This is a roadmap to mediocrity and garbage. The way to funnel dollars to your friends and those who align. MYF, crushing of peer review and political appointees will destroy 75 years of American superiority in science.

Heard today that Roomba has declared bankruptcy, in part because US sales of it's machines had dropped to a trickle due to 45% tariffs (they're made in Vietnam).

Important to get the balance precisely right. The folate ratio is critical.

And yes, am not considering travel to the US for the foreseeable future. I have the receipts.

It's always about him. The murder of two kind and immensely talented people, allegedly by their son, is just an excuse to talk about how some people who disagree vehermently with his policies must be somehow mad because his policies are so purrrfect.

Michael is someone special.

Be on the guard for environmental methyl groups!

Grok is crock. A particularly nasty type of crock.

Watch out for the neighborhood… lioness(?) while shoveling.

That’s such a precise trajectory, I’d take it personally.

A glimpse into America’s future.

Hey look! James is posting on BlueSky. He must have time to kill. Release the KRAKEN manuscripts!

Meanwhile, in a darkened room, a couple of Lethbridge Deans are making plans to shake the universe(ity) with a dossier they’ve titled, “The Rooks’ Gambit”.

A dangling carrot is rarely left to wither. 🐰

So, for a short while you were a tripod?

The only effective volume control we have on the number of scientists employed in universities and hospitals is the requirement to pay their salaries. It’s bad enough as it stands with sub 15% success rates. /2

Anyone with even passing interest in one of these posts is going to want to see a clear salary commitment. Taking it out of the chair funds would erase any perceived advantage. Institutional commitment is a selection criteria for allocating awards. Foot meet mouth if a University tries that on. /1

This tariff might be the one to bring Trump down. Pasta la vista, baby.