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ribbonknight @ribbonknight.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Dolores Albarracin, a University of Pennsylvania professor who is also a named plaintiff, had three grants she said were subject to censorship from the NIH for terms such as “health disparities,” “black person,” “COVID-19” and “vaccination,” forcing her to remove these terms to receive funding.”
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 18/09/2026
In Trump's America, even soap will give you an infection.
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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Sometimes, when someone dies, what helps me is thinking about how wonderful it is that they were even alive in the first place. Dolly was the closest you could get to an American saint. We all loved her.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"The Trump administration admitted that it terminated nearly 300 federal research grants 'solely because' the projects were connected to states that voted against Donald Trump in 2024 and had two Democratic senators in office, according to court filings." www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Trump administration concedes it canceled research grants in blue states
The administration said 284 research grants were canceled because they were in states that voted against Donald Trump in 2024.
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Brendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Exceptional clarity from Science magazine but we need to take this one step further. Their design to break academic science is coupled with their design to re-segregate higher education and control culture, ideas, and memory. It fits with anti-DEI policies and Trump disclaimers at the Smithsonian.
The Trump administration hates academic science funding, full stop. They hate where that money goes, and they hate who it goes to. They want to keep all that money for themselves, to hand out to favored cronies who can help them get elected and to steer yet more money and more power back into their hands.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 25/07/2026
Admirable clarity @science.org
The Trump administration hates academic science funding, full stop. They hate where that money goes, and they hate who it goes to. They want to keep all that money for themselves, to hand out to favored cronies who can help them get elected and to steer yet more money and more power back into their hands.

That’s it. That’s the story
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/07/2026
this, for rfk jr, is a job well done
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Idk maybe your opinion about children’s health should be worthless if you’d rather see a child die than accept neurodivergence
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Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This is going to shutter so many academic programs. It's not going to free up spots for US students, it's going to kill the programs that would otherwise have spots for them
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"Stop criticizing us or will keep murdering people" is just a jaw-dropping thing for a government official to say.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I love how this makes it seem like they stopped monitoring RFK Jr
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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 27/06/2026
HHS: “We want more gold-standard science!” Also, HHS: *long political review that delays funding and halts life-saving new discoveries if you mention a “recruitment plan” in your grant proposal*
A bunch of words that usually signals thoughtful science, I highlighted “recruitment plan”, which is necessary for conducting any clinical trial…
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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Someone once said that the key to communicating is to tell 'em what you're going to tell 'em, tell 'em, and tell 'em what you told 'em. The key to winning elections and governing in the next decade is going to be the same: Tell 'em you're gonna do good stuff, do it, and tell 'em you did it.
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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Yes. You rarely get to change the world overnight. It's rarely a good idea, even if you did. You change it in degrees and bring people around to your way of thinking. Then you remind people all along who did it, and what more can be done. That's politics.
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I will vote for a platform of de-Trumpification. It needs to be a scorched-earth removal of every hateful symbol.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 25/06/2026
John Roberts' Constitution forbids any attempt to proactively ameliorate racial discrimination and racial inequality, but permits open racial discrimination as long as there is a facially neutral explanation available, even if it isn't remotely plausible. This, my friends, is "Colorblindness."
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Monica @zenslumbers.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Just had to look up whether Mitch McConnell died and I missed it because keeping up with the news is impossible these days.
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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Your doctor’s AI notetaker may be making things up, Ontario audit finds Made-up therapy referrals, incorrect prescriptions among the common mistakes.
arstechnica.com
Your doctor’s AI notetaker may be making things up, Ontario audit finds
Made-up therapy referrals, incorrect prescriptions among the common mistakes.
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Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The Trump admin is transferring oversight of special education to the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). The education of disabled students belongs in a department DEDICATED TO EDUCATION. Moving the oversight of educating disabled students to HHS is unconscionable and irresponsible.
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Trump moves oversight of special education and civil rights out of the Education Department
President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies.
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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Please read this thread and write a comment!!! Agencies have to read and take seriosuly these comments. The comments matter. Also, call your reps. www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...
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Regulations.gov
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 29/05/2026
It’s truly astonishing to see how comprehensively the US government is tearing down every part of the system that has made it up until now a world-leading power in science, research, and technological development. The entire world will suffer from this wanton destruction.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
They stole the internet’s knowledge and all the work that went into it and they want to sell it back to us for a fee. What a business model.
 ALTMAN: "WE SEE A FUTURE WHERE INTELLIGENCE IS A UTILITY, LIKE ELECTRICITY OR WATER, AND PEOPLE BUY IT FROM US ON A METER.
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Monica @zenslumbers.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Colbert sucking helium and singing the White Stripes was a fine way to start my Saturday
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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
No administration has ever engaged in so much self-sabotage of the US.
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The stories behind the numbers: highly reviewed grants are being left unfunded, reducing America's medical research portfolio in the near-term and risking the loss of creative and capable researchers at all stages of careers. Fiscal cliffs are coming if not already here. 👇
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Trump just put him in charge of the FDA. He has no medical background at all. But he does turkey hunt with Don Junior so ok. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Trump Taps Don Jr.'s 38-Year-Old Turkey-Hunting Pal to Lead FDA
Kyle Diamantas, a hunting buddy of Donald Trump Jr., has been tapped to lead the Food and Drug Administration on an acting basis.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
NEW: Opponents of AI surveillance cameras keep getting wins in Wisconsin. Dane County added to the cascade of jurisdictions pulling out of "Flock Safety" contracts a few weeks ago, and several more towns have followed. Bolts' @pascalsabino.bsky.social looks at what's going on:
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Foes of AI Surveillance Get Wins in Wisconsin. But They Fear They're Playing Whack-A-Mole. - Bolts
The sheriff in Wisconsin’s capital county will stop using dozens of AI surveillance cameras posted up across Madison and surrounding towns, after the Dane County Board of Supervisors pulled funding......
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
This is the University of Central Florida. So many people really have no idea how much kids hate this shit.
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singlecatlady23.bsky.social @singlecatlady23.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The Sargent at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 07/05/2026
Kind of surprised that this hasn't been bigger news. It's finals week for a whole lot of universities, and yet, Canvas (a learning/grading platform used by ~9,000 schools globally) is currently inaccessible because of a pay-or-have-your-data-leaked hack. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...
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“PAY OR LEAK”: Hackers Target Big Higher Ed Vendor
The criminal extortion group ShinyHunters breached Instructure last week. The hackers, who have also attacked individual universities, demanded the ed-tech giant pay up or face a data leak.
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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Ahh, yes, the unpopular decisions like “black people don’t deserve political representation,” or “rich people should be able to control everything,” or “women shouldn’t be in charge of their bodies.” Truly a man committed to justice.
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Liz Climo @lizclimo.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
who’s with me
Red panda asks “what are you doing this weekend?” Hedgehog replies “couch.” Panda asks, “Oh you’re gonna buy a couch?” Hedgehog replies “no I’m gonna sit on one.”
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
This administration is just hell-bent against generating knowledge about the world. www.notus.org/health-scien...
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USDA Moves to Shutter Maryland Research Facility
Rep. Glenn Ivey, who represents the area, said decommissioning the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center could “dramatically” disrupt scientific research.
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Monica @zenslumbers.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I need to know….what is that gray thing?
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Prof. Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Humanity did that. Science did that. Publicly-funded research did that. Excellent universities did that. Diversity did that. International cooperation did that. Artemis II is a perfect example of what we can do at our best. Welcome home, Integrity crew!
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Science is good. We should fund it.
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Rachana Pradhan @rachanadpradhan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The number of people employed at the NIH is at its lowest level in at least two decades. Hear from six scientists run out by Trump and the work they left behind on cancer research, tick-borne diseases, and more. Me + @k-hought.bsky.social @kffhealthnews.org for @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/h...
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Six federal scientists run out by Trump talk about the work left undone | CNN
Federal data shows the NIH lost about 4,400 people — more than 20% of its workforce. Scientists say the departures harm the U.S.’ ability to respond to disease outbreaks, develop treatments for chroni...
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
sorry if this seems harsh but I don't think the president should be allowed to post "a whole civilization will die tonight" and still be president
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
remember those other branches of government
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RedruM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."
I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake

