PHASE ONE of our fight against the OMB rule is complete and YOU ALL SHOWED UP!!! HALF A MILLION COMMENTS is WILD. We absolutely exceeded our goal of 100,000! So, what happens next??? Welcome to PHASE TWO: Pressure and Preparation! 1/x

🚨 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 11 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/R83IO

You may have heard about the OMB rule change that will put politics over federal grants. However bad you think it is? It's probably worse. Thanks to @theverge.com for letting me report this one out. There is still time to comment. bit.ly/4v2X4nQ

Thank you @raskin.house.gov for leading a letter against the new OMB rule. Please raise this rule and it's $1..5 TRILLION annual impacts with your Republican colleagues. Read here: raskin.house.gov/_cache/files...

I've seen a lot of info for specialized audiences (e.g. scientists, non-profits) on how to comment on the proposed OMB rule change for grants, but less for the general public. So I made this one-pager that can be shared more widely. docs.google.com/document/d/e...

NEW: After ProPublica contacted leading vaccine skeptic Dr. Joseph Mercola for an article on babies dying after parents turned down vitamin K shots, he publicly reversed his long-held stance that the shots weren't needed. “The data is clear: vitamin K saves lives,” he wrote.

This just out in Diabetes Care. The need to highlight the destructive plans of the administration continues. Everyone needs to post comments to the OMB website. Relevant links in the article. Don’t delay!! diabetesjournals.org/care/article...

Applications are open for the world-class Physical Activity & Public Health course at @UofSC this fall! I’m thrilled to return as guest faculty for this intensive 7-day postgraduate program. It covers everything from PA measurement and clinical trials to implementation science and grantsmanship.

Remember the current NIH director going on about protecting researchers from government censorship? Today his people called the police in to forcibly remove my colleagues from their own society meeting for sharing an editorial published in their flagship journal that was critical of him. Gift link

www.theguardian.com/environment/... So if you were wondering how we are going find our way out of the polycrisis of inequality, climate change and the dystopian tech bro future, this is it. Some really smart people have laid out the revolutionary road map. Taxing the Rich is a big part of it.

‘Sometimes, the demands make no sense, NIH staffers say. For example, HHS wanted a scientist training grant in its final year to add a clinical trial—work these awards by definition do not support. “It’s an absolutely bonkers comment,” a program officer says.’

So, despite all the ideologically fuelled fearmongering and spin by people like Vinay Prasad et al, THIS...👇 No child deaths definitively linked to Covid shots, FDA www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Open letter calling for the reinstatement of the National Science Board. This letter is from leaders of the National Academies Note: This does not refer to the leaders on paper such as presidents of the NAS, NAM, and NAE. www.standupforscience.net/nasem-letter... @standupforscience.net

Some people say we don’t build beautiful things anymore and, like, lol. Motherfuckers, we built this:

Great to have graduated student Jess Yunez present her research at #SBM2026

Great kickoff to #SBM2026 with the Chicago Gay Mens Chorus!

1/ "Silicon samples" are becoming more and more common in research and polling. One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want. The updated version of this preprint is now online! THREAD🧵 arxiv.org/abs/2509.13397

📢 Call for unpublished data for meta-analysis on anti-bisexual discrimination & self-injurious thoughts & behaviors Details: bit.ly/4cqkWKX Contact by 5/1/26 @apadivision44.bsky.social @abct-sgm-sig.bsky.social @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social @impactinstitute.bsky.social @sexsciencesociety.bsky.social

Shout out to everyone with aging parents: This database could one day be invaluable to you! Nursing homes owned by private equity are especially likely to be problematic; you have to do your homework carefully.

I've seen a lot of demoralized posts (and emails) from people who didn't get into grad school this cycle. This was one of the worst cycles I've ever seen due to massive cuts to research funding, financial difficulties at universities, and technological disruptions.

THREAD: Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside. On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors. She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section.

Stand Up For Science Founder & CEO Colette Delawalla states three demands: 1. Remove RFK Jr. 2. Reinstate the American Dream of Science. 3. Science should be driven by scientists not political appointees. Join the fight! standupforscience.net/march7

These NOFO delays have created so many gaps in longstanding programs, including programs that are congressionally mandated. www.science.org/content/arti...

