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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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"Alignment" (aka fealty) is not a merit-review criteria.
If ideology determines outcomes, our world-class federally funded research system will reward apparatchiks and loyalists while punishing opponents and critics.
And then soon, it won't be world-class.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
If ideology determines outcomes, our world-class federally funded research system will reward apparatchiks and loyalists while punishing opponents and critics.
And then soon, it won't be world-class.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
White House considers funding advantage for colleges that align with Trump policies
The proposal has the potential to transform the government’s vast research funding operation, which has long awarded university grants based on scientific merit.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"Alignment" (aka fealty) is not a merit-review criteria.
If ideology determines outcomes, our world-class federally funded research system will reward apparatchiks and loyalists while punishing opponents and critics.
And then soon, it won't be world-class.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
If ideology determines outcomes, our world-class federally funded research system will reward apparatchiks and loyalists while punishing opponents and critics.
And then soon, it won't be world-class.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Holding a phonebank today to pressure house members regarding science funding.
September 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Holding a phonebank today to pressure house members regarding science funding.
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Judging by the shamefully opportunistic & politicizing rhetoric of some rightwingers on Twitter, & their cynical use of Charlie Kirk’s horrific murder for political point scoring, it’s almost as if Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman wasn’t murdered by a Trump-voting MAGA maniac just 12 weeks ago.
September 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Judging by the shamefully opportunistic & politicizing rhetoric of some rightwingers on Twitter, & their cynical use of Charlie Kirk’s horrific murder for political point scoring, it’s almost as if Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman wasn’t murdered by a Trump-voting MAGA maniac just 12 weeks ago.
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The people doing the non-glamorous government jobs right now are really putting in the work. thank you tireless NIH workers. 💕🫡
Updated update
I downloaded the data from NIH Reporter too soon. The large end of the month update had not occurred.
Here are the results as of this morning.
NIH grants management staff have been busy making awards.
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I downloaded the data from NIH Reporter too soon. The large end of the month update had not occurred.
Here are the results as of this morning.
NIH grants management staff have been busy making awards.
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September 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The people doing the non-glamorous government jobs right now are really putting in the work. thank you tireless NIH workers. 💕🫡
I’ll be holding a phonebank on Thursday to call voters living in swing districts represented by Republicans and asking them to contact their representatives about science funding.
September 9, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I’ll be holding a phonebank on Thursday to call voters living in swing districts represented by Republicans and asking them to contact their representatives about science funding.
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A show of bipartisan support for NIH. Basically flat except for ARPA-H.
The President’s budget proposal basically ignored (as it should have been).
The President’s budget proposal basically ignored (as it should have been).
House LHHC bill is out. Lots of hits to HHS, but the top line number for NIH is 1% decrease, mostly due to cuts ARPA-H. This seems like a huge rejection of the president's budget request.
democrats-appropriations.house.gov
September 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A show of bipartisan support for NIH. Basically flat except for ARPA-H.
The President’s budget proposal basically ignored (as it should have been).
The President’s budget proposal basically ignored (as it should have been).
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This is good news… for now.
The referenced 6/25 legal opinion was described in STAT: www.statnews.com/2025/07/06/h...
It says the legal risk for terminations will drop starting Oct 1.
The referenced 6/25 legal opinion was described in STAT: www.statnews.com/2025/07/06/h...
It says the legal risk for terminations will drop starting Oct 1.
August 30, 2025 at 4:34 AM
This is good news… for now.
The referenced 6/25 legal opinion was described in STAT: www.statnews.com/2025/07/06/h...
It says the legal risk for terminations will drop starting Oct 1.
The referenced 6/25 legal opinion was described in STAT: www.statnews.com/2025/07/06/h...
It says the legal risk for terminations will drop starting Oct 1.
I’ll be holding a phonebank tomorrow to call voters living in swing districts represented by Republicans and asking them to contact their representatives about science funding.
August 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I’ll be holding a phonebank tomorrow to call voters living in swing districts represented by Republicans and asking them to contact their representatives about science funding.
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Sign to support our brave FEMA colleagues.
Today we approach the 20th anniversary of Katrina, FEMA workers across the nation sound the alarm on unqualified leadership, interference w/ ability to execute, our mission,staff cuts & more.
Join us in signing The Katrina Declaration. #katrinadeclaration
www.standupforscience.net/fema-katrina...
Join us in signing The Katrina Declaration. #katrinadeclaration
www.standupforscience.net/fema-katrina...
Support the FEMA Katrina Declaration Now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
www.standupforscience.net
August 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Sign to support our brave FEMA colleagues.
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This is a good watch. So much potentially impactful science is being stopped for no good reason.
New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated.
[Gift Link]
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
[Gift Link]
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
Opinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health.
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This is a good watch. So much potentially impactful science is being stopped for no good reason.
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Just posted a video to TikTok about what #SCOTUS did in the NIH funding case.
It’s too long to embed on Bluesky, but here’s a link:
www.tiktok.com/t/ZPHG57sTnM...
It’s too long to embed on Bluesky, but here’s a link:
www.tiktok.com/t/ZPHG57sTnM...
TikTok - Make Your Day
www.tiktok.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Just posted a video to TikTok about what #SCOTUS did in the NIH funding case.
