Science Gorilla
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Loves science. Willing to stand up and speak out for it. Really just wants to be in lab but here to scream into the void.
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COLUMBUS!!!
Mike Carey hasn't held a town hall in years (if ever), so we're doing it for him!!
Join us, Tuesday, Sept. 1st at 6:30pm in Columbus, Ohio at the Plaza Columbus at Capitol Square, 75 East State St, Columbus, OH 43215.
Visit the link to sign up and for more info: zurl.co/X0OE8
Mike Carey hasn't held a town hall in years (if ever), so we're doing it for him!!
Join us, Tuesday, Sept. 1st at 6:30pm in Columbus, Ohio at the Plaza Columbus at Capitol Square, 75 East State St, Columbus, OH 43215.
Visit the link to sign up and for more info: zurl.co/X0OE8
Stand up for Science
Stand up for Science
zurl.co
August 26, 2026 at 9:10 PM
COLUMBUS!!!
Mike Carey hasn't held a town hall in years (if ever), so we're doing it for him!!
Join us, Tuesday, Sept. 1st at 6:30pm in Columbus, Ohio at the Plaza Columbus at Capitol Square, 75 East State St, Columbus, OH 43215.
Visit the link to sign up and for more info: zurl.co/X0OE8
Mike Carey hasn't held a town hall in years (if ever), so we're doing it for him!!
Join us, Tuesday, Sept. 1st at 6:30pm in Columbus, Ohio at the Plaza Columbus at Capitol Square, 75 East State St, Columbus, OH 43215.
Visit the link to sign up and for more info: zurl.co/X0OE8
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NIH must "open scientific careers to skilled craftspeople and practitioners" drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/n...
NIH must “open scientific careers to skilled craftspeople and practitioners”
The regime has published a “Landmark Report and Recommendations for Renewing American Scientific Discovery” and the website lists four bullet points they call “key pillars” …
drugmonkey.wordpress.com
July 23, 2026 at 4:17 AM
NIH must "open scientific careers to skilled craftspeople and practitioners" drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/n...
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“The opposition is overwhelmingly grassroots rather than orchestrated. Form letters make up only about 16 percent of all comments (roughly 8,400 comments across 210 distinct campaigns), and only about one in eight opposing comments came from a form-letter campaign...
Using an open-source pipeline to read every comment on OMB's proposed grants rule that could have significant impact on science and technology research funding, Christopher Steven Marcum and Abigail Haddad find the verdict "clear and lopsided": ~94% oppose it.
The Public Rejects OMB's Federal Financial Assistance Rule
Tens of thousands of scientists, clinicians, and ordinary citizens warned OMB about putting political appointees in charge of which research gets funded.
buff.ly
July 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
“The opposition is overwhelmingly grassroots rather than orchestrated. Form letters make up only about 16 percent of all comments (roughly 8,400 comments across 210 distinct campaigns), and only about one in eight opposing comments came from a form-letter campaign...
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🚨OMB Director Russell Vought is about to testify before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services & General Government! 🚨
We'll be live skeeting the hearing - follow along below!!
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We'll be live skeeting the hearing - follow along below!!
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June 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
🚨OMB Director Russell Vought is about to testify before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services & General Government! 🚨
We'll be live skeeting the hearing - follow along below!!
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We'll be live skeeting the hearing - follow along below!!
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15,583 comments so far - have you added yours yet?
Up to 6771 now - let's get to 10k!
Comment here: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...
June 12, 2026 at 2:06 PM
15,583 comments so far - have you added yours yet?
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Important detail: "100 of the same comment count as one comment. Please note, the comment should be PERSONALIZED by you in order to be counted."
Imagine that the only labs that remain open and receive (ample) funding are those:
- With only American citizens in their labs;
- With no international collaborators;
- Who have never participated in a protest or donated to a Democratic campaign;
- Whose research aligns with Trump’s priorities.
- With only American citizens in their labs;
- With no international collaborators;
- Who have never participated in a protest or donated to a Democratic campaign;
- Whose research aligns with Trump’s priorities.
June 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Important detail: "100 of the same comment count as one comment. Please note, the comment should be PERSONALIZED by you in order to be counted."
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Another handful of sand in the gears:
Researchers cannot serve on a panel *at all* if anyone from their institution has submitted to that panel. Recusing themselves for the proposal itself is no longer sufficient.
This is needless, but will certainly slow things up even further.
Researchers cannot serve on a panel *at all* if anyone from their institution has submitted to that panel. Recusing themselves for the proposal itself is no longer sufficient.
This is needless, but will certainly slow things up even further.
