Michael A. Taffe

Sweet

“False”. More of this please.

Ossoff: Was it the assessment of the intelligence community that there was an imminent nuclear threat posed by the Iranian regime? Gabbard: The only person who can determine what is and is not an imminent threat is the president. It is not the intelligence community's responsibility to determine what is and is not an imminent threat. Ossoff: It is precisely your responsibility. This is the worldwide threats hearing where, as you noted in your opening testimony quote, you represent the ic's assessment of threats.

@LocasaleLab If you don’t feel like being misled by Locasale, feel free to search yourself for information of how much has been cut, reductions in new grants, and how many clinical trials have been disrupted. Go ahead and look, don’t take me word for it and DEFINITELY don’t take his.

This is unhinged. The President of the United States went on a late-night rant, making clear he believes the Supreme Court justices he appointed owe him their loyalty and should always rule in his favor. The President of the United States is openly attacking the independence of the judiciary, the very institution that stands between every American and unchecked executive power. Courts don’t work for the President. They work for the Constitution. And a president attacking the judiciary for doing its job is telling you he believes he is above the law.

Listen to the NIH Director testify before a Congressional committee. youtube.com/live/r4TFsqL_l…

This is a fundamental misunderstanding of the economics of graduate education. As a PhD student you may be under the impression that you are being paid to learn. Wrong. No one pays you to learn. You are being paid to do work and your low pay is because you have to be taught how to do it. You want to learn? Great! The university benefits from your low cost labor and you learn something. The most important lesson you should learn is not to be underpaid for your work again.

In case anyone wonders how Trump bankrupted casinos.

Well at least try to be consistent with your statement: You cited your own preprint in a Nature Cell Biology review and in one of your own preprints, but won't cite other people's preprints. In fact, you are two of the 8 citations of your own preprint: scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=…

The first time you start a research lab, there’s no manual. So I made one. A practical toolkit for postdocs and early-career faculty launching their first lab: hiring, startup planning, collaborations, and building a sustainable research program. zenodo.org/records/188835…

Impressive results

We can’t let our love&high hopes for Jasmine Crockett make us dislike/reject Talarico. Let’s follow her lead: support him&help him win Senate seat. Talarico wasn’t 1st choice4many of us, but now he’s our ONLY chance2beat Cornyn or Paxton. And GOP’s nuts if Paxton’s their nominee.

Does Lil’ Markwayne get the blankie on Coastguard Force One?

I’m a chemist. I need to say this - because it’s getting dangerous out there. The biggest health myth in the world isn’t about vaccines. Or GMOs. Or fluoride. It’s the root of all of them. It’s called chemophobia - and it’s killing science. Fear of “chemicals” now drives vaccine rejection, GMO bans, food hysteria, and entire political movements. From tampons to tap water, people have been taught to fear chemistry - the very thing that keeps us alive. Chemophobia tells us: “Natural is good.” “Synthetic is bad.” That’s a lie. Botulinum toxin is 100% natural and one of the deadliest molecules known. Aspirin is synthetic and life-saving. We’ve gone from banning harmful substances for good reason…to banning safe, well-tested molecules for emotional reasons. You’ve seen the slogans: “If you can’t pronounce it, don’t eat it.” “Paraben-free.” “Clean beauty.” They sound empowering. But they’re not science - they’re marketing. And they’re making the world dumber, poorer, and sicker. Your body doesn’t care if a molecule comes from a plant or a lab. Vitamin C is vitamin C. Formaldehyde is formaldehyde and your body makes more of it every day than any vaccine ever could. Dose matters. Source doesn’t. This fear isn’t harmless. It shapes public policy. It blocks innovation. It raises food prices. It slows down cancer treatments. Chemophobia is now mainstream and it’s costing lives. Scientists aren’t losing because we’re wrong. We’re losing because fear spreads faster than facts. Because influencers sell fear for clicks. Because lawyers monetize doubt. And because scientists are too tired to fight back. So here’s my message, as a chemist and as a citizen: Learn how toxicology works. Call out chemical fear-mongering. Support policies based on evidence, not emotion. Chemistry isn’t the enemy. It’s the reason you have clean water, safe food, and modern medicine. If we let fear win, we lose all of it.

@JohnStreicher1 Nobody is uniquely important in scientific advance. We will get there with decent people. It’s mostly about who gets the money to do their work.

He’s referring to David Sabatini, who was fired for named allegations of scientific and sexual misconduct. Apparently if you’re “important” they should just let you do it! Not surprising this guy finds accountability for important scientists distasteful considering his history

Texas democrats fucked up by not choosing this woman to stand for Senate. Reverend Pablum McMayo is a nice man with a bright political future but he's not the Senator we need at this particular juncture.

NOEM: I would disagree with the judge CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree? NOEM: A what? CROCKETT: A law degree NOEM: No I do no- CROCKETT: Okay

At a Senate hearing on March 3, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) condemned Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem’s admission in her book that she fatally shot her dog, as well as her handling of the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. “We’re an exceptional nation, and one of the reason’s we’re exceptional is we expect exceptional leadership, Tillis told Noem. "And you’ve demonstrated anything but that.” Tillis also called for Noem's resignation.

Raskin tears Kristi Noem a new one: "Apparently when your blankie was left on one of the govt jets and not transported to the new one, your special govt employee, Corey Lewandowski, chivalrously stepped forward to fight the pilot -- mid air!"

I remember when our primary objection to the Iran theofascist authoriatarian regime was that it was a theofascist authoritarian regime.