Peter Suber
@petersuber.bsky.social
Open access, research culture and communication, academic life, US politics.
I post to #Mastodon more than #Bluesky. But see my bridge account for the M posts.
https://bsky.app/profile/petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
I post to #Mastodon more than #Bluesky. But see my bridge account for the M posts.
https://bsky.app/profile/petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
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Peter Suber
@petersuber.bsky.social
· Oct 12
Hi Bluesky. I work for #OpenAccess to research. Formerly directed the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Now semi-retired but still working for the cause.
Also a professor of #philosophy emeritus & non-practicing #lawyer.
Posting on professional topics, academic life, & #USPolitics.
Also a professor of #philosophy emeritus & non-practicing #lawyer.
Posting on professional topics, academic life, & #USPolitics.
"NIH Approves 100s of Grant Applications It Shelved or Denied."
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
This follows the pillaging pattern of agency layoffs. Reckless cuts followed by partial rehires. Hack first, plan second.
#DefendResearch #Medicine #NIH #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
This follows the pillaging pattern of agency layoffs. Reckless cuts followed by partial rehires. Hack first, plan second.
#DefendResearch #Medicine #NIH #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
NIH Approves 100s of Grant Applications It Shelved or Denied
Last year, the Trump administration widely rejected funding research it disfavors. But, just before 2026 began, one of its agencies agreed in court filings to take another look at proposals it sat on ...
www.insidehighered.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:52 PM
"NIH Approves 100s of Grant Applications It Shelved or Denied."
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
This follows the pillaging pattern of agency layoffs. Reckless cuts followed by partial rehires. Hack first, plan second.
#DefendResearch #Medicine #NIH #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
This follows the pillaging pattern of agency layoffs. Reckless cuts followed by partial rehires. Hack first, plan second.
#DefendResearch #Medicine #NIH #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
Reposted by Peter Suber
This is Pastor Michel Tshimankinda getting detained, brutalized & experiencing #ICELawlessness. They weren't looking for him—they were looking for someone else. They had no warrant, just brute force & if it can happen to him, it could happen to anyone.
So talk about it at your holiday celebrations.
So talk about it at your holiday celebrations.
January 1, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This is Pastor Michel Tshimankinda getting detained, brutalized & experiencing #ICELawlessness. They weren't looking for him—they were looking for someone else. They had no warrant, just brute force & if it can happen to him, it could happen to anyone.
So talk about it at your holiday celebrations.
So talk about it at your holiday celebrations.
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Definitely worth contacting elected officials about this!! See the #DefendResearch website for tips and resources to help you make calls and write messages! defendresearch.org #scholcomm #academia #libraries #research #censorship
January 1, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Definitely worth contacting elected officials about this!! See the #DefendResearch website for tips and resources to help you make calls and write messages! defendresearch.org #scholcomm #academia #libraries #research #censorship
Here's another article that made it through peer review (at #WoltersKluwer) falsely asserting that all #OpenAccess journals charge #APCs.
dx.doi.org/10.1097/SAP....
(#paywalled)
The article never mentions no-fee OA journals ( #DiamondOA ) or no-fee OA repositories ( #GreenOA ).
#ScholComm
dx.doi.org/10.1097/SAP....
(#paywalled)
The article never mentions no-fee OA journals ( #DiamondOA ) or no-fee OA repositories ( #GreenOA ).
#ScholComm
December 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Here's another article that made it through peer review (at #WoltersKluwer) falsely asserting that all #OpenAccess journals charge #APCs.
dx.doi.org/10.1097/SAP....
(#paywalled)
The article never mentions no-fee OA journals ( #DiamondOA ) or no-fee OA repositories ( #GreenOA ).
#ScholComm
dx.doi.org/10.1097/SAP....
(#paywalled)
The article never mentions no-fee OA journals ( #DiamondOA ) or no-fee OA repositories ( #GreenOA ).
#ScholComm
One of the most important example of #Trump #censorship to date:
"DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing."
archive.ph/Ow3FE
Thanks to the #WaybackMachine for keeping a copy.
web.archive.org/web/20250911...
#DefendResearch #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
"DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing."
archive.ph/Ow3FE
Thanks to the #WaybackMachine for keeping a copy.
web.archive.org/web/20250911...
