Dan Vergano
@danvergano.bsky.social
Senior Editor at Scientific American.
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- Signal: Delta.357
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- Views expressed in anything I post are my own. They have not been reviewed or approved by Springer Nature.
- RT's not endorsements.
- Signal: Delta.357
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Statement: AFGE Applauds House Passage of Bill to Restore Federal Workers’ Union Rights, Urges Swift Passage by Senate
House-passed bill would restore collective bargaining rights for more than 1 million federal workers
--> union covering some NASA workers
House-passed bill would restore collective bargaining rights for more than 1 million federal workers
--> union covering some NASA workers
December 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Statement: AFGE Applauds House Passage of Bill to Restore Federal Workers’ Union Rights, Urges Swift Passage by Senate
House-passed bill would restore collective bargaining rights for more than 1 million federal workers
--> union covering some NASA workers
House-passed bill would restore collective bargaining rights for more than 1 million federal workers
--> union covering some NASA workers
AMA statement on ACIP meeting
“The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice’s (ACIP) vote to weaken the birth-dose recommendation for the Hepatitis B vaccine is reckless and undermines decades of public confidence in a proven, lifesaving vaccine."
"We urge the CDC to reject this recommendation”
“The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice’s (ACIP) vote to weaken the birth-dose recommendation for the Hepatitis B vaccine is reckless and undermines decades of public confidence in a proven, lifesaving vaccine."
"We urge the CDC to reject this recommendation”
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
AMA statement on ACIP meeting
“The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice’s (ACIP) vote to weaken the birth-dose recommendation for the Hepatitis B vaccine is reckless and undermines decades of public confidence in a proven, lifesaving vaccine."
"We urge the CDC to reject this recommendation”
“The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice’s (ACIP) vote to weaken the birth-dose recommendation for the Hepatitis B vaccine is reckless and undermines decades of public confidence in a proven, lifesaving vaccine."
"We urge the CDC to reject this recommendation”
Rep. Foster notes that SpaceX Starships have "a tendency to detonate themselves", asks about space debris implications.
Former NASA China experts says both China and US "on the same page" on worry about debris, notes recent Shenzou strike
"going to have to negotiate," Foster says.
Former NASA China experts says both China and US "on the same page" on worry about debris, notes recent Shenzou strike
"going to have to negotiate," Foster says.
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Rep. Foster notes that SpaceX Starships have "a tendency to detonate themselves", asks about space debris implications.
Former NASA China experts says both China and US "on the same page" on worry about debris, notes recent Shenzou strike
"going to have to negotiate," Foster says.
Former NASA China experts says both China and US "on the same page" on worry about debris, notes recent Shenzou strike
"going to have to negotiate," Foster says.
former NASA administrator Mike Griffin, never a retiring voice, says of NASA's Artemis program "The train may have left the station but the train is headed over the cliff."
Argument that moon, Mars landings leader sets legal framework in space chewed over here.
Argument that moon, Mars landings leader sets legal framework in space chewed over here.
December 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
former NASA administrator Mike Griffin, never a retiring voice, says of NASA's Artemis program "The train may have left the station but the train is headed over the cliff."
Argument that moon, Mars landings leader sets legal framework in space chewed over here.
Argument that moon, Mars landings leader sets legal framework in space chewed over here.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren on House Space panel decrying Trump administration attacking NASA even as it fulminates over China.
"China is not culling its talent and technical capabilities, it's not undermining its universities, turning away the world's brightest minds"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0vI...
"China is not culling its talent and technical capabilities, it's not undermining its universities, turning away the world's brightest minds"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0vI...
December 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Rep. Zoe Lofgren on House Space panel decrying Trump administration attacking NASA even as it fulminates over China.
"China is not culling its talent and technical capabilities, it's not undermining its universities, turning away the world's brightest minds"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0vI...
"China is not culling its talent and technical capabilities, it's not undermining its universities, turning away the world's brightest minds"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0vI...
"The crisis facing American journalism is the predictable outcome of decades of corporate libertarian media policy that prioritized commercial logics over democracy."
December 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"The crisis facing American journalism is the predictable outcome of decades of corporate libertarian media policy that prioritized commercial logics over democracy."
American Medical Association statement on CDC changes to website on autism and vaccines
“Despite recent changes to the CDC website, an abundance of evidence from decades of scientific studies shows no link between vaccines and autism... deeply concerned that perpetuating misleading claims..."
“Despite recent changes to the CDC website, an abundance of evidence from decades of scientific studies shows no link between vaccines and autism... deeply concerned that perpetuating misleading claims..."
