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Humanism / Secularism BA Philosophy @standupforscience.net Social Media Manager r/StandUpForScience 📍UK / Atlanta born

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 08/10/2026
The CDC just re-opened a previously shelved study that would withhold the hepatitis B vaccine from children in Guinea-Bissau, despite decades of evidence showing it is safe and effective. This is a violation of human rights, using “science” to harm some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
Breaking-news graphic featuring a photo of RFK Jr with headline that reads "RFK JR. TO GIVE 1.6M IN CDC FUNDS TO EXPERIMENT ON AFRICAN BABIES IN UNETHICAL TRIAL"
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 07/10/2026
Republicans do not care enough about your health to stand up to Trump. Health is one of rural voters’ top concerns, as they see their family members & neighbors develop cancer & other serious health conditions. But a recent survey from AP-KFF shows rural voters’ concerns are not being heard.
Graphic showing many rural voters see limited health benefit from Trump: bar chart comparing rural voters, MAHA supporters, and non‑MAHA supporters on perceived impact of Trump administration healthcare — rural: 19% positive, 40% no impact, 40% negative.

Headline reads "Rural voters prioritize health, republicans don't."
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wondersofnature23.bsky.social @wondersofnature23.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is a big deal and an amazing piece of writing from my brilliant colleagues at @standupforscience.net. Go read it. Then join us in the fight.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 05/10/2026
Us too! Let's get together and take action. Come to our virtual rally to defend academic freedom this Wednesday, October 7th, at 7pm ET. Register at buff.ly/moFj2Km
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 05/10/2026
Is this you? Pissed off and overwhelmed about the current state of higher education? Glued to the news, watching higher education leadership bow to Trump's authoritarian control, with no spine in sight?
Stressed woman covering her face with both hands at a cluttered desk of notebooks, tablet and keyboard, black-and-white composition with a crumpled-paper background conveying overwhelm; centered logo reads "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 02/10/2026
Children's brain tumor research, PTSD research in veterans, pesticide/agriculture research, and cancer research doesn't need to be funded according to the Trump administration.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 20/09/2026
It’s time to fund & support pro-science politicians ourselves if we want evidence-based decision making & truth, over blind loyalty to a party. The Science Victory Fund is exactly that. Send us some support today, and make a stand against the same old bullshit. 🧪🧬✊ buff.ly/78Cyu2F
The photo displays a man (labeled as "The Democratic Party" sweating at the deliberation of pressing two buttons, one that says "Promote candidates that American's actually want." and the other that says "Same old bullshit people hate."
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matthewfarnie.bsky.social @matthewfarnie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
💯 But the death & suffering it causes along the way must be prevented. In America, we are waiting for things to get worse to get better. Let’s not do that. Let’s use our resources to fight back.
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Fascism will fall because it sacrifices excellence for loyalty. #pinks
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Cole Donovan @colesci.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
My old office. You know it really sucks to build a program when OMB is trying to literally light it on fire above you. This would be exceptionally bad for everyone involved. TRACSS served an essential purpose. Scrapping it before it's done would continue our grand tradition of half-finished
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Wither TraCSS? DoD, industry face hard choices in showdown over Commerce spacewatch effort - Breaking Defense
The big question facing DoD is what happens if the Traffic Coordination System for Space program is scrapped: is US Space Command left holding the space safety bag in perpetuity?
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matthewfarnie.bsky.social @matthewfarnie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Environmental Destruction Agency
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matthewfarnie.bsky.social @matthewfarnie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In America, we are boiled like frogs.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 14/09/2026
Pete Hegseth is trying to take funds that save lives and instead use them to end lives. Sign our petition against this heinous plan: tr.ee/uQmeZi www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Revealed: inside the US military’s plan to tap huge sums from the NIH
An agreement paves the way for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of projects to be transferred from the NIH’s institute for infectious diseases to the Department of Defense.
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matthewfarnie.bsky.social @matthewfarnie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Crime against humanity
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American Humanist Association @americanhumanist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Oh BOY do we have some exciting news... Our 2026 Humanist of the Year is 2x Emmy-winning host, satirist, and speaker @jordanklepper.bsky.social!!! Grab pay-what-you-can tickets for our conference, where Jordan will accept his award and take your questions live: conference.americanhumanist.org
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matthewfarnie.bsky.social @matthewfarnie.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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matthewfarnie.bsky.social @matthewfarnie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Thank you for the boost!! 🧪
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Leah @leah.myatproto.social · 05/09/2026
Join @standupforscience.net on reddit, it's our mad scientist's lair for scheming and shenanigans.
