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.

"Federal officials offered the new details about the grant cancellations as part of an agreement with plaintiffs meant to spare the government an exhaustive, evidence-uncovering process known as discovery...That process could have required federal agencies to hand over more damaging records."

tony romm@tonyromm.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

"At some point, the administration is going to figure out how to do this in a way that the courts will tolerate.”

Sara Reardon@sarareardon.bsky.social · 2w ago

🚨Breaking🚨: NIH is terminating health disparities research grants again. This time, they may successfully avoid legal challenges by giving specific reasons for their decisions. One grant so far, more to come. Exclusive @science.org by me and @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...

This is a blunt assessment of what the Trump regime is proposing for US science: they plan to take all the funding, essentially collapsing university-based research, in order to give that money to themselves, and they are lying about it.

Derek Lowe@dereklowe.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thoughts on the various Trump administration proposals to revamp US science funding - and what they all have in common:

the absolute joy of paying off my student loans 😭

1. We—@eduede.bsky.social, @mjcrockett.bsky.social, Kevin Gross, and I—have a new preprint on the arXiv today, based on ideas that emerged during an @sfiscience.bsky.social workshop in November 2024: The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science.

The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science

As a labor-augmenting technology, large language models (LLMs) have the potential to accelerate scientific activity across the research pipeline. But even if LLMs perform on par with human experts at ...

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The American Diabetes Association appears not to have learned their lesson the first time around (below). Now they've blocked publication of an editorial about this event that was slated for publication in the same journal, Diabetes Care, this week. But here it is. You know what to do.

Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 2mo ago

From 500 views in the first two months to over 100,000 views in the last few days. The ADA opinion piece that was too scary to be distributed at the ADA meeting has gone full Streisand. Y'all are doing the Lord's work.

The LRP is an awesome program. It helped pay for over half of my college debt. 100% recommend checking if you are eligible and applying

I-75 Scientist@flscitriguy.bsky.social · 3w ago

NIH Loan Repayment Program Notices have been published. There are 3 of them: Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers (LRP-CR) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

"air quality" was a mistake. I think we should go back to talking about air pollution wildfires aren't "lowering air quality" they're increasing pollution and filling the air with smoke

The City Reporter@thecityreporter.nyc · 3w ago

Canadian fires are lowering air quality in New York City — just in time for another heat wave. Here’s what else to know: www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/15/a...

directly emailed my responses to the OMB proposal to @usrepjimmypanetta.bsky.social, @schiff.senate.gov and @padilla.senate.gov this morning

Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽@needhibhalla.bsky.social · 3w ago

I submitted my comments anonymously but I will be emailing them to my Congressional representatives this week to let them know I expect them to act on my concerns.

Delighted to share that I’ll be sticking around at Michigan to start my lab in the Department of Human Genetics! Starting in May 2027, the Tovar lab will use functional genomics to study transcription factor biology and regulatory network dynamics in complex disease. Stay tuned for more details…

I contributed to @science.org's "American Science at 250": I shared that "In 1776, I would not have been a tenured professor at any university in the US...At that time, I would have endured the same fate as my ancestors: I would have been someone’s property." Link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

In my day, $18 of Taco Bell was enough food to kill you.

MJW@wilsonmj.bsky.social · last mo.

I just went to Taco Bell. I got two chalupas and a small drink. It was $18. This it's what people mean when they talk about the economy feeling bad right now. Everything is expensive. Cheap things are no longer cheap. You can't leave your house without spending $50.

if you haven't seen any photos of what the US used to look like before the clean air/water acts, you should take 30 seconds for a quick image search

Ken Vogel@kenvogel.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW: Trump's flurry of pardons to Clean Air Act violators were the latest move by his administration to undermine laws intended to fight climate change & curb air pollutants that harm human health, @karenzraick.bsky.social & I report.

Just start writing. My new post: substack.com/home/post/p-...

The Trump Administration’s racist science policies have achieved some of their goals. The number of Black Principal Investigators has dropped by 10% between 2024 and 2025; while the number of Hispanic PIs has fallen by 7%. For research trainees, the numbers are far worse.

Trends in NIH Investigators by Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Disability Status

This cross-sectional study assesses National Institutes of Health (NIH) data from fiscal years 2016-2025 comprising annual counts of principal investigators funded through research grants and fellowsh...

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The ADA prides itself on having a robust advocacy apparatus (go look at their website)! Not to mention the millions of patients in care of the physicians who attend this meeting. Beyond the message this sends to scientists, what does this signal to folks actually affected by this disease?

