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WaPo Page One: “If you’re going to just yell at me, that’s not going to be an effective town hall,” McCormick said .. “But we’re pissed!” a woman shouted. #GA07 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 18 hours ago • 1188 comments

We should not be surprised that academic societies, institutions, and colleagues who remained silent in the face of genocide are now compliant in the face of tyranny. (Except and exclusively where it's directly affecting their funding, that is).

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Scientists need to face the reality that this is not some temporary funding crisis while a bumbling administration sorts out their priorities. This is an intentional assault on academia by accelerationist extremists who wish to break society. Fascism must be met in the streets.

submitted 1 day ago • 22 comments

Same, let’s make it 40%

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

"This feels like the early days of the pandemic, except there's less I can do about it", a colleague told me yesterday. Yep. One thing you can do is outreach. My sense is that the majority of the country doesn't yet understand the scale or the stakes of what is happening. We have to tell them:

submitted 4 days ago • 13 comments

When I finished my PhD, my supervisor (bless you, Rebecca), told me that the one thing I need to always remember was that I knew only what I knew, but that I also needed to know what I do NOT know, and to respect those boundaries. Always stuck with me. Techbros could use some of that.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it is—this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.

submitted 4 days ago • 802 comments

We must stick together and resist! Shirts by HOMOCATS. #project2025

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

I was laid off from my position as Biologist at the US Geological Survey during the mass firings in the government on Friday.

submitted 4 days ago • 7 comments

Flood the phone lines. Senate switchboard - (202) 224-3121

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

I think it’s important to analyze this activity in terms of power: 1. They are threatening current & future federal employees about what happens if they don’t follow orders 2. Creating openings for loyalists 3. Creating opportunities for privatization 4. Raiding for resources, money and info Etc

submitted 5 days ago • 16 comments

Park Rangers in #NJ were fired on Friday by Musk and minions.

submitted 6 days ago • 19 comments

It's annoying how clearly this is going to play out. They gut the FAA. Therefore, the FAA can't do its job well because it was gutted. Therefore, they say "The FAA sucks, we have to privatize it." which is what Project 2025 wants to do. They're manufacturing the crises for their end goal.

submitted 5 days ago • 1092 comments

Past two years, ive been telling students to save helpful tutorials and relevant in-depth stack overflow answers (written by humans) to their devices. A lot of resources are getting diluted with AI content, which may or may not be accurate.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Haven’t been to target since! And no plans to change!

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

I wish we could practice saying, “it makes me angry that my well-being is bound up with the well-being of people who wish me ill” It’s infuriating and true

submitted 6 days ago • 7 comments

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

submitted 7 days ago • 410 comments

Measles patient may have spread virus at North Jersey hospital emergency room

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Don’t lose hope. Remember, Watergate took over two years to fully unravel from the initial break-in to Nixon’s resignation. Just like then and now, Americans are losing faith in their government. We are documenting every illegal action and will hold this administration and Elon Musk accountable.

submitted 8 days ago • 669 comments

This 100%. We need to be recruiting not isolating.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭 It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where everyone cared about their job and serving others.

submitted 8 days ago • 361 comments

Some of the positions of folks at NIH who were terminated (mostly by virtue of timing) At least 1 institute deputy director At least 1 institute director of extramural activities At least 1 program officer (and I am sure many more) At least 1 SRO (and I am sure many more) 1/2

submitted 7 days ago • 9 comments

Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.

submitted 8 days ago • 504 comments

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

submitted 8 days ago • 1909 comments

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

submitted 8 days ago • 2697 comments

We are going to need a LOT of people to stand up this way. I’m glad people are doing it.

submitted 8 days ago • 13 comments

A lot of what Trump and the Republican elite are doing at NIH now is illegal. Blatantly illegal. We shouldn’t just wait for the courts: don’t do things that are illegal. Very important stuff here from the president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, @gretchentg.bsky.social.

submitted 9 days ago • 3 comments

Today's task The House of Representatives leaves today for a week back in their districts. Call Organize Show Up Let them know that we're not putting up with government by and for Elon Musk.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

A useful source if you want some good information about NIH accomplishments www.nih.gov/research-tra....

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports

submitted 10 days ago • 1457 comments

Elon Musk’s staffers have taken an additional $7.4 million this week in expenses, bringing the total to $14.4 million.

submitted 9 days ago • 303 comments

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

submitted 9 days ago • 523 comments

News is overwhelming. People offline don't understand what's happening. Their rights are being pulled out from under them. Print out these flyers and take it to the streets. Featuring a QR cosd that links to explainer and action items. www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/02/12/t...

submitted 10 days ago • 42 comments

Yes. Important for all NIH people and scientists: The executive orders are not law. The President cannot make laws. And in fact, executive orders may violate the law. As a federal employee, you are obligated not to follow illegal orders. That includes illegal EOs.

submitted 10 days ago • 18 comments

Deleted Google maps. 🗑️

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

The optics were clear: Trump works for Musk. An unelected billionaire Nazi has seized control of the United States.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

New: the AP says it was blocked from an Oval Office event after being informed that it would be barred if it didn’t follow President Trump’s guidance on renaming the Gulf of Mexico

submitted 11 days ago • 125 comments