And I can attest that a large portion were comms staff (like me and every single one of my colleagues in our now-obliterated comms office) and FOIA officers. Oh, and legal and acquisitions. So, no communications, no transparency, no legal checks, and no supplies for research.

148,937 civil servants gone. Programs gutted. Services stalled. Trump’s war on government isn’t rhetoric—it’s reality. The @publicservice tracker shows the damage, month by month, agency by agency. This is what dismantling democracy looks like.

Busted open my knuckles last night, boxing to an Ozzy playlist 🤘

Heartbreaking but important read.

Don't you think he looks tired?

I’m calling on Secretary Kennedy to resign. We are sick of it. He must go!

Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".

To all my fellow feds, whether similarly fired or still holding the line, it's your right to mourn what is happening to us. We did nothing wrong and we are bearing the brunt of a cruelty that should never have been allowed.

"Despair is not an option."

Share one of your comfort sports movies. (Yeah, I'll be that lesbian; I'm okay with that.)

Got terminated on Valentine's Day for being a probationary employee. Reinstated by judges only to be put immediately on indefinite administrative leave. Was just RIFed this morning. Worst April Fools ever.

Today is International Women's Day. I want to urge everyone to celebrate and examine the impact that women have in society and our power to effect positive change. A shoutout from me to the great women fighting the good fight - Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum, US Senators Elissa Slotkin...

I think every weather app should, for a whole week, load a warning window that informs all users that the information they use to run the app comes from NOAA. Because I'm seeing way too many people who think we don't need NOAA because "i gET mY weATheR frOm mA aPp."

This week i sat down with the @theguardian.com and talked about our little band of resistors. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

It's Friday, which means more fed terminations. Unions are working, but this isn't an easy fight. Nothing worth it ever is. If you're a fellow fed, I know you're scared. I know you're exhausted. I wish I could protect you from what already hit me. I'm still holding the line. Please don't give up.

I can attest that this aligns with what I went through...until they terminated me on Friday.

To those who didn't survive the Valentine's Day slaughter, please read this. Get all your records before you open your termination letter. Please. Documents will help you fight. We will fight.

Black History Month... James Baldwin 1924-1987

A thread of hope.

Good morning! Shout-out to @asheville.bsky.social as a great follow here on Bluesky. Updates on post-Helene rebuild and efforts to push back against the current regime. Good people posting about doing good, honorable things. We have to support our blue family, especially those surrounded by red.

One of my favorite beer glasses. Suitable for drinking beers from one of my favorite breweries, the aptly named Burial Beer in Asheville, NC.

Happy Black History Month. Listen to, support, fund, and uplift Black people. #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth Black journos: go.bsky.app/QvS5FNb Black scientists: go.bsky.app/Ao3Qt9a Black academics: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb Black democracy experts: go.bsky.app/6WTBzhX Black in tech: go.bsky.app/2RAbS3g

This account is for sharing info with US scientists, both extramural and intramural to NIH, about attacks on science in the US. Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪 We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.

Not gonna lie. I love Maximum Overdrive. I also love the idea of Lynch having anything to do with it.

Yo, feds. Back up your SFs from eOPF. You don't want those files disappearing into a memory hole.

Well, damn. My wife and I just rewatched Thelma and Louise and I noted that the part they used Faithfull's the Ballad of Lucy Jordan" was one of my favorite moments of the film. Rest well, AbFab God.

I’ve reposted a couple other orgs but here's one more where your money can help. Anything you can afford is enough. And if you can't afford a financial donation, then take a moment to call or email your reps about this. Raise your voice for those this administration is trying to silence.

Just donated to Trans Lifeline to help our friends and family being persecuted by this new regime. IF you have some $ to spare, please consider doing likewise? Even a few bucks helps. But if not, some real LOUD support from the cis community would also be great. ❤️ link: translifeline.org/donate/

I just donated $50 to @transjournalists.org because they do important work and deserve the support. I strongly encourage anyone who can match me to do so. It also feels better than becoming more overwhelmed from doomscrolling: www.transjournalists.org/donate/

“I’m really starting to panic.” My trans constituent who said that isn’t a battle-scarred public figure like his trans state senator who spent a decade covering the sorts of things as a news reporter you have to compartmentalize to do your job. He’s just a good guy who doesn’t hurt anybody. (1/2)

Heartbreaking news to report. WTOP evening anchor Dimitri Sotis, whose deep, warm voice informed and kept listeners in the D.C. region company, has died at the age of 55. wtop.com/inside-wtop/...

🚨 New #AltGov Member🚨 Fresh from the vetting chamber and verified legit: I'm proud to introduce you to @alt-hhs.bsky.social Welcome to the family!

Watching Eraserhead tonight reminded me how David Lynch turned yelling WTAF at a screen into a sacred and holy event.

Want to see some of the letters going out to fed employees? Public-facing website!

Find your footing & stand fast. #RESIST

If you’re a federal govt employee targeted for leave or termination on the basis of your DEI work, please file an EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) complaint & retain legal counsel. I’m a former NIH PI. Happy to refer you to a law firm that has successfully sued the govt many times! Pls repost 🙏❤️

I'm going to go to bed now and hope I wake up in a David Lynch movie. Good night.

🚨 New #AltGov 🚨 I'm proud to introduce you to @altcdc.bsky.social, our newly vetted & verified member of Altgov. CDC is hyper smart, well versed, and ready to help. Hit that follow button and tell your friends. Welcome to the family, AltCDC!

Diversity in clinical trials is about health, not politics. The major of research in the past was done on (mostly white) men. If trials do not have a diverse pool, the results are not broadly applicable.

Agreed and repeated.

Time for a cuteness tax. Right after we adopted Kona, we got slammed by two massive snow storms. That was when we learned he loved snow and could spend all day catching snowballs if we let him.

Fellow scientists, please consider speaking w/ media about what this means for "regular Americans." The link below is to contact a reporter who's collecting stories about the unfolding NIH situation - pls share anonymously or on record. @anniewaldman.bsky.social www.propublica.org/people/annie...

This is my new mantra.

Happy MLK Day.