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. 😱😱😱
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)
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...
📸: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA
October 31, 2026 at 3:35 PM
📸: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA
Something stirs on the mountain summit... 🎃
The last light before the night shift might look like a villain's lair…
Atop Cerro Pachón in Chile, NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory waits to scan the void across the southern sky.
Happy Halloween Eve… 🌌👀
📷: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA
The last light before the night shift might look like a villain's lair…
Atop Cerro Pachón in Chile, NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory waits to scan the void across the southern sky.
Happy Halloween Eve… 🌌👀
📷: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA
October 30, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Something stirs on the mountain summit... 🎃
The last light before the night shift might look like a villain's lair…
Atop Cerro Pachón in Chile, NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory waits to scan the void across the southern sky.
Happy Halloween Eve… 🌌👀
📷: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA
The last light before the night shift might look like a villain's lair…
Atop Cerro Pachón in Chile, NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory waits to scan the void across the southern sky.
Happy Halloween Eve… 🌌👀
📷: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA
ARE WE WITNESSING THE END OF AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY?
From halting archaeology funding by the NSF to destruction of heritage on the border
The BIGGEST THREAT is proposed changes to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
Why the election matters for archaeology
youtu.be/SABMzNkJp20
From halting archaeology funding by the NSF to destruction of heritage on the border
The BIGGEST THREAT is proposed changes to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
Why the election matters for archaeology
youtu.be/SABMzNkJp20
I'm an archaeologist and I'm worried
YouTube video by Archaeology with Flint Dibble
youtu.be
November 1, 2026 at 9:28 PM
ARE WE WITNESSING THE END OF AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY?
From halting archaeology funding by the NSF to destruction of heritage on the border
The BIGGEST THREAT is proposed changes to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
Why the election matters for archaeology
youtu.be/SABMzNkJp20
From halting archaeology funding by the NSF to destruction of heritage on the border
The BIGGEST THREAT is proposed changes to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
Why the election matters for archaeology
youtu.be/SABMzNkJp20
October 30, 2026 at 4:35 AM
The same ideological logic was at work in the gutting of NSF as in the gutting of NEH. The difference was ultimately a matter of scale. But the ideology was the same.
November 2, 2026 at 3:39 AM
The same ideological logic was at work in the gutting of NSF as in the gutting of NEH. The difference was ultimately a matter of scale. But the ideology was the same.
Casual Friday: Irina Overeem introduces Sen. John Hickenlooper to the science enabled by NSF-funded CSDMS
October 31, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Casual Friday: Irina Overeem introduces Sen. John Hickenlooper to the science enabled by NSF-funded CSDMS
When the chaos at NIH/NSF/CDC happened in January 2025, I was told everything would return to normal.
There was no reason to believe this. Moreover, the insistence stymied early advocacy efforts when they should have been gaining momentum.
There was no reason to believe this. Moreover, the insistence stymied early advocacy efforts when they should have been gaining momentum.
November 1, 2026 at 2:39 PM
When the chaos at NIH/NSF/CDC happened in January 2025, I was told everything would return to normal.
There was no reason to believe this. Moreover, the insistence stymied early advocacy efforts when they should have been gaining momentum.
There was no reason to believe this. Moreover, the insistence stymied early advocacy efforts when they should have been gaining momentum.
Holy shit. This is $75k of compute. I am going to thank NSF ACCESS and Jetstream2 with such sincerity in the resulting papers.
November 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Holy shit. This is $75k of compute. I am going to thank NSF ACCESS and Jetstream2 with such sincerity in the resulting papers.
Email from NSF:
"Office hours - Presidential super intelligence challenge DCL"
Just fuckin kill me.
"Office hours - Presidential super intelligence challenge DCL"
Just fuckin kill me.
October 30, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Email from NSF:
"Office hours - Presidential super intelligence challenge DCL"
Just fuckin kill me.
"Office hours - Presidential super intelligence challenge DCL"
Just fuckin kill me.
Keine Unterwäsche im Bett für leichten Zugriff, richtig????
