Linda Sullivan
@lindasullivan9.bsky.social
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Some DOGE political appointee choosing which grants to fund is oppression of academic freedom and scientific freedom.
If the right wants to kill science in the US, the surest way to do that is to take away scientists’ freedom to judge which ideas are meritorious.
If the right wants to kill science in the US, the surest way to do that is to take away scientists’ freedom to judge which ideas are meritorious.
Read the whole thing. You won’t be surprised, but you should be outraged.
May 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Some DOGE political appointee choosing which grants to fund is oppression of academic freedom and scientific freedom.
If the right wants to kill science in the US, the surest way to do that is to take away scientists’ freedom to judge which ideas are meritorious.
If the right wants to kill science in the US, the surest way to do that is to take away scientists’ freedom to judge which ideas are meritorious.
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"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
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Support science across the country by writing opinion pieces in local papers. @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social is providing scientists with sources to publish in newspapers in every county in the United States.
Share your knowledge: buff.ly/DDufjZG #GeoSky #SaveScience #SciComm
Share your knowledge: buff.ly/DDufjZG #GeoSky #SaveScience #SciComm
Science Homecoming
Support science across the country by writing opinion pieces in local papers.
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May 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Support science across the country by writing opinion pieces in local papers. @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social is providing scientists with sources to publish in newspapers in every county in the United States.
Share your knowledge: buff.ly/DDufjZG #GeoSky #SaveScience #SciComm
Share your knowledge: buff.ly/DDufjZG #GeoSky #SaveScience #SciComm
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Without animal research we will be less healthy and less safe.
“The federal government’s evident lack of understanding about how science with animals works, is regulated, and why we do it…will kill us”
Call your elected reps and tell them to protect life-saving animal research!
🧪
“The federal government’s evident lack of understanding about how science with animals works, is regulated, and why we do it…will kill us”
Call your elected reps and tell them to protect life-saving animal research!
🧪
The NIH move to restrict animal research is a bad one and not just about health - it's about national security.
More here:
medium.com/@eblissmorea...
More here:
medium.com/@eblissmorea...
This will kill us: restricting animal research
Tuesday, as my lab gathered to celebrate the completion of one of our big studies, the National Institutes of Health announced that they…
medium.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Without animal research we will be less healthy and less safe.
“The federal government’s evident lack of understanding about how science with animals works, is regulated, and why we do it…will kill us”
Call your elected reps and tell them to protect life-saving animal research!
🧪
“The federal government’s evident lack of understanding about how science with animals works, is regulated, and why we do it…will kill us”
Call your elected reps and tell them to protect life-saving animal research!
🧪
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Unlawful grant terminations are harming young scientists and threatening innovation. ASCB joins leaders calling for immediate funding restoration.
www.ascb.org/society-news...
www.ascb.org/society-news...
Leading Life Science Organizations: Unlawful Grant Terminations Pose Grave Threat to America’s Innovation Pipeline - ASCB
Amicus Brief Filed in Support of Suit Calling for Immediate Funding Restoration WASHINGTON, DC – Four leading life science organizations, including the ASCB, filed an amicus brief today asking the cou...
www.ascb.org
May 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Unlawful grant terminations are harming young scientists and threatening innovation. ASCB joins leaders calling for immediate funding restoration.
www.ascb.org/society-news...
www.ascb.org/society-news...
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Please read and share this letter:
"The terminations [of NIH grants are] damaging to the nation due to effects on:
- Gov't waste
- Patient lives
- The scientific workforce
- Competitiveness with China and other nations"
www.coalitionforlife...
"The terminations [of NIH grants are] damaging to the nation due to effects on:
- Gov't waste
- Patient lives
- The scientific workforce
- Competitiveness with China and other nations"
www.coalitionforlife...
CLS Calls on the Trump Administration to Restore Research Funding
On April 14, 2025, CLS Chair Jo Handelsman and Exec Director Adrienne Hallett sent a letter outlining the tremendous consequences of terminating research and asking that it be reinstated.
www.coalitionforlifesciences.org
April 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Please read and share this letter:
"The terminations [of NIH grants are] damaging to the nation due to effects on:
- Gov't waste
- Patient lives
- The scientific workforce
- Competitiveness with China and other nations"
www.coalitionforlife...
"The terminations [of NIH grants are] damaging to the nation due to effects on:
- Gov't waste
- Patient lives
- The scientific workforce
- Competitiveness with China and other nations"
www.coalitionforlife...
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I’m a scientist, a federal worker, and a proud union member.
This May Day, I feel powerful.
And that’s exactly what the Trump admin fears.
They’re gutting our federal agencies, sabotaging public universities, and trying to crush unions. Not because we’re broken—but because we’re strong.
#RiseUp
This May Day, I feel powerful.
And that’s exactly what the Trump admin fears.
They’re gutting our federal agencies, sabotaging public universities, and trying to crush unions. Not because we’re broken—but because we’re strong.
#RiseUp
May 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I’m a scientist, a federal worker, and a proud union member.
This May Day, I feel powerful.
And that’s exactly what the Trump admin fears.
They’re gutting our federal agencies, sabotaging public universities, and trying to crush unions. Not because we’re broken—but because we’re strong.
#RiseUp
This May Day, I feel powerful.
And that’s exactly what the Trump admin fears.
They’re gutting our federal agencies, sabotaging public universities, and trying to crush unions. Not because we’re broken—but because we’re strong.
#RiseUp
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Reposted by Linda Sullivan
BREAKING: Trump admin freezes cancer research
April 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
BREAKING: Trump admin freezes cancer research
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The Social Security website keeps crashing so people can't access their benefits portal. Some Americans even got error messages saying they aren't getting payments at all.
What's DOGE's response? Fire half of the Social Security tech team.
I'm pushing back.
What's DOGE's response? Fire half of the Social Security tech team.
I'm pushing back.
Democratic senators press Social Security Administration on reports of 'dangerous' employee cuts
Reported plans to cut staff at an important Social Security Administration department would be "dangerous," Democratic senators wrote in a letter to the agency.
www.cnbc.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Social Security website keeps crashing so people can't access their benefits portal. Some Americans even got error messages saying they aren't getting payments at all.
What's DOGE's response? Fire half of the Social Security tech team.
I'm pushing back.
What's DOGE's response? Fire half of the Social Security tech team.
I'm pushing back.
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The largest federation of unions in the U.S. has put together a pro bono legal network that aims to help federal employees whose jobs have been lost or threatened under the Trump administration.
Unions Form Pro Bono Legal Network for Federal Workers Targeted by Trump
Organized labor has taken a leading role in challenging the Trump administration’s downsizing agenda in court. A new service will offer more individualized representation.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The largest federation of unions in the U.S. has put together a pro bono legal network that aims to help federal employees whose jobs have been lost or threatened under the Trump administration.
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It's getting a lot of attn today. But even before today most of the country had very little idea of what has happened at NIH or through it the entire ecosystem of biomedical research in the US. Simply put, Musk, Kennedy & Trump exploded a bomb right in the middle of cancer cure research in the US.
April 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
It's getting a lot of attn today. But even before today most of the country had very little idea of what has happened at NIH or through it the entire ecosystem of biomedical research in the US. Simply put, Musk, Kennedy & Trump exploded a bomb right in the middle of cancer cure research in the US.
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Dr. Richard Youle was fired today. He is an eminent scientist who has done important work on brain diseases like dementia and Parkinson’s.
Musk and Trump are stopping NIH research into cures, for diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s. Americans did not vote for this.
Musk and Trump are stopping NIH research into cures, for diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s. Americans did not vote for this.
NEW: The doctor behind breakthrough Parkinson’s research was among the scientists purged from the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency. www.wired.com/story/doctor...
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Dr. Richard Youle was fired today. He is an eminent scientist who has done important work on brain diseases like dementia and Parkinson’s.
Musk and Trump are stopping NIH research into cures, for diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s. Americans did not vote for this.
Musk and Trump are stopping NIH research into cures, for diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s. Americans did not vote for this.
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Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
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The Trump Administration is chaotic and corrupt, and this partisan spending bill is a blank check for the president that reduces oversight on his spending decisions and expands his ability to abuse emergency powers.
March 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The Trump Administration is chaotic and corrupt, and this partisan spending bill is a blank check for the president that reduces oversight on his spending decisions and expands his ability to abuse emergency powers.
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NEW: White House says the arrest and deportation of student activist & legal US resident, Mahmoud Khalil, is a blueprint for more.
The final line here is chilling. The White House specifically says Khalil was not breaking the law.
No evidence, no due process, no crime. He was just disappeared.
The final line here is chilling. The White House specifically says Khalil was not breaking the law.
No evidence, no due process, no crime. He was just disappeared.
March 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
NEW: White House says the arrest and deportation of student activist & legal US resident, Mahmoud Khalil, is a blueprint for more.
The final line here is chilling. The White House specifically says Khalil was not breaking the law.
No evidence, no due process, no crime. He was just disappeared.
The final line here is chilling. The White House specifically says Khalil was not breaking the law.
No evidence, no due process, no crime. He was just disappeared.
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A speaker at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington D.C. against NIH funding cuts:
"These cuts are a means to steal from the health of Americans to provide tax breaks for the rich. We cannot accept this. We must stand together for the health of our nation."
