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Neuroscientist & long-time academic | Once an NIH Program Officer (until I wasn’t) | Standing up for science, justice & truth

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Doug Hammond @hammie777.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As hard as it is to believe, that is the actual position of the so-called law and order party.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 21h
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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sjh65.bsky.social @sjh65.bsky.social · 18h
More man’s inhumanity to man. apple.news/A2qe2ZoXNSFy...
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‘It's a nightmare.’ Former refugee, professor on Trump’s new Medicaid policy — NPR
Starting Oct. 1, many immigrants who are here legally lose their Medicaid coverage because of the Republican budget bill passed last year.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I saw and like this framing: A socialist believes that no one should be rich. A capitalist believes that anyone can become rich. A democratic socialist believes that anyone can become rich, but that no one should be poor. 2/2
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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness @cryingwilderness.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Jojo @cjojogogo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Georgia’s Republican-controlled election board invited the Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday to declare the state’s voting system unlawful before the upcoming midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal
The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
This is the most heartbreaking stories I’ve heard in a long time. ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused. What happened next is horrific. No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty.
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#BlueStormComin1🌪️🦋🇺🇸 #Resistance 🦋🙌🏻 #Blues @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And so it begins….. the fallout #Blues #Consumers
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Corruption is misappropriation of public resources. This is blatant corruption
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I was raised to believe that real men have the courage to stand alone and speak out when every other man around them is devolving into the worst of themselves. Boy, was I misled... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/confession...
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Confessions Of A Beta Male.
I am a beta male.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The most ordinary man imaginable came to my home state to tell me to ‘get out of America’ while he & Absent Ashley enjoyed the comfort of buildings my ancestors helped build. Imagine standing on the shoulders of the ppl who built this country & then telling their descendants they don’t belong here/2
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Constitution says Congress, not the president, decides how your tax money is spent. Trump canceled $810 million Congress approved by running out the clock & the independent spending watchdog calls it illegal. Trump treats your money like it’s his #PayToPlayPresident #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is quite the graph from a new retrospective cohort study in Neurology: “In conclusion, football is the leading cause of sports-related traumatic brain injury in children and young adults, and its risks are amplified by institutional promotion despite decades of accumulating evidence of harm.”
Figure one: age breakdown of traumatic brain injuries by activity. The graph clearly shows that American tackle football has the highest number of traumatic brain injuries.
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APHA @apha.org · 01/10/2026
Unclear and inconsistent U.S. immigration policies mean that children with immigrant parents are effectively locked out of the healthcare systems they are entitled to, APHA Executive Board Member Cynthia N. Lebron, Ph.D., M.P.H., explains: vist.ly/5kpg3
An image with a gradient from blue to orange has a quote in white text that says, "For families across the United States with immigrant parents, there’s one more calculation most Americans never have to make: Will taking my child to the doctor put someone I love at risk of losing their chance to stay in this country?" Beneath the quote is the author's name, Cynthia N. Lebron, Ph.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, University of Miami; Executive Board Member, American Public Health Association. In the bottom right it says, "Read more about Future of Healthy Living at FutureOfPersonalHealth.com"
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 02/10/2026
33 days until election day. 33 days until we elect candidates who will actually stand with working people and create an economy that works for us, not billionaires and CEOs. Let’s go win for working people! Check your voter registration: betterinaunion.org/check
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Check Your Voter Registration Status
Have you moved, changed your name, or you're just not sure of the status of your voter registration? Fill out the form below to check your status.
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Rob Bon Vivant🌊 @77sunnyandclear.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Listen to what Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan), a former CIA analyst and Pentagon official, has to say about what to expect out of Trump and the Republican Party over the next 30+ days.
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 01/10/2026
⛈️🌊 Atmospheric rivers, droughts, and hurricanes—no matter where you live on our planet, your weather is influenced by the sea. 👉Find out why a warmer ocean means a stormier future—and how ocean observatories can help us prepare: go.whoi.edu/oceanweather
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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 01/10/2026
A new federal rule weakens the Endangered Species Act by redefining "harm" to wildlife. This change makes it much harder to protect the habitats that endangered species need to survive. Tell Congress to undo this change and protect endangered species here: mbayaq.co/4xSPQUZ
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Stand with the Aquarium for Endangered Species - title
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ACLU @aclu.org · 02/10/2026
The company doesn’t matter. Flock, Axon, and other automatic license plate readers have no place on our streets. Use the toolkit to fight against mass surveillance in your community at aclu.org/gtfo_
"Big Brother should just be reality TV — not our reality. Join us in getting automatic license plate readers out of our communities." ACLU logo. Red tinted photo of a big eye.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 01/10/2026
Write today and demand your members of Congress reject a liability shield for the fossil fuel industry. Take action: act.ucs.org/4iG87AS Learn more in our Decades of Deceit timeline: act.ucs.org/3TOOwEv
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
If Republicans really wanted to stop data centers from raising your utility rates, they wouldn't have put forward a toothless bill. In January, I intro'd the Power for the People Act, a real, enforceable solution to this crisis. No Republicans have joined us. Let's vote on it!
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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Please please read the policies on withdrawing an application to make corrections and definitely don’t wait until the the last day or after to do this.
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
October is #breastcancerawareness month. Did you know: Mary Claire King discovered the BRCA1 gene. In the 70s, she told people that one gene might be responsible for inherited breast cancer. No one believed her. In 1990, she found proof. It created a paradigm shift. It saved millions of lives.🧪
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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 30/09/2026
About 8 in 10 rural voters — an important voting bloc for Trump and fellow Republicans — said the Trump administration’s policies have had a negative effect or no impact on the health of people where they live.
