Thanks for all the supportive comments from folks in the chat - it means a lot.

I want to address the comment from the anonymous HHS official.

Is it “radically leftist” to believe NIH policies should not harm research participants?
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I really feel this. I received a brand new puzzle. It was a gift, a picture of many beautiful skeins of yarn. When I completed it, there was one missing piece. Right in the center. It felt like the universe was flipping me off. It happened years ago, and it still makes me sad.

I stand with Joachim Frank. I would hope that others would have had a better understanding of history.

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