⚠️Trump’s position coming out of this Supreme Court term is that he controls the U.S. Postal Service, Marc Elias says. We don’t have the luxury of waiting to see what happens next. We are taking a stand now against this attack on our democracy. Join our fight: https://bit.ly/4qskS3m

Do you see a pattern here? If you didn't vote for Trump, you get no federal funds to help salvage your house from a blizzard. Now imagine this if you are a scientist, working in a blue state, & your grants get terminated b/c you didn't show loyalty. newrepublic.com/post/212851/... #pinks

Managed to correctly pass the cells and they are alive and happy today thankfully! I still can do experiments, much to the fear of all members of my lab.....😇

THIS was the 🧵I needed today. Sit back with 🍷, put your 👣up, relax and be prepared to be amazed!

💡 burnt out on a old TC 🔬. Spent 2 hours combing through dusty old rooms + old microscope parts to finally find replacement 6V 20W 💡 fuming that I couldn't do my expt because nobody hordes 💡 anymore thanks to 🔬LEDs. This poem was stuck in my head. For want of a 💡 the experiment was almost lost! 🧫

ASBMB member @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social (@mdibl.org) explores how the proposed OMB research funding rule could affect scientific research in Maine—and what it could mean for the nation's research enterprise. 📰Read her @pressherald.com op-ed: www.pressherald.com/2026/06/25/a... #ScienceServesUsAll

Submitting a public comment is one of the most direct ways to engage with federal policymaking. A proposed OMB rule could severely impact science funding policies in the U.S. Make your voice heard! Join fellow #Neuroadvocates in submitting comments by July 13: vist.ly/5a83v #neurosky

Go buy some Forever stamps NOW! First-class US postage is going up to 82 cents on 12 July; postcards to 65 cents!! betterreport.com/stamp-prices...

The next generation of scientists will be a smaller cohort because of the policies of this administration: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/u...

Yesterday, 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson was shot and killed by two members of the National Guard in Memphis.

I interviewed a former prosecutor yesterday who said this one thing that I cannot stop thinking about : “I think the most radical thing I learned from becoming a prosecutor is how much violence women face in this country and how little people care.”

How can one be a scientist in this world and not be an activist?

Excellent response from Dr. Bertagnolli to the article from Scott Atlas www.linkedin.com/pulse/dont-a...

Want to know more about how the new OMB rules and other administration actions will affect universities? Want action suggestions to implement on your campus? Join a coalition of groups at a webinar this Thursday us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Last night during the fireworks. And if this isn't a perfect representation of our current federal government, I have no idea what would be. Fuckin' Sleepy Joe, man...

🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! There are only 8 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/DhKYY

Absolute banger of an obituary in the Seattle Times today, rest in peace Judy

45 years ago today. Buried on page 20 on a holiday Friday just like this one, news that changed the world. www.nytimes.com/1981/07/03/u...

If you're an FBI analyst surging to Atlanta to review records, reach out to me. I'll keep you anonymous. Signal in bio. Please share this post widely.

💪 The Lancet comes out swinging on how the MAGA/MAHA Administration is destroying US science Trump’s new OMB rule will “silence independent experts, codify ideological censorship, prioritise politics over data, & erect new barriers to international collaboration” www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Trump hijacked US’s 250 anniversary to serve ‘political ideology and pet projects’, congressional report says www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... What a killjoy. Absolutely despicable.

Grifting grifting grifting: huffman.house.gov/media-center...

The reason the US has such a powerful science and innovation ecosystem is simple: decades of public investment (via largely independent agencies, including NIH and NSF). Basic science builds future cures over a timeline too long for the private sector. /3 www.infotimes.us/basic-scienc...

Important to understand how Rs in Congress are attempting to weaponize a many decades old scandal to undermine the credibility of the government and scientists today. Great piece from @elizabethginexi.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...

written by Scott Atlas, no less. Atlas is a "radiologist with no previous infectious disease experience" who said covid was overblown (over 1-million Americans died from covid) AND who pushed herd immunity as the answer to dealing with the virus. www.politico.com/news/2020/11...

