Reposted by TAGHIVscienceJameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 32mThree days: sanctioning the international criminal court, announcing that the firing-squad execution of NH will be live-streamed, investigating the WH press on bogus antitrust charges, searching IO’s home on transparently pretextual immigration charges, financing Putin, jettisoning Zelensky. 111350
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceJameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 42mWhat was once a gradual slide into autocracy has become something like free-fall. We should all be in the streets. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...reuters.comUS launches immigration raid of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home, Fox News reportsUS authorities conducted a predawn raid Monday on the Washington-area home of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar in a probe of the Somali-born lawmaker's immigration paperwork, Fox News Digital re... 19568246
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 53mVia Fox News, natch: A criminal raid, right before the election, based on some paperwork Omar’s dad filled out decades ago www.foxnews.com/politics/ilh... 613745
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceyaoi gagarin @mel.bzky.team · 17hwait youre telling me we can make the internet livable again by just giving ukraine more money to blow up more of these?? 10918195
Reposted by TAGHIVscience27 UNIHTED @27unihted.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Comment on peer review proposal by Oct 13th “Although NIH leadership says this proposal is the same as the NSF review process, we’ve spoken to people who have experienced review for both agencies who say that it is very different. The NSF process is transparent; there are no ‘secret scores.’…27unihted.substack.comHow to comment on a plan that decreases transparency in NIH peer review — listen on WCOM radioDeadline to respond is Tuesday, October 13th. Research staff or anyone who benefits or hopes to benefit from health research someday can express their opinion about the proposal. 11114
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17hThe targeting of one data center is proving a really useful natural experiment showing which sites and ideologies are an echo chamber of Russian propaganda 684317918
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceGabriele Svelto @gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 18hI double-checked this on a couple of Xitter stat sites and it's true. Average views of the main AfD account dropped 90% and average engagement dropped by 60%. This is commercial social media for you: bots, damn bots and Russian bots. 7653541946
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 21hThey are under investigation for possible misconduct (www.science.org/content/arti...)science.orgControversial Danish vaccine research group faces new allegationsResearchers say they couldn’t find complete data for 10 trials that together enrolled tens of thousands of children in Guinea-Bissau 34717
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceAlexander Howard @digiphile.bsky.social · 11/10/2026If @fetterman.senate.gov doesn’t want to d the work of representing the people of Pennsylvania, then he should resign & give another Pennsylvanian the opportunity to serve. www.inquirer.com/politics/pen... Service is a privilege. @johnfetterman.com is wasting taxpayer dollars by not doing his job. 21620138
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 23hPlease comment on "Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review" by Tuesday (October 13th, 2026). rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6a2b1c22c3... Here is my comment: 1/6rfi.grants.nih.govRequest For Information 13429
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 22h1. Trump’s new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is a prolific user of Truth Social where she regularly promoted Pizzagate and QAnon conspiracies, accusing elites in the Democratic Party and Hollywood of running child sex rings and eating people. 30934911333
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceDr Seth Thévoz @seththevoz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026With this deal, the Trump administration has effectively declared war on Ukraine - and, by extension, the rest of Europe. Think about that for a moment. 23517
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceMark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026If you are an NIH funded scientist and have not commented, you are agreeing that this change is a good idea. If, you, like me, think ditching peer review is a bad idea, take the 5 minutes and post a comment. 18291
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Four days before yesterday’s ICE shooting in the Bronx, Judge Gary Brown of EDNY (Trump apptee) listed 7 outrages in an ICE case before him, including evasive & apparently perjurious testimony, post-hoc sworn arrest warrant containing false info, woeful lack of training … 1/2 12717287
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceDouwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 10/10/2026“Sanctioning the institution entrusted with delivering justice for the gravest international crimes is an assault on the foundations of international accountability and rule of law.” www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...ohchr.org“An assault on the administration of justice”: US sanctions against ICC threaten system of international accountability, warn UN expertsGENEVA – The US Government’s imposition of sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution is a brash attempt to dismantle the international legal system created by States, juris... 034