NSF imposes stricter conflict-of-interest rules for grant-review panels
Researchers say changes could further burden the understaffed agency
www.science.org
June 9, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Another handful of sand in the gears:
Researchers cannot serve on a panel *at all* if anyone from their institution has submitted to that panel. Recusing themselves for the proposal itself is no longer sufficient.
This is needless, but will certainly slow things up even further.
Researchers cannot serve on a panel *at all* if anyone from their institution has submitted to that panel. Recusing themselves for the proposal itself is no longer sufficient.
This is needless, but will certainly slow things up even further.
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This just out in Diabetes Care. The need to highlight the destructive plans of the administration continues. Everyone needs to post comments to the OMB website. Relevant links in the article. Don’t delay!! diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
Please Tell Me It Is Only a Nightmare—The Proposed Dismantling of the United States Federal Research Infrastructure
Steven E. Kahn, Cheryl A.M. Anderson, John B. Buse, Elizabeth Selvin, Vanita R. Aroda, Seth A. Berkowitz, Matthew J. Crowley, Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick, Meg
diabetesjournals.org
June 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
This just out in Diabetes Care. The need to highlight the destructive plans of the administration continues. Everyone needs to post comments to the OMB website. Relevant links in the article. Don’t delay!! diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
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Today marks one year since the Bethesda Declaration, a letter of dissent issued by employees at NIH to protest severe budget cuts of medical research and the implementation unqualified leadership. Unfortunately, little has changed since then; 27 UNIHTED has an excellent piece on this: zurl.co/A2PjF
Bethesda Declaration One Year Later — 27 UNIHTED
zurl.co
June 9, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Today marks one year since the Bethesda Declaration, a letter of dissent issued by employees at NIH to protest severe budget cuts of medical research and the implementation unqualified leadership. Unfortunately, little has changed since then; 27 UNIHTED has an excellent piece on this: zurl.co/A2PjF
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Looking for a good way to piss off ol' yam tits? Attend a No Kings concert on his birthday! 🥳
June 14: Rise Up, Sing Out 🚫 👑
www.nokings.org/
June 14: Rise Up, Sing Out 🚫 👑
www.nokings.org/
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power belongs to the people.
www.nokings.org
June 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Looking for a good way to piss off ol' yam tits? Attend a No Kings concert on his birthday! 🥳
June 14: Rise Up, Sing Out 🚫 👑
www.nokings.org/
June 14: Rise Up, Sing Out 🚫 👑
www.nokings.org/
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From @medpagetoday.com, further repercussions from the silencing of scientists.
www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
Leaders Resign From ADA After Experts Booted From Meeting
Resignations included the organization's president-elect and scientific sessions chair
www.medpagetoday.com
June 8, 2026 at 9:22 PM
From @medpagetoday.com, further repercussions from the silencing of scientists.
www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
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50,000 page views/PDF downloads and counting
Full blown Streisand effect in play
diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
#ADAGate continues
#ADA2026
Full blown Streisand effect in play
diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
#ADAGate continues
#ADA2026
June 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
50,000 page views/PDF downloads and counting
Full blown Streisand effect in play
diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
#ADAGate continues
#ADA2026
Full blown Streisand effect in play
diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
#ADAGate continues
#ADA2026
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The milquetoast statement from ADA about their actions on Friday: diabetes.org/newsroom/pre...
The American Diabetes Association’s Statement Regarding Nonpartisanship | American Diabetes Association
As many of you are now aware, an incident took place at the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Scientific Sessions.
diabetes.org
June 7, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The milquetoast statement from ADA about their actions on Friday: diabetes.org/newsroom/pre...
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By "innovate or die" she means that researchers who are not current ideological targets should capitulate to authoritarians in exchange for funding and look the other way while they purge your colleagues, destroy the US research enterprise, and reroute the money to politically favored corporations.
The past year has been “filled with turmoil” for science, National Academy of Sciences president Marcia McNutt said during her State of the Science address
U.S. science must innovate or die, National Academy of Sciences president says
The past year has been “filled with turmoil” for science, National Academy of Sciences president Marcia McNutt said during her State of the Science address
www.scientificamerican.com
June 5, 2026 at 10:34 PM
By "innovate or die" she means that researchers who are not current ideological targets should capitulate to authoritarians in exchange for funding and look the other way while they purge your colleagues, destroy the US research enterprise, and reroute the money to politically favored corporations.
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Taking a different tact to reaching Director Bhattacharya.
Just wrote to the Deputy Director for Public Affairs, Office of Communications and Public Liaison Chief (Acting), Strategic Communications and Media Relations Branch
(and cc'ed the NIH Director).
