Layoffs confirmed at Health and Human Services. #HHS is the agency responsible for the health and well-being of Americans. It oversees public health, funding for health and social service programs, and conducts vital, life-saving research. I guess HHS is a "Democrat thing" @alt-hhs.altgov.info

@mit.edu for the win!!! Put pressure on all the #colleges and #universities to reject this funding compact as well. #resist #savehighered www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...

No Kings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. www.nokings.org

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown. Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

Keynote Spotlight: Dr. Reed Maxwell We’re excited to welcome Prof. @reedh2o.bsky.social (Princeton University) as the keynote speaker at #USRSE25! 🔗 Visit us-rse.org/usrse25/ to learn about the full program and our fantastic sponsors #USRSE #ResearchSoftware #Community #Conference #OpenScience #RSE

Keynote Spotlight: Dr. Myra Cohen We were excited to start off Day 2 of #USRSE25 by welcoming Dr. Cohen (Iowa State University) as the keynote speaker! 🔗 Visit us-rse.org/usrse25/ to learn about the full program and our fantastic sponsors! #ResearchSoftware #Community #Conference #OpenScience #RSE

After a great #USRSE25 conference, today is #InternationalRSEDay! Check out @us-rse.bsky.social and us-rse.org to learn more about what #ResearchSoftwareEngineers do, get involved, and to stay in touch about future #RSEng topics and events! #RSEDay2025 #Research #Science #RSE

Please consider a call and email to your Congress folk about the current #GovernmentShutdown and #OMB 's cuts to already funded science. Thank you @aas.org for making this easy through a simple website: aas.org/action-alert... #SaveScience #SaveNASA #SaveNSF #SaveDOE

Ayanna Mann is representing AAS and @blackinastro.bsky.social on the Hill today! Join her in advocating for federal funding for science by calling and writing your members of Congress today! aas.org/advocacy/get...

Trump’s regime is deploying unaccountable masked men into the hearts of our communities to spread fear. We must stand together against fascist ICE raids. Join an event near you for the biggest day of peaceful protest in American history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

While civil servants are furloughed or working without pay, funding for NASA remains uncertain. skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne... . . #astronomy #NASA #federalbudget #fundscience #NASAFunding

🏛️ Is your organization committed to advancing #research software engineering in the US? ⏰ Join as a #US-RSE Organizational Member by Nov 30, 2025 to become a Founding Member FOR LIFE! 👉Logos on our site + benefits like job postings & conference discounts. Join now: us-rse.org/org-membership 👈

This was posted by the President of the United States—a job once held by Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and FDR. Meantime, has the price of groceries or housing gone down for your family? How’s your kid’s job search going in the Trump economy?

🎤 Rapid Access Microtalks are back at #USRSE25! Pitch a topic, vote for your favorites, & share ideas in just 5️⃣ mins. Submit RAM proposals here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #USRSE25 #ResearchSoftware #RSE #Community #Collaboration

What is #SciX? Think of it as your one-stop platform for exploring #research across #EarthScience, #EnvironmentalScience, and #SpaceScience, including #PlanetaryScience, #Heliophysics, #Geology, #Geophysics, #AtmosphericScience, and #Oceanography. Watch our new video! bit.ly/WelcomeToSciX

@roguenasa.altgov.info , NSF and DOE are being told to align shutdown spending with the @ushouseofreps.bsky.social #appropriations CR. Not nearly as bad as the PBR cuts, but still significant. Outlining key #heliophysics points in the comments. @aas.org has a good summary: aas.org/posts/news/2...

A longish video but EXCELLENT execution. This is what democracy looks like. Thank you @sanders.senate.gov and others ❤️ @indivisible.org @indimidpen.bsky.social youtu.be/ZjAZJk-z-jg?...

Another attempt by OMB to disregard the fact that #Congress decides what is federally funded, while simultaneously threatening feds and contractors. Looking for confirmation that the memo was sent out tonight. I don't doubt it has (or will soon). #savefeds #resist #ShutItDown #NoKings #TACO

SOME GREAT NEWS! ngGONG is on track! 🤩🥳🌞🔭🎉 #NSFfunded #nggong #heliophysics nso.edu/press-releas...

🚀 Countdown mode: T-minus 6 days until research software engineers land in Philadelphia! 🔗 Check out the full program at us-rse.org/usrse25/prog... #usrse25 #ResearchSoftware #RSE #OpenScience #MachineLearning #AI #ResearchComputing #HPC

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.

October 23rd in Palo Alto join us to hear retired Congresswoman Anna Eshoo talk about saving democracy! www.eventbrite.com/e/saving-dem...

While folks at NASA know this has been happening, evidence matters, congressional action matters, and advocacy matters! 📢 Contact your reps to help defend NASA’s research and workforce‼️ Reference the report and link to it in any written messages. @aas.org @agu.org @planetarysociety.bsky.social

Register here: aas-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @aas.org @agu.org @planetarysociety.bsky.social #heliophysics @roguenasa.altgov.info @vrubinobs.bsky.social @noaa.gov

Voters in southern Arizona have picked Adelita Grijalva to succeed her father, the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, and be the first Latina to represent Arizona in Congress. She defeated Republican candidate Daniel Butierez on Tuesday in a special election.

