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Rightwing billionaires want to privatize NIH and use it to control universities.
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AltNIH4Science - Science Crisis News
Accounts to follow to understand what's happening now in US science and politics. NIH. Trump. Musk. NSF. Vought. Remote work. RIF. Grant NoAs. FACA Committees. Senate UC. MAGA, and Project 2025. A lot is happening. Follow this group and send your colleagues here to bluesky to do the same.
@lilymasonphd.bsky.social
Political scientist at Johns Hopkins, author of Uncivil Agreement and co-author of Radical American Partisanship
@hankgreely.bsky.social
Stanford Law prof, working on ethical, legal, and social issues in the biosciences. Sports fan (especially Stanford sports). And strongly opposed to the illegal & immoral Russian invasion of Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!
@chriskahlerphd.bsky.social
Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences. Director, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies @browncaas, Brown University School of Public Health. Fight stigma, practice empathy, support science, and believe in future generations. Views are my own.
@dpmoriarity.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology @ UPenn | Quant-curious | Lv. 11 Dwarf paladin Inflammatory phenotyping, physiometrics, precision psychiatry Statistics, Transparency, + Rigor Editor @ Psychological Science
@leahlitman.bsky.social
Michigan Law Prof. Co-host, Strict Scrutiny Podcast LAWLESS - out May 13 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawless/Leah-Litman/9781668054628
@aaup.bsky.social
The American Association of University Professors champions academic freedom, advances shared governance, and organizes faculty to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good. aaup.org
@delauro.house.gov
Proud to represent CT-03 in Congress. Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Italian-American, New Haven native, fierce advocate for a strong middle class. https://linktr.ee/RepRosaDeLauroCT03
@lastweektonight.com
The official Bluesky account of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. youtube.com/lastweektonight
@jamesmhyman.bsky.social
Neuroscientist using electrophysiology to understand cognitive flexibility, the ACC, and hippocampus. It's all oscillations and vibes. @UNLV
@timmarchman.bsky.social
I’m an editor at WIRED and have previously written and edited for a number of places, including my tinned fish newsletter Popping Tins. Timothy_marchman@wired.com. Signal me at timmarchman.01.
@alt-aha.bsky.social
Administration for a Healthy America (AHA) will combine what's left of OASH, HRSA, SAMHSA, ATSDR, and NIOSH. Follow along as federal #publichealth workers await their fate.
@altnatarchives.altgov.info
Two NARAtians united to remind every one of the mission of the National Archives - “We preserve, protect, and share the historical records of the United States to promote public inquiry and strengthen democratic participation.” We ride at dawn. #altgov
@civicactionhubmd.bsky.social
A small and mighty group of Maryland residents providing information and community in the service of civic action to fight fascism at https://civicactionhubmd.com
@altcdc.altgov.info
A collective of public health experts. Resisting harmful policies, fighting disinformation, and defending public health from within. Not an official CDC account—but close enough for transmission. Proudly #AltGov Tips -> Signal: altcdc.99
@merz.bsky.social
"There are no answers; only choices." – S. Lem I choose one [o] or two-cell [8] organisms and dissonant music. Professor of Biochemistry @ UW-Seattle. Any coincidence of my opinions with my employer's is coincidental.
@fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social
Inspiring, empowering, and supporting federal workers to feel brave enough to directly resist and defy dangerous, unlawful and illegal orders. IG: https://www.instagram.com/federalworkersagainstdoge/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/fedsagainstdoge
@altnehgov.altgov.info
Democracy DEMANDS wisdom. History cannot be undone, books cannot be unwritten, experiences cannot be ignored. Not the official @nehgov.bsky.social account, but a collective of Hercules Mulligans. #AltGov
@coachdomin8.bsky.social
Former Director, NIH Exec Sec All views and opinions are my own and do not represent the views or opinions of any past or present employers.
@hananiarichard.bsky.social
Subscribe to the newsletter for the thoughtful stuff. www.richardhanania.com
@erikconway.bsky.social
Historian, rocketeer, capsuleer in New Eden, adventurer in Azeroth. Writer of books.
@jacquelyngill.bsky.social
Climate, extinction, and biodiversity scientist at UMaine, researching Earth’s past for a better future. Writer and podcaster for the planet. Chaotic good professor. Working to be a good ancestor. She/her. #BiInSci #DisabledInSTEM
@arthurdeodat.bsky.social
UCLA microbiology PhD, now clinical research scientist Also the original creator of the @HarrisFootball.com Yacht Club Dictionary: https://harrisfootball.github.io/dictionary.html. Hoping Bluesky will eventually allow us to mute specific accounts’ reposts
@drchrishourigan.bsky.social
"That AML MRD guy". Director, Virginia Tech FBRI Cancer Research Center in Washington, DC. Physician-Scientist. Views my own.
