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Trump officials lay off more HHS employees amid government shutdown An HHS spokesperson says employees "across multiple divisions" have received reduction-in-force notices.

Layoffs confirmed at Health and Human Services. #HHS is the agency responsible for the health and well-being of Americans. It oversees public health, funding for health and social service programs, and conducts vital, life-saving research.

I guess HHS is a "Democrat thing"

@alt-hhs.altgov.info

MIT Rejects Trump’s Federal Funding Deal—Other 8 Schools Still Uncommitted The compact from the Trump administration looks to provide a handful of universities with funding advantages in exchange for changes to their policies on grading, international student enrollment and ...

@mit.edu for the win!!! Put pressure on all the #colleges and #universities to reject this funding compact as well. #resist #savehighered

www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...

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 ...

No Kings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in.
www.nokings.org

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

Keynote Spotlight: Dr. Reed Maxwell
We’re excited to welcome Prof. @reedh2o.bsky.social (Princeton University) as the keynote speaker at #USRSE25!
🔗 Visit us-rse.org/usrse25/ to learn about the full program and our fantastic sponsors
#USRSE #ResearchSoftware #Community #Conference #OpenScience #RSE

Keynote Spotlight: Dr. Myra Cohen
We were excited to start off Day 2 of #USRSE25 by welcoming Dr. Cohen (Iowa State University) as the keynote speaker!
🔗 Visit us-rse.org/usrse25/ to learn about the full program and our fantastic sponsors!
#ResearchSoftware #Community #Conference #OpenScience #RSE

After a great #USRSE25 conference, today is #InternationalRSEDay! Check out @us-rse.bsky.social and us-rse.org to learn more about what #ResearchSoftwareEngineers do, get involved, and to stay in touch about future #RSEng topics and events!
#RSEDay2025 #Research #Science #RSE

Please consider a call and email to your Congress folk about the current #GovernmentShutdown and #OMB 's cuts to already funded science.
Thank you @aas.org for making this easy through a simple website: aas.org/action-alert...
#SaveScience #SaveNASA #SaveNSF #SaveDOE

Ayanna Mann is representing AAS and @blackinastro.bsky.social on the Hill today! Join her in advocating for federal funding for science by calling and writing your members of Congress today! aas.org/advocacy/get...

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

Trump’s regime is deploying unaccountable masked men into the hearts of our communities to spread fear.

We must stand together against fascist ICE raids. Join an event near you for the biggest day of peaceful protest in American history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

NASA Faces Government Shutdown, Funding Fears Rise While civil servants are furloughed or working without pay, funding for NASA remains uncertain.

While civil servants are furloughed or working without pay, funding for NASA remains uncertain.
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#astronomy #NASA #federalbudget #fundscience #NASAFunding

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This was posted by the President of the United States—a job once held by Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and FDR.

Meantime, has the price of groceries or housing gone down for your family? How’s your kid’s job search going in the Trump economy?

🎤 Rapid Access Microtalks are back at #USRSE25! Pitch a topic, vote for your favorites, & share ideas in just 5️⃣ mins. Submit RAM proposals here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#USRSE25 #ResearchSoftware #RSE #Community #Collaboration

YouTube video by Science Explorer (SciX) Welcome to SciX - Powering Discovery Across Earth and Space Sciences

What is #SciX? Think of it as your one-stop platform for exploring #research across #EarthScience, #EnvironmentalScience, and #SpaceScience, including #PlanetaryScience, #Heliophysics, #Geology, #Geophysics, #AtmosphericScience, and #Oceanography. Watch our new video! bit.ly/WelcomeToSciX

@roguenasa.altgov.info , NSF and DOE are being told to align shutdown spending with the @ushouseofreps.bsky.social #appropriations CR. Not nearly as bad as the PBR cuts, but still significant. Outlining key #heliophysics points in the comments.

@aas.org has a good summary: aas.org/posts/news/2...

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News Bernie Sanders Leads Roundtable On Government Shutdown With Democratic Senators

A longish video but EXCELLENT execution. This is what democracy looks like. Thank you @sanders.senate.gov and others ❤️

@indivisible.org
@indimidpen.bsky.social

youtu.be/ZjAZJk-z-jg?...

White House to agencies: Prepare mass firing plans for a potential shutdown In memo, the Trump administration says the Reduction-in-Force plans would go beyond standard shutdown furloughs.

Another attempt by OMB to disregard the fact that #Congress decides what is federally funded, while simultaneously threatening feds and contractors.

Looking for confirmation that the memo was sent out tonight. I don't doubt it has (or will soon).

#savefeds #resist #ShutItDown #NoKings #TACO

NSO Receives Funding from NSF to Design the Next-Generation Solar Observing Network to Advance Solar Science and Space Weather Forecasting - NSO - National Solar Observatory The U. S. NSF National Solar Observatory will design a Next-Generation Ground-based Solar Observing Network (ngGONG) advancing space-weather forecasting.

SOME GREAT NEWS! ngGONG is on track! 🤩🥳🌞🔭🎉

#NSFfunded #nggong #heliophysics

nso.edu/press-releas...

🚀 Countdown mode: T-minus 6 days until research software engineers land in Philadelphia!

🔗 Check out the full program at us-rse.org/usrse25/prog...

#usrse25 #ResearchSoftware #RSE #OpenScience #MachineLearning #AI #ResearchComputing #HPC

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.

Saving Our Democracy with Anna Eshoo Swing Left Peninsula

October 23rd in Palo Alto join us to hear retired Congresswoman Anna Eshoo talk about saving democracy! www.eventbrite.com/e/saving-dem...

While folks at NASA know this has been happening, evidence matters, congressional action matters, and advocacy matters!

📢 Contact your reps to help defend NASA’s research and workforce‼️ Reference the report and link to it in any written messages.

@aas.org @agu.org @planetarysociety.bsky.social

Register here: aas-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

@aas.org
@agu.org
@planetarysociety.bsky.social

#heliophysics
@roguenasa.altgov.info
@vrubinobs.bsky.social
@noaa.gov

Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins special election for southern Arizona congressional seat Voters in southern Arizona have picked Adelita Grijalva to succeed her father, the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva.

Voters in southern Arizona have picked Adelita Grijalva to succeed her father, the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, and be the first Latina to represent Arizona in Congress. She defeated Republican candidate Daniel Butierez on Tuesday in a special election.

We need your help to make October 18 the biggest peaceful protest of the year. Please spread the word, register your local event as soon as you can, and start RSVPing for the local protests to help build momentum: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

In case y'all missed it, John Oliver's discourse this week on the status of #highereducation under the current Trump admin is spot on. This is what many of us have been shouting into the void for months. 🤞 this elevates it to a national conversation.

@lastweektonight.com

youtu.be/xk94il8L820?...

A letter titled "Science Matters" presenting arguments from Canada's medical, research, clinical and healthcare organizations about the need to counter health misinformation and support science. It includes points debunking popular health misinformation.

A letter continues titled "Science Matters" presenting arguments from Canada's medical, research, clinical and healthcare organizations about the need to counter health misinformation and support science. It concludes with a list of signatures from medical, research, clinical, and healthcare organizations who support the contents of the letter.

#ScienceMatters

We all have a role to play in standing up for science.

Speak up and share your stories about how false health information is impacting you, Canada, and the world.

For the web version of this letter, visit ScienceUpFirst.com

#ScienceUpFirst

🚀Join 💯s of research software engineers and enthusiasts for 3️⃣ days of learning, networking, and community at USRSE’25 in #Philly from Oct 6–8!
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👉Register by Sept 12 for discounted hotel rates!

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