Social, Behavioral, and Economic sciences goes to ZERO in 2027

Correction—STEM and NCSES do NOT appear to be cuts due to the fact that OMB didn’t provide the data. They actually are cuts.

Giving folks a sense of what the cuts to NSF funding in the 2027 President's Budget Request actually looks like. Note the significant cuts across domains--even to research security! STEM and NCSES aren't captured for prior years, so they appear to be cuts, even though they are not.

Federal workforce unhappy, disengaged, new survey finds

🚨 Deadline is March 18th: this is an opportunity to comment on how the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy should be revised and updated, as well as give recommendations for criteria for a Controlled-Access Data Policy www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

If you care about the environment, healthcare, or academic freedom come to this event next Thursday (March 5) put on by @philadelphiascienceaction.substack.com. Then join the Stand Up For Science march on Saturday, March 7th. All are welcome Bring your curiosity 🙂

Massie goes full beast mode today. Gets on the house floor, shreds the DOJ and starts naming names from the Epstein files.

We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.

And exactly which party controls all three branches of government currently...

I'm attending National Wildlife Federation's event, “America’s Forum for Wildlife” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/82...

Top nonpartisan professional military leaders forced out. Top nonpartisan civil servants & scientists forced out, replaced by ideological loyalists & quacks. Judicial rulings one after another narrowing path for citizens’ redress of executive abuses in court or by voting for new representatives.

“.. DOGE increasingly looks like a giant joke as the initiative winds up saving essentially zero dollars for US taxpayers .” - Vital Knowledge @politico.com 🇺🇸 www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Democrats leaving the state effectively brings the state House of Representatives to a standstill and prevents any consideration by the full chamber of HB 4, which would dramatically redraw Texas’ congressional maps (via Houston Public Media).

Two UCS Science Network members have drafted “A Pledge Reaffirming Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, Environmental Justice, Civic Engagement, Climate Change Mitigation, and Ethical Leadership,” which is open to all science supporters. Learn more and take the pledge!

BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts (the Reagan-appointed William Young) has declared the Trump administration's cuts to NIH grants — ostensibly over Trump's EOs on gender ideology and DEI — are "illegal" and "void." He's ordering many grants restored.

For people writing #McClintockLetters to #DefendResearch, hopefully this article is helpful! @snapcoalition.bsky.social @cornellasap.bsky.social www.eenews.net/articles/whi...

This is much more obviously gratuitous even than the shorter clip I saw yesterday made it seem, and it seemed pretty fucking gratuitous then.

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.

"You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can't... the world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way a person looks or people look at reality, then you can change it." -James Baldwin Diversity = Discovery

For #TidyTuesday this week, we're looking at data on terminations of NSF grants 📊 🎨 Using colour to highlight one category 📈 Transparency to highlight the important data ✍️ Annotations instead of a legend for transparency #RStats #ggplot2 #DataViz

Sources: www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/05/advo... archive.ph/NBN58 progresstexas.org/blog/democra... I’ve been doing this series for 100 days so thank you so much for your support, consider supporting me monetarily if you can!

Side note, I think it is important to consistently refer to these grant cancellations as illegal. They straightforwardly are, and are currently being challenged in courts by @aaup.bsky.social and @aclu.org. Many should likely be restored if the law works. bsky.app/profile/aaup...

Rand Paul (R-KY) going off on his own party.

This guy outside the Capitol seems to really be enjoying his weekend. What a vibe.

The whole "$1 NIH dollar generates $2.50 in output" sells science wildly short. Scientific discovery and technological development is the foundation on which our entire society is built -- and that includes all the businesses that operate within it. The throughlines are shorter than you think: 1/n

Why is the U.S. National Science Foundation important? Please share your stories! Use the hashtags #WithoutNSF or #WithoutScience

We just wanted to keep you all updated estimates are now approaching 4 million. Incredible job pulling this off on a holiday weekend! It was tough to get accurate counts today because small towns showed up in force. Some states had record-breaking turnout we didn’t expect this includes

🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨 We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely! airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...

Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale

🚨Join us TOMORROW 4/5 to say #HANDSOFF OUR SCIENCE AND DEIA! 🪧 ✉️ 10:30 AM: Meet us @ Academy of Natural Sciences (19th St) for sign making & petition mailing. ✊ 🛑 12:00 PM: We join @indivisiblephl.bsky.social @50501philadelphia.bsky.social for #HandsOffPhiladelphia. mobilize.us/s/GIvmku

American Democracy started here in Philly. Today 15,000+ told Trump-Musk #HandsOffPhilly 📸Credit: @pt74.bsky.social @50501philadelphia.bsky.social @newpennsylvania.bsky.social @phlscienceaction.bsky.social @pftlocal3.bsky.social @indivisible.org @maddow.msnbc.com @maddowblog.msnbc.com

#HandsOffPhilly #HandSOff2025 @50501philadelphia.bsky.social @indivisible.org @newpennsylvania.bsky.social @phlscienceaction.bsky.social @phillyactivistnews.bsky.social

Philly strong. Philly proud. #handsoff #50501 @phlscienceaction.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @50501philadelphia.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social @sufs-paris-rp.bsky.social

Statements like this one, expressing support and solidarity, are part of how we collectively push back against autocracy. If you formerly worked at the Department of Justice, you can still sign on. Read and share with your networks.

@booker.senate.gov Yes, thank you for standing up and speaking out. We need to see more good trouble from our congresspeople. Let this be the beginning of an constant wave of good trouble.

🛑 Help STOP the Great American Data Breach! 💌 Resistance can take many forms! One is an actual form. 📬 Stick it to this administration by FOIAing DOGE! Learn how much of YOUR DATA has been compromised in this illegal crime spree. jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy... AMERICA IS AN IDEA ✊🏻🇺🇸❤️🤍💙🇺🇸✊🏻

Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵

What to tell your trainees, your students, your teams, and yourselves, when you feel the doubt and darkness encroaching: your work is under attack *because it matters* Keep at it.