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BakersRelay<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/@HelenBranswell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>HelenBranswell</span></a></span> Promoting to <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TheGremlinZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGremlinZoo</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>In 2022, the <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> invested ~$6.8B/yr in cancer research. Breast cancer research rec $580M, lung cancer: $477M +leukemia: $287M. Childhood cancer research: ~$272M -only 4% of the NIH budget.</p><p>Despite this funding discrepancy *miraculous breakthroughs in pediatric cancer research.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> signed EOs that'd cut funding to the NIH by 15% *temp blocked. If passed -significantly impact the💰allocated for cancer res *more issues for children with <a href="https://toad.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a>💔.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Sadism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sadism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2025/03/funding-cuts-for-pediatric-cancer-research" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">miamistudent.net/article/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/funding-cuts-for-pediatric-cancer-research</span></a></p>
Jay Thurber Show<p>Here's this month's cartoon for Print, Pittsburgh's East End newspaper.</p><p><a href="https://jaythurber.com/2025/03/17/pen-avenue-for-march-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jaythurber.com/2025/03/17/pen-</span><span class="invisible">avenue-for-march-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Pittsburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pittsburgh</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSF</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartoon</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>Update. "Scientists Say <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> Officials Told Them To Scrub <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/mRNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mRNA</span></a> References on Grants"<br><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/nih-grants-mrna-vaccines-trump-administration-hhs-rfk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kffhealthnews.org/news/article</span><span class="invisible">/nih-grants-mrna-vaccines-trump-administration-hhs-rfk/</span></a></p><p>"National Institutes of Health officials have urged scientists to remove all references to mRNA <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> technology from their grant applications…NIH acting Director Matthew Memoli sent an email across the NIH instructing that any grants, contracts, or collaborations involving mRNA vaccines be reported up the chain to <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s office and the White House."</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DefendResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendResearch</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicine</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Rich Stein (he/him)<p>University of Pennsylvania website monitoring federal policy changes affecting U.S. institutions of higher education and academic health systems (info from January 28 to present) — <br><a href="https://university-communications.upenn.edu/federal-government-updates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">university-communications.upen</span><span class="invisible">n.edu/federal-government-updates</span></a></p><p>article/background: <a href="https://www.thedp.com/article/2025/03/penn-federal-updates-website-launch-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thedp.com/article/2025/03/penn</span><span class="invisible">-federal-updates-website-launch-trump</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a></p>
gtbarry<p>‘We Are Witnessing a New Brain Drain’ as Scientists Flee America for France</p><p>Aix Marseille University put out the call to American scientists on March 7 as news continued that the Trump administration was pulling funding from many universities and putting heavy restrictions on research topics. “We are witnessing a new brain drain”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SafeSpaceForScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeSpaceForScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AixMarseille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AixMarseille</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stanford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stanford</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/we-are-witnessing-a-new-brain-drain-as-scientists-flee-america-for-france-2000575654" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gizmodo.com/we-are-witnessing-</span><span class="invisible">a-new-brain-drain-as-scientists-flee-america-for-france-2000575654</span></a></p>
Doug Bostrom<p>The complete idiot's guide to stupidity. </p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.adx1211?af=R" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">science.org/doi/full/10.1126/s</span><span class="invisible">cience.adx1211?af=R</span></a></p>
Overdrawn at the Gravitas Bank<p>On the small chance that the Trumpist assault on N.I.H. puzzles you, note that the Institute angered Mr Trump by refusing to downplay the severity of the C.O.V.I.D.-19 pandemic or distort its recommendations for dealing with it.</p><p>Waste! N.I.H.'s primary mission under Mr Trump was to promote his political health.</p><p>Thanks, archive.org, for preserving a report touching on this that the current Congress would prefer were firmly down the Memory Hole:</p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230224225355/https://coronavirus.house.gov/sites/democrats.coronavirus.house.gov/files/SSCCInterimReportDec2021V1.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2023022422</span><span class="invisible">5355/https://coronavirus.house.gov/sites/democrats.coronavirus.house.gov/files/SSCCInterimReportDec2021V1.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/TrumpFundamentals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpFundamentals</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>"This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We're essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, &amp; there’s no choice.🚨SCIENCE CAN'T FUNCTION w/o the stability of NIH."<br>-R Sirianni</p><p>"Trump admin attacks on the NIH mean biomedical research will become less ambitious, less competitive &amp; result in fewer breakthroughs."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TrumpMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpMusk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-12/nih-cuts-set-us-scientists-and-research-back-a-generation?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0MTc4NTc4MCwiZXhwIjoxNzQyMzkwNTgwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTVDBJRlBEV0xVNjgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJBQkE5NzNFNjA3NkQ0NjMyODJFMDAyN0QyM0JDNTg5MyJ9.brKn4LBbCsicJnhwemckaogVZPVyVceV_s-rz8Ls_l4&amp;leadSource=uverify%20wall" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/opinion/articles</span><span class="invisible">/2025-03-12/nih-cuts-set-us-scientists-and-research-back-a-generation?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0MTc4NTc4MCwiZXhwIjoxNzQyMzkwNTgwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTVDBJRlBEV0xVNjgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJBQkE5NzNFNjA3NkQ0NjMyODJFMDAyN0QyM0JDNTg5MyJ9.brKn4LBbCsicJnhwemckaogVZPVyVceV_s-rz8Ls_l4&amp;leadSource=uverify%20wall</span></a></p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"Uncertainty over health research funding is prompting the elite Baylor College of Medicine to scale back plans to expand the university’s research efforts and to reduce its incoming graduate school class size by about 15 students."</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/health/article/baylor-medical-school-nih-funding-cuts-20194299.