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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Join the 22,339 people who have joined to support our NIH colleagues. Let's get this to 50,000 RT

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 30/05/2025

Can't make it to @whysharksmatter.bsky.social's Teach-in this evening? All good! You can stream it here: www.youtube.com/live/61pM52d... 7pm et, be there, or be square. #standupforscience #summerfightforscience

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Timeline cleanse: tadpoles in the local park

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

ACTION ITEM-----ACTION ITEM Implementation of Schedule F This is what a lot of us have been worried about. This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs. BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD... 1/n

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 23/04/2025

🚨URGENT RESPONSE CALL🚨 You’ve seen the bad news. Now it’s time for us to flood the zone. Over 400 NSF grants — gone. Trump’s cronies are cutting science funding and betting we won’t notice. But we’re not powerless. We’ve got 24 hours to make noise. Here’s how 🧵(1/3) ➡️

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Rob Woodry @robwoodry.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Minorities were TOLD to apply to these instead of the normal mechanisms W/o a chance to switch mechanisms (by giving notice so they have time to re-apply to other mechanisms), the promising early career scientists who are having their careers cancelled this way are MINORITIES This is OVERT RACISM

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

If your NIH grant has been terminated, please let us know as soon as possible using this link ⤵️ forms.gle/cgEyj7gRjGWg... Unless we know which grants have been cancelled, where, and when, we can't organize and advocate.

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NIH grant termination, stop-work order, or reinstatement information submission form

Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NIH grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025. Data from this form will be used to update the Terminated NI...

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linda @lxyzxy.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

last friday my nsf career award to study when and why different forms of racial discrimination are likely to occur was terminated. I’m incredibly crushed and sad and stressed out and also angry. what I don’t feel is any sense of resignation. we’ll find ways to get the research done.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 12/04/2025

“The historical pattern suggests that while the "flood the zone" approach can be initially effective, it also creates vulnerabilities through overreach, administrative chaos, and eventual public backlash” antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/the-flood-...

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The "Flood the Zone" Strategy

Understanding Authoritarian Governance Tactics

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Drea Darby, Ph.D. @dreadarby.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Got the best news today from my lil brother. He told me he got into the History MA program he wanted to get into! Ahh!!!! I am so proud of him and had no doubt in his ability. I can't wait to see what he does. 😊✨

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Drea Darby, Ph.D. @dreadarby.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Spent more than half my work day dissecting fly foreguts with my lab mate that we plan to send off for -omics. We've collected ~1000 fly guys this week and still have another 1000 to go. 😩 My hands are sad and need a break, but I look forward to what we learn from this. 😌

A black dish of clear buffer solution containing ~350 fly guts.

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Drea Darby, Ph.D. @dreadarby.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

PREP was integral to my career development and shaping my STEM identity. Cruelty for the sake of being cruel.

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Drea Darby, Ph.D. @dreadarby.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

I can't believe it has been one year since my dissertation defense. I'm still in awe of what I accomplished in grad school and reaping the fruits of my labor since transitioning to my postdoc. I am forever thankful to everyone who helped me get to this point. 🙏🏽✨

Dr. Drea Darby posing in front of her title slide of her dissertation titled "Learning on the Fly: Adverse Effects of High-Sugar Diets and Metabolic Consequences of Infection".

Dr. Darby (wearing a purple and blue fly dress with short black hair and square glasses) smiling behind a podium while presenting her dissertation.

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

For folks who don’t know, ethnic studies programs like African American/Africana Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies and the like come directly from civil right era campus activism. Attempts to disempower such programs should be framed as attacks on civil rights same as much else rn.

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Nichole Broderick, PhD @nabroderick.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

#Dros25 attendees - starting soon in pacific D- make you way to @dreadarby.bsky.social and @taylarmouton.bsky.social ‘s workshop!

Posting about the details of a session at the Dan Diego drosophila meeting focused on impacts of bias in STEM. Pacific ballroom
d. Will be awesome!

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Drea Darby, Ph.D. @dreadarby.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

We had a blast at yesterday's #Dros25 Cell Biology Dine Around in Old Town! What I loved most about our gathering was that we had a diversity of places which people came from, including France, Hong Kong, England, and Scotland. ☺️

Cell Biology Dros25 dine around participants cheerfully posing in front of a sign stating, "Historic Old Town San Diego".

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Drea Darby, Ph.D. @dreadarby.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

On the flight to #Dros25 in San Diego! I attended my first Fly Meeting at the same venue in 2017 as an undergrad. It's a full circle moment to attend this year's meeting now that I have my PhD. ☺️ Excited to see y'all soon!

