Personally I find it way too poetically appropriate that the Trump administration has corrupted a national memorial in away that has tainted the very concept of reflection.

alright, who did this? #hatm

A 20 year study on 2 NIH diversity programs in Science Advances shows they doubled undergrads' odds of getting a Ph.D. That is, before the funding for those programs and for the study itself was terminated last year: www.statnews.com/2026/06/17/n...

Reminder to submit a comment AND contact your reps.

OMB nominee touts plan to give Trump appointees power to kill grants

Just want to point out the GM of the Stanley Cup winning team is a chemist who was in Jeff Long’s first class of graduate students. (I was an undergrad in the group at the same time and know him!) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Tu...

I've received advice like "if you do your best science, everything will turn out fine", which to a large extent is true in the past, when science has strong bipartisan support for decades. Nowadays, we can't just do science, but we also have to advocate for science.

OK guys, today stories are circulating (via professional societies) that the administration has leaked that they will retaliate against scientists who public comment. a) you can comment anonymously b) comments are protected speech c) die on your feet or live on your knees

If not now, when? This is an emergency.

Russell Vought, Director of the OMB, has issued a set of proposed changes that would dramatically alter federal grant funding. However, we can each take action to prevent these from taking effect. Here's how, a 🧵 🧪 1/n www.science.org/content/arti...

Sen. Andy Kim: "It's a choice. Delaney Hall is run by GEO Group. GEO Group is getting a nearly $1 billion contract to run Delaney Hall. They tell me there is one full-time doctor for 800 detainees. They could have more doctors if they wanted to, but that's cutting into their profits."

Several people have asked for possible content and structure for comments regarding the proposed OMB regulations. With some suggestions from others, I have posted on example (as a Word document) for downloading). jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g... I hope this is helpful.

In this newsletter I outline important actions to take. 1. Submit a comment opposing the rule change. 2. Contact state legislators to ensure states are engaged with the impact at the state and local level. 3. Contact members of Congress. 4. Spread awareness. This rundown is a great source:

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.

As a source put it to me: "sometimes journalism gets results 🤷‍♀️" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/u...

Russell Vought’s war on US science and scientists continues. The public comment period for this catastrophic OMB proposal ends July 13. It took me 2 minutes to leave a comment here: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...

The public comment period closes approximately July 13, 2026 (45 days from May 29 publication). Comments must be submitted to regulations.gov, Docket OMB-2026-0034. Mind you given my last RT, you are likely being monitored on any .gov website as well.

ICYMI: California just made it a felony for law enforcement to seize ballots from any county elections office in the state. The law is Gov. Gavin Newsom’s direct response to a GOP gubernatorial candidate who acted on bogus election fraud claims earlier this year.

An excellent write up of what is in the new OMB regulation. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...

This is the most clear-eyed description of what is happening to US science, especially at universities

BREAKING: New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion". #standupforscience public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf

Am I the only person whose favorite apply is red delicious?

Yikes. Methyl methacrylate tank leak.

This has cheered me up on a day when other things have not. Just downloaded the report for some late afternoon reading. I hope the rest of it doesn't give me nightmares: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...

NSF is devoting a large chunk of increasingly scarce resources to people who are not affiliated with universities. My first read on this is, it's just corruption. It'll be a lot easier for grifters and politically connected dipshits to get their hands on public cash through this mechanism.

Proud of my representative @daveminca.bsky.social for asking the right questions on energy and renewables.

Conducting undergraduate chemistry research in SoCal this summer? Please join us on Aug 6, 2026, for the annual UC Irvine SoCal Undergraduate Chemistry Symposium, where you can discuss and hear the latest about chemistry and graduate programs with your peers. sites.uci.edu/ugradchem/

For Mother’s Day I requested my family go on a hike that I’ve wanted to do for years - Bommer Canyon near our home to the ocean (Crystal Cove). Kids did great for the 7+ miles on a beautiful day.

Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr

Conducting undergraduate chemistry research in SoCal this summer? Please join us on Aug 6, 2026, for the annual UC Irvine SoCal Undergraduate Chemistry Symposium, where you can discuss and hear the latest about chemistry and graduate programs with your peers. sites.uci.edu/ugradchem/

Sharing this screen grab from a friend at NIH (with permission). This is a checklist program officers have to complete before a grant can be awarded. The first question: "Is this grant All Clean/Clear in the NIH Text analysis Tool?" 🧵1/3

Is it a good thing for the world that people can now secretly monetize their access to classified information on the timing and success of military strikes www.ft.com/content/989d...

To be clear about what just happened: The Trump administration sent armed FBI agents to abduct a 78-year-old doctor and former federal public health worker from his home and stripped him because the brainwashed right-wing base, hopped up on a literal conspiracy theory, wants scalps.

Student was telling me about a result from “a really old paper”. Folks, the “really old paper” was published in 1999.

There's no legal basis for these boat strikes, and US officials involved in them should be prosecuted for attempted murder and murder. The OLC memo green-lighting the strikes is still secret, but there's nothing it could say that would make these strikes lawful. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

The difference between Texas and California/Virginia is that in the latter, voters got to choose.

'The NSF has only committed $500 million of the $8 billion it was appropriated for the fiscal year, which began on Oct. 1. The NSF will lose the billions of remaining funding if it does not spend it by Sept. 30.' thehill.com/homenews/adm...

Fellow Dems: you don’t have to be as charismatic as Mayor Mandami, but if you do good things that just help people and take credit for your work, you’ll be popular. Drop the means testing and politician speak, and just do good for people. It really is that simple.

"The Department of Chemistry of the University of California, Irvine invites applications for a tenured faculty position." synthetic organic, assoc/full recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF10109 #facultychemjobs

Please RT! The Dept of Chemistry at UC Irvine invites applications for a tenured faculty position in Synthetic Organic Chemistry. Deadline: July 1, 2026. More information about the position can be found here: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF10109 @uciphyssci.bsky.social

Massive and important positive news... #NSF #GRFP awards are out. 2,599 awards! + 1,440 Honorable Mentions. A significant boost from last year. Congratulations to the winners (and HM-s)! & many thanks to the reviewers & program officers who made this possible. www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...

From new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar's acceptance speech tonight. This is the absolute BARE MINIMUM platform for any Democrat running for President in 2028.

Think voting doesn’t matter? 766 votes.

🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon suggested that President Donald Trump deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to major U.S. airports as part of a “test run” for using them to meddle in upcoming elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

This is what I was hoping to see from influencers and independent journalists who traveled to Cuba. The impacts of U.S. actions aren't getting the attention they deserve in mainstream media. My people are being ignored in the U.S. news.

🚨 Our dept. is hiring an X-ray Facility Manager / Research Scientist. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a state-of-the-art X-ray facility (SCXRD/PXRD). Reach out if you have any questions! 💼 Apply here: lnkd.in/eYnH-j23

National Science Board meeting starts in 20 mins—I'll try to follow along and do some live coverage. Open session will discuss merit review and changes to agency management/decision-making.