Sasha Gorrell

Man Charged With Assaulting Federal Agent With Sandwich in D.C.

I mean, how many of us haven't wanted to throw a sandwich at a few things lately?

Man Charged With Assaulting Federal Agent With Sandwich in D.C. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/u...

14.08.2025 01:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Economic loss due to NIH budget cuts by congressional district, scienceimpacts.org/fy26

The #SCIMaP team announces a major update: an analysis of the economic impacts of the White House's NIH FY26 budget.

Bottom-line, we estimate $46B in total economic loss, 202K lost jobs, and impacts in communities nationwide.

Interactive map and shareable report:
scienceimpacts.org/fy26

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23.06.2025 19:10 — 👍 626    🔁 416    💬 25    📌 61

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

22.06.2025 00:47 — 👍 62511    🔁 13944    💬 812    📌 563

Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump (Gift Article) Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

04.06.2025 15:00 — 👍 304    🔁 209    💬 11    📌 15

Let’s Remember Why There’s a System of Federal Research Grants to Universities This is largely preaching to the choir, but it’s absent enough from...

Let’s Remember Why There’s a System of Federal Research Grants to Universities talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/lets-...

08.05.2025 03:32 — 👍 868    🔁 239    💬 7    📌 2

A closer look at the nationwide impact of NIH cuts Nearly half of U.S. counties will see economic losses of at least $250,000 from cuts to indirect funding by the National Institutes of Health.

Half of all US counties will lose at least $250K in revenue!
Cuts to NIH affect ALL americans! Check out this new analysis and look up your county here:
www.axios.com/2025/04/09/n...

09.04.2025 15:21 — 👍 26    🔁 16    💬 0    📌 1

Oppose Current Nominations for HHS and NIH Jayanta Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, nominated for Director of the National Institutes of Health by the Trump administration, supports nationwide spread of infectious disease such as COVID-19 and potentiall...

Good form letter to use: actionnetwork.org/letters/vote...

13.03.2025 04:12 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Jay Bhattacharya’s committee vote in the Senate is tomorrow at 10am.

Tell your Senators you want them to vote no. And tell your Stanford colleagues they can still speak out against Bhattacharya. His full Senate vote is likely next week.

13.03.2025 03:42 — 👍 155    🔁 65    💬 4    📌 3

Amazing energy in San Francisco @standupforscience.bsky.social

07.03.2025 22:16 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

12.02.2025 17:04 — 👍 11523    🔁 5464    💬 291    📌 674

NIH has announced major cuts. Medical and scientific research across the country will be badly damaged, affecting America's ability to innovate well into the future.

08.02.2025 16:03 — 👍 716    🔁 239    💬 37    📌 11

a quick drafted email template folks can use: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#episky

23.01.2025 03:42 — 👍 24    🔁 22    💬 2    📌 1