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This skeet will self destruct @pardoguerra.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I sincerely think that universities should suspend their productivity standards for scientists and ask them instead to hold town halls in schools, public libraries, museums, shopping malls, and anywhere else and communicate what is being lost with the collapse of the research ecosystem.

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Nichole Broderick, PhD @nabroderick.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Sadly had to cancel travel to #Dros25. Will miss the science & catching up w/colleagues. @taylarmouton.bsky.social will rep the lab at Poster 816T. Taylar and @dreadarby.bsky.social are also hosting a workshop Fri PM on the impact & history of bias on STEM teaching. Go learn and support them!

Program note on poster number 816T and the annual fly meeting. The title is the interplay of the gut microbiome and diet on oogenesis.

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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

House Democrats held strong against the Musk-Takeover Spending Bill Yesterday. We need your help to ensure that the Senate Democrats do the same. Follow the link and script below to make calls. This vote happens TODAY! indivisible.org/resource/cal...

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CALL NOW: Tell Senate Democrats to Hold the Line Against the Extreme MAGA Continuing Resolution

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

It should be very clear to every Senate Democrat that any vote for Cloture will also be considered a vote for the bill. People aren’t going to be tricked with procedural games. They know exactly what is going on. Defend Medicaid. Vote NO on Cloture. NO on bill.

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Crystal Fleming クリスタル @alwaystheself.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I'll share what I conveyed to a grad student recently: There is much that remains unknown and out of our control right now. The future is extremely uncertain. Multiple job markets have already imploded. Focus on what you can control. Can you finish the dissertation? Then finish the dissertation.

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Drea Darby, Ph.D. @dreadarby.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

The back of my sign at @standupforscience.bsky.social today was inspired by representative @algreen.house.gov. Thank you to all the organizers, volunteers, and attendees across the country today for making this happen! ✨🧪

Drea, a light skinned Black woman wearing a purple Fruit Fly dress and thick square glasses, is holding a sign that reads, "You have NO date to censor and segregate science".

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Tracy Bale @thebalelab.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Rockin her speech in St Paul! 📣 for @standupforscience.bsky.social 👏👏 Hey @therealdrdukes.bsky.social looks like it was a sunny day to rally in MN!

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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

At @standupforscience.bsky.social and the signs are statistically significantly excellent

A person in a mask holding a painting that says “hands off my transgenic mice”

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Drea Darby, Ph.D. @dreadarby.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Here at the DC @standupforscience.bsky.social rally. It was worth missing out on lab today to be here.✊🏽🧪

Drea, a light skinned Black woman with dyed red hair wearing glasses, is in front of the Lincoln Memorial holding a poster stating, 'I missed my Black job to be here". The poster has a drawing depicting Drea in a lab coat and goggles.

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Louis Nastasi @toomanywasps.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

#NewSpecies alert! We just published a paper in Zootaxa describing two gorgeous species of #Ormyrus parasitoid wasps associated with herb #gall #wasps! Ormyrus bellbowl is named after the Bell Bowl #Prairie in opposition to its abhorrent partial destruction in 2023. #PreserveOurPrairies

Ormyrus bellbowl, a newly named species of parasitic wasp

Ormyrus myrae, a newly described species of parasitic wasp

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

You will feel SO much better and more energized & inspired watching this extraordinary array of voices giving the “State of the People,” than watching Trump’s performance. stateofthepeople.media It’s really great. This organic effort has been pulled together in 48 hours and it is fire!

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State of the People | 24 Hour Marathon

The State of the People is a 24-hour livestream where we will center the truth for the people instead of letting disinformation go unchecked.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

“People are doing things.” Have you dropped in yet on the 24-hour livestream of Black leaders giving the “State of the People”? This is an extraordinary gathering of leaders, activists and journalists. Will go on until midnight tonight. Get on it! stateofthepeople.media

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State of the People | 24 Hour Marathon

The State of the People is a 24-hour livestream where we will center the truth for the people instead of letting disinformation go unchecked.

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Jen Cross @jencross.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

This is excellent macro photography of a tiny subject. Give Aron a follow to see more!

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Chrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Sharing this brave piece that echos a lot of what I have been feeling. The silence around DEI from institutions means the damage is already done. Leadership asking us to keep our heads down to prevent actual damage ignore that it’s already here for people like me. stanforddaily.com/2025/03/03/f...

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From the Community | I am more than a researcher, but Stanford doesn’t care

Assistant Professor Elliott White Jr. denounces the University's faint response to political threats against DEI, especially compared to the robust support its research initiatives in the wake of NIH ...