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
American Medical Association statement on CDC changes to website on autism and vaccines
“Despite recent changes to the CDC website, an abundance of evidence from decades of scientific studies shows no link between vaccines and autism... deeply concerned that perpetuating misleading claims..."
“Despite recent changes to the CDC website, an abundance of evidence from decades of scientific studies shows no link between vaccines and autism... deeply concerned that perpetuating misleading claims..."
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials / Statement on Autism and Vaccines
"The science behind vaccines is robust and well-tested and the overwhelming consensus of scientific evidence is clear that there is no link between vaccines and autism."
"The science behind vaccines is robust and well-tested and the overwhelming consensus of scientific evidence is clear that there is no link between vaccines and autism."
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials / Statement on Autism and Vaccines
"The science behind vaccines is robust and well-tested and the overwhelming consensus of scientific evidence is clear that there is no link between vaccines and autism."
"The science behind vaccines is robust and well-tested and the overwhelming consensus of scientific evidence is clear that there is no link between vaccines and autism."
Stand Up For Science Condemns Retaliation Against Bethesda Declaration Whistleblower Jenna Norton
“an attempt to silence the many federal workers who are speaking out about the harms this administration is causing the American people”
@standupforscience.bsky.social
“an attempt to silence the many federal workers who are speaking out about the harms this administration is causing the American people”
@standupforscience.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Stand Up For Science Condemns Retaliation Against Bethesda Declaration Whistleblower Jenna Norton
“an attempt to silence the many federal workers who are speaking out about the harms this administration is causing the American people”
@standupforscience.bsky.social
“an attempt to silence the many federal workers who are speaking out about the harms this administration is causing the American people”
@standupforscience.bsky.social
"Digging Deeper: Examining Oil and Gas Violations in Pennsylvania From 2010 to 2022"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"Under Governor Corbett's (Republican) administration, inspectors were less likely to issue EHS violations"
really good look at fracking well inspections
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"Under Governor Corbett's (Republican) administration, inspectors were less likely to issue EHS violations"
really good look at fracking well inspections
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Digging Deeper: Examining Oil and Gas Violations in Pennsylvania From 2010 to 2022"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"Under Governor Corbett's (Republican) administration, inspectors were less likely to issue EHS violations"
really good look at fracking well inspections
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"Under Governor Corbett's (Republican) administration, inspectors were less likely to issue EHS violations"
really good look at fracking well inspections
United Airlines statement that service will not be affected between hubs --> including Chicago <-- by FAA annc't
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
United Airlines statement that service will not be affected between hubs --> including Chicago <-- by FAA annc't
LiDAR-Based Storytelling About a Historical Industrial Landscape in Southern Middle Tennessee
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"coal mining coincided with the convict leasing system that operated across the American South"
"community archaeology"
-> not just for Maya centers
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"coal mining coincided with the convict leasing system that operated across the American South"
"community archaeology"
-> not just for Maya centers
October 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
LiDAR-Based Storytelling About a Historical Industrial Landscape in Southern Middle Tennessee
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"coal mining coincided with the convict leasing system that operated across the American South"
"community archaeology"
-> not just for Maya centers
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"coal mining coincided with the convict leasing system that operated across the American South"
"community archaeology"
-> not just for Maya centers
"Stark Decline in Journalists’ Use of Preprints Postpandemic"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
interesting, but no mention of layoffs in post-pandemic extirpation of critical news reporting by advertisers through search and social media platforms in this analysis
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
interesting, but no mention of layoffs in post-pandemic extirpation of critical news reporting by advertisers through search and social media platforms in this analysis
October 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Stark Decline in Journalists’ Use of Preprints Postpandemic"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
interesting, but no mention of layoffs in post-pandemic extirpation of critical news reporting by advertisers through search and social media platforms in this analysis
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
interesting, but no mention of layoffs in post-pandemic extirpation of critical news reporting by advertisers through search and social media platforms in this analysis
AFGE late-night update to CDC layoff number
In total, 4,300 dedicated public servants are no longer serving at CDC. The effective reduction in workforce is approximately 33%.
In total, 4,300 dedicated public servants are no longer serving at CDC. The effective reduction in workforce is approximately 33%.
October 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM
AFGE late-night update to CDC layoff number
In total, 4,300 dedicated public servants are no longer serving at CDC. The effective reduction in workforce is approximately 33%.
In total, 4,300 dedicated public servants are no longer serving at CDC. The effective reduction in workforce is approximately 33%.
"President Donald Trump’s administration is escalating its legal fight against children’s hospitals in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh where doctors have treated transgender youth..."
www.inquirer.com/health/child...
