reading geriatrics papers right now for work; just feeling a bit sad thinking that a year ago scientists were abuzz thinking about advances in alzheimers research and right now the scientists i talk to are thinking about when their jobs will evaporate

sad to see us squander our reputation for world-class research and lead in translational science and all this deep expertise and indeed the next generation of scientists for the sake of some tax breaks for trillionaires or whatever

and the targeted CDC shooting is so shocking, and sad that on top of that it’s barely a news blip; i worked there two summers in high school

i hope things change soon for the better and we learn a lesson and form a collective dream of a better future