Today, the AAUP & Texas AAUP-AFT filed a motion for a preliminary injunction asking the court to immediately halt enforcement of unconstitutional Texas Tech policies that restrict teaching on topics related to race, gender identity, & sexual orientation. @texasaaup.bsky.social @texasaft.org 👊🏽👊🏻👊🏾

Missed our webinar with researcher @lewan.uk & #DefendResearch co-founder @rouhiroo.bsky.social on "The Authoritarian Playbook: Risk, Reality, and Opportunities to Resist Democratic Backsliding in Higher Ed"? The recording is now available! youtu.be/8QBB8JfG_7c?... #resist #authoritarianism

RFK Jr. made Cyclospora tracking optional, gutting a CDC program used to detect outbreaks. Now cyclosporiasis has hit 31 states. That's what happens when you dismantle the systems designed to keep us safe. www.npr.org/2026/07/12/n...

The WH is objectively pro-cancer for black kids

For those that want to keep their heads down bc they'r not affected are sliding into acceptance/political support. @vkempe.bsky.social Anti-autocracy handbook visual #DefendResearch #academicsky

Analysis of the performance of Dr. Erica Schwartz at her hearing yesterday to be CDC Director. Very disappointing. She seemed sane and competent. The CDC needs someone with those characteristics soon. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/she-blew-i...

However, if you're feeling threatened, you're going to function best. #selfcare #mentalWellBeing is critical. If you want to help ppl who are struggling, TELL ppl what you're doing (don't ask). Asking reducing cognitive load. @lewan.uk #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #ScienceSky

1. Precision in language. (El*n didn't make an awkward gesture He made a n*zi salute). Choose accuracy over being reasonable or inflammatory. Identify double-speak! @lewan.uk (See #GoldStandardScience #GSS EO ex) #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #HigherEd #ScienceSky

#GoldStandardScience is trojan horse that undermines science (SR: see my commentary of horseshoe effect re: weaponizing #openscience) - it's effectively "commissars" enforcing the party's view of science. @lewan.uk #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #HigherEd #ScienceSky

Commit to identify/flipping the #doublespeak - COMMIT to the existence of facts. NOTE the cognitive traps - calling misinformation research(like @ninajankowicz.com @lewan.uk and others), invoking free speech to escape accountability #AcademicSky #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #HigherEd

Cognitive traps are well designed and infest main stream discourse - #MSM are terrible at detecting this. As academics we have to avoid these traps. @lewan.uk #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #HigherEd #ScienceSky

Academics are reluctant to be seen as "political" and autocracies take advantage of this. However scientists that advocate for positions do NOT lose trust as long as their activism is w/I their expertise. @lewan.uk #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #HigherEd #ScienceSky

Avoid #SelfCensorship Don't fall into the trap of hedging. It's easy to fall into - @lewan.uk did himself. Verify/engage with colleagues: am I still speaking the truth? Or am I bending? Do I want to? Be AWARE (don't slide unintentionally) #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #ScienceSky

Important to remember that #StrongMen claim universal approval/support but it's never true. YOU are NOT alone. Bots and dominance of media create that impression, but don't believe it. You are NOT alone. @lewan.uk "do not obey in advance" #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #ScienceSky

If you have to comply - WAIT FOR DIRECT INSTRUCTION (delay, ask for it in writing, slow implementation down). If you put sand in the gears, you can make an impact: @lewan.uk #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #HigherEd #ScienceSky

@lewan.uk sharing resources for attendees before diving into handbook recommendations: zenodo.org/records/1569... and www.trumpactiontracker.info #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #HigherEd #ScienceSky

FYI, you can still register for tomorrow's webinar with "The Anti-Autocracy Handbook" co-author @lewan.uk in conversation with #DefendResearch co-founder @rouhiroo.bsky.social discussing "Risk, Reality, and Opportunities to Resist Democratic Backsliding in Higher Ed" us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This Wednesday, join #DefendResearch and @lewan.uk to discuss “The Authoritarian Playbook.” 📅 Wednesday, July 15th @ 11 AM EST 📍 Register for Zoom at tinyurl.com/defendresearch-july #censorship #EduSky #SciSky #research #HigherEd

Delighted to stumble across the thoughtcrime-checker.com by @bradleyallf.bsky.social, helping to highlight the #censorship unleashed by the Trump Administration! #DefendResearch

A nightmare for anyone who has ever worried about usability. Don Norman is probably cringing without even seeing this example; just that it exists.

If you haven't yet, there is still time to submit your #OMB comment. This is an important #action to take--if you're unsure of where to start, we have a list of resources to help: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The deadline for comment on this disastrous proposal for America’s scientific research infrastructure is TOMORROW!

Submitted my comment to OMB, after editing it to fit in the length limit. :/ Also sent it to my senators and contacted my representative. I don’t want to look back and say I didn’t go down swinging.