-> PI's @wendyruderman.bsky.social w/ nice example of news catching DOJ screw up
www.inquirer.com/health/child...
-> PI's @wendyruderman.bsky.social w/ nice example of news catching DOJ screw up
October 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"President Donald Trump’s administration is escalating its legal fight against children’s hospitals in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh where doctors have treated transgender youth..."
www.inquirer.com/health/child...
-> PI's @wendyruderman.bsky.social w/ nice example of news catching DOJ screw up
www.inquirer.com/health/child...
-> PI's @wendyruderman.bsky.social w/ nice example of news catching DOJ screw up
Stand Up for Science: Statement on Compact Corrupting Higher Education
"(W)hen the White House takes over what is defined as 'truth' regardless of scientific evidence, we are no longer in a free nation" - @standupforscience.bsky.social
"(W)hen the White House takes over what is defined as 'truth' regardless of scientific evidence, we are no longer in a free nation" - @standupforscience.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Stand Up for Science: Statement on Compact Corrupting Higher Education
"(W)hen the White House takes over what is defined as 'truth' regardless of scientific evidence, we are no longer in a free nation" - @standupforscience.bsky.social
"(W)hen the White House takes over what is defined as 'truth' regardless of scientific evidence, we are no longer in a free nation" - @standupforscience.bsky.social
Additional SciWriters field trips:
to
* Fermi Lab * Argonne * U. Chicago *Shedd Aquarium * Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago * International Museum of Surgical Science*
added to November Chicago meeting
to
* Fermi Lab * Argonne * U. Chicago *Shedd Aquarium * Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago * International Museum of Surgical Science*
added to November Chicago meeting
October 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Additional SciWriters field trips:
to
* Fermi Lab * Argonne * U. Chicago *Shedd Aquarium * Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago * International Museum of Surgical Science*
added to November Chicago meeting
to
* Fermi Lab * Argonne * U. Chicago *Shedd Aquarium * Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago * International Museum of Surgical Science*
added to November Chicago meeting
ScienceWriters2025 will take place in Chicago, November 7-9
sciencewriters2025.org
North America's largest gathering of science writers. An important coming together in a pivotal year for science.
Early bird registration ending Oct. 1
sciencewriters2025.org
North America's largest gathering of science writers. An important coming together in a pivotal year for science.
Early bird registration ending Oct. 1
September 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
ScienceWriters2025 will take place in Chicago, November 7-9
sciencewriters2025.org
North America's largest gathering of science writers. An important coming together in a pivotal year for science.
Early bird registration ending Oct. 1
sciencewriters2025.org
North America's largest gathering of science writers. An important coming together in a pivotal year for science.
Early bird registration ending Oct. 1
so what else is new? re 'all american' to be an astronaut applicant, you must be a U.S. citizen since at least biden admin www.nasa.gov/humans-in-sp...
September 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
so what else is new? re 'all american' to be an astronaut applicant, you must be a U.S. citizen since at least biden admin www.nasa.gov/humans-in-sp...
not news to space reporters, some of them friendly colleagues, who have been shy on saying this for a decade. here's a very good June interview on this by @sciguyspace.bsky.social - arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
space reporters kid on the square getting fired over being honest on this point 3/n
space reporters kid on the square getting fired over being honest on this point 3/n
!["I need you to be my chief of staff," is there any way you can see to accelerate a lunar return, if you wanted to sort of... We need to get Artemis III done before China. How do we speed it up? I mean, what do you do?
- I just write the stories, man. [chuckles] [Eric and Joey laughing]
- Yeah, yeah, I mean, I just type away on the keyboards. There's been a lot of-
- You guys are both fired. I mean. [chuckles] [Chris laughs]
- I mean, I feel like I could get fired if I say a few things, but I mean, like, I think, you know, there's a lot of people who have various opinions on that. You know, and I think it comes down to like staying course with the current architecture, like with SLS, like I think one of the reasons people think SLS was spared a complete instant cancellation was because there was an acknowledgement that sticking with it, at least for the next few missions, is really the fastest way to get to the Moon. But the lunar lander part is kind of the open question there. That's the big thing and-
- That's the elephant in the room, yeah, I mean, it's like this-
- It comes down to Starship and whether that is going to work or whether Blue Origin is going to beat SpaceX there with its own architecture, that it's kind of way more quiet, way more quietly making progress on than SpaceX. Not saying they're making faster progress, but they're just doing it in a much quieter way.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:as7hyeuubbjc7w4swh2f4l3q/bafkreifodwomwazfoethr6x4mhpx3r7lvemhrlyxwlpge62pmrxcdfbyyy@jpeg)
September 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
not news to space reporters, some of them friendly colleagues, who have been shy on saying this for a decade. here's a very good June interview on this by @sciguyspace.bsky.social - arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
space reporters kid on the square getting fired over being honest on this point 3/n
space reporters kid on the square getting fired over being honest on this point 3/n
fulcrum of the piece is a Sept. 2 Space News op-ed (not your typical nyt cite) by 3 former NASA honchos saying (with some throat-clearing) that the Emperor is a space nudist spacenews.com/we-led-nasas...
