Congress, please save my healthcare. Thanks.

Things I Have Learned about Being a Science Creative fancycomma.com/2025/12/06/t... #SciComm #Freelancing #ScienceWriting

Yeah! Sheeva helped elect a Senator who stands up to bullies...it's the American way.

Yes, AI needs some oversight. No technology works without people running it. The debate about whether to regulate AI makes you wonder what the lawmakers who want absolutely no regulation of AI are cooking up

So intrigued by the closeness of this race (but not surprised)

2024 “The end of free speech is the end of science” Last week: @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social violated policy by using her free speech rights

There are so many people rolling their eyes to each of these posts. I guess we have to do more than eye-roll. It's just difficult to know what the next action really should be.

America needs more patriots like Senator Mark Kelly and fewer miserable cowards like Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth.

Fear is contagious, but so is courage. I remain steadfast in my oath to the Constitution and am grateful to those across the nation who stand with us. Don't give up the ship.

Sheeva talked to @abioblog.bsky.social, founder of 'A Bio Blog,' about science marketing, #SciComm in the era of misinformation, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcXJ...

No surprise the Trump NIH director doesn’t understand how science works—doesn’t get NIH has been *the* world-historic leader in innovation. After all, he’s never actually done any science. Even before his rightwing pundit career 2020-25, he spent his time with economists, not scientists.

(1/5) On this day in 1942, the US Coast Guard Women's Reserve, also known as the SPARs, was created - the name stood for Semper Paratus - Always Ready, the CG's motto. Although not well-known, the SPARs were an important part of the service in WWII!

Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB." Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH. 🧪 1/

Sheeva talked to @abioblog.bsky.social, founder of 'A Bio Blog,' about science marketing, #SciComm in the era of misinformation, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcXJ...

Biochemist, former cancer researcher, and Army combat veteran Dylan Blaha (@dylanthomasblaha.bsky.social) is primarying his Congresswoman in IL-13 after he was dissatisfied with her comments at a town hall. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrYT... #DefundedScienceSeries #SciPol #Congress #2026Midterms

Sometimes, we have to do the things we hate. More about our take on this on the Fancy Comma Substack coming out on the 23rd; subscribe so you don't miss it at fancycomma.substack.com.

We would reeeaaaaally like to know who is putting this hot garbage on the CDC website (def not us!). And the footnote! “Bill Cassidy made us keep the truth in there and we’re complaining publicly about it”. Quick! Someone get these whiny little babies their vaccines!

Good morning! We’re still not over 🧠 🪱’s latest stunt in his crusade to spread vaccine/autism disinformation. The data are clear and unequivocal, VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM and yesterday’s vile dribble of a webpage update needs to be removed 😒

CDC Website has been hacked! Just kidding (sadly 😩) Call Senator Bill Cassidy (202- 224-5824) and tell him to DO something! As the man (and MD!) who was the deciding vote in confirming the 🧠 🪱 that is destroying public health, he is also culpable!

Lawmakers Defunded Soooo Much Healthcare in the Big, Beautiful Bill (especially for Oklahomans) fancycomma.com/2025/11/15/l... #Healthcare #Policy #SciPol

Read our October newsletter: "We can have nice things" fancycomma.substack.com/p/we-can-hav... #SciPol #GovernmentShutdown #SciComm #Congress

As the U.S. gov moves towards selectively revoking research grants and cutting federal research jobs, the scientific community is left asking: What can we do, and are these actions even constitutional? Our latest featuring @fancycomma.bsky.social www.theexperimentalist.org/sci-comm/how...

A new KFF study reports: 24 million Americans will see their health care premiums under the Affordable Care Act DOUBLE. Further, 15 million people will be thrown off their health care entirely.   Unacceptable. We can’t subject millions of Americans to this unnecessary suffering.

I'm asking YOU: What will a doubling of health care premiums mean for your family? What it will mean if you're one of the 15 million being thrown off their health care? Please comment below or submit a story here: tinyurl.com/3rbdfdmz

This Election Day may seem unimportant because there are no “big” offices on the ballot but many states hold their nonpartisan municipal elections in off years. Races for city council, school boards, county judgeships are VITALLY important to the day to day functions of your community! Participate!

Yes, You Can Be a #Writer and Build a Life You Love in our AI Times (Here Are 5 Ways) fancycomma.com/2025/09/27/y...

