NoBo Pedro
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greying lib, geek, smart-mouth yahoo and believer in earth one reality he/him/his and sometimes’y’
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Gregg Gonsalves
about 2 hours ago
Russell Vought is an evil man. This plan is nothing short of a personal take-over of federal grant making. It will affect ALL of us. Political commissars will now be in charge of all agencies, reporting to him. But we are not powerless. See what you can do below. 1/
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Russell Vought’s Latest Plan to Gut the Government Should Terrify You
A proposed new rule changing the way the federal government hands out money could be absolutely devastating for every single person in this country.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/russell-vought-omb-grant-rule/
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Dan Diamond
about 20 hours ago
EXCLUSIVE: RFK Jr encouraged a third-party candidate to “make an agreement” to exit a contested Iowa congressional race and help GOP win the seat. “I can’t go into specifics because there’s legal prohibitions about that,” RFK Jr. said, per audio obtained by The Post.
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RFK Jr. urged Iowa candidate to make deal to help GOP win House seat, per audio recording
The health secretary urged Iowa Libertarian candidates to drop out of key races to help Republicans keep control of Congress, according to interviews and a recording obtained by The Post. The effort h...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/25/rfk-jr-urged-iowa-libertarian-quit-house-race-recording-shows/
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Gregg Gonsalves
1 day ago
This is a tremendous piece by Judy Stone at
@forbes.com
. This new OMB rule is going to hurt communities from coast to coast. Federal grants are not just about research!
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
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How The OMB Rule Could Hurt You And Your Town
The OMB proposal threatens scientific research and ALL federal funding for states, cities, and nonprofits. It politicizes ALL funding. Call your reps and write an objection.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2026/06/24/how-the-omb-rule-could-hurt-you-and-your-town/
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Save America Movement
1 day ago
Russ Vought — the Project 2025 architect — is rewriting an OMB rule to seize control of $1T+ in federal grants: roads, hospitals, fire departments, food banks, elections. By law, public comments must be read & answered. Yours matters.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
about 12 hours ago
The incredible
@gregggonsalves.bsky.social
has a new piece out on Sith Lord Russell Vought wanting to have final say over Federal funding. Thar be dragons. Have a read and then please help us slay them.
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Russell Vought’s Latest Plan to Gut the Government Should Terrify You
A proposed new rule changing the way the federal government hands out money could be absolutely devastating for every single person in this country.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/russell-vought-omb-grant-rule/
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Jenna Norton
5 days ago
“A single Tomahawk cruise missile runs about $3.6 million, roughly what it takes to fund one scientist’s multiyear grant. The entire National Science Foundation budget is less than what we spent in the first week of the war with Iran.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...
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Opinion | The Science That Turned Lizard Venom Into GLP-1s Is Under Attack
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/opinion/glp1-research-science-funding.html?unlocked_article_code=1.r1A.Cj6s.R6cMrVm5sRcU&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist
6 days ago
Lysenkoism of the '40s caused devastating famines, 15-25M deaths, lost scientific advancement & brain drain. What an expensive mistake. At stake in 2026- The loss of scientific advancement, our ability to address health challenges & more. An important read. 🧪🧵
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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The OMB and the Politicization of Science | NEJM
The Editors highlight three aspects of OMB’s recently proposed rule changes as particularly striking: that decisions on research funding would be made by political appointees, that funding could be...
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2608017?query=featured_home
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The administration's utter distain for truth, fairness and basic decency is stunning. History will judge them harshly.
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Nicholas Grossman
5 days ago
My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and— I said look. Look with your eyes! Oh now you’ve gone and touched it. The paint is peeling. My beautiful paint! I’ll have to call my pool guy back. Vandal! Antifa! I said look And despair Nothing but the algae remains.
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Gregg Gonsalves
6 days ago
Russell Vought is the director of the Office of Management & Budget. He is promulgating a new rule to install political control over ALL federal grant-making. Forget the experts. Russ is the decider-in-chief now. Write your members of Congress today. And share this.
actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...