"it won’t happen quickly, and certainly not on a schedule that keeps the U.S. in the lead" 2/n
"it won’t happen quickly, and certainly not on a schedule that keeps the U.S. in the lead" 2/n
September 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
fulcrum of the piece is a Sept. 2 Space News op-ed (not your typical nyt cite) by 3 former NASA honchos saying (with some throat-clearing) that the Emperor is a space nudist spacenews.com/we-led-nasas...
"it won’t happen quickly, and certainly not on a schedule that keeps the U.S. in the lead" 2/n
"it won’t happen quickly, and certainly not on a schedule that keeps the U.S. in the lead" 2/n
AMA statement on ACIP meeting
“The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice’s (ACIP) new process and recommendations leave parents confused about how best to protect their kids and unable to choose the combined MMRV vaccine for children under 4 years old."
“The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice’s (ACIP) new process and recommendations leave parents confused about how best to protect their kids and unable to choose the combined MMRV vaccine for children under 4 years old."
September 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
AMA statement on ACIP meeting
“The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice’s (ACIP) new process and recommendations leave parents confused about how best to protect their kids and unable to choose the combined MMRV vaccine for children under 4 years old."
“The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice’s (ACIP) new process and recommendations leave parents confused about how best to protect their kids and unable to choose the combined MMRV vaccine for children under 4 years old."
Full-bore HHS news conference today to announce decertification of U. Miami organ procurement organization
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
RFK Jr., FDA, CMS, HRSA present. No q's taken but on transplant news. Touted July initiatives.
Mostly dudes, end stage photo. HHS chief cordoned away, no scrum.
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
RFK Jr., FDA, CMS, HRSA present. No q's taken but on transplant news. Touted July initiatives.
Mostly dudes, end stage photo. HHS chief cordoned away, no scrum.
September 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Full-bore HHS news conference today to announce decertification of U. Miami organ procurement organization
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
RFK Jr., FDA, CMS, HRSA present. No q's taken but on transplant news. Touted July initiatives.
Mostly dudes, end stage photo. HHS chief cordoned away, no scrum.
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
RFK Jr., FDA, CMS, HRSA present. No q's taken but on transplant news. Touted July initiatives.
Mostly dudes, end stage photo. HHS chief cordoned away, no scrum.
CNN: Trump’s tariffs are bigger than his tax cuts for most Americans
www.cnn.com/2025/09/15/p...
"we are moving toward a far more unequal and unstable fiscal system that trades durable reform for lumpy, distortionary breaks and levies that undermine long-run stability and fairness,”
www.cnn.com/2025/09/15/p...
"we are moving toward a far more unequal and unstable fiscal system that trades durable reform for lumpy, distortionary breaks and levies that undermine long-run stability and fairness,”
September 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
CNN: Trump’s tariffs are bigger than his tax cuts for most Americans
www.cnn.com/2025/09/15/p...
"we are moving toward a far more unequal and unstable fiscal system that trades durable reform for lumpy, distortionary breaks and levies that undermine long-run stability and fairness,”
www.cnn.com/2025/09/15/p...
"we are moving toward a far more unequal and unstable fiscal system that trades durable reform for lumpy, distortionary breaks and levies that undermine long-run stability and fairness,”
League of Conservation Voters statement on Rollback of Department of the Interior’s Public Lands Conservation Rule
“The Trump administration is attempting to reverse a monumental rule that ensured conservation use on public lands in order to continue massive giveaways for Big Oil."
“The Trump administration is attempting to reverse a monumental rule that ensured conservation use on public lands in order to continue massive giveaways for Big Oil."
September 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
League of Conservation Voters statement on Rollback of Department of the Interior’s Public Lands Conservation Rule
“The Trump administration is attempting to reverse a monumental rule that ensured conservation use on public lands in order to continue massive giveaways for Big Oil."
“The Trump administration is attempting to reverse a monumental rule that ensured conservation use on public lands in order to continue massive giveaways for Big Oil."