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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Early life social isolation primes flies for more rapid TDP-43 dependent neurodegeneration later in life. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

How often do you get 4 people on one room sporting fruit fly tattoos?

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

This is truly mad--the former President of the American Diabetes Association was forcibly removed from their meeting because he wrote and was circulating something critical of Trump. As someone with a strong family history of Type 1 who had respected this group...

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

You want to weigh 10 fruit flies that are in a covered vessel of known weight. You weigh the vessel, but a fly takes off. Does that flying fly’s weight no loner register? If you take the cover off and a fly flies out, when does it no longer register on the scale? You are welcome.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I heard from several sources yesterday that NIH is planning to release a Request for Information (RFI) that apparently will include this: Scores and percentiles for NIH grant applications will not be shared with applicants although they will be provided to NIH program officers and staff. 1/3

Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Israel’s starvation of Gaza is no less intentional than the starvation of Jews by Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto. In this report, historians Liat Kozma and Lee Mordechai of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem trace the starvation of Gaza over the past three years. bearing-witness.com/starvation-s...

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Starvation Story — Witnessing the Gaza War

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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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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

EXCLUSIVE: A Long Island school district has settled a lawsuit with a former student for $125k after they erased her artwork in the school parking lot of a watermelon and a keffiyeh, both symbols of Palestinian solidarity. But what she really wanted—a public apology—ultimately eluded her. My story:

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NY school district pays $125k settlement to HS student whose Palestine-related art they erased

Half Hollow Hills Central School District has finally resolved a case that stemmed from a September 2024 incident.

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

What a tragic self destruction at Yale. The corporatization of a once great university is nearing completion as Yale’s leadership shows obeisance to fascism. When universities cease to view their mission as a public good, the capitulation is total. yaledailynews.com/articles/yal...

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

If 250 Israelis had been massacred yesterday and >1000 injured, every institution would send an all hands email today expressing compassion for the employees and students with family in Israel. But these are Lebanese people being slaughtered by Israel. No such emails will be sent.

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

When “it happens”, I want to be in the mountains or paddling my kayak off shore so that I am first alerted of the news by the collective shouts of joy from the towns in the valleys or on shore as people march in parades and dance in the streets. Where do you want to be?

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Rep. Lauren Underwood @underwood.house.gov · 03/03/2026

I just viewed the Epstein files. A few things are clear: 1. Trump’s name is all over them. 2. The DOJ is breaking the law and denying the victims justice. 3. A single 3-hour viewing was not enough time. I will be back. If you have questions, let me know in the comments.

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

NY metropolitan area folk, please come join us to stand up for science! #SUFS March 7th. Note location change to City Hall Park.

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I thought I’d boost my post from several weeks ago. I think the consequences were needed and are appropriate.

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I have always felt that the desire by institutions and many scientists to cozy up to billionaires was corrupting. In this case, knowing that Epstein was a predator who victimized young girls didn’t ring a moral bell in Richard’s brain. www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02...

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University Professor and Nobel laureate Richard Axel, CC ’67, was invited to close friend of 11 years Jeffrey Epstein’s island in 2011

<i>Updated Feb. 4 at 8:24 p.m.</i>

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 02/02/2026

"Dr. Norton told NPR in October, “[the admin and president] is asking us to do things that are illegal and harmful to the American public.” @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been an inspiration to many scientists and citizens. I can't count the number of colleagues who have praised her to me.

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N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized Trump Seeks Whistle-Blower Protection

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

In an inexplicable move, the Stony Brook University senate EC voted to delete/stop posting meeting recordings from 9/24 on and to provide links only upon request. Here is the SBU Senate bootleg series (i’ll update the doc each month): #SBUSenateBootleg docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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BootlegSBUSenateRecordings

The Stony Brook University senate executive committee inexplicably voted to stop posting links to the recordings of the senate meetings going forward and to delete past links from the minutes for all ...

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 24/10/2025

Administrators reportedly told the student media director that the IDS should publish special editions of the newspaper containing no news. “How do we frame that,” asked one assistant dean, “in a way that's not seen as censorship?”

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Why Did Indiana University Axe Its Award-Winning Print Newspaper?

If the administration can censor the Indiana Daily Student--one of the most acclaimed student publications in the nation--then student journalism everywhere is at risk.

