There is a lot of pressure on academics to be extraordinarily successful. Is it worth it? https://t.co/XkEtWeoGR0

#AtAnchor #ChesapeakeBay

"Be awake. Be loving. Be woke. Woke means awakened by compassion. Guided by truth. Humbled by grace. Committed to justice for all." paraphrased from Pope Leo XIV.

Here is your reminder that Rumeysa Ozturk was arrested & jailed for over 6 weeks because she co-authored an op-ed that offended the government. Whatever your politics, that is genuinely dystopian.

Firing the extremely talented and dedicated scientists at the NIH makes America neither great nor healthy again. This is what the oligarchy is doing this morning. Call your representatives to tell them you oppose the RIFs at this crown jewel agency.

Francis' Collins speech at #StandUpForScience was great today: "Every dollar the government invested in the human genome project led to $141 dollars in economic return. Not a bad ROI. We are saving lives AND saving money!" https://t.co/VW0eZG3Ghx

All NIH summer internship programs across all institutes cancelled 😡 Cutting into our future workforce- Our future Nobel prize winners! @elonmusk How does this help American competitiveness?

Because there seem to be some indignant folks suggesting that it is standard practice for a CEO to demand daily performance updates or else fire you, a few observations from a guy who spent 20 years in the private sector 16 as CEO and the last 6 in government…

Strong background in genomics and bioinformatics education and community engagement. Currently located in Bethesda, MD. Updated CV:

RT @mbeisen: The indiscriminate and ill-conceived slashing of indirects by the @NIH yesterday must be amended if want to restore America’s…

Final thought: The $47B NIH budget generates ~$93B in economic activity each year. There isn't another program that generates a 2.46-fold ROI. & nearly every new drug has an origin in scientific discoveries funded by NIH, incl pharma/biotch: it allows creative biomedical work.

Happy New Year! 🎉 2025 will be the only square year (45²) in many of our lifetimes.

Washington consulate @NorwayUS says "call the New York office". New York consulate says, "call the Washington office". @VFSGlobal says call both of the offices. All of them say: This is not our problem. Whose problem is it?

.@VFSGlobal @NorwayUS What hot mess it is to get a visa to fly through Oslo! VFS takes your money, knows nothing; the website is terrible; the application cannot be found; & the best part of all: the staff suggested we fly to Oslo and "take our chances at being deported."

.@taylorswift13 this one’s for you! 🫶 #MelissaEtheridge #TaylorSwift #Lover #Cover

"This is not a difference in political beliefs, it's a difference in morality." 🎯🎯🎯👇

“This is what we're on this Earth to do as American citizens in this generation.” I’m taking a break from the news, so when this #Maddow clip popped up, I skipped it. But curiosity lured me back, and I’m glad it did. It’s worth watching and sharing. https://t.co/rgpHzouEj7

If you are stress-shopping today do not do it on amazon.

My message about the election results:

This election shows how engrained sexism and racism are in American society. I am sad for us all. But we must keep up the good fight for equality for all people.

BREAKING: ‘Will I Am’ just dropped a new single called “Yes She Can”. Hint: “She” is Kamala Harris. Everyone in America needs to hear it: https://t.co/QCBgnNhtVs