#DefendResearch #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
archive.ph
December 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
One of the most important example of #Trump #censorship to date:
"DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing."
archive.ph/Ow3FE
Thanks to the #WaybackMachine for keeping a copy.
web.archive.org/web/20250911...
#DefendResearch #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
"DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing."
archive.ph/Ow3FE
Thanks to the #WaybackMachine for keeping a copy.
web.archive.org/web/20250911...
#DefendResearch #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
Reposted by Peter Suber
For the last OUT THERE column of the year, I wrote about how difficult it can be to explain what a disaster it is to cancel federal scientific research.
Out There: Hard Stop
What happens when scientific research disappears?
highlandscurrent.org
December 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
For the last OUT THERE column of the year, I wrote about how difficult it can be to explain what a disaster it is to cancel federal scientific research.
Kudos to the @acm.org :
"Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library will be made open access."
dl.acm.org/openaccess
#CS #ComputerScience #OpenAccess #ScholComm
"Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library will be made open access."
dl.acm.org/openaccess
#CS #ComputerScience #OpenAccess #ScholComm
Open Access
dl.acm.org
December 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Kudos to the @acm.org :
"Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library will be made open access."
dl.acm.org/openaccess
#CS #ComputerScience #OpenAccess #ScholComm
"Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library will be made open access."
dl.acm.org/openaccess
#CS #ComputerScience #OpenAccess #ScholComm
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@curiossorg.bsky.social members have shared their most effective strategies for conducting outreach to diverse stakeholders.
This article explores how to effectively sequence and combine outreach activites to broaden the reach and maximize impact of #AcademicOSPOs.
📖https://bit.ly/45jJgv1
This article explores how to effectively sequence and combine outreach activites to broaden the reach and maximize impact of #AcademicOSPOs.
📖https://bit.ly/45jJgv1
December 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
@curiossorg.bsky.social members have shared their most effective strategies for conducting outreach to diverse stakeholders.
This article explores how to effectively sequence and combine outreach activites to broaden the reach and maximize impact of #AcademicOSPOs.
📖https://bit.ly/45jJgv1
This article explores how to effectively sequence and combine outreach activites to broaden the reach and maximize impact of #AcademicOSPOs.
📖https://bit.ly/45jJgv1
More evidence that the #Trump admin is using charges of #antisemitism as a pretext for suppressing protected speech, in particular, speech defending Palestinian rights or criticizing Israel's tactics in Gaza.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
#USPol #USPolitics
www.latimes.com/california/s...
#USPol #USPolitics
Times Investigation: Ex-Trump DOJ lawyers say 'fraudulent' UC antisemitism probes led them to quit
The Times spoke to nine former Department of Justice civil rights attorneys tasked with investigating antisemitism complaints at the University of California. They all resigned during their investigat...
www.latimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
More evidence that the #Trump admin is using charges of #antisemitism as a pretext for suppressing protected speech, in particular, speech defending Palestinian rights or criticizing Israel's tactics in Gaza.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
#USPol #USPolitics
www.latimes.com/california/s...
#USPol #USPolitics
Surprise: "Researchers believe their institution values publication in highly cited journals more than any real-world impact their work might have."
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
#AcadSky #AcademicSky #Assessment #ScientificPublishing #SocialScience
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
#AcadSky #AcademicSky #Assessment #ScientificPublishing #SocialScience
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
Social Scientists: Policy Impact Undervalued by Universities
Researchers believe their institution values publication in highly cited journals more than any real-world impact their work might have, a new Sage survey finds.
www.insidehighered.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Surprise: "Researchers believe their institution values publication in highly cited journals more than any real-world impact their work might have."
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
#AcadSky #AcademicSky #Assessment #ScientificPublishing #SocialScience
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
#AcadSky #AcademicSky #Assessment #ScientificPublishing #SocialScience
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
Thanks to @c-bz.bsky.social for naming me one of the notable contributors to the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 over the last 30 years.
journals.publishing.umich.edu/jep/article/...
#DiamondOA #OpenAccess #ScholComm
journals.publishing.umich.edu/jep/article/...
#DiamondOA #OpenAccess #ScholComm
December 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Thanks to @c-bz.bsky.social for naming me one of the notable contributors to the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 over the last 30 years.
journals.publishing.umich.edu/jep/article/...