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Just wrote to the Deputy Director for Public Affairs, Office of Communications and Public Liaison Chief (Acting), Strategic Communications and Media Relations Branch
(and cc'ed the NIH Director).
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June 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Taking a different tact to reaching Director Bhattacharya.
Just wrote to the Deputy Director for Public Affairs, Office of Communications and Public Liaison Chief (Acting), Strategic Communications and Media Relations Branch
(and cc'ed the NIH Director).
1/2
Just wrote to the Deputy Director for Public Affairs, Office of Communications and Public Liaison Chief (Acting), Strategic Communications and Media Relations Branch
(and cc'ed the NIH Director).
1/2
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IF YOU ARE ATTENDING THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING: WALK OUT.
Do NOT allow your home society to be a tool of fascism.
Stand up. Walk out. #Standupforscience
@standupforscience.net
Do NOT allow your home society to be a tool of fascism.
Stand up. Walk out. #Standupforscience
@standupforscience.net
June 5, 2026 at 9:53 PM
IF YOU ARE ATTENDING THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING: WALK OUT.
Do NOT allow your home society to be a tool of fascism.
Stand up. Walk out. #Standupforscience
@standupforscience.net
Do NOT allow your home society to be a tool of fascism.
Stand up. Walk out. #Standupforscience
@standupforscience.net
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Are you a scientist attending this meeting? Walk out. Are you a physician attending this meeting? Walk out. If you're silent, you're complicit. Use your voice.
Members of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) were removed by police during the organization's annual meeting on Friday as they handed out copies of an editorial criticizing Trump administration changes to U.S. biomedical research.
www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting
Researchers told they could no longer attend the annual scientific sessions
www.medpagetoday.com
June 5, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Are you a scientist attending this meeting? Walk out. Are you a physician attending this meeting? Walk out. If you're silent, you're complicit. Use your voice.
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Stopping Vought’s proposed rule will be critical to save science and future cures.
@standupforscience.net created an action center to help you comment and contact Congress.
Time to get loud!
fight2win.standupforscience.net
@standupforscience.net created an action center to help you comment and contact Congress.
Time to get loud!
fight2win.standupforscience.net
Stand up for Science
Stand up for Science
fight2win.standupforscience.net
May 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Stopping Vought’s proposed rule will be critical to save science and future cures.
@standupforscience.net created an action center to help you comment and contact Congress.
Time to get loud!
fight2win.standupforscience.net
@standupforscience.net created an action center to help you comment and contact Congress.
Time to get loud!
fight2win.standupforscience.net
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Please take a few minutes and file a comment against this terrible new plan - not just for science, but for every funding agency in the US.
fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/163...
fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/163...
Stand up for Science
Stand up for Science
fight2win.standupforscience.net
May 30, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Please take a few minutes and file a comment against this terrible new plan - not just for science, but for every funding agency in the US.
fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/163...
fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/163...
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I've been using the No AI version of DuckDuckGo and am impressed with the results. It seems to favor reliable sites and has a clean interface: noai.duckduckgo.com
May 27, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I've been using the No AI version of DuckDuckGo and am impressed with the results. It seems to favor reliable sites and has a clean interface: noai.duckduckgo.com
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I really don’t know why anyone would bring up AI at a commencement address.
They’re supposed to be honoring the students who worked for years to get to graduation.
What place does a computer program have there?
“I want to talk today about Microsoft Excel…”
They’re supposed to be honoring the students who worked for years to get to graduation.
What place does a computer program have there?
“I want to talk today about Microsoft Excel…”
May 17, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I really don’t know why anyone would bring up AI at a commencement address.
They’re supposed to be honoring the students who worked for years to get to graduation.
What place does a computer program have there?
“I want to talk today about Microsoft Excel…”
They’re supposed to be honoring the students who worked for years to get to graduation.
What place does a computer program have there?
“I want to talk today about Microsoft Excel…”
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State science fair is back in person at OSU this year! #ohiosci #ohioscience
May 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
State science fair is back in person at OSU this year! #ohiosci #ohioscience
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In today's 3-hour pod, Gruberman Lab makes our first foray into the peptide revolution. We delve into the science of BPC-157 and thymosin, where to inject them, how to maximize your gym gains, and how to manage uncontrollable diarrhea with max doses. #menshealth
May 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
In today's 3-hour pod, Gruberman Lab makes our first foray into the peptide revolution. We delve into the science of BPC-157 and thymosin, where to inject them, how to maximize your gym gains, and how to manage uncontrollable diarrhea with max doses. #menshealth