For colleges, universities, exchange visitor sponsors, foreign media organizations, international student offices, and affected nonimmigrants, this rule represents a major shift in immigration status management. https://post.citiprogram.org/4yQ3Nof #DHS #Immigration #InternationalStudents

DHS Finalizes New Rules for International Students

The rule replaces the D/S framework for F academic students, J exchange visitors, and I representatives of foreign info media with admission for a fixed period of authorized stay.

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New: In about 10 minutes the Senate should start an initial vote on a continuing resolution. The CR contains a provision that would temporarily (but completely) block OMB's proposal to overhaul federal grants. Our story on that Senate measure and some of the pushback which lead to it:

Controversial White House plan to overhaul US science funding faces Senate opposition

Proposal to put political appointees in charge of research grants could be temporarily halted if lawmakers’ efforts are successful.

nature.com

Sorry, what?

Rep. Marcy Kaptur was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries following a hit-and-run car crash, representatives for the Toledo Police Department and her congressional office confirm to NBC News.

Rep. Marcy Kaptur hospitalized after hit-and-run car crash

A spokesperson said Kaptur, D-Ohio, is alert and being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

nbcnews.to

A hit-and-run in that someone picked up the driver and took off...and supposedly has not been caught. Wild.

Mona Burns@monaburns.bsky.social · 2d ago

House Dem Rep Marcy Kaptor (OH-09) was treated for non-life-threatening injuries after being involved in a hit-and-run car crash yesterday She's been hospitalized, but was "active and alert" on Sunday evening: www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Ok, I need more of this BTS content! #TCMparty @tcmtv.bsky.social

THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE POWER ACCOMPLISHES! Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who wrote comments, contacted Congress, and yelled! This is OUR WIN! @standupforscience.net www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul

Language is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval.

politico.com

Please stop saying “lockdowns.” There were never true lockdowns in the US, and it fuels far right narratives to repeat this inaccurate statement. You can say closures, you can say restrictions, or better, you can say public health measures which saved many lives.

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 6d ago

People still complain about “lockdowns” but we had none in the US. We had stay-at-home orders, where although businesses were closed, you could still go outside whenever you wanted. Other countries had far stricter rules, and yet have been much more accepting of them as they saved many more lives.

Please comment!

I-270, Exit 1@i270exit1.bsky.social · 3d ago

🚨🚨 FEDS and everyone else 🚨🚨 🧵Tomorrow is the last day to comment on the Office of Personnel Management rule, “Promoting Employee Accountability" at www.regulations.gov/commenton/OP... This rule eliminates employee protections and rights, and hastens the firing process. Specifically, it... 1/4

The actress playing Emma looks like Millie Bobbi Brown. #TCMparty

The DOE has amended its Financial Assistance Regulations to establish conflict of interest, conflict of commitment, and organizational conflict of interest requirements for organizations applying for or receiving DOE financial assistance awards. https://post.citiprogram.org/4fuSGcJ #DOE

DOE Finalizes New COI and COC Policy Requirements

The DOE has amended its regulations to establish COI, COC, and OCI requirements for organizations applying for or receiving DOE financial assistance awards.

post.citiprogram.org

#NIH putting out their new Highlighted Topics at 10:19ET on a Friday is something...

In communism, the government owns the means of production. Any Republicans in Congress willing to call out this outrageous and likely illegal move? thehill.com/policy/techn...

Commerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies

The Department of Commerce quietly announced this week it will designate more than $870 million in federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing in exchange for a minority equity stake in seve…

thehill.com

US GEO folks: You've got NSF questions, we (hopefully) have answers. Join us for a webinar Sept 15 at 1p Eastern: www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-g...

NSF GEO Virtual Office Hour: Updates from the NSF Directorate for Geosciences

Join directorate leadership for updates and information.

nsf.gov

Read the latest #AIBS Public Policy Report. #WhiteHouse report calls for sweeping overhaul of the Federal #research enterprise, #NSF X-Labs initiative raises questions for core research, and other news. #PPR #scipol www.aibs.org/news/2026/26...

I can't with any of this. It's so dumb.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

lmaooooo -- Bernie Moreno asks Fauci to apologize to Laura Ingraham (who is standing behind Fauci) and other right-wing grifters

Ogles is among the worst of the worst.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Rep. Ogles: "Look, I don't want to play down the effects of the virus, but at the end of the day it had a roughly 1 percent mortality rate. We coulda gotten through this."

The Brief: Trump Admin Concedes a Blunt Truth About Russ Vought’s OMB talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-bri...

The Brief: Trump Admin Concedes a Blunt Truth About Russ Vought’s OMB

Hello there. We’re back after a week away. Administration Explains to Court...

talkingpointsmemo.com

NSF's first BAA. I'm not sure how this equates to fundamental research/science... #NSF www.nsf.gov/funding/broa... Link to BAA on sam dot gov in thread.

NEW: A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, the so-called “God particle,” explains how the move would’ve stifled that breakthrough:

How Trump’s “America First” Administration Could Shut U.S. Scientists Out of the Next Nobel-Worthy Discovery

A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, explains how the rule would’ve stifled th...

propublica.org

Exclusive: NIH, which 1 year ago was slammed by a federal judge for illegally terminating more than 1700 grants funding research on health disparities and other politically sensitive issues, is again killing ongoing projects on those topics. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4pF6Mvy

When this administration raises criticisms (whether real or fabricated), it is because they want to weaponize the concerns by blaming (falsely) civil servants and scientists as the cause to distract from the real source: the very monied interests they aim to protect and enrich.

“…They [Trump admin] want to keep all that money for themselves, to hand out to favored cronies who can help them get elected and to steer yet more money and more power back into their hands.” Criticisms are raised by this administration not in a good faith effort to make improvements.

“…and that real work is what I stated in the first paragraph.” (First paragraph) “The Trump administration hates academic science funding, full stop. They hate where that money goes, and they hate who it goes to…”

“…that have been in use, or about which particular areas should receive more or less federal support is a pointless waste of time. That’s what they want people to do, to chase after those bouncing balls of policy and reform, while the real work continues…”

Another great piece from @dereklowe.bsky.social. This is what stood out to me: www.science.org/content/blog... “Arguing with Kratsios (or any of the other Trump officials) about whether there has been a slowdown in scientific discovery or innovation, about the particular funding methods…”

The Assault On Science Funding Continues

science.org

As a foster caregiver, tonight's lineup is 🥹. #TCMparty @benmank77.bsky.social

Outstanding discussion of “Science: A New Golden Age” from @colesci.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/ostp-vision-... 1/4

OSTP Vision for Science is a ‘Golden Age’ for Corporations

"Science: A New Golden Age" tries to reframe the conversation away from the ongoing destruction of American science, writes Cole Donovan.

techpolicy.press

White House science policy captured headlines this week, with the announcement of awards for its flagship AI program, Congressional hearings, and a Vannevar Bush-esque report "Science: A New Golden Age." We fashioned the news into one big story—incl. key updates at NSF. Reported w/ Kaia Glickman:

White House rolls out AI funding — and signals a new era for US science

Chief US science adviser calls for a shakeup in funding while handing out grants to accelerate research with AI.

nature.com

Another damning admission on the Trump administration’s weaponization of government: the administration terminated grants of perceived political enemies. We all knew this was happening, but the admission and documentation in court is validating. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)

Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

nytimes.com