alt-thenci.bsky.social
The official "Resistance" team of the National Cancer Institute at NIH.
A CAR-T for the collective conscience—because unchecked lies metastasize. We carry forward NCI’s mission to tell the truth about cancer research.
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An ideologically dangerous brainless twit
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Thank you for sharing!!!
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@maddow.msnbc.com @altnih4science.bsky.social @alt-hhs.altgov.info @statnews.com @kffhealthnews.org @theatlantic.com @cancerletter.com
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…just a few hundreds of dollars a week of unemployment benefits (before taxes) in many states waits on the sidelines.
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Oh, and what about that “hiring freeze” that was extended into mid-July? We didn’t realize any exceptions were being made for nationalists and loyalists, while hundreds of thousands of federal workers’ livelihoods play out like a game of pickleball in the courts and the possibility of living on
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But wait! There’s more! ☠️ 🤦🏻♀️
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Every day, staff live in fear and the fear is real and justified.
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We can confirm that barely 100 days in, the NIH and NCI we have dedicated our civil service careers to is barely a shell of itself. Our institutes are now like phyllo dough — thin, flaky, brittle, and we’re about to shatter at any moment in careless hands beyond repair.
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@altcdc.altgov.info
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has been linked to sustained federal investment in research,” said the American Cancer Society Action Network. This commitment has helped lead to the remarkable statistic of over 18 million cancer survivors currently living in the U.S. today.
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Bravo to @rutgerscancer.bsky.social for conducting this study! We’re proud to have you as a NCI-designated cancer center. This kind of participation reduces barriers like lack of transportation, inconvenient appt times — making cancer research accessible to everyone. Share the link widely. #CanSky
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We will do our best to look into it and share what we can
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NIAID hiring through contractors after HHS RIF’ing FTEs clearly shows what is happening throughout the executive branch is illegal. Those are federal jobs being contracted out. In the end, it will be up to the Supreme Court most likely 🤞🏽
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We’re a very small group and absolutely will do our best! Thank you for being here, too ✊🏼
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We’re not going anywhere 🙌🏼
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Sadly no one on our team has any answers to that either. We wish we knew too!
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@ascocancer.bsky.social
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We may have a few science writers interested in participating!
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Ps scientists: if you’d like to write something for our blog please reach out. Anonymity is possible. We want to do what we can to get the word out about what’s happening.