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Dominik Hrebik @dhrebik.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I am very happy to announce that we solved the in-virus #cryoEM structure of the #HIV matrix protein. The structure helped us to resolve a long mystery in HIV biology. A🧵1/5 Read more in Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Nothing to do w/DEI. They want to erase our accomplishments, our heroes,our inspiration. THIS is what Justice KBJ meant when she said at oral argument in the university cases that the conservative majority would privilege narratives of white students & disqualify the narratives of Black students.

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Scientists, PLEASE do not do this. The attempts to resegregate science are JUST AS IMPORTANT as the funding freeze and the cuts to F&A/indirects. All 3 topics demand our attention at this time.

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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

It is February 28 tomorrow. This means a total and complete economic blackout. This means buying nothing. AT ALL Not even your coffee!

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Annika Barber @annikabarber.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Wondering if your study section cancelled? I update this sheet daily. As of today, 56/124 study sections that should have met since Jan 2, 2025 have "not met as scheduled." docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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2025 Study section tracking

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Drea Darby, Ph.D. @dreadarby.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

In celebration of submitting my fellowship application today, I decided to rep my undergrad alma mater @unlv.edu. My undergrad research experience at UNLV was foundational in my development as a scientist. I truly believe undergrad me would gawk in awe of what we've accomplished.✨☺️

Drea Darby, a light skinned Black woman with curly hair dyed light brown and thick square glasses, smiling largely while wearing a white UNLV hoodie.

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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

This is superb. Where my other academic societies at? What are those dues getting us if not representation and support!

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Classroom/Library enrollment was down pretty bad in February. National chaos and uncertainly likely has something to do with it. Can you help me make sure that all the educators on bluesky know Skype a Scientist exists and is ready to connect them with scientists? Every RT helps! #EduSky #STEMEd

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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Scientists in training, we need your stories! Post a two minute video … if your program has been cancelled, if your acceptance has been rescinded, if your future is on hold. Tell the world your story. #cuts2science Tag us, tag your member of Congress.

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Monday: Never gave you up Tuesday: Never let you down Wednesday: Never ran around and deserted you Thursday: Never made you cry Friday: Never said goodbye Saturday: Never told a lie and hurt you (Dedicated to all the fantastic colleagues at NIH, NSF, and CDC)

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Life scientists and supporters: The Coalition for Life Sciences is here! Many of our professional societies work together through the CLS to advocate for science and now their work is even more important. Follow them!! @c4lifesciences.bsky.social www.coalitionforlifesciences.org

Banner with their purpose: foster policies that benefit medical research

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Drea Darby, Ph.D. @dreadarby.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Yesssss ✨✨✨✨ We are here to stay and being unapologetically blickity black👏🏽

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Kade Peregrine @kadeperegrine.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

This is your reminder to download your kindle books onto a device where you can keep hold of them if Amazon decides to remove them. They'll be removing that option on the 26th of this month. 5 days. So back up your library!

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Morgan Jerkins @mjerkins.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Today, I found out that the Department of Defense banned the Well-Read Black Girl anthology by Glory Edim. I was one of its contributors. I'm really hurt right now. So if you have it in you, please buy books by Black women from independent bookstores.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 19/02/2025

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has threatened to annihilate 60 years of advancements in equal opportunity by eliminating all federal funding for schools that support and celebrate students from diverse backgrounds. 🧵 1/

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Drea Darby, Ph.D. @dreadarby.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Reading through my Hanna Gray materials and it's straight fire 🔥 I'm so proud of myself for all the work I've put into this app. It's also funny for me to reflect on the growth I've had from being a grad student to a postdoc. I never felt this confident before in myself, but I'm glad I do now. 🙂‍↕️

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 18/02/2025

In today's episode of doomerism isn't a strategy, here's a list of things you can do today to make the world around you suck a little bit less: Pick ONE thing and do it. bsky.app/profile/itsa...

What are some actions you can take TODAY?

Become a “Friend of the Library”
Call your state representatives
Boycott businesses rolling back DEI
Read & fund independent journalists and magazines
Join a Mutual Aid network
Donate to environmental justice organizations
Support minority authors and artists
Pass out Know Your Rights cards to the undocumented
Organize a local or school-based protest
Follow, elevate, and fund minority voices online
Donate to reproductive justice organizations
Volunteer at homeless or DV shelters
Send money to your local food banks
Join the local school board
Attend town hall meetings and voice your opinion
Start book clubs centered on Black history
Fundraise for supplies K-12 teachers may need
Donate to legal funds that protect LGBTQ+ people
Start a scholarship for underserved students
Host community action conversations
Work on research about the marginalized
Integrate DEI into every part of your business
Migrate from Twitter to Bluesky (it’s so good)
Support businesses that stand by humanity
Stand up to people bullying the vulnerable
Donate to Public Citizen and federal worker unions
Find joy in the in between and don’t lose hope

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