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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Jan6 hearings were really great, run by Republicans. They led to the second impeachment. And they will be in the record for history. We all wanted more outcomes but they were still great.

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

@couchmicroscopy.bsky.social are you I’m MD yet? Hope you can visit Horn Point for a seminar.

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hoping to talk with you about future science. How to connect?

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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 17/09/2026

This is a massive mistake. The Chesapeake Bay plays a critical role in Virginia's economy and seafood industries, and we must take steps to protect the waters and shores of the region. I'm going to do everything I can to fight this. www.wboc.com/news/trump-a...

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Trump Administration repeals Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration Executive Order

President Trump is repealing an executive order from 2009 dedicated to protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay.

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Need to practice a hopeful pessimist face??

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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Are you a #NewPI in Ecology & Evolution? Would you like to meet with peers to chat about work, the future and life as a new PI? 🍪☕️ Then I have the form for you! 📋 Help us gauge interest in a new network/event by filling in this short survey: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/K4wUiuLuFn Please RT! 🙏

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

That’s more than the whole NSF budget

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

And everything is just fine

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Melissa Berke @melissaberke.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I also recommend writing emails to J. Kundu and B. Stone if you didn’t like what you saw in this (www.nsf.gov/news/nsf-lea...). Tell them what you see in this doc that will not lead to advancements in science. Expressing your concerns to those high up is the only way to change things right now.

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NSF leadership in a new golden age of science

The U.S. National Science Foundation was established in 1950 to keep American discovery at the frontier. That mission has not changed. The science and technology ecosystem around it has...

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

NSF supports the science ecosystem and cuts ecosystem science.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

You may wish that is said things somewhat differently or included more or less BUT WORDSMITHING ISN'T WHAT IS NEEDED; SOLIDARITY AND ACTION ARE. Get this in front of the leaders of institutions with which you are connected and get them to sign on compact.standupforscience.net?utm_source=l... 2/2

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Contact an Educational Institution

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The golden ticket idea could work at a small scale, maybe. But shouldn’t they be gold coins?

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Cole Donovan @colesci.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Cutting the number of grants is one of those things that’s far worse for the ecosystem in the long run than simply cutting funding, so yeah this is not great.

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Trevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is seismic news for fisheries scientists. Northern cod is *the* iconic symbol of total fisheries collapse due to overfishing (and other factors) *and* the iconic symbol of a complete failure to recover for decades afterwards. This is like announcing the complete recovery of bison on land.

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Great work! Congratulations!

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

At "Rally for Democracy" protest in Mount Kisco New York, Aug 22 2026:

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Major reductions in nsf funding for most domains of science

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Searching for the bottom. We haven’t found it yet.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Great news. Dr. Cho seems to be a great choice and recruit. Strong scientist and administrator with experience on two different NIH advisory councils.

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Animaris Rex is an 18-metre-long walking 'beach animal' propelled by the wind, created by Theo Jansen as a fusion of art and engineering. Original post

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

News/information channels are so balkinized how to break through??

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Whoops, sorry about that.

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Thanks for this post! Can you post the whole letter?

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Sharp letter from Reps. Whitesides and Lofgren to OSTP Director Kratsios about his testimony at a House Science, Space and Technology hearing and OSTP's actions w/r/t NSF.

The Honorable Michael Kratsios
Director
Office of Science and Technology Policy
1650 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20502
Dear Director Kratsios,
Just two weeks ago, you had the opportunity to come before the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology to “examine the priorities of the FY2027 Research and Technology Enterprise.”1
Sixteen hours before you were due to appear, you chose to release a 123-page report on
“Science: A New Golden Age,” which you described as “a blueprint for renewing American
scientific leadership for the 21st century.”2 This release came with no formal notification to the
Science Committee, despite your appearance the next day to discuss precisely these issues. We
mention this to note that we have no reason to be surprised that you chose to continue this pattern
of obfuscation and disrespect of the Committee’s oversight prerogatives at the hearing itself. We
write to demand that the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) be transparent with
the Committee regarding recent reporting of an OSTP-led initiative called “Grand Research
Challenges.”3
The July 24 Nature reporting confirmed rumors that have been swirling about OSTP diverting
resources from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund your pet priorities. These rumors
underpinned multiple lines of questions posed to you at the July 22 hearing:

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Yes seems very narrow minded and backward looking. Fund research in areas where billion dollar startups happened in the recent past.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026

TINA SMITH: Researchers in MN made a breakthrough in childhood cancer in Black kids with a grant. But it seems that according to your proposed rule, this type of research wouldn't allowed bc it's 'DEI.' VOUGHT: We are against DEI policies. We have intended to rid of them whenever we possibly can.

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Dashboard with analysis of comments & github source link omb-financial-assistance-comments.netlify.app

Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance
Proposed OMB rule revising the Uniform Guidance for federal financial assistance (2 CFR, including §200.205 and §200.340) that commenters describe as shifting grant review and funding decisions from independent expert peer review toward political appointees, adding ideological conditions on awards, and restricting allowable costs.
OMB Docket: OMB-2026-0034

with cross-tabs, including 94% oppose the rule.

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

"NSF employees are now concerned that the $1 billion of withheld funds will not be released. If they are not, the combination of withheld funds and clawbacks would result in funding cuts of more than 30% for most directorates compared with their planned spending for 2025"

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M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Everything about the Prairieland case should chill the blood of anyone who values their first amendment rights: “Sanchez Estrada was federally charged with ‘corruptly concealing a document or record’ for moving a box of zines the day after the protest.” (Source:)

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Extreme 30-Year Prison Sentence for Artist Daniel “Des” Sanchez Estrada in the Prairieland Case (TX) Highlights Federal Attack on Freedom to Dissent - New Politics

Daniel “Des” Sanchez Estrada was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison over possessing and moving a box of zines—politically expressive pamphlets.

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy 250th birthday, USA 🇺🇸! In Germany we’re very grateful for the big role of the US in liberating us (my then teenage parents!) from authoritarian rule. I’m deeply concerned that now the US is sliding toward authoritarian rule, including suppressing science. www.carbonbrief.org/prof-ben-san...

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Prof Ben Santer: Trump administration is ‘embracing ignorance’ on climate science - Carbon Brief

In an interview with Carbon Brief, Santer says the Trump administration is “engaged in a systematic attempt to dismantle climate science”

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 04/07/2026

🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! There are only 9 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/FNfgR

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Yes amendments are hard until they're not. They have come in waves.

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Thinking ... 1) elevate the value of science as an integral part of democracy, 2) protect independence, 3) push "promote" more toward "support". Hadn't thought of enshrining something like a university, institute, or academy (NAS replacement)??

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Section 8: Powers of Congress: “To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries”

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The word “science” is in the Constitution one time, related to copyrights and patents. What would a science amendment to the US Constitution look like? Who is working on this? @colesci.bsky.social @cdelawalla.bsky.social

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Mike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I submitted my comments on the OMB rules changes today! Comment count is now 70,356. Keep them going!!

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