Nice coverage of what’s happening at NSF from @thehill.com!
Two points from me:
1. NSF staff are hanging in like a hair in a biscuit and the admin isn’t making it easy. It’s a psyop every day.
2. Jim O’Neill is not the one to run NSF. Full stop.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
The FBI Director, the DC US Attorney, and the Secretary of Defense walk into a bar.
Apparently like every day.
The graphic shows an image of RFK Jr., Jay Bhattacharya, Jim O'Neill, and Casey Means. The graphic reads: "SCIENCE IS IN DANGER. FIGHT BACK. TAKE ACTION! LINK IN OUR BIO!" The graphic also contains the white Stand Up for Science logo.
As HHS Secretary, RFK Jr and his minions have vilified or dismissed scientists and canceled or delayed vital research. And now they want to confirm Jim O’Neill as NSF Director & Casey Means as Surgeon General. The consequences will be devastating. Visit the links below to take action!
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We’ve been tracking the multiple crises at Ohio State for years now. And now it’s becoming national news, as in this NYT article. ⬇️
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/u...
Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto
Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-co...
Texas A&M has suffered a great loss: the resignation of Dr. Martin Peterson.
First Plato, now Dr. Peterson!
Out the Door at TAMU....
The Trump administration will not be asking the Supreme Court to take up its fight to slash NIH support for research indirect costs. www.statnews.com/2026/04/08/t...
STAT: Trump administration drops court fight to cap NIH payments for research overhead costs
by Megan Molteni @statnews.com @mmolteni.bsky.social
bit.ly/4tVncB5
I am shocked to see this language from the NSF.
“The U.S. National Science Foundation's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request reflects a strategic alignment of resources in a constrained fiscal environment while eliminating woke and weaponized grant programs that previously funded radical DEI projects.”
Now digging through the 1000+ page Appendix.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
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A woman dressed as lady liberty stands next to a professor holding a Stand Up for Science flag
Join Stand Up for Science Ohio and others March 28 at the Ohio Statehouse in Downtown Columbus!
Scores of protests will take place across Ohio on Saturday as Donald Trump's second administration moves into its second year. A coalition of groups is coordinating under the No Kings banner as part of thousands of protests across the country. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/27/l...
Fascism expert Tim Snyder on Why Mass Protests matter:
PROTEST CHANGES THE ATMOSPHERE For authoritarians to win, they need their supporters to be active, the majority to be silent, & their actions to seem normal. Protest shows their supporters are the minority, & the majority WILL NOT BE SILENT. 🧵
AAUP + NO KINGS
AAUP members will be raising our voices nationwide tomorrow, March 28 at #NOKINGS rallies from coast to coast.
Join Us. Find an action near you here: www.nokings.org
after much deliberation and giving AI the benefit of the doubt, Wikipedia editors have had enough of AI slop. New policy bans LLM generated content, periodt www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...
The team at @standupforscience.net is hosting the OFFICIAL NO KINGS 3 ACCESSIBLE RALLY.
An inclusive rally for everyone, everywhere.
March 28th, 12:30 - 2pm CT followed by live stream of the national flagship event from the Twin Cities (MN).
Sign up here: standupforscience.net/sufs-nk3
FUN STORY!
When I started @standupforscience.net Emory leadership instructed the Wheel not to cover me or the protests we led around the WORLD.
I asked for support & Emory sent General Council to meet with me and then refused to allow the NYT photographer onto campus...BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE...
Graphic with photo of Jim O'Neill reading: "No to O'Neill for NSF, Email your senators at tr.ee/NoToONeill, STAND UP FOR SCIENCE"
Email your senators to urge them not to confirm Jim O’Neill as Director of the National Science Foundation.
He's not a scientist, has no relevant expertise, promoted vaccine misinformation, and he helped gut the CDC. Email your senators here! : tr.ee/NoToONeill
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In case you weren't aware, Republicans in Ohio are trying to pass this bill. It would require doctors to report every pregnancy and how the pregnancy ended and may also require investigations in the event of a miscarriage or stillbirth.
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No Kings 3 is NEXT WEEK: Saturday, March 28!
What are you protesting? Funding cuts, vaccine lies, climate change, job losses, attacks on research, education...?
Find your event: zurl.co/nLl0L
And we're hosting a Virtual Rally!
Details soon.
#NoKings3 #DefendDemocracy #SaveScience #ProtectHealth
Graphic with No Kings and Stand Up for Science logs, and text that reads: Defend Democracy - We urge you to grab your pro-science signs and join one of over 3,000 No Kings events scheduled for Saturday, March 28. Find yours at nokings.org
Next BIG ACTION is No Kings events - Saturday, March 28
SAVE SCIENCE. PROTECT HEALTH. DEFEND DEMOCRACY.
Find your event at zurl.co/WSxhb
Stand Up for Science will be hosting a Virtual Rally that day!
Details coming soon.
#NoKings3 #DefendDemocracy #SaveScience #ProtectHealth
Two men in suits talking to weach other with microphones while sitting in leather chairs. On the right is a woman doing sign language.
Jay Bhattacharya currently hosting lab leak proponent Matt Ridley at an NIH conference.
Ridley admits that he has performed no experiments and there is no direct epidemiological evidence for lab leak. Whoever asked that question is my hero.
Image with text to email your senators to urge them not to confirm Jim O’Neill as Director of the National Science Foundation.
Email your senators to urge them not to confirm Jim O’Neill as Director of the National Science Foundation.
He's not a scientist, has no relevant expertise, promoted vaccine misinformation, helped gut the CDC, and his Silicon Valley ties raise questions about protecting the public interest.
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