

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Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) @ivey.house.gov · 19/11/2025

D.C.’s pretrial bail system mirrors the federal one — no one is jailed just for being charged, and judges already weigh risk & safety, not wealth. Congress shouldn’t be micromanaging local D.C. laws. If we want fairness & accountability, we should pass D.C. statehood & let D.C. chart its own future.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/11/2025

A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.

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a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag

ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag

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Haroon Popal @hpopal-brain.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I pray democrats have the courage to do this.

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Haroon Popal @hpopal-brain.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Trump plans to stay in the White House indefinitely. That’s why he’s remodeling it.

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