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Oppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Funding Decisions in the Hands of Political Appointees
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/oppose-omb-proposal-to-put-all-federal-government-funding-decisions-in-the-hands-of-political-appointees?fbclid=IwY2xjawShFkJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEehOcAIKyotjEN2zvLFeffpZakUSv2zRKYDUvka7vgfsOk-DH_Aj5LQeT9rFI_aem_bIx9EZTRpxI_kLdDvnsCXg
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Extremely helpful guide to help curb the Vought takeover.
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yes, this appears to be accurate. Greenwater Services. O. M. G. Only the best!! -DJT
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
7 days ago
Need a road fixed or a bridge built in your town? How about funding for a rural hospital? Then you need to know that one man, Russell Vought, is about to have complete control over who gets federal funding and who doesn’t. To learn more and to write your elected representatives, hit this link.
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Oppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Grant Decisions in the Hands of Political Appointees | Defend Public Health
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a proposed new rule for federal grants with breathtaking scope, impacting every grant issued across every department and agency of the feder...
https://www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/oppose-omb-proposal-put-all-federal-government-grant-decisions-hands-political-appointees
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7 days ago
Super helpful - please take action!
#DefendResearch
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Gregg Gonsalves
8 days ago
It's Thursday and Russell Vought is still trying to take over all federal grant making, put it under his thumb and political control. It's a mad power grab. We need to stop it. Click on this and write a letter to your members of Congress. And share, share, share.
actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...
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Oppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Funding Decisions in the Hands of Political Appointees
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/oppose-omb-proposal-to-put-all-federal-government-funding-decisions-in-the-hands-of-political-appointees
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Gregg Gonsalves
10 days ago
AND everyone can submit comments on the rule until 13 July. Read this on how to submit. Federal grants affect us all.
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...
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Amy
13 days ago
we’re so desperate for good news we've accepted the scaffolding as our wire mother
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Jenna Norton
14 days ago
To do list: 1. Stop Vought's proposed rule that will kill science (and every other public good). 2. Stop Vought, because we know he will keep trying this 💩 until he's impeached and removed.
www.impeachvought.com/stop-voughts...
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STOP VOUGHT'S RULE — Impeach Vought!
https://www.impeachvought.com/stop-voughts-rule
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Laura Haynes👩🔬⚾️🐾💙
14 days ago
Good morning & happy Friday🌞 Here is your reminder that yes, science is real, whether you think so or not
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Ross Douthat: number one in platforming the vapid right--especially if they're into space alien conspiracies.
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Opinion | Anna Paulina Luna Wants Everything Disclosed
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/opinion/anna-paulina-luna-epstein-jfk-ufo-conspiracy.html?smid=url-share
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Colette Delawalla, PhD
21 days ago
The editorial:
diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
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Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!
The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent
https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/49/6/901/164764/Misguided-Brushes-of-a-Pen-Continue-to-Dismantle
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Gregg Gonsalves
20 days ago
When an expert on authoritarianism (
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
) is writing about your scientific meeting, alarm bells should go off. Write to American Diabetes Association CEO Charles Henderson at
[email protected]
and Chief Medical Officer Rita Rastogi Kalyani at
[email protected]
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Jonathan Howard
20 days ago
Nearly a year after its publication, the authors of the War on Science can declare victory. Trans people are literally on the run and research into topics our government deems “DEI” is verboten as they intended. Has this ushered in a golden era of open scientific research and discovery? My latest.
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The Authors of the Book “The War on Science” Won Their War. Are They Happy Now?
Trans people are literally on the run and research into topics our government deems “DEI” is verboten. Has this ushered in a golden era of open scientific research and discovery?
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-authors-of-the-book-the-war-on-science-won-their-war-are-they-happy-now/
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Fire Bobby NOW. Before he kills again.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD
22 days ago
ALRIGHT EVERYONE HERE IS THE OFFICIAL SUFS GUIDE TO LEAVING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE OMB-2026-0034 PROPOSED RULE:
www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-advocacy/the-sufs-guide-to-writing-public-comments
(share with all your friends!)