Ok, it's getting to be about a month out from the next F3# due dates. Students, when contacting a program officer about fit, send a draft of your specific aims page. Yes, the whole page. Context of your project is important. The elevator pitch in an email is less helpful.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but crypto produces nothing. It has no inherent value or function. That Trump made $1.2 billion in crypto means people simply gave Trump $1.2 billion. Many were just duped. Others gave it in exchange for something, and we don't know what that something is.

NEW: Is there a 'crisis' of public trust in science? It can feel that way — with attacks on research in the US and growing rejection of vaccines. I investigated for @nature.com - and found some surprises. My feature article is out today and a short🧵here www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Congratulations @neilshubin.bsky.social

A 17-year-old boy had a bullet lodged in the back of his brain because Donald Trump didn't have the courtesy to fly Americans with Ebola back home and get treatment at our world-class hospitals, just like what previous administrations have done: www.thexylom.com/post/kenya-e...

Convicted Felon Donald Trump, in just his first year back in the Oval Office, raked in more than $2.2 BILLION, while everyday Americans suffer. I've got the details of Trump’s financial disclosure, including how much he made off of settlements from his bullshit lawsuits. youtu.be/8TWBbqMCbDE?...

Mary-Dell Chilton, NC biochemist who revolutionized agriculture, dies at 87 www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a... #PlantScience #PlantBiotech 🧪

#ScienceJobs 🧪

NIH All of Us has just released a massive multi-omics dataset, including: • 535K WGS (120K+ added; now larger than UKB) • ~10K proteomics + RNAseq + long-read • ML-curated clinical notes • 68K with Fitbit data Kudos to this great initiative and to the participants for advancing science

Trans rights are human rights always and forever.

The ban is heinous for what it does to transgender athletes. But if you think cisgender girls and young women won’t be caught up in the fallout, too, you are woefully ignorant

Profoundly sad (and angry) about today's SCOTUS ruling against transgender athletes. The bigotry and racism of several recent rulings are hard to absorb. My heart goes out to transgender people and their families, especially the parents of transgender kids (I know many). I feel your sadness today.

Where NSF is funding new awards, they are paying up front rather than making future commitments. It appears to be a clearing of the decks to enable shutting down disfavored directorates, shrinking the NSF, or diverting funds to other Presidential priorities. grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... #NSF 🧪

We've hit the 3,000 mark in letters to Congress on the mad power-grab by Russell Vought at OMB to take over all federal grant making with a team of political commissars reporting to him. Let's get to 4,000 letters this week. Share. Share. Share. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...

BREAKING: More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S. hours before the earthquakes are missing after their hotel collapsed.

I am really proud to share the Stand Up for Science Foundation's new Impact Report on the OMB Rule Proposal--done by the brilliant @irenesufs.bsky.social @colesci.bsky.social and team! We've got such a great team at @standupforscience.net. www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-a...

Fired government scientists just launched a new site to keep climate data public. www.climate.us

Glad to see this story and coverage of an important paper. www.statnews.com/2026/06/17/n... 1/16

I do not think there is sufficient appreciation for how catastrophic yesterday’s decision in Slaughter is for this country. As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent and she intoned from the bench yesterday, “today the majority reshapes our Govt.”

WE ARE SOOOOOOO close to 10k comments on the @standupforscience.net OMB rule proposal portal...I bet we could get there today. DO ITTTTTT fight2win.standupforscience.net

An extraordinary cancer stat recently just dropped: zero. That’s how many UK women in their early 20s died from cervical cancer between 2020-24. My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com is on 20 years of HPV vaccines--& how the US could better maximize the potential of this critical public health tool (🎁):

#ScienceJobs 🧪

📢 We're hiring! The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology at Montana State University is hiring an Assistant Professor of Microbiology. We welcome applicants working in microbial pathogenesis, immunology, genetics, microbial evolution, and related areas. Apply: jobs.montana.edu/postings/52009

I love everything about this editorial by @dereklowe.bsky.social. Silence won't save anyone in the end. www.science.org/content/blog... "So the CEOs have decided to lie very still and hope that no one notices them.... But will it work? Only so long as Trump and his creatures see a benefit in it..."