Dr Jennifer Marino

New executive order puts all grants under political control All new funding on hold until Trump administration can cancel any previously funded grants.

It's been obvious for a while that they were headed in this direction, & this attempt almost certainly won't go unchallenged, but you need to understand that this is & has been America's Lysenkoism moment knocking on the door, & it has to be resisted every way it can.
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Trans rights *are* good. If you oppose them, you need to fix your heart, especially before you run for an office that controls other people's lives.

I agree, but lately, things being against international law doesn't seem to be much of a deterrent.

the libels against NIH funded research and researchers are infuriating

grant review and award are rigorous, fair, and extremely competitive

can’t say the same about the vast sums this Administration is spending with little transparency

99% of FDA approved drugs & 100+ Nobel Prizes don’t lie

this is such cheap, petty bastardry.

ideological meddling in scientific funding will only hasten the spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens.

Please share my 1 min video on the importance of maintaining NIH funding of infectious diseases and drug discovery research vs rising antibiotic resistance

Drastic budget cuts harm our health and imperil the next generation of scientists

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‘Impossible to rebuild’: NIH scientists say Trump cuts will imperil life-saving research Researchers say scientific community is in state of whiplash and accuse president of trying to ‘destroy’ vital work

Guardian article about the consequences NIH funding shenanigans.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Another bite at an apple already adjudicated. So much weasel language in here. They’d love to do this, but the senate appropriations already came out swinging against a lot of this BS.

Performative, mostly illegal.

this is horrifying. full of lies. but also "Discretionary awards must, where applicable, demonstrably advance the President’s policy priorities" is not in the interests of public health or the public good, never mind advancement of science. also, spending money is Congress' job, not the executive's.

such a heavy sigh this pulled from me

Boston Children's Hospital says it won't be bullied into abandoning trans youth - LGBTQ Nation The hospital has faced bomb threats, hate campaigns, and threats to funding over the years but has never wavered in supporting gender-affirming care.

"We are here to affirm, uplift, and advocate for transgender and gender diverse youth...and we remain committed to doing all we can to support their care and well-being.”

Boston Children’s Hospital says it won’t be bullied into abandoning trans youth www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/bost...

this is also heartbreaking and horrifying.

holy wow. I went to the University of Washington but it was a very close thing with UM Epi. heartbreaking. terrible.

Devastating Blows to Trans Care at Kaiser, Yale & Others Kaiser represents the latest battlefront in a wave of health systems either pressing pause or closing their doors on trans-affirming care for youth.

1. Multiple hospital systems are capitulating to Trump's threats and ending care for transgender youth.

This includes hospital systems in blue states.

Parents and youth are being detransitioned in some.

S. Baum investigates the hospitals ending care.

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to be clear, children should also not be prevented from accessing queer content. we can’t let bigots isolate queer kids even more by giving in to their narrative that they are protecting kids. they are not.

"Collective Shout, a small but vocal lobby group, has long called for a mandatory internet filter that would prevent access to adult content for everyone in Australia"

ADULTS ARE ALLOWED TO CHOOSE WHAT LEGAL CONTENT THEY SEE AND READ
Especially art and fictional content!

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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.

This story was made possible thanks to NIH staff who reached out. I'm always looking for more sources, message me on Signal (mkozlov.01).

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Study finds no evidence aluminum salts in vaccines are tied to higher risk of asthma, other childhood diseases A new large study from Denmark finds no evidence that aluminum salts used in vaccines are tied to a higher risk of childhood diseases.

A new large study from Denmark finds no evidence that aluminum salts used in vaccines are tied to a higher risk of childhood diseases.
www.statnews.com/2025/07/14/a...

this is appalling. APPALLING! so much for peer-review in the competitive grant process.

Assault on the entire concept of expert advice continues.

Jenna Norton and Naomi Caselli in front of Naomi’s poster at the science fair for canceled grants.

At the Science Fair for canceled grants, I had the privilege of speaking with @naomicaselli.bsky.social. Her team (which includes deaf researchers) were making breakthroughs to better identify & address language deprivation — when the Trump administration terminated their grant.

I spoke at the Things We’ll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants to highlight the significant science research grants canceled by the Trump Administration.

Thank you to all the scientists who came out to show their critical research. I’ll continue to fight for science in Congress. 🔬🧬

Canceled grants get the spotlight at a Capitol Hill 'science fair' On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it.

Dems did very creative thing yesterday, and I haven’t heard a single person talk about it. In the lobby of the Rayburn house office building on Capitol Hill they hosted a science fair for canceled grants where the people who have lost their grants showed the research that will never be finished.

Provider groups sue RFK Jr. to roll back COVID-19 vaccine recommendation changes Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information and statements. | The lawsuit brought by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and other...

LIFE VS BOBBY

American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians, American Public Health Association, Infectious Diseases Society of America, and Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine filed suit against RFK, Jr. to end his assault on health

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Admittedly I am a Zoonati and thus not a neutral party, but Gid’s take here is measured and reasonable

This attack on the reproductive health safety net and the escalating stigmatization of contraception is setting us up for radically less accessible contraception. Even without IUD bans or Medicaid method bans or whatever they come up with next. Structurally it’ll just be really hard to get.