tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded.

"OMB is revising the section to make publication costs unallowable unless such costs are expressly required by statute or approved in advance by the Federal agency on a case-by-case basis" Hoping to publish that paper? That's now no longer up to you.

This is a critical point: there has always been an argument about how much program staff should defer to reviewers, but under the Trump/Vought administration there’s no reason to think this is proposed without the goal of political interference in awards.

President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...

Good plan! Uh, quick question - why is CDC short on staff, anyway?

“Often goes unnoticed”???? BY WHOM?! You think we don’t notice that the mainstream content men consume calls for us to lose our voting rights? That our president calls women journalists “bitch”? That we don’t have the same bodily autonomy as men? www.npr.org/2026/05/27/n...

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"Genomic centers of excellence have taken root in countries that a decade ago had to send samples abroad and wait weeks for results. In this outbreak, scientists... produced near-complete Bundibugyo genomes in under 16 hours" Still amazed by this! bktitanji.substack.com/p/what-we-ow...

It’s amazing how conservatives use “fight it over there so we don’t have to fight it here” for literally every situation except public health.

"[W]ith the USAID shutdown, there was a rapid increase in the likelihood of violence, the severity of violence, and the lethality of violence[.]"

On World Bee Day, it's important to be able to tell what's a bee and what's a colleague. #WorldBeeDay

“Dr. Antaki, a biomedical engineer, had been building an artificial heart for babies and young children, a pump the size of a AA battery, and he was getting close. But with his research grants stopped, Dr. Antaki slowly drained his lab’s rainy day funds, and he was forced to lay off all his staff.”

We never claimed it was "our problem." It was simply *a* problem that we could easily help with for pennies on the dollar. It was basic human empathy. Having said that it also helped stabilize the world, created goodwill, generated allies and expanded commerce. IE: soft power. FFS.

Getting ready for my favorite native plant sale; this calls for a weekend vyvanse and all the available cardboard boxes in my house #nativeplants

Current state of HHS under RFK Jr.'s "leadership":

Feel this SO. DEEP. IN. MY. BONES!!!

5. When we give science an assignment: DO IT! This week's assignment? Sign your support for the reinstatement of the National Science Board here: www.standupforscience.net/nasem-letter...

At some point there needs to be a *proper* conversation about how cruelty has become a new normal for so many people. And we can't just keep putting it down to structures. Too many people with plenty of agency are actively choosing this.

I wish stories like these would emphasize when important advances are funded by NIH, as this study was. NIH is now politicized and weakened by the Trump regime, putting advances like these at risk.

Amen.

The 14th Amendment includes this sentence: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which granted citizenship to those formerly enslaved. If you're anti-14th Amendment, you're pro-slavery. 🤷🏿‍♀️ #blacksky

there is only one hope for humanity- the synthesizer

having a pet is 90% about sharpening your weird al song parody skills

Elon is a genocidal demon and any Democrat who refuses to call him what he is a useless quisling. Any defense of that creature who has the blood of millions of children on his hands is flatly and totally intolerable among civilized people.

Are you worried about hantavirus? Well research on this virus and other emerging infections is disappearing in real time, right now. My Yale colleague just lost $5 million, which the National Science Foundation (NSF) has refused to release to his group. It is so twisted and sick.

Happy 100, big man

Again this should inspire wall-to-wall media coverage for months. The crowning achievement of the Civil Rights Movement is dead. Black people just lost all of their remaining political power in the South. This is a monumental moment in American history that simply isn't being treated as such.

I have this thought hourly.

People shocked Moderna explored a mRNA #hantavirus vaccine don’t understand infectious disease preparedness. Hantaan & Seoul viruses are endemic in South Korea & cause Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome. Vaccines for priority pathogens are developed long before the public hears about them.

This is exactly why language matters: “women were given the vote” frames equality as a gift from men, instead of hard won political power extracted through organized resistance. Nobody gave women anything. Women fought, marched, strategized, endured violence, went to prison and died for it.

We The People: Can we have universal healthcare? RFK Jr: best I can do is let minors use tanning beds, approve fruit flavored vape products at the FDA, cancel SIDS and domestic violence prevention programs, and stop funding all health disparity research!

horrible. this country’s turn away from science based medicine in the name of “wellness” is killing children and will kill a lot more. www.propublica.org/article/more...

become ungovernable

No one reading this should ever worry about imposter syndrome again

Obviously there are much bigger issues here, on so many levels, but I just gotta say: Nothing, & I mean no freaking thing, would help more with our collective challenges with depression than these fascist fucking fucks fucking the fuck off.

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My name is Jasmine Clark. I’m a lifelong Georgian, mom, PhD microbiologist, college professor, and state representative who flipped a Republican seat. I’ve been a voice of accountability in Georgia, and now I’m running to bring a science voice to Congress.

Finally, the patch for me

HAPPENING NOW: Thousands of people are in the streets in DC as part of the #MayDay day of action and solidarity. We refuse to cooperate with a regime that is killing people, ignoring the law, and destroying our rights.

Some useful public speaking tips from Freud here.

Thank you so much for everyone who attended our picket and stood with us. Looking forward to participating in more #MayDay events in DC and online with @cdelawalla.bsky.social of @standupforscience.net

Starting now! Stand with NIH Fellows as we defend our contract #MayDay #workersunite #unionstrong

Starting now! Stand with NIH Fellows as we defend our contract #MayDay #workersunite #unionstrong

@standupforscience.net @cdelawalla.bsky.social Please help amplify our message. NIH is trying to dismantle @nihfellowsunited.bsky.social. We won’t back down, join the May Day info picket tomorrow 8-10 at Medical Center Metro Station #MayDay #workersrights #standupforscience

NIH wants to end our union to strip us of our collective bargaining rights and the protections our contract provides. Join NIH Fellows United UAW2750 to protect our contract and learn how our union is the voice of fellows at NIH #NIHFellowsUnited #UAW2750 #UAW #MayDay #NIHworksbecausewedo

NIH wants to end our union to strip us of our collective bargaining rights and the protections our contract provides. Join NIH Fellows United UAW2750 to protect our contract and learn how our union is the voice of fellows at NIH #NIHFellowsUnited #UAW2750 #UAW #MayDay #NIHworksbecausewedo

Love the smell of LB broth being autoclaved wafting out over the NIH campus #research