@akalhan.bsky.social
Law professor, Drexel Univ • Fellow, UC Nat'l Ctr for Free Speech & Civic Engagement • Affiliated fellow, Yale ISP • NYC Bar Ass'n Rule of Law Task Force • AAUP Cmte A on Academic Freedom ⚾ Cleveland native/partisan 🏀 runner • https://linktr.ee/akalhan
@gabriellehecht.bsky.social
Writer/Prof/Anti-disciplinary https://gabriellehecht.org Residual Governance: How South Africa Foretells Planetary Futures 🇵🇷1st genx2 • cisbi♀• proud but terrified parent of 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🧠♾️
@lelandmcinnes.bsky.social
A Mathematician dabbling in Data Science, especially unsupervised learning and data exploration. UMAP, HDBSCAN, PyNNDescent, DataMapPlot. (He/Him)
@techiewonk.bsky.social
Director, Innovation Policy @rti.bsky.social (the Research Triangle Institute). Unapologetic wonk at the intersection of #sciencepolicy, #innovation, and strategy. Ask me about R&D evaluation, innovation metrics, horizon scanning, & cocktails.
@hollisbrusky.bsky.social
Politics Professor at Pomona College. Author Ideas With Consequences & Separate But Faithful. #SCOTUS. Activist. Girl Scouts & LWV Leader. Mom. Trekkie. Hiker. Boston Sports Fan. https://research.pomona.edu/amanda-hollis-brusky/
@courtneymilan.com
She/her. I write books about carriages, corsets, and smartwatches. Mother of (emoji) dinosaurs 🦖🦕. 羽生結弦 fan. Fan of tea. Born at 332 ppm. This biography should not be taken as a complete description. courtneymilan.com
@sarareardon.bsky.social
Science journalist @science.org covering all things wild and wonderful. Alum @Nature.com, @NewScientist.com 🧠 🧬 ⚖️ 🐒 🏳️🌈 🦠 🔬 🏛 👩🔬 Signal: sara_reardon.59
@gorskon.bsky.social
"Antagonist of Bhattacharya" (per Paul Thacker) & "damaging to science" (per Jay Bhattacharya). Surgeon/scientist promoting science-based medicine and Editor, Science-Based Medicine blog (sciencebasedmedicine.org). X/Twitter & Threads: @gorskon. (He/him)
@karencosta.bsky.social
#HigherEd · Climate Action Pedagogy · faculty & student success · online learning advocate · trauma-aware teaching · ADHD/ND · adjunct · author of 99 Tips https://linktr.ee/KarenRayCosta
@moiradonegan.bsky.social
Opinion columnist covering gender and politics at The Guardian. Writer in residence at the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Host of the podcast In Bed with the Right. Real piece of work.
@delong.social
Author of "Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the 20th Century". Too online since 1995. Sometime Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. UC Berkeley Professor.
@paulrosenberg.bsky.social
Words. At Salon: https://www.salon.com/writer/paul_rosenberg & Random Lengths News: https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/author/paul-rosenberg Election take: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xy5et7tjp2m5vcse6ky23v2x/post/3lajp4jwy2s2n
@pkrugman.bsky.social
@andrew-oneill.bsky.social
National Advocacy Director @indivisible.org. Former Hill staffer. Thrower of frisbees. Dog dad. he/him
@nadinefj.bsky.social
Policy Director, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University | Senior Non-Resident Fellow, Center for International Policy. Opinions mine.
@jmal52.bsky.social
Truth, justice, & humor. Retired Texas teacher not liking the good ol’ boys running this state. #PublicEd #ERA #Vote #SocialSecurity I hate liars. 🚫DMs 🚫Follow Lists 🚫Starter Packs!!
@michaelhoffman.bsky.social
Chair, Computational BIology and Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network. Associate Professor, Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto. Disclosures: https://github.com/michaelmhoffman/disclosure/
@philippmarkolin.bsky.social
Science blogger and communicator: www.protagonist-science.com Mein investigatives Buch über die Insider-Geschichte hinter der COVID-19 Ursprungskontroverse jetzt exklusiv auf Deutsch erhältlich: www.lab-leak-fever.com
@daviddarmofal.bsky.social
Political scientist. Political behavior + methods. Spatial analysis. Opinions expressed are my own.
@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
policy, $, political economy of race // 70-80s soul, 90s hip hop // #DubNation // proud product of miscegenation // Berkeley prof (formerly: Princeton CSDP, UW)
@timwrhoads.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nutritional Sciences, UW-Madison. Metabolism, RNA, and aging. All opinions my own (and not my employers).
@jimsaksa.com
You can ignore me here in addition to ignoring me on Twitter, Facebook, Mastodon, Threads, Instagram, WhatsApp, MySpace, AOL IM, and ICQ. Features for Roll Call, formerly at WHYY, before that an attorney. Philly is home even if I reside in DC.
@brendannyhan.bsky.social
Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author. https://sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/ http://brightlinewatch.org