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Quote by H. Holden Thorp, Editor-in-chief of Science journals, stating: "The suite of problems now faced by all American universities ... may well be unprecedented." Background is solid black with white and red text.

“A jolt to American universities”: In a new #ScienceEditorial, H. Holden Thorp reflects on the implications of Columbia University’s recent deal with the Trump administration to restore federal funding for research. scim.ag/3H3MES0

The NIH’s 2024 budget of just under $37B generated $95B in economic activity in 2024 alone. 99.4% of new pharmaceuticals approved from 2010-2019 came from NIH-funded research. I’m hard pressed to think of anything that generates as much direct economic benefit as our NIH did before they destroyed it

SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research View Projected Impact of the FY2026 Budget Cuts to the NIH

Our #SCIMaP analysis of the impacts of NIH budget cuts on economies nationwide. Perhaps someone might ask why the administration is intent on undermining our discovery pipeline as well as causing near-term economic harm?

scienceimpacts.org/fy26

TAPPER: 14 Republicans say you're risking undermining critical research by holding up NIH funding

VOUGHT: If they were a company, their stock price would in shambles. They in some respects caused the pandemic. You have an entire institute that does nothing more than DEI research at the NIH.

This is an extraordinarily dark day in an extraordinarily long run of extraordinarily dark days.

If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.

So the use of #censorship is being ratchetted up and universities are being picked off one by one. As so many have been stating, a public, unified push back against this administration's attack on higher ed institutions is necessary if this is going to be stopped. #DefendResearch defendresearch.org

RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.

This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Yes, wonderful zines! Thank you!

My sign! Was an awesome local #nokings that we walked to! Plus pups 🙂

A beautiful older golden retriever with a white face

A very adorable little Boston terrier wearing a floral harness

A beautiful fluffy golden retriever wearing a bandana that says "dogs not DOGE"

A large black and white dog and a small black dog wearing a shirt that says "I pee on fascists"

Cute dogs at #NoKings, Winchester, MA! 🐶

This needs to be shared everywhere, over and over again. #resist #DefendResearch #NoTimeForSilence

must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away

It is hard to conceive of a more anti-American policy choice for US innovation and prosperity in the 21st century.

Graphs showing 25 years of budgets for the National Institute of Health, NASA, and the NSF. In all cases, the proposed budget for next year is far, far below any year of the previous quarter century.

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

Shark Week came early this year! 🦈

@silverchairnews.bsky.social's Shark Tank-themed #SSP2025 session was filled to the brim with energy and good ideas. Thank you to everyone who participated and made this Friday morning feel electric!

Hooray, the DOI wins the first annual Bruce Rosenblum Award!! #ssp2025

SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research Developed by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide

This is a terrific resource by Joshua Weitz and colleagues. scienceimpacts.org

The Public Health Damage—and Personal Toll—of Federal Worker Layoffs This JAMA Forum discusses the scope of cuts made by the Trump administration to the federal workforce, the personal damage to workers, and the future of government service.

“Without a functioning civil service, the US government will lose its basic ability to protect the health and well-being of the nation.”

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Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

Monday's lesson: Don't mess with librarians. Ultimately, though, the question with Trump's effort to take over the Library of Congress could come down to whether Congress says, "Don't mess with Congress."

www.lawdork.com/p/dont-mess-...

Officials Are Denied Access to Library of Congress After Trump Names New Boss

There is other reporting going on, including:
* Wired: www.wired.com/story/us-cop...
* CBS: www.cbsnews.com/news/todd-bl...
* NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...

"The Trump Administration's unlawful removal of the Register of Copyrights follows a pattern of targeting library and information leaders in nonpartisan positions. Congress must stand up for its Library and intervene to counter this dangerous campaign to weaken institutional knowledge and professionalism." - ALA President Cindy Hohl.

This firing follows a pattern of targeting library and information leaders in nonpartisan positions. Congress MUST show up for its library and intervene.

Read ALA President Cindy Hohl's full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05... #ForOurLibraries 2/2

ALA Denounces unlawful firing of U.S. Register of Copyrights, Dr. Shira Perlmutter. Show up for our libraries. American Library Association.

NEW: ALA denounces yesterday's unlawful firing of Dr. Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights at the Library of Congress.

Dr. Perlmutter has led the US Copyright Office with integrity, intelligence and an understanding of intellectual property issues. 1/2

MAGA wants to break down any understanding of systems and replace it with belief in conspiracies.

Systems are complex but include us, so we can exert some influence and work to change them. Conspiracies are simple and exclude us, so they can change them as needed to work against us.

Carla Hayden was an inspiring librarian of congress, and we were lucky to have her

Being the global leader in science has been the foundation of American economic strength for decades.

The intentional dismantling of this is economic suicide.

Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund

This shameful dismantling of NSF will materially affect the nation's economy, health, national security, and environment. The NSF spokesperson didn't go on the record with their name because they know it's wrong. A coward. www.science.org/content/arti...

Table 1. Terminated National Institutes of Health Grants by Institute or Center

Targeted grant terminations by NIH have affected 694 grants totaling $1.81 billion, disproportionately impacting larger grants and NIMHD across various institutions.

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