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We mobilize the fight for science and democracy - because science is for everyone! 🧬🧪🌎 Donate here: bit.ly/SUFS_GIVING Learn more ⬇️ linktr.ee/standupforscience_bluesky

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 4h
Sen. Hassan: "Do you think it's possible for the president to ever be wrong about something?"
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 20h
Trump: I've done a shitty job as president
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 29/09/2026
The Trump administration continues to be the most pro-cancer party, this time stopping children with brain cancer from receiving promising clinical trials that could save their lives so that we can... *checks notes* ... reduce the deficit?
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/09/2026
The Trump admin rejected the UN Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics because it mentioned equity, solidarity & universal access to sexual & reproductive health care services. They're so obsessed with banning words & controlling women that they’ll risk millions of lives to do so.
The graphic displays a photo of Donald Trump and the red Stand Up for Science logo. The graphic reads: "Trump admin willing to risk millions of lives just because of their war on words and women."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/09/2026
Russell Vought is upset his ideas are overwhelmingly unpopular, but he won’t stop until he is the evil henchman for all NIH grants. 🧵
The graphic displays a photo of Russell Vought and the red Stand Up for Science logo. The graphic reads: "Update: Russell Vought joins the war on cancer, on the side of cancer."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 23/09/2026
Can't attend today's #ClimateWeek panel? No worries! Visit the link to watch our YouTube livestream of the panel: youtube.com/live/R6tFJiz...
The graphic depicts a photo of Dr. Colette Delawalla, Founder and CEO of Stand Up for Science, Dr. Ticora Jones, Chief Science Officer at the National Resources Defense Council, and Dr. Michael Mann, University of Pennsylvania Climate Change Researcher. The graphic reads: "Stand Up for Science presents Science, Democracy, and Climate. Our panelists will examine how climate science shapes—and fails to shape—policy, why democratic institutions sometimes struggle to act on urgent scientific warnings, and what it will take to bridge the gap between what we know and what we do. Register at the link in our bio."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 22/09/2026
We fixed that
Excerpt from a press release reporting how Stand Up for Science briefed U.S. lawmakers about the Guinea‑Bissau’s CDC‑funded newborn Hepatitis B vaccine trial and convinced the US government to not proceed amid ethical and child‑safeguarding concerns.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 22/09/2026
Remember this?
News headline reporting CDC will fund a controversial study of infant hepatitis B vaccines in West Africa, prompting scientists' outcry that the study design is unethical.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 22/09/2026
NEW YORK CITY! Are you attending Climate Week? Well so are we!!! Join @cdelawalla.bsky.social TOMORROW on our panel, Science, Democracy, and Climate with Dr. Ticora Jones & @michaelemann.bsky.social. Register here: tr.ee/DJEoui
The graphic depicts a photo of Dr. Colette Delawalla, Founder and CEO of Stand Up for Science, Dr. Ticora Jones, Chief Science Officer at the National Resources Defense Council, and Dr. Michael Mann, University of Pennsylvania Climate Change Researcher. The graphic reads: "Stand Up for Science presents Science, Democracy, and Climate. Our panelists will examine how climate science shapes—and fails to shape—policy, why democratic institutions sometimes struggle to act on urgent scientific warnings, and what it will take to bridge the gap between what we know and what we do. Register at the link in our bio."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 21/09/2026
Russell Vought really doesn't want you to have cancer research and will do whatever he has to to ensure that’s the case. Even though his own daughter has benefited from federally funded research. Typical 🙄 Tap the link in our bio to Stop Vought and fund a new pro-science congress. tr.ee/DJEoui
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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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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 18/09/2026
Dr. Michael Mann is a Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Deptartment of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania, with a secondary appointment in the Annenberg School for Communication. His research focuses on climate science and climate change.
Photo of Dr. Mann with folded arms and a slight smile standing on a paved park path with blurred greenery and metal railings behind him
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 18/09/2026
Before becoming the Chief Science Officer at NRDC, Dr. Ticora Jones served in a number of scientific and management roles at USAID, including agency chief scientist and managing director for research, and served as a Research Congressional Fellow working on energy and environment issues.
