Reposted by Sean BrunaDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2026NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%. 80%! A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future. 201444722
Reposted by Sean BrunaJeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A deep dive into the memo that marks the end of how NSF has done business for 76 years www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNSF memo implementing Trump’s ‘golden age’ of science unsettles researchersNew document emphasizes support for White House priorities over curiosity-driven ideas 10158119
Reposted by Sean BrunaKarin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026What’s missing: 1/ Any framing about what higher is or has been that misses the big public investment post-WW2 and then massive disinvestment starting in the 1980s which spirals into rising costs and student debt is disingenuous at best. 5/ 650988
Reposted by Sean BrunaSam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Not sure it was a great life decision to write law review articles about matters that are as fresh as today's headlines. But, in any event, here's an updated version of my slush funds piece: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.com"Slush Funds" and Congress's Power of the PurseIf there's one point on which everyone agrees in appropriations law, it's that "slush funds" are bad. In the appropriations context, people tend to us 55818
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 24/08/2026On my way home from the gym I saw this dog wandering the neighborhood, so I took an hour wandering with him to find the right house. Along the way, Bentley and I met a lot of nice neighbors that brought out water and didn’t mind so much when he ate the cat’s food. 000
Reposted by Sean BrunaAnnie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026And as we reported last year, foreign food inspections plummeted to a historic low after the Trump administration took over due to staffing cuts at the FDA. Food safety experts told us, “It’s only a matter of time before people die." www.propublica.org/article/fore... 13571250
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 20/08/2026The posts on here versus linking are really really different. I’m not sure which is more effective. 000
Reposted by Sean BrunaEmpowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Although Congress appropriated $345:million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Trump effectively shut it down. It's credited with saving thousands of lives and billions of dollars by improving medical practice over 27 years. #AHRQnorthcarolinahealthnews.orgTrump has quietly throttled an agency devoted to the safety of American healthcareThe agency, which has been key to improving patient safety, has been shut down by the Trump administration through cuts to funding. 122
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Received my first half million dollar grant rejection. Our lab identified major #healthcare service issues that cost lives and healthcare dollars in #SouthCarolina, but #AHRQ no longer funds healthcare research so we applied elsewhere. We lost, but so did patients, families and healthcare staff. 131
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 01/08/2026The Trump administration has effectively shut down most of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, closing the spigot on federal funding estimated to have saved thousands of lives and billions of dollars over the past 27 years by improving medical practice. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-h...cbsnews.comTrump administration has quietly throttled an agency devoted to the safety of American healthcareCongress appropriated $345 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the 2026 fiscal year, but the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants. 020
Reposted by Sean BrunaJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 23/07/2026With context on the terminations at AHRQ from @aniloza.bsky.social at @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/07/22/a...statnews.comFederal health quality research grants worth $109 million ended earlyAt least 78 AHRQ grants worth $200 million have been affected by "non-award" notices; it's estimated those grants had $109.2 million in funding remaining. 0169
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 17/07/2026For some weird reason, the Trump Administration is cancelling healthcare improvement grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. #AHRQ I don’t understand why this is not national news. #AHRQ #AHRQcide #healthcare #HHS www.linkedin.com/posts/seanbr...linkedin.com#ahrqcide #ahrq #ahrq | Sean B.Another example of #AHRQcide, where the Trump Administration is for some weird reason cancelling healthcare improvement grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. #AHRQ I don’t under... 100
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 17/07/2026🚨Researchers across the country are receiving official notices that AHRQ is ending (healthcare) grants. #healthcare open.substack.com/pub/ahsituat...open.substack.comAHRQ Has Begun Canceling Research Grants. Here's What We Know.Researchers across the country have begun receiving official notices from AHRQ informing them that continuation funding for their grants will not be awarded. 000
