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@kmwil.bsky.social
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I’m a liberal, a recovering Capitol Hill staffer, a science policy nerd, and the incredibly proud father of an LGBTQ+ kid. If you don’t like any of that, too damn bad. Go someplace else.

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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NIH is considering changes to how grant review results are reported, including eliminating numerical overall impact scores. Comments are due Oct. 13. Learn more and make your voice heard: www.ascb.org/science-policy/nih-pro…
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Your next NIH grant could be affected by new changes to how grants are reviewed. NIH is proposing major changes to its peer review process—and right now, researchers and the public can weigh in. The NIH needs your input. Take 5 minutes. Make your voice heard. #NIH #SciencePolicy #FundScience
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This week's Five for Science: Who should decide what science gets funded?? Go to rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6a2b1c22c3... to let the NIH know what YOU think!
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A federal court has temporarily blocked a new rule limiting F-1 and J-1 students to four years in the U.S. ASCB previously submitted comments opposing the change. Read more: www.ascb.org/science-policy/court-b…
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The Senate has taken the first step toward preventing the White House's proposed research funding regulations from taking effect. The measure now moves to the full legislative process. Read more: www.ascb.org/science-policy/first-s…
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"I've been coming since I was a postdoc, and every time I felt welcome, energized, and inspired." Watch Eva Nogales share why she keeps coming back to #CellBio. youtu.be/aHIkdLaG1Rw Learn more: www.ascb.org/cellbio2026
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Eva Nogales Shares Why She Keeps Returning To Cell Bio
Join us for Cell Bio 2026, the joint meeting of ASCB and EMBO, wher...
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The White House has finalized changes to F, J & I student visa terms. Beginning Sept 15 2026, visas will generally be limited to four years, replacing the current Duration of Status policy. www.ascb.org/science-policy/white-h…
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Advocacy in action. ASCB members met with six Virginia congressional offices to discuss the importance of biomedical research and the challenges facing the U.S. scientific enterprise. Learn more: www.ascb.org/science-policy/virgini…
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Virginia Is for Scientists - ASCB
ASCB Members Meet with Virginia Congressional Offices During Virtual Hill Day On July 14, 2026, six ASCB members who either work in Virginia or have roots in the Commonwealth met with staff from six Virginia congressional offices to discuss the importance of research conducted in Virginia and the challenges currently facing the U.S. life science…
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Comment Here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM... 🔬
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American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) @geneticssociety.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We had a fantastic time on Capitol Hill at the Life Science Fair hosted by @c4lifesciences.bsky.social and the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus🏛️✨ ASHG staff and members connected with legislators, highlighted the impactful work of ASHG members, and even brought hands-on science activities🧬
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🔬 Comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM...
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM... 🔬
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM... 🔬
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM... 🔬
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
First-time advocate? ASCB provides training and support for the Virginia Virtual Capitol Hill Day on July 14. Register: www.ascb.org/ascb-meetings/ascb-vir…
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ASCB Virginia Virtual Capitol Hill Day
Florida ASCB members can meet with their elected officials to educate them about the federally funded research in Virginia.
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
White House draft regulations could reshape federally funded research, including peer review and international collaborations. Learn what's proposed and why it matters. Comments due July 13. www.ascb.org/science-policy/white-h…
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
ASCB Past President Susan Gerbi & Secretary Andy Ewald are featured in a new GBH News article on proposed changes to federal research funding. www.wgbh.org/news/education-news/20…
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Will federal changes to research funding promote ‘accountability’ or politicize science?
A retired Brown University professor says the Trump administration is weakening a system that relies on subject-matter experts to judge scientific merit.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 02/07/2026
It is sad that Scott Atlas doesn’t understand basic economics. Paul Samuelson wrote about public goods—why NIH has been such a stunning success—more than 75 yrs ago. Also, to see why Atlas urges ending US success, just look at who elevates him: pro-privatization billionaires. 1/
Clown shoes pro-oligarchy pablum, supported by far-right billionaires — a Hoover fellow, brought in by Trump 1 to blame others for COVID, arranged doubt via billionaire-funded AIER, and now writes in the Bezos Post.