Moin☕
#gutenmorgen #mittwoch #naturaltits #naturalboobs #tits #bigtits #curvy #chubby #booty #nsfw
Moin☕
#gutenmorgen #mittwoch #naturaltits #naturalboobs #tits #bigtits #curvy #chubby #booty #nsfw
October 28, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Keine Unterwäsche im Bett für leichten Zugriff, richtig????
Moin☕
#gutenmorgen #mittwoch #naturaltits #naturalboobs #tits #bigtits #curvy #chubby #booty #nsfw
Moin☕
#gutenmorgen #mittwoch #naturaltits #naturalboobs #tits #bigtits #curvy #chubby #booty #nsfw
Surprised they didn’t create “Law and Economics” or “Public Choice Theory” or “Studies of Polarization” office at NSF.
Less science, but more 'metascience', presumably to justify WH proposals to slash NSF by $4B in FY 2027.
"The U.S. National Science Foundation Office of Metascience (NSF OMS) applies the scientific method to how science and engineering are funded, organized, and evaluated."
What could go wrong?
"The U.S. National Science Foundation Office of Metascience (NSF OMS) applies the scientific method to how science and engineering are funded, organized, and evaluated."
What could go wrong?
Office of Metascience (OD/OMS)
NSF's mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country.
www.nsf.gov
October 29, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Surprised they didn’t create “Law and Economics” or “Public Choice Theory” or “Studies of Polarization” office at NSF.
other leeches of federal money:
Musk, Elon (NASA, DOE)
Thiel, Peter (CIA) *did you know that the CIA has a venture capital division??? Check out In-Q-Tel for shits and grins.*
Page, Larry & Brin, Sergie (NSF)
Luckey, Palmer (NSF SBIR)
Huang, Jensen (NSF SBIR)
PAY YOUR TAXES FUCKERS
Musk, Elon (NASA, DOE)
Thiel, Peter (CIA) *did you know that the CIA has a venture capital division??? Check out In-Q-Tel for shits and grins.*
Page, Larry & Brin, Sergie (NSF)
Luckey, Palmer (NSF SBIR)
Huang, Jensen (NSF SBIR)
PAY YOUR TAXES FUCKERS
Not that there weren't shitheals in the 90s. Exhibit A: Conehead Andreesen was a total douchenozel then. Now he's got more money than anyone should be allowed to have and believes that makes him right. Like most technocrats, they made their billions by exploiting federal research. 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
for us Elder Netizens... the current crop of technocrats are Libertarians in the most pejorative way. it's a fucking trap for those of us who thought "information wants to be free," because of their impulse to monetize information asymmetry. fuck them all. i wasn't born with enough middle fingers.
October 30, 2026 at 6:09 AM
other leeches of federal money:
Musk, Elon (NASA, DOE)
Thiel, Peter (CIA) *did you know that the CIA has a venture capital division??? Check out In-Q-Tel for shits and grins.*
Page, Larry & Brin, Sergie (NSF)
Luckey, Palmer (NSF SBIR)
Huang, Jensen (NSF SBIR)
PAY YOUR TAXES FUCKERS
Musk, Elon (NASA, DOE)
Thiel, Peter (CIA) *did you know that the CIA has a venture capital division??? Check out In-Q-Tel for shits and grins.*
Page, Larry & Brin, Sergie (NSF)
Luckey, Palmer (NSF SBIR)
Huang, Jensen (NSF SBIR)
PAY YOUR TAXES FUCKERS
November 2, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Applying to the NSF metascience program to understand "does massive funding uncertainty tend to make research better or worse"
www.nsf.gov/od/oms
www.nsf.gov/od/oms
Office of Metascience (OD/OMS)
NSF's mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country.
www.nsf.gov
October 31, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Applying to the NSF metascience program to understand "does massive funding uncertainty tend to make research better or worse"
www.nsf.gov/od/oms
www.nsf.gov/od/oms
While NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory won't see dark matter directly, it WILL capture images of the galaxies that dark matter influences.
