The Preamble to the Constitution, Trump 2026 edition

#DefendResearch@defendresearch.bsky.social · 3d ago

See for yourself how U.S. government #censorship works with Word Wipe, our new project in partnership with @penamerica.bsky.social. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/09/d...

In today’s @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social post @funsizesuze.bsky.social & I introduce Word Wipe - a cool anti #censorship tool based on @penamerica.bsky.social’s banned words list. Try it out and be sure to watch Suze’s brilliant video about it too! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/09/d...

#DefendResearch and PEN America Present… Word Wipe! - The Scholarly Kitchen

Today's Fun Friday post introduces a new anti-censorship tool — Word Wipe allows you to see what a world redacted of words banned by the US government looks like.

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Thanks so much @openbookpublish.bsky.social for helping spread the word about this -- the results will be available later this month, just in time for the midterms!

Open Book Publishers@openbookpublish.bsky.social · 6d ago

NEW - @defendresearch.bsky.social campaign to raise money to conduct a rigorous, evidence-based analysis of the aggregated impact of U.S. government censorship: donorbox.org/defendresearch

Only 1 week left to tell the government #HandsOffOurCensus. Learn more about the proposed changes in our Sept newsletter and connect with resources to resist at HandsOffOurCens.us app.keila.io/archive/nmc_... #SciSky #DefendResearch #censorship

The WH continues to defy congress. A fifth of federal $, appropriated by congress for the NSF got moved to DoD. Less foundational research will be supported. 🧪 archive.today/RzFwH

Agency Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress

The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.

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ICYMI @defendresearch.bsky.social & @penamerica.bsky.social launched Word Wipe, a great tool for seeing what a world redacted of the Trump admin's banned words looks like. Try it out! Kudos to @funsizesuze.bsky.social for developing it! #FallofFreedom #DefendResearch wordwipe-research.netlify.app

Many thanks to @penamerica.bsky.social for their help with & support of Word Wipe - please try it out & see for yourself a world in which words censored by the US govt have been redacted #DefendResearch #FallOfFreedom

PEN America@penamerica.bsky.social · last wk.

What does it look like when a government starts banning words? Word Wipe, new from @defendresearch.bsky.social and PEN America for #FallofFreedom, gives you a virtual way to find out. See for yourself at: www.defendresearch.org/projects/wor...

Want something fun & informative to do to #DefendResearch this weekend? Check out our new Word Wipe tool developed w/ @penamerica.bsky.social’s banned words list & launched as part of #FallOfFreedom. See what a world of censored words looks like 😱🤬https://www.defendresearch.org/projects/word-wipe

Word Wipe

Visit the Word Wipe site: https://wordwipe-research.netlify.app/

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Alright, let’s all get on the same page about Vought/NIH/Trump. THEY👏WILL👏STOP👏AT👏NOTHING👏 The goal is to destroy the STEM ecosystem, universities, and democracy as we have known it. PERIOD. The only way to win is to impeach them all…which means we need Congress. HERE’S HOW WE WIN 🧵

Please do consider supporting this important research -- you can donate and/or help spread the word (the @defendresearch.bsky.social team will be providing toolkits to help). Thank you!

Research Consulting@researchconsulting.bsky.social · 3w ago

We’ve shared some early findings from our work with #DefendResearch, mapping the impact of US research censorship on public health and epidemiology. But why did we get involved, and what happens next? Find out more about the project and how you can help: buff.ly/mA42OgK

It's #PeerReviewWeek2026 and, to celebrate, our @alicemeadows.bsky.social interviewed @neurosarda.bsky.social about her work with @prereview.bsky.social in today's @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social - enjoy! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/09/16/k...

Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Daniela Saderi of PREreview - The Scholarly Kitchen

Today's Peer Review Week post is a Kitchen Essentials interview with Daniela Saderi, Executive Director of PREreview.

