Reposted by Sarah RossChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Here's how the corruption works: Thursday: RJ Reynolds donates $5M to Trump Saturday: Trump invites RJR execs to Mar a Lago; execs ask to loosen regs on flavored vapes; Trump calls up RFK Jr. and tells him to change it Friday: FDA changes the policynytimes.comTrump Administration Live Updates: President’s Ballroom and New Fund Face Test in Congress 25352402421
Reposted by Sarah RossDr 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/...grants.nih.govNIH Seeks Input on Framework for Next NIH-Wide Strategic Plan | Grants & Funding 45996
Sarah Ross @sarahross1.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Just 2 weeks left to apply: Tenure-track faculty position at the University of Pittsburgh for someone studying the mechanisms of pain. Looking for interactive colleagues. Please spread the word! Info here: cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...cfopitt.taleo.netJob SearchOracle TaleoMobile 01213
Reposted by Sarah RossSam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Tonight at 7pm ET/4pm PT, I’ll face off with 8 opponents in the Democratic primary for NJ-12. Livestream: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter/X. I'll talk about using my science and Capitol Hill experience to save health, stop authoritarianism, & tame the Supreme Court! newjerseyglobe.com/fl/nj-12-dem...newjerseyglobe.comNJ-12 Democratic Debate at 7 PM tonight - New Jersey GlobeNine candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Congress in New Jersey’s 12th district will take part in a debate at 7 PM tonight, sponsored by 0113
Reposted by Sarah RossJameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 22/04/2026There's no legal basis for these boat strikes, and US officials involved in them should be prosecuted for attempted murder and murder. The OLC memo green-lighting the strikes is still secret, but there's nothing it could say that would make these strikes lawful. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...theguardian.com‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak outAn Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of Trump’s purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’ 191336547
Sarah Ross @sarahross1.bsky.social · 18/04/2026We can choose never to shop there. Amazed at how many people still support this evil company. 131
Sarah Ross @sarahross1.bsky.social · 17/04/2026We’re hiring! The University of Pittsburgh is recruiting a tenure-track faculty member in pain research to join the Department of Neurobiology and the Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research—an outstanding and highly collaborative community. Please share. More here: cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio... 13540
Reposted by Sarah RossJay Bryant @jaybryant.bsky.social · 06/03/2026For folks who don't know, @samwang.bsky.social runs the Princeton Election Consortium, which calculates various things about US presidential elections. I've followed his writings for more than a decade now. We could really use a thoughtful person who values data in congress. Please support Sam! 1135
Sarah Ross @sarahross1.bsky.social · 03/03/2026From Pete Buttigieg, who sums Trump up perfectly. “It’s a cornered-animal problem,” he said. “He’s getting weaker and getting more dangerous at the same time. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comPete Buttigieg in the WildernessHe has a beard, a splitting maul, and a house in Michigan. Is that enough to convince America that he’s a man of the people? 042
Sarah Ross @sarahross1.bsky.social · 15/02/2026This is very disturbing. It certainly feels like the rumors that the Trump Administration is trying to destroy the NIH from within—partly by having all funding decisions made by Trump appointees—are true. This is a 5-alarm fire for biomedical science in this country. 094
Sarah Ross @sarahross1.bsky.social · 06/02/2026I’ve never met anyone that would be better for this job. We need more scientists in congress! 071
Reposted by Sarah RossRep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 04/12/2025The Trump Administration is gutting America’s science engine, wiping out thousands of grants in cancer, aging, engineering and more. Our district’s world-class researchers feel these cuts every single day. 13362119
Reposted by Sarah RossMiranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings. 351331766490
Reposted by Sarah RossSunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 09/10/2025If we prosecute no one else—and to be clear we should prosecute so many people—we have absolutely got to go after this guy as hard as humanly possible 719356
Reposted by Sarah RossThe Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 17/07/2025 Trump shared a riveting story about his uncle teaching Ted Kaczynski, which never happened 591967429
Reposted by Sarah RossRyan Crosswell @ryancrosswell.bsky.social · 17/07/2025NOW: The judiciary committee is set to vote on whether to send Emil Bove's nomination to the full Senate. Bove pressured me to sign a motion to dismiss NYC Mayor Adams' bribery case. I chose to resign. I urge them to show the courage and character that Bova lacks. Vote NO. 10309102
Sarah Ross @sarahross1.bsky.social · 17/07/2025100% — forcing translation before the fundamentals are worked out is putting the cart ahead of the horse and throwing money down the drain. 080
Reposted by Sarah RossPain Research Forum @painresforum.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Check out our new, interactive website for preclinical and clinical pain researchers! Webinars, podcasts, interviews, job listings, meeting announcements, funding opportunities, Papers of the Week and more! painresearchforum.org 0135
Reposted by Sarah RossJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Update on funding curves and late non-competitive renewals. First, funding curves for new and competitive renewals. 1/n 48950
Sarah Ross @sarahross1.bsky.social · 14/07/2025That’s my alma mater! Reverse brain drain is happening as US loses its reputation as leader in science. 021
