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Marcus Muench

@marcusmuench.bsky.social
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🧪 Scientist with an interest in developmental hematology 🩸, transfusion science, stem cells, playing guitar 🎸, and bread baking 🍞. My thoughts, my account, don't blame my employer. 🖖🏻

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Marcus Muench @marcusmuench.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Whole Wheat bread with flax seeds, honey, and cultured whey from cheese making.
Two loaves of bread covered in flax seeds.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
nytimes.com
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Christopher Callahan @ccallahan45.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A very fitting and timely episode, as conservative forces are once again gearing up to steal the emails of scientists (including mine) to help avoid accountability for climate change impacts www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers
A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.
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Marcus Muench @marcusmuench.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Dinner is gazpacho and fresh-baked rye sourdough.
A loaf of bread with flour dusting and a score mark.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
nbcnews.com
America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
US move to loosen restrictions on fishing could harm vital ecosystems, experts warn
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US move to loosen restrictions on fishing could harm vital ecosystems, experts warn
The federal agency that oversees U.S. fisheries released a list of priorities on Sept. 2, advancing the Trump administration’s promise to deregulate the domestic industry. The list of 34 priorities…
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The person who thinks that he has the ability to decide which science to fund out of hundreds of subfields is exactly the person who should not make that decision. There is a reason that expert committees of scientists review and give recommendations for funding. No one person can know all of it.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 21/09/2026
Trump & Vought are politicizing critical medical research and make no mistake: in the long run, this will cost lives. Their continued attacks will put future cures and treatments at risk in service of their own political agenda.   Shameful.
nytimes.com
White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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Marcus Muench @marcusmuench.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Made some quick overnight baguettes. #BreadSky
Two baguettes on a cutting board.
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 17/09/2026
#ConstitutionDay fun fact: Our secular Constitution only mentions religion twice, and does not mention God once! 💭📜 Learn more about the founders' secular vision for America on FFRF's YouTube channel ➡️ ffrf.us/3SUQpiG #America250 #LightingTheWay
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elizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Class action lawsuit challenging the NIH policy of blocking grants to censor views it disagrees with, on everything from DEI to gender identity to climate change. Lawsuit alleges NIH is unconstitutionally censoring research. protectdemocracy.org/work/researc...
protectdemocracy.org
Researchers challenge NIH screening of grants for disfavored viewpoints - Protect Democracy
Today, researchers filed a class action lawsuit challenging the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) policy of blocking grants in order to censor views it disagrees with, on everything from DEI to ge...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I'm old enough to remember that time a Democratic senate, in the middle of a Democratic president's reelection campaign, ordered a bipartisan investigation of the president's brother's receipt of $200,000 from the Libyan government. {gift link: www.nytimes.com/1980/07/25/a...
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Marcus Muench @marcusmuench.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Made my first loaf of Borodinsky bread. Yummy rye flour goodness.
A dark loaf of bread with a few coriander and caraway seeds on top.A cut loaf of dark bread showing a dense crumb with seeds.
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Jers_gal @jersgal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Yes, everyone should check. Don't assume your voter registration is still valid. It's quick and easy to check. www.vote.org/am-i-registe...
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Check Your Voter Registration Status - Vote.org
It takes less than 30 seconds to check your registration status with our free 50-state tool. And if you're not registered, we'll help you take care of that too. Fast, free, secure, non-partisan.
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AGU Science Policy @aguscipolicy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
HUGE SCIENCE WIN: The Senate's CR will temporarily block OMB's harmful federal grant rule. We need the House to adopt the Senate's CR language and for both chambers to find a solution to prevent this OMB rule from taking effect. Write to your legislators today! agu.quorum.us/campaign/erch20r5
Tell Congress to shut down OMB’s attempt to control federal grantmaking
“Without scientific review at the forefront of decision-making, potential additional outcomes and benefits of proposed scientific research may go unrecognized and public benefits for the U.S. lost.” -AGU’s comment on the proposed OMB rule
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Permafrost is thawing deeper and it’s happening worldwide. A new study of 156 monitoring sites found that the active layer, the soil that thaws each summer, increased significantly at many sites from 2000–2024. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
nature.com
Long-term monitoring of active layer thickness confirms global permafrost degradation - Communications Earth & Environment
Active-layer thickness increased at 55% and 38% of Arctic and Antarctic sites, and >90% in European, Asian, and South American mountains, driven by increasing thawing degree-days and rainfall, acco...
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The Daily Edge @thedailyedge.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
GOP fuckery in Texas. More than 1.2 million Texas voters are on the state's suspended list, three months before a high-stakes midterm election. How to check your status and, if needed, update it before the Oct. 5 deadline: www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Texas voter suspense list hits 1.2 million. Here’s what to do if you’re on it
Election Day is three months away, and more than 1 million Texas voters are listed as suspended. Here's what that means.