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Thanks @sagepub.com for the chance to share the work that John Willinsky & I are doing on @pkp.sfu.ca's Publication Facts Label. It's a quick & easy read (w/ link to a fun video at the end!) - please take a look & message me for more info if needed! www.socialsciencespace.com/2026/09/the-...

The Publication Facts Label – Shared Information About the Ingredients of Integrity

With threats to research integrity continuing to increase, more and more attention is being paid to “trust markers.” There is currently no agreed industry definition of exactly what a trust marke

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Such a pleasure to interview @neurosarda.bsky.social for my latest Kitchen Essentials post in @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social -- what great work they're doing at @prereview.bsky.social 👏👏👏 Happy #PeerReviewWeek2026 everyone!

ore-consulting.bsky.social@ore-consulting.bsky.social · 4w ago

It's #PeerReviewWeek2026 and, to celebrate, our @alicemeadows.bsky.social interviewed @neurosarda.bsky.social about her work with @prereview.bsky.social in today's @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social - enjoy! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/09/16/k...

Kicking off #PeerRevWeek26 on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social w/ some thoughts from @rickanderson.bsky.social @Ashutosh Ghildiyal, Hong Zhou, @9thprime.bsky.social @irfanullah.bsky.social Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen @roohighosh.bsky.social & me. Enjoy! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/09/14/a...

Ask the Chefs: Peer Review Capacity — Uncomfortable Truths and Overlooked Conversations - The Scholarly Kitchen

For Peer Review Week 2026, we asked the Chefs two questions: What is one uncomfortable truth about peer review that the scholarly publishing community doesn’t talk about enough? And, beyond recruiting...

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I had a sneak peek at @researchconsulting.bsky.social's early findings last week -- super interesting and strong evidence of how #censorship is impacting public health & epidemiology. Please do join us!

Lisa Schiff@lschiff.bsky.social · 4w ago

I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's #DefendResearch conversation with @rschrobuk.bsky.social and @alicemeadows.bsky.social "From Anecdote to Evidence: Mapping the Impact of US Government Censorship on Public Health" There is still time to register! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #censorship

I wish I could say this was the scariest thing I’ve ever read but it’s not even the scariest thing I’ve read this fucking week (see warning of AI annihilation of humanity). But it IS the most frightening thing I’ve read today for sure.

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4w ago

September 12, 2026

In my #DefendResearch work I‘ve had the privilege of meeting some of the inspiring @27unihted.bsky.social team incl Sylvia Chou & Alexa Romberg who talked to me about their experiences of US govt #censorship & more for @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/09/08/u...

Up Close and Personal with the Trump Administration’s NIH Funding Cuts: An Interview with Sylvia Chou and Alexa Romberg - The Scholarly Kitchen

Today's interview with Sylvia Chou and Alexa Romberg, formerly of NIH, sheds some light on censorship at the agency and the damage it's doing to health research.

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I’m really looking forward to hearing @researchconsulting.bsky.social‘s early findings from their study of the impact of US govt censorship of public health & epidemiology. Hope you can join us!

#DefendResearch@defendresearch.bsky.social · last mo.

NEXT WEEK, how has government #censorship impacted #publichealth & epidemiology research? The findings from #DefendResearch’s study with #reseachconsulting will be shared Sept 15. 📍 Register for Zoom at tinyurl.com/defendresear... #EduSky #SciSky #research

Defunding infectious disease research so former news host, Pete Hegseth can play war. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...

Pentagon Agreement With N.I.H. on Biodefense Draws Alarm From Democrats (Gift Article)

Under a new partnership, the Defense Department would play a larger role in biodefense and pandemic preparedness. Democrats warned it could allow a Pentagon cash grab.

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Lisa Schiff@lschiff.bsky.social · last mo.

The @amdiabetesassn.bsky.social doubling down on its #censorship of @sekahn.bsky.social and colleagues. We need to keep pressuring our institutions to do what's right and not cooperate with attacks on #research and scholars. conscienhealth.org/2026/09/02/a...

