The Trump admin is labeling anything “DEI” that supports minorities and targeting it with cuts, layoffs, and rollbacks. The latest in this nonsensical strategy: Bike lanes. Article: zurl.co/aD1Gh

US push to defund ‘DEI bike lanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates say

Trump administration boasts of cutting $1.73bn already allocated for cycling improvements to city streets

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There’s a lot of fighting to be done for science! While you’re out there battling fascism, we have gear you can suit up in! Click the link to visit our merch shop: zurl.co/uLxYb #StandUpForScience #Science #Merch #SaveScience #Fight

Why on earth would they give him a platform, knowing that he will lie every time he opens his mouth?

The strongest available evidence supports a zoonotic origin for COVID-19. - The virus is genetically diverse in ways typical of natural viruses and atypical of gain-of-function (GoF) viruses. 🧵

BREAKING NEWS! The Senate has paused the OMB rule that would put Trump appointees in charge of federal spending. Next step - Contact your MoC and tell them to permanently REVOKE THE RULE: zurl.co/1SXEN Article: zurl.co/23mF8

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.

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While this is a HUGE WIN, there's more work to do. It's time to DOUBLE DOWN in pressuring Congress. They need to revoke the OMB Proposal. Members of Congress who fail to stop the Proposal will be out of a job January 3rd, 2027, we will make sure of it. 🧵

Scientists shouldn’t fear becoming political targets for doing their jobs. Dr. Fauci’s hearing is a stark reminder of what can happen when scientific findings become politically inconvenient. Evidence, not ideology, should fuel our science. Article: zurl.co/e80v0

Trump administration needs to stop ‘public harassment’ of Fauci and scientists, open letter says

Letter, published before Anthony Fauci will appear before Congress, accuses Republicans of ‘waging a war on individual scientists’

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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.

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By politicizing the federal grant process, the OMB Grant Proposal will substantially weaken our scientific enterprise that has made the United States a global leader in innovation. Take action against the proposal the link: zurl.co/Au4wk Article: zurl.co/dGIrM

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 that breakthrough.

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Vought is using the NSF to weaponize research grants in service of the President’s agenda. Register for our webinar to learn about the key NSF changes, analyze their implications and draft strong public comments: zurl.co/uZgiw Then leave your public comment: zurl.co/IutuN

Hearing that NSF is going to pilot moving awards from institutions to individuals. Hello compliance nightmare. Especially because a lot of federal requirements for these awards (research security) are tied to institutional requirements. Potentially devastating for scientific collections/archives.

The elimination of a Medicare drug plan subsidy will leave seniors paying more out of pocket for the prescription drugs they need. For many older Americans living on fixed outcomes, even modest increases in drug costs can make essential treatment hard to afford. Article: zurl.co/n2uIP

Trump Administration to End Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy — The Wall Street Journal

Program that held down premiums not renewed for 2027, resulting in higher costs for some seniors

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The Fauci hearing was not about COVID, it was about scaring scientists. Rand Paul, avid science-denier, followed the pattern of the Trump admin's latest attempts to quiet people who disagree with them. 🧵

Subscribe to Stand Up for Science on YouTube for recordings of all of our events, clips from interviews and guest speakers, and more ways on how you can #StandUpforScience : zurl.co/kjT9m

Brian Poindexter is the first SUFS endorsement of our Midterms ‘26 Electoral Campaign. Ohio’s 7th District was on our target list before Mother Jones reported on Miller’s long history of domestic violence.

Follow us on TikTok for clips from our events, our membership-only podcast, and clips directly from SUFS Founder & CEO, Dr. Colette Delawalla: zurl.co/dsFUV

“The issue reportedly dominates nearly every conversation between the two men, with Trump having told Kennedy that reducing autism rates should be his top priority.” Article: zurl.co/aIx1Q

Trump pressured RFK Jr to slash childhood vaccines over autism fears: report

During a lunch in May, Trump reportedly accused Kennedy of having the ‘yips’

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Americans deserve leaders that will fight for their health and prosperity, not cut back on protective regulations and dismantle our research infrastructure. We are fighting back. Fuel the Fight for Science by donating at the link, we have a $1M donation match! : zurl.co/YPwy9 Thank you!

The Secretary of the HHS shouldn’t be bringing back deadly, preventable disease. It should be someone whose top priority is actually protecting Americans’ health. Help us embolden a Congress that will remove Bubonic Bobby at the link: zurl.co/By7Pn

The Trump admin wants to access American’s emergency room medical records, raising alarm over patient privacy. This is not the first time - RFK Jr. has previously attempted to gain access American’s medical records in service of his anti-vax agenda. Article: zurl.co/BP4M7

Trump Admin Demands Emergency Room Records in Alarming Move

A tiny federal agency is trying to force hospitals to hand over emergency room records—including all personal identifying information.

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As wildfire smoke once again spreads across the United States, Trump is playing the blame game while simultaneously advancing policies that continue to undermine clean air and public health. Article: zurl.co/x5tc6

Scientists decry Trump’s ‘blame game’ after he claims Canada ‘poisoning’ US air

Trump told Mark Carney ‘you got to stop these fires from coming in’ as experts say wildfires symptom of climate crisis

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The OMB Grant Proposal is yet another step in Trump’s campaign to destroy science in America, but it may be the most dangerous step yet. Visit the link to contact your MoC’s about the proposal: zurl.co/wvbjB Article: zurl.co/MkbeQ

‘Complete shock and dismay’: scientists unite against Trump’s $1tn grant attack

OMB proposal would upend entire grant-making system – and put vast sums into hands of political appointees

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The NSF proposal is a tool for Vought to implement his OMB Proposal's restrictive and ideologically driven regulations on university grants. Register for the webinars to learn about the key NSF changes and draft strong public comments: zurl.co/67X9s And, leave your public comment: zurl.co/T8Ogb

"How America's Public Health Cuts Fueled the Cyclospora Outbreak" 🧵 RFK Jr.'s anti-science campaign taking its reign on America. Quotes from: zurl.co/NlbPz

Chronicle of Higher Education article on the Kratsios "Golden Age of Science" document www.chronicle.com/article/why-... “This whole document really strikes me as being incredibly naïve and just wrong,” said Jeremy Berg, who led ... a branch of the (NIH), during the Bush and Obama administrations.

Why Scientists Hate Trump’s New Plan to Revamp Research Funding

Diverting money from universities would distort priorities and slow discovery, they say.

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As usual, ProPublica delves into an emerging, crucial situation and explains to us that it's even worse than we imagined. @defendpublichealth.bsky.social @standupforscience.net www.propublica.org/article/fede...

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...

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“Physics, medicine, climate science, and biology know no borders and it is critical we continue our momentum to bring our movement to a global audience. Stand Up for Science International will ensure science serves the public good everywhere,” - @cdelawalla.bsky.social, PhD, SUFS Founder & CEO

“Read Stand Up for Science Director of Policy and Advocacy Cole Donovan’s latest piece on why Kratsios’s report, Science: A New Golden Age, is a plan to benefit corporations - not science.” Article: zurl.co/dTI1K

AMERICAN LYSENKOISM. History doesn't always repeat itself... but it certainly rhymes. A 🧵

Gutting federal research funding from America’s universities would not only dismantle the primary engine of scientific discovery in the United States, it would fundamentally change American science for generations to come. Article: zurl.co/sCa8E

Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities

Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.

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