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 17/07/2026If we need a real news story tonight, it’s that Agency for #Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) improvement grants across the United States are being cancelled in mass today by the Trump Administration. 000
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Our voting systems are secure; researchers and experts have examined them. This is all just political BS. 010
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 11/07/2026I joined @oliviaoftroye.com to talk about the proposed rule that would destroy US science. Listen in and act before Monday night. 011
Reposted by Sean BrunaOlivia of Troye @oliviaoftroye.com · 11/07/2026🚨Deadline: THIS Monday, 11:59 p.m. ET. Trump White House OMB Director Russ Vought's latest proposal could quietly change who decides what scientific research gets funded. Scientists are sounding the alarm. Your public comment to OMB could make a difference. @seanbruna.bsky.social More here!👇livingitwitholiviatroye.com🚨 LIVE Saturday Covfefe Special Edition: The White House Rule You Need to Know About Before MondayScientists are sounding the alarm. Here's what's at stake, and why you still have time to act. 29542
Reposted by Sean BrunaLisa 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" 0192123
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 08/07/2026It’s never a good sign when a senior NIH official cancels a keynote after the program has been printed. 010
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 07/07/2026One week it’s presenting on threats to democracy and the dismantling of AHRQ, the next presenting findings for the AIMAhead AI in healthcare conference. #AHRQ #MedicalAnthropology #AIMAhead #AI #healthcare 010
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 07/07/2026This was a good workshop about democracy and health.#Anthropology #AHRQ #Geneva 010
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 15/06/2026The OMB and the Politicization of Science www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....nejm.orgThe OMB and the Politicization of Science | NEJMThe 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... 010
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I'm preparing to travel to Geneva to talk about #Democracy and Health Services Research Infrastructure and the proposed closure of the #HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality #AHRQ by the current administration. #HSR #Anthropology #Healthcare #Democracy #SwissNSF #CharredHotdog 110
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 10/06/2026A reminder that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the *only* federal agency that studies the health care system and prioritizes patient safety. #AHRQ #Healthcare #PatientSafety 010
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 02/06/2026I never met Raúl in person but we would DM in twitter and sky years ago before I left my former university. He was also supportive and encouraging. 040
Reposted by Sean BrunaColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 29/05/2026AS PROMISED: Stop Vought. Save Science. The @standupforscience.net action center is live: fight2win.standupforscience.net REGISTER for our Emergency Science Meeting (6/2, 4pm et), Call and email Congress, and leave your public comment all in one place! #standupforscience #TakeActionNowfight2win.standupforscience.netStand up for ScienceStand up for Science 6649317
Reposted by Sean BrunaStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/05/2026🚨UPDATE: We will launch our action center on this issue tomorrow. 📣JOIN US: Emergency Science Meeting (Virtual) June 2nd at 4pm et. Details to come. Our Policy Team has read through the entire 400 page hot mess express from Russ Vought...here are the high level details. A Thread🧵 1/x 8489235
Reposted by Sean BrunaJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Sharing this screen grab from a friend at NIH (with permission). This is a checklist program officers have to complete before a grant can be awarded. The first question: "Is this grant All Clean/Clear in the NIH Text analysis Tool?" 🧵1/3 15446292
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 08/04/2026If you care about #healthcare, read this then call your senator to support #AHRQ. Learn more @academyhealth.bsky.social rollcall.com/2026/04/07/n...rollcall.com‘Nobody answers’: The unraveling of a patient care research agencyA small federal agency responsible for studying how health care works for patients is largely dormant despite receiving millions of dollars from Congress for research into antibiotic resistance, healt... 031
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 12/03/2026So from what I understand, *ALL* #AHRQ NOFOS are now terminated. None active, none forecasted. The administration effectively “quiet” shutdown the entire Agency… #AHRQ #HHS #HSR #Healthcare 252
