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Dear #NIH, on behalf of the hard-working people who were trying to take a rare vacation, to care for a loved one, attend a funeral, or a birth, or a milestone, and got yet another panicked “please recertify your #Biosketch” request, may your thoughtlessness and cruelty come back to you in THIS life.

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Oh wow, shocker.

🧪 The average US science PhD takes 5.6 years, but a new DHS rule caps F-1 visas at 4 years. Over 95% of physics doctoral students take longer than that, so requiring strict extension vetting won't just slow down degrees. It risks driving talent away from the national research workforce.

International PhD students to face strict limits on time in the US

Trump administration takes action to address ‘forever students’.

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AOC when asked about Hegseth's comment about getting rid of 'unqualified' women in the military: “He’s an unqualified man in his role, so of course he’s threatened by women who are twice as good as he is.“

Your reaction to the new White House vision for science probably depends on what you think about the past 18 months under Trump. Here's why www.science.org/content/arti...

White House report calls for big changes to ‘calcified’ U.S. science system

In Congress today, Trump science adviser Michael Kratsios faced critics of the proposals

science.org

I wasn’t ready for this. ☠️ 😭 Low T Pete will never live this down.

PHASE ONE of our fight against the OMB rule is complete and YOU ALL SHOWED UP!!! HALF A MILLION COMMENTS is WILD. We absolutely exceeded our goal of 100,000! So, what happens next??? Welcome to PHASE TWO: Pressure and Preparation! 1/x

I checked multiple sources that say this is in large part what Massie said in June, give or take a couple of words..

We got the dog a new bed.

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

Opinion | Abolish the NIH

A $48 billion government monopoly should give way to the market.

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UPDATE: We learned that the folks behind Project 2025, are encouraging their base to write comments in favor of the rule. This suggests our efforts are working and they are shaken. IT ALSO MEANS WE NEED TO GO OUT WITH A BANG. MAKE YOUR COMMENT TODAY!!!

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · last mo.

🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! There are only 11 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/R83IO

I’m gonna bet that Luigi Mangione tried to get an annual eye exam in this country.

Socialism for the wealthy, feudalism for everyone else.

Excited that this story is now published at @theaacr.bsky.social Cancer Research! #Squamous tumors have transcriptional heterogeneity that resembles normal lung cell states, including a lowly-dividing stress-resistant KRT13+ #hillock-like state driven by KLF4. aacrjournals.org/cancerres/ar...

❓ Our team is sharing why they submitted public comments on The Office of Budget and Management's proposed rule affecting scientific research funding. What’s yours? Submit your comment through our action center, then share your reason with a photo using #WhyIWrote: https://go.aps.org/4vUO0ST

Well played Fox News, well played. Peter Doocy: “A wise man once said, in January 2020: ‘Iran has never won a war, but has never lost a negotiation.’” President Trump: “Who said that?” Reporter: “Donald Trump.”

Sporothrix brasiliensis is spreading worldwide, posing a epizootic risk to cats and zoonotic risk to humans. 🧪 #vetmed www.sciencenews.org/article/dead...

A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading

It’s just a matter of time before Sporothrix brasiliensis reaches the U.S. a CDC expert says.

sciencenews.org

The way it’s going, I swear I’m gonna be dead (from old age, don’t panic) & there will be hundreds of emails of people *pissed off* that I haven’t wrote them back. Everyone is annoyed they aren’t #1 in my book! But I have no free time. The list is longggggg. Prob b/c this job is too much!

Despite its record low funding, we have an exciting new drug target relevant to #SCLC and other tumors classified as neuroendocrine tumors but with tuft-like identity. The most exciting target of my career! We just need a journal who wants to send it out to review. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Erik Faber MD PhD@fabermdphd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

TBH I had no idea we were underfunding #sclc and #nsclc research by so much, but also this may all soon be out of date as it appears the NIH may not fund much of anything anymore😭 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

The only other Oliver worth listening to…🤣

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver@lastweektonight.com · 3mo ago

Here’s last night’s story about a shortcut to the Supreme Court known as the “shadow docket,” how it’s being abused by the Trump administration, and which Supreme Court justice looks like a preschool teacher who still hits. https://youtu.be/qKeq4CEZtm8

PREACH!!!!

Sherrilyn Ifill@sifill.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.

Is the U.S. slipping into 'Competitive Authoritarianism?' www.npr.org/2026/05/13/n...

Is the U.S. slipping into 'Competitive Authoritarianism?'

What form of government do we have in America now? Some scholars say it is no longer liberal democracy, but "competitive authoritarianism." NPR's Frank Langfitt explains the term and its origin.

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The Oliver Lab is #hiring. I have never been more excited about the next project & the potential to help people with cancer. If you want to transform #SCLC & how we think about #cancer in general, please come join us! #postdoc #PhD Thanks to ChatGPT for a high octane ad with more info below!

In deftly redefining the self-interest of Black people as “politics”, Republicans have essentially declared racism is over and never actually existed in the first place. Which really just goes to show, racists are still here, and they can be predictable and clever too.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3mo ago

LAWSUIT: “Three Memphis voters, through the American Civil Liberties Union, have filed a federal lawsuit against Tennessee leaders, claiming the state’s new congressional maps are discriminating against Black voters.” www.actionnews5.com/2026/05/12/m...

John Oliver on the Supreme Court: "It was a 6-3 decision in the case of White People vs. Everybody — and you’ll never guess who they ruled in favor of”

MR Nobel Peace guy who is master negotiator of the Universe started a fight and has now FAILED to open a tiny waterway controlling the ENTIRE world’s Economy. *Psycho capitalization style in honor of his HIGHNESSess’s preferred means of communication*