By A Horse

Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food.

I am thinking I would like to try cake.

Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape.

Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy.

Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much.

I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You  know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on."

Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …
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Aaron Clauset @aaronclauset.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
tl;dr: NIH is running at about 60% of pre-Trump levels and NSF is running at about 20% of pre-Trump levels of funding-outlays (some directorates far below even that). Utterly catastrophic. An unforced disaster for U.S. society, and the world
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tiredofcrap.bsky.social @tiredofcrap.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I like this No kings rally sign
No heart , no courage , no brains 
Case for no kings
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Monica @zenslumbers.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
I didn’t think Ryan Gosling could top his performance as Ken, but Project Hail Mary…an absolute delight.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I remember when trying to forgive student loans was massive overreach of Presidential power.
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Negin Owliaei @neginowl.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The first deaths announced from the US-Israeli strikes on Iran: dozens of school girls. They hit an elementary school in Hormozgan.
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Grace Panetta @gracepanetta.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Alysa Liu telling 60 Minutes “I love struggling, it makes me feel alive” is a legit revolutionary statement from a Bay Area native in a time when copious amounts of time and resources are being put toward convincing us to opt out of experiencing struggle, friction and self-actualization
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Katherine Eban @katherineeban.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Ole Skøtt, U. of Southern Denmark's health sciences dean, tells @rollingstone.com: “Your enquiry contains new information in relation to the validity of the ethical approval. I have decided this should be investigated. The Hepatitis B project has been put on hold to assess the new information." /6
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
A lot of people, including me, were wondering how an IRB could ever approve this study. The answer is that no IRB did. The person who “signed off” on approval from the only ethics board that reviewed it had resigned three years earlier. His signature was used without his knowledge.
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