Reposted by Jennifer KaplanRep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 01/04/2026Happy Passover to everyone celebrating in Maryland’s Eighth District and around the world! May you and your family experience peace, joy and freedom. Chag Sameach! 1544852
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanFred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Creating a voters list/registry is crazy and illegal. I have to imagine all of the MAGAT 2A people who always worry about any registry with guns will have the same concerns with this. I assume they won't be hypocrites, Right? apnews.com/article/dona...apnews.comTrump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move sure to face legal challengesPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order to create a nationwide list of verified eligible voters and to restrict mail-in voting. 717036
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanDr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 17/03/2026Do the big thing. 🇺🇸 442501464
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanNIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Another excellent Substack from Elizabeth Ginexi on a near-stoppage of release of Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) at NIH and why it matters open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...open.substack.comI Wrote Research Funding Announcements for NIH for 22 Years. This Year They’ve Published 14How NIH went from 756 funding announcements to 14 in two years — and what it means for every disease that depends on federal research 24017
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanPhysicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 25/01/2026#medsky Please join us and Minnesota healthcare workers by wearing a black ribbon this week in memory of Alex Pretti. Let’s show our love and support for Alex’s family, friends, and colleagues. Pin a black ribbon to your scrubs and white coats. Take a pic and share on social media. 3215103
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanJosh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 25/01/2026JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...documentcloud.orgTincherSealedWitnessDec012426.PDF 12455831790
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 03/07/2025They vowed to “Make America Healthy Again.” Instead, they: Kicked millions of people off health insurance Closed hundreds of hospitals, nursing homes, and reproductive health clinics Cut billions of dollars from science research Fired government scientists and replaced them with antivaxxers 15683227
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie. One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears. They will all live forever with the horror of this bill. 25803454710836
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanThe American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · 26/06/2025An update from Dr. Sean O’Leary on this morning’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting: 616263
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanDrug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 04/06/2025If you were really worried about women athletes getting hurt, you'd be working to get them equal fields, trainers, qualified coaches and workout and rehab facilities. 16610
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanHalie Soifer @haliesoifer.bsky.social · 01/06/2025The Jewish community is still grappling with a shattered sense of security following the deadly antisemitic attack in DC, and now an incendiary device targeted a hostage awareness event in Bolder, CO. Praying no lives were lost in this 2nd violent antisemitic attack in less than two weeks. Enough. 1918037
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanAlt Musician @altmusician.altgov.info · 17/05/2025Statement from the #MusiciansUnion of the United States 🇺🇸 and #Canada 🇨🇦 to the fat bastard #BruceSpringsteen #TaylorSwift 8209694665
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanDrug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 06/05/2025For any who do not know, the increases on the left were the end of the commitment to double the NIH budget over 10 years voted in by Congress following Newt Gingrich's leadership on this. Flatlining nominal dollars under the Bush administration onward led to gradual un-doubling of purchase power. 23014
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Shared a few thoughts here on the next orchestrated budget/constitution "crisis" the white house has planned for the end of the summer talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-w...talkingpointsmemo.comThe White House’s Next Orchestrated Budget CrisisThis is something I’m still trying to get my head around –... 29681243
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanAlex Everhart @aoeverhart.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Read this first, then read this piece from an anonymous NIH employee at @donmoyn.bsky.social's Substack. Everything falling into place for Congress to go through rescission to make NIH cuts in a way that's both more politically palatable and more enduring. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nih-bu...donmoynihan.substack.comThe NIH budget is on a fast track to disasterAn NIH insider explains what Republicans are likely to do next, and what we can do 13413
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanJenniM @jennimoore333.bsky.social · 02/05/2025@amyactonoh.bsky.social 0125
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanMatthew Chapman @fawfulfan.bsky.social · 02/05/2025The sad truth is, Biden's policies made people economically comfortable enough that people simply didn't have to think about the ways the government was helping them, leading to culture war dominating the news cycle. It's a constant problem for Dems and not an easy one to solve. 65510
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanABC News 4 - WCIV @abcnews4.com · 14/04/2025Ooops! Watch as Vice President JD Vance appears to drop the National Championship trophy following the celebration at the White House with OSU. Watch the full celebration here: youtube.com/watch?v=VJuT... 1871025243
