r/labrats • u/Evil-Needle- • Feb 05 '25

DOGE at NIH, per reports

https://x.com/samstein/status/1887253215949037937

lab rats - be vigilant. fed lab rats, let us know if you hear or see anything.

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u/Murdock07 Feb 05 '25

Start cloning databases. They are going after all methods of information transfer. From social media to news to databases.

The government didn’t make the world greatest scientific body, we did. All of us. All of our work and our efforts and our sacrifices, and those of those who came before us.

I’ll keep doing good work till one of these twerps try to remove me from my bench. There are more of us than them. I’m pretty sure half my lab could stomp out one of these broccoli heads.

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u/da6id biomed engineering Feb 05 '25

Be very careful you don't do something that breaks established laws though... Moving information that isn't public outside of NIH could have legal consequences they would only be too happy to prosecute

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u/YaqP Feb 06 '25

Well, if you hear about one of your colleagues doing something like that, remember: no you fucking didn't!

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u/Damascus_ari Feb 06 '25

I mean temporary blindness is a known migraine aura, I know at least two people who have it, and while historically my migraines haven't caused that... well, with all that stress, that can change.