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✅ ACTION ITEM ✅ The National Science Foundation is under attack. Trump’s budget is moving to dismantle one of the great engines of U.S. innovation, education, and discovery. The fight to save NSF is on—and now there’s a new home base to join the front lines (🧵 1/3): www.savensf.com

submitted 15 days ago • 5 comments

Great thread on the importance of investing in basic and applied science. Nice approach to talking with everyone about how science works. @standupforscience.bsky.social @cdelawalla.bsky.social @mikelaritter.bsky.social

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

In WA state so many communities are in floodways & the process to get approval on important salmon habitat restoration can take years. I'm introducing a bill to provide the flexibility needed to better protect & restore our ecosystems, & still uphold flood safety standards.

submitted 19 days ago • 7 comments

Here is a link to the full @60minutes.bsky.social segment! 👀 a nice surprise at 5:25 AND one of our very own, Kristin Weinstein makes an appearance at 9 mins. #StandUpforScience #scienceforall #saveourscience www.cbsnews.com/news/scienti...

submitted 24 days ago • 4 comments

A kid whose parents couldn't afford school fees is now an "icon" on Time magazine's 2025 list — recognizing her work as CEO of Camfed, a charity that gives millions of girls a chance for an education.

submitted 27 days ago • 33 comments

GOOD EVENING, DORKS. Did you know you can call your senators and house rep and ask for specific grants to be restored? You can ask for specific jobs to be restored. You can ask for data to be restored. You can ask for teams tracking food safety to be restored. Do what you want with this info!

submitted 26 days ago • 3 comments

On June 16, make an impact by writing an op-ed for your hometown paper sharing your personal scientific journey, and the meaning of your work. Reaching a diverse readerhsip is how we gain support! #SciComm @sciforgood.bsky.social @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social Sign up: tinyurl.com/McClintockLe...

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The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach. Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM

submitted 26 days ago • 673 comments

False information that is part of a broader disinformation narrative. This is easily checked. Now the question is how widely it gets distributed without correction. I anticipate that some in right-wing media will promote Trump’s lie. I anticipate that it’ll be widely spread on social media. WTF.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

A national action against the Trump administration’s policies is expected to unfold across 50 states and D.C. on Saturday. The demonstrations will range from days of service and mutual aid events to rallies and protests. Here’s what to know about why people are protesting.

submitted 34 days ago • 16 comments

Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale

submitted 34 days ago • 147 comments

Here's a specific reason how this weakens basic research. NIH explicitly encouraged basic research. But if you mention clinical intervention in your grant, it's fair game for reviewers to critique how your proposal applies to intervention, . Even if your grant really has nothing to do with it.

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

Take Action NOW to defend academic freedom and higher education. Say no to politics in our research. Sign our Open Letter below in support of institutions that are speaking out, and calling for others to join. ⬇️ sciforgood.org/support-academic-freedom/ #scienceforgood #defendresearch

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

Philosophical implications of quantum mechanics - Feynman puts the uncertainty principle into perspective for me. In science generally, making an observation (e.g., self-report survey) affects the phenomenon (e.g., person’s thoughts, behavior, emotion). This is not unique to the social sciences

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

Harvard University stands to lose billions in federal funding, but the government’s actions against one of the world’s top research institutions were applied with vague accusations and no proof of specific legal violations, documents show.

submitted 35 days ago • 47 comments

People want institutions to stand up www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

submitted 35 days ago • 701 comments

Meanwhile, universities in FL are deputizing campus police to serve as ICE proxies and DeSantis formed his own DOGE to go after funding for higher ed. 🫠

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

I would like everyone to do this.

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Another congressional recess is here — in the middle of GOP efforts to craft a massively unpopular reconciliation bill that guts Medicaid and SNAP to fund tax cuts for billionaires. Help us turn up the heat on Republicans and mobilize the public against this heinous bill: indivisible.org/muskorus

submitted 39 days ago • 20 comments

UC-wide Academic Council has issued a statement, The Defense of the University. It begins, "Higher education is under direct and sustained attack...The mission of the University of California is thus existentially at risk." Read it all here: senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/repor...

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Black women are three and a half times more likely to die of pregnancy related complications than their white counterparts in the United States. Black mothers deserve better. This Black Maternal Health week, we must fight for equitable care and support for every mom in Washington.

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Highly recommend this interview with Christopher Eisgruber, President of Princeton University, on why academic freedom at our higher ed institutions should concern all Americans. #AcademicSky #MomSky

submitted 42 days ago • 9 comments

Great news: NIH postbac program is recruiting again! If your grad school plans were affected by program cutbacks or admissions freezes this year I highly encourage you to apply, this could be a perfect opportunity. Please repost. www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...

submitted 42 days ago • 5 comments

One of my good friends is collecting data for her thesis! Please consider participating! unt.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Seattle - Stand Up for Science with us TOMORROW!! Kill the Cuts 📍Montlake Triangle ⏰ 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM 📆 April 8 We want to stand up with our entire community! No need to be a scientist here - we all unite together! #scienceisforeveryone @standupforscience.bsky.social @sufsseattle.bsky.social

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

Know your rights when encountering immigration enforcement! ¡Conozca sus derechos con la migra!

