RESTORE THE NSF, NEH and NIH
Things the Dem Congress should do on day 1:
- restore USAID
- investigate DOGE
- pass guardrails against civilian data misuse
- revoke the AUMF
- revoke unilateral Presidential tariff authority
- public hearings investigating ICE
- restore USAID
- investigate DOGE
- pass guardrails against civilian data misuse
- revoke the AUMF
- revoke unilateral Presidential tariff authority
- public hearings investigating ICE
November 4, 2026 at 12:35 PM
RESTORE THE NSF, NEH and NIH
Taco trucks on every corner for real and give us back our NSF grants.
November 4, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Taco trucks on every corner for real and give us back our NSF grants.
Last month, NSF extended its unbroken streak of Nobel laureates in economics who received agency funding to an astonishing 30 years.
But in FY26, the agency eliminated new grants in economics—and many other social sciences. Mike Woodford, one of the new laureates, says NSF is 'playing with fire'.
But in FY26, the agency eliminated new grants in economics—and many other social sciences. Mike Woodford, one of the new laureates, says NSF is 'playing with fire'.
US social sciences face existential crisis after NSF cuts
The US National Science Foundation is a major funder of economics and archaeology research but in 2026 awarded no new grants in those disciplines.
www.nature.com
November 3, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Last month, NSF extended its unbroken streak of Nobel laureates in economics who received agency funding to an astonishing 30 years.
But in FY26, the agency eliminated new grants in economics—and many other social sciences. Mike Woodford, one of the new laureates, says NSF is 'playing with fire'.
But in FY26, the agency eliminated new grants in economics—and many other social sciences. Mike Woodford, one of the new laureates, says NSF is 'playing with fire'.
Evolution and ecology weren't named in the White House's FY28 science priorities. Should we be worried?
"We should be scared shitless." —Allen Moore, former director of NSF's Division of Environmental Biology
New Evolution Exchange on what's happening at NSF and what we can do
"We should be scared shitless." —Allen Moore, former director of NSF's Division of Environmental Biology
New Evolution Exchange on what's happening at NSF and what we can do
The Evolution Exchange: NSF Funding Shifts in Evolutionary Biology
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November 3, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Evolution and ecology weren't named in the White House's FY28 science priorities. Should we be worried?
"We should be scared shitless." —Allen Moore, former director of NSF's Division of Environmental Biology
New Evolution Exchange on what's happening at NSF and what we can do
"We should be scared shitless." —Allen Moore, former director of NSF's Division of Environmental Biology
New Evolution Exchange on what's happening at NSF and what we can do
Make NSF great again.
I want the NEH back. And IMLS.
November 5, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Make NSF great again.
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Geosciences recently cut its funding by 80%. This is the part of the NSF that funds all atmospheric, ocean, Earth, and climate sciences. 😱😱😱
October 30, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Geosciences recently cut its funding by 80%. This is the part of the NSF that funds all atmospheric, ocean, Earth, and climate sciences. 😱😱😱
The NSF Unidata Program Center is pleased to announce the availability of Rapid Refresh Forecast System (RRFS) and RRFS Ensemble Forecast System (REFS) output in NSF Unidata datastreams. See examples of how to interact with these new datasets using the IDV, AWIPS CAVE, and Python at buff.ly/fcOQnbB
Rapid Refresh Forecast System and RRFS Ensemble Forecast System Output Availability | NSF Unidata
The NSF Unidata Program Center is pleased to announce the availability of Rapid Refresh Forecast System (RRFS) and RRFS Ensemble Forecast System (REFS) output in NSF Unidata datastreams. The six new…
buff.ly
November 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
The NSF Unidata Program Center is pleased to announce the availability of Rapid Refresh Forecast System (RRFS) and RRFS Ensemble Forecast System (REFS) output in NSF Unidata datastreams. See examples of how to interact with these new datasets using the IDV, AWIPS CAVE, and Python at buff.ly/fcOQnbB
USAID is probably broken beyond reasonable repair in one cycle, but the people impacted by NSF NIH etc fuckery are still around and turning back on the illegally stopped money faucet can’t undo the past but it can stop the bleeding
November 4, 2026 at 10:17 PM
USAID is probably broken beyond reasonable repair in one cycle, but the people impacted by NSF NIH etc fuckery are still around and turning back on the illegally stopped money faucet can’t undo the past but it can stop the bleeding
And for the fucking record:
I WANT MY NIH AND NSF GRANTS BACK!
Girls and women deserve access to science.
@democrats.org
I WANT MY NIH AND NSF GRANTS BACK!
Girls and women deserve access to science.
@democrats.org
November 4, 2026 at 11:35 PM
And for the fucking record:
I WANT MY NIH AND NSF GRANTS BACK!
Girls and women deserve access to science.
@democrats.org
I WANT MY NIH AND NSF GRANTS BACK!
Girls and women deserve access to science.
@democrats.org
Small stars, striking company.
This view from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory captures Messier 21, a young open star cluster packed with small, dim stars near the Trifid Nebula.
(Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA)
This view from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory captures Messier 21, a young open star cluster packed with small, dim stars near the Trifid Nebula.
(Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA)
November 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Small stars, striking company.
This view from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory captures Messier 21, a young open star cluster packed with small, dim stars near the Trifid Nebula.
(Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA)
This view from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory captures Messier 21, a young open star cluster packed with small, dim stars near the Trifid Nebula.
(Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA)
Let's get some science funding next year. Can this Congress double the NSF budget?
November 4, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Let's get some science funding next year. Can this Congress double the NSF budget?
I keep thinking about this. They weren’t (mostly) voting about the damage to record keeping or the census, or to NSF funding or NIH grants, any of which are catastrophes. And yet they were still furious.
November 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I keep thinking about this. They weren’t (mostly) voting about the damage to record keeping or the census, or to NSF funding or NIH grants, any of which are catastrophes. And yet they were still furious.
I added restoring NSF funding, btw
November 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I added restoring NSF funding, btw
No ornaments needed. The Christmas Tree Cluster brings its own stars, framed by glowing gas in the constellation of the Unicorn
Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: T.A. Rector (NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) and B.A. Wolpa (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: T.A. Rector (NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) and B.A. Wolpa (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
October 31, 2026 at 10:12 PM
No ornaments needed. The Christmas Tree Cluster brings its own stars, framed by glowing gas in the constellation of the Unicorn
Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: T.A. Rector (NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) and B.A. Wolpa (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: T.A. Rector (NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) and B.A. Wolpa (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
US social sciences face existential crisis after NSF cuts
US social sciences face existential crisis after NSF cuts
The US National Science Foundation is a major funder of economics and archaeology research but in 2026 awarded no new grants in those disciplines.
idp.nature.com
November 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
US social sciences face existential crisis after NSF cuts
Last month the NSF talked up the number of Nobel-winning economists the agency had funded. This year, though, it awarded exactly zero economics grants. @dangaristo.bsky.social reports for @nature.com on the gutting of NSF's social sciences research:
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
US social sciences face existential crisis after NSF cuts
The US National Science Foundation is a major funder of economics and archaeology research but in 2026 awarded no new grants in those disciplines.
www.nature.com
November 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Last month the NSF talked up the number of Nobel-winning economists the agency had funded. This year, though, it awarded exactly zero economics grants. @dangaristo.bsky.social reports for @nature.com on the gutting of NSF's social sciences research:
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
The SBE directorate is the Schrodinger's cat of NSF. It both exists and does not exist
'NSF said that White House budget request for fiscal year 2027 “does not include continued funding for the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate” and said the directorate has not been shut down."
'NSF said that White House budget request for fiscal year 2027 “does not include continued funding for the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate” and said the directorate has not been shut down."
US social sciences face existential crisis after NSF cuts www.nature.com/articles/d41...
US social sciences face existential crisis after NSF cuts
The US National Science Foundation is a major funder of economics and archaeology research but in 2026 awarded no new grants in those disciplines.
www.nature.com
November 3, 2026 at 10:51 PM
The SBE directorate is the Schrodinger's cat of NSF. It both exists and does not exist
'NSF said that White House budget request for fiscal year 2027 “does not include continued funding for the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate” and said the directorate has not been shut down."
'NSF said that White House budget request for fiscal year 2027 “does not include continued funding for the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate” and said the directorate has not been shut down."
What now? Tomorrow the presidents & chancellors of the 187 R1 research universities should be standing together on the Capitol steps, denouncing the frontal assault on universities, calling for full restoration of NSF/NIH/Title VI/FLAS funding & an end to all the rest of the authoritarian nonsense.
Remember when a huge portion of civil society including corporate leaders, top law firms, and elite universities decided to submit to Trump's authoritarianism? And it was legitimized because he won in 2024 with <checks notes> 49.7% of the popular vote? What now?
November 4, 2026 at 4:39 AM
What now? Tomorrow the presidents & chancellors of the 187 R1 research universities should be standing together on the Capitol steps, denouncing the frontal assault on universities, calling for full restoration of NSF/NIH/Title VI/FLAS funding & an end to all the rest of the authoritarian nonsense.
I want everyone in NSF leadership to testify as to what went on in FY2026. Day 1.
November 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
I want everyone in NSF leadership to testify as to what went on in FY2026. Day 1.
Ha great.
Tell the nation: The president should get his hands off NSF.
Tell the nation: The president should get his hands off NSF.
I’m Allen Moore and I approve this message.
Evolution and ecology weren't named in the White House's FY28 science priorities. Should we be worried?
"We should be scared shitless." —Allen Moore, former director of NSF's Division of Environmental Biology
New Evolution Exchange on what's happening at NSF and what we can do
"We should be scared shitless." —Allen Moore, former director of NSF's Division of Environmental Biology
New Evolution Exchange on what's happening at NSF and what we can do
November 3, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Ha great.
Tell the nation: The president should get his hands off NSF.
Tell the nation: The president should get his hands off NSF.
Expanding on Artemis III via NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's comments to NSF on Friday.
written by Chris Bergin
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/10/isaa...
written by Chris Bergin
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/10/isaa...
November 1, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Expanding on Artemis III via NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's comments to NSF on Friday.
written by Chris Bergin
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/10/isaa...
written by Chris Bergin
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/10/isaa...
Covering NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's comments to NSF about the RFI seeking commercial options for a Hubble reboost, servicing, or controlled deorbit.
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/11/unco...
#SaveHubble
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/11/unco...
#SaveHubble
November 3, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Covering NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's comments to NSF about the RFI seeking commercial options for a Hubble reboost, servicing, or controlled deorbit.
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/11/unco...
#SaveHubble
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/11/unco...
#SaveHubble
📸: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA
October 31, 2026 at 3:35 PM
📸: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA