Going to say this because it became necessary to do so: If your organization hasn't joined because your president is doing vital field work to save an endangered species, it's not too late (but don't wait too long!) You can register your organization's support, here:

Thorough reporting from @danvergano.bsky.social on the latest organized pushback from scientists against the Trump administration's termination of the National Science Board:

Open letter calling for the reinstatement of the National Science Board. This letter is from leaders of the National Academies Note: This does not refer to the leaders on paper such as presidents of the NAS, NAM, and NAE. www.standupforscience.net/nasem-letter... @standupforscience.net

For those of us from China who came to America because we admired this country's "no king" ideal, what this country is turning into feels, for lack of a better word, traumatic.

Has anyone checked any podcasts

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Excited to share this piece from @ucsantacruz.bsky.social on The Public's Science-the initiative I co-lead with @scijust.bsky.social. How do we build a research ecosystem that is genuinely publicly accountable, not just publicly funded? That is the question we are working with many others to answer.

Pleased to report my dissertation is in the hands (read: inboxes) of my committee. I will now sleep.

“The Trump family has increased its net worth by about $4 billion since January 2025, with the total now approaching $6.2 billion.” www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-corr... Nothing to see here. Move on. Doubt anything is going to “sink him.” INS, DOJ, GOP have checked out and/or leadership corrupted.

Huge!

Just spent a fair amount of time learning about the environmental, corruption, and "holy shit health issues" in St. Croix. A) The way that America treats its territories, especially given our founding history, is unforgivable B) Hospitals can't even afford sutures? C) Oh there's an Epstein angle...

Making America Healthy Again indeed

It seems to me that we should not be banning the use of chatbots by kids. We should instead be banning the use of chatbots by old farts. Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian share.google/dyE6OlW5kFtN...

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The best medical advice I can give anyone is to not take the health advice of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. You shouldn’t take it from me, either, but I will at least point you to someone who doesn’t snort cocaine off a toilet.

I’m alive because of my antidepressant. Pre-natal and postpartum ~stuff~ nearly did me in. To say that SUFS wouldn’t exist without my little blue pill isn’t an overstatement. Which is to say medication helps us be our best selves…RFK Jr. clearly doesn’t want that. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...

I know many people who would not be alive today were it not for antidepressants. Seriously fuck this.

As a mother, an activist, and (almost) a clinical psychologist let me be clear: RFK Jr’s push to get people off their medication is a result of his eugenics framework that identifies people as “weak” for needing medical support. It will kill people and will not make us healthy. He must be removed.

I wrote about my pre-natal depression here…and then several months later the PPD kicked in. I have absolutely ZERO shame about how much my life changed for the better by taking a pill once a day. And you shouldn’t either. www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/i-am-train...

Happy May the 4th… (I still can’t believe this got made)

God forbid we give American citizens the right to vote for their leaders and be represented in Congress

Reminded tonight why I chose my current path. Keeping people safe is paramount. People who will throw it all down for someone they’ve never met are rare. Be one of and be around that type of person.

I got a migraine reading this, particularly given the mistaken assumption that this presidency is prioritizing competition with China. Just because Republicans did so in the past doesn't make it so now. Trump even protected Chinese students during Trump 1 from his staff.

The reason it’s important to ask the most basic questions is that when officials might break the law, they should feel uncomfortable. Vought & others in OMB have threatened impoundment both in public and behind closed doors. If discomfort encourages them to follow the law, mission accomplished.

At Stand Up for Science, we are bringing you some of the hard-hitting questions that other organizations aren't asking in this moment. Questions like "will they be allowed to spend the money?" (Link to article: www.nature.com/articles/d41...)

I support him going to the moon as soon as humanly possible In fact we should make this the first entirely LLM-designed and executed mission.

My boss is a boss

With Trump and Bibi having exploded chaos in the Middle East and the international oil market, NYT reviews when and how Iran accumulated its enriched uranium stockpile. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Trump essentially bombed the problem he created and caused another.

Also, more generally: if you’re going to create meme policy positions, expect us to respond in kind. Kthnx- The Management

After careful discussion and consultation between myself, @cdelawalla.bsky.social, and @irenesufs.bsky.social, the Stand Up for Science Foundation has developed the following policy position on Gold Standard Science and the “efficiency” science reform efforts:

UCS doesn’t do “policy for science” mostly. And we need more of that from a scientist and democratic perspective. And @colesci.bsky.social and @ireneone.bsky.social are very thoughtful and will do good work

Definitely judge us by what we do. But in practice, I was in the front office of a White House component and tasked with taking on some of the most politically sensitive topics in science (research security). I’ve watched governing systems fail and produce lines of best fit that serve no one.

Attacking the structural incentives that result in bad policy, ineffective transitions between administrations, and more. Calling out shit when we see it. Example of prior work: fas.org/publication/... I’ve done a lot of writing about how stuff breaks issues.org/science-dipl... Comments welcome!

🚨EXCITING NEWS FROM THE FRONT🚨 Introducing our Institute: a policy-in-action hub where we are writing the future of science!

Scientists have long sought to distance themselves from politics because we thought truth and facts would speak for themselves. Policy does not flow directly from truth, and scientists need to learn how to stand up for themselves, each other, and for our shared human experience. That takes work. /🧵

HECK YES

Ohshi

Some personal news…

Also: A) They have a ton of money and massive military contracts B) They bought and paid for election campaigns C) Their former staffers are now leaders of critical U.S. institutions

Yeah they literally stole the building from NSF last year and decided to replace people’s offices with dining rooms and sleeping space for the HUD secretary.

I don’t think the White House Correspondents Association Dinner is a ritual that defines democracy

It’s fairly safe to say that none of the Georgia GOP senate candidates will ever have an abortion Doesn’t mean they should have any say over whether anyone else should

Looking for the one who did this

Guys it’s possible there are other large event venues in DC other than the Washington Hilton and a hypothetical East Wing Ballroom. Just because the Hilton is a maze doesn’t mean “ballroom needed.” But what do I know I’ve only organized diplomatic functions in DC for the past 14 years

I went down a rabbit hole this evening that involved A) The Washington Hilton C) A board getting dismissed D) Online political controversy No it wasn’t the NSB and the shooting. It was a geek painting people’s choice award winner who made a diorama featuring gay antifascist bears

Just want to *further* reiterate that Trump will only accept full fealty. There simply isn't a reality in which "striking a balance" with him and the Administration lasts for any extended period of time. LEOPARDS AND FACES. Every time!

This was apparent a year ago and apparently not only to me

NAS President Marcia McNutt claims she is being bipartisan by avoiding “topics for which there is a partisan divide.” But this is blatantly partisan. She is doing exactly what one party wants. Worse, in direct opposition to the science in these fields. 🧵1/?

Intentionally dismantling American leadership in science, degrading agency independence, reducing programmatic capacity, slashing budgets ... all while claiming that they are advancing 'gold standard' science. It is well past time for more to enter the arena & defend scientists & institutions.

History will not look kindly on this administration for many reasons, but the systematic silencing of independent expertise is particularly troubling. The NSF was established more 75+ years ago and has endeavored to balance research autonomy and political accountability.