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Will we habituate to the decline of democracy? | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Will we habituate to the decline of democracy?
The recent attack on science in the US is not only undermining knowledge; it is also undermining democracy. In a healthy democracy, public policy is guided by evidence, and truth is the shared foundat...
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July 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Will we habituate to the decline of democracy? | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
U.S. researchers are speaking up for science in local newspapers | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. researchers are speaking up for science in local newspapers
Through two grassroots efforts, more than 80 op eds have been published in news outlets across the country
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July 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
U.S. researchers are speaking up for science in local newspapers | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. National Academies adopts new business model to weather a financial storm | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. National Academies adopts new business model to weather a financial storm
Realignment of major program units aims to improve efficiency and make up for loss of federal contracts
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July 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
U.S. National Academies adopts new business model to weather a financial storm | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Peter Thiel and the Antichrist www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/o...
Opinion | Peter Thiel and the Antichrist
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June 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Peter Thiel and the Antichrist www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/o...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/fu...
Restore funding for flu vaccine research and development!
When it comes to the bird flu, RFK Jr.’s unfounded claims are once again causing experts to sound the alarm. He has carelessly suggested that farmers should allow bird flu to run unchecked, a plan tha...
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June 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Join me and @progressflorida in urging state legislators to not fund anti-abortion extremism. Learn more: act.progressflorida.org/letter/dontf...
Tell Florida Lawmakers: Don’t fund anti-abortion extremism
Join me in urging state legislators to oppose this half a million dollar handout to a national anti-abortion extremist group.
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June 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Join me and @progressflorida in urging state legislators to not fund anti-abortion extremism. Learn more: act.progressflorida.org/letter/dontf...
Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security. sign.moveon.org/petitions/th...
Thank you, Senator Padilla
Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security.
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June 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security. sign.moveon.org/petitions/th...
The "delicate, beautiful, tiny" fascism of Kristi Noem www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The "delicate, beautiful, tiny" fascism of Kristi Noem
The right thinks Noem is the victim of Sen. Padilla's assault. But what about Rep. McIver?
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June 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The "delicate, beautiful, tiny" fascism of Kristi Noem www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Will Trump force America to break up? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Will Trump force America to break up?
He seems determined to try.
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June 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Will Trump force America to break up? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
NSF board member resigns, saying Trump’s policies have harmed the agency | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF board member resigns, saying Trump’s policies have harmed the agency
Alondra Nelson criticizes DOGE in taking an unprecedented step
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May 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
NSF board member resigns, saying Trump’s policies have harmed the agency | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Tell Congress: Protect Planned Parenthood Health Center Patients
A bill is moving through Congress right now that would jeopardize Medicaid and Planned Parenthood health center patients' access to care. The Trump administration, its allies in Congress, and Elon Mus...
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May 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Senior Scientists Must Stand Up Against Attacks on Research and Education eos.org/opinions/sen...
Senior Scientists Must Stand Up Against Attacks on Research and Education - Eos
They can use their position and collective power to influence institutional actions and mobilize to support more vulnerable colleagues.
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May 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Senior Scientists Must Stand Up Against Attacks on Research and Education eos.org/opinions/sen...
NIH insiders: Trump is ‘dismantling and destroying everything’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH insiders: Trump is ‘dismantling and destroying everything’
After just 100 days, agency scientists say U.S. health institutes are demoralized and have lost essential staff and funding
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May 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
NIH insiders: Trump is ‘dismantling and destroying everything’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. scientists’ lives and careers are being upended. Here are five of their stories | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. scientists’ lives and careers are being upended. Here are five of their stories
As the second Trump administration sends U.S. science into upheaval, countless researchers are fighting for their futures
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May 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
U.S. scientists’ lives and careers are being upended. Here are five of their stories | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
The 100 days that shook U.S. science | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
The 100 days that shook U.S. science
Trump’s chaotic push to remake federal research will have lasting consequences
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May 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The 100 days that shook U.S. science | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
The new reality for American academia | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The new reality for American academia
The endless churn of damaging actions from the Trump administration toward science—from freezing and canceling grants to ending programs that encourage greater participation in science—has wreaked hav...
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May 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The new reality for American academia | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Trump’s team, often accused of spreading misinformation, slashes misinformation research | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump’s team, often accused of spreading misinformation, slashes misinformation research
Hundreds of grants axed in a field where the United States was a global leader
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May 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Trump’s team, often accused of spreading misinformation, slashes misinformation research | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
RFK Jr. is already taking aim at antidepressants www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. is already taking aim at antidepressants
The new HHS secretary has made baseless claims that the drugs are addictive and cause violent behavior.
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February 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
RFK Jr. is already taking aim at antidepressants www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Chaos, harassment, and unpaid bills: Inside Elon Musk's war on USAID www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Chaos, harassment, and unpaid bills: Inside Elon Musk's war on USAID
“We’ve given up everything to serve our country overseas, and we’re being maligned by the richest asshole in the world.”
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February 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Chaos, harassment, and unpaid bills: Inside Elon Musk's war on USAID www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
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February 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Scientists as advocates | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Scientists as advocates
A sociologist rejects the notion that science is inherently apolitical, urging scholars to join the public square
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January 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Scientists as advocates | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Trump may decide to leave WHO next week. Here are seven possible impacts on the U.S. and the world | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump may decide to leave WHO next week. Here are seven possible impacts on the U.S. and the world
Departure would be catastrophic for global health, diminish U.S. influence, and boost China’s role, scientists say
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January 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Trump may decide to leave WHO next week. Here are seven possible impacts on the U.S. and the world | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic”
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January 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted
While styling himself as a free-speech champion, Carr refused to stand up when Trump threatened to take away broadcast licenses of TV stations for daring to fact-check him during the campaign. This alone should be disqualifying.
https://www.newsweek.com/brendan-carr-fcc-chair-donald-trump-1987278
https://www.newsweek.com/brendan-carr-fcc-chair-donald-trump-1987278
Brendan Carr outlines his first targets after Trump FCC pick
President-elect Donald Trump described his choice for new FCC chair as a "warrior for free speech."
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November 19, 2024 at 5:08 PM
While styling himself as a free-speech champion, Carr refused to stand up when Trump threatened to take away broadcast licenses of TV stations for daring to fact-check him during the campaign. This alone should be disqualifying.
https://www.newsweek.com/brendan-carr-fcc-chair-donald-trump-1987278
https://www.newsweek.com/brendan-carr-fcc-chair-donald-trump-1987278