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Edward Kravitz, a Harvard biochemist who proved GABA's inhibitory power, passed away last month. He will "be remembered for his humanity, for his social conscience and his desire to help those less fortunate than he,” says Ronald Harris-Warrick. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social bit.ly/479Ggmo

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Remembering GABA pioneer Edward Kravitz

The biochemist, who died last month at age 92, was part of the first neurobiology department in the world and showed that gamma-aminobutyric acid is inhibitory.

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Thanks to @insidehighered.com for publishing my perspective about being reprimanded by the Gordon Research conference after my display of empathy for Palestinian victims of genocide. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

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The Palestine Exception in Science (opinion)

A small act in recognition of Palestinian humanity during a scientific presentation should not have been met with a reprimand.

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Alexandra Whiteley @alexwhiteley.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I'm so excited to see this Perspective with @jasonsynaptic.bsky.social out in Neuron! About 8% of our genome is made up of the remnants of LTR-containing retroelements - here, Jason and I explore the activities of retroTEs in neurological health and disease! authors.elsevier.com/c/1lzTx3BtfH...

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

After we defeat fascism, our White House will have a 90,000 square foot department of racial, gender and economic justice. But we will rip that tacky as fuck gold out and paint rainbows 🌈.

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

If you aren’t antifascist, then what are you?

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🇵🇸✡️ #BREAKING | Protesters Block Brooklyn Bridge After Yom Kipur "Rabbis for Ceasefire" protest in Brooklyn

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 02/10/2025

Happening now: Hundreds of rabbis and Jewish community members gather in Brooklyn for a mass public memorial service on Yom Kippur, demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and for the U.S. to stop arming Israel.

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Just when you think @schumer.senate.gov could not possibly become more out of touch with reality, he goes and posts this.

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Tony Zador @tonyzador.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Disney is ABC's parent company

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

When historians analyze this period in American history, they will conclude that the road to repression of free speech was paved with a bipartisan assault on the Palestine justice movement.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

For decades, @jfrejnyc.bsky.social has shown what politics can be: courageous, collaborative, and grounded in the struggle for justice. It was an honor to celebrate them on Wednesday night alongside my friend @bradlander.bsky.social.

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 12/09/2025

Is the Wall Street Journal going to issue an apology for their headline this morning that turned out to be completely false conflating Tyler Robinson with the Transgender movement? This comment, scratched on the spent shell casing has nothing to do with being Transgender.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Hi @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social, we're friendly, we've been on each other's shows. We both agree Kirk's murder is horrific. Q: was Kirk "practicing politics in exactly the right way" when he called for me to be deported because he didn't like my Covid views on MSNBC? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I wrote about how Chicago's resistance led Trump to back down on sending the national guard. This is a victory for the state and the city, and shows that fighting fascism can work. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/pritzker-s...

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Pritzker Scares Trump Away

Yes, Democrats can defeat Trump if they fight.

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Awful take by @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social. I’m against all political violence. The assassin should be tried and imprisoned. But kirk did not “practice politics the right way”. He invited violence against LGBTQ and other folk. He doxxed faculty to silence speech. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...

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Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

After yesterday’s SCOTUS decision, everyone knows the answer to this question: “Would I have maintained a cowardly silence if I had been in Germany when the Nazis began chasing, harassing and detaining people for looking or being Jewish?”

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

This is despite continued use of multiyear funding. My estimate is the multiple funding has blocked the awarding of ~1500 grants, had grants been funded on the usual annual basis. This includes 4-year R01s, excess 2-year R21s, and other awards. 2/2

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Updating my analysis now that August data should be relatively complete. Not great news... The rate of investment of the appropriation is not increasing and it seems unlikely that the entire appropriation will be committed this year. 1/2

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

1/2 Multiple faculty positions available at Stony Brook University, in the Dept of Neurobiology and Behavior. Its a wonderful environment, with great colleagues and students at a public AAU. @sbuneurobiology.bsky.social School of Medicine positions: apply.interfolio.com/170252 A&S search next post

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

"We’re currently at about 54% of last year’s total [of funded R01s]...Another way to look at this is that we’re missing 1,809 new R01s."

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 02/09/2025

NASA scheduled a major workshop for early career researchers during the most important week of the Jewish calendar, during two of the most important days of that week and expects me to accept that this was “difficult scheduling conflicts” That’s what casual antisemitism sounds like

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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Happening Now — Washington DC: Pretty massive rally is forming at 14th and U NW.

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

The genocide scholars association says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, with 86% of experts in agreement. Anyone who won’t accept this needs to look in the mirror and into the eyes of a holocaust denier. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

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Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

The world's leading genocide scholars' association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday.

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