(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It seems that the current GOP is the party of the Dunning-Kruger effect. The committee questioning Jack Smith overestimates their own intelligence relative to JS's. 100
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I've come to the realization that Jensen Huang is a complete and total asshole. 000
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 19/05/2026sometimes, my dog watches me poop. the level of judgement is epic. 120
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 02/03/2026You think they'll learn not to trust DJT? . . . . Na 000
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 02/03/2026I forgot I had jury duty this morning, I called 1 min before I was supposed to show up. They dismissed everyone! I need to buy a lottery ticket. 010
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Sarepta: Enough, For God's Sake | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...science.orgSarepta: Enough, For God's Sake 000
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 28/08/2025So, I was on a zoom with a colleague who was showing a Canva screen. Her Canva app was in Spanish. Now, I receive daily emails from Canva in Spanish. I have tried unsubscribing and labeling the emails junk but they still keep coming. How it planted a cookie thru zoom freaks me out. 000
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 31/07/2025USPS out here killin it. I live 90 miles from Jacksonville. Package currently 1000 miles away. 120
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Hey, @foodnetwork.bsky.social, tell ur chefs YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PUT SALT ON EVERY FUCKING THING. 000
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 17/06/2025I don’t know who needs to hear this but Mr and Mrs Ts is the absolute worst Bloody Mary mixer on earth. I’d love to know how they got the airline monopoly. 010
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))Addgene @addgene.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Shout out to all the amazing scientists who worked on these 8 studies - your work will accelerate neuroscience research globally! We're grateful to play a part in helping these tools reach labs worldwide. www.addgene.org/collections/...addgene.orgAddgene: Brain Armamentarium 0198
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))Stein Aerts @steinaerts.bsky.social · 21/05/2025One thousand candidate enhancers tested in vivo in the mouse brain! A massive resource and oh so useful as validation set for genome-wide enhancer prediction methods. Super fun to be involved in one of the papers: ‘the prediction challenge paper’ by Nelson&Niklas et al www.cell.com/cell-genomic...cell.comEvaluating methods for the prediction of cell-type-specific enhancers in the mammalian cortexJohansen et al. report the results of a community challenge to predict functional enhancers targeting specific brain cell types. By comparing multi-omics machine learning approaches using in vivo data... 04213
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 19/05/2025So your PCP can't prescribe it for you "off label"? 010
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Word of the day: 'exhaustipated'. Too tired to give a shit. 000
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 28/04/2025Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH. Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH. HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH. 99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH. Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important. 5650322378
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 13/04/2025go.nature.com/3Yu0zpMgo.nature.comHow Trump 2.0 is slashing NIH-backed research — in chartsNature analyses which fields of science and US states are being hit hardest by grant terminations. 010
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 20/03/2025www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...cell.comSafeguarding the future of biomedical science in the United StatesNIH’s abrupt decision to cap indirect cost reimbursement at 15% threatens the critical infrastructure supporting groundbreaking biomedical research in the United States. This policy jeopardizes Americ... 020
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 09/03/2025academic.oup.com/brain/articl...academic.oup.comOn the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universitiesYou may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a 110
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 10/02/2025This seems like a really really bad time to be undergoing post tenure review. 020
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Behold the homemade tuna parm sub™️ 010
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 02/02/2025We may be in a Great Depression by then. 020
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/02/2025Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US" 316512425534269
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 02/02/2025The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...wired.comThe Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government TakeoverEngineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure. 7662097312251
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))Anti-Trump Resistance @yeetintospace.bsky.social · 30/01/2025 603257326971
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Let's all say it out loud. These people are fascists & this is a fascist take-over of the United States. You can couch your words more carefully, but the speed and ferocity of what is happening now is part-and-parcel of a coup. The GOP in Congress has surrendered. The Dems are out of their depth. 1/ 12461551786
(((Ron Mandel, PhD))) @ron-mandel-neuro.bsky.social · 01/02/2025@davidmuirj.bsky.social what would Walter Cronkite do? 010
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Tariffs are a tax on Americans. Trump’s 25% tariff on Mexico & Canada will drive up prices, kill jobs & strain relations with our allies. Meanwhile, China gets off easier with just 10%. Who is he really helping? Not us! 75913290
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 31/01/2025If you are in danger unless you comply with a regime, you are in danger whether you comply or not 4693892612
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 31/01/2025This study is remarkable and I will keep talking about it. Many findings, but the presence of SARSCoV2 in the skulls of patients who had recovered from infection but died of non-COVID-19 causes is a major. What if long-lasting viral presence is inducing chronic inflammation, for example? #NeuroCovid 917378
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Growth slowed in the the fourth quarter, inflation is rising again. Tomorrow Trump's tariffs will cause inflation to rise further, the economy to keep slowing down. Trump is causing a staggering amount of damage to the country and we need to keep fighting. bsky.app/profile/did:... 1625277
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))Voices for Vaccines @voices4vaccines.bsky.social · 30/01/2025One of the vaccines we have—the one for pneumococcal disease—prevents meningitis in young kids. Getting that disease while young can affect your whole life. "The doctors told my parents that if I woke up, I’d probably never have a normal life." www.voicesforvaccines.org/how-meningit...voicesforvaccines.orgHow Meningitis Affected My Brain – and My LifeI survived meningitis, seemingly unaffected. It took years to understand the true impact. 05816
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))Joel McGlothlin @joelmcglothlin.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Are any lawyers taking up the case of NSF fellows pro bono? 13921
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 30/01/2025“That paragraph was gone as of Thursday afternoon, as was the assertion that Rubin shows what can happen when “more minds” participate in science. The word “more” was replaced with “many,” shifting the meaning.” 🧪 🔭 www.propublica.org/article/vera...propublica.orgVera Rubin Was a Pioneering Female Astronomer. Her Federal Bio Now Doesn’t Mention Efforts to Diversify Science.The edits to the webpage offer a glimpse into how far the Trump administration will go in refusing to acknowledge today’s inequalities as it purges federal initiatives promoting diversity, equity and ... 10361157
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Calling bullshit on their lies isn't censorship. Failed insurrectionists aren't heroes. Fighting racism and helping underserved communities isn't discrimination. Showing empathy isn't evil. Supporting trans kids isn't abuse. Don't accept their twisted frames as reality. 6504160
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 30/01/2025to arrive at a scene like last nights. Just keep in mind that it’s not just the really big stuff like hurricanes and wildfires that emergency management helps manage, they’re there for this kind of emergency too. EM is quietly doing much more than you might think. 16720
Reposted by (((Ron Mandel, PhD)))UDisabilities @udisabiities.bsky.social · 30/01/2025yes it can be pinned on him... 21910