Nothing says "intellectual diversity" quite like a mandatory law dictating forced enrollment in a bureaucratic safe space for policed thought. Ohio lawmakers want you to think freely, or else. 👀

Join us Monday @2PM to send a clear message to Congress: Protect our science infrastructure from partisan interference. Peer review, not politics, should guide scientific research. Slashing funding for science that does not conform to Trump’s ideological agenda will harm ALL Americans.

This is exactly the kind of firm stance that's necessary! Thank you @yaleaaup.bsky.social! We need our institutions to be as clear and strong in the face of these attacks on #AcademicFreedom and on faculty, students, and staff! #DefendResearch

IN ONE WEEK, learn how #HigherEd can resist democratic backsliding with #DefendResearch and @lewan.uk. THE AUTHORITARIAN PLAYBOOK 📅 Tuesday, July 15th @ 11 AM EST 📍 Register for Zoom at tinyurl.com/defendresearch-july #censorship #EduSky #SciSky #research

Some excellent news in the battle to fight #censorship and to #DefendResearch and protect #AcademicFreedom and education! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Right, so here is the Hoover Institute saying we should abolish the NIH: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

On 7/15, uncover "The Authoritarian Playbook" with #DefendResearch and @lewan.uk in this webinar about the risks, realities, and opportunities in resisting political pressure in #HigherEd. Register now at tinyurl.com/defendresearch-july #censorship #EduSky #SciSky #research

Reminder, there is still time to submit your #OMB comment, and if you need help, #DefendResearch has one last Action Hour next Tuesday: defendresearch.org

"Federal research funding has produced exceptional returns precisely because decisions about what to fund have rested on merit and independent expert judgment, rather than political alignment." @webmz.bsky.social comments on OMB's proposal rule for @cos.io www.cos.io/blog/what-om...

I am once again yelling from the rooftops that this man is a eugenicist. He fundamentally believes that he and his ilk are "superior" and anyone who needs extra support isn't worthy of life. Miller is the one who put RFK Jr. in place. Miller has a LONG and loud history of this behavior.

It’s Wednesday & Whopper time: Kennedy's claim that Moms.gov supports healthy pregnancies collapses on inspection: the site funnels women to unregulated, anti-abortion services rather than provide truthful information women actually need.

Next month: authoritarians target #HigherEd first. Here's how we can resist, ft. @lewan.uk Register at tinyurl.com/defendresearch-july #SciSky #EduSky #censorship

We've just added an additional Action Hour on July 7th to help folks with their #OMB comments--register here-- forms.gle/PPLuo4UAwXQR... #DefendResearch #ScholComm #Academia #Action #research #libraries

Register now to be part of this important event to review the #COVID #vaccine research the U.S. government is trying to suppress! #censorship #Academia #SciSky

NEW: Across Africa, the State Department has demanded access to health data for millions of people as a condition of giving countries billions of dollars in aid needed to address HIV, malaria, tuberculosis and other illnesses.

When I head to Washington, I will be the first woman in Congress with a science PhD. That matters. At a time when science is under attack, Congress needs more leaders who understand the value of evidence-based decision-making.

Good to see the #ScholComm community getting more mobilized regarding the Trump Administration's #censorship and overall attacks on #research, #knowledge, and #education.

@defendresearch.bsky.social friends, these folks would be fantastic for the #Defendresearch webinar series...

Hear hear! If you guidance/support, #DefendResearch @defendresearch.bsky.social is hosting action hours. Learn more here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #academicsky #EduSky #highered #NIH #OMB #Resist

Public comment is underway. Follow @defendresearch.bsky.social for support like our action hours: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #AcademicSky #EduSky #HigherEd #NIH #DefendResearch

"There is a reason that totalitarian governments, eager to avoid dissent, purge academics. Research collaboration, academic exchanges, and the pursuit of knowledge should continue to be a beacon during difficult times. If institutions impose restrictions, we limit these opportunities."

Whoever nominated me: THANK YOU!! What a lovely surprise to wake up this morning. “She is changing the field of science, particularly among young scientists, by showing them how to become participants in democracy.” @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/thes...

“A deliberate crippling” is a very accurate description of what Russell Vought and Jay Bhattacharya are doing to NIH. cssh.northeastern.edu/a-deliberate...

“We’re seeing the unfolding of a decades-long effort by right-wing think tanks to weaken the accreditation system..at stake is a systemic effort to make higher ed more vulnerable to political interference & to cost-cutting, quality reducing measures.”

Excellent Scholarly Kitchen post today from @sciencedarla.bsky.social re. the #OMB proposed changes, with lots of excellent guidance about commenting. #Library and #publishing folks, please, please, please take a read, submit a comment, & encourage others to do the same! #ScholComm #DefendResearch

Still need to make your #OMB comment? Need some support? #DefendResearch is hosting weekly Action Hours every Tuesday thru June 30 at 8amPT/11amET (register here: forms.gle/PPLuo4UAwXQR...) to help people craft comments about these disastrous proposed regulation changes.

Take action against book bans in the United States at www.bookbanpetition.us #library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #librarianship #lit