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Nina Friedman
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PhD candidate with UMD & NIH
Studying how neurons learn
Bethesda Declaration Signer; UAW 2750
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The open show of resistance from FEMA employees is the latest example of federal employees speaking out against the Trump administration’s actions and policies, in many cases putting their jobs and safety at risk. Described as the “Bethesda Declaration” movement, named for the Maryland city where the National Institutes of Health is headquartered, it began in June when NIH employees issued a letter modeled after Director Jay Bhattacharya’s dissent against the government’s covid policies in 2020. Employees at the Environmental Protection Agency, NASA and the National Science Foundation followed suit.
August 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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jeremymberg.bsky.social Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Aug 23
I just sent this email to Director Bhattacharya and am sending him a hard copy by registered mail.

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August 22, 2025 Dear Director Bhattacharya: I write to you regarding your plans after the Supreme Court ruling yesterday. As you know, the Supreme Court did allow a stay on the required grant reinstatements based on a controversial jurisdictional issue but also found that the grant termination processes used were likely illegal. I know you are deeply concerned about public trust in NIH. I hope that you understand that proceeding to fail to reinstate or to re-terminate grants that had been found to have been illegally terminated will not increase the public trust in NIH. This would also be substantially damaging to science.
August 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM