Here’s my “why.” YouTube video by Pete Buttigieg

Mayor Pete always says it best.
youtu.be/hvtI-1z-TMc?...

NASA Flew by the Moon, but Behind the Scenes, Its Science Is a Chaotic Mess www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/o...

Similar to what many federal agencies are going through. A travesty of the nation’s scientific enterprise.

I’m a Nobel Prize-winning immigrant. I can no longer recognize this country. Attacks on science and immigrants are destroying America.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-a-nobel...
Excellent article by Dr. Jack Szostak on how attacks on science and immigrants are destroying America.

Artemis II from 30,000 feet. Go, @roguenasa.altgov.info ! Beautiful. Civil Service Scientists make the USA great. #FEDStrong

The President's fiscal year 2027 Budget was released today.

Important---Important---Important

The President's Budget is always fundamentally a political document that Congress may or may not (usually not) take very seriously.

www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...

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‘No kings, just vaccines!’: demonstrators gather at NIH headquarters to protest against cuts to medical research Protesters decried Trump administration healthcare policies and direction of HHS under leadership of RFK Jr

The NIH vigils group gathers every Saturday since 2025 to protest changes in health policies and to the way science is funded within and outside the NIH. This Saturday with a larger crowd was no different! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Fight for what’s important to you.

Tracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout A Revolution (Official Music Video) YouTube video by Tracy Chapman

In honor of today’s No Kings rallies:

Tracy Chapman - “Talkin' Bout A Revolution”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv8F...

This has been the GOP's "starve-the-beast" scheme for nearly 50 years. Meanwhile, millions suffer and struggle to get ahead as the rich get richer. See the problem here?

Another thoughtful article about the dramatic decrease in the Notice of Funding Opportunities published by the NIH. NOFOs are worked on by Program Officers in each institute and are how the NIH tells the scientific community about understudied research areas and sets aside dedicated funding for them

The NOFO Graveyard A Response to NIH's Defense of Its Vanishing Funding Opportunities

open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...

📆Saturday March 28th, 10am,
📍Medical Center Metro / NIH Visitor’s Entrance
💌RSVP below!

Speaker announcement:

Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH former NIAID Director and CEO of @idsainfo.bsky.social

Bill Bien, patient advocate and
lymphoma survivor

actionnetwork.org/events/no-sh...

I Wrote Research Funding Announcements for NIH for 22 Years. This Year They’ve Published 14 How NIH went from 756 funding announcements to 14 in two years — and what it means for every disease that depends on federal research

open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
Another thoughtful article from Elizabeth Ginexi on the dramatic reduction in the Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) published by the NIH in 2025 and 2026.

Shoutout to NYC! 🙌 🏙️🍎

They just launched a $1M campaign: “Ask Questions, Get Answers, Vaccinate.” 💉👶

The goal? Boost childhood vaccination, fight misinformation, and encourage parents to talk with trusted providers.

Healthy kids = stronger communities. 💪

Americans trust Fauci over RFK Jr. and career scientists over Trump officials RFK Jr. has tried hard to villainize Fauci. Americans still trust Fauci more.

‪Ars Technica: Americans trust Fauci over RFK Jr. and career scientists over Trump officials

RFK Jr. has tried hard to villainize Fauci. Americans still trust Fauci more.

by Beth Mole @bethmariem.bsky.social @arstechnica.com

👉 bit.ly/4rZfVQ7

How about this person?

Stand Up for Science Rally Boston
@standupforscience.bsky.social

Here’s part of my speech @standupforscience.bsky.social

Stand Up for Science Rally Boston. #standupforscience @standupforscience.bsky.social

Stark Divide: Americans More Confident in Career Scientists at U.S. Health Agencies Than Leaders | The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania When it comes to reliable health information, Americans are more confident in federal health agencies' career scientists than their leaders.

A new Annenberg poll shows Americans trust federal career scientists and independent medical groups more than in the political leaders running U.S. health agencies
www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/stark-divide...

A more complete set of voices in a companion piece.

www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/h...

Huge loss to the NIH. Brave federal employees who chose to leave because of the never ending hurdles to do their jobs well.

🚨 Calling all MA residents: this Saturday, March 7th, join the nationwide protest Stand Up for Science! For more information visit: https://www.standupforscience.net/march7

🗓️ March 7th, 2026
⏰ 12:00 - 3:00 PM
📍Parkman Bandstand, 139 Tremont St.

I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party.

We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage.

Opinion | I Was a CDC Senior Leader. From What I Saw, No One Should Run Two Agencies. Placing Jay Bhattacharya in charge of both NIH and CDC raises concerns

Important article from former senior leader at the CDC, Deb Houry. No One Should Run Two Agencies. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

‘We want to rebuild trust’: fired CDC workers form group to combat Trump’s war on science Former employees stepped up to create the National Public Health Coalition to advocate for public health after Trump’s cuts to the agency

“It breaks my heart to think that people’s health is going to increasingly be tied to where they live. But for now, it’s going to be imperative that we have groups like the National Public Health Coalition that people feel they can trust.” Said Jerome Adams, Surgeon General in 1st Trump admin.

With federal research funding uncertain, states debate new science initiatives A handful of states are considering initiatives to increase funding for scientific research as uncertainty around federal dollars has grown.

With federal research funding uncertain, states debate new science initiatives www.statnews.com/2026/02/20/s... via @statnews.com

F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine

Some good news...

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/h...

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What NIH Staff Can’t Tell You—And Why That Matters The people who understand most clearly what is being lost at the NIH are also the people least able to say so.

So well written. Thank you Elizabeth Ginexi for describing what’s going on inside the NIH. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-nih-s...

National Institutes of Health faces leadership vacuum as director positions sit open More than half of the NIH's institutes and centers don’t have permanent directors, giving the Trump administration an unusual opportunity to reshape the agency. The latest departure came on Friday.

They won’t stop until the National Institutes of Health is a hollowed out RFK Jr. echo chamber and revenue generation machine for snake oil peddlers.