We are at “the threshold at which the total cost of competing for a grant equals (or surpasses) the value of the available funding.” Scientific progress & human health will suffer.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Votes to Limit Access to Covid Shots www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/h...

Did we all take organic chemistry & the MCAT & miss the social part of our early 20’s and work 80 hours a week for 3+ years for the brain worm guy who doesn’t know what a p-value is to destroy our nation’s public health system? No. Time to lean into our expertise and speak up.

We should determine if downsizing the National Weather Service, off-loading emergency responses, & policy that ignores climate change contributed to deaths in Texas. If not, environmental disasters will become the new gun violence - deaths we shrug our shoulders about & accept.

We have a moral obligation to speak out to help our patients.

Photos from Houston Chronicle journalists show Houston's "No Kings" protest where thousands gathered at City Hall and marched through downtown.

Dr. Stuart Wong points out the control arm performed favorably compared to EORTC 22931 and RTOG 9501 studies. Several key questions remain unanswered. #ASCO25

I join Dr. Stuart Wong from @medicalcollegeofwi.bsky.social in thanking @ascocancer.bsky.social for advocating for cancer research funding - to help improve outcomes for our patients. #ASCO25

Let’s stop giving our $$ to billionaires who don’t care about our well being.

Thank you @glaucomflecken.bsky.social for your insightful, inspiring, and funny convocation address at @mdanderson.bsky.social. Compassion and evidence-based care will prevail.

Vaccines cause adults.

People who are immigrants deserve to be treated with compassion and humanity.

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS -HOUSTON” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

We all benefit from federally funded science info, public health resources, & medical research. Although the scientific advances have been phenomenal, our communication about the funding impact has apparently been poor. @pwdp.bsky.social @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social @theaacr.bsky.social

Repealing the Medicaid expansion could cause nearly 15,000 excess deaths annually. Preventable deaths are particularly tragic.

Cancer research saves lives! We all need to call our representatives TODAY and urge them to continue to support this amazing progress. As a physician, I am morally obliged to do so @ascocancer.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social @pwdp.bsky.social @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social

Someone needs to teach RFK Jr that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Girls just want to have FUNding for cancer research.

Stay tuned. #FiftyFiftyOne #50501Movement #PeoplesMovement #ImpeachTrump

At yesterday's opening ceremony, we asked the cancer community to stand together to make their voices heard in support of innovative cancer science and medicine. #CancerResearchSavesLives® #AACR25

Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH. Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH. HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH. 99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH. Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.

We (scientists, physicians) have done a great job advancing the understanding of cancer biology, preventing cancer, and treating cancer. We have done a poor job educating the public about why cancer research is vital. #AACR25 @theaacr.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social

Thank you @baldwin.senate.gov for your unwavering support of cancer research. Well deserved #AACR2025 award for your support. Cancer research saves lives.

These proposed changes in US federal funding for medical research will markedly slow down our progress toward curing and preventing cancer. @theaacr.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social

We must all advocate with our own representatives to support funding for scientific research in the USA. @aaas.org @theaacr.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social @tedcruz45.bsky.social @repfletcher.bsky.social

Today I am calling my reps to object to international students who are legally in the country having their visas revoked without committing a crime. This action is reprehensible and wastes resources that could be used to protect us from real criminals.

Consumer protections have evaporated. Call your reps today to oppose higher overdraft fees for banks.

New tariffs threaten our cancer patients’ access to medicines and devices @ascocancer.bsky.social @theaacr.bsky.social

Please let your reps in Texas know that you oppose bills that limit access to birth control. @pwdp.bsky.social @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social @ppfa.org

Text STOP to opt out of war plans.

The grants process for the NIH is fiercely competitive. Those who made the cut proposed rigorous, top-notch science that was thoroughly peer reviewed. But this process is not about science or saving tax $$ - just the opposite.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed war plans in a group chat that included the editor in chief of The Atlantic two hours before U.S. troops launched attacks against the Houthi militia in Yemen, the White House said. It was an extraordinary breach of U.S. national security intelligence.

530,000 people who have started to rebuild their lives here legally are going to now lose their legal immigration status and will have 30 days to leave the country.

NIH budget cuts are not about saving money. They are anti-science and pro misogyny.

This will have a “chilling effect on research collaboration across borders.” Expect fewer scientists to attend AACR and ASCO. @theaacr.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social

The department of education administers federal student loans. Our children need those funds for higher education. We all benefit from a well educated population.

“What history has shown us is that it’s easy to dismantle areas of science and technology,” said Joanne Padrón Carney, AAAS chief government relations officer, “but it’s difficult to rebuild.” Read the full story from @ronbrownstein.bsky.social in @cnn.com ⤵️

“I hate to predict things like that…” Unfortunately most economists think the unpredictable tariffs will have no short or long term benefits for the US economy. The boycotts will make things worse for the US.

The U.S. National Institutes of Health’s recent decision to impose a 15% cap on facilities and administrative cost reimbursements is misguided and damaging, argue the authors of a new #SciencePolicyForum. scim.ag/423AbVX

So much winning…

Another example of a pedophile church leader who claims that #LGBTQ people are dangerous.

Also school shootings are not deemed to be acts of domestic terrorism.

Sign of the day Tottenham, North London

“HPV vaccine credited for 80% drop in lesions that can lead to cervical cancer.” #cancer #vaccines #cancerprevention #hpv

The moment to act is now. The #VAST Task Force’s Vision outlines strategic pathways to unlock the full potential of our science and technology enterprise—ensuring U.S. leadership in an era of increased global competition.

The @AACR has a longstanding commitment to working with others to drive progress in cancer research. Learn how collaboration is key to cancer research innovation in the current issue of Leading Discoveries magazine. buff.ly/DY27IbR #CancerResearchSavesLives®

It was so great to join @faye-j.bsky.social at the Science rally today in the Houston medical center.

Repping @atheists.org and @americanhumanist.bsky.social and #SCIENCE with @faye-j.bsky.social at the Houston Medical Center @standupforscience.bsky.social