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 09/10/2026This is awful. Put in a full-body straitjacket and then pulled up the air stairs by his wrists and ankles. The WRAP is regularly used on ICE flights to Africa. 9595306
Reposted by TAGHIVscience DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This is clearly not acceptable 86299763354
TAGHIVscience @taghivscience.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"The Danish research ethics committee at the University of Southern Denmark had never considered medical studies before, but it changed the rules in order to vote on this one. While committee members with expertise argued against approving it, the majority ruled to move forward." 024
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026My man ended USAID, condemning millions to death 594500892
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026Immigrant New Yorkers belong here. ICE does not. If you need help, call our free, confidential Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365 or dial 311 and say “Immigration Legal.” Help is here in your native language, no matter your immigration status. More info: nyc.gov/knowyourrightsnyc.govKnow Your Rights: Federal Immigration Enforcement (ICE) - MOIA 200101083149
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceJane @localnotail.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Good clear strong words in defence of the rule of law from the Nobel Peace Prize committee 15624
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceMillie Cassese ⚖️ @millienyc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/u... "Even if charges are never filed, Mr. Trump has already instilled fear in — and imposed steep financial costs on — potential targets, in his view giving them a taste of what he experienced when he was under investigation."nytimes.comHow Trump’s Revenge Campaign Descended Into Turmoil (Gift Article)The president’s allies have sought to prove a “grand conspiracy” through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry. It has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence... 122
TAGHIVscience @taghivscience.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Engineering Antibody Evolution: Germline-Targeting #HIV Vaccines Reach a Turning Point onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... (open access)onlinelibrary.wiley.com<em>Immunology & Cell Biology</em> | ASI Journal | Wiley Online LibraryThis commentary examines three recent Nature studies demonstrating a conceptual shift in HIV vaccine design, demonstrating how germline-targeting HIV vaccines can progress beyond expanding rare broad... 000
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 09/10/2026ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court. www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court. 13325
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceDavid J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Illegal entries are down under Trump, but he's cut legal immigration even more than illegal immigration. The cuts to immigrants, refugees, parolees, students, H-1B workers, and fiancés were 2.7 times as large as the cut in Border Patrol arrests and evasions. www.cato.org/blog/trump-c... 47745
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026They’re live-streaming the execution of the person they think they can get away with doing that to first. It’s a test. If they can do that, they’ll expand the margins of permission. 11149841481
Reposted by TAGHIVsciencechasingmicrobes @chasingmicrobes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New payment justification guidelines from HHS: www.hhs.gov/sites/defaul... (Before it was copy and paste the sentence they provided, now it is the more onerous DOGE justifications) 146
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Again, you (& I) live in a country where there are concentration camps & people are being disappeared. We can argue about what exactly to call this particular form of partially autocratic political regime, but it’s not a full democracy. 241488449
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceTyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 09/10/2026It finally happened. After weeks of threats and rumors, the Trump administration has sanctioned the International Criminal Court—hours after Navi Pillay, a former judge in the ICC's Appeal Chamber, won the Nobel Peace Prize, as @reuters.com points out. 99639
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Tell me again how we need to be reducing administrative burden 🙄 141
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceApoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026As measles spreads nationwide, hospitals and health officials are pouring more money into efforts to increase vaccinations, testing and surveillance of the disease. The funds include a surprise $100 million infusion in recent weeks to states from the CDC. 🎁 🔗: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...nytimes.comC.D.C. Offers States $100 Million in Measles Support as Cases Climb (Gift Article)States said the cash infusion will help bolster efforts to increase vaccinations and identify cases. 65428
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceJust Giulio @giuliowolfe.bsky.social · 09/10/2026And human rights conferences 1589
