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John Ioannidis recently blasted us as SBM for criticizing supposedly "serious scientists." But were MAHA/MAGA doctors serious scientists or political propagandists using science as a shield to stave off criticism? Don't trust my answer. Just watch their videos. My latest.

Has left people with a sense of learned helplessness...with many willing to wait to let the courts sort things out or...hoping that the damage done before the midterms won’t be that bad. None of that is the case here. There is reason to act, and the time is now. arstechnica.com/science/2026...

I made a 2-page Take Action Flyer for anyone to download and use! We need all hands on deck! drive.google.com/file/d/1ppq4...

Watch my recap of the MK Ultra Hearing with @angierasmussen.bsky.social ! MK Ultra and What Really Happened in the Wuhan Lab. rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/mk-ultra-a...

It is sad that Scott Atlas doesn’t understand basic economics. Paul Samuelson wrote about public goods—why NIH has been such a stunning success—more than 75 yrs ago. Also, to see why Atlas urges ending US success, just look at who elevates him: pro-privatization billionaires. 1/

Peters, Schumer, Murray & Merkley Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding OMB Rescind Rule Giving President Sweeping Power to Politicize Federal Grants. Please contact the GOP Sentators if live in those states! www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

This week I sat under oath in front of Congress and watched Republican lawmakers use the ghost of MKUltra to attack the NIH, dismiss vaccine science, and perform for a packed room of true believers. This is what that looked like from the witness table. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/i-went-to-...

Just when you think you have seen it all, you find even more bad stuff in this OMB rule. 200.339(b) allows DOJ to join lawsuits by people seeking to block awards they find inappropriate. www.science.org/content/arti...

A handy action guide open.substack.com/pub/27unihte...

“What I think most Americans don’t really think [of] on a day-to-day basis is how many of the services that arrive in their communities happen, right?” “Everyone will be affected, not just scientists, every community in the country.” www.theverge.com/science/9576...

Johns Hopkins University is laying off about 110 employees, many of whom served in an administrative capacity. Sources with the school said the layoffs stem from cuts in federal research funding made by the Trump administration. www.wbaltv.com/article/john...

Here is some really weird white nationalist racist stuff. NY Times Gift Link: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/u...

This is the NIH grant screening disfavored words list published by Nature: media.nature.com/original/mag...

More reporting from @maxkozlov.bsky.social on the political screening process that is slowing public investment in science to a crawl www.nature.com/articles/d41...

DOGGETT: Doesn't your budget propose another 12% cut for NIH? VOUGHT: Most of what you said is untrue. NIH was not cut at all-- D: My Q is don't you propose another 12% cut? VOUGHT: We propose a cut D: Is it your feeling that we just can't afford to invest more in doing something about cancer?

Listen to former NIH workers and 27 UNIHTED members and volunteers speak on WCOM 103.5 about the dismantling of science and the state of the NIH. Recorded at 1:00PM ET on June 23rd 2026. 27unihted.substack.com/p/listen-to-...

Really excited to see this piece out by the @standupforscience.net Director of Policy and Advocacy @colesci.bsky.social. Believe it or not, the bulk of this was written before the OMB rule proposal...and has, unfortunately, aged like a fine wine. We have some ideas on how to make science better.

5,843 terminated NIH grants. 110 canceled announcements. Courts ordering reinstatements. Political pre-issuance review in action. My take in MedPage Today. @medpagetoday.com www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

New: How The OMB Rule Will Hurt You And Your Town via @forbes www.forbes.com/sites/judyst... #OMB #FederalGrants #Medicaid #Rural #DEI #disparities #race #DrugAbuse #MentalHealth @DefendPublicHealh

Are you struggling to parse through the 412 pg proposal from OMB that has the scientific community talking? Join me NEXT WEEK w/ @elizabethginexi.bsky.social @nejm.org & @aaas.org for @healthjournalism.org webinar unpacking the proposal & how 🫵 can report on it healthjournalism.org/event/white-...

TODAY at 1PM ET. Listen live here: wcomfm.org

The proposed OMB rule will mean that whole fields of science will be deleted by Russell Vought. But, science cancellation is already happening at NIH! Jay Bhattacharya & Jon Lorsch are helping Vought right now. Read about it on my substack. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/scientific...

I see a number of people commenting about exaggeration in terms of what the admin is doing to science, but consider this report, and the fact that NSF appears to have just stopped reporting or issuing awards. grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0...

Conservative voices say: These cuts are necessary. NIH has lost its way. Government shouldn’t be funding science anyway. My response. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/answering-...

I co-wrote this report with my Addiction Science Defense Network (ASDN) colleagues. Addiction Science Under Siege: The 2025 Impact of Federal Actions on Research, Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery. youtube.com/watch?v=GSDN...

Join us June 25th at 3:00PM ET to learn about writing a comment to the proposed OMB Rule on "regulation for federal financial assistance". Please register for the event ahead of time to receive the zoom link. Registration Link: www.27unihted.org/events/virtu...

"We encourage nurses, educators, researchers, and the general public to join us and submit public comments on Docket OMB-2026-0034 before July 13, 2026, urging federal officials to reject these policies." www.commondreams.org/opinion/poli...

Dr. Oz, RFK Jr. et al. spread lies of "waste, fraud, and abuse" to justify cuts to popular safely net programs. Carefully crafted propaganda narratives are used as political pretext to shrink govt, reduce eligibility, and offset spending for defense. ahsituationreport.substack.com/p/policy-dis...

For the past 18 months, the Trump administration’s approach to federal grants has followed a familiar pattern: announce a cancellation, face a lawsuit, sometimes lose. That is precisely what OMB’s proposed rewrite of 2 CFR Part 200 is designed to end. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-omb-ru...

New proposed rules would fundamentally change the process of funding for state and local governments, tying grants more directly to White House political priorities. www.governing.com/management-a...

Join @jennifer-troyer.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social and Dr. Chou on WCOM 103.5, or on wcomfm.org at 1:00PM ET June 23 for a discussion about the damage to NIH over the last year. Here’s a link to learn more: wcomfm.org/2026/05/14/l...

Critically important background information about the proposed OMB rule. GIFT LINK www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

OMB nominee touts plan to give Trump appointees power to kill grants. www.politico.com/live-updates...

Please click, act, and share this link widely! actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...

New England Journal of Medicine editorial board warns OMB proposal could sideline peer review in federal research funding. Analysis with former NIH official Dr. Elizabeth Ginexi and Jeremy Faust, MD. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/new-englan...

This is exactly the kind of grant terminations that Russell Vought will do on a mass scale if OMB’s proposed revisions to 2 CFR Part 200 “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance” are implemented on October 1, 2026. Comment NO here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM... wapo.st/4e5DMJh

THIS is the insidious part that most people either don’t know or under-estimate. This whole OMB gambit is not about controlling science. It is about destroying the system. jmwidder.substack.com/p/renewing-t...

Still all quiet on the #NSF front. No new awards in the past week. REMINDER: We still are hearing of trickles of terminations, suspensions, and money being held back from grantees, which NSF isn't reporting. We need your help - please report! 🧪 grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0...

Here is another thing you should do to oppose OMB’s proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule (OMB-2026-0034). Pressure congress. They have the power to stop it! 5calls.org/issue/federa...

Trump administration has spent the last 18 months gutting funding for scientific research, forcing out nonpartisan experts, and elevating the most alarming conspiracy theorists in their stead. www.publicnotice.co/p/omb-rule-s...

READ: My Public Comment on Proposed OMB Rule: Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/my-public-...

The White House budget office is a powerful agency called OMB most Americans have never heard of. On May 29, 2026 OMB proposed a new rule that would give White House appointees complete control to approve or cancel every grant program created by Congress. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/a-rule-nob...

Who benefits? "... politically connected industries, those that want to obscure scientific links between their products and harmful health effects .... partisan think tanks, pseudoscientists or agencies that may shirk their legal obligations to protect the public." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o...

The @standupforscience.net emergency event on the proposed OMB regulations is now available on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6rq...

🧪 If you want more information on the OMB rule, here is a video that corresponds to @elizabethginexi.bsky.social’s substack. open.substack.com/pub/elizabet... A must read for every American, as this affects you.

Just say NO to theft of American tax $ & the undoing of our democracy via fascist accounting practices. The great @elizabethginexi.bsky.social explains how. Thanks to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social & @27unihted.bsky.social for fighting for science, health, & what truly makes America great 🇺🇸

One year ago today, 300+ NIH scientists and staff risked their livelihoods by signing the Bethesda Declaration to call out government leadership for harms to science and patients... ...today, their new report documents continuing harm to science and the American public. www.27unihted.org/bd-home

It’s the Bethesda Declaration’s birthday — to mark the occasion, 73 NIHers have a report outlining ongoing concerns, which have become “more insidious and systematized, but no less harmful” as @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social put it www.statnews.com/2026/06/09/n...