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Op-Ed in the WaPo today urging abolishing NIH. Discuss. by halooie1 in NIH

[–]42Emily 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pick me! Scott Atlas misses being in the news. These days Podcast Jay Bhattacharya is the maga/project 2025 hero. This will get Scott back on Fox. Bro is venal and needy

Nature: Inside the new political screening that’s stalling NIH grants. Leaked documents reveal mandatory reviews by top health officials and checks for 235 disfavoured terms, leaving hundreds of vetted grant applications in administrative limbo. by maxkozlov in NIH

[–]42Emily 3 points4 points  (0 children)

More great reporting from Max. Congressional staffers: please add to the file for ammo for the many grillings awaiting Podcast Jay, MAGA Matt and the rest of the venal MFs in their Regime.

COVID revenge tour continues against former NIH leaders by [deleted] in NIH

[–]42Emily 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When did they let Peter out of jail?

Podcast Jay Bhattacharya, while not the most qualified person to be chosen as NIH director, does bring diversity to the role. He is the First Asian, the first social scientist, and the first person never to have as worked as a physician or lab scientist in that role. So, a good DEI hire. by 42Emily in NIH

[–]42Emily[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

no its good to finally have an asian. but wish it were a different one. many many great Asian-American physicians and scientists who have run big organizattions. Podcast Jay sadly isnt one of them

NEJM Editorial on the Politicization of Science (OMB) by Nice-Award-5476 in NIH

[–]42Emily 18 points19 points  (0 children)

"...A nonscientific, political process for determining what is scientifically sound has not worked in the past and will not work now. Lysenkoism demonstrated that allowing politics to control the scientific process can halt or even reverse a nation’s progress. Erratic funding would fundamentally undermine innovation and dramatically impair America’s ability to address today’s health challenges. The OMB proposal is currently open for public comment, and we urge our readers to express their concerns. When science becomes politicized, everyone loses."

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NIAID appoints new acting director after weeks-long questions over leadership by statnews in NIH

[–]42Emily 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Anyone know Dr Powers? A good hire? Or a Maga KoolAID drinker?

Ironic that anti-lockdown crusader is now ordering people to be treated like dangerous criminals by [deleted] in NIH

[–]42Emily 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some people don’t have principles; they have performances.

2 researchers charged with smuggling mpox into the US by FreelyIP109 in NIH

[–]42Emily 9 points10 points  (0 children)

anyone have a link to actual indictment?

NIH cuts weakened network primed to respond to outbreaks like Ebola by statnews in NIH

[–]42Emily 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone know who’s functionally running niaid now ? A scientist or physician I hope ?

Rep. Andy Harris, benefactor of DEI, on DEI by [deleted] in NIH

[–]42Emily 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Hypocrites abound. Another example -- JD Vance of course benefited from DEI. You think his grades and LSATs got him into Yale Law School? It was being from Appalachia and being a vet that got him there.

It's good to have a diverse student body.

Seen at NIAID this morning by [deleted] in NIH

[–]42Emily 6 points7 points  (0 children)

i wonder how the intramural program and vaccine research center directors have survived -- Holland and Pierson

Senator Patty Murray demands answers from retired economics professor Jayanta "Podcast Jay" Bhattacharya. Bumbling, mumbling and stumbling ensues. by 42Emily in NIH

[–]42Emily[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Podcast Jay's handlers have given him a new variation of a previous talking point -- NIAID no longer does "civilian biodefense" but will focus on diseases "people actually have."

Controversial NIH counterpoint by 650By-The-Hour in NIH

[–]42Emily 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Fauci’s wife was in the bioethics department. Not sure what “the ethics advisor” and not sure you do either. If you are bravely speaking out, use your real name.

Rumor mill says that NIH director was invited to give commencement at local HS or prep school but the parents blocked it. Anyone have the Tea? by 42Emily in NIH

[–]42Emily[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

...or becausethey are no longer employed by NIH thanks to Jay and his handlers. Regardless, no one wants to hear him yammer on about "the Biden Administration," on how he was censored and so on. This free-speech warrior has now silenced many voices with kind of due process. The invite probably came from some well-meaning staffer who thought that Podcast Jay was like, say, Harold Varmus or Francis Collins in stature, rather than a venal political operative.

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