“Your generation screwed us over” appears to be the most universal truth today wapo.st/45qqLoP (gift)

this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)

NIH has for decades used a rigorous recruitment process to hire its top scientists, the institute directors. The Trump NIH is changing that. They’ve already installed one political hire this way, reportedly a friend of JD Vance. This post describes the process. Demand the Trump people follow it.

It’s so insane that this is even a thing…

Phone calls to outside legal counsel for military members are rising. It's a sign that US troops are struggling with the administration's orders. Reminding them of the law is not sedition. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

I don't understand why this isn't the only story and why he isn't giving his resignation. I mean, I do. But still. How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.

John Fetterman survived a stroke in 2022, which would be considered a pre existing condition. He has a defibrillator for vfib, which can cost $34,000 to over $51,000. He was one of 8 Dems who voted to gut the ACA and reopen the government. He doesn’t have to worry, he has healthcare for life

Yet another mechanism to hurt scientific research progress in the U.S.

Cool cool cool. It’s not too late to do the right thing, bruv.

I am furious. I am furious on behalf of everyone who genuinely suffered due to the shutdown and everyone else who will suffer because they f*cking caved for NOTHING.

Applications are open for the NIH-sponsored undergraduate Research Opportunities HIV RNA (ROHR) program for Summer 2026. Successful applicants will get to carry out a research project at a major university and attend a conference at the NIH. Please spread the word! sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/...

"By doing things voters wanted, he set unrealistic expectations. Soon, voters will expect ALL politicians to represent their interests. Then where will we be?"

Great article from @virginiagewin.bsky.social showing that across the Federal science ecosystem, research that benefits the American public is being delayed or completely halted, and remaining programs are being consolidated under close partisan political control. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Very important not to become accustomed to the fact the US is literally in the "masked men are rounding up your neighbors" phase

Everything is terrible

One of Trump's most successful cons is that he is a patriot. The bitter truth is that Trump is an antipatriot. He destroys things that make America worthy of love and admiration. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-mar-...

Ughhh. This year has already been so terrible for everyone at the NIH and everyone who participates in/relies on these reviews…But at least the House is in recess, otherwise we’d have to talk healthcare costs and hold an almost meaningless vote on the Epstein files 🙄

It may seem silly in light of all the terrible, but that is NOT his house and we should all be pretty pissed about this destruction and what it represents.

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This is a huge problem in Pittsburgh, I am always a bit nervous crossing streets because drivers simply don’t look for pedestrians

TEN DAYS to #NoKings Day!!!! Repost if you’re attending! Comment with what city you’ll be in. Sign up here: seiu.co/NoCrowns

Heroes

This miracle happened because civil servants are among the most dedicated, passionate and hardworking people… IN SPITE OF the Trump administration. Even with all that work, multiyear funding policies mean a lot of excellent science went unfunded. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

We had a wonderful time at the @pitt-immunology.bsky.social retreat this week! Lia presented a poster (hanging is one of three posters printed thanks to shipping struggles) and got great feedback/ideas from the session. We’re so grateful to be included in this community at Pitt!

George Orwell on Hitler

“Antiscience has gone beyond U.S. borders to Europe, Australia, and Africa. Defeating it will require unprecedented commitment and international cooperation, not only between scientific organizations, but also their host governments.” 🧪 #Disinformation #AntiScience time.com/7317436/scie...

There’s plenty of bad news today, but this should be on everyone’s radar. This is going to have a TON of negative consequences. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...

Horrible. I feel awful for the postdoc who was manipulated by this person, I hope she hasn’t left science as a result of this

"It is my view and the view of this administration that parents should be free to decide whether they want their children oppressively strapped into a two-ton vehicle or liberated head-first through the windshield." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...

Since everyone’s finding old and new friends, take a moment to read my story, I’m a 32yo polio survivor because I was not vaccinated. Pass on my story, repeat it, tell it to any vaccine hesitate parent. No kid deserves vaccine preventable diseases www.voicesforvaccines.org/as-a-polio-s...

I have never wanted to believe in heaven or hell more (still don’t, but what can you do…)

This is really bad, really just f*cking awful

Basically, pick a side

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rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/bhattachar... A chilling deep dive into the stark parallels between Lysenko’s destruction of Soviet science and how the MAGA NIH Director Bhattacharya is razing US biomedical research to the ground. @angierasmussen.bsky.social deserves printing in major newspapers

Yes. Scientists must defend democracy and freedom. The three are linked. We cannot do great science without the other small-l liberal values. From our mission statement at @safa-science.bsky.social : 1/2

"The tenure process is harrowing, punitive, predatory, and generally demoralizing — if you’re successful. If you don’t get tenure, your academic career is over, and you will be publicly stoned to death in the quad between the library and the student union."

It’s no wonder that I haven’t had a solid night of sleep since January and my whole body is tense. They’re destroying everything. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Again, the Congress has the power to reclaim its Article I powers and tell this OMB troll to pound sand.

"If the behaviour of your politicians seems inexplicable and against the public and their own interest, blackmail is almost certainly the reason behind that. That is how you lose wars, your country, and your lives." #opdeatheaters #3E #Epstein #Maxwell

Christian nationalists are destroying this country

Wow. Who could’ve guessed the party that’s led to country to a recession every time they’ve been in charge in the last 40 years would lead the country to a recession again?

A little known - but hugely consequential - part of the government’s changes to science funding: open.substack.com/pub/sciencea...

As stressful as it is to run a laboratory in the US right now, my thoughts are often with the NIH staff living in the awful chaos trying to preserve the whole enterprise. I’m grateful for every moment they choose not to give up. These people are the only thing keeping it from entirely collapsing.

Outstanding

The NIH’s 2024 budget of just under $37B generated $95B in economic activity in 2024 alone. 99.4% of new pharmaceuticals approved from 2010-2019 came from NIH-funded research. I’m hard pressed to think of anything that generates as much direct economic benefit as our NIH did before they destroyed it