Of all the harm this administration has done to US science, today's proposed changes to the way federal grants are awarded and administered is the most damaging yet. The text of the federal register document is impenetrably tedious by design, so here's an excellent summary of what it says.

Why I can no longer work with Reuters nbmediacoop.org/2025/08/26/w...

If Obama or Biden had said this, it would be rightfully understood as them arrogating dictatorial authority to themselves, it would be the only thing anyone in the media or opposition would talk about for a year, and it would probably end their presidency. For Trump, it’s literally just Tuesday.

Adam Raine, 16, died from suicide in April after months on ChatGPT discussing plans to end his life. His parents have filed the first known case against OpenAI for wrongful death. Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...

Grocery stores that have been eating the cost of tariffs are about to pump the brakes. Some are looking to be more transparent about the coming price hikes. Starting tomorrow, new tariffs of 15% to 50% hit a wide range of food items. If you’ve got a household food budget, this is a must-watch.

Oh god, a breach of ECF could be extremely dangerous. Lots of sealed filings.

I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump | Rashid Khalidi

Greta Thunberg for the win

Once again, Gavin Newsom is stealing my trolling beat. Curse you, Gavin!!!

Agree

Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/

The news isn’t being clear about this but to people hearing about these Minnesota shootings: Melissa Hortman is the Dem leader in the Minnesota House and was Speaker of the House 2019-2025. She’s probably the most influential state-level Democrat barring the governor.

Essential reading (by @jasonstanley.bsky.social) for every American. The media, aided by a handful of reactionary academics and compliant university administrations, has sold the public a huge lie about wokeness on college campuses, enabling the extreme right. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Put this on a billboard.

The sad thing - this works as people don’t generally pay close attention to these types of things.

That's three years from now.

I am at a global health conference this week. I do not think Americans fully understand the degree of harm we have done to our international reputation and to our ability to wield soft power for decades to come.

its crazy how dominant germany was in science (especially chemistry) in the 19th century, it was basically the international language for scientists, people came from all over the world to train at heidelberg etc, and then....

I don't think anyone outside of universities, pharma and biotech, independent research institutions have any idea of what is happening right now. If you haven't sounded the alarm among your friends, family and colleagues, now is the time to do it.

@marcwatkins.bsky.social does an excellent job of describing why it is important to have discussions around AI use in the classroom. This isn’t an all or nothing topic. substack.com/@marcwatkins...

#WARNING: CPSC is warning consumers to immediately stop using VFAUOSIT, HGN, Kicimpro and Qomolangma kitchen faucets and NICTIE bathroom faucet, all sold on Amazon.com

I don't know what this means, but I'm the one who wrote a fully updated, 624-page hurricane response plan at FEMA that took over 2 years of work and careful coordination among state and federal agencies. He could start by studying that.

Excellent thread from Patrick here demonstrating how the 'most powerful' reasoning model to date deals with an extremely simple question. Think about the people in positions of power - lawyers, scientists, academics, gov't workers and officials - relying on *even crappier* versions of this, daily

Par for the course. Welcome in actual criminals while sending away innocent asylum seekers.

Many people claim there is a natural connection between capitalism and democracy. Sometimes the two concepts are virtually fused together. I always find this odd because I value democracy, but there is nothing democratic about capitalism... jasonhickel.substack.com/p/why-capita...

Climate determines how, when, and where we grow crops — as well as how we allocate water, design infrastructure, plan for risk, and much more. Climate info isn’t optional: it’s necessary. And when it’s changing so quickly, it’s even more vital. Without it, we're driving blindfolded into the future.

New research reveals that much of the spring runoff in the Western U.S. is not from recent snowmelt but from snow that fell 3–15 years ago. This challenges existing water models and has significant implications for water management. #Hydrology #Groundwater #WaterResources #ClimateScience 🧪⚒️

May 6, 2025

Easy to miss amidst the avalanche of bullshit, but scientists have shown conclusively that a handful of fossil fuel companies are responsible for trillions in damages for their contribution to heat waves alone. The great @roycerk2.bsky.social explains: drilled.media/news/heat-at...

This is obvious but it needs to be repeated every single day. Republicans in the House and Senate own 100% of what Trump is doing.

Again, I’m going to keep yelling at clouds that this violates all kinds of treaty obligations that are also part of US law & requires immediate impeachment & removal bsky.app/profile/mcop...

This long 🧵 well worth reading..along with all linked articles

Keep pushing back vocally!

If there's one Substack you shouldn't miss out it's @chrischirp.bsky.social's. Actions speak more than words. And she keeps track of the former. Highly recommended for journos. Warning signs realised: Trump’s war on science and the fight to save American academia open.substack.com/pub/christin...

This week, media all over the world are focusing on a huge but under-appreciated opportunity for increased #climateaction - the overwhelming public support - a mind boggling 80-89% of the global population actually wants stronger climate action! Surprised? 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

For Earth Day this year, we present ten satellite images taken by the Earth imaging company Planet Labs, which owns and operates a network of hundreds of small satellites orbiting our planet. These images were captured during Planet Labs’ routine scan of the globe:

I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article

Enjoying the sunshine

🏆 @rollingstone.com wins the Headline of the Day Award This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

US currently well on the way to full-blown authoritarianism....it looks like.

Every college and university should do this to remind Americans that attacks on these institutions are actually attacks on all of us.

I'm able to make this animation of how the ocean breathes in and out CO₂ because of data collected by NOAA scientists, data served at NOAA websites, and tools provided by NASA. All are under threat of being dismantled by the Trump administration.

i think it is incredibly important to share this news. it was dropped on a weekend, likely reducing public awareness of the decision. no coincidence it happened along with rejecting assistance to a city dealing with lead poisoning concerns.

The benign consequences of adopting the real Living Wage - a natural experiment. Surprising absence of some of the oft-cited trade-offs in the findings from this fascinating study @cep-lse.bsky.social @livingwageuk.bsky.social

Fascinating with excellent analysis

My heart goes out to everyone at the Wilson Center now put on leave and all the exceptional programs that are shutting down. I mean, who needs excellent and meaningful foreign policy research these days? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...

Let’s not forget this aspect of #Signalgate www.worldpoliticsreview.com/signalgate-y...

Guess what?? Investing in climate solutions actually grows your economy. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is the essence of the story, not how these tariffs epitomize Trump’s “appetite for risk,” which is currently the lead story in The NY Times. I haven’t seen anything approaching this level of straightforward honesty in the Times or WAPO, thus far.