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U.S. scientists gird for yet another government shutdown Political impasse to hobble research agencies—and perhaps enable layoffs

Shutdowns don't help anyone, it just holds the public hostage.

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Under Trump, NSF faces worst crisis in its 75-year history Political directives have undermined agency's independence and record of supporting the best basic research

Under Trump, NSF faces worst crisis in its 75-year history | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

New MAGA-approved late night TV lineup Today’s political cartoon and humor column

Is this the future of entertainment? What are your thoughts?

New MAGA-approved late night TV lineup
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White House Ministry of Unity curtails free speech in name of free speech Today’s political cartoon and humor column

White House Ministry of Unity curtails free speech in name of free speech
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Trump's Calamitous Crypto Corruption It's enriching him and his family but endangering you, me, and the entire economy

Don't trust crypto if Trump is involved with it. He is only seeking to enhance his net worth at your expense.

Trump's Calamitous Crypto Corruption
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Florida plans to nix vaccine mandates. How well do they work? Abandoning long-standing vaccine requirements for schoolchildren could prompt bigger outbreaks, researchers warn

Florida plans to nix vaccine mandates. How well do they work? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Harvard victory leaves scientists feeling vindicated but uncertain Trump administration vows to appeal ruling that it illegally cut $2.2 billion in research funding

Harvard victory leaves scientists feeling vindicated but uncertain | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Trump called for ‘gold-standard science’: how the NIH, NSF and others are answering Some researchers say that US-agency policies provide opportunities for political interference.

Keep watch on what comes out of Federal agencies going forward. Each of us needs to assess the science without interference from the political appointees.
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Attempt to oust CDC director sparks key resignations by agency officials Susan Monarez, who clashed with the U.S. health secretary over vaccine policy, refuses to step down

Attempt to oust CDC director sparks key resignations by agency officials | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Attempt to oust CDC director sparks key resignations by agency officials Susan Monarez, who clashed with the U.S. health secretary over vaccine policy, refuses to step down

Attempt to oust CDC director sparks key resignations by agency officials | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

The Week Ahead August 24, 2025

As Joyce Vance states, "The revenge presidency is in full swing."
The Week Ahead
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Culture Crash You can put him in a tux, but that won’t make him cultured

Dan Rather highlights the many ways in which Trump is attempting to turn back the clock and undo our multicultural country.

Culture Crash
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US Supreme Court allows NIH to cut $2 billion in research grants The decision will hinder lawsuits against grant terminations, legal specialists say.

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Facing ‘impossible’ workload, USDA struggles to oversee lab animal welfare Shrinking staff and other handicaps threaten enforcement of federal law that protects research animals

Facing ‘impossible’ workload, USDA struggles to oversee lab animal welfare | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

The U.S. wants to phase out animal research. Are the alternatives ready? Drug and chemical safety can be assessed with AI and organ chips, but some scientists say it’s too soon to forgo animal methods entirely

The U.S. wants to phase out animal research. Are the alternatives ready? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Judge tells NSF to reinstate suspended UCLA grants Ruling comes as government seeks settlement with UCLA on larger set of suspended grants

Judge tells NSF to reinstate suspended UCLA grants | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Death threats to NIH official spark debate over aggressive campaign to end animal research White Coat Waste Project files complaint over government employee’s emails claiming it incited harassment against Nicole Kleinstreuer

One can criticize but physical threats are uncalled for!

Death threats to NIH official spark debate over aggressive campaign to end animal research | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Trump’s chief science adviser faces a storm of criticism: what's next? US researchers were hopeful when Donald Trump appointed Michael Kratsios to a top science position, but many say he has contributed to the chaos. Can he turn things around?

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‘It’s carnage’: Former NIH director decries Trump administration efforts to slash research spending Elias Zerhouni tells Chemistry World what's changed from when he was appointed by a Republican president to the current Trump administration

Zerhouni raises concerns about Trump's plans for the NIH budget and for the stifling of immigration which brings other countries best and brightest to the USA.

‘It’s carnage’: Former NIH director decries Trump administration efforts to slash research spending
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Scientific fraud has become an ‘industry,’ alarming analysis finds Sophisticated global networks are infiltrating journals to publish fake papers

Scientific fraud has become an ‘industry,’ alarming analysis finds | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Exclusive: retraction-prone editors identified at megajournal PLoS ONE Study says small editor group handled many problematic manuscripts — and a Nature investigation finds out who they are.

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Clearly it is the editors who have contributed to the rise in article retractions.

With boost to NIH budget, Senate panel rejects Trump’s plan to slash agency Republicans on spending committee push back against proposed reorganization and overhead cuts

With boost to NIH budget, Senate panel rejects Trump’s plan to slash agency | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Has Substack failed us? It sure seems that way!
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Odds of winning NIH grants plummet as new funding policy and spending delays bite Funding multiyear grants up front will sharply cut number of investigators receiving awards

Trump continues its efforts to stifle scientific and biomedical discovery.

Odds of winning NIH grants plummet as new funding policy and spending delays bite | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Opinion | This system is critical to Americans’ health. We must defend it. Medical progress depends on independent journals to advance science without political interference.

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RFK Jr wants to create government funded journals to publish government funded research. We can't let it happen because science requires the rigorous peer review provided by independent journals.

When fasting bites back: The bile dilemma in tiger sharks Photo by Kris Mikael Krister, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Happy Shark Week!! In this post, we take a look at how fasting may harm young tiger sharks. Sharks LOVE to eat fish, which are packed w…

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Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.

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Science will suffer in the absence of qualified advisory committee members.

This is patently false.

DHS has authority to question and search people coming into the country at points of entry.

But ICE may not detain and question anyone without reasonable suspicion — and certainly not based on their physical appearance alone.

This lawlessness must stop.

US senators poised to reject Trump’s proposed massive science cuts Committee gives first hint that policymakers might preserve, rather than slash, funding for US National Science Foundation and other agencies.

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Symbolic ‘science fair’ showcases research cut by Trump team Democrats hosted a protest event featuring ‘things we’ll never know’ because of the US government’s cuts to science.

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