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Today is the nomination hearing of of Martin Makary to serve as Commissioner of Food and Drugs. The FDA must remain independent to protect public health. Senators, ask Dr. Makary how he will ensure this and uphold strong evidence-based decisions. #MakaryNom #FDA

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+1e9 This isn’t just about NIH or NSF, it’s not about biology vs math/physics vs health outcomes research, not about intramural or extramural. This is a coordinated attack on ALL US science. The gov’t / academia partnership IS what makes US science. They’re trying to end all science research.

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This February, we saw a 275% increase in new Libro.fm memberships compared to February 2024. More and more individuals are choosing to support their independent bookshop—and their local communities—over Amazon/Audible. Thank you for supporting your indie with us ❤️

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Not saying the politics were “good” during that time, afterall it is those decisions that lead us here today. But just the level of discourse, mutual respect, hosting foreign leaders without insulting them openly, publicly considering the needs of a nation above those of a few billionaires 2/2

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Does anyone else remember when politicians were shamed for crimes such as …checks notes spelling potato as “potatoe”? Can we go back to that level of politicking? 1/2

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This list is so long and taking up so much real estate in his speech it’s almost like they want to distract from their massive cuts to Medicaid

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❗ALERT❗ There are 3 congressional seats up for election (FL-1, FL-6, NY-21), 2 with voting starting in 3 weeks (links below). Media has been strangely silent on this 🤔 Congress is 218 R, 215 D. If we pick up 3 seats, we gain control of the House. A major step towards stopping Trump’s agenda

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Not elected. Not entitled to access. #notMYsocialsecurity youtube.com/shorts/XkZ7W...

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Here’s a possibility I hadn’t considered: ruin pubmed by removing any safeguards “This would allow any and every journal to potentially be included in the database. This would be the "flood the zone" method.“ www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

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One thing that all scientists can do now: Cancel the Washington Post. Bezos is intent on using it to help Trump. They just added rightwing Salena Zito fm DC Examiner. Subscribe to news sources run by journalists, not billionaires—like the Guardian US, Philly Inquirer, TPM, Slate, and The Prospect.

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PubMed has been down for at least 11 hours and we are EXTREMELY concerned. We hope it’s mere incompetence and not an official action. If any of our followers have media events today, please mention it.

submitted 7 days ago • 98 comments

This is very good advice for scientists who are now dipping their toes for the first time into organizing, or into speaking out. Many things you try will not work. You just have to keep trying things. The best resistance is positive persistence. 🧪

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No federal employee should spend more than 30 seconds thinking about Musk's latest strutting "I'm in charge of you" email. Delete it, don't reply, don't think about it, don't waste time talking about it. Musk is not our boss, in no world. 🖕🧪 #NIH Americans support science, not oligarchs.

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To donate to Ukraine you can go to war.Ukraine.ua/donate This is an official donation site supported by Zelenskyy (and USAID-that-was). We donated. #SlavaUkraini

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Yes

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“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” ― Elie Wiesel

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Q: how to 6x DOGE savings ($2.5b)? A: Cut subsidies to Tesla ($15b)

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Don't lose this in all the noise. Trump abandoned Americans in hostile areas for no other reason than doing their jobs. Now they have 30 days to move countries and find new homes, jobs, schools. Go to @altusaid.bsky.social and read the stories. Then call your reps. This betrayal cannot be tolerated

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VACCINES SAVE LIVES Vaccines ended the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccines and other public health measures save the lives of millions of children worldwide. Do not let RFKJr and the Trump admin take us back to a time when 5 in 10 children died before the age of 5. theconversation.com/infectious-d...

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Information was shared illegally. A career employee at the Social Security Administration provided unauthorized access to data to Elon Musk’s staffers. This employee, Leland Dudek, a data analyst, was recently promoted to acting commissioner by Trump.

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Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

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Elon Musk is not a Federal employee or a political appointee. DOGE is not a real department. None of their activities are legal. This is a coup. The Republicans in Congress are willing participants in it. At what point do Democrats in DC get that and start acting like it? It’s not the price of eggs!

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It IS time to organize and mobilize. You might be feeling powerless right now. You are NOT. Get active on a grassroots level, write to your U.S. representatives, plan a demonstration. Or simply engage in some mutual aid. Clean up trash in your neighborhood. Donate to a charity. These things matter.

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If we give up, they win. The new administration wants us so overwhelmed that we do nothing. In the words of Jim Acosta, “It is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant.” You can make a difference.

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Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.

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Hey. I'm a journalist in Atlanta. I write for The Guardian and Rolling Stone. If you work for the federal government, and want to connect in person to discuss the illegal and unconstitutional activities you are seeing inside your agency, send me a note via Signal. They can't kill us all.

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FIGHT BACK. If you are an employee at CDC your AFGE union is 2883 local. Join here: www.afge2883ga.org Being a union member is not the same as being in a bargaining unit, but it is the first step to getting there and gives you legal representation by the union. www.jurist.org/news/2025/01...

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NIH intramural researchers are being told they're not allowed to post preprints. To raise awareness of the vast research affected, and show support for our colleagues, we're making a thread of past NIH IRP preprints. ✴️ 1 like/repost == 1 preprint ✴️ ‼️Please share‼️ https://buff.ly/3PTy6oL

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