#DiamondOA #OpenAccess #ScholComm
journals.publishing.umich.edu/jep/article/...
#DiamondOA #OpenAccess #ScholComm
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Open Science is a toolkit for cultivating excellence in research. It does that by restoring research to its roots: #OpenScience means conducting research according to its own best-practice standards
strategiesos.org/about/
#openaccess #openresearch
strategiesos.org/about/
#openaccess #openresearch
December 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Open Science is a toolkit for cultivating excellence in research. It does that by restoring research to its roots: #OpenScience means conducting research according to its own best-practice standards
strategiesos.org/about/
#openaccess #openresearch
strategiesos.org/about/
#openaccess #openresearch
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Trump claims he wants to lower housing costs, but his allies in the House just axed a bipartisan bill that UNANIMOUSLY passed the Senate to do just that.
If Republicans keep blocking legislation to cut housing costs, Democrats will pass it ourselves when we take back Congress.
If Republicans keep blocking legislation to cut housing costs, Democrats will pass it ourselves when we take back Congress.
December 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Trump claims he wants to lower housing costs, but his allies in the House just axed a bipartisan bill that UNANIMOUSLY passed the Senate to do just that.
If Republicans keep blocking legislation to cut housing costs, Democrats will pass it ourselves when we take back Congress.
If Republicans keep blocking legislation to cut housing costs, Democrats will pass it ourselves when we take back Congress.
Reposted by Peter Suber
The @nytimes.com apparently didn’t have space to cover Czech’s murder, but they did have room for Ross Douthat to host a debate on “Did Women Ruin the Workplace,” and for David French to muse on “How Women Destroyed the West.”
fair.org/home/media-r...
fair.org/home/media-r...
Media Reaction to a Woman Murdered at Work Is ‘Nothing to See Here’
A male coworker allegedly bludgeoning Amber Czech to death has nothing to tell us, evidently, about broader trends or influences.
fair.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The @nytimes.com apparently didn’t have space to cover Czech’s murder, but they did have room for Ross Douthat to host a debate on “Did Women Ruin the Workplace,” and for David French to muse on “How Women Destroyed the West.”
fair.org/home/media-r...
fair.org/home/media-r...
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Increasingly concerning times for higher education in red states. A conservative student claimed discrimination over an essay where she didn’t cite any source nor address the main question, and instead mentioned the Bible. As a result, the teaching assistant was put on administrative leave
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Increasingly concerning times for higher education in red states. A conservative student claimed discrimination over an essay where she didn’t cite any source nor address the main question, and instead mentioned the Bible. As a result, the teaching assistant was put on administrative leave
Reposted by Peter Suber
The president has now blocked three economic data reports. Does he think this is somehow a *good* sign for the economy? trib.al/MnLQHPV
Trump Cancels Release of Crucial Economic Report to Hide His Failures
Donald Trump has now blocked three economic data reports.
trib.al
November 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The president has now blocked three economic data reports. Does he think this is somehow a *good* sign for the economy? trib.al/MnLQHPV
Reposted by Peter Suber
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
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265,000+ people contribute to Wikimedia projects monthly.
Together, they have created 65+ million Wikipedia articles in 300+ languages and added 128+ million media files to Wikimedia Commons.
All Wikimedia projects are viewed 18+ billion times per month.
Thank you.
Together, they have created 65+ million Wikipedia articles in 300+ languages and added 128+ million media files to Wikimedia Commons.
All Wikimedia projects are viewed 18+ billion times per month.
Thank you.
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
265,000+ people contribute to Wikimedia projects monthly.
Together, they have created 65+ million Wikipedia articles in 300+ languages and added 128+ million media files to Wikimedia Commons.
All Wikimedia projects are viewed 18+ billion times per month.
Thank you.
Together, they have created 65+ million Wikipedia articles in 300+ languages and added 128+ million media files to Wikimedia Commons.
All Wikimedia projects are viewed 18+ billion times per month.
Thank you.