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Many of the leading healthcare safety and quality researchers in the world are based in the US... which is why it pains me to see so many cancelled funding opportunities from the HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ( #AHRQ). 100
Reposted by Sean BrunaSociety for Applied Anthropology @appliedanthro.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Open Access from Human Organization: Hack the Anthropologist: Translating Source Code, Adapting Research Ethics by Timothy Gitzen doi.org/10.1080/0018... @timgitzen.bsky.social #SfAA #SocialScience #Anthropology #AppliedAnthropology #HumanOrganization 162
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 11/02/2026What’s happening in #ELP? F.A.A. Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...nytimes.comHere’s the latest. 010
Reposted by Sean BrunaSociety for Applied Anthropology @appliedanthro.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Join us on Feb. 16 for a free webinar, Imagining Anthropological Futures with AI: Opportunities and Pressures on the Field Hosted by Matt Artz with presenters Kate Sieck, Sean Bruna, & Kiran Jayaram Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #SfAA #AppliedAnthropology #AI #ArtificialIntelligence 031
Reposted by Sean BrunaNancy Lacore @nancylacore.bsky.social · 24/01/2026My heart is broken, and I’m outraged by the murder of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse and VA worker, at the hands of federal agents. I love our country; I served our country, and I know we are better than this. It’s time for Congress to step up and hold our leaders accountable. 24821
Reposted by Sean BrunaNancy Lacore @nancylacore.bsky.social · 20/01/2026After decades of service to our country, a career that started as a Navy pilot and finished as a three star admiral, I was removed from my position without cause. I still have more to give, more to fight for, more work to do — and I am not done serving. Join my team at nancylacore.com 72900408
Reposted by Sean BrunaAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:open.substack.comMoney Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight. 461217541
Reposted by Sean BrunaProPublica @propublica.org · 19/01/2026The new directive asks USDA workers in the agency’s research arm to use Google to check the backgrounds of all foreign nationals collaborating with its scientists. The names of flagged scientists are being sent to national security experts at the agency, according to records reviewed by ProPublica.propublica.orgTrump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work WithThe new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen... 21340205
Reposted by Sean BrunaDr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 18/01/2026Confirmed case of Measles at Clemson University Over 500 cases of Measles in South Carolina SCGOP finding out the hard way what happens when you let anti-science anti-intellectual conspiracy theorists determine your public health policy. 9347134
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 16/01/2026The Senate passing the science minibus is a good thing. 010
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Academia is such a strange institution. Do good for society, they say, when you leave to work for a President of the United States. Followed by come back or resign, so we can open your line.media.tenor.coma man is standing in a hallway and says i 'm not a smart manALT: a man is standing in a hallway and says i 'm not a smart man 010
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Really interesting survey about science. More than eight-in-ten Americans (84%), including Dem/Rep, say government investments in scientific research aimed at advancing knowledge are worthwhile, while only 15% say they are not worth the investments.pewresearch.orgNearly 4 in 10 Americans wish they had options beyond the Republican and Democratic partiesDemocrats and Democratic leaners are more likely than Republicans and GOP leaners to say they want more parties (46% vs. 29%). 000
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 13/01/2026What are we watching in healthcare in 2026? The destruction of our U.S. research infrastructure... 100
Sean Bruna @seanbruna.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Name corrected; the numbers are still horrific. I don’t think people understand that #AHRQ #HHS agency that funds hands on research to make healthcare cheaper and safer - like enhancing the process to sterilize surgical instruments or fighting hospital acquired infections - is getting gutted. 010
Reposted by Sean BrunaDiane Zorich @dzorich.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Women's History Internships @ Smithsonian in museum admin; advancement; comms; or digital. $1200/wk stipend+ travel to/from DC. 6/8 - 8/7/26. Apply NOW (deadline = 2/12 OR first 200 applications) Open to U.S. college students/recent college grads, 18 yrs of age or older & have 3.0 or higher GPA.womenshistory.si.eduInternshipsIntern with us for an opportunity to contribute to our national effort to share a diversity of women's stories from the past and present. 0711
