New Yorker cartoon feels about right

WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN. It's time to APPLY HEAVY PRESSURE. Call you Senators NOW: fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/omb... I know, everyone hates calling. But this is CRITICAL. Make the calls today! (Use our super easy autodialer tool linked above) www.politico.com/live-updates...

Top senators consider blocking Trump’s grant shakeup in spending stopgap

It’s now “up to leadership” whether to head off the controversial changes, Sen. Susan Collins said.

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Further analysis of Packalen & Bhattacharya article, where they claimed #NIH-funded research was slow to pick up on new ideas. I argue that their approach is flawed, and I present an analysis that shows the exact opposite. pubpeer.com/publications...

This misunderstands the role of private vs. public R&D. Private R&D is great but is connected to R&D tax exemptions, & often doesn't spill out into the public domain. There's a notion we can ramp federal R&D spending down & be competitive. We can’t & we shouldn’t. www.whitehouse.gov/releases/202...

OSTP Director Releases Landmark Report and Recommendations for Renewing American Scientific Discovery

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Michael Kratsios

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The NIH PO will then submit the foreign involvement statement for review by the Office of Global Research, for approval. She said "the review is quite cursory", but also that "it does involve a fair amount of work and back and forth on our end".

The foreign co-author's contribution should be described in just a few sentences. It could be access to samples they collected under different funding, it could be help on analysis or writing, etc, just be factual about it. /t

In section G of the RPPR (annual reports to NIH), on foreign involvement, PIs should report all anticipated foreign co-authors on each future paper resulting from the work. For each paper & each co-author, that includes: Name Institution & location Email Describe their contribution to the paper /t

I contacted my NIH PO about the new rules requiring reporting foreign co-authorships on papers that acknowledge NIH support. Here's a summary of what I heard back: 1) NIH POs are confused about this too & fear a massive workload as a consequence 2) PIs should report co-authorships in their RPPR /t

I do not blame a Senator or her staff for not readying a clap back on this for Vought's dissembling and misdirection. It's pretty far into the weeds for a Congressional hearing. But maybe it shouldn't be. Screwing around with this minutia is exactly how they have been attacking the NIH.

‼️ AHRQ is in the midst of a mass grant termination event. We (at Grant Witness) need your help to launch a tracker ASAP. If you received an AHRQ termination notice--or if you know of someone else who did--please submit information about the grant here: grant-witness.us/submit-nih.h...

If you did that, step 2 is to call and write Congress. You have the language already written for your comment. point out the importance of science to your state and nation, and the fact that scientists uniformly oppose the OMB proposal. Congress must act 2/n fight2win.standupforscience.net

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Write a comment to the copy-cat NSF proposal to follow the OMB rules 3/n bsky.app/profile/drk-...

Dr. K. Lotterhos@drk-lo.bsky.social · 3w ago

OUR WORK IS NOT DONE. In unusual move, NSF issued a request for information on plan to conform grant policies to the proposed (unfinalized) OMB rule. Plan includes changes to grant termination provisions & disallowing publication costs. Comments due August 24. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

OUR WORK IS NOT DONE. In unusual move, NSF issued a request for information on plan to conform grant policies to the proposed (unfinalized) OMB rule. Plan includes changes to grant termination provisions & disallowing publication costs. Comments due August 24. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; National Science Foundation Proposal/Award Information-NSF Guidance on Financial Assistance

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to renew and revise its collection for its financial assistance policies and procedures. In accordance with the requirements of the Paper...

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If US does this, it will be the singular cause of its economic collapse in the next 20 years.

Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · last mo.

Scott Atlas, the champion of herd immunity as an Fox News commenter and the Trump Advisor during COVID, weighs in with a DEEPLY MININFORMED op-ed in the WaPo. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... 1/7

Abolishing the NIH has always been this admin’s plan. They told us in Project 2025. They’ve SHOWN us with their actions over the past 18 months. This is why a heads down approach will not work. The scientific community has 2 options: oppose this with all we’ve got, or let them carry out their plan.

Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · last mo.

Scott Atlas, the champion of herd immunity as an Fox News commenter and the Trump Advisor during COVID, weighs in with a DEEPLY MININFORMED op-ed in the WaPo. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... 1/7

I find myself honestly kind of bored of the "move fast break things" people. It's a lot easier to break something than preserve it, and there are a lot of things that are very hard to repair once broken.

Ok, it's getting to be about a month out from the next F3# due dates. Students, when contacting a program officer about fit, send a draft of your specific aims page. Yes, the whole page. Context of your project is important. The elevator pitch in an email is less helpful.

Who is writing these headlines? Sergej just said he didn’t know who Tim Howard was.

GiveMeSport@givemesport.bsky.social · last mo.

Tim Howard:🗣️'Bosnia, they’re better off not even getting on a plane and going to San Francisco because the U.S. is gonna put work in against them'👀

The Athletic's lead article right now is "How many World Cup upsets do we really want?" and my answer is:

Steve Kornacki: Every Single One Of Them

ALT: Steve Kornacki: Every Single One Of Them

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The @standupforscience.net account will be life skeeting the OMB hearing and we have a team on the ground at the hearing!

10a et today

Y'all, we're going to take a break from doom and gloom of Trump's America to enjoy some Bosnian satire-turned-unofficial-national-anthem: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmX0...

Dubioza Kolektiv - I Am from Bosnia - Take Me to America (Official video)

YouTube video by Dubioza kolektiv

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This new OMB rule change that was proposed could change all federal grants: everything from science research to Medicaid and housing grants. JVL explains a new proposal that was swept under the rug that could sweep researchers futures under the rug. lnk.thebulwark.com/4uWvDvW

They Want to Disappear You

How OMB will politicize the federal grant system with this one weird trick.

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NIH Director's New Innovator Award (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional) NOFO is posted. Applications due Aug 17th. files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...

The first Trump administration did not have a substantive science policy. Kelvin Droegemeier was appointed science advisor halfway through. From the start the second Trump administration has centered science policy as a key plank and a means to its ideological ends.

#NSF is replacing the PAPPG with "NSF Guidance on Financial Assistance" (GFA) ("Guffaw"?). A notice in the Federal Register seeks comments, due in 60 days. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; National Science Foundation Proposal/Award Information-NSF Guidance on Financial Assistance

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to renew and revise its collection for its financial assistance policies and procedures. In accordance with the requirements of the Paper...

federalregister.gov

my siblings in Christ, the OMB proposed rulemaking still has not closed it comments yet the draft GFA put forward by NSF is trying to go through with (1) 15% de minimis indirect rate and (2) disallowing publication costs

Caitlin S., PhD@paleophile.bsky.social · last mo.

#NSF is replacing the PAPPG with "NSF Guidance on Financial Assistance" (GFA) ("Guffaw"?). A notice in the Federal Register seeks comments, due in 60 days. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Public health research at world-class institutions like the NIH is an important public good. Rep. Suzan DelBene, Rep. Lori Trahan and I are leading 122 of our colleagues to oppose the Trump Administration’s efforts to give partisan political appointees final say over health research grants.

Raskin moves to stop ‘disastrous’ threat against medical research

Rep. Jamie Raskin seeks to stop the Trump administration from putting political appointees in charge of federal health grants.

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I mean, there is the unofficial Bosnia region (middle and north of the country) and the unofficial Herzegovina region (south of the country). Once your mountains go from green to grey, you are in Herzegovina.

Ben S | Chalk Talk Host@bensla.bsky.social · last mo.

Yes, but i mean like there isn't one called Bosnia and another called Herzegovina.

A client sent me this earlier today - worth a read to rebuild your faith in humanity. www.theplayerstribune.com/edin-dzeko-b...

A Letter to the Children of Bosnia | By Edin Džeko

I grew up with war. Suddenly, I was living a fairy tale. Nothing is ever impossible. Not even taking Bosnia to the World Cup.

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