while this is good news, the fact that a significantly lower number of awards were funded will cause significant long term damage to the research enterprise in this country. 😞

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

After reading through the descriptions of the autism-related research projects that were cut, I was struck by how complicated the science is — especially when compared to the simple (and debunked) theory that vaccines cause autism. www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...

"No matter where I lived, I knew this was guaranteed because after moving into a new place, we’d plug in our old box television, adjust the shitty little antenna just so, and voila, like magic, there was PBS. It was free."

Researchers’ chances of winning a grant from the National Institutes of Health have dropped under a new policy. scim.ag/4f7uew2

New, from an anonymous NIH insider: Trump is being pushed to spend more NIH money. The White House is ordering NIH to do multi-year budgets for awards. This budget trick means fewer awards, fewer labs funded, and lower paylines for researchers. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...

PBS News is not going anywhere. We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air. We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.

Powerful story from Kate Zernike from the NYT Covers the diversity of young scientists targeted by the anti-DEI BS. Definitely worth a read and a share. [Gift link] www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...

An examination of the consequences of abortion restrictions. A study to test a protocol to prevent HIV transmission. An investigation into why LGBTQ+ adults are dying by suicide. This is the scientific research being lost as Trump cuts NIH funding.

People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country.

Despite Texas' tough talk on immigration, its lawmakers have refused to mandate that private businesses check employment authorization. Why? Because they know “if you got serious about applying [E-Verify], you would create even worse problems” with labor shortages, a former GOP state lawmaker said.

If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.

Happy to share our new publication. Inhibition of acute lung inflammation by a neuroimmune circuit induced by vagal nerve stimulation | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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"Donald Trump is destroying programs that have been in place for 100 years. He did it in 100 days. And I think we'd better learn from that." @governorwalz.mn.gov emphasizes the need for Democrats to press their agenda more forcefully and on a shorter timeline.

FAFO 🙌🎉 This shouldn’t be taken lightly; he’s been in parliament for 2 decades.

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Time is running out to vote. If you’re not sure how to cast your ballot, click here: how2vote.ca

This week’s main story is about the budget and staffing cuts being made to public health agencies in the U.S. under RFK Jr.’s leadership, how those cuts will impact all of us, and some foolproof ideas for what scientists can do in the absence of totally superfluous stuff like, y’know, centrifuges.

Voting day in Canada 🇨🇦 🗳️ Please be sure to make your voice count! 🙌 Lots at stake here.

I’ve faced down economic challenges before. I’m ready to do it again. #CanadaStrong

If your vote threatens someone's right to exist, then yeah I judge you based on your vote.

And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.

Amazing view from GIL banquet last night 🤩 #APS2025

NDP voters you know what to do

More than 2 million oil and gas wells sit unplugged in the U.S., many leaking contaminants into waterways, farmland and neighborhoods. Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how. (Published Dec. 2024)

Brilliant read! Enjoy! #markcarneyforPM #voteliberal #noCONtrumpAGENDAforCANADA

Your child is more likely to die from measles than get beat by one of their trans peers in an athletic competition, and I wish our government's actions would reflect that.

Not unless CIHR/NSERC budgets are increased. Not to mention faculty pay ...

Ok Canada. Rally the troops and vote 🗳️ Liberal majority or be prepared for mini-Trump 😬! 🇨🇦

People around the world are choosing not to buy American products to demonstrate their anger at President Trump’s policies. “We all feel that we are doing something,” said one boycotter. “We are acting on our frustration.”

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This is a fucking shitty ass day but at some point STEM faculty have to recognize that what we are seeing happen with federal funding of biomedical research through the NIH and NSF is being used and manipulated to punish and defund higher education institutions.

They sold out 😂😬 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Looks like NIH Councils are going to resume meeting in April/May

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"We must show Senate Democrats that we will not tolerate anything less than their most fervent efforts in fighting back. Enough is enough. We need new leadership to meet this grave moment, and we need it now." charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/its-time-f...

Holy shit. WH can now dictate who is admitted to ivy schools? 👀

Me too. 🤯 10 days at NIH without my R21 application getting assigned an application number. 😳😳

As a trade war grew this week, Ontario's leader threatened a surcharge on Canadian electricity sold in some U.S. states. The episode highlighted the U.S. reliance on imported Canadian power.

Why is he obsessed with dairy? "An escalating dairy tariff war would hurt American farmers more than Canadian ones" The "250% tariff" only applies to product above a negotiated limit 😩 financialpost.com/commodities/...

Vaccinate all kids!! How often can we say we effectively "cured cancer"? I know it primarily impacts women, so it's less imperative to act and all ... 😠

This is a very good point. Do our university presidents have the courage to do this? Faculty should push them. The time is getting short. Musk and Trump if not stopped will kill American academia. Just look at what Republicans did to New College in Florida.

This. Universities, this is not going away. The Trump administration is going to continue to attack academia and higher education. You have to fight. For your lives.

Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington on Friday for Stand Up for Science, a rally to protest the Trump administration’s drastic cuts to the federal work force and to federally funded science. nyti.ms/3DruZlu

#standupforscience Sacramento 🥳

"Eagle gave up and spared the goose after 20-minute faceoff" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

FFS 🤦🏼‍♀️

NIH funding opportunities to study PASC were not renewed.