It’s too long to embed on Bluesky, but here’s a link:
www.tiktok.com/t/ZPHG57sTnM...
It’s too long to embed on Bluesky, but here’s a link:
www.tiktok.com/t/ZPHG57sTnM...
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An interesting piece about how scientists can help defend democracy by creating a sort of "shadow cabinet" that models how science and regulatory agencies should be functioning.
Scientists’ role in defending democracy
The United States’ democratic leadership, commitment to freedom of expression, and investment in the pursuit of knowledge have long enabled its preeminence in science and technology. Yet today we are ...
www.science.org
August 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM
An interesting piece about how scientists can help defend democracy by creating a sort of "shadow cabinet" that models how science and regulatory agencies should be functioning.
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July 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A modicum of good news: www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
14 Republican senators urge White House to release delayed NIH funds
Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) is leading the letter making the ask of OMB director Russ Vought.
www.politico.com
July 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A modicum of good news: www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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The #BethesdaDeclaration signers killed it today during the roundtable with Jay.
Some of my favorite highlights shared from my colleagues:
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Some of my favorite highlights shared from my colleagues:
🧵 1/5
July 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The #BethesdaDeclaration signers killed it today during the roundtable with Jay.
Some of my favorite highlights shared from my colleagues:
🧵 1/5
Some of my favorite highlights shared from my colleagues:
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IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT
Please watch the workshop video and COMMENT by 5:00 Monday 7/14
This is the source of the "no more model organism only grants in NIH-funded research" decree.
Please watch the workshop video and COMMENT by 5:00 Monday 7/14
This is the source of the "no more model organism only grants in NIH-funded research" decree.
Dear all, PLEASE add comments on the importance of model organism research at this link:
July 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT
Please watch the workshop video and COMMENT by 5:00 Monday 7/14
This is the source of the "no more model organism only grants in NIH-funded research" decree.
Please watch the workshop video and COMMENT by 5:00 Monday 7/14
This is the source of the "no more model organism only grants in NIH-funded research" decree.
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July 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Another highly recommended read.
She lays out the cost of the terminations and the ending tells the importance of pushing back and standing up for core principles
It is easy to lose the point of all this in graphs and statistics (I plead guilty, your honor) but the human stakes are more compelling
She lays out the cost of the terminations and the ending tells the importance of pushing back and standing up for core principles
It is easy to lose the point of all this in graphs and statistics (I plead guilty, your honor) but the human stakes are more compelling
I have been meaning to share this story all week (but it has been busy)...
[Free with registration]
defector.com/an-interview...
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[Free with registration]
defector.com/an-interview...
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An Interview With A Psychiatric Nurse Whose Research Funding Was Cut By The Trump Administration | Defector
Laura Mata López was born and raised in a low-income community in San José, Costa Rica. Some of her earliest memories were of the impact poverty and a lack of support for mental health had on her neig...
defector.com
June 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Another highly recommended read.
She lays out the cost of the terminations and the ending tells the importance of pushing back and standing up for core principles
It is easy to lose the point of all this in graphs and statistics (I plead guilty, your honor) but the human stakes are more compelling
She lays out the cost of the terminations and the ending tells the importance of pushing back and standing up for core principles
It is easy to lose the point of all this in graphs and statistics (I plead guilty, your honor) but the human stakes are more compelling
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Thanks for speaking out and sharing your story and the broader story and the consequences.
I spoke with Jade Hindmon, host of @kpbssandiego.bsky.social Midday Edition, about the consequences of the current administration’s cuts to science funding. Please share to help spread the word and raise awareness.
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
Nobel laureate on how Trump's cuts are hurting science
Neuroscientist, biologist and 2021 Nobel Prize winner Ardem Patapoutian joined Midday Edition to talk about how the Trump administration's effort to cut back on science spending is impacting researche...
www.kpbs.org
June 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Thanks for speaking out and sharing your story and the broader story and the consequences.
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Judge Young was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. Here he excoriates the Trump Administration's termination of grants at NIH. This is just the start of a process. But it is ground-breaking and good news for today.
🚨 BREAKING: Nearly 4 months the NIH cut its first grants, a judge has ruled that the directives and process that led to cuts are arbitrary and capricious.
"The explanations are bereft of reasoning — virtually in their entirety... unsupported by [facts]."
Each of them are VOID and ILLEGAL, he says.
"The explanations are bereft of reasoning — virtually in their entirety... unsupported by [facts]."
Each of them are VOID and ILLEGAL, he says.
June 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Judge Young was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. Here he excoriates the Trump Administration's termination of grants at NIH. This is just the start of a process. But it is ground-breaking and good news for today.
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It's @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social FTW!
Today, Nobel laureate (and former NIGMS Advisory Council member) gave an NIH-wide lecture. She enthusiastically signed the #BethesdaDeclaration.
She was introduced by NIH Director Bhattacharya...(likely slightly awkward)
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She was introduced by NIH Director Bhattacharya...(likely slightly awkward)
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June 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
It's @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social FTW!
Over 2,500 Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump Administration: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump (Gift Article)
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
www.nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Over 2,500 Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump Administration: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...