Reposted by Peter Suber
3. Here's a page you should bookmark: It's the directory of nonprofit newsrooms that belong to the Institute for Nonprofit News. You can look for locality covered, including national newsrooms. It's so rich: explore! Find your niche!
findyournews.org/explore/
findyournews.org/explore/
December 14, 2024 at 5:27 PM
3. Here's a page you should bookmark: It's the directory of nonprofit newsrooms that belong to the Institute for Nonprofit News. You can look for locality covered, including national newsrooms. It's so rich: explore! Find your niche!
findyournews.org/explore/
findyournews.org/explore/
Reposted by Peter Suber
Republican Senator Mike Rounds said Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a call to senators, confirmed the so-called 28-point “peace plan” was actually a Russian wishlist and is “not the administration’s position”. Nor is there any threat to cut off weapons or intelligence to Ukraine.
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Republican Senator Mike Rounds said Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a call to senators, confirmed the so-called 28-point “peace plan” was actually a Russian wishlist and is “not the administration’s position”. Nor is there any threat to cut off weapons or intelligence to Ukraine.
Spam is a fact of life in email. We'll never eliminate it.
Junk journals, junk articles, and junk conferences have been facts of life in #ScholComm for some time. They existed before #AI but AI is aggravating the problem.
Now we can add junk letters to the editor.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
Junk journals, junk articles, and junk conferences have been facts of life in #ScholComm for some time. They existed before #AI but AI is aggravating the problem.
Now we can add junk letters to the editor.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Spam is a fact of life in email. We'll never eliminate it.
Junk journals, junk articles, and junk conferences have been facts of life in #ScholComm for some time. They existed before #AI but AI is aggravating the problem.
Now we can add junk letters to the editor.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
Junk journals, junk articles, and junk conferences have been facts of life in #ScholComm for some time. They existed before #AI but AI is aggravating the problem.
Now we can add junk letters to the editor.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
#Trump is way ahead of past presidents in raising money for his presidential library.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
PS: But he wants to lay down the #IMLS.
www.ala.org/faq-executiv...
#Libraries #USPol #USPolitics
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
PS: But he wants to lay down the #IMLS.
www.ala.org/faq-executiv...
#Libraries #USPol #USPolitics
Trump Library Foundation Expects to Raise $50 Million This Year
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
#Trump is way ahead of past presidents in raising money for his presidential library.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
PS: But he wants to lay down the #IMLS.
www.ala.org/faq-executiv...
#Libraries #USPol #USPolitics
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
PS: But he wants to lay down the #IMLS.
www.ala.org/faq-executiv...
#Libraries #USPol #USPolitics
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Do you trust corporations like Nestlé, Pepsico, and Danone to write climate policy? Neither do we. And neither should the delegates at #COP30.
But latest @desmog.com analysis reveals 300+ #BigAg lobbyists at the U.N. climate talks — a 14% increase from last year. #KickOutTheSuits
But latest @desmog.com analysis reveals 300+ #BigAg lobbyists at the U.N. climate talks — a 14% increase from last year. #KickOutTheSuits
More than 300 big agriculture lobbyists took part in Cop30, investigation finds
Lobbyists representing industry responsible for a quarter to a third of global emissions participated in key talks at the UN climate summit
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Do you trust corporations like Nestlé, Pepsico, and Danone to write climate policy? Neither do we. And neither should the delegates at #COP30.
But latest @desmog.com analysis reveals 300+ #BigAg lobbyists at the U.N. climate talks — a 14% increase from last year. #KickOutTheSuits
But latest @desmog.com analysis reveals 300+ #BigAg lobbyists at the U.N. climate talks — a 14% increase from last year. #KickOutTheSuits
Reposted by Peter Suber
EveryLibrary Institute Signs Declaration to Protect Academic #Research from U.S. Government #Censorship
www.infodocket.com/2025/11/17/e... #libraries @everylibrary.bsky.social @defendresearch.bsky.social #defendresearch
www.infodocket.com/2025/11/17/e... #libraries @everylibrary.bsky.social @defendresearch.bsky.social #defendresearch
November 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
EveryLibrary Institute Signs Declaration to Protect Academic #Research from U.S. Government #Censorship
www.infodocket.com/2025/11/17/e... #libraries @everylibrary.bsky.social @defendresearch.bsky.social #defendresearch
www.infodocket.com/2025/11/17/e... #libraries @everylibrary.bsky.social @defendresearch.bsky.social #defendresearch
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(Note: Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.)
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couriernewsroom.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM