SHIT IS CRAZY, and I have a very obscure ask: Anyone finish undergrad at Brown around 1995 in comparative literature?

I didn't know MAHA stood for "Make America Hungry Again," but that's what Trump and his cronies are doing with this cruel, senseless move.   With food insecurity already on the rise, this will only make it harder to help those in desperate need. It cannot stand.

Today, I went to a CVS to get my COVID shot & was told that despite the WA Dept of Health’s Standing Order, they are following ACIP’s guidance to only vax folks 65+ or w/ underlying conditions. I filed a complaint w/ DOH. You can too! 💉⚕️😷🤷🏻‍♀️ [email protected] doh.wa.gov/newsroom/doh...

Welp here we are again, fresh out of Archaeologists for Skype a Scientist matches. This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists! Archaeologists! Please volunteer www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

apnews.com/article/mack... Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs

Join our action hour tomorrow and #StandUpForScience! ✊ If you want to meet other folks who care & take an easy advocacy action, this is great (no long-term commitment necessary). ☑️ If you're looking to get more involved, this is can be your first step, and we'd love to meet you! 😀

Feeling overwhelmed by the political attacks on science? You're not alone, and you don’t have to face it alone! Join Stand Up for Science's Action Hour to learn how to join our rapid-response effort to protect science and democracy. All scientists and allies welcome. Register here: zurl.co/6S33y

🚨We’ve got the Quack-O-Gram video up on YouTube!🚨 Please share widely—Bobby “The Quack” Jr has to go. He’s unqualified, corrupt, and going to get people killed. 🐥It’s not to late to send a QOG or bundle of Quacks to Congress: www.standupforscience.net/quack-o-grams youtu.be/wjET_T15qBk?...

Authoritarianism is scary and dangerous but so very far from invincible. And if you let yourself be convinced too much of their power, then they've won. Authoritarianism is built on fragile illusions of control and competence. It's hard but brittle and shatters readily under even a little pushback.

@lauren-schneider.com has nicely highlighted some of the MANY ways that scientific work is being unnecessarily disrupted this year and the effects on scientists like me. scienceline.org/2025/09/many... #StandUpForScience #FundScience #ScienceIsForEveryone

If you order a calendar before October 1, you get a bonus Plant Native Plants sticker for free! So don't procrastinate, get one before you forget! www.etsy.com/listing/4366...

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Dear Blue Jay *screaming* at me from the tree, I get it.

TOMORROW: One month out from our next nationwide day of defiance, we’re kicking things off with thousands of activists across the country. Join us, our partners, and this great lineup of guests to learn everything you need to know about October 18: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

The left was derided for promoting a cancel culture because they went after predators and those who abused their wealth and power. The right is canceling anyone who dares speak truth to power. Both sides are not remotely the same.

Journal of Zoology is now on Bluesky! Follow us to discover what we've published recently in our scientific journal covering all areas of #zoology - and find out more about us at zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1469... @zslscience.bsky.social

DUCK AROUND, FIND OUT! With our duck delivery in tow, we waddled up to the Hill to let our representatives know that it's time to send the Quack-In-Chief packing. #ImpeachRFK

Just FYI: while CDC is no longer tracking much of anything, wastewater data is still being reported. COVID-19 levels have just been nationally upgraded to “high”

A deep dive into the destruction of US cancer research by @jonathanmahler.bsky.social “It’s an absolutely unmitigated disaster,” a former top official at NIH told him. “It will take decades to recover from this, if we ever do.” Gift link: nyti.ms/48iH3Cr

Hey #fungi peeps -- @mawdc.bsky.social has $ available for students who need research support in mycology. Priority given to projects relevant to mid-Atlantic US. Deadline Oct 31. Please spread the word!

Sedation dentistry is no longer weird. Phone cameras are really good. The price of solar panels has dropped by tens of thousands. Southern white rhinos, giant pandas, Arabian oryx and Stellar sea lions are no longer endangered. And, I can testify, modern cancer treatments are fucking amazing.

Excited to share our latest paper - now out in @science.org - we showed how oxytocin modulates maternally-directed behavior in young mice (P15).

This child was infected with measles before they were able to be vaccinated (under 12 months), likely from someone unvaccinated. They survived the infection but years later they’re dead. The risk of SSPE for an infant infected with measles is 1 in 600, & it’s 95% fatal. Your vaccine protects others

Are YOU a patient, patient advocate, or activist in an area that has been impacted by policy decisions and cuts to federal research spending???? WE WANT YOU TO SPEAK ON 9/17! We are passing the mic TO THE PEOPLE! DM or comment @ me or @standupforscience.bsky.social if you're interested.

Join us tomorrow to build power for our scientific community - whether you are a scientist or an ally! Learn more about how to get involved with Stand Up For Science, and register for our ACTION HOUR! REGISTER link 🔗 in bio!

The GOP wants your kids to die of cancer.

A student told her professor “President Trump’s laws state that there are two genders,” and that the lesson was “illegal” for contradicting that. It’s not. Executive orders are not laws. Compliance with authoritarianism will not protect universities. Either we stand up for our missions or we fall.

This Murderbot + Witch King and more Humble Bundle from @torbooks.bsky.social has raised nearly $80,000 for @wck.org World Central Kitchen -- Can we get that up higher before time runs out? #booksky www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...

Because we all could use some Emotional Support Cats right now.

Tell the CDC: We Need Immediate Universal Access to COVID Vaccines and Broad Access to All Vaccines Make public comments to the CDC ACIP vaccine committee now through 9/13 at 11:59pm EDT Visit precaution.substack.com/p/tell-the-c... for more details, a sample comment, and instructions

Everyone I know in science understands deeply how much damage is being wrought, especially for the next generation of scientists. But also peeps in FBI, CIA, NRO, DOE, NIST, State Dept., former USAID, etc… Do not underestimate the damage to this country from losses of morale and personnel there.

This is the assignment. Get everyone you know to show up. This is not a drill. I repeat. This is not a drill. Spread the word, far and wide. OCTOBER 18th. www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Indeed...." Why on earth would we abandon institutions that have genuinely made America great?" Excellent article and here is a gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...

A decade ago, the Heritage Foundation went full meltdown about how Obama was an imperial president when he had issued about the same number of executive orders -- though he had reached it after six years, not six months.

I think what RFK Jr. meant to say was “the CDC director refused to put kids' health at risk when I told her to, so I fired her."

Just had to edit a cover letter to say PREVIOUSLY funded by the NIH IRACDA program, now that it's September. (The termination was effective at the end of the fiscal year, which was 8/31.) 😞 #StandUpForScience #FundScience #IRACDA

Job applications are grueling, but at least I have company and moral support! #CatsOfBsky #CatsOfAcademia

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but I think we should be blasting these data from the rooftops. Because of the environment of information, people think huge swaths of the populace are anti-vax and that’s simply not true. Pointing out how much they are in the minority is KEY!

Frankly, I have seen enough. Secretary Kennedy should be fired immediately. He's destroying the agency responsible for keeping diseases (like measles and Ebola) under control. This is deadly serious.

🐥If this Senate hearing with Bobby "The Quack" Jr pissed you off, send a message: Quack-O-Gram delivery begins on 9/15🐥 🐥 $3. Man in a duck suit. Rubber duck with "impeach the quack" message to YOUR Rep🐥 Link: www.standupforscience.net/quack-o-grams #ImpeachTheQuack @standupforscience.bsky.social

RFK Jr. spent over two hours in front of Congress today spewing lie after lie — starting with his promise to "Make America Healthy Again." It’s time for accountability. CONTACT your representatives with our link in bio 🔗 to demand they #ImpeachRFk

Many have tried to normalize #RFKJr, to fit him into the mold of just another appointee in another administration. This allows them to ignore what is right under their noses: #RFK is dangerous and unhinged. Caroline Kennedy warned us. Too many took RFK at his word earlier this year. They were wrong.

I'm so sad how many places—including Emory—are ending DEI initiatives, rather than standing by them, or even emphasizing that many of these programs are intended to help *anyone* who needs it. 😞 #DiversityIsntABadWord

I'm starting to look into how inflammation is being misused by MAHA types in a way that very much distracts from chronic illness-inflammation problems people actually have. If you're an academic, doctor, immunologist etc with thoughts on this, please be in touch at [email protected]

The psych job market may not be dead... but it is gravely injured 😬 So far it's looking like the Trump administration's attacks on higher ed/research are going to have more than 2x the impact on the job market as the covid-19 pandemic. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs

We’re back. Join our next nationwide day of defiance on October 18. Trump’s regime is abducting immigrants, deploying troops in our streets, rigging maps to silence voters, and defying the courts, but standing up to wannabe kings is part of our DNA. Let’s get to work: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

🚨 The Trump admin is trying to gut our future while already withholding $8 BILLION in science funding. On Thurs, Sept. 4th, we’re calling voters in swing districts to demand their reps protect NIH + NSF funding 📍 Online: RSVP for the Zoom link here: actionnetwork.org/events/calli...

From 9 (yes, 9!) former CDC directors who collectively spent > 100 years working at the CDC under both Republican & Democratic admins: “Kennedy is endangering every Americans health.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

❌👑 October 18 Nokings.org

My guy wrote an op-ed and it's really good. Send it to your advancement officer, your dean, your grandmother, your neighbor. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/02/o...