"If you are part of a peaceful protest, if you post something on social media saying you disagree with the policy of the administration," that "can be actually used against you. They can just quietly deny you...access to scientific research money that you otherwise would have earned by merit."

'This is actually taking a page out of the Communist Party playbook': New White House proposal could deny scientists funding based on their political opinions www.space.com/space-explor...

Happy Pride ❤️

This may be the best photograph I have ever taken

guy has a trillion dollars, 0 friends, and has never landed a joke. I know a pact with the devil when I see one.

THIS BIGOT EATIN’ BEANS!

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Associate Professor Carrie McDonough @carrieamcdphd.bsky.social has a piece on PFASs in the body that you should check out! theconversation.com/pfas-leave-f...

These women don't have to vote. No one forces them to vote No one forces them to work. No one forces them NOT to have children. No one forces them to use birth control. No one forces them NOT to practice their religion. Leave the rest of women alone.

THREAD 🧵 US President Donald Trump has once again talked up the prospect of a deal with Iran within days. In fact since March, Trump has suggested the US is close to an agreement at least 37 times. #Infograph

“Who would benefit from the proposed [OMB] rules? For one, politically connected industries — including those that may want to obscure scientific links between their products and harmful health effects.” Good op-ed in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o...

wonderful piece from @clintsmithiii.bsky.social that, among other things, makes abundantly clear that pete hegseth and the trump administration are engaged in a racist purge of black officers under the belief that being black and having "merit" are mutually exclusive.

At the risk of stating the obvious: when reactionaries say elections are "rigged," what they mean -- in their hearts, in their guts -- is that their opponents are illegitimate and it only counts if they win. That's what they've always meant.

Who, specifically, ordered the Ocean Observatory Initiative destroyed? Someone made this decision. Reporters, get on this. www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

While scientists were being forcefully escorted out of the American Diabetes Association annual meeting, this was happening inside. '“I could have written the MAHA agenda,” Richard Woychik, who works closely with NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya.' 👇 www.statnews.com/2026/06/05/a...

Our official guide to help you write a public comment on the OMB-2026-0034 is here: zurl.co/XgyzA Submit your comment and take additional actions here: zurl.co/RiDuv #StandUpForScience #OMB #Vought #SaveScience #FundScience

A real headline in the United States today

Welcome to the Fascist States of America, where the EiC of a leading journal is forcibly removed by police for passing out his own editorial at the annual meeting of the field’s association…because it’s “too political” (read: it calls on scientists to speak out & stand up). We are here. This is it.

Every scientist, physician, and advocate with a conscience at this meeting should walk out.

IF YOU ARE ATTENDING THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING: WALK OUT. Do NOT allow your home society to be a tool of fascism. Stand up. Walk out. #Standupforscience @standupforscience.net

This is an example of a scientific association censoring its members, real scientists, for defending attacks on science. The police were called to remove the scientists for handing out hard copies of this editorial. diabetesjournals.org/care/article...

"They physically grabbed us, forced us out of the conference center, and now are telling us we can no longer attend this meeting. They're taking our lanyards," Kelly said. "It really has come to this in America. Censorship is real," said Kelly. "America needs to stand up. Scientists, stand up."

"It is no longer enough to ...work behind the scenes with lawmakers. Moreover, it is no longer appropriate to fret about political backlash. Now is the time to recognize and fight to reverse the spiraling fall of the United States of America’s status as the foremost nation in health care innovation"

Members of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) were removed by police during the organization's annual meeting on Friday as they handed out copies of an editorial criticizing Trump administration changes to U.S. biomedical research. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

Diabetes researchers removed from a conference for handing out printed copies of their editorial warning that the Trump administration's funding cuts & delays will make America's health worse. The editorial: diabetesjournals.org/care/article...

Make some noise about this 🧪 www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...

The long-anticipated “Schedule F” order strips job protections meant to safeguard federal employees from political interference

This! Someone sent me a plan for a research project that they'd got chatgpt to write, and it was 3x longer than what I usually get and honestly I was like "why should I spend my time reading this when you haven't spent yours writing it, you may not even have read it yourself"?

Taking stock of where America stands one month after the end of the voting rights era: The country is facing an escalating representation crisis, a spiraling crisis of legitimacy, and an accelerating disintegration into two incompatible Americas. This piece is free to read, no paywall:

30 gallons of fuel spilled onto the National Mall from generators at recent Trump-backed America 250 event: report

Some political person from HHS who clearly doesn’t know which way is up, is reviewing NIH grants and making absurd suggested changes. This is on top of a set of discriminatory changes required by NIH. www.science.org/content/arti...

America is racing towards willful obsolescence: “the National Science Foundation is removing 900 ocean data collecting buoys that cost $370 million to install. If left in place, the buoys would have continued to provide climate-related data …for another 15 years” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...

A proposed Trump policy would put Russ Vought in charge of American science. Its an example of the slow creep of politicization into processes that both parties traditionally understood as needing nonpartisan and expert guidance. What can you do about it? 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-creep-...

Dear person in the middle seat on my flight to LAX: Sorry I climbed completely all over you and your entire situation... I usually don't straddle strangers but I needed to pee and it was the only way. Please let me know what awesome airplane sleeping aids you're using cuz I'd like some. Dang.

The government is losing its best lawyers, just as it’s losing its best scientists. For both fields, staying inside the government means hitting up against the ethical standards of the profession. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/u...

Imagine if a woman president crashed the economy and started a war with no end in sight, and her biggest, seemingly ONLY concern was building a ballroom and redecorating the White House.

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I have read that we forget 90% of our lives so I’d like to submit 2020-2028 to my brain for consideration of deletion.

I am low key losing my mind. And the list is.. comprehensive. All the agencies. Including DOD, DOE... like... Whaaat? It is a coup. This is an active coup. Do people not understand?

At this point I don't see how I could in good conscience advise any graduate student or academic researcher with other options to take up a position in the United States.

It’s truly astonishing to see how comprehensively the US government is tearing down every part of the system that has made it up until now a world-leading power in science, research, and technological development. The entire world will suffer from this wanton destruction.

"every single person working in industrial science and engineering came up through academic scientific training... We're now engaged in tearing all of that down, and it's a crime against this nation, against its people, and against the rest of the human race - an unforgivable one"

Well holy crap. Erin Brockovich (yes, the same one the led the Hinkley, CA toxic groundwater lawsuit in ‘93) launched a website tracking AI data centers across the US and the ecological impacts to the environment and drinking water. MN is riddled with them. www.brockovichdatacenter.com

The dogs were barking and barking and I got so annoyed, went to tell them to cut it out... Then I saw _how_ they were barking and I had no more annoyance left in me only love ❤️

A real nightmare scenario here for folks who take a public stand for their queer communities, but also real courage. Jey's old school Science Twitter, and has been using that skillset to organize against gender Lysenkoism. There's a gofundme to help with medical expenses here: gofund.me/ee804efbf