Mark Peifer (He, him)

Meet Sunny Naqvi.

A lifelong U.S. Citizen from Illinois, Naqvi was returning home from a business trip with 5 other people, who were all in the country legally. She was then detained by immigration officials at O’Hare Airport for 30 hours before being transferred to an ICE detention facility in WI.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: “Iran does not want to harm ordinary Americans who overwhelmingly voted to end involvement in costly foreign wars.

“Blame for surging gas prices, costlier mortgages, and pummeled 401(k)'s lies squarely with Israel and its dupes in Washington.”

The reductions in the number of new and competing renewal R01s by topic (based on simple searches in NIH Reporter).

The cuts are across the board: Cancer down 24%, Alzheimer down 45%, Obesity down 29%, Child by 21%.

Transgender was down by 84% but represents only a small number of grants.

New YouGov:

Six in 10 Britons, 59%, say they are opposed to military action, up 10 points in a week.

Labour
Support: 14%
Oppose: 76%

Conservatives
Support: 43%
Oppose: 43%

Reform UK
Support: 57%
Oppose: 27%

Lib Dem
Support: 12%
Oppose: 81%

Green
Support: 4%
Oppose: 87%

Screenshot of an email “As a result of bargaining unit determinations, union dues will no longer be deducted from your monthly stipend beginning with the April 1, 2026, stipend payment. Thanks for your partnership on this matter. NIH Employee & Labor Relations Branch

This ridiculous union busting does nothing to help the early career researchers the NIH director claims to support. This is ridiculous.

Stand Up for Science protests spread to more than 50 cities Speakers at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C., criticized the politicization of science and cuts to research that serves the public

Thank you @sciam.bsky.social and @danvergano.bsky.social for covering the @standupforscience.bsky.social National Day of Action!

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and what are you all doing besides posting things like this--Congress does have authority

Deaths in ICE detention are horrifying.

But the Trump Administration isn’t even notifying families—or foreign governments—when someone dies in their custody.

Inhumane incompetence.

Luke was a socialist before his time

I understand that there are a lot of folks on the left who instinctively recoil from religious language, and with good reason given its use by the right.

But please listen to this, and focus on how he's trying to realign "Christian values" so they align with and advance progressive policy goals.

James Talarico says it’s time to start flipping tables

I can't compete with this.

the US tax burden is not too high. our problem is our safety net is shit. handing individuals a little more cash can't solve problems like skyrocketing healthcare costs, housing crisis, no childcare, vaccine refusal. 1

I'm just gonna say it: Booker's proposal to end income taxes below $75k is idiotic. We've just crippled our state capacity and your response is a tax cut? Come on man

UNC undergraduates got us the venue!

UNC, Research Triangle Community Members Rally for 'Stand Up For Science' Day of Action - Chapelboro.com Saturday was a national day of 'Stand Up For Science' protests, with dozens of Research Triangle community members taking part in Chapel Hill.

Saturday marked a national day of protests planned by the Stand Up For Science organization, which formed last year to protest President Donald Trump’s administration’s cuts to scientific funding.

Here’s more from the demonstrations:

On March 7, the ATS attended Stand Up For Science rallies. In Washington D.C., VP of the ATS D.C. chapter Helen D’Couto, MD, and in NYC, ATS President-Elect Michelle Ng Gong, MD, MS, ATSF, spoke on funding research, ensuring public health, and maintaining clean air to help the world breathe.

'One year of failure.' The Lancet slams RFK Jr.'s first year as health chief In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."

In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."

U.S. military kills 6 in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific Sunday's attack brought the death toll to at least 157 people since the Trump administration began targeting alleged drug-smuggling vessels, in early September.

Sunday's attack brought the death toll to at least 157 people since the Trump administration began targeting alleged drug-smuggling vessels, in early September.

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Attacks leave dead vs killed

🔬 Falmouth showed up on Stand Up for Science Day of Action! We heard from expert scientists based right here in Woods Hole reminding us exactly what’s at stake. Science isn’t partisan. It’s survival.
#StandUpForScience #IndivisibleFalmouth #FalmouthMA
#resist
#defenddemocracy

Is it cheap to assign every tanker a destroyer? Doesn’t sound cheap…

"getting close to..."???

Senator Graig Meyer to resign North Carolina Senate seat. Here's why and what comes next. • NC Newsline State Sen. Graig Meyer (D-Orange) will leave the General Assembly at the end of March to become the new executive director of the North Carolina Justice Center.

Fantastic news for the @ncjustice.bsky.social

#ncpol

Thanks to the nearly 150 folks who came out Saturday at UNC to #standupforscience. I am especially grateful to the amazing speakers who presented a well rounded vision of the current situation & the way forward. Someday folks will ask what we did in this defining moment and you all stood up! 1/2 🧪

Community gathers at Bell Tower to 'Stand Up for Science', protesting national limitations to research Attendees spoke about a range of issues impacting scientific inquiry and the environment — from national funding cuts to state rulings impacting environmental health and safety.

Thanks to UNC's Daily Tarheel for great coverage of Saturday's Stand Up for Science UNC rally, including the important role played by UNC undergraduates in SUNRISE UNC 🧪
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...

UNC, Research Triangle Community Members Rally for 'Stand Up For Science' Day of Action - Chapelboro.com Saturday was a national day of 'Stand Up For Science' protests, with dozens of Research Triangle community members taking part in Chapel Hill.

Thanks to @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social for great coverage of Stand Up for Science UNC Saturday 🧪 1/2
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US military releases video said to show deadly strike on alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific The U.S. military said it killed six men Sunday in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against alleged traffickers.

"The U.S. military said it killed six men Sunday in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean... Sunday’s attack brought the death toll to at least 157 people..."

These alleged murders by the U.S. military hardly make the news any longer.

Key Details of 13-Year-Old Trump Accuser’s Accounts Are Verified The newly corroborated details suggest the woman was truthful about numerous aspects of her life.

There is apparently credible evidence that the president of the United States is a pedophile. The comforting phrase “accused him without evidence” no longer fits this situation, and journalists must resort to the more perfunctory “hasn’t been formally charged.” www.thedailybeast.com/key-details-...

As controversial decisions mount, FDA shuns public advisory meetings The FDA is cutting back on public advisory committee meetings, even as the public and other stakeholders seek more transparency.

As controversial decisions mount, FDA shuns public advisory meetings. Drugmakers and advocates want more insight into agency’s decision-making under Trump. www.statnews.com/2026/03/09/f... via @statnews.com