Serapio M. Baca

@thespybrief Brutal. It’ll grow on ya…

New: Four NIH scientists and administrators who resigned in protest cite political interference, censorship of research, and a loss of integrity at the agency. statnews.com/2026/01/10/nih…

@DHSgov Wrong.

Today, in an act of domestic terrorism, an anti-ICE rioter weaponized her vehicle against law enforcement. Our officer relied on his training and saved his own life, as well as the lives of his fellow officers. Sanctuary politicians have created an environment that encourages rampant assaults on law enforcement. @POTUS Trump and @Sec_Noem will always have the backs of law enforcement.

@WesleyHuntTX Rammed? Open your eyes.

We’ve hit a breaking point in this country when an ICE officer is rammed by a lunatic in an SUV and the Mayor of Minneapolis responds not with condemnation, but by telling federal law enforcement to “get the f*ck out!”

@DHSgov Cop overreacted. Clear as day.

STAND WITH ICE

“Basic neuroscience hasn’t produced new drugs.” 💊 Not true - zuranolone (PPD), suzetrigine (pain), gepants (migraine), and more... were born out of a long arc of studies in the lab. I wrote a Perspective on why this matters. @_TheTransmitter thetransmitter.org/drug-developme…

A new study on "Where Discovery Happens" found that with basic research in the life sciences, Harvard contributes more than Canada & France combined. Boston, Cambridge, & Newton are just behind all of China—and well ahead of every other country in the world. Most of this is from federal funding, which is not, contrary to popular misunderstanding, "taxpayer support of Harvard" -- it's a fee for service, namely discoveries in the life sciences. (Thanks to my colleague Jason Furman for this summary.) nber.org/system/files/w…

Due to the shutdown, NIH cancelled >370 study sections, impacting >24,000 applications Rescheduled meetings will only discuss 30-35% of applications, have simplified summary statements (no narrative paragraph), and a new category - "competitive but ND" grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/n…

Given the issues facing neuroscience around government policy and funding, the naming of an outsider to SfN’s top position caught some neuroscientists by surprise. By @natmesanash thetransmitter.org/teaching/kevin… #SfN2025

A special edition of our Launch Newsletter, highlighting @_TheTransmitter's State of Neuroscience 2025 report, features rising stars of neuroscience, 80 new labs, how funding cuts have affected the careers of young scientists, etc. bit.ly/49qsHAx #StateOfNeuroscience

@timburchett Great job negotiating. Maybe if the Rep plan sucked less you’d get more buy-in.

You are either lying or stupid Governor. Democrats have voted 15 times to shut the government down.

@KariLake Yes, you are an ass.

Five years ago tonight Fox news and Bret Baer “called” Arizona for Joe Biden. Five years ago tonight the 2020 election was stolen. 81 Million Votes my Ass!

@GlenSturtevant Hard pass.

Virginia needs a blue collar enlisted Marine in the Governor’s Mansion. Vote Winsome!

@usanewshq God does not care about football.

🚨BREAKING: Liberals are melting down as Alabama’s entire football team is going viral for their pregame ritual of kneeling in prayer and giving glory to God before kickoff. What's your reaction?

@winwithwinsome You have nothing to run on except harping about his stupid statements. Try harder.

When a man fantasizes about killing kids, normal people run. Abigail Spanberger brings him on the campaign trail.

@GlennYoungkin No one embraced that you Trumpian lick-spittle.

“2 bullets in the head of our former Speaker, watch his children die in their mother’s arms, killing a few cops”…these are the values Abigail Spanberger, Barack Obama, and the entire Democrat establishment fully embraced today as they campaigned with their demented AG candidate, Jay Jones. Any shred of moral clarity left in the Democrat Party was laid bare as Virginians clearly saw today that violence and murder are just fine with them. Those may be their values, but they aren’t Virginia values. Get out and vote for @winwithwinsome, @johnreid4va, and @jasonmiyaresVA.

More MAHA pseudoscience. Remember, antivaccine activists don’t care about you or your family. In my state of Texas this year, 2 otherwise healthy but unvaccinated school-aged children died from measles, 100 hospitalized. Parents were targeted by activists wellness influencers.

Fascinating that all those “don’t tread on me” posers and their AR-15’s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit.

Democracy is a precondition for lasting peace. However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence. Maria Corina Machado – awarded the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize – has spent years working for the freedom of the Venezuelan people. The Venezuelan regime’s rigid hold on power and its repression of the population are not unique in the world. We see the same trends globally: rule of law abused by those in control, free media silenced, critics imprisoned, and societies pushed towards authoritarian rule and militarisation. In 2024, more elections were held than ever before, but fewer and fewer are free and fair. #NobelPrize

Breaking: Jane Goodall, the English primatologist and anthropologist who was considered a foremost expert on chimpanzees, has died at age 91. on.wsj.com/3Kw7Pxk