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonchronicle.com/news/hous</span><span class="invisible">ton-texas/health/article/baylor-medical-school-nih-funding-cuts-20194299.php</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/MedEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedEd</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/MedSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedSchools</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/MedStudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedStudents</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/biomedical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biomedical</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grants</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/indirect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indirect</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>"Let’s be very clear: <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> research funding isn’t just about science - it’s an economic powerhouse. </p><p>The $36.94B in external grants last year not only supported groundbreaking medical &amp; attained &gt;400K jobs, fueling nearly⚡$95B in economic activity.</p><p>NIH grants aren't just about science - they're key economic drivers that benefit communities across the US."<br>-Dr C Young</p><p>"They’re just going in &amp; picking random grants to terminate.”</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/03/nih-grant-terminations/682039/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/health/archive</span><span class="invisible">/2025/03/nih-grant-terminations/682039/</span></a><br><a href="https://www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/statements/umr-releases-annual-nih-economic-impact-report-2025-update/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">unitedformedicalresearch.org/s</span><span class="invisible">tatements/umr-releases-annual-nih-economic-impact-report-2025-update/</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>A HS student emailed me out of the blue to do an interview as part of her capstone project on <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s. I spoke w/her about <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a> science &amp; <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caregiving</span></a>. She's 18, her family has the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/APOE4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APOE4</span></a> gene - a risk factor for the disease - &amp; she will study neuroscience to find a cure for Alzheimer's. She's smart, determined, &amp; I had chills listening to her story and her passion. The senseless, fascistic <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> cuts are imperiling the potential, the future of people like her, &amp; our own.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>A HS student emailed me out of the blue to do an interview as part of her capstone project on <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s. I spoke w/her about <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a> science &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caregiving</span></a>. She's 18, her family has the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/APOE4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APOE4</span></a> gene - a risk factor for the disease - &amp; she will study neuroscience to find a cure for Alzheimer's. She's smart, determined, &amp; I had chills listening to her story and her passion. The senseless, fascistic <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> cuts are imperiling the potential, the future of people like her, &amp; our own.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>This scientist is horrified by the destruction that the <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TrumpMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpMusk</span></a> regime has wreaked on STEM, scientific institutions, &amp; rational thought. </p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSF</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Purge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Purge</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Scientist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scientist</span></a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authors</span></a>, Margaret Bouvier, PhD, of Bouvier Grant Group has some suggestions for you on how to adapt to the changes affecting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grants</span></a> from the National Institutes of Health for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://bouviergrant.com/strategic-funding-adapting-to-the-changing-nih-landscape-post/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bouviergrant.com/strategic-fun</span><span class="invisible">ding-adapting-to-the-changing-nih-landscape-post/</span></a></p>
The Xylom<p>At the <a href="https://journa.host/tags/StandUpforScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandUpforScience</span></a> rallies, many protesters brought along cheeky signs targeting President Trump, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Elon Musk, the de facto head of DOGE.</p><p>Here are some of the best signs our reporters saw in Atlanta, New York, and Seattle:</p><p><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/across-america-protesters-stand-up-for-science-oppose-trump-and-doge-cuts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thexylom.com/post/across-ameri</span><span class="invisible">ca-protesters-stand-up-for-science-oppose-trump-and-doge-cuts</span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/nih" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nih</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/rfkjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rfkjr</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/atlanta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atlanta</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/newyork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newyork</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>this is fine <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-11/measles-case-confirmed-los-angeles-county-lax-exposure" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/california/story/2</span><span class="invisible">025-03-11/measles-case-confirmed-los-angeles-county-lax-exposure</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RFK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFK</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/losangeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>losangeles</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LAX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAX</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/antva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antva</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>Republican Neanderthals are Anti:<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Vaccinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccinations</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PublicSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSafety</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a>...</p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> is claiming that the best protection against <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> is the breast milk of a woman whose blood is untainted by <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a>.</p><p>No, really.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/1899636733693554878" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/atrupar/status/189963673</span><span class="invisible">3693554878</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RFK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFK</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MAHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAHA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/antivax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antivax</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/antivaxxers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antivaxxers</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a></p>
The Conversation U.S.<p>5 years after WHO declared <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a>-19 a pandemic, the U.S. is cutting staff at <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> while facing TB, measles and the worst flu season in 15 years. A scholar examines the role of 3 <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> agencies:<br><a href="https://buff.ly/WZe1elu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/WZe1elu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>