Russell Vought tells Trump we need MORE COWBELL -- with cowbell meaning everything on the Project 2025 agenda! When Vought tells Trump to do something, he delivers. Who is really running the government? Made with apologies to Saturday Night Live. #dontfearthereaper

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥 We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪 Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

Please read. #NIH #shutdown

And, so the RIFs begin. The US Patent and Trademark Office is not affected by a government shutdown, because they are funded by user fees. That means these RIFs are not due to the shutdown. The timing is either coincidental, or the shutdown is being used as a smokescreen.

The fiscal year is over. So how was the NIH appropriation committed? A long thread with institute by institute results about where the money went.

Different roots. Same home. ONE SPIRIT 💛 The first 200 federal employees can claim a voucher for a free ticket on a first-come, first-served basis. After that, a limited number of $10 tickets for federal employees will be available so you can bring your friends & family! 🎟️ bit.ly/46vSPrX

My guess is this was coordinated across the entire executive branch, like a Hands Across the Hatch Act Violation event or something

Local MD coverage of last night’s presser with Feds and Congresspeople urging for a fighting CR

Here it is with captions!

Powerful words on politicization of autism research by an NIH PO and autism scientist and former clinician. Add your voice to stand up for health care and against abuse of power. actionnetwork.org/forms/civil-...

Recently I learned that civil servants have the First Amendment-protected right to speak out on matters of public concern. Thurgood Marshall, in an 8-1 SCOTUS decision, noted that government employees know how the gov’t works, and the public has a special interest in hearing from them.

A new email to Director Bhattacharya this morning. 1/n

Senator Chris Murphy reminds Democrats and concerned Republicans: "we have no moral obligation to pay the bills for democracy's destruction" We need a #FightingCR that safeguards our democracy and protects the balance of power! @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

While this administration holds a theatrical press conference spreading alarmist disinformation about autism and Tylenol, it’s also quietly telling physicians to ignore what they say.

Full statment here www.instagram.com/p/DPDMbfuDrq0/

WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices. www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

“The announcement of health insurance companies that they’ll continue covering routine vaccinations is a huge vote of no confidence in ACIP's recommendations. It reflects a desire by insurers to avoid the cost of illnesses by having their customers vaccinated.”

New NOFO which may be of interest grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

As the admin continues to purport to have found environmental causes of autism (& pretend to care about nutrition), I find myself thinking a lot the failed National Children's Study. There's a push to have answers w/o reckoning w the reality of the studies we haven't done undark.org/2016/05/25/t...

It's very bizarre that the admin pursued a leucovorin indication for children with cerebral folate deficiency and autism symptoms, not for general autism. CFD is rare and the diagnosis is confirmed by measuring folate levels in cerebrospinal fluid, which most general cases of autism won't have.

For those at NIH and HRSA finding out today their jobs will be terminated and getting official RIF correspondence this week, we are so sorry. We’re here for you. Your service mattered, your voice matters, and we need you to build the future of biomedical research. ❤️ @savehealthresearch.bsky.social

Just so we are all on the same page, NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, whom AAAS and Research!America tapped as their keynote speaking for the National Health Research Forum *LAST WEEK* was STANDING BEHIND TRUMP AND RFK JR AT THAT TYLENOL/AUTISM PRESSER YESTERDAY. He is not a hero, he is complicit.

All my emails to Director Bhattacharya now available... jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...

The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Read about the network of resistance accounts on Insta. @friendsofusaid.bsky.social @savehealthresearch.bsky.social et al. h/t @27unihted.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The New York Times piece today about US science is terrible and wrong—in many ways. I could write a whole article about this, but as one example: “To close observers, the original crisis began well before any of this…” No. I’m a close observer of science, and this is incorrect.

Of course some processes at NIH & in US science in general should be reformed. But uncritically presenting Jay Bhattacharya as a naive idealist rather than a hypocrite & political operative charged with NIH’s destruction is wildly divorced from reality. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/o...