Spot on!!!!
"These cuts are a means to steal from the health of Americans to provide tax breaks for the rich. We cannot accept this. We must stand together for the health of our nation."
Spot on!!!!
March 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A speaker at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington D.C. against NIH funding cuts:
"These cuts are a means to steal from the health of Americans to provide tax breaks for the rich. We cannot accept this. We must stand together for the health of our nation."
Spot on!!!!
"These cuts are a means to steal from the health of Americans to provide tax breaks for the rich. We cannot accept this. We must stand together for the health of our nation."
Spot on!!!!
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On the heels of yesterday’s global #standupforscience rallies, folks showed up to NIH campus in Bethesda today to demand an end to the assault on NIH, the beating heart of America’s world-leading, life-saving, economy-driving biomedical research enterprise.
When we fight, we win ✊🧪
When we fight, we win ✊🧪
March 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
On the heels of yesterday’s global #standupforscience rallies, folks showed up to NIH campus in Bethesda today to demand an end to the assault on NIH, the beating heart of America’s world-leading, life-saving, economy-driving biomedical research enterprise.
When we fight, we win ✊🧪
When we fight, we win ✊🧪
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Not only are we limiting our medical research and advancement of new treatments, but NIH cuts are affecting ability of universities to take on grad students, limiting our future workforce @altcdc.altgov.info @altnih4science.bsky.social #science #cuts #resist
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'
Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst.
apnews.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Not only are we limiting our medical research and advancement of new treatments, but NIH cuts are affecting ability of universities to take on grad students, limiting our future workforce @altcdc.altgov.info @altnih4science.bsky.social #science #cuts #resist
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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This is a HUGE win! But there are still over 1,000 NIH workers, tenure track PIs among them, ILLEGALLY TERMINATED on Valentine’s Day that have yet to be reinstated, despite recent court rulings and rescissions of the orders from OPM/the President himself.
BRING THEM BACK. 🧪
BRING THEM BACK. 🧪
The acting director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health has extended the appointments of three NIH neuroscience lab heads and other employees who were set to be terminated tomorrow, reversing the effects of a recent renewal ban.
By @avaskham.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-...
By @avaskham.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-...
Exclusive: NIH extends jobs of three neuroscientists on unpaid leave
The change averts termination for the three neuroscience lab heads, who were set to be let go tomorrow.
www.thetransmitter.org
March 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This is a HUGE win! But there are still over 1,000 NIH workers, tenure track PIs among them, ILLEGALLY TERMINATED on Valentine’s Day that have yet to be reinstated, despite recent court rulings and rescissions of the orders from OPM/the President himself.
BRING THEM BACK. 🧪
BRING THEM BACK. 🧪
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UAW members joined thousands of fellow scientists and advocates today for the Stand Up for Science Rally in Washington DC.
Attendees called on leaders at every level to champion and protect scientific research and education against recent attacks by the Trump administration.
Attendees called on leaders at every level to champion and protect scientific research and education against recent attacks by the Trump administration.
March 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
UAW members joined thousands of fellow scientists and advocates today for the Stand Up for Science Rally in Washington DC.
Attendees called on leaders at every level to champion and protect scientific research and education against recent attacks by the Trump administration.
Attendees called on leaders at every level to champion and protect scientific research and education against recent attacks by the Trump administration.
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We were delighted to have @king5news.com.web.brid.gy visit us in the Termini Lab to discuss how NIH funding cuts could affect cancer research:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Szo9...
We NEED indirect costs to provide funding needed complete research studies that will lead to life saving discoveries.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Szo9...
We NEED indirect costs to provide funding needed complete research studies that will lead to life saving discoveries.
Potential NIH funding cuts could affect local cancer research
YouTube video by KING 5 Seattle
m.youtube.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:07 AM
We were delighted to have @king5news.com.web.brid.gy visit us in the Termini Lab to discuss how NIH funding cuts could affect cancer research:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Szo9...
We NEED indirect costs to provide funding needed complete research studies that will lead to life saving discoveries.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Szo9...
We NEED indirect costs to provide funding needed complete research studies that will lead to life saving discoveries.
Reposted by Linda Sullivan
March 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Reposted by Linda Sullivan
trump adviser says the veterans trump has fired from jobs in the U.S. government are "perhaps not fit to have a job"
www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcn...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcn...
Trump adviser Alina Habba says veterans fired by DOGE are perhaps 'not fit to have a job at this moment'
Emily Erroa, an Army veteran who was fired from the Department of Energy last month, called Habba's comments "ridiculous" and "insulting."
www.nbcnews.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
trump adviser says the veterans trump has fired from jobs in the U.S. government are "perhaps not fit to have a job"
www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcn...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcn...