That information would have been helpful a few weeks ago for those of us teaching this spring ...

For U.S. medical researchers, shrinking labs and bare budgets are the new reality The Trump administration has slashed the number of grants from the National Institutes of Health, with far fewer focused on women, cancer and mental health.

Bhattacharya, Letai & other politicals at NIH keep trying to to say all at NIH is fine, because they spent the full budget last year. This well researched article from @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social explains exactly why many scientists are still struggling. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026...

There goes my reason to sit on zoom at 5:30am for the following 8-10h 😵‍💫🤣

Opinion | It’s Not Trump. It’s America. The country’s faith in its ability to shape the world to its liking is a much older malady.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

President Trump has revealed a deep malady within the country, our columnist Lydia Polgreen writes: “America’s unshakable faith in its ability to shape the world to its liking, indifferent to what others might want and supremely confident that its plan is the right one.”

Productive 🙌
West coast person attending an early east coast meeting be like: struggling to wake up at 7am (aka 4am PST), after going to bed too late unable to fall asleep until 2am (11pm PST) 😆😆

I miss Canadian Tire living in the States. There is no equivalent here.
Perfect for hockey stuff and kitchen stuff and tools! 🤩

'Tumbler Ridge is full of grace this evening': PM gives emotional address at vigil for mass shooting victims | CBC News Prime Minister Mark Carney led federal, provincial and local leaders in offering support and praising the resilience and grace of Tumbler Ridge residents at a vigil in memory of the victims of Tuesday...

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Important info from @cato.org about how immigrants contribute to our country:

"The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023."

Facts matter.

Yikes. I didn't realize that's what they were aiming for. Thanks.
I guess it could have been a lot worse 😭

Ugh. Thanks.
Does "allows" mean an expectation or requirement that MYF be used for 39% of funds?
Is it at the discretion of POs to use MYF versus the traditional one year at a time method?

Both chambers of Congress have now passed the FY26 minibus with NIH provisions. The President will sign.

(1) $48.7 billion for NIH
(2) Full IDC recovery
(3) No more multi-year funding
(4) No NIH reorganization, maintaining the current IC structure.

That's certainly what I'm thinking whenever I actually do answer the phone. Especially at work. 🤣

Good job Priya 👏
PI in the lab - not so scary 😂😂

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And there you have it. The bully strategy - said out loud.
Anti-Trump. Not Anti-American.

He was EXECUTED YouTube video by PoliticsGirl

Today is the tipping point.
youtube.com/shorts/LDETj...

Abolish ICE. Shame on all those in congress who didn’t block their funding 🤬

Canada thrives because We. Are. Canadian 🇨🇦

OMG. Do I actually agree with Rand Paul on something? 🤯🤯

Are you a postdoc or assistant professor on the job market? Reminder that our department is hiring! We are a scientifically diverse department looking for a colleague that is excited about science, teaching, and potential collaborations! Please apply by 12/5/25!

The international terminal has one too. No lounge access required ☺️

Immigrants have a credit score of ZERO when they arrive.
It takes years of living here (legally) to gain a decent one. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Trump Justice Department sues to stop California from redistricting to give Democrats more House seats | CNN Politics The Trump administration moved Thursday to join a Republican-led legal challenge to California’s effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, throwing the full ...

So it's ok for Texas but not for California to redistrict? WTF
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/p...

I can't even imagine what a headache that will be to reschedule 30+ busy faculty per meeting 😿

Tesla only still exists because of government subsidies paid by American tax payers.
He shouldn’t be allowed to be that rich 🤷‍♀️

Are private jets being affected by this? Cause we could just cancel all those instead 🤷‍♀️

What a bummer 😣

Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:

Doug Ford on 10/14/25: Let's take Ronald Reagan's words and let's blast it to the American people. And our first launch is going to be on every major network...we're going to launch a $75 million ad, and we're going to repeat that message to every Republican district right across the entire country.