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Greg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Wash Examiner: Trump wants to cut NIH. What future medicines will your family lose? By David Adler @washingtonexaminer.bsky.social bit.ly/467WQSv

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 29/06/2026

TWO WEEKS!! You have two weeks left to help us STOP VOUGHT from destroying American Science. If you haven't submitted a comment yet, there's still time - we need everyone in this fight. Take action here: zurl.co/tVzMR

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

“The OMB has proposed a rule change to the Federal Register, 2 CFR §200.205. This rule change is an attempt to politicize all federal grants. This is a weapon designed to disappear disfavored people, groups, and ideas—and the blast radius on it will be enormous.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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They Want to Disappear You

How OMB will politicize the federal grant system with this one weird trick.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

An effort to downplay the seriousness of the OMB rule to hand Russell Vought control over every federal grant is underway. Every person in the U.S. stands to be harmed by this, but many have no idea. Please write to your reps. It will take 5 minutes. You can hit this link and get ‘er done.

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Oppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Grant Decisions in the Hands of Political Appointees | Defend Public Health

On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a proposed new rule for federal grants with breathtaking scope, impacting every grant issued across every department and agency of the feder...

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 17/06/2026

The Battle over the Constitution Has Spread to American Science. I'm out in the @theatlantic.com today about the new OMB proposed rule. It's just the longtime agenda of the the Supreme Court. US science and cancer cures now all depend on us picking up a fight with the Roberts Court.

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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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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Ossoff: The president promised to fight for the working class and end foreign wars. Instead, he cut your healthcare to give the rich another tax break and last week yet more Americans were wounded in a war no one voted for and no one can explain

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

How we'll end gerrymandering: my conversation with Heather Cox Richardson and Kate Barr. Send me to Congress to represent New Jersey's 12th District, and I'll make sure we pass independent citizen commissions - and end this practice on both sides. SamForNJ.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksAI...

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American Conversations: Gerrymandering with Kate Compton Barr and Sam Wang

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

If you are aligning yourself with the Administration in anyway, this is what you are aligning yourself with. It’s not going to age well.

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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Many horrors of factory farming are hidden from the public. While risks for dangerous bacterial transmission are well known, the extremely small, tight cages pregnant sows are kept in aren't publicized. 2 states ban them. Now pork producers want to quash state laws www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/o...

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Opinion | What the Meat Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know

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Dr Kathleen Millen @neurodevkathy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🚨🧪🧵URGENT INPUT NEEDED: NIH asks input for next strategic plan-including emphasis on non-animal models (NAMs) to replace animals. Per NIH insider, anti-animal responses now outnumber scientists 200-700x. Please please provide input. Deadline: May 26, 11:59 PM ET. grants.nih.gov/news-events/...

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NIH Seeks Input on Framework for Next NIH-Wide Strategic Plan | Grants & Funding

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Dr. Sara Thomasy (she/hers) @sarathomasy.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Super proud of this work from the COVSL team led by Tracy Jaggers and Ana Ripolles-Garcia - six years of hard work defining this 🙈 model of ADOA. Rhesus macaques with an OPA1 mutation demonstrate features of autosomal dominant optic atrophy | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

As a recipient of federal grants from #NIH (for now! 😭) that funds research in my lab, I'd like to sincerely thank American taxpayers on #TaxDay for investing in scientific research that lays the foundation for medical and technological innovation in this country and keeps us ALL safe and healthy

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

A great #PaimResearch listen for all voltage-gated sodium channel fans 😃👇

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I recently had the privilege of being interviewed for a video series by the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience, where I spoke about the need to defend science from recent attacks by the current administration.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

This is a remarkable conversation. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/o...

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Opinion | How Ben Sasse Is Living Now That He Is Dying

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

To rebuild our democracy, we need to bring voters and representatives closer together. Here's my science-based dive into one way to do it: increase the size of the U.S. House. samwang.substack.com/p/rethinking... The comment section is open!