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Took a day off the OMB reg to hold a Science Fair in Congress! So cool seeing staffers learn about the microbiome, the dna of taste, CarT, etc. 🔬
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Your voice can shape policy. Share your story with Congress at ASCB’s Virginia Virtual Capitol Hill Day, July 14. Free for members. Register: www.ascb.org/ascb-meetings/ascb-vir…
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ASCB Virginia Virtual Capitol Hill Day
Florida ASCB members can meet with their elected officials to educate them about the federally funded research in Virginia.
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
White House draft regulations could reshape federally funded research, including peer review and international collaborations. Learn what's proposed and why it matters. Comments due July 13. www.ascb.org/science-policy/white-h…
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Check it out: www.aps.org/initiatives/... 🧪 🔬
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM... 🔬
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Comment Here: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB... 🔬 🧪
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Comment Here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM... 🧪 🔬
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 18/06/2026
Many of America’s enormous scientific achievements have been built on the principle “that scientific judgement should not be supplanted by political pressures,” Mark Histed writes. “But that principle is under attack”:
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The Unitary Executive Takes Over New Territory
The Trump administration's theory of how the federal government should work is a threat to American science.
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Click Here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM... 🔬 🧪
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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KMW @kmwil.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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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...
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Margot Foley @mfoley25.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
#ObamaDay #ObamaAppreciationDay #BarackObama
A photograph of Barack Obama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. The man standing with Barack Obama in the photo is Thorbjørn Jagland, who was the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee at the time. Below the photo, large white text on a black background reads: "IT'D BE A REAL SHAME IF THIS PHOTO OF PRESIDENT OBAMA RECEIVING HIS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WENT VIRAL TODAY, FOR  CB NO PARTICULAR REASON." A laughing emoji is centered at the bottom, and a circular logo with a silhouette of the Statue of Liberty and the words "THE RESISTANCE" is in the top right corner.
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This is probably the most important action alert ever sent out by the @ascbiology.bsky.social. The new OMB regulations will have a devastating impact on Federal funding, essentially removing peer review. All scientists and all who value American science need to read this and post a comment to OMB 🧪
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Sweeping draft regulations released by OMB pose one of the most significant threats to federally funded research in decades. The proposal would affect nearly every aspect of the scientific process. Read more: www.ascb.org/science-policy/federal…
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Must-read. Everything that Vought has done to science in the past 16 months is now laid bare as a plan to “cripple science research.” Five-alarm fire and all of us must respond. Speak out, focus on Vought.
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
"The document itself is an odd grab-bag of micromanaging grant processes, assertion of presidential power, and airing of cultural grievances... Its lack of coherence, however, will not prevent it from causing staggering damage to the US scientific system." 👇 arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time
Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Help Congress understand the impact of research funding. Join ASCB’s Florida Virtual Capitol Hill Day on June 9. Free for members. Register: www.ascb.org/ascb-meetings/ascb-flo…
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ASCB Florida Virtual Capitol Hill Day
A day of virtual meetings with the Virginia Congressional delegation. This event is open only to ASCB members in Virginia.
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The White House has proposed cutting NIH funding by 12% & NSF funding by 54%. Call Congress today and urge them to reject these harmful cuts to biomedical research, scientific discovery & the future of US science www.ascb.org/science-policy/advocac…
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Advocacy Alert: Oppose Proposed Cuts to NIH and NSF - ASCB
The process of crafting the Fiscal Year 2027 federal budget has officially begun. On April 3, 2026, the White House released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2027. Within thousands of pages of charts and graphs, the proposal calls for a 12% cut to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a 54% reduction to…
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
If you're a scientist our journalist writing a piece about Watson and his "complex and nuanced character", you're deliberately ignoring the fact that his views made him one of the most extreme racist and sexist scientific "leaders" of his time. liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
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James Watson in his own words
“Some anti-Semitism is justified” “Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you’re not going to hire them” “Japan should be bombed for d…
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skELLY @ellyzoe.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
A final fuck off to James Watson and to every news source who’s naming him as one of two co-discoverers of DNA structure without mentioning Rosalind Franklin. 🖕
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Ingrid Burrington @lifewinning.com · 19/10/2025
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
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KMW @kmwil.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
This is what autocracy looks like. Federal “agents” and their rifles at the ready while we exercise our rights to free speech. #Nokings in Washington, DC
Five federal agents with guns on roof of museum watching No Kings demonstration in Washington DC
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