That data will help scientists study the distribution of all matter across the Universe, both regular and dark.🔭
That data will help scientists study the distribution of all matter across the Universe, both regular and dark.🔭
October 31, 2026 at 3:35 PM
While NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory won't see dark matter directly, it WILL capture images of the galaxies that dark matter influences.
That data will help scientists study the distribution of all matter across the Universe, both regular and dark.🔭
That data will help scientists study the distribution of all matter across the Universe, both regular and dark.🔭
How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/s...
#Project2025 #DOGE #OMB #NIH #FDA #NSF #DOE #DOD #science
#Project2025 #DOGE #OMB #NIH #FDA #NSF #DOE #DOD #science
How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine (Gift Article)
The system that has driven life-altering discoveries and helped make the United States a superpower is now under intense strain.
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/s...
#Project2025 #DOGE #OMB #NIH #FDA #NSF #DOE #DOD #science
#Project2025 #DOGE #OMB #NIH #FDA #NSF #DOE #DOD #science
if this admin wasn’t defunding the NSF, boy…
There should be a federal program that helps you fix a brain broken by the Internet.
November 1, 2026 at 6:07 AM
if this admin wasn’t defunding the NSF, boy…
NSF killed the JR ship contract shortly after the conclusion of a 10-y funded STC *specifically for expanding deep biosphere research.*
When the bio folks asked how they were supposed to get samples now without the ship, NSF reps said "do something else."
🤷♀️🤦♀️💀
When the bio folks asked how they were supposed to get samples now without the ship, NSF reps said "do something else."
🤷♀️🤦♀️💀
For 25 years we responded to jobs crises by encouraging STEM degrees and entrepreneurship.
Today, AI disruption is most acute in STEM fields & AI politics has decimated their external funding.
HigherEd over-invested in those degrees and are cutting humanities, which are more resilient.
Today, AI disruption is most acute in STEM fields & AI politics has decimated their external funding.
HigherEd over-invested in those degrees and are cutting humanities, which are more resilient.
October 30, 2026 at 2:37 AM
NSF killed the JR ship contract shortly after the conclusion of a 10-y funded STC *specifically for expanding deep biosphere research.*
When the bio folks asked how they were supposed to get samples now without the ship, NSF reps said "do something else."
🤷♀️🤦♀️💀
When the bio folks asked how they were supposed to get samples now without the ship, NSF reps said "do something else."
🤷♀️🤦♀️💀
#ICYMI: our Solar System has a newly-discovered dwarf planet candidate! Meet 2026 ED138, recently revealed by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory ☄
Let's get to know this new world a little bit, shall we? 🔭🧪
rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-f...
Let's get to know this new world a little bit, shall we? 🔭🧪
rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-f...
October 28, 2026 at 10:15 PM
#ICYMI: our Solar System has a newly-discovered dwarf planet candidate! Meet 2026 ED138, recently revealed by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory ☄
Let's get to know this new world a little bit, shall we? 🔭🧪
rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-f...
Let's get to know this new world a little bit, shall we? 🔭🧪
rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-f...
Statement on the Removal of Language Prohibiting Political Interference in NSF Grants: buff.ly/MIdbIy6
Statement on the Removal of Language Prohibiting Political Interference in NSF Grants -
The American Political Science Association (APSA) expresses deep concern over the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) decision to remove language from its scientific integrity policy that prohibits…
buff.ly
October 30, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Statement on the Removal of Language Prohibiting Political Interference in NSF Grants: buff.ly/MIdbIy6
The NSF work in Antarctica is such amazing stuff. And also they can still vote!
A million North Carolinians have voted in this year’s election. One of them—just one!—cast a ballot from Antarctica.
I found him. And I found out how he did it. www.ncrabbithole.com/p/one-person...
I found him. And I found out how he did it. www.ncrabbithole.com/p/one-person...
One person in Antarctica voted in North Carolina's election. We found him.
How did a former truck driver from the Asheville area end up on the bottom of the world? And how hard is it to cast a ballot from a remote, frozen outpost that's 9,000 miles away?
www.ncrabbithole.com
October 28, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The NSF work in Antarctica is such amazing stuff. And also they can still vote!