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Ashwin Varma @ashwinvarma97.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

They are complementary. There are essentially 0 drugs approved that didn't rely on NIH R&D. But NIH funding alone cannot deliver drugs, because NIH funding discovers new biology, but pharma R&D discovers the actual **drugs** (small molecule, monoclonal antibody) that modulates the biology.

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Pain Research Forum @painresforum.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Have you read Cundiff-O’Sullivan et al.’s latest paper in @painthejournal.bsky.social about paikn, aging, and placebo effects? Join us for the upcoming #PRF #journalclub on 15 April bit.ly/4skxFWj

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Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

important 🧵 👇 ... and read more about how the Supreme Court's adoption of "presidentialist governance" (i.e., unitary executive theory) is destroying US science, medical research & innovation here:

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Presidentialist Governance is Incompatible with the American Science Superpower

Basic science is a public good which cannot thrive without government investment. America’s present status as a scientific superpower is built on a foundat

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Cancelling continuous submission for reviewers seems like just about the worst possible idea. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide... Unless of course breaking the system is the point. Many PIs are already quietly boycotting review. Some not wanting to lend credibility to an increasingly corrupted NIH…

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NOT-OD-26-064: Update of NIH Late Application Submission Policy and End of Continuous Submission

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Update of NIH Late Application Submission Policy and End of Continuous Submission NOT-OD-26-064. NIH

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

And this is before they start shuffling SROs off their panels of domain expertise and force them to deal with an entirely new subfield.

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Mariko Bennett @nachoriko.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I defended my PhD 10 years ago today. That was the least remarkable thing that happened that day. Sharing something I wrote about it last year. Since then "the horrors persist but so do we." And with dignity.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 29/03/2026

Two fighters for science and democracy, one Stand Up For Science No Kings Rally! Thank you @aoc.bsky.social and @pelosi.house.gov for kicking off our event today! #nokings #standupforscience

Speaker Emerita Nancy Peloci and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez smiling while attending the Stand Up for Science Official No Kings Virtual and Accessible Rally!

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

There have been efforts for decades to investigate sickle cell anemia. Even some promising therapies. But efforts have not been truly well funded and it has taken a long time. I’ve donated blood to sickle cell patients for many years as therapy, but hopefully we now have true cures for people now.

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Hiten Madhani @hitenmadhani.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Very sad to hear of the passing today of our UCSF colleague Mike Bishop at the age of 90. A legendary and inspiring figure. He also led UCSF as Chancellor. Have a listen to his Nobel lecture. youtube.com/watch?v=CDv7...

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Michael Bishop, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989: Official Lecture

YouTube video by Nobel Prize

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Sarah Lempriere @sarahlempriere.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I'm always amazed by the complexity and nuance of the neuroscience of pain. In this Perspective, @simonbeggslab.bsky.social and @franklandlab.bsky.social do a great job of explaining some important new findings on the role of time in the mechanisms of chronic pain www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Pain across time

Two brain circuits facilitate the interaction between chronic pain and time

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Tim Verstynen @tdverstynen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

“We deeply regret that departments & colleges must make these painful budget cuts. In other news, meet our new Vice President of Branding & Student Culture whose annual salary is equivalent to 5 tenured faculty. This newly created office will have an operating budget surpassing most departments.”

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Happy publication day, @sussillodavid.bsky.social. 🥂 To everyone else: Read.This.Book. I laughed & cried (on repeat). As I read, I developed an urgency to find out: How did Daivd make it through? The words "resilience and transformation" don't even begin to describe this. You will be moved.

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Jeff Brady @jeffbradynews.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

High school students in Pittsburgh are trying to raise $5,000 to plug old methane-leaking, abandoned wells. My @wesa.fm colleague Rachel McDevitt has this inspiring story: www.wesa.fm/environment-...

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Pittsburgh high schoolers hope to make climate impact by plugging old gas wells

The Dice Well Done Club is hoping to plug its second abandoned well this year.