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceJan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Just part of RFK, Jr.s decades-long efforts to sow doubt about vaccines as he faces legal challenges to his attempts to alter the US childhood vaccination schedule. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...reuters.comUS health secretary Kennedy launches new push on vaccine injuriesUS Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week launched an agency-wide effort to study and document any health problems reported after vaccination, the Department of Health and Human Services s... 3218
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 08/10/2026Annie Andrews in 2022: "This does nothing to protect or support women or children in SC. I will always support trans youth" Annie Andrews in 2025: It's wrong to "throw this population under the bus to score political points." Annie Andrews today: 651642407
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Whoa. @haleaziz.bsky.social has the scoop on a truly insane plan to use some military training ships for deportations, with people presumably shackled or locked in cells for days at a time as they transit to Central and South America. Each journey would be staggeringly expensive — and dangerous.nytimes.comTrump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants (Gift Article)Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary. 1991563854
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceBillie Jean Sweeney @billiejsweeney.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The only way to defeat Republicans extremism is to punch back hard. Not agree with them. It’s a loser strategy, politically and morally 319246
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026lmao this is such a sick way to conclude that COVID school closures were a mistake www.kuow.org/education/20... 881627189
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is what I said before about RFK Jr. wanting to use our tax money for the unethical study in Guinea-Bissau, in which they will experiment on infants from one of the poorest countries in the world by withholding the HepB birth dose. My opinion hasn’t changed. www.theguardian.com/society/2025... 11321141
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It’s simply unimaginable that CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz has just bowed to RFK Jr. and approved funding for an utterly unethical clinical trial that will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine in Guinea Bissau. It is to be conducted by researchers accused of academic misconduct.rollingstone.comCDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study 821461692
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026BREAKING: MS NOW confirms. The Trump Justice Department is seeking a federal criminal indictment of ex-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson on charges of lying to Congress about Trump's actions on Jan. 6. 127757320
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceGreg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026ScienceInsider: NIH revives network to study emerging diseases—but its new restrictions baffle scientists By Jon Cohen @science.org @cohenjon.bsky.social bit.ly/3VXSGKRbit.lyNIH revives network to study emerging diseases—but its new restrictions baffle scientistsBan on hunting for new viruses in wildlife is at odds with program’s mission, researchers say 063
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026People voted for lower prices and fascism, and they got higher prices and fascism. www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/10/...cnbc.comInflation on many everyday items was entirely due to tariffs, NY Fed saysTariffs added 2.9 percentage points to inflation in 67 categories of goods by February 2026, researchers at the New York Federal Reserve found. 627759
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceStephanie Lamy @stephlamy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"Hey GUYS GUYS GUYS, WE'VE TAKEN THE BASTILLE" Followed by the roar of the crowd. (can't tell you how moving this is) via @LucAuffret 2546162
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Hague is far too good for Stephen Miller 501441446
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceJJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026🧊 NJ CONCENTRATION CAMP ⁉️ "[Stephen] Miller did not want the facilities that were comfortable. He did not want facilities that were humane. We were told point-blank that that was not what the administration wanted." 28559
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026The Postal Service is slowing delivery across the country. Will your mail ballot be affected? Find out if your ZIP code is affected by checking out our interactive map: demdock.com/4BcR5RR 8171102
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceThomas Frampton @tframpton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Of all of the monuments to Trump that will need to be torn down in 2029 and beyond, the 450 years’ imprisonment meted out to the Prairieland 8 has to be one of the most obscene. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/m...nytimes.comInside the Group of Texans Accused of Being Antifa TerroristsThe strange story behind the first federal terrorism prosecution of American protesters. 052
Reposted by TAGHIVscienceWakefield @wakefield-2.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Action Alert: Urge Congress to Demand Release of Overdue HIV Research NOFOs. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/acti...actionnetwork.orgAction Alert: Urge Congress to Demand Release of Overdue HIV Research NOFOsOverview Over the past months, there have been multiple delays in ensuring that the HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Networks (CTNs) and Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) receive their notices to renew their ... 011