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Lorna

@neuronana.bsky.social
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Mom, Nana and neuroscientist ( pretty much in that order). Scary times for all, hence the avatar…

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
"new ways to circumvent the will of Congress and starve American science" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @science.org @holdenthorp.bsky.social
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Another red alert for American science
Although research has bipartisan support in the US Congress, and trust in science is above 75% across the country, the Trump administration seems as determined as ever to mortally wound the nation’s s...
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The @standupforscience.net emergency event on the proposed OMB regulations is now available on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6rq...
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Emergency Science Meeting, hosted by Stand Up for Science! June 2nd, 2026 - OMB Grant Proposal
YouTube video by Stand Up for Science!
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
My quote of the day When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream. John Lennon
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Here we go again 🙄
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The White House Is Getting Dragged Hard After Bragging About Trump's 'Perfect' Physical
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Nature @nature.com · 27/05/2026
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) — a major funder of basic research — has restricted the flow of new research grants to a group of elite universities, Nature has learnt. go.nature.com/4ujNnkJ
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Exclusive: NSF puts new research grants to top universities on hold
US science funder once again restricts awards to Harvard University and other research institutions.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
(2) The plan is, indeed, to have an RFI to collect input. THIS IS A HUGE SHIFT IN NIH PRACTICES. FOLKS NEED TO THINK ABOUT THIS AND PREPARE TO WEIGH IN. 3/3
A slide about implementation of new NIH scoring including a request for information.
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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Please share widely. The new (simpler) MIRA R35 for Early Stage Investigators (ESI) NOFO is published. First due date is 10/2/2026. files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
My "favorite" in this space is Bhattacharya justifying placing @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social on admin leave: Bhattacharya told Just the News that his (free speech) policy did not apply to Norton (PhD, MPH) because she’s a program officer (aka Health Science Admin) and “not in a scientist position.”
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
You and me both...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/02/2026
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 01/02/2026
Happy Black History Month! We honor the remarkable contributions Black Americans have made to our nation and our communities.