Honored & want to share the recognition with many other working together. Stronger together! @jeremymberg.bsky.social @nihvigils.bsky.social @savehealthresearch.bsky.social @rosalafersousa.bsky.social @firedbutfighting.bsky.social @rebelfema.altgov.info

📣📣📣 CALL TO ACTION - 🚨 🚨🚨 A thread on how you can join a growing chorus of federal workers and members of the public pressuring Congress to embrace its power and end the authoritarian takeover #FightingCR

Don't comply in advance. We are watching people in fear trying to avoid pain by censoring themselves and changing their behavior before being compelled to. Following rules of a group is pro-social behavior that is dangerous now. How can you resist this urge as a law-abiding citizen? A quick 🧵

Today a coalition of federal workers has released the Civil Servants’ Declaration. We have frequently asked questions here. “Why this letter? Because the Trump administration is engaged in an assault on the Constitution…” Please read!

The fear is real, but so is the need to speak up! www.statnews.com/2025/09/18/f...

Took leave this afternoon to deliver a letter from nearly 900 (and growing) current and former Feds asking Congress to pass a continuing resolution that ends executive overreach and protects the American people. Join us! Feds and fed allies welcomed to sign. actionnetwork.org/forms/civil-...

The NIH Director was told to beef up his security after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. He already has armed bodyguards. NIH staff who work in vulnerable, off-campus buildings saw no increase in security after the CDC shooting. www.gbnews.com/news/us/us-n...

Senator Bill Cassidy: (202) 224 5824 www.instagram.com/p/DOlUdjjDryB/ example script in caption

I am deeply saddened and angered by news that more NIH RIFs may happen next week. This is unacceptable, especially after NIH staff have worked nights & weekends to dig out from the backlog created by this admin's incompetence. Tell your Congress people NIH needs its staff to keep delivering cures

Sharing stories matters. If you’ve faced grant terminations, funding delays, loss of research jobs, etc., your voice is needed. Help show the real impact of NIH funding interference - tell your story so we don’t lose innovation, cures, and hope for the future. www.27unihted.org/biohealthbeats

Town hall on cuts to science funding, particularly addressing NIH, on Sept 20

A brief bluetorial about VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) Self-reported data about adverse effects occurring contemporaneously with vaccinations are useful but have many limitations

NASA exploration is for the benefit of all humankind. The ability to learn, discover and push our species ahead towards understanding and better ways to live is predicated on peace, cooperation, and communication. All violence only sets humankind back.

Thoughts and prayers go out to all who have been harmed or traumatized by this shooting. Pointing out, Trump acknowledged this faster than the domestic terrorism attack on CDC buildings. Note, Trump has yet to recognize the shooting of federal buildings on CDC’s main campus in GA last month.

Suuuure, there are no banned words! Erasure of communities and the lack of humanity being shown to them is downright disgusting. We should be furious. Do not let them win. Keep up the good fight and do the good work to support the health of all people living on this planet!

So... I did some analysis of grants that did receive noncompetitive renewals. In particular, I looked a those award where the title of the grant changed. Warning: The results are just what I expected, but oooph... 1/4

Hello world! sharing a miracle, waylaid by 6 months sadness, but just got resurrected! 1. in Feb, our R01 got this banger score: 1%!😲 2. for next 6 months, PO said its unlikely to fund.😱 3. mysteriously, just got NOA! PO says don't know how, but someone rescued.🥲 tx my savior!🙏 let's go miRNAs!🧬

Cancer research is featured at the Washington Spirit soccer game today. But wait! What is the American Cancer Society doing? They feature a player saying breast cancer hits Black women especially hard—but there’s zero mention of Trump destroying disparities research. That’s the whole ballgame!

“Anti-mandate” was anti-vaccine all along. It is time for media to acknowledge that there is a coordinated right-wing effort to destroy public health in America. It is a well-funded effort. And it’s rooted in representing major business interests.

Under Secretary Kennedy, there has been an exodus of patients from the NIH Clinical Center. Without enough patients, it could lose its accreditation. Americans from across the country would lose access to new treatments for cancer, autoimmune diseases, rare diseases, and many others. RFK must go.

So much happening in and around #FEMA right now but I think this is the most exciting. The FEMA act of 2925 Was approved by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and will move to the House. The vote was 57-3 with 7 no shows. BROAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. www.isacoil.org/News/6002/Bi...