Hey. Wanna help @standupforscience.bsky.social? Take this flyer (or your local event flyer) and the blurb in the next post and send it to 10 of your favorite scientists. BONUS POINTS IF YOU POST ON YOUR TOP THREE FAVORITE SUBREDDITS!!!

The National Science Foundation is systematically being converted to the National AI and Quantum Research Foundation. “I see it as the administration exerting political control over what has traditionally been NSF’s ability to fund the best science.”

I had to renegotiate my F99/K00 award twice in 6 months, and on both occasions I asked what specifically “DEI activities” means. I didn’t get clear answers, so I was hopeful the person that directive came from could specify (the NIH Director). I asked the on @whyshoulditrustyou.bsky.social podcast

This week's cover @thelancet.com

This a quack. A wellness woo grifter. She has ZERO scientific credibility. Like so many MAHA influencers, she mixes very obvious health advice (stuff we’ve all been pushing for decades) with pseudoscience & fearmongering BS. Sum: horrifying. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

On March 8th, SfHP will host its annual #ThisIsHealthPsych initiative. At every career stage, our community advances research, practice, and service. We invite you to share the work shaping health psychology. As the #HomeofHealthPsychology, #SfHP is proud to elevate its members' voices. #APADiv38

ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

Looking for innovative ways to address physical activity and climate change? 🌿🚑 The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) is hosting a timely pre-conference course: “Nature as Medicine: Evidence-Based NatureRX for Physical Activity Promotion and Climate Resilience.”

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes! "Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

Today, the EPA chose to abandon its key duty by repealing the #EndangermentFinding. This decision will make people sicker and leave families to pay the cost, all while shielding polluters from accountability. Our statement: medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/statements/c... @lisapatel.bsky.social

One month left for our ML competition to predict depression onset, in a massive dataset we collected over 5 years, including EMA and passive sensing data. We have nearly 200 signups already, very excited to share our data and see who can fit the best models! www.codabench.org/competitions...

In Opinion “More than anything else I have ever wanted, I want to stop this revolving door,” Madeline Till writes about her son’s experiences with mental illness. “I want schizophrenia to be treated with the same urgency, seriousness and continuity as any other life-threatening illness.”

❌👑 Over the past month, we’ve watched as ICE executed two people in broad daylight and more behind closed doors. They have invaded our communities and are using children as bait to lure our neighbors out of their homes. 👑❌ On March 28th, we’re standing up against these masked terrorists.

Sesame Street is now offering tips for parents on post-trauma comfort because the federal government is physically and mentally abusing our country's children.

lemmy.world/post/42121108 TODAY! ICE OUT OF EVERYWHERE! Protest at 1pm

Attention folks in the weather, climate, disaster, wildfire, and Earth science communities: NSF has just published a new "Dear Colleague" letter inviting feedback (by Mar 13) on the proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). www.nsf.gov/funding/...

The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization. This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Buybacks, background checks and cross-referencing with national intelligence agencies. This is what it looks like when you don’t want your citizens to get shot. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/w...

If you want to keep up with folks who happen to work at the NIH, we have a starter pack of NIH relevant accounts. It’s always growing, so might be worth checking again even if you’ve “followed all” in the past. go.bsky.app/LQZYUdE

Here's 419 qualitative researchers from 32 countries rejecting the idea that LLM chatbots are capable of qualitative analysis journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Do you study disinformation or want to start working in that area? Come to the DSI June 15-18th with @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, @rcalo.bsky.social, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, @emmaspiro.bsky.social, and many more. disinfoinstitute.org

Trump administration letter wipes out addiction, mental health grants www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

www.thenation.com/article/acti... Hit them where it hurts them - boycotts can work

Big news from the Michigan Roybal Center at @umkines.bsky.social: our website now has a Generative AI Behavioral Science Assistant (Maizey) trained on ontologies, the science of physical activity, the M2C2 ambulatory cognitive testing approach, and much more. Try Maizey out at roybal.umich.edu

How To Start Therapy : Life Kit www.npr.org/2019/12/11/7...

After 5 years of data collection, our WARN-D machine learning competition to forecast depression onset is now LIVE! We hope many of you will participate—we have incredibly rich data. If you share a single thing of my lab this year, please make it this competition. eiko-fried.com/warn-d-machi...