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanRep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 14/04/2025Sending my solidarity, prayers and support to @governor.pa.gov and his family, who endured a horrific arson attack on the first night of Passover. We must oppose and root out political violence in our country to protect democracy and freedom. 1015187900
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanProf Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 05/04/2025This week April 8-9 I will co-host with Rice Univ Jewish Studies Program the following (free) symposium at Holocaust Museum Houston, I will kick it off with a keynote the evening of April 8 hmh.org/event/antisc...hmh.orgAntiscience And Antisemitism: An Alarming Convergence - Holocaust Museum HoustonTuesday, April 8, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm | Keynote Speaker Dr. Peter HotezWednesday, April 9, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm | Six sessions 110325
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanAlt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Correct. NIH, and the cancer and other medical cures it generates, is being burned to the ground. And we’d add: with that goes the whole US tech and biotech economy. Silicon Valley is in the US not elsewhere because of NSF, ARPA, NIH. That word isn’t getting out widely. 6248116
Reposted by Jennifer Kaplanjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/04/2025what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it! 5098116510037
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Can we say they are pro-Nazi when they invite a Hitler cosplayer to the statehouse? 1431363
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanCongressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 28/03/2025We've heard concerning things about the Social Security Administration lately, so I decided to check for myself. SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then. Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up. 861148856046
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/03/2025🔥 “Without a level playing field — without Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion — Meritocracy fails spectacularly… it’s ok to at any point stop and admit you didn’t think this all the way through.” cc: Rep. Aron Maberry (who is carrying yet another an anti-DEI bill) 16943801361
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 22/03/2025From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA 708319768473
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Here’s Elon cutting pediatric brain cancer research 👇🏻 16260492282
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanAlex Sundermann, DrPH @sundermannaj.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Forbes: NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report Find your state and contact your reps! #PublicHealth Even contact your state reps, too. Forbes Article 📄: www.forbes.com/sites/michae... Report: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/wp-content/u... 01810
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/03/2025“Transitioning” from 50 straight months of job growth, a 400% rise in manufacturing construction and the best back-to-back years for the stock market in a quarter century. 🤡 1214159135120
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/03/2025“We urge the Administration to rescind this guidance…” www.childrenshospitals.org/news/newsroo... 23468121761
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanBen Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 05/03/2025"I could find a cure to the most devastating diseases" and Democrats still wouldn't be happy, Trump says. Trump has frozen all government research into cures for cancer and Alzheimer's. 7457129
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanVaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 03/03/2025I DID offer my rebuttal on camera. I’m speaking for myself not my employer. 2/2 www.wtae.com/article/pitt... 68017
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 02/03/2025🧵 on the damage being visited on children’s healthcare in this country. (h/t @gregggonsalves.bsky.social) 1051780
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanPatrick Hickey, MD @pwhickey.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Headed home from the meeting of medical school pediatric chairs - many of them also Chief Medical Officers for children’s hospitals. so much at stake for the health of children- all children 14629160
Jennifer Kaplan @kapjm.bsky.social · 01/03/2025People, including my husband, survive cancer because of NIH research! 07610
Jennifer Kaplan @kapjm.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Seems like we are relying on the legal and judicial system to maintain science! Are there any legal pathways we as investigators can take?theatlantic.comInside the Collapse at the NIHAdministration officials pressured the NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now. 000
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Didn’t the us govt tell a judge yesterday Elon isn’t part Of Doge? 601048184
Jennifer Kaplan @kapjm.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Who’s controlling this? Why is there still a pause? 000
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanVaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 26/02/2025As of today, at least 73 study sections have not met. If they review 50 applications, plus 30 triaged, 10% funding rate = 8 grants per SS. That's 584 fundable grants on hold. Probably 5000 researchers affected in those teams composed of our best and brightest. SABOTAGE. 412173
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanCincinnati Children’s Research @cincyresearch.bsky.social · 25/02/2025First Gene Therapy Trial for #TelomereBiologyDisorders Shows Promising Results. #Elixirgen @teamtelomere.bsky.social @cincychildrens.bsky.social scienceblog.cincinnatichildrens.org/first-gene-t...scienceblog.cincinnatichildrens.orgFirst Gene Therapy Trial for Telomere Biology Disorders Shows Promising Results - Research Horizons 021
Jennifer Kaplan @kapjm.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Agree!! Am so thankful for @jeremymberg.bsky.social and his wisdom, knowledge and investigative insights! 000
Reposted by Jennifer KaplanAlicia Izquierdo @aliciaizquierdo.bsky.social · 23/02/2025At least @bostonglobe.com covered it! @latimes.com where is your reporting on the continued stalling of NIH funding despite a court order? 1144
