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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 14h

I am really glad that @jeremymberg.bsky.social wrote this. Everybody who cares about science, and about knowledge generation and civil society generally, should read and share with their favorite administrator.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
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Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

Leaders are underestimating the risks of not fighting back

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you, Sam. It is from the heart.

Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 14h

I am really glad that @jeremymberg.bsky.social wrote this. Everybody who cares about science, and about knowledge generation and civil society generally, should read and share with their favorite administrator.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

Leaders are underestimating the risks of not fighting back

open.substack.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14h

New from @jeremymberg.bsky.social at Can We Still Govern:
"Silence may protect an institution from becoming an early target, but history shows that it increases the likelihood that that institution (and many others) will be become targets over time."
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/deafening-...

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

Leaders are underestimating the risks of not fighting back

donmoynihan.substack.com

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🇨🇦marciebp🇲🇽 @marciebp.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller’s big, big flub.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 13h

Heads up, Yinzers...

Ryan Deto @ryandeto.bsky.social · 14h

NEW - The feds are seeking Pittsburgh office space for an unspecified law enforcement agency expansion in the region. Reporting from WaPo and NPR indicate that ICE is behind the request as part of a 10,000 officer nationwide expansion www.axios.com/local/pittsb...

Feds quietly plan Pittsburgh office for unspecified law enforcement

NPR and the Washington Post both reported last month that the office space request is being made on behalf of ICE.

www.axios.com

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 14h

The brave #FEMA36 spoke out about Trump and Noem's cuts debilitating emergency response.

Instead of reversing course and restoring life-saving funding, Noem is retaliating against FEMA employees, issuing suspensions and NDA-cloaked 'investigations' without counsel or union reps.

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Screenshot from linked Bloomberg article: Employees at FEMA and EPA have filed complaints to the Office of Special Counsel alleging that agency officials have engaged in retaliatory action in violation of federal whistleblower law. David Seide, senior counsel for the nonprofit law firm Government Accountability Project, which is representing several whistleblowers, said employees who should be protected under whistleblower law have been locked out of computer systems and barred from contacting colleagues.

FEMA workers haven’t been permitted to bring legal counsel or union representatives to their interviews with investigators, said Colette Delawalla, founder and executive director of the nonprofit Stand Up for Science, which helped publish the EPA and FEMA letters. “They are not really given an option not to comply,” she said. “They don’t have guidance while they’re in there.”

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 18h

My quote of the day

Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee.

F. Lee Bailey

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SayItToMyFace🚫👑 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 1d

Love this! So talented and creative. It’s the soundtrack to the scientific apocalypse we are living in! I follow @ellecordova.bsky.social here but this wasn’t posted. This was from TikTok! Enjoy!

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 22h

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 1d

Best consideration deadline, Friday Oct 10:

#SCIMaP (scienceimacts.org) seeks to hire a Research Communications and Media Outreach Specialist at U-Maryland to facilitate public engagement related to federal investment in science and health research.

umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...

SCIMaP job opportunity - https://umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/job/Research-Communications-and-Media-Outreach-Specialist_JR102577

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 1d

Six former U.S. Surgeons General slap WARNING on RFK Jr. - he’s a serious threat to our nation’s health.

RFK Jr. isn’t leading HHS, he’s poisoning it.

Join our fight to impeach RFK Jr. here 👉 www.standupforscience.net/quack-o-gram...

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

#impeachthequack

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 1d

It's MacArthur day! It's MacArthur day!

I have a little ritual where, every announcement day, I watch the video, read the Fellows' bios, and ask myself how I'm being creative in my own work. Just a nice push to think outside the box.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ3K...

Meet the 2025 MacArthur Fellows

YouTube video by macfound

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 1d

"It is not hyperbole to say that the future of higher education in America requires that every university reject it. If any schools capitulate, the pressure will be enormous on all to fold. The only solution is solidarity and collective action against this effort at federal control over higher" ed.

Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 5d

Chemerinsky: The Trump extortion demands are unconstitutional as well as odious (gift link). Me: Any school that signs must be shunned, faculty affected must walk. No room for this.

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

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Tim Steller @timsteller.bsky.social · 2d

The University of Arizona's faculty senate has voted to ask the UA president to reject the Trump administration's proposed compact. It's among an accumulation of voices who say not to be tempted by the good things in the compact due to its more fundamental threats.
tucson.com/news/local/e...

U of A Faculty Senate opposes Trump compact; provost says no decision yet

The University of Arizona Faculty Senate approved a resolution calling on the UA to reject the White House’s compact requiring ideological, political and financial commitments in return for federal fu...

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

Close-up photos have revealed the prepared list of put-downs that Pam Bondi brought to use against senators during her Epstein hearing.

Bondi Accidentally Reveals Her Burn Book for Fiery Epstein Hearing

The attorney general chose to lash out rather than answer questions from lawmakers about the late pedophile.

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 2d

The Nobel Prizes, 5 of 6 having so far gone to US based scientists, are a reminder of why we must stand up for science against this horrid administration. Here are some great Scientist Activists to follow.

go.bsky.app/14W5Rdk

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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t think I’ve ever had more fun in the lab than when I was making MOFs myself (and trying to use them for small-molecule X-ray structure determination). So let me celebrate by posting a few of the MOF crystals I prepared:

Bright green transparent metal-organic framework crystals prepared with copper and a “multipronged” carboxylic acid ligand. The crystals formed blocky roughly rectangular pieces with some very large emerald-like chunks.

Pink/red transparent metal-organic framework crystals prepared with cobalt and a “multipronged” carboxylic acid ligand. The crystals formed as a mixture of long rectangular types and aggregated chunks.

Purple transparent metal-organic framework crystals prepared with cobalt and a “multipronged” carboxylic acid ligand. The crystals formed long slightly blocky needles.

Clear transparent metal-organic framework crystals prepared with zirconium and a “multipronged” carboxylic acid ligand. The crystals formed chunky hexagons.

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Stu Cantrill @stuartcantrill.com · 1d

Time to break out this pic of me being strangled by a future #Nobel Laureate in 2017… #Chemsky #chemnobel…

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

I did get a thoughtful response from one of the 28 academic leaders I emailed yesterday.

At least it confirmed that my email works…

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 2d

I just emailed my "Silence" essay to the Presidents/Chancellors and Provosts of the 9 Compact universities as well as those from the 4 orgs with which I have been formally affiliated.

The essay can be found here:

jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...

and here:

www.linkedin.com/posts/jeremy...

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

A great prize reflecting the power of synthetic inorganic chemistry and self-assembly.

Omar Yaghi did his postdoctoral work with RH Holm, my PhD advisor.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Breaking News: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi for developing metal-organic frameworks.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded for Development of New Molecular Architecture

The prize was awarded on Wednesday to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

My quote of the day

If you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press. And without it, I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That's how dictators get started.

John McCain

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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · 2d

@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social “Every awful thing that would happen in a shutdown...is already happening.” This isn’t about partisanship. It’s about stopping the erosion of our public services. It’s time to protect the programs that serve our communities and stand up to authoritarianism. #StopTheScam

Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

Another argument in favor of respecting people’s intellectual property…

Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · May 26

Oh fuck off.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

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