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The Fighting Liberal Texan🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121 @fightingliberal.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting Critics include Senator Chris van Hollen, ex-aide to Obama Tommy Vietor and ex-Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger ...
theguardian.com
Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting
Critics include Senator Chris van Hollen, ex-aide to Obama Tommy Vietor and ex-Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 16/08/2026
Health insurance premiums for people on the individual market are skyrocketing because the Trump administration let the federal tax credits expire. My priority as Governor will be to reduce premiums and lower health care costs, so families can afford to get the care they need.
minnesotareformer.com
Klobuchar proposes Minnesota tax credit to assist with rising healthcare premiums • Minnesota Reformer
If the federal government fails to extend federal subsidies that offset healthcare premiums, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, as governor, would create a state tax credit to help with those skyrocketing costs. Most Republican U.S. senators late last year blocked a Democratic bill to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially driving up healthcare premiums for millions […]
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Marcus Muench @marcusmuench.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Made some buttermilk biscuits earlier this week, except I had no buttermilk and used kafir instead. For the record, it worked.
A number of biscuits in a wooden bowl.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Pete Buttigieg's efforts to help Democrats regain power are taking on a new focus: state legislatures. He’s backing a crop of mostly long-shot, down-ballot Democrats in Indiana, his former backyard. The slate of endorsements is the first move in what will be a number of state-by-state endorsements.
politico.com
Buttigieg’s plan to help Dems win again starts with the Indiana state legislature
A slate of endorsements in Indiana is the start of a new effort to win down-ballot across the country.
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Heme Doc @labsandmabs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Grifols pauses plasma collection at Canada donation centres
Private blood-plasma collector has been under scrutiny for months after the deaths of two donors
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Marcus Muench @marcusmuench.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
#Earthquake in San Francisco just now - not too big here.
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elizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I'm tracking 289 NIH funding opportunities stuck in the queue, 186 already overdue. $229M in set-aside money is tied to fiscal years closing within weeks. Plus what I'm hearing about a new OMB hold on all NOFO publication. formernih.substack.com/p/the-nih-fo...
formernih.substack.com
The NIH Forecast Graveyard, Revisited
An Update on NIH's Stalled Funding Pipeline, as the Fiscal Year Runs Out
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Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
At least we are also destroying wind and solar energy. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/c...
nytimes.com
Trump Administration to Pay German Firm $1.2 Billion to Cancel Wind Leases
It was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 11/08/2026
it's maddening. and not only this, renewables are now the cheapest form of electricity AND fossil fuels have suffered repeated severe price shocks AND EVs are now price competitive with gas cars
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 10/08/2026
Important: Trump’s executive order is NOT legislation. Though the executive order promotes more misinformation about vaccines, nothing has changed about the availability of childhood vaccines. For evidence-based guidance, please follow and share American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations.
AAP Recommended Immunization Schedule
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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Maura L. Gillison "was credited as the first researcher to show definitively that the human papillomavirus, or HPV — the most common sexually transmitted infection — caused so-called oropharyngeal cancers of the throat, tonsils and base of the tongue." RIP, Doctor. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/o...
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Dr. Maura L. Gillison, Who Linked Throat Cancers to HPV, Dies at 61 (Gift Article)
She challenged the conventional view that a majority of head and neck cancers resulted from cigarette smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Holy shit. “The Trump Family Sparks a Revolution in Albania… The uprising, called the Flamingo Revolution, takes its name from the wild birds that breed in the wetland habitat. Protesters have carried inflatable flamingos and placards with drawings.” 7/23/26 … 1/
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The Trump Family Sparks a Revolution in Albania
A luxury development planned by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump has spurred anti-corruption protests.
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Marcus Muench @marcusmuench.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Hawaiian buns fresh out of the oven. BreadSky
15 round buns in a glass dish. The buns are glazed with egg wash.
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Marcus Muench @marcusmuench.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Made one of my favorite breads today: challah.
Two loaves of bread, one larger braided with sesame seeds and a smaller braided loaf that was baked in a bread pan.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This is “one of the most catastrophic events we've seen in our lifetime here in Spokane," KHQ anchor @KHQSean says, noting it's impossible to know many homes have already burned. Now it's sunset. "Tomorrow morning is going to be devastating for our community," @KHQLeslie says.”