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Today, leading scientists & educators from New Jersey's 12th District are endorsing my candidacy! Nobel laureates, as well as pioneers in medicine, physics, AI, and chemistry. I'm deeply grateful. And I'm ready to defend science and the prosperity it brings! www.samfornj.org/news/scienti...

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Nobel Laureates and Leading Scientists Endorse Sam Wang for Congress — Sam Wang for New Jersey

Nobel laureates and leading scientists across New Jersey’s 12th District endorsed Sam Wang for Congress, warning that attacks on science and research threaten America’s future.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Here is a graph with dollar amounts of funding committed. The curves look very similar to those based on the number of awards.

A line graph of total NSF funding to date in fiscal year 2026 compared to curves for fiscal year 2021-2015. The fiscal year 2026 curve is much lower with $0.22B funding to date compared with ~$1.5B in fiscal years 2021-2024 and close to $1B in fiscal year 2025.

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Pain Research Forum @painresforum.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Are you joining us for the next #PRF webinar today, featuring @zalephd.bsky.social, Dr. Lucía Hipólito-Cubedo at @UV_EG, and Dr. Thomas Kash? Register now bit.ly/4rQzqdb

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Rutgers scientists and academics! Come out to meet-and-greet with me at Destination Dogs, New Brunswick. Who can say no to Destination Dogs? There will be food and drink! Wednesday March 11, 5-7pm RSVP: forms.gle/6AykuoTq23XW... (truthfully just show up...but RSVP helps us choose how many dogs!)

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/03/2026

Tomorrow's episode of @dailybeanspod.com will have a lot of ... color commentary. It's free to listen and subscribe to our award-winning and GLAAD-nominated news podcast wherever you get your pods. the-daily-beans.simplecast.com

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The Daily Beans

The Daily Beans is a women-owned and operated progressive news podcast for your morning commute brought to you by the Webby award-winning host of Mueller, She Wrote, Allison Gill, and comedian/fund-ra...

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Dalylight savings time is stressful for the brain - every year, a transient risk of accidents and illness. We should consider doing away with it. Put this neuroscientist in Congress and we’ll take it up. Sam Wang for Congress: secure.actblue.com/donate/sam4nj

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Big shout to all the women members of our lab over the years who powered progress in #PainResearch & have gone on to do all sorts of amazing things #InternationalWomensDay

All female members of the lab since 2013!

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Here's a run through I did of this #PainResearch paper bsky.app/profile/psal...

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Thank you, Scott! You, Techers everywhere, and any friend of science can give here: secure.actblue.com/donate/sam4nj

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Donate to Sam Wang

Show your support with a contribution.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Very excited to be speaking at the @standupforscience.bsky.social rally in Pittsburgh on Saturday. I am speaking just prior to Dr. Rachel Levine 1/2

Stand Up for Science rally poster March 7th, 1:00 PM at Allegheny Landing in Pittsburgh.

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

This is an absolutely bonkers statistic. Yet this administration is trying to spend $500 billion on the military (that the Pentagon did not want and is having trouble spending) and the Trump administration is now asking for $50 billion more. While teachers are having to do side hustles…

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Friends in central NJ, come out this lovely weekend to help me qualify for the ballot! Send an educator and scientist to Congress! Canvassing for signatures in Princeton and Montogomery: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Pain Research Forum @painresforum.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Are you curious about the relationship between pain and alcohol use? Register now for our next #PRF webinar on 10 March from #PRF, featuring @zalephd.bsky.social, Dr. Lucía Hipólito-Cubedo, and Dr. Thomas Kash bit.ly/4rQzqdb

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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Interested in pain and alcohol use? If so, then a @painresforum.bsky.social webinar happening next Tuesday, 16:00 UK time is for you 👇

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

With this war on Iran costing $1B per day, we are now at 4$B, an amount that would fund 3,200 five year NIH biomedical research grants.

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