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matthewfarnie.bsky.social @matthewfarnie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Looking to stay up to date on the latest news on the War on Science in America, how you can fight back, and to chat with others? Join the official @standupforscience.net subreddit by visiting the link below! We are rocking nearly 24K members & 100K+ weekly visits! 🧪 www.reddit.com/r/StandUpFor...
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This is the official Reddit community for Stand Up For Science, a US based 501(c)(4) non-profit organization working to defend scientific integrity, funding, accessibility, and defending democracy. T...
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matthewfarnie.bsky.social @matthewfarnie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Insane that this isn’t enough for impeachment. Unfortunately, nothing is.
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Vote Blue in November. The future of your health depends on it. Eventhough the cuts aren’t supposed to go into effect until next year, half of the provisions of the Big Beautiful Bill already have taken effect. 🧪 www.commondreams.org/news/healthc...
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Analysis Finds Up to 10 Million People Have Lost Healthcare Coverage During Trump's Second Term | Common Dreams
Healthcare analyst Charles Gaba reports up to 10 million Americans lost coverage under Trump's second term. Medicaid, CHIP, ACA enrollment down.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/09/2026
Good news: he lost.
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matthewfarnie.bsky.social @matthewfarnie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Forever grateful that I live in the UK now. The shit Vance is saying is my hell.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 04/09/2026
This is Christian Nationalism in practice: politics reframed as divine mission, with earthly outcomes subordinated to apocalyptic prophecy. It is not a private faith, but a governing worldview – from the frontrunner for the 2028 Republican nomination. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Vance's Antichrist comments are a 'common belief', his friend tells BBC
The US vice-president recently mused with a Christian podcast host on whether the end of the world was nigh.
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matthewfarnie.bsky.social @matthewfarnie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I rather submit to capitalism and eat a Labubu shaped Dubai chocolate.
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matthewfarnie.bsky.social @matthewfarnie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Pretty sure that’s what got him the job.
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matthewfarnie.bsky.social @matthewfarnie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
And now our government is encouraging it.
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Being willfully ignorant is an epidemic as old as time.
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matthewfarnie.bsky.social @matthewfarnie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Fire Writing
Alt: The GIF displays Gunna writing lyrics on paper with literal fire emitting from the pen.
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Cole Donovan @colesci.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Periodic reminder that just because the national security establishment has been obsessed with polygraphs (and MBTI) for decades doesn’t make either “not pseudoscientific bullshit.”
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Pentagon Subjects Roughly 50 Members of the Joint Staff to Polygraph Tests in Expanded Leak Hunt
The aggressive effort comes in the wake of news reports about the military’s diminished stocks of crucial munitions as the U.S. fights Iran.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 04/09/2026
Call us optimistic. But firing countless numbers of scientists from federal offices and gutting their funding was probably not the smartest move when you need to monitor food safety. #health #cyclospora #politics #americanpolitics #rfkjr
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Our undercover reporter, Chris Atkins, posed as a far-right journalist at the Reform Conference and got thrown out for asking difficult questions about Farage's corruption scandal @scatatkins.bsky.social
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 05/09/2026
Well, God isn’t real and offers nothing, so technically Satan offers the exact same thing, except you get to keep 10% of your income and sleep in on Sundays. Sounds like a better deal to us.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 05/09/2026
Defunding infectious disease research so former news host, Pete Hegseth can play war. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...
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Pentagon Agreement With N.I.H. on Biodefense Draws Alarm From Democrats (Gift Article)
Under a new partnership, the Defense Department would play a larger role in biodefense and pandemic preparedness. Democrats warned it could allow a Pentagon cash grab.
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matthewfarnie.bsky.social @matthewfarnie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is about defunding the NIH.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 05/09/2026
The Trump admin seeks revenge on virologists because *checks notes* they developed vaccines that stopped the pandemic in record time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/h...
