I don’t exactly how to phrase this, but like… is autism that bad???? Like, why is it such a source of fear??? Of course there are challenges but you can be autistic and have a rich, fulfilling life! Many people do! I don’t understand the preoccupation.
“I was fired for holding the line on scientific integrity. The stakes are not theoretical — we have already seen the largest [US] measles outbreak in more than 30 years, which claimed the lives of two children.”
go.nature.com/4213aJO
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There’s so much happening right now, I thought I’d put together a running thread on the dismantling of #climate and research and knowledge infrastructure in the United States 🧵
Landing page of website with white background and a series of articles in a grid pattern.
🗣️ #Philly #Science Jawns!
💻 We are looking for guest contributors to our Substack. We want to hear about your science, how it advances the public good, and how federal funding cuts and policy changes are affecting it!
💬 DM us if you’re interested.
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So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.
Hey frens! @agu.org has these great template letters you can send your representaives to ask them to support funding to NSF and NASA. Make sure to quickly personalize it with your name! agu.quorum.us/campaign/121...
👏 Incredible leadership from @agu.org! We’re proud to call them a partner and applaud their efforts to keep #climatescience moving forward. ⬇️
Evolving national security-dominated landscape ignores history of devastating consequences of #landmines for people, animals, environment. Will anti-tank mines, triggered by weight of >100kg, distinguish vehicles from e.g. 1000-kg Eurasian #bison male? #MineFreeWorld @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social
Survival of the fittest is not a health care policy - at best it's based on junk science at worst it's rooted in eugenics. #Resist
www.theverge.com/health/66136...
taking a lead from Resistance Kitty "we’re in an authoritarian fever dream with bad spray tans and worse policies. But guess what? Resistance isn’t a one-day protest. Its a daily sabotage of the unjust." #Resist 500womenscientists.org/updates/2025...
Side note, I think it is important to consistently refer to these grant cancellations as illegal. They straightforwardly are, and are currently being challenged in courts by @aaup.bsky.social and @aclu.org. Many should likely be restored if the law works.
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Track more illegally cancelled grants here, work from @noamross.net:
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As well as:
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As well as hundreds of millions in NIH grants to specifically targeted universities: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
All after Bhattacharya started.
FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants.
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
Have y'all heard of the Project 2025 Heat Map that outlines how 1/3 of the goals have already been achieved? Check out this site and follow: www.project2025.observer Call your representatives and ask them if they are aware of this site and how much of their plans have been implemented.
Now it's nearly 270 university presidents who have signed onto this "unprecedented government overreach" public letter. It was less than 180 this morning.
www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
Universities, and judges, taking the lead in standing up.
Today in class, as it is #EarthDay, we'll discuss the role of Philadelphia in the very first celebration (with an original news broadcast!). And I'll also mention Pope Francis - his TED Talk, and my AGU blog post on his encyclical on the environment and human ecology: geoedtrek.org/2018/08/19/l...
Some of the older staff at the Academy have those first Earth Day posters and buttons. It’s pretty cool to see that bit of history. Thanks for doing this!!
And respect a woman’s choice if all these things are in place and she still doesn’t want to have children.
Each year, there is a Presidential Proclamation for #EarthDay. I haven't seen it posted yet for this year, so in class we discussed the 2024 Earth Day Proclamation and when elected officials used to work together across the aisle for the environment.
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Nursing research improves healthcare for us all! The recently leaked HHS budget proposal seeks to dismantle NINR.
Philly is home to one of the highest-ranked nursing schools in the world, which is also among the top NIH-funded nursing schools in the US.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Boom! 🎤 drop. Fuck yes to all of this #OperationalSupport
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
Here is my #oped in the @inquirer.com online today, publishing in the paper on Sunday.
"I will not stand idly by while the Trump administration destroys the scientific foundation that keeps this country and its citizens healthy and safe."
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
Hey Senator @fetterman.senate.gov we got some questions for ya.
Elon Musk is not finding “waste and abuse”. He is simply slashing regulations and firing regulators that keep you safe, just so he can add a few more zeros to his bank account.
