To be clear, if this bill passes, it will end all scientific research & medical training in the US. It will close hospitals. It will be economically devastating. Millions will lose their jobs. Call your representatives & tell them to vote fuck no on 15% IDC rates & the rest of this horror show.

Biden officials never pressured Israel to reach a ceasefire. Ever. @ryangrim.bsky.social reacts to new revelations from Israel’s Channel 13 investigation, based on interviews with nine senior Biden officials.

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REPORT: Biden Officials Admit They Never Pressured Israel for Ceasefire, as Israeli Leaders Boast of Playing Washington Here’s what the investigation revealed: 🧵⬇️

NEW: A Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations memo out this morning estimates that Elon Musk and his companies stand to avoid at least $2.37 BILLION in legal liability “through his efforts to gut the federal workforce and exert influence over federal agencies.” 🧵:

Israeli forces have now dropped more explosives in Gaza than fell on London, Dresden, and Hamburg during the Second World War. The region’s hospitals have not been spared; most are no longer functional. Clayton Dalton writes about the devastation.

The Last Hospitals in Gaza

In the ruins of a health-care system, many medical facilities have become graveyards. Doctors continue to deliver lifesaving care—but they risk their own lives in the process.

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Enjoyed having my brain stretched by @miquai.bsky.social as he waxed philosophical on the nature of the universe and reconfiguring how we understand it. Looking forward to upcoming papers on novel bio signature detection methods and leaving inspired to stretch to greater heights. Thanks, Mike!

The US science community relies on a massive network of post-bacs, graduate students, and post-docs, many of whom are foreign nationals. We train these students and in return we get a ginormous scientific output that makes us a stronger nation - BUT this system is now under attack. (1)

Are you a Democrat fed up with the inaction of the Democratic Party? Here are 5 things to demand from your representatives:

REST IN PEACE TO BREONNA TAYLOR (June 5, 1993 – March 13, 2020)

Arizona! The University of Arizona is hosting an event at noon Friday. Check out this item from @kvoa.bsky.social 👇

Stand Up for Science event at U of A

Tucson, Ariz. (KVOA) - A "Stand up for Science" event will be held at the University of Arizona on March 7 at noon.

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Please consider supporting this mutual aid effort organized by choir, Black in Astro, Astro Poverty Survey, and Movement Consulting to support our colleagues affected by the federal cuts: www.gofundme.com/f/mutual-aid...

Donate to Mutual Aid for Astrophysics and Space Sciences, organized by choir collaboration

In direct response to the federal funding freeze outlined by OMB Me… choir collaboration needs your support for Mutual Aid for Astrophysics and Space Sciences

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Chandra consistently has the hottest takes on everything, so I'm inclined to believe her on dark matter.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌@chanda.blacksky.app · 2y ago

Had a lot of fun talking with with NPR’s Regina Barber about dark matter and in particular my favorite candidate axions … with a few Mean Girls references for good measure 😹 🔭 ⚛️ #scicomm Excited about this? Watch my TED talk next (see next post) 😻 www.npr.org/2025/02/17/1...

Trump & Musk are trying to fire 100,000+ civil servants right now - including over 1,000 VA employees. Purges are happening at SBA, Energy, Education & more. Firing this many critical employees at once could make it impossible for our government to provide BASIC services.

I love a scale model

Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel)@vicky.science · 2y ago

These sharks are to scale, I repeat, these sharks are TO SCALE with one another. Scarboard the white shark is my new personal hero and I will sing her praises to the stars and the waves and even the littlest slug in the tidepools will know her name

Those of us who have long worked for equity in science have not stopped, despite agonizing challenges. Please read and sign to support us as we continue advocating in this harsh reality, and to validate the fact that good science is *always* science for everyone. sites.google.com/view/space-s...

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Space Science is for Everyone: An Open Letter Written February 6, 2025

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It’s a COUP, where are YOU?! Fight or Resign, Chuck. NYC‼️ WHERE: Outside Senator Chuck Schumer’s office, 780 3rd Ave (b/t 48th & 49th) WHEN: TUE, WED, THUR, 10-11AM Join @bkindivisible.bsky.social TOOLKIT: docs.google.com/document/d/1... cc @jeffsharlet.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov

If you’re in Tucson, checkout the Art of Planetary Science show later this month! Attendance is free. I’ll be there opening night and have 3 pieces in the show (2 won awards!)

NASA Goddard's entire Early Scientist Spotlight series is down, including some really cool interviews with underrepresented people who've since had to leave the field due to the lack of jobs! That's extremely cowardly and whoever is doing this should not know peace.

Democrats aren’t powerless against Trump’s blitzkrieg power-grab. Senate rules are designed to protect the rights of the minority and Democrats have tools at their disposal to grind Senate business to a halt if Republicans try to ram through Trump’s extremist agenda: indivisible.org/resource/how...

Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org · 2y ago

TONIGHT: Join us, @moveon.org, and @workingfamilies.org to talk about what comes next in our fight against Trump’s unconstitutional power grab and how you can make a difference. RSVP now: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

And the horror (for people who've lived their lives in the law) is that the longer this frontal assault on the idea of a government cabined by law goes on without remedy, the weaker the very idea of a system governed by enforceable rules becomes to the lay mind.

If you are in danger unless you comply with a regime, you are in danger whether you comply or not

Changing grant proposals going forward is one thing, but NSF is reneging on funding agreements. You now have postdocs, research associates, students, etc. going without paychecks on numerous projects that were already funded. This is unacceptable! 1/2 🧪

Science Magazine@science.org · 2y ago

Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh

TODAY: Senate hearings start for the conspiracy theorist that Trump picked to protect public health. Robert Kennedy Jr. has spent years spreading dangerous misinformation about vaccines and public health. Tell your senators to reject this fundamentally unfit nominee: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Seems to be worthwhile to start following @indivisible.org

Ezra Levin ❌👑@ezralevin.bsky.social · 2y ago

Brag moment about @indivisible.org. This hit last night. By this morning, we had a 16-page strategy doc, 4 call scripts, and a public brief that we used to drive pressure on congress to weaken GOP resolve and help Dems find their spines. It ain't over. But when we're in the opposition, we oppose.

Amidst the chaos and harm, remember: Trump does not have the constitutional authority to do any of this. It’s all illegal. The Constitution says so, and the Supreme Court agrees. This is a dictatorial power grab and we need to fight it accordingly. Let’s get to work.

Disaster delayed until Monday

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2y ago

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump's sweeping freeze on federal grants, which sparked chaos in the hours following its introduction

In a blatantly unconstitutional power grab, Trump is freezing funding for life-saving programs like Medicaid, food and housing assistance, childcare grants, and school meals — even though that funding was already approved by Congress.

Trump Orders Freeze On All Federal Grants And Loans

Democrats warned that Trump’s latest order could harm programs used by millions of Americans, including early childhood programs, and food and rent assistance.

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While President Trump illegally pauses federal funding from Congress, the Senate must not be business as usual. We do not consent to this lawless power grab.

Not to add to stress, but fwiw Project 2025 did also call for basically 50% cuts to NSF physical sciences grants, and implied even bigger cuts to NASA planetary and astrophysics missions.

David Burbach 🇺🇸@dburbach.bsky.social · 2y ago

Yes, I know I had some Twitter/Bluesky posts about how radical P2025 was in its call to science funding and was especially punitive against health research. And I don't even get paid to, you know, report stuff

Just had a sample of the Eaton Fire ash that is in my driveway run on the department XRF. Is there titanium (new house paint)? Yup. Lead (old house paint)? You betcha. Heavy metals? Check. Treat that ash like it's toxic folks (because it is)