#3GoodThings 1. Seth Rogen spoke up for science to the techbros whose $ supports an autocracy dedicated to the evisceration of research that makes our lives better by alleviating suffering. Zuckerberg, Bezos et al were there to celebrate the Breakthrough Prize, & Rogen called them out on their bad, bad faith. #Hero 2. I moderated a grief support group for the Rogens' foundation, HFC. The meeting helped some people who were having a hard time. #EndAlz 3. This bougainvillea #Bloomscrolling

I love Seth #Rogen for saying this to #Zuckerberg, #Altman, & #Bezos, & how craven that it was edited out: “It’s amazing that others [who have been] in this room underwrote electing a man who, in the last week, single-handedly destroyed all of American #science. It’s amazing how much good science you can destroy w/$320m & #RFK Jr, very fast.” The science is deeply personal for him & Lauren, who created #HFC, a foundation for #caregivers whose loved ones have #dementia.

the Guardian

Seth Rogen attack on Trump edited out of science awards show coverage

Presenting an award at the Breakthrough prize ceremony, the actor and writer allegedly accused the president of destroying American science

You're not an astronaut! “You never see a man, a male astronaut, who’s going up in space and they say, ‘Oh, he took a ride.’ ... It’s always referred to as a flight or a journey,” she [Gayle King] said.

NASA

Astronaut Selection Program - NASA

More than 8,000 people applied to be an astronaut when NASA last accepted applications in 2024. From that pool, NASA assessed the agency’s needs ...

#Astronaut #NASA

MAGA as pro-#dementia: "Gone are ~$10 million in remaining money for a project that inc. 28 clinical & research sites across the country & 1700 participants w/mild cognitive impairments. 'We don’t have the ability to predict who’s going to get worse b/c we won’t be able to see them,' said DeCarli, who’s also co-director of the #Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at #UCDavis. His project also had the goal of placing these participants in treatment & prevention trials.

CalMatters

He spent decades researching dementia. Trump’s DEI purge killed his grant, and dozens more

The Trump administration has terminated at least 30 health research grants at UC campuses as it targets DEI.

Hermango Melville #PoetFoodAndDrinks #HashTagGames #Clarel

Thousands of us in Pasadena say, "Hands Off." It was great to hear Congressperson Judy Chu and join with so many others determined to fight for our democracy.

ColoradoBoulevard.net

Thousands Rally in Pasadena To Protect Social Programs

Thousands of passionate protesters gathered on Colorado Boulevard in front of the Tesla dealership, stretching all the way to The Paseo and beyond,...

#USPol #HandsOff

Read this! The Chris Murphy explainer is great, as in illuminating. The #tariffs aren't tax policy; they're meant to bring us to our knees. Let's not bend. #HandsOff! "Our brains are just not trained to understand that the president of the United States wants to make us beggars. The Secretary of HHS wants to give our kids measles. The president's corporate sponsor wants to destroy us b/c we respect his child [Vivian Wilson]."

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#USPol #ChrisMurphy #Fascism #Musk #RFK