Kristin Harper
@kristinharper.bsky.social
Writer, editor, global health nut
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The failure of the National Academy of Sciences USA to make a clear and unequivocal statement about the disastrous Trump administration science policies — it lets all of us down and dooms them to eventual irrelevance.
US science is being wrecked, and its leadership is fighting the last war
Facing an extreme budget, the National Academies hosted an event that ignored it.
arstechnica.com
June 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The failure of the National Academy of Sciences USA to make a clear and unequivocal statement about the disastrous Trump administration science policies — it lets all of us down and dooms them to eventual irrelevance.
Reposted by Kristin Harper
🧪 National Science Foundation update alert ⚠️⚠️
NSF just made a **lot** of updates to its "priorities" page.
It's mixed news. Some good. Some bad.
❌ Not welcome: NSF is now also terminating "environmental justice" awards.
The highlighted text here is new: www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
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NSF just made a **lot** of updates to its "priorities" page.
It's mixed news. Some good. Some bad.
❌ Not welcome: NSF is now also terminating "environmental justice" awards.
The highlighted text here is new: www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
1/8... 🧵
May 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
🧪 National Science Foundation update alert ⚠️⚠️
NSF just made a **lot** of updates to its "priorities" page.
It's mixed news. Some good. Some bad.
❌ Not welcome: NSF is now also terminating "environmental justice" awards.
The highlighted text here is new: www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
1/8... 🧵
NSF just made a **lot** of updates to its "priorities" page.
It's mixed news. Some good. Some bad.
❌ Not welcome: NSF is now also terminating "environmental justice" awards.
The highlighted text here is new: www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
1/8... 🧵
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Leading from within...
A thread: NIH Fellows United is committed to showing up, even when leadership won’t. 🧪
May 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Leading from within...
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"It has fallen into the abyss”--Trump administration sidelines key pandemic preparedness office www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/h...
As bird flu continues to spread, Trump administration sidelines key pandemic preparedness office | CNN
The Trump administration has not staffed an office established by Congress to prepare the nation for future pandemics, according to three sources familiar with the situation.
www.cnn.com
March 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"It has fallen into the abyss”--Trump administration sidelines key pandemic preparedness office www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/h...
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"What do you want to stop? Do you want to stop doing Ebola? Do you want to stop doing emergency medical teams responding to major disasters in the world? Would you like to stop intelligence gathering so that we know what the next epidemic or pandemic will be?"
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Grim Global Impact Of US Funds Withdrawal; WHO Mulls 'Terrible Choices' - Health Policy Watch
Meanwhile, the WHO is mulling “terrible choices” as it tries to trim 25% of its budget in the wake of the US withdrawal from the body.
healthpolicy-watch.news
March 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
"What do you want to stop? Do you want to stop doing Ebola? Do you want to stop doing emergency medical teams responding to major disasters in the world? Would you like to stop intelligence gathering so that we know what the next epidemic or pandemic will be?"
healthpolicy-watch.news/grim-global-...
healthpolicy-watch.news/grim-global-...
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I am not going to call this a Bluetorial, because I do not want to sully that term (which, at least I, find joyful).
Let’s call it a Orwellial.
Let’s call it a Orwellial.
a cartoon of homer simpson holding a card
ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson holding a card
media.tenor.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I am not going to call this a Bluetorial, because I do not want to sully that term (which, at least I, find joyful).
Let’s call it a Orwellial.
Let’s call it a Orwellial.
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This fucking guy already lost the Washington Post 250,000 subscribers. He’s destroying one of the most important publications in US history and for what? What the fuck more does he want?
One of the richest people in history thinks free markets needs defending, that rat bastard
SCOOP: WaPo Opinion editor David Shipley is out. Jeff Bezos emails staff about a change to Post Opinions: "We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."
February 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
This fucking guy already lost the Washington Post 250,000 subscribers. He’s destroying one of the most important publications in US history and for what? What the fuck more does he want?
Reposted by Kristin Harper
The WHO and the EU also have processes for figuring out which strains to include in the annual flu vaccines, which the US could borrow from. The significant here is that the US govt is signaling to flu manufacturers that it is not interested in a seasonal flu vaccine.
February 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The WHO and the EU also have processes for figuring out which strains to include in the annual flu vaccines, which the US could borrow from. The significant here is that the US govt is signaling to flu manufacturers that it is not interested in a seasonal flu vaccine.
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FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.
www.nbcnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:07 AM
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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BREAKING — NBC celebrates Black History Month by firing its most prominent primetime Black cable news host and its most prominent weekend Black cable news host, and pushing out its Black nightly news anchor.
February 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
BREAKING — NBC celebrates Black History Month by firing its most prominent primetime Black cable news host and its most prominent weekend Black cable news host, and pushing out its Black nightly news anchor.
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The guidance for how to deal with Musk’s 5 bullets email (deadline 11:59pm tonight) is all over the place.
HHS employees have received multiple conflicting emails from leadership. DOJ and State said don’t reply. SSA, GSA, Treasury, FDIC, VA were told to respond. Total mess.
HHS employees have received multiple conflicting emails from leadership. DOJ and State said don’t reply. SSA, GSA, Treasury, FDIC, VA were told to respond. Total mess.
February 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The guidance for how to deal with Musk’s 5 bullets email (deadline 11:59pm tonight) is all over the place.
HHS employees have received multiple conflicting emails from leadership. DOJ and State said don’t reply. SSA, GSA, Treasury, FDIC, VA were told to respond. Total mess.
HHS employees have received multiple conflicting emails from leadership. DOJ and State said don’t reply. SSA, GSA, Treasury, FDIC, VA were told to respond. Total mess.
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Thanks to all of the NIHers and their friends who reached out to me. I am still here (DM me or Signal jeremymberg.78)
I still have a very incomplete picture but based on what I have been told, the damage to NIH and to many wonderful people who work(ed) there is/was impossible for me to imagine
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I still have a very incomplete picture but based on what I have been told, the damage to NIH and to many wonderful people who work(ed) there is/was impossible for me to imagine
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February 16, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Thanks to all of the NIHers and their friends who reached out to me. I am still here (DM me or Signal jeremymberg.78)
I still have a very incomplete picture but based on what I have been told, the damage to NIH and to many wonderful people who work(ed) there is/was impossible for me to imagine
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I still have a very incomplete picture but based on what I have been told, the damage to NIH and to many wonderful people who work(ed) there is/was impossible for me to imagine
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