the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president

Here is a look at the "riots" in LA.....

"Who's got the power?

People Power."

Peaceful.

No National Guard or Marines needed.

#FreedomToDissent

MURRAY: I want to know what's the total number of employees who left the agency as a result of the administration's personnel actions?

BHATTACHARYA: We'll get those numbers

MURRAY: I told you I was gonna ask for this. How come you don't have it?

B: My misunderstanding

M: I was being very clear

FAMU student leader's ouster after criticism of Marva Johnson rattles board chair A Florida A&M student says he is facing disciplinary action after his protest of Marva Johnson. The administration says otherwise.

It's not just Ivies that are ousting student protesters. My undergraduate alma mater is, too.

FAMU alumni, we MUST raise our voices. This situation is completely unacceptable.

www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...

BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed the SAVE Act, a bill that would make it much harder for millions of people to register to vote.

We're calling on the Senate to reject this legislation.

Just when grants to study this are being terminated. Story by @aniloza.bsky.social

They’re going to keep pushing until something stops them.

Well this seems like a fantastic plan.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/h...

Yesterday was incredible. The official count is in — 5.2 million people joined the #HandsOff protest nationwide. So many are asking: what’s next? Mark your calendars: 4/19 is the next nationwide day of protest.

Opinion | Silence Won't Save Science What will it take for you to speak out and take action?

www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

'They belong here': In defiance of Trump, Guster shares Kennedy Center stage with canceled children's musical Guster shared the Kennedy Center stage with the cast of kid's musical "Finn" after its national tour was canceled by Donald Trump's board.

www.boston.com/culture/musi...

Harvard’s moment of truth - The Boston Globe The stakes are high, but the choice should not be difficult.

“Harvard now faces a crucial choice: Submit to extortion and make itself complicit in the most profound assault on academic freedom and constitutional governance of our time—or go to court. The stakes are high, but the choice should not be difficult.”
With @nikobowie.bsky.social at @bostonglobe.com

We see you all! Incredible turnout so far across the country — current estimates put participation at around 750,000 and counting! More accurate numbers are still coming in, with many events yet to begin.

Yes, and they’ve canceled entire funding mechanisms focused on making sure people from all backgrounds can pursue biomedical research. That is another way to intentionally resegregate science.

NSDUH is one of the only ways we can track trends in substance use in the US. NSDUH is one of the only ways we can track adolescent mental health problems in the US.

We cannot afford to fly blind on these critical issues.

Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.

In the wake of the massive incompetence coming out of Speaker Johnson's office today, don't lose sight of the fact that Mike Waltz is ALSO incompetent and continues to present a massive security liability to the United States. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

We rise with Senator Cory Booker as he holds the Senate floor against Trump’s attempts to rip apart the Bill of Rights and the rule of law. Stand strong, Cory! America is with you.

The entire National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) team at SAMHSA was terminated today.

Do not listen to the platitudes of this administration when they say they care about drug overdose, addiction, mental health, or suicide.

So the top vaccine official at FDA was pushed out, and the CDC buried an assessment that emphasized the need for vaccines to stop measles.

Here's what I said on the Senate floor just ahead of RFK Jr.'s confirmation vote. No Senator should pretend they didn't see this coming.

NSF has awarded almost 50% fewer grants since Trump took office The reasons aren’t clear—and the agency’s director claims the president’s policies haven’t slowed grant awards

The number of new grants handed out by the National Science Foundation since President Donald Trump took office has fallen by nearly 50% compared with the same 2-month period 1 year ago. scim.ag/42dCJjc

What @booker.senate.gov is doing right now is so good.

There are currently tens of thousands of people watching across platforms as he’s live streamed on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, & more!

Everyone will be talking about this tomorrow AM leading into a big special Election Day!

There have apparently been long lines at NIH offices waiting to get through security as folks have to check if their PIV cards are still active...

a woman in a blue shirt is holding her face with her hands and the word oof is on the bottom . ALT: a woman in a blue shirt is holding her face with her hands and the word oof is on the bottom .

HHS TAGGS data dump time...

Now 684 NIH grants

502 CDC grants, mostly to county health departments

236 SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) grants

I will post the spreadsheet soon on my dashboard

Trump promised scientific breakthroughs. Researchers say he’s breaking science. NIH funding for biomedical research has abruptly fallen by billions of dollars, with many grant decisions on hold. Trump officials say they’re reviewing the agency.

If you’ve ever benefitted from a medication, or a family member has, or any other treatment that has improved your health—it almost certainly had its basis in #NIH-funded #research

Now across the US:
That #science is being terminated

Via @ddiamond.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

NEW: Baldwin, Welch Announce Former NIH Director, Researchers, Clinical Trial Patients as Witnesses for Forum on Trump’s NIH Cuts | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Peter Welch (D-VT) announced the...

www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-r...

On Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 workers across the country are standing up and demanding NO cuts to education and life-saving research. www.killthecuts.org

Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.

More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.

I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.

Huge march in New York today protesting the illegal DOGE cuts

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.

This Friday, where will you be?

standupforscience2025.org

Map of Stand Up for Science events, with official SUFS events in Red and solidarity events in Blue

WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!?

Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one!

#standupforscience2025