Reposted by Sarah RossAlt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 14/07/2025"The Trump NIH animal research move is not about organoids, or animals. It's about politics." New contributed post on our blog today, about political wedge issues. 1/ 🧪altnih4science.substack.comThe Trump NIH animal research move is not about organoids, or animals. It's about politics.Be on the lookout for political wedge issues coming from the Trump administration. It's what they do. 28627
Reposted by Sarah RossRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2025As the Senate considers voting to approve Trump's devastating funding cuts to public broadcasting, listen to the words of LeVar Burton. The Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. Contact your senators today and urge them to oppose these cuts. 6528961108
Reposted by Sarah RossWESA @wesa.fm · 14/07/2025Democrat Janelle Stelson, a one-time local TV anchor and personality who lost to Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Perry by barely a percentage point in 2024, will run again in the right-leaning congressional district in Pennsylvania.buff.lyDemocrat Janelle Stelson, who narrowly lost to GOP Rep. Scott Perry, wants to beat him in 2026Democrat Janelle Stelson is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Perry again after losing to him in 2024 by barely a percentage point. She made her announcement Monday. 0164
Reposted by Sarah RossJohn Tuthill @tuthill.bsky.social · 14/07/2025thanks to my study section colleagues who provided helpful feedback and shared their own opinions. 051
Reposted by Sarah RossSEIU California @seiuca.org · 12/07/2025A worker was killed. Dozens detained. Dr. Jonathan Caravello, A CSU faculty member and US citizen, was brutalized & disappeared by ICE for observing. Trump’s ICE thugs are escalating terror in our communities. Release them ALL. seiuca.org/press-releas...seiuca.orgSEIU California | SEIU California Demands Release of CSU Faculty Member Brutalized By ICESEIU California members call for the immediate release of our brother Jonathan Caravello, PhD, a U.S. citizen and union member, who was brutally assaulted and detained by federal agents as he… 3024981274
Reposted by Sarah RossMark Histed @markhisted.org · 12/07/2025Tapping the sign that says “NSF, NIH, and public investment into basic research are the real engines of US innovation” 2448142
Reposted by Sarah RossJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 12/07/2025IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT Please watch the workshop video and COMMENT by 5:00 Monday 7/14 This is the source of the "no more model organism only grants in NIH-funded research" decree. 4103115
Reposted by Sarah RossSusanne Ahmari @ahmarilab.bsky.social · 12/07/2025🚨Comment by JULY 14th!!!!!🚨 033
Reposted by Sarah RossCalifornia Faculty Association @cfaunited.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Yesterday, one of our union leaders was arrested during an ICE raid in Camarillo, CA, while he was lawfully observing immigration enforcement activities. www.calfac.org/statement-condemning-the-abduction-and-disappearance-of-cfa-members-in-camarillo/calfac.org- California Faculty AssociationWe strongly condemn the abduction of California Faculty Association professor, member and activist Jonathan A. Caravello, Ph.D. and other community 8786331
Reposted by Sarah Ross50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 11/07/2025ICE has been terrorizing our communities, kidnapping our family members and neighbors, abusing power against protesters, and trafficking people to inhumane concentration camps. We are done with this regime, so on July 17, we’re making good trouble across the nation. Find a protest near you:goodtroubleliveson.orgGood Trouble Lives OnOn July 17, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities across the country will take to the streets, courthouses, and community spaces to carry forward his fight for justice, v... 518455
Reposted by Sarah RossCarrie McDonough @carrieamcdphd.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Trump is attacking the universities that have revitalized Pittsburgh. After the No Kings rallies on June 14, during Trump's military parade, come join us on the Mellon Institute steps to learn more and to fight back.mobilize.usVigil for Academic Freedom and Scientific Excellence · MobilizePittsburgh is a meds and eds town; our universities and hospitals help our cite thrive. As Trump's costly birthday parade makes its way through D.C., we will gather on the steps of the Mellon Institut... 0115
Reposted by Sarah RossSteph Maximous @lungsmaxmd.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Silence and misinformation endangers science, democracy, and all of us: www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... @pgh-health-science.bsky.social @codeblue4democracy.bsky.socialmedpagetoday.comOpinion | Silence Won't Save ScienceWhat will it take for you to speak out and take action? 062
Reposted by Sarah RossJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 07/07/2025We highlight a fact that at least a lot of economists I talked to didn't really understand well enough, which was that in 1965, 2% of the entire US economy was public science. One in every $50 was public science. That's now about half a percent of GDP. 3/n 111937
Reposted by Sarah RossAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/07/2025You wouldn’t vacation in Dachau in 1935. Don’t vacation in Florida in 2025. 964308109522
Reposted by Sarah RossJacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 30/06/2025We've got new distributional data on the Senate's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" from @natasharsarin.bsky.social and team at @budgetlab.bsky.social. The results are **stark.** Top 0.1% _GAINS_ $97,000, or 1% of household resources. Bottom 20% _LOSES_ $600, or 3% of household resources. 27609333
Reposted by Sarah RossPGHS - Pittsburgh Healthcare Workers, Scientists, & Scholars @pgh-health-science.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Our second billboard is up! On I-95, outside Philly near exit 6. Also will be up in Western PA soon. 0116
Reposted by Sarah RossDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Public land selloff is OUT of the Big Beautiful Bill, as the parliamentarian rules it not compliant with the Byrd rule. Several other sections also killed: 521729357
