Beyond proud of my federal colleagues who continue to risk their careers by speaking up about the waste, fraud and abuse from the Trump admin. Thanks to the brave heroes at VHA! actionnetwork.org/petitions/li... lincolndeclaration.org

Wow. This administration really must be afraid of a shutdown to make these threats. @schumer.senate.gov - You have the power to restore some semblance of balance to government. You mustn't squander it. #fightingcr If you don't, Vought will fire everyone anyway. 🤷🏻‍♀️ www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Sign on with us and spread the word! actionnetwork.org/forms/civil-...

Any mass firing like this by Trump, as punishment for shutdown or otherwise, is deeply illegal—as Judge Illston ruled and SCOTUS did not disagree though lawlessly let the firings continue. Also, this is a sign not of strength but of Vought weakness. He REALLY doesn’t want Congress to stand up. 1/

Check out our trip to Capitol Hill yesterday with @fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social and @safa-science.bsky.social -- and sign the petition at bit.ly/FIGHTINGCR. It's up to 2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ signers! #FightingCR

Okay. ACIP meeting is over. Here are the four things they voted on with regard to Covid vaccines. Votes 1, 3 and 4 passed. Vote 2 (the call for a prescription requirement) did NOT pass. The language is so unclear that two legal experts I've consulted so far don't know what this means for access.

Took leave this afternoon to deliver a letter from nearly 900 (and growing) current and former Feds asking Congress to pass a continuing resolution that ends executive overreach and protects the American people. Join us! Feds and fed allies welcomed to sign. actionnetwork.org/forms/civil-...

The fear is real, but so is the need to speak up! www.statnews.com/2025/09/18/f...

The federal workers who take care of our veterans, inspect our food, and help people through natural disasters know Trump’s lawlessness is hurting everyday Americans and they are begging Congress to stop it.

The interim CDC director who will rubber stamp the ACIP recommendations on MMRV vaccine and COVID vaccine is neither a scientist nor a physician. He is a former silicon valley executive. When was the last time you consulted a corporate executive for guidance on your health? 🤔...I'll wait.

Today, a coalition of Feds from most agencies, and several resistance groups, sent a letter to Congress, demanding that they settle for nothing less than a fighting CR that restores integrity to our agencies and our missions, and stating that we will accept a shutdown if necessary!!!!! #shutitdown

This is a remarkable declaration and challenge to Congress: "We call on you to pass nothing less than a fighting CR: a funding bill that not only keeps the lights on, but that also includes statutory protections to rein in executive lawlessness." Spread the word.

Federal government workers are doing all they can to fight for the American public’s rights, health & future! Sign on to be a #FedAlly ❤️‍🔥

CDC temporarily revokes remote work approvals for employees with disabilities! Lawyers suggest this could violate the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. “..some employees would no longer be able to work for the agency,” she said. “You’re being told that your disability doesn’t matter.” archive.ph/HIAgy

Sharing stories matters. If you’ve faced grant terminations, funding delays, loss of research jobs, etc., your voice is needed. Help show the real impact of NIH funding interference - tell your story so we don’t lose innovation, cures, and hope for the future. www.27unihted.org/biohealthbeats

Tracy Beth Hoeg at FDA is highly likely to use the VAERS data to make spurious inferences on COVID vaccines. She comes with strong biases against childhood vaccination and no experience in infectious disease epidemiology. Beware what Hoeg, Makary and RFK are selling…

So apparently HHS Deputy Sec/CDC acting director Jim O'Neill spoke at the rabidly anti-science AAPS annual meeting yesterday to shit on vaccines etc, and got interrupted by hidden speakers playing three songs (Entry of the Gladiators aka the circus song, Witch Doctor, and Billy Joel's Honesty). 1/

Suuuure, there are no banned words! Erasure of communities and the lack of humanity being shown to them is downright disgusting. We should be furious. Do not let them win. Keep up the good fight and do the good work to support the health of all people living on this planet!

A call for help: A harrowing story of the effects of NIH funding cuts on UCLA scientists, including trainees, by @ginapoe.bsky.social. Please read & share. This has got to stop. #HandsOffNIH www.linkedin.com/posts/gina-r...

Trump & Vought are hijacking our government - stealing funds appropriated by Congress, throwing sand in the gears, ending programs Americans rely on. I see this first hand.

"A shut down would be very disruptive to my personal work and personal finances but we are so far beyond what is permissible in a functioning society and government," they said.

Cancer research is featured at the Washington Spirit soccer game today. But wait! What is the American Cancer Society doing? They feature a player saying breast cancer hits Black women especially hard—but there’s zero mention of Trump destroying disparities research. That’s the whole ballgame!

"How will we be able to weather this dark period for US research & keep...talented individuals in science?...The attacks on science & research are multi-pronged and incessant, whether they are directly targeting universities, or aimed at university endowments or indirect funds received from grants"

Saying the quiet part out loud: NIH’s “Amanda Fine said..funding would become less dependent on reviewers rankings of grant proposals. This will ensure consistent, transparent & strategic funding decisions that align with the agency’s mission.. DT’s EO said peer reviews would be ‘advisory’ only.”

As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...

Another early career researcher speaking out about the value of biomedical research and the cost of NIH cuts. Thank you, Ben.

Please share this firsthand account from a trainee with a terminated NIH grant award. It’s devastating and hard to read but so important for us to acknowledge what is happening. Take action by calling our representatives to say NO MORE TERMINATIONS! #HandsOffNIH

It should tell you something when every federal agency has people within it, who make up the agency that are telling the world that things are not right and that the new policies will be bad for the agencies and for Americans. NSF, NIH, NASA, FEMA, CDC, etc… And this administration punishes them.

I led a “punk science” activity for our incoming freshman biology majors at our orientation event. They made zines and fliers on any topic they chose. Here’s a sample:

This SCOTUS decision is not just about what words we can and cannot say in our grants. This ruling will destroy the careers of many scientists, and it will hit trainees and early career researchers the hardest. The future of scientific training and research innovation is at stake.

Listed are some of the many NIH research training programs that were terminated! Together, these programs supported thousands of trainees, whose careers are now in limbo. Such a great loss for discovery and innovation. We must protect our next generation of scientists! #HandsOffNIH #ProtectScience

NIH Director (my boss’s, boss’s, boss), Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya has a choice. Support exemplary early-career researchers studying the topics listed in this word cloud. Or not.

Welcome FEMA to the letter resistance!! The Katrina Declaration was released today out of concern that we are going back to a time when our response was its own man-made disaster. Say Never Again and sign in support!!! @rebelfema.altgov.info act.standupforscience.net/forms/sign-o...

Includes awards to support thousands of trainees, from high schoolers, undergrads, postbacs, grad students, postdocs & junior faculty. Destroying the entire research training pipeline: our next generation of scientists and doctors. Stories starting to collect here: www.27unihted.org/biomedicalbe...

Throughout this whole saga, I’ve felt the collective agony of being in constant contact with other MOSAIC scholars facing the same shitty fate. I don’t want to downplay the deep solidarity/support, but what I feel most acutely is the wave of grief crashing over hundreds of early-career scientists.

Wpost video: NIH cuts delayed his cancer treatment. This is his message. @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social wapo.st/3UB5e75

🧪 New study: Learning about economic impact of NIH funding motivates action to oppose funding cuts. Evidence from two preregistered, randomized experiments with >5,000 U.S. adults. Similar change for liberals and conservatives. Preprint from @asinclair.bsky.social et al: osf.io/preprints/ps...

A joint statement with @savehealthresearch.bsky.social on the supreme courts decision today that will pave the way for hundreds of millions of dollars in NIH grant terminations. We are heartbroken and stand with the extramural community during this devastating time.

New email to Director Bhattacharya. This message from an NIH Clinical Center patient is powerful. www.instagram.com/reel/DNmQXoj... 1/n

director bhattacharya constantly touts his support for early career researchers while ripping away every opportunity they have for advancement. Make it make sense.

Been hearing folks don’t realize NIH is more than its internal labs. That cutting NIH is ok because Dana Farber will still do cancer research. Joslin will cover diabetes, etc. But these centers get most of their funding from NIH. Stop NIH, and the whole system fails, across the entire US.

Bhattacharya towards the end... "There's a faction of people who have been trying to essentially paint Donald Trump and Bobby Kennedy as anti-science and they have used transition stuff that has happened at the NIH to cause political turmoil.” Yeah, THAT'S the problem...

I feel like people need reminding: We have acknowledged #Juneteenth here for generations, without acknowledgement from the federal gov’t or corporate sponsorship. We will continue to do so. Them folks can only gentrify our holiday if we let them. Some background: nmaahc.si.edu/explore/mome...

If you are a researcher whose federal funding has been terminated, the Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response grants to close the gaps. Application deadline is June 13: (h/t to @agu.org's Planetary Sciences Section newsletter for the info!) www.spencer.org/research-gra...

Huge opportunity for postdocs gearing up for an academic job search, hosted by @stanford-chemh.bsky.social @berkeleymcb.bsky.social and UCSF!

With the huge challenges facing scientists, I call on peer reviewers to reflect on their role as gatekeepers to trainee career development and scientific progress. You can maintain high standards for rigor while being kind and not demanding an extra year of studies for every paper revision.

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This @hertzpodcast.bsky.social podcast is a great listen for those considering leaving academia. Recognizing the skills you've built up is key everythinghertz.com/112

i’m just photoshopping muppets onto the cover of harper’s bazaar: thread

This Thursday, I am hosting an event called CIENCIA EN ESPAÑOL for the community, not just scientists, to have researchers talk about their science in Spanish. There is a Zoom option, so please share it widely!