A reminder:
Congress can put a stop to all of this, right now... If they choose to.
Tell them that unless they take action, they will have lost your vote. This matters in the upcoming elections in November. Flip the House. We have an estimated 69% chance of that happening. But you need to vote.
Do you have a Republican rep? Probably worthwhile to spend the day yelling at them and telling all your neighbors to do the same
The court says that Trump has to release all those climate funds. Now we'll see whether he openly defies the court.
🧵 We got a pretty nasty load of bad news yesterday on the future of Social Security. It's not hyperbole to say we've passed the point of no return on Trump/DOGE's efforts to kill the agency...
BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
NEW 🧵
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
Nearly half of CDC's developmental disabilities and birth defects center is now off the job
Secy Kennedy's layoffs included entire team working on sickle cell disease
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cut...
Nice writeup in NY times on the MICrONS work, a project I am rumored to have played a role in. Most important part in today's environment is Davi Bock's quote at the end: “We need consistency and predictability of science funding to realize these long-term goals”. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/s...
Three miles of wiring inside a speck of brain tissue. Here is my story on a milestone in neuroscience. Gift link: nyti.ms/42BWWR7 (Video courtesy Forrest Collman)
The most comprehensive map to date of cell structure and function in the mouse cortex reveals a previously unappreciated level of coordination among inhibitory interneurons.
By Katie Moisse
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/connectome/i...
Funny, that's almost exactly the entire NIH budget 🤔
One sad and counterproductive outcome for U.S. interests is that E.U. markets, as well as Japan and South Korea, are being forced to look for closer ties to our primary adversary (China). We're pushing our strongest allies away.
You can 100% reverse the tariffs and not nearly reverse the damage. The U.S. has lost its status as a reliable partner and is now viewed as a rogue state in the world order. Spend time on international media, and you'll see the extent to which countries are seeking to limit exposure to U.S. markets.
FiveThirtyEight is shut down by Disney near to the day that it shows more people disapproving than approving of Trump.
Crazy seeing European media repeatedly talking about the Trump administration parroting Russian propaganda. With friends like us.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ThU...
Trump doesn't want anybody agitating. I have a feeling illegal means not Trumpist. Is it time to start agitating?
In case you needed more inspiration to stand up for science on Friday (and wear a mask wherever and whenever you want).
We aren’t backing down at UCSD but this does motivate our organizing team to work on rolling back our restrictive interim policies on gathering.
Wutverwirrungslachkrampf , the cramp you get from laughing in a confused and angry way?
The revised version of our #Platynereis #connectome paper is now out:
https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/97964
Cell-type-level annotation of the whole organisms, including synaptic and desmosomal connectomes. Can be explored with CATMAID here […]
[Original post on biologists.social]
The Oligarchy Thrives in Darkness
#WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #Trump
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
BREAKING: The government will no longer require shell companies to disclose their owners and beneficiaries.
Wealthy corporations and individuals may now hide their profits from the public.
Eat the rich? Sorry, they are eating you. Social Security, Medicare, the EPA, NSF, NIH, IRS, anything else that gets in the way of the billionaire class from taking more of the pie for themselves is getting destroyed before our eyes. #musk #trump
Monsters.
We have elected monsters to represent Americans.
Multiple federal judges have issued orders blocking the Trump administration’s freeze on federal funding. However, the acting head of the NIH reportedly pushed back against legal guidance to resume grant funding, leaving federal workers in the lurch.
Ukraine flag
Hey Pro-Russian president Trump, I think this guy has something to say to you!