Photo of Dr. Jones, a woman with a shaved head wearing bold square earrings and a beaded necklace, shown in a close-up portrait against a soft backdrop of pink spring blossoms.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 18/09/2026
Come join us at NYC Climate Week and examine how climate science shapes—and fails to shape—policy, why democratic institutions sometimes struggle to act on urgent scientific warnings, & what it will take to bridge the gap between what we know & what we do. Meet our panelists below! 🧵 🧪
The graphic depicts a photo of Dr. Colette Delawalla, Founder and CEO of Stand Up for Science, Dr. Ticora Jones, Chief Science Officer at the National Resources Defense Council, and Dr. Michael Mann, University of Pennsylvania Climate Change Researcher. The graphic reads: "Stand Up for Science presents Science, Democracy, and Climate. Our panelists will examine how climate science shapes—and fails to shape—policy, why democratic institutions sometimes struggle to act on urgent scientific warnings, and what it will take to bridge the gap between what we know and what we do. Register at the link in our bio."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 18/09/2026
So the President's priority is fast food product design? And not funding science and research so Americans aren't dying from cancer? Okay. Got it.
The screenshot is of an X post from Pop Crave displaying a photo of a Wendy's promo of the new packaging design. The post reads: "Wendy's revives its iconic yellow packaging by popular demand." The Official X account of the White House replied: "Thank you, President Trump!!!!!"
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17/09/2026
Read more at the link in our bio! Courtesy of @jeremymberg.bsky.social
The graphic reads: "Interested in a Deep Dive discussion of Keytruda? Check out our Substack. New articles every Thursday @ noon EST discussing the history of medical breakthroughs. LINK IN BIO."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17/09/2026
The Success!
The graphic contains a photo of an IV bag. The graphic reads: "The Success: Keytruda was first approved to treat metastatic melanoma in 2014. By 2020, the FDA approved Keytruda for any cancer that showed indications of sneaky cancer cells. Since then, it’s been approved for more than 20 types of cancer, giving hope to an estimated 3 million people. All because we invested in science & research consistently for four decades."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17/09/2026
Their trick becomes their downfall...
The graphic contains a graphic depicting a T Cell recognizing a cancer cell via PD-1 receptor and attacking. The graphic reads: "Their trick becomes their downfall. All scientists needed to do was prevent PD-1 from binding to PD-L1. And lab-made antibodies, like those we discussed last week, was exactly the solution they needed. Keytruda, a lab-made antibody, binds to PD-L1 and prevents cancer cells from tricking T-cells."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17/09/2026
Some cancer cells are tricksters.
The graphic contains a graphic depicting a T Cell mistaking a normal cell for a cancer cell via the PD-1 receptor. The graphic reads: "Some cancer cells are tricksters. However, some cancer cells ALSO have the PD-L1 protein, tricking T cells into thinking they’re a homie, when they’re not. While this is extremely sneaky of cancer cells, it gave scientists an idea..."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17/09/2026
How do T-Cells know which cells to attack?
The graphic contains a graphic depicting a T Cell recognizing a normal cell via the PD-1 receptor. The graphic reads: "How do T-cells know which cells to attack? One way, is that the outside of T-cells have a recognition system (or receptor) called PD-1. The purpose of PD-1 is to bind to the PD-L1 protein on the surface of cells. When PD-1 binds to PD-L1, the T cell knows this is a homie cell, and backs off."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17/09/2026
Cell time!
The graphic contains graphics of a B Cell & a T Cell. The graphic reads: "First, let's learn about some cells. The adaptive immune system includes two major classes of cells: B Cells - Stranger Killer & T Cells - Cell Killer. B cells produce antibodies that target & destroy foreign strangers, like bacteria & viruses. T cells target & destroy infected or cancerous cells."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17/09/2026
A Natural Cure!
The graphic contains graphics of viruses. The graphic reads: "A Natural Cure. The immune system sorts through the crowd in your body, recognizing who are your fellow homies (belonging to your body) & who are foreign strangers. For decades, scientists have sought to use the immune system to treat cancer. But it took four decades of trial & error, combined with consistent investment, before we got the drug that changed the game dramatically."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17/09/2026
Treatments & cures take a long time to make.
The graphic contains a photo of a microscope. The graphic reads: "Treatments & Cures take Forever to Make. It's a long & tedious process that is often not discussed with the people who fund it. Which can make people frustrated, as they feel their tax dollars are not being properly spent. So, we are starting the conversation, one story at a time. This week, we’re sharing the story of the medication that made previously untreatable cancers, treatable."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17/09/2026
Everybody keeps talking about how natural treatments and cures should be utilized, well here's exactly that. A cancer treatment that harnesses the power of your immune system to take down cancer cells. It only took four decades to make, thanks to reliable funding of science and research.