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

Ok fine I'll quote post my critiques. This paper has a lot of strengths and I think the premise and work presented is interesting and very well done. But the authors frame it as addressing the research to practice gap without actually engaging in that literature. 1/

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

🧪 #ScienceSky and #AcademicSky: We’re trying to learn more about the real-life scope and impact of the Trump administration terminating NIH grants. Here's how you can help our reporting 👇

submitted 49 days ago • 8 comments

This not a victory for Trump. It is a violation of human rights. That is the correct frame. The media has got to move from the sports metaphor to a discussion of what matters in the news.

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

SEATTLE WASHINGTON SHOWED UP!!! ✊

submitted 47 days ago • 73 comments

A phenomenal #CPA2025 @apadivision50.bsky.social! Devastating to hear the tremendous damage inflicted by senseless HHS/NIH/FDA cuts to so many in our community, and also so nourishing to be together and support each other during these times. As promised, a new starter pack: go.bsky.app/SnnMai2

submitted 47 days ago • 2 comments

Seattle - This is happening TODAY!! Come join us to fight back against funding cuts and shout Hands Off! 📍Seattle Center ⏰ 12-3 PM 📆 TODAY! Come by our Stand Up for Science table! @sufsseattle.bsky.social #standupforscience2025 #scienceisforeveryone

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Dear scientists, We've heard from many of you: "What can I do to act, to help stop the authoritarian takeover? I feel helpless." One thing you can do is to get every scientist you know onto bluesky. Get them off Twitter. Talk to yr colleagues. Make it a point. Send this: bsky.app/starter-pac...

submitted 53 days ago • 10 comments

We’re almost at 250,000 people signed up to attend 1,000 events in all 50 states. Please join us in the streets on Saturday: handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i...

submitted 53 days ago • 163 comments

This is what a race to the bottom looks like. #DefendEducation #DefendResearch

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

This seems not good.

submitted 54 days ago • 4 comments

#DefendResearch against US government censorship by signing this declaration! Help to condemn and resist the HARMFUL and DAMAGING censorship by the US gov, including bans on gender-related words; freezing funding on diversity, equity, and inclusion work; & removal of public data from gov websites.

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

Having universities take action against the attacks on funding, research & universities themselves is crucial and urgent. One strategy is to have faculty sign a letter to univ governing boards to condemn the attacks. Universities can also unite together. Pls take this on at ur university if you can!

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

My latest blog post for Psychology Today. People have false beliefs on social consensus. The illusory social consensus effect is important for work on disinfo. I started from a recent paper by @maddyjalbert.bsky.social and @rmpillai.bsky.social A 🧵 1/ www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ment...

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

We are excited to announce our official partnership with @indivisible.org for the National Day of Action on April 5th! Stand Up for Science says: HANDS OFF OUR SCIENCE! #standupforscience #handsoffourscience Find and register for an event near you: handsoff2025.com?utm_source=s...

submitted 54 days ago • 21 comments

#standupforscience Event Announcement!! We’re partnering with Indivisible to shout Hands Off! WA State: 📍Seattle Center 📆 Saturday April 5 ⏰ 12 - 3 PM Our voices are being heard so let’s go! U.S. Events: handsoff2025.com?utm_source=s... @standupforscience.bsky.social @sufsseattle.bsky.social

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

Seattle #standupforscience with us on April 8 from 11:30 - 1 PM at Montlake Triangle! Bring your signs and your voices, and let’s kill these cuts to the funding that saves lives! There are rallies being held in other states/cities, join us: www.killthecuts.org @standupforscience.bsky.social

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

Pls. share widely and most important: Sign the Declaration #DefendResearch @scicommic.bsky.social @camillebuckner.bsky.social @meactnet.bsky.social @maitrejl.bsky.social @mikelaritter.bsky.social @mintimetz.bsky.social @susanaramirez.bsky.social

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

This is deeply unjust. All Americans suffer from addiction, and treatments are hard to access and don't work the same for everyone. It's critical that we understand how to meet EVERYONE where they are and offer treatments that work for them.

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

Anyone have experiencing with video editing and want to help save science??? Yell/wave/DM in my direction! #standupforscience #scienceforall

submitted 56 days ago • 4 comments

We are heartbroken and outraged to learn that Alfredo "Lelo" Juarez was violently detained by ICE while dropping his partner off at work. He is reportedly being held at a private detention facility in Tacoma, Washington. 🧵

submitted 56 days ago • 96 comments

Finally some coverage of NIH grant cancelations that asks lawyers, on the record, "isn't this illegal?" (the answer is "yes") www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/26/m...

submitted 57 days ago • 3 comments

The CEO Alliance for Mental Health shares concerns on reported plans to significantly reduce the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Read the statement from our @afspnational.bsky.social CEO and others: afsp.org/story/nation...

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