As President Trump and his toadies try to censor the history of Black Americans, we celebrate loudly and proudly so we never forget that Black history is American history.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 31/01/2026
Federal judge Kate M. Menendez denied a request by officials in Minnesota to temporarily end Operation Metro Surge in the state.
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Judge Denies Effort To Pause ICE Operation In Minnesota
Federal judge Kate M. Menendez denied a request by officials in Minnesota to temporarily end Operation Metro Surge in the state.
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Erin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Yesterday, these incompetent fucks were just going door-to-door in a neighborhood near my house at 8:30 in the morning. School buses were driving through trying to pick up kids, people were out walking their dogs, and people were taking out their trash cans.
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Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/h...
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No Link Between Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Autism, a New Study Finds
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/11/2025
Federal agents began fanning out and arresting people across Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday, expanding the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown to another Democrat-led city.
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U.S. Border Patrol Launches Operation in Charlotte, N.C.
It is unclear how long the operation will last in North Carolina’s largest city, which has a growing immigrant population.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I heard some old friends at Pod Save America were in town, so I decided to stop by. As we saw this week, we can change this country for the better. But it’s going to take all of us getting organized and having honest conversations about the best way forward.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Mole day nerd confession... Years ago, I was lying relaxing on a beach and letting my mind wander. I wondered how moles of sand grains there are on a beach. My best estimate was that there are about 0.001 moles of sand grains on beaches on Earth. Avogadro's number is huge and molecules are small
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drwendieberg.bsky.social @drwendieberg.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Love the sense of humor from those in RFK Jr's neighborhood! Happy #Halloween.
Skeleton saying "I wish I had my vaccine" and second saying "I did my own research"
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CindyTX @cdv214.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Thank you for speaking out. The cruelty and fear being inflicted by Vought hasn’t stopped everyone from NIH from informing us of how Trump admin actions will devastate our health and kill Americans.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
"The irreversible gravity of killing, coupled with the lack of a substantive legal justification, is bringing into sharper view a structural weakness of law as a check on the American presidency." { gift link } www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
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The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
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Lorna @neuronana.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
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Scientists Are Caught in a Political Trap
Fighting back against the Trump administration means they start to look more like activists.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
They say phones only make us miserable but I just got this news alert and laughed for a solid minute so who is to say
Breaking News
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A close adviser to Mayor Eric Adams was suspended from his campaign after trying to give a journalist cash inside a potato chip bag.
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Science and Freedom Alliance - SAFA @safa-science.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
The Supreme Court is reviewing a vitally important NIH case on its shadow docket. It is likely that the Court will back Trump, and say his (illegal) grant terminations are ok. We must speak up now. 1/
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Tell the Supreme Court: No Stay. Hands off NIH
The Supreme Court is poised to allow Trump to illegally terminate NIH grants. Let's speak out. There is not much time.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
I think we were successful in showing them that we are organized, committed, hard working and passionate. That even if you exclude some of our lead organizers, there are plenty more of us ready to step in. That we are going to keep fighting to save #NIH.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
At a doctor’s office — with no warrants, masked, no ID 😳 What are we doing? 🇺🇸
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Well, this happened yesterday... www.drugdiscoverytrends.com/nih-announce... I assume that this pertains only to applications that focus on therapeutic development and not those addressing fundamental biology or mechanism. But I am wary about making assumptions... 1/2
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NIH announces end to funding for animal-only studies - Drug Discovery and Development
Drug Discovery and Development covers strategies and technologies related to pharmaceutical research and development and drug formulation.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 12/03/2025
"I've been clear: the House Republican CR provides, in my view, a continuing of a blank check to shut down government agencies as they're doing right now."
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'Blank check to shut down government': Multiple senators are no fans of GOP's funding bill
WASHINGTON — The House developed a six-month bill that would continue funding the government and raise the debt ceiling, while making drastic cuts, but some senators aren't fans of the legislation. An...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/03/2025
Breaking News: Senator Chuck Schumer said Democrats would not help pass a stopgap funding bill, raising the odds of a government shutdown. His party is united behind a 30-day bill for a bipartisan solution, but House Republicans purposefully left town after passing the six-month funding bill.
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Trump Live Updates: Federal Worker Cuts, Ireland's Leader Visits U.S. and the Latest Ukraine News
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 12/03/2025
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Trump admin cancels $21M promised for Arizona to buy food for kids and poor
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cancelling roughly $1 billion in already-promised spending on local food purchases for schools and food banks nationwide, Politico reported this week. The Loc...
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Lorna @neuronana.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org
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5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
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Lorna @neuronana.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
@jeremymberg.bsky.social Years ago (2010) you called to tell me I had gotten a Pioneer award (I thought you were after me for study section so I kept avoiding your call😳) Now, I’m at NIH & I’ve seen your important writings on the crisis we are in. 1st THANK YOU 2nd can I help??
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Destroying science, medical research, and universities is already well underway. We have heard from four different scientists in the last few days that they are actively calling colleagues abroad, asking about jobs.
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Got word that several NIH employees in a group working on cancer clinical trials got terminated via email this evening. “The [cancer research] trials will literally not be able to function without us.” Trump and Musk are killing cancer research. 🧪
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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
I believe!
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Lorna @neuronana.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
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Opinion | American Science is Under Attack
The Trump administration hobbles research and endangers the public health.
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Lorna @neuronana.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
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Say what this is: a coup.
Friends,
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Lorna @neuronana.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
www.mspb.gov/appeals/appe... Possible appeal for fired feds
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U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
MSPB Mission: To protect the Merit System Principles and promote an effective Federal workforce free of Prohibited Personnel Practices.
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Lorna @neuronana.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
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This is what dictatorship looks like
We’re now in a coup
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/02/2025
Breaking News: Cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form of bird flu, indicating that the virus may pose a more persistent risk to people than thought.
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Cows Have Been Infected With a Second Form of Bird Flu
A new version of the virus is widespread in wild birds but had not previously been detected in cows.
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Lorna @neuronana.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
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This is what dictatorship looks like
We’re now in a coup
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 02/02/2025
Wrecking ball: Trump’s war on ‘woke’ marks US society’s plunge into ‘dark times’
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Wrecking ball: Trump’s war on ‘woke’ marks US society’s plunge into ‘dark times’
President’s ‘culture war’ crusade targets DEI and LGBTQ+ rights in bid to spread rightwing agenda, experts say Donald Trump didn’t need to wait for the black box flight recorder. He knew what caused the mid-air collision of a passenger plane and army…
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Manfred Siegenthaler @swissinusa.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
I wonder what the rest of the world is saying about us now. Berlin newspaper.
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
"We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people.” I’ve had my differences with Justin Trudeau, for sure, but he rose to the occasion here.
Partial text of Justin Trudeau comments on Trump tariffs.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone here at Bluesky for the follows and the conversations and the constructive, substantive interaction. It's a great forum, a great resource for circulating and talking about the news, and -- most of all -- a pleasure. I'm grateful!
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Since tariffs are a tax on U.S. importers, why do we permit the President to impose them unilaterally without authorization from Congress? Asking for a nation.
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Nature @nature.com · 01/02/2025
Latest from the Nature Podcast 🔊 Asteroid Bennu contains building blocks of life go.nature.com/4hkPzm7
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Asteroid Bennu contains building blocks of life
Hear the latest science news from the Nature Podcast | 29 January 2025
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Nature @nature.com · 01/02/2025
Not only does Bennu contain all 5 of the nucleobases that form DNA and RNA on Earth and 14 of the 20 amino acids found in known proteins, the asteroid’s amino acids hold a surprise go.nature.com/4hDJnFM
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Asteroid fragments upend theory of how life on Earth bloomed
Nature - Samples from Bennu contain the chemical building blocks of life — but with a twist.
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Earl K. Miller @earlkmiller.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Working memory works better when neural activity is transient, rather than persistent. No wonder the brain does it that way. Recurrent neural networks with transient trajectory explain working memory encoding mechanisms www.nature.com/articles/s42... #neuroscience
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Recurrent neural networks with transient trajectory explain working memory encoding mechanisms - Communications Biology
Modifying recurrent neural networks to encode working memory with transient trajectory leads to higher performance in simulated tasks, supporting the transient activity theory as a working memory mech...
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