Trump administration to phase out HIV funding for South Africa www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
Something I learned a few years ago is the 1919 influenza pandemic really started spreading via a US military installation. History repeats itself when we allow it to.
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
Missing Evolution 2026. I’ve been to every one since 2012, and missed only five since my first in 2001.
I was struck when I corrected data for inflation and population growth. In no way is Trump policy a correction of some overreach. The Biden years were middling for science funding in the 21st century. This is retrenchment to a time before most Americans were born. grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... 🧪
For years I've tracked billionaire excess. Each year I show students a chart that blows their minds. This year I had to redraw it for a trillionaire: Elon Musk, $1.32T. Depressing that we're here. Silver lining: couldn't have happened to a less deserving person, proof that wealth ≠ merit.
Shift drink: Reflecting Pool
1oz rum
1oz mezcal
.75oz lime
.75oz honey
barspoon matcha
muddled mint
NSF's grantmaking is miserly when compared to recent years, but when compared it to the historical record, we see it's a radical break from the long-term consensus of investing in scientific innovation. grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... #NSF 🧪
Even if you are not an over-40-and-from-Youngstown-but-now-living-in-DC person, there is also some additional next-level lazy scriptwriting tonight.
THE COMPANY THAT TURNED THE REFLECTING POOL GREEN IS CALLED … GREENWATER SERVICES.
@fahrenthold.bsky.social with the scoop:
