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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 27d

JOIN THE FIGHT!

As HHS Secretary RFK Jr. and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya are trying to legitimize a vision for American science and health research that bulldozes lives and livelihoods, we are putting people impacted by their quackery FRONT AND CENTER.

HEALTH AND SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE ‼️

RALLY: FIGHT FOR SCIENCE

Stand Up For Science, in partnership with March for Our Lives, is bringing together scientists, activists, and the public to rally against the Trump Administration's reckless health agenda. As Directo...

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Tracy Bale @thebalelab.bsky.social · Aug 26

Community engagement event for #BrainFest in Denver #Headstrong is a twist on #WomensBrainHealth across the lifespan using comedy! Denver's top women comedians paired with @cuanschutz.bsky.social top women scientists for an incredible show. If you're in the area Sept 5, come laugh your stress off!

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Rep. Greg Stanton @repgregstanton.bsky.social · Aug 25

I called out the FEMA Administrator last month about his, Trump's, and FEMA's failures to respond to disasters like floods and hurricanes.

Now FEMA employees themselves are confirming what we know — that our communities will face deadly consequences if we don't change course.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 25

Breaking news: About