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Rural MAHA followers say Trump hasn’t improved health of their communities, poll finds
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sjh65.bsky.social @sjh65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Researchers sue NIH alleging unconstitutional grant screening process
The plaintiffs accuse the agency of unlawfully scanning projects for hundreds of keywords to target work disfavored by the Trump administration.
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Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 27/09/2026
Newborn screening is vital to helping babies live normal lives. Early diagnoses for many diseases can help the most vulnerable.
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The Ferrari Lab @theferrarilab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
TT Assistant Professor position in Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease at University of Florida
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University of Florida - Details - Assistant Professor of Biology
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/09/2026
Being a leftist means taking big shots. And making them.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY!!! Join the MAGA Resistance & make your voices heard. Accountability. Is. Coming.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We’ve now reached the point of “black site” hearings – secret, illegal hearings as part of Trump & Stephen Miller’s wretched crusade to detain & deport our immigrant neighbors. Quite literally: hidden tribunals that disappear people.
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DHS Opens ‘Black Site Docket’ for Immigrants Without Lawyers at 26 Federal Plaza
A reporter from The City Reporter was threatened with arrest while attempting to observe comings and goings from the new courtrooms, which have left advocates mystified and fearing the worst.
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Truly disappointed. This decision will put so many more kids and communities at risk of gun violence. bsky.app/profile/moms...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wait, a man who drove his wife to suicide by proving how popular he is with the ladies stole money from black kids for their health to fund an entourage to prove how important he is? It's *almost* as if RFK, Jr. is a truly horrible, insecure person!
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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elizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
For now the White House has backed away from a planned executive order to establish an NIH political review board. But officials do not appear to have totally abandoned their desire to tighten their grip over federal research spending. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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Trump Backtracks on Plan for New Controls on N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)
Democrats and Republicans in Congress opposed the creation of a commission with the power to veto federal research awards.
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Doctor Octopus @furiousplatypus007.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We must remember that sometimes all it takes to be a hero is to say no www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Not set in stone: teachers are defying mandates to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms
Some educators are pushing back in class and in court against the display of the religious code in public schools
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sjh65.bsky.social @sjh65.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Worth a read, perhaps. The book that is as well as article. apple.news/ATx7Ff2IlTT2...
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Opinion | The west is in freefall – and the worst part is that we were warned, but chose not to listen — Guardian US
Endless pursuit of wealth and power by western leaders led us here. What strikes me most is how many saw what was coming, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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International Society for Neurochemistry @neurochemistry.org · 07/04/2026
📍 Neurochemistry 2027 | Kyoto, Japan 📅 24–27 August 2027 Symposia applications opening soon, with registration to follow early next year. Looking forward to bringing the neurochemistry community together in Kyoto. #Neurochemistry2027
Neurochemistry 2027 conference visual with ISN logo, the text ‘Save the Date,’ and event dates: 24–27 August 2027 in Kyoto, Japan.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17/09/2026
The Kennedy Center was part of DC life. Trump destroyed it.
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The Kennedy Center was part of DC life. Trump destroyed it.
It was never the city's most daring arts venue. It was something better: all ours.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and other members of Congress have introduced a bill to ban private equity funds from owning or controlling medical practices. This is a big deal. Here’s what you need to know about the shady private equity industry and how it operates.
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This One Thing Is Making Your Life More Expensive | Robert Reich
Private equity is shutting out millions of people from buying their own homes.In 2021, private equity investors bought n
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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A barn owl’s face shape helps to focus sounds.🦉 - #SciArtSeptember Day 11: Heart
A drawing of a barn owl, standing. The owl is in three-quarter view, facing forward and to the left. The background is a flat white colour.
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sjh65.bsky.social @sjh65.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Hundreds of ageing Americans may not get results of Alzheimer’s study due to Trump cuts — Guardian US
Shutdown of study is latest for Trump administration, which has canceled, frozen and otherwise disrupted more than 5,700 medical research grants over two years
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sjh65.bsky.social @sjh65.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I know it’s a distraction from what really matters but it still pisses me off! apple.news/Ao4wrv8KKTnO...
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Kennedy Center board to propose new options for honoring Trump as center confronts solvency worries — The Associated Press
The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees is planning to propose adding President Donald Trump’s name to the facility’s exterior in recognition of his saving the building from its “precarious fiscal positi...
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Now this... Trump and Republicans don't care. Yes...People ARE GETTING SICK...plus 🎯Water Pollution 🎯Piercing Noise Pollution 🎯Farm and Ranch animals are dropping dead 🎯UTILITIES PRICES skyrocket 🎯Your Property Devalued Vote these Republicans out
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Former EPA officials: Trump is letting data centers make you sick
“Families shouldn’t have to pay for the AI boom with their health.”
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14/09/2026
NEW: The DOJ asked SCOTUS to lift a second block on USPS' anti-mail voting rule after another federal judge barred the Postal Office from implementing the new restrictions. The department previously asked the justices to pause a separate block, which could be decided at any time.
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DOJ asks Supreme Court to lift second order against Trump’s mail voting restrictions
In a ruling Sunday, a federal judge in D.C. completely barred the U.S. Postal Service from implementing its new mail voting regulations.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I said this years ago. It's been obvious. It remains obvious. It's a tragedy for our country.
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Simons Foundation @simonsfoundation.org · 14/09/2026
Let's transform math and science — together. The Simons Foundation and @flatironinstitute.org are hiring! We're looking for curious, mission-driven people to help advance the frontiers of #math and #science. See open opportunities: bit.ly/4dFEufT
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sjh65.bsky.social @sjh65.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
He no longer needs to fear American sanctions it would seem. apple.news/AnJKBzsh_TKG...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin — ProPublica
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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