The graphic contains a photo of an IV bag and all graphics contain the white Stand Up for Science logo. The graphic reads: "Harnessing the Immune System to Treat Cancer. A series on how cancer treatments are discovered and developed."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 16/09/2026
What can you do to help? Attend one of our NYC Climate Week talks and learn from the experts: SUFS: tr.ee/UcCvZ3 NRDC: tr.ee/0AqmRS
NYC Climate Week poster announcing NRDC's event "Reimagining Science for All of Us — From Vision to Design," a panel discussion Thursday, September 24 at 1 p.m. at 40 W 20th St #11th, New York; register via link in bio.NYC Climate Week poster announcing Stand Up for Science panel "Science, Democracy, and Climate" with speakers from SUFS, NRDC, and UPenn climate research; Wednesday, September 23 at 3 p.m., 22 East 30th Street, New York; register via link in bio.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 16/09/2026
Who wouldn't want to study these topics? The Trump administration and the people who funded them. Which includes some of the top polluters in our country, who will only benefit from less research on their destruction.
The graphic displays photos of people that fund the Trump admin's campaign, implying that their funding of Trump shows their support for his policies, including banning the use of the word "climate" in research. The people displayed are, Harold Ham (oil tycoon), Kelcy Warren (Energy Transfer Partners), Jeffery Hildebrand (Hillcorp Energy Company), John Ketchum (NextEra Energy), Bruce Taylor (Taylor Farms), and David Waterfield (Reynolds American).
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 16/09/2026
At the start of the Trump administration, an executive order was released with certain words and phrases that will now be flagged by federal agencies. Including "climate", which affects a large range of research topics from extreme weather to workplace environment & employee moral 🧪 🧵
The graphic contains the black Stand Up for Science logo. The graphic reads: "If we can't say "climate", we can't study.... Workplace Environments, Heat Related Illness, Wildfire Trends, Sea Level Rise & Coastal Erosion, Renewable Energy Transition, Extreme Weather, Coral Bleaching, Vector Borne Disease Spread, Irrigation Water Availability, Ocean Acidification, Drought-Resistant Crop Breeding, Glacier/Ice Sheet Monitoring, Employee Morale."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 15/09/2026
Spread the word!!!
The graphic reads: "LINK IN BIO. SHARE THIS TO SPREAD THE WORD."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 15/09/2026
Contact your school's leadership at the link above!
The graphic reads: "HELP US BY EMAILING THE COMPACT TO YOUR ALMA MATER, EMPLOYER, CURRENT UNI, ETC.

BECAUSE WHEN THE PEOPLE RALLY, THEY LISTEN."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 15/09/2026
America's Compact for Higher Education is how we fight back.
The graphic reads: "WE ARE DEMANDING HIGHER ED TAKE UP AMERICA'S COMPACT & COMMIT TO A SET OF SHARED VALUES."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 15/09/2026
It's time we fight back!
The graphic reads: "TRUMP IS THE ROCK & THE PEOPLE HAVEN'T BEEN A HARD PLACE. IT'S TIME TO CHANGE THAT."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 15/09/2026
Nobody should be bowling to Trump's attack on higher ed.
The graphic reads: "HIGHER ED LEADERS ARE BOWING TO TRUMP BECAUSE THEY ARE STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK & A SOFT PLACE."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 15/09/2026
We must step up to Trump.
The graphic reads: "HIGHER ED HASN'T STEPPED UP TO TRUMP BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T FORCED THEM TO."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 15/09/2026
An education hot take nobody else is brave enough to say 💪😮‍💨 Visit the link to send the compact to your school's leadership and tell them to sign: tinyurl.com/rkbxmdce #Education #University #Trump #Academia #America
All the graphics contain a photo of the library as the background. The graphic reads: "EDUCATION HOT TAKES NOBODY IS BRAVE ENOUGH TO SAY"
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 13/09/2026
Pete Hegseth wants to take money from patient-saving NIH funds to fund war. From saving lives to ending them. Sign our petition to Congress to stop Hegseth: tr.ee/ddtqh4
The graphic contains a photo of SpongeBob reading a letter. The graphic reads: "Me learning the Department of War is trying to divert billions of dollars from the NIH to supplement their budget."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 11/09/2026
Check out the latest in Traces every Thursday! Link in bio!
The graphic reads: "Interested in a Deep Dive discussion of Herceptin? Check out our Substack. New articles every Thursday @ noon EST discussing the history of medical breakthroughs. Link in bio!"
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 11/09/2026
The Success!
The graphic reads: "The Success: Remarkably, some of the first patients with metastatic disease treated with Herceptin have lived disease-free for decades after participating in the clinical trials. The number of women treated with Herceptin to date is estimated to be ~2.7 million. The success of Herceptin laid the foundation for the now widespread use of lab-made antibodies as drugs. But this discovery didn’t happen overnight, it took two decades of sustained investment to come to fruition."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 11/09/2026
Did it Work?