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The SUFS Guide to Writing Public Comments — Your Site Title
Written by: Cole Donovan, Director of Policy and Advocacy and Colette Delawalla, PhD, CEO
https://www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-advocacy/the-sufs-guide-to-writing-public-comments
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“Veteran Cosmic Rocker”✌🏽💫🎸☮️🌎✨🇲🇽🇺🇸
23 days ago
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BOYCOTT CBS I shan't watch Lucky Dog again, sadly
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Jenna Norton
23 days ago
Today
@sbm.org
sent an email highlighting OMB/Vought's proposed grant-making rule. Credit for raising awareness & committing to comment. But I was incredibly disappointed they included the admin's threat of unlawful retaliation clearly designed to scare off commenters. Do NOT let them scare you. 🧵
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Colette Delawalla, PhD
23 days ago
RE: OMB-2026-0034 Comments Vought was unprepared for the revolt on his hands and they are struggling and/or obstructing to get comments up in real time. They have weeks to actually post things after a review, so the numbers and specific individual comments may take time showing up. 1/3
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Andrea Ros
24 days ago
4/4 He committed murder on the high seas. You said nothing. He co-opted the Justice Department and directed it to prosecute his political enemies. You said nothing. It’s time to start talking." Christina Lorey
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Jeremy Berg
25 days ago
Good to see
@ascbiology.bsky.social
stepping up. Other scientific societies and other organizations that depend on science need to do likewise.
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Wake up to what’s happening
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And in the beginning….
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Zero credibility, Kevin Hassett is thy name.
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The Tennessee Holler
about 1 month ago
Here’s a thought — Maybe these people don’t deserve to be handsomely rewarded? (From NPR)
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Mark Hamill
about 1 month ago
You're entitled to your own opinion. You're NOT entitled to your own facts.
#BelieveTheScience
What he said 💯 👇 👇 👇
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Nancy Levine Stearns
about 1 month ago
Pete Hegseth's Pentagon invitee, extremist pastor "Douglas Wilson has a modest proposal to improve American life: He wants to repeal the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave women the vote." Hegseth to headline Rededicate 250 Christian nationalist rally today in DC.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet
A virulent form of misogyny has become the single most important force holding together the American right.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/06/conservative-masculinism-misogyny/686939/?gift=kzgqFuLKP01Q3nOuR9uKZnyQBNk7SO5QmiX9mLXHwms&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Hardly a unique story, sadly.
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Looks like a good time reprise Marc Andreessen's true ultra-right anti-democratic agenda, and his full-throated support for the Trump take over.
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Andreessen Horowitz Is Spending on Politics Like No Other
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/technology/andreessen-horowitz-politics.html?smid=url-share
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Jeremy Berg
about 2 months ago
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
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NASEM Open Letter to Congress demanding the restoration of the NSB — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Support NASEM's open letter to Congress by signing your endorsement now!
https://www.standupforscience.net/nasem-letter-to-congress/?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=nasem
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merits re-reposting...
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Limited release but well worth the effort to find a showing.
stealthisstory.org
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Steal This Story, Please! Documentary
Explore the story of journalist Amy Goodman in 'Steal This Story, Please!' — a documentary on truth-telling, resistance, and journalism. Stay informed about upcoming screenings.
https://stealthisstory.org
about 2 months ago
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Prof Gavin Yamey
about 2 months ago
“Cancelling grants & reducing those to early-career investigators, defunding mRNA vaccine research, promoting layoffs & inspiring resignations of many skilled & dedicated professionals, arbitrary awarding of grants without peer review….are but a few of the offences of Bhattacharya’s reign.”
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Weaponization of justice defined: "The agents did not harm Morens, but took off his pants and shirt, handcuffed him, and drove him 65 kilometers to the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, where he was fingerprinted, photographed, and jailed."
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Guns and bulletproof vests: How federal agents arrested Fauci aide
David Morens, 78, was stripped and handcuffed for email violations
https://www.science.org/content/article/guns-and-bulletproof-vests-how-federal-agents-arrested-fauci-aide
about 2 months ago
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Stand Up for Science!
about 2 months ago
Accessibility features include ASL interpretation, live captioning, and Spanish audio translation. (2/2🧵)
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Half the story is good news…
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Trump Withdraws Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/casey-means-surgeon-general-withdraw.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
about 2 months ago
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Representative Becca Balint
about 2 months ago
To be clear: this is the same admin that kicked nearly 3,000 Vermonters off SNAP and cut Medicaid because 'we couldn’t afford it.' Shame.
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Jonathan Howard
2 months ago
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Jonathan Howard
2 months ago
I chose the subtitle very consciously
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