We need your help to make October 18 the biggest peaceful protest of the year. Please spread the word, register your local event as soon as you can, and start RSVPing for the local protests to help build momentum: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

In case y'all missed it, John Oliver's discourse this week on the status of #highereducation under the current Trump admin is spot on. This is what many of us have been shouting into the void for months. 🤞 this elevates it to a national conversation. @lastweektonight.com youtu.be/xk94il8L820?...

#ScienceMatters We all have a role to play in standing up for science. Speak up and share your stories about how false health information is impacting you, Canada, and the world. For the web version of this letter, visit ScienceUpFirst.com #ScienceUpFirst

🚀Join 💯s of research software engineers and enthusiasts for 3️⃣ days of learning, networking, and community at USRSE’25 in #Philly from Oct 6–8! 🔗Full Program: us-rse.org/usrse25/prog... 👉Register by Sept 12 for discounted hotel rates! #usrse25 #RSE #OpenScience #ML #AI #ResearchComputing #HPC

Enormous impoundment-related changes in Trump/Vought's Circular A-11 update from Friday, which is OMB's guidance to agencies They: -removed the definition of impoundment -said GAO's impoundment determinations don't matter -claimed pocket rescission authority -claimed profound deferral authority 🧵

Even Trump knows: siding with RFK Jr. on vaccines is a losing bet. Help us deal the final blow: send your reps a Quack-O-Gram. Impeach and Remove the Quack! act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/... #standupforscience #impeachthequack

This is absolutely disgusting! I thought @southparkwiki.bsky.social was satire, not nonfiction. “Mr. President, your ideas for the tech industry are so innovative and you definitely do not have a small penis." - Season 27 Episode 3 - Sickofancy www.forbes.com/sites/timlam...

Your contribution is needed ASAP to fuel this existential fight and save science in America. Donate now for today, tomorrow, and the years to come. act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...

The USRSE'25 Conference is less than a month away. Come join hundreds of #RSEs from Oct. 6th-8th in #Philadelphia. Hotel reservations are still available at the conference venue. us-rse.org/usrse25 #USRSE25 #RSEng #RSE

Show up for #NASA!! 🚀 Outside NASA HQ in DC on Monday, Sept 15. @roguenasa.altgov.info @aas.org @agu.org @planetarysociety.bsky.social #heliophysics #advocacy

ACTION ITEM! 📢‼️ RFK Jr lied during his confirmation hearing and he's a public health risk for this country. Help convince #Congress to #impeach and #remove RFK Jr from his position at the top of #HHS! Send our US House Reps some quack-o-grams! Costs $3. www.standupforscience.net/quack-o-grams

Quick action item to support #science. Fill in your information and emails will be sent on your behalf to your senators and congressperson. Thanks to @aas.org #APS #NSBP & @aapthq.bsky.social for making this easy for all.

This comes just days before the Labor Day federal holiday, which is supposed to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the contributions of laborers to the development and achievements in the United States. The timing of this EO is poignant.

The proposed rule for a fixed term limit for foreign students is published on the Federal register: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... The period of Public Comment goes until September 29! Please comment with your disapproval to support our students and early career researchers.

@us-rse.bsky.social has announced funding opportunities to attend the #USRSE25 conference in October. See the posts attached for more information. Thank you @sloanfoundation.bsky.social and #SustainableHorizonsInstitute! Hope to see you all in #Philly! #RSE #RSEng

🚨BREAKING: Third Circuit STRIKES DOWN Pennsylvania requirement that mail-in ballots that arrive in undated or misdated return envelopes be discarded. Court holds that Constitution requires they be counted. A big victory for our clients DSCC and DCCC and PA voters!

🚨URGENT CALL TO ACTION🚨 The crisis in DC is worsening. Countless people were abducted last night and this morning. If you’re in Ohio, West Virginia, or South Carolina, DC needs your support NOW. Visit freedcproject.org/occupation to contact your governor and demand he recall the National Guard.

@nws.noaa.gov thank you for using your platform while you can to help educate and save lives! 🌊🌀⛈️

Join the @us-rse.bsky.social for the annual conference in Philly, Oct 6-8. The early bird deadline is tomorrow! Hope to see you all there!

The occupation of our capital city is not “a distraction.” It’s part of the dictator’s playbook. The attempt to rig the rules of the next election is not “a distraction.” It’s a direct threat to the will of the voters. Fighting for our democracy is not a distraction.

Push back against Big Business that's providing stability to authoritarianism. Crack the pillar. Shop small businesses and shop local whenever possible. #resistance #moneywhereyourmouthis #BusinessPillar @indimidpen.bsky.social @indivisible.org

This is the internal #RIF planning chart circulating within #NASA the Human Health and Performance Contract community. It specifically relates to contractor employees – but it mirrors plans being developed in other parts of the agency. nasawatch.com/personnel-ne...

From a source: "Someone today told me it feels like when the Supreme Court got rid of access to abortion rights and then the next day people protested in Texas. And I think that's apt. We [scientists] seem to not want to do anything until it's too late."

‼️IMPORTANT‼️ There is A LOT of bad stuff to unpack in this Executive Order, y'all. TLDR; in the comments. #savescience #savepeerreview #fundscience www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... @agu.org @aas.org @planetarysociety.bsky.social @roguenasa.altgov.info