The graphic contains a photo of an IV bag. The graphic reads: "Did it Work? In 1992, they first tested one of these antibodies in patients with metastatic breast cancer that had progressed despite other chemotherapy. Together with other chemotherapy, these antibodies were infused into the patients on a weekly basis and disease progression was monitored. Remarkably, some of the patients achieved decreased disease progression, longer survival, and even complete remission – even when given without additional chemotherapy."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 11/09/2026
What are Antibodies?
The graphic contains graphics of antibodies. The graphic reads: "What are Antibodies? Antibodies are another type of protein used by your immune system to find and destroy foreign invaders, like viruses and bacteria. In 1975, scientists discovered a way to make antibodies in a lab that can find and destroy specific foreign invaders, like proteins that make tumors grow. Dr. Slamon had a hunch that antibodies could be used to treat breast cancer that isn’t caused by estrogen."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 11/09/2026
Meet Herceptin.
The graphic contains a graphic of cancer cells. The graphic reads: "Meet Herceptin: Breast cancer can be tricky to treat because the root cause varies from person to person, unlike the cancer we covered last week that had a single cause. While estrogen is typically responsible for making breast tumors grow, that’s not always the case. Herceptin, approved in 1998, targets the HER2 protein (discovered in 1987 to be responsible for breast tumor growth) using antibodies."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 11/09/2026
Doctors who Took Charge!
The graphic contains a photo of Dr. Dennis Slamon & Dr. Brian Drunker. The graphic reads: "Doctors Who Took Charge: Brian Druker and Dennis Slamon were both practicing oncologists who were frustrated with poor outcomes and treatments that were nearly as bad as the disease. They took matters into their own hands & created new treatments that had few side effects. Treatments that would  improve the lives of ~2.7 million women."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 11/09/2026
Recap!
The graphic reads: "Quick Recap: So far we’ve discussed the first anti-cancer drug developed from the Ras protein, and Gleevec, a seemingly impossible development. This week, we’re sharing the story of two doctors who improved the lives of millions of women."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 11/09/2026
Science is a long and tedious process that is often not discussed in depth with the people who fund it.
The graphic contains a photo of a microscope. The graphic reads: "Therapeutics, the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and cure of diseases, injuries, & medical disorders, take forever to make. Science is a long and tedious process that is often not discussed in depth with the people who fund it. Which can make people frustrated, as they feel their tax dollars are not being properly spent. We only ever hear about the successes, but not what it took to get there. So, we are starting the conversation, one story at a time."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 11/09/2026
A cancer drug that improved the lives of ~2.7 million women was made by two doctors who were fed up with the current treatments available. The success of this drug laid the foundation for the now widespread use of lab-made antibodies as drugs. Read the latest version of Traces at the link in bio!
The graphic contains a photo of an IV bag and the white Stand Up for Science logo. The graphic reads: "The cancer drug that improved the lives of 2.7 million women. A series on how cancer treatments are discovered and developed. Part 3."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 10/09/2026
Let's get to flooding!
The graphic reads: "Let’s get to flooding. Parents, students, professors, alumni, administrators, staff, local community members, donors - everybody in America who cares about their school standing up against Trump can join us. Help us ensure that EVERY president and trustee of EVERY institution of American higher education doesn’t just hear about it, but finds their inbox flooded with links to it."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 10/09/2026
How can you help?
The graphic reads: "How can you help? Add your name using the link in our bio. Use our tool to send your school leadership the compact. Share widely."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 10/09/2026
@cdelawalla.bsky.social says it how it is.
The graphic reads: "Academic freedom, like the pursuit of independent science, is a part of the very fabric of our society — and it isn’t negotiable.

- Dr. Colette Delawalla, Founder & CEO of Stand Up for Science"
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 10/09/2026
Public investment in higher education is crucial.
The graphic reads: "Our compact emphasizes: As societies benefit from the products of knowledge derived in institutions of higher learning and independent thought, there is inherent value in public investment in these experiences."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 10/09/2026
Knowledge should be facilitated and challenged in an academic setting.
The graphic reads: "Our compact emphasizes: Knowledge is not inherently neutral and truth may feel threatening to some parties, but that does not mean that it should be suppressed; rather, knowledge should be facilitated and challenged in an academic setting."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 10/09/2026
Knowledge and truth bow to no political party.
The graphic reads: "Our Compact emphasizes: With academic freedom comes the ability to answer tough questions, which can be challenging to some parties. Obtaining knowledge through academic freedom is inherently valuable."
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