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Inside the D.O.J.’s Investigation of Fauci and Other Virus Scientists
As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 01/09/2026
COLUMBUS!!! Are you looking for a way to Stand Up for Science locally? Congressional recess used to be prime time to hold a town hall, and yet so many Representatives have not held them, have not made your concerns heard.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 01/09/2026
Mike Carey hasn't held a town hall in years (if ever), so we're doing it for him!! Join us, TONIGHT at 6:30PM in Columbus! Visit the link to sign up and for more info: tr.ee/sdC75U
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 29/08/2026
Lexington, KY! September, 3rd at 6:30pm, we are hosting an ‘empty chair’ town hall in Kentucky’s 6th congressional district. The town hall is open to the public. Members of the press are also invited to attend. Interested? Register @ tinyurl.com/LexingtonTownHall @progressky.org #LexingtonKY
Scrapbook collage style graphic announcing an "Empty Chair Town Hall" for KY-6 — a community town hall held in place of the KY-6 representative, Andy Barr, who hasn't held one, on Sept 3, 2026 at 6:30 pm in Lexington, KY; collage with empty plastic chair, megaphone, and organizer logos.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/08/2026
LEXINGTON!!! Andy Barr hasn't held a town hall in years (if ever), so we're doing it for him!! Join us, Thursday, Sept 3rd at 6:30pm in Lexington, KY at the Hilton Lexington/Downtown, 369 W Vine St, Lexington, KY 40507. Visit the link to sign up and for more info: zurl.co/X0OE8
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 27/08/2026
Read this article from @colesci.bsky.social, SUFS Director of Policy & Advocacy, on the future of the bond market and its effects on tech policy. www.techpolicy.press/what-the-bon...
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What the Bond Market Disruption Means for Rebuilding American Tech Policy
Future support for technology programs is far from guaranteed, writes Cole Donovan, director of policy and advocacy at the Stand Up for Science Foundation.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 27/08/2026
Why your doctor can't give you a cure tomorrow: how effective treatments are discovered and developed. Part 1 🧪 🧵 #science #news #education #health #research
Cover graphic titled "Why Your Doctor Can't Give You a Cure Tomorrow" with subtitle "How effective treatments are discovered and developed — Part 1," showing spilled pill capsules, retro curved colored stripes, and a Stand Up for Science logo.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 27/08/2026
This is a new series for SUFS where we explore the history of medical breakthroughs, one story at a time. Want to know more about Ras? Check out our substack article that dives deeper at zurl.co/jTrwn
Promotional graphic for a Substack offering deep-dive articles on the history of medical breakthroughs, with new posts every Thursday at noon EST, a call to "check out our Substack" and "link in bio," plus the Stand Up for Science logo.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 26/08/2026
For years, RFK Jr. has been campaigning against vaccines & minimizing the severity of measles, particularly in Pennsylvania. Now, in the largest US measles outbreak in decades, two people in Pennsylvania have died from the disease. Article: www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania outbreak, health officials say
They are the first measles-related deaths in the U.S. this year.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 26/08/2026
RFK Jr.'s anti-vax rhetoric kills people. He should be nowhere near public health. Help embolden a Congress to remove RFK Jr: zurl.co/0vv7S
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 24/08/2026
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to leave your public comment on the NSF Proposal, which restricts international collaboration on research, removes statutory civil rights obligations, and implements Russell Vought's (Project 2025 Author) OMB Proposal policies ahead of time. TAKE ACTION NOW: zurl.co/XcIfx
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elizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NIH is an institution that requires randomized controlled trial evidence to inform clinical practice, yet it has just removed one of the few structured mechanisms by which clinicians learn to design and execute RCTs. www.clinicaltrialvanguard.com/clinical-bel...
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NIH Just Killed the Training Ground for Clinical Trialists. The Damage Will Take a Decade to See.
NIH's Program Update 3 eliminates Independent Clinical Trial Required K awards — 573 active K23s affected. The clinician-scientist pipeline breaks quietly…
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 20/08/2026
The NSF has a sneaky proposal that'll implement Vought's OMB Proposal policies ahead of time such as removing requirements tied to statutory civil rights obligations and applying international collaboration restrictions.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 20/08/2026
mRNA technology is literally paving the way to cure cancer, yet RFK Jr. still pushes vaccine skepticism. The irony writes itself.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 20/08/2026
You know what doesn't Make America Healthy? Endless produce recalls due to rolling back food safety monitoring systems & requirements, mass FDA staff layoffs & budget cuts, and climate-change boosting policies. RFK Jr. & the Trump admin do not make America healthy. And this is only part of it.
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