Jenna Norton@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Well respected and brave scientists were removed from the American Diabetes Association meeting today simply for distributing copies of a published editorial critical of the administration’s policies. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

As a senior NIH official was asked some tough questions on stage, a group of scientists was kicked out of the conference for distributing an editorial criticizing the admin, @elizabethcooney.bsky.social writes from NOLA www.statnews.com/2026/06/05/a...

Senior NIH official pushes MAHA strategy to skeptical ADA audience

An NIH advisor told researchers gathered at the American Diabetes Association conference that MAHA goals match the agency's priorities.

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Diabetes researchers, including the editor of a flagship journal, ejected from conference after criticizing Trump's "dismantling" of biomedical research wapo.st/49EYInR

Diabetes researchers ejected from conference after criticizing White House

The scientists, including the editor of a leading journal, were handing out copies of an editorial criticizing the Trump administration’s handling of biomedical research.

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A few days back I saw a flurry of news about two "foreign" virologists being charged by a DoJ attorney for an alleged "conspiracy to smuggle in monkeypox" into the use. The decided language of the DoJ press release felt off to me, so I started investigating. Full story here 🔽 Thread 🧵 1/

Philipp Markolin@philippmarkolin.eurosky.social · 2mo ago

New from me on what to make of a set of recent attacks on science and scientists by a weaponized government. open.substack.com/pub/protagon...

Diabetes researchers removed from a conference for handing out printed copies of their editorial warning that the Trump administration's funding cuts & delays will make America's health worse. The editorial: diabetesjournals.org/care/article...

Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!

The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent

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Colette Delawalla, PhD@cdelawalla.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Members of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) were removed by police during the organization's annual meeting on Friday as they handed out copies of an editorial criticizing Trump administration changes to U.S. biomedical research. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

Members of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) were removed by police during the organization's annual meeting on Friday as they handed out copies of an editorial criticizing Trump administration changes to U.S. biomedical research. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting

Researchers told they could no longer attend the annual scientific sessions

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@hggadvances.bsky.social sat with @adel-aide.bsky.social, in the latest "Inside HGG Advances" to discuss her paper, “Using a modular massively parallel reporter assay to discover context-dependent regulatory activity in type 2 diabetes-linked noncoding regions.“➡️ https://bit.ly/4wVlx0o #ASHG

Inside HGGA: A Chat with Adelaide Tovar

Each month, the editors of Human Genetics and Genomics Advances interview researchers who have published work in the journal. This month, we check in with Adelaide Tovar to discuss her paper "Using a ...

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“I write with dismay, grief and sorrow for the permanent closure of MIT Libraries Barker, Dewey and Rotch, and termination of library staff in those libraries. For MIT to be closing three of its four major libraries..." fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202...

"For MIT to be closing three of its four major libraries, demonstrates a significant retreat from that commitment to truth and knowledge, to engaging students and faculty with voices, works and researches across time and the present."

eileen chengyin chow@chowleen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“I write with dismay, grief and sorrow for the permanent closure of MIT Libraries Barker, Dewey and Rotch, and termination of library staff in those libraries. For MIT to be closing three of its four major libraries..." fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202...

Perfect day for a 🐯 game

We’re hiring a Junior Specialist in the Calderon Lab. Great fit for someone thinking about grad school who wants hands-on experience in functional genomics (MPRA, single-cell), contribute to ongoing projects, and grow into more independent work over time. Apply by 4/24: aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF06010

Junior Specialist- Calderon Lab

University of California, San Francisco is hiring. Apply now!

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I am hiring a popgen postdoc! Looking for a creative scientist to join us at USC to investigate recessive variation and complex traits in model or non-model species. The project is funded by a multi-year NIH grant, contract can be renewed. Job add & details 👇🏽 usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

As someone who has cultivated this dynamic in my own relationship, I could tell this is a good match in like less than a second. Y’all need to be having impassioned conversations about all topics, consequential or not!!!

Bobby Silverman@robertsilverman.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This is either the biggest dork shit ever or beautiful or both. Amazing: the viral pacers bickering couple were actually yakking about uh the Ben Sasse podcast and hashing out ways to rejigger liberal arts education www.si.com/nba/pacers/v...

Gift article written by @drkatemarvel.bsky.social What happened/is happening at NASA is happening throughout US sponsored science. The impacts on our trainees/young faculty will take decades to rectify. also as she notes, be wary of this year's western fire season. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/o...

Opinion | NASA Flew by the Moon, but Behind the Scenes, Its Science Is a Chaotic Mess

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