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Trump administration says it isn’t trying to destroy the U.S. Forest Service. Let’s look at the facts. Over the past year, the U.S. Forest Service has lost nearly 7,000 employees through layoffs, buyouts, and other workforce reductions roughly one-quarter of its workforce.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The ISS crossed in front of Mars, a moment only visible from a 90-meter strip sinapti.ca/post/en/the-iss-crossed-…
The ISS crossed in front of Mars, a moment only visible from a 90-meter strip

https://sinapti.ca/post/en/the-iss-crossed-in-front-of-mars-a-moment-that-could-only-be-hryvcvvy
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Marcus Muench @marcusmuench.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Sourdough with some whole wheat flour, sesame seeds, and millet.
A loaf of bread topped with seeds and a dusting of flour.Slices of bread with irregular crumb.
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Marcus Muench @marcusmuench.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Since it is summer I made some pan candeal, which we use for gazpacho and salmorejo. BreadSky
A long loaf of bread with deep scoring resulting diamond shapes.
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Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
“While we sit around removing pandemic preparedness grants, arresting scientists, locking them up in some cases, viruses are out there evolving.” kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...
kffhealthnews.org
American Scientists See Prosecutions as Part of Federal Campaign Against Them - KFF Health News
Federal officials charged two virologists they stopped en route from an African disease outbreak with violating import rules. But scientists tell KFF Health News the inactivated samples they carried p...
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 23/07/2026
1. The new Trump / Kratsios plan for US science appears explicitly designed to destroy US universities. Diverting money to tech donors is probably just a bonus. Gift link.
nytimes.com
Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities (Gift Article)
Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.
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Marcus Muench @marcusmuench.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Hey ocean, critter, and science lovers! I want to let you know about a fundraiser going on until Friday for a good cause: bringing back the white abalone. Buy a T-shirt or hoodie to help out the lab. www.customink.com/fundraising/...
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Summer 2026 T-Shirt Fundraiser - Team White Abalone, Supporting Regents of the University of California, Davis
25 Years of Saving White Abalone! White Abalone have been federally protected by the Endangered Species Act since June 28, 2001. Over the past 15 years, the White Abalone Captive Breeding Program has ...
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David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
In a typical pattern, to the dismay of many scientists the National Academy of Sciences leadership had been going out of its way to try to placate the Trump Administration to avoid being targeted. Worked as well as usual.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
My explanation of how climate change is amplifying these wildfires ended up entirely on the @npr.org cutting room floor. Instead they included an extremely misleading of the supposed role of fire suppression and human alteration (expertly debunked here: www.theclimatebrink.com/p/canadas-bo... )
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Ben Allen @evodynamics.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Congrats we just made it impossible to come here for a PhD www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...
bostonglobe.com
Trump administration limits student visas to four years, changing longstanding policy - The Boston Globe
The new rule, which also restricts the international students’ ability to transfer schools or change majors without approval in their first year, will go into effect in mid-September.
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ISEH - International Society for Experimental Hematology @isehsociety.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Congratulations to yesterday's winner - Bettina Wingelhofer from @manmetuni.bsky.social! The last day of #ISEH2026 Race to Register continues with today's prize: A $50 gift card. Register by 11:59pm US CT to to win - it's your last chance! iseh.org/Annual-Meeti...
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Dr Marino posted this 10 months ago It was prescient, tragically 😢
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Weird Al Swearengen @peterlynn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The Las Vegas skyline from Blade Runner 2049 vs the Toronto skyline from right now.
The Las Vegas skyline from Blade Runner 2049The Toronto skyline from right now
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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Scientists--if your funding was cut over the last year (for research on climate, global health, DEI, LGBTQ or womens health, etc) but you managed to keep the research going, I want to talk to you for an upcoming article! Plz contact me: gewin at me dot com. Re-posts appreciated!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Schiff: The judge, in that decision on Monday, referred Blanche, basically, to the New York Bar Association because of his conduct. How is it possible that after being referred to the bar association for potential discipline on Monday, we’re contemplating this guy for attorney general on Wednesday?
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 12/07/2026
CA leads the nation in scientific advancements & cutting-edge research. White House Office of Management and Budget new proposed rule puts all this in jeopardy & makes way for politically motivated decisions that serve the President over science.   They must rescind this rule immediately.
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NEWS: As California Leads Nation in Scientific Advancements, Schiff, Lofgren, 42 Colleagues Urge OMB to Rescind Politicized Rule on Federal Grants
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.-18), and 42 members of the California congressional delegation are demanding the Office of Management...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
WATCH — Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social on being detained: “The arrogance in the eyes of those settlers… the arrogance of those IDF soldiers that my tax dollars are funding… the arrogance of power, and no accountability. Total impunity.” (From @mintpressnews.bsky.social )
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🇭🇺 PM Magyar: Let me make it very clear concerning the war in Ukraine, on behalf of Hungarian government, that Ukraine is the victim, Russia is the brutal aggressor and Ukraine has the right to defend its territorial integrity. We maintain our humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.
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