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TACO Donald J. Trump is destroying our economy and Congress is with him--listen to Elon Musk

Thanks to UNC Charlotte for putting on a great genome integrity symposium yesterday. And congrats to the lab's Erin Dickert on winning a poster prize!

Get out in the streets--stand up for democracy and our constitution!

UNC alumnus Mark Hortman was killed along with his wife, Melissa, who was serving her 11th term as speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Read the full story: "‘A proud Tar Heel’: UNC alumnus Mark Hortman killed in Minnesota assassinations" bit.ly/44qcUyJ

Did the hourly temperatures this morning at RDU seem extreme to you? They were. This chart shows the all-time highest HOURLY obs at RDU (going back to 1945). Note - this DOES NOT include values between hours. However, the 8am, 9am, and 10am obs were the highest they've ever been.

With a high of 100°F, Raleigh-Durham Airport broke the daily record high temperature for today, June 24. The previous record of 99°F was last set in 2010. #ncwx

A big thanks to Senator Thom Tillis for being the first signature on this bipartisan letter urging the Senate to maintain a strong commitment to funding for NIH in the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education FY 2026 Appropriations bill aamc.org/research/adhoc…

A big thanks to NC Congresswoman Valerie Foushee for signing this bipartisan letter urging the House to maintain a strong commitment to funding for NIH in the 2026 Appropriations bill. Is your Representative here? aamc.org/research/adhoc…

NO SURPRISE HERE — PHIL BERGER IS THE REASON WHY MEDICAID EXPANSION TOOK 10 FUCKING YEARS TO PASS IN NORTH CAROLINA! Berger knowingly kept 600k folks from access to a doctor. Shouldn’t be a shock that he sides with Donald Trump on killing rural communities.

A Sabbath Poem by Wendell Berry —This one goes out to everybody who fought for our public lands and let their voices be heard by those in power

Call Senator Thom Tillis today--thank him for voting agains the disastrous cuts to Medicaid in the Big Bill and urge him to rally some colleagues to oppose final passage. (202) 224-6342

If you, like me, are confused about the relationship of the "Big Beautiful Bill" to the 2025-2026 Federal budget and its relevance to science funding and other issues, here is a GREAT explainer from my friend Kevin Wilson American Society for Cell Biology

Our paper finally got published Nature Communications rdcu.be/euofX. It was an interesting and fascinating journey with Robert J. Huebner, Thirumalai Lab @ UT Austin,John Wallingford, Margot Kossmann Williams, Mark Peifer, and Jessica. #devbiol #nematic #gastrulation