PEN America: U.S. public libraries are “reaching a breaking point” amid book bans, threats, funding cuts, and political interference. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #Censorship #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #DefendResearch #Libraries

US public libraries at ‘breaking point’ amid ideological attacks, report finds

PEN America study details verbal and physical threats to librarians, funding cuts and proliferation of book bans

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V much looking forward to this -- thanks @researchconsulting.bsky.social for the opportunity to talk about some of the challenges we're facing in the US now & what they mean for #publishers #DefendResearch

ore-consulting.bsky.social@ore-consulting.bsky.social · last mo.

On Sept 29 our @alicemeadows.bsky.social will join Cathy Foley (former Chief Scientist, Australia) & Ning Zhang (CEO TopEdit) at this @researchconsulting.bsky.social webinar on the challenges of planning globally in a fractured policy world. Register now for free! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

From Anecdote to Evidence #DefendResearch has partnered with @researchconsulting.bsky.social to determine the effects government funding cuts have had on #publichealth & epidemiology research. Learn our findings on Sept 15. Register tinyurl.com/defendresear... #censorship #EduSky #SciSky #research

Hmm doesn't having to cheat in order to win make you ... a loser???

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · last mo.

USPS is reportedly pushing ahead with untested technology to carry out Trump’s attack on mail-in voting. The plan, if it’s allowed to go forward, could completely “derail” the midterms, according to a whistleblower. Trump will stop at nothing to cheat his way to victory.

Welp, there it is. The CDC is now officially manipulating data and their count of measles deaths in 2026 now stands at ZERO. My understanding of reportable diseases is that the CDC would usually use a state health department’s determination as the final say. The new CDC Director is failing us.

The CDC left two measles-associated Pa. deaths out of its latest count after RFK Jr. sparred with Gov. Shapiro

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused Pennsylvania of not cooperating with the CDC in its handling of a measles outbreak.

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OMB is still trying to make it harder for scientists to get funding for research. Please take action below. You don't need to be a scientist for these attacks to impact your life

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 2mo ago

The fight against the OMB Proposal isn’t over. We need MoCs to permanantly Revoke the Rule. Visit the link to contact your MoCs and tell them to Revoke the Rule: zurl.co/Y5SzF #RevokeTheRule #OMB #Vought #Trump #StandUpForScience

The Trump administration is pressuring the National Park Service to give a piece of Yosemite National Park to a private developer. This isn't Trump's first attack on our beautiful national parks. Here's what you need to know.

Donald Trump’s New Enemy? Our National Parks

Americans love their national parks.There’s a reason why they were once described as “America’s best idea.”So why are Tr

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I'm v late reading this excellent @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social guest post by Sonika Jha about the implications for Global South researchers of @wiley.com's acquisition of @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social - a completely new perspective for me scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/08/06/g...

Guest Post - Buying the Middle: Reading the Wiley Emerald Deal from the Global South - The Scholarly Kitchen

Publishing infrastructure shapes careers. It shapes what questions get asked, what research gets validated, and whose voices enter the global scholarly conversation. As the scholarly publishing market...

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Please join us! @rschrobuk.bsky.social will share the great work the @researchconsulting.bsky.social team is doing to map the aggregated impact of US govt #censorship on #PublicHealth & #Epidemiology #DefendResearch

Lisa Schiff@lschiff.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ending #censorship requires communicating the consequences. #DefendResearch & @researchconsulting.bsky.social are tackling just that. Learn more at our 9/15 webinar “From Anecdote to Evidence: Mapping the Impact of US Government Censorship on Public Health Research” us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We all know what an absolute legend #DollyParton was - read @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social’s tribute by @lyconrad.bsky.social @dacrotty.bsky.social @lisalibrarian.bsky.social @dianndramarie.bsky.social @acochran12733.bsky.social Roy Kaufman & me scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/08/28/g...

Goodbye Dolly - The Scholarly Kitchen

Dolly Parton touched so many people's lives in so many ways. We reached out to the Chefs for their thoughts on her passing.

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