Tired of waiting for your EV to charge up? One Chinese company has a novel solution Chinese car company NIO is putting up EV battery swapping stations all around the world. NPR took a ride in one car for the experience.

Chinese car company NIO is putting up EV battery swapping stations all around the world. NPR took a ride in one car for the experience.

Highlighted in red: "Political interference is inappropriately shaping or interfering in the conduct, management, communication, or use of science for political advantage or such that it undermines impartiality, nonpartisanship, or professional judgement"

"HHS works to promote a culture of scientific integrity by creating an empowering environment for innovation and protecting scientists and the process of science from inappropriate interference. Scientific findings and products must not be suppressed, delayed, or altered for political purposes and must not be subjected to political interference or inappropriate influence. The responsible and ethical conduct of research and other scientific activities requires an environment that is safe and free from harassment and discrimination" Highlighted in red are "suppressed, delayed, or altered for political purposes", "subjected to political interference", and "inappropriate influence."

"HHS works to promote a culture of scientific integrity by creating an empowering environment for innovation and protecting scientists and the process of science from inappropriate interference. Scientific findings and products must not be subjected to interference or inappropriate influence and must not be inappropriately suppressed, delayed, or altered. The responsible and ethical conduct of research and other scientific activities requires an environment that is safe and free from harassment and discrimination." Highlighted in green are "subjected to interference or inappropriate influence" and "inappropriately suppressed, delayed, or altered."

Text, with "political" highlighted in red to indicate removal: I. Protecting Scientific Processes Scientific integrity fosters "honest scientific investigation, open discussion, refined understanding, and a firm commitment to evidence" (OSTP 2010). It also enables consideration and documentation of differing scientific opinions. Practices that support scientific integrity may include peer review and open science. Science, and public trust in science, thrives in an environment that prevents political interference and inappropriate influence from impacting scientific data and analyses and their use in decision making. It is the policy of HHS to: 1. Prohibit political interference or other inappropriate influence in the design, proposal, conduct, review, management, evaluation, communication about, and use of scientific activities and scientific information. Prohibit inappropriate restrictions on resources and capacity that limit and reduce the availability of science and scientific products (e.g., manuscripts for scientific journals, presentations for workshops, conferences, and symposia) outside of normal budgetary or priority-setting processes or without scientific, legal, or security justification. 3. Require that leadership and management ensure that covered individuals engaged in scientific activities can conduct their work objectively, free from political interference or other inappropriate influence, and free from retaliation.

HHS just published an update to its Scientific Integrity Policy. Notably, it has removed the concept of political interference, and no longer calls it out as something specifically to be prevented.
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Small matter but last year NSF deleted over 25 years’ worth of speeches and testimony from their website. www.nsf.gov/news/speeches/

can’t say what i want to happen to these people for legal reasons

Prothonotary Warbler

The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.

Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.

We decided to illustrate it.

New dime to celebrate America’s birthday takes on new meaning under Trump The redesign of the dime was first recommended in 2024, but critics suggest it is the newest symbol of a more aggressive kind of nationalism championed by Trump.

A commemorative dime for America’s 250th anniversary is drawing criticism for its lack of olive branches — a symbol of peace.

The back showcases the Great Seal of the U.S., featuring a bald eagle, but it’s clutching only arrows, a symbol of war.

There are a lot of posts out there with the close-up visual of Markwayne Mullin on January 6, but this is a better perspective.

He’s not protecting others; he’s protecting himself and hiding. You can see plenty of people at the entry door, ready to take on the insurrectionists, but not Markwayne.

If you’re registered to vote in Texas, you are now under GOP surveillance.

The party of “small government” and “individual privacy” just willfully turned over sensitive records on 18.4 million Texans.

You don’t strengthen democracy by spying on voters.

After leaving WHO, Trump officials propose more expensive replacement to duplicate it HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the U.S. accessed through the WHO at a fraction of the cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.

After pulling out of the World Health Organization, the Trump admin is proposing spending $2 billion a year to replicate the global disease surveillance and outbreak functions the U.S. once helped build and accessed at a fraction of the cost, according to three officials briefed on the proposal.

University of Texas regents OK limits on controversial subjects Opponents warned the policy’s vagueness could push professors to self-censor and leave students less prepared for the workplace.

The University of Texas System’s Board of Regents unanimously approved a rule requiring its universities to ensure students can graduate without studying “unnecessary controversial subjects,” despite warnings it could leave them less prepared for the real world.

Trump’s New Wall Will Destroy Irreplaceable Border Treasures—Unless Congress Acts The "One Big Beautiful Bill" did not include the provision that spared the La Lomita chapel, the Santa Ana refuge, or any other sensitive location, and a map posted by CBP indicates that Trump’s…

New from @scottnicoltx.bsky.social: From the Santa Ana refuge to La Lomita chapel, some of the most sacred places in the Rio Grande Valley are at risk from Trump's border wall ... if Congress doesn't act soon to save them.

After 6 months of oversight visits to Camp East Montana, the $1.24 billion immigration detention facility in El Paso, it's clear the company running it is defrauding taxpayers, preventing detainees from talking to lawyers, and DHS is assisting them by obstructing Congress.

Long thread incoming 🧵

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

WHO removing Us Flag

Nebraska Chancellor’s Hasty Exit Raises Questions University of Nebraska–Lincoln chancellor Rodney Bennett left six months before his contract ended, with a $1.1 million exit package, amid faculty outrage over program cuts.

Nebraska Chancellor Rodney Bennett is receiving a $1 million exit package amid a budget deficit he argued necessitated cuts. For Bennett, it's the second time he's left a job early since 2022. Criticisms at Nebraska echo those at Southern Miss.
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RFK Jr.’s Tuskegee Experiment RFK Jr. recently directed the CDC to fund a study in West Africa that lays bare his cruelty and dishonesty

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RFK Jr. is about to launch a dangerously unethical experiment in West Africa.

Senator Chris Murphy on the 60 Minutes scandal. Those of us who know - control of the press is one of the warning signs of fascism.

The horrific tragedy at Brown University is the 389th mass shooting this year and the 230th gun incident on school grounds so far this year.

This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.

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Proof that the U.S. government social media accounts are in fact white nationalist propaganda accounts, funded by our tax dollars.

You’ve got to see this…

PubMed PubMed® comprises more than 39 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central a...

Just a reminder that PubMed is affected by the government shutdown. For more information pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

This shutdown was completely avoidable if President Trump and the Republicans who control the government had decided to address the healthcare emergency they created in their July omnibus bill rather than defund the government. www.aft.org/press-releas...

Integrating the university library into teaching and learning: why and how Where is the library positioned within your institutional structure? Steve Briggs makes the case for integrating it into the teaching and learning unit

How should the library fit within your university’s structure? Steve Briggs argues it belongs at the heart of teaching and learning: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/integ... #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

WHO statement on autism-related issues Follow @WHO for the latest updates

WHO statement on autism-related issues

The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy

Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI

The integration of clinicaltrials.gov into Embase is becoming a problem with ILL. Folks think they are requesting an article, but no. Had to create a cancellation reason for it, directing them to our reference service point if they want us to see if anything has been published yet. #medlibs

And the World Health Organization www.who.int/health-topics/

There are still good and valid sources of information available including the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention www.ecdc.europa.eu/en

Residing in conservative states is impacting the mental health of US LGBTQIA+ students—national study suggests | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Over the weekend, the “sandwich thrower” posters went up all over DC. Instant icon of resistance.

A remix of Banksy’s mural: not a Molotov, not a rock, but something just as disruptive, a hoagie hurled with defiance.