ASA’s Executive Director Ron Wasserstein shared how ASA is advocating for federal statistical agencies on Capitol Hill. ASA met with Congress and former agency leaders to spotlight the vital role of the BEA, BLS, ERS, EIA, NASS, and NCES. Learn more about ASA advocacy: tinyurl.com/9p6ztk4c #STATSSKY

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Once upon a Fat Bear Week 🐻💤… The salmon were plenty, the bellies were round, and the bears tucked themselves in for a long winter’s nap. May your night be just as cozy, your dreams just as sweet, and your tomorrow just as full. ✨ #FatBearWeek #GoodNight

I am done reading @kamalaharris.com's memoir and I am so glad she wrote it. More Kamala Harris on my timeline, please. Subscribe to our blog so you don't miss the review when it drops on Nov. 1 (or, hey, buy the book and read it yourself!). Affiliate link: amzn.to/3VAYJSj.

Reading 107 DAYS by @kamalaharris.com (and loving it!) to review for our blog! Subscribe to our blog so you don't miss it: fancycomma.com/blog

We talked to @johndospassosc.bsky.social, grandson of late American novelist John Dos Passos and former NOAA #SciComm contractor, about his current #FiredFed life which involves managing the Dos Passos literary estate, pursuing creative writing projects, and looking for a job. @savenoaa.bsky.social

Politics isn't fluff or vanity -- it's the fabric of our society. Subscribe to our newsletter so you can read this gem when it drops on 9/23: fancycomma.substack.com. #SciPol

PASE is delighted to kick-off our Past Speaker Series by highlighting Sheeva Azma of @fancycomma.bsky.social! Read the piece, written by PASE Gator Aidan Mather and edited by PASE's Founding President Kassandra Fernandez here: gator-pase.github.io/blog/25-09-1...

In day 2 of being on this site, I have decided it is cool. Happy weekend, everyone! Be the positive change you wish to see in the world.

Dreamers are doctors, teachers, firefighters and so much more. They’ve built their lives here with the protections of DACA, but Trump doesn’t care. His rogue DHS is detaining and terrorizing Dreamers — a backdoor attempt to quietly kill DACA. We will not stand for it.

There's so much Supreme Court news to keep up with right now. It feels like the more I learn, the less I really understand!

It's always interesting to see how staffers characterize their own bosses! It can often be quite telling.

Vaccines work. Period.

Gotta love beavs 🦫

I got to see a cool #science thing and now I get to tell you about it*: Not obvious from the article is that I got to HOLD one of Franklin's original prints of the X-ray diffraction pattern of DNA. My job rocks at times. #chemistry @cenmag.bsky.social #chemsky cen.acs.org/biological-c...

What we need now is what we never had in the pandemic: a unified voice that can address these arguments in an evidence-based way, but in a way that acknowledges vaccine skepticism and hesitancy and seeks to create an inclusive dialogue with everyone despite rising vaccine reluctance. #SciComm

Fentanyl is 100x stronger than morphine and it's reshaping the public health landscape. In a new #LabNotes episode, dive into the neuroscience of addiction and the human stories behind the crisis: alleninstitute.org/news/lab-not...

We published this on the @fancycomma.bsky.social blog and it feels very true right now, as it has always been, in my experience. Read: fancycomma.com/2025/06/07/f... #SciComm #SciPol

Anyone know how long the #NASA Grants Status site has been "under maintenance" and when it might be back online? #ResearchAdmin #ResearchDevelopment www.nasa.gov/forms/grant-...

A “National Weather Service” for public health 🌡️📊— real-time data at your fingertips. ✨Sounds brilliant, right?✨ Too bad this Admin shelved it. So much for their "transparency" 🙄 Shelving data doesn’t stop disease. It just keeps the public in the dark. 🫠

ASA’s Ron Wasserstein shares a message of support for federal statistical agency employees, especially at BLS. He praises their dedication and stresses that recent attacks are baseless. Watch his message and follow him on LinkedIn for updates: www.linkedin.com/in/ron-wasse...

Sheeva chatted with @gingersnapjess.bsky.social about her transition from working at the NIH to opening a bakery for our #DefundedScienceSeries. Watch the full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=biS6...

We are interviewing people affected by federal science funding cuts. If that describes you, get in touch! We would love to interview you for our #DefundedScienceSeries. Contact us: www.fancycomma.com/contact. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0jj...