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We commemorate and mourn the losses resulting from cuts to funding, programs, and people that have been both discriminatory and indiscriminate. We gather every Saturday at 10 am at the Medical Center Metro station at NIH in Bethesda. Opinions are our own.

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A line graph showing NSF grant awards made through 2/27/26 for fiscal year 2026 compared with grant awards for fiscal years 2021-2025.

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NSF Update (Awards through 2/27/26)

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01.03.2026 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 609    πŸ” 418    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 109
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The NIH Restructuring Congress Rejected Is Happening Anyway (I used Gemini Nano Banana 2 to create this fictional image.)

Another great essay from my colleague Elizabeth Ginexi on how NIH is being restructured by the White House (Russell Vought) despite Congress rejecting such moves.

open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...

28.02.2026 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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This aged well. Note the author.

28.02.2026 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 16001    πŸ” 6198    πŸ’¬ 547    πŸ“Œ 358

Abuse of power? Impeach Vought

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28.02.2026 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The NIH Restructuring Congress Rejected Is Happening Anyway (I used Gemini Nano Banana 2 to create this fictional image.)

β€œThis is not routine executive discretion over agency operations. This is systematic dismantling of an agency’s structure, mission, and capacity without the legislative approval that such changes have historically required. And it is accelerating.”

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28.02.2026 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Civil Servants Demand: Impeach Russell Vought The Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is the central architect driving the destruction of your government. Russell Vought created lawlessness in every part of the Trump administ...

Today’s call to sign the letter to Congress to impeach Russell Vought comes to you from the ongoing dismantling of NIH

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28.02.2026 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Can confirm

27.02.2026 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i thought sex offenders weren’t supposed to live in government housing

26.02.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7934    πŸ” 1266    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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This is what they’re up to..We must stop them!

26.02.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7072    πŸ” 3003    πŸ’¬ 646    πŸ“Œ 253
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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on His Mission to Rebuild Public Trust in the NIH and CDC He discusses "DEI" research, campus funding freezes, ACIP, and the path forward for the nation's public health infrastructure

The @whyshoulditrustyou.bsky.social team asked some tough questions of NIH Director Bhattacharya. It's worth a listen: substack.com/home/post/p-...

I wanted to add some additional context on Bhattacharya's responses. Sorry, long thread.

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27.02.2026 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 9
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Civil Servants Demand: Impeach Russell Vought The Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is the central architect driving the destruction of your government. Russell Vought created lawlessness in every part of the Trump administ...

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26.02.2026 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cabinet Apocalypse A News Review in an Imagined Conversation

Dramatization of the Trump administration’s policy goals

What is not covered is that much of this was Vought’s plan all along

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26.02.2026 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Time for the MSPB to Use Its Statutory Oversight Authority OPM β€” Before It's Too Late | Raymond Limon It's Time for the MSPB to Use Its Statutory Oversight Authority OPM β€” Before It's Too Late

Great article by Ray Limon on history of the MSPB, its statutory oversight power, and a call for it to exert a check on overreach by OPM.

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24.02.2026 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah seriously. Vought is ideologically committed to β€œI got mine, F you.”

23.02.2026 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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24.02.2026 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWe are current and former federal workers from across the government. We have witnessed first-hand the harm Vought has inflicted on American communities. We are urging Congress to act now to protect the American people by impeaching and convicting Russell Vought.β€œ

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Civil Servants Demand: Impeach Russell Vought The Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is the central architect driving the destruction of your government. Russell Vought created lawlessness in every part of the Trump administ...

The defacto President draws heat

Civil Servants Demand Impeachment of Russell Vought

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23.02.2026 06:43 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Civil Servants Demand: Impeach Russell Vought The Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is the central architect driving the destruction of your government. Russell Vought created lawlessness in every part of the Trump administ...

Russell Vought is the central architect driving the destruction of your government. We are urging Congress to act now to protect the American people by impeaching and convicting Vought. We invite all Americans to join us by signing on to our letter to Congress.

actionnetwork.org/forms/civil-...

23.02.2026 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 164    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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Civil Servants Demand: Impeach Russell Vought The Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is the central architect driving the destruction of your government. Russell Vought created lawlessness in every part of the Trump administ...

actionnetwork.org/forms/civil-...

23.02.2026 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Russell Vought is the central architect driving the destruction of your government. We are urging Congress to act now to protect the American people by impeaching and convicting Vought. We invite all ... TikTok video by Jenna Norton

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23.02.2026 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Russell Vought is lawlessly slashing all of these programs and so many more.

We are current and former federal workers from across the government. We have witnessed first-hand the harm Vought has inflicted on American communities.

23.02.2026 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Impeach the Shadow President!

Read, sign, and share!

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23.02.2026 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Russell Vought is genuinely and without exaggeration a babykiller

19.02.2026 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Civil Servants Demand: Impeach Russell Vought The Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is the central architect driving the destruction of your government. Russell Vought created lawlessness in every part of the Trump administ...

Civil Servants Demand Impeachment of Russell Vought

Feds, state, and all citizens are asked to sign the form below.
Vought is wrecking your gov from the inside out. Help us stand against him & bring accountability to those subverting the Constitution.

23.02.2026 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 254    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3
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RVSP For Sunday’s Town Hall: Federal Workers Speak Out on the Attack on Our Government - Progressive Democrats of America RVSP For Sunday’s Town Hall: Federal Workers Speak Out on the Attack on Our GovernmentFeb 21, 2026 | PDA News Do you know who Russell Vought is?The Atlantic recently described him as the β€œshadow presi...

Progressive Town Hall
Sunday February 22, 2026
4pm ET / 3pm CT / 1pm PT

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21.02.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Report: More Than a Dozen ICE Agents Arrested in Recent Months, Raising Concerns About Misconduct Experts cautioned that with the agency growing rapidly, and with concerns about a lack of accountability, misconduct could become more frequent, particularly if agents operate with a sense of impunity...

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21.02.2026 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as β€˜violent perpetrators’

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The Dept of "Justice" is terrorizing Americans by knowingly pressing false charges. Even when charges are dismissed, there is no compensation for the harm suffered, the time spent in jail, the loss of reputation. Bondi is evil and must be held accountable.

21.02.2026 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

VA Senator @kaine.senate.gov is one of the most egregious. If you’re in VA, call him up and ask why he’s clearing the way for fascism instead of standing in its path

16.02.2026 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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POLITICO Pro: White House withholds NASA science funds The administration did not say why it had done so.

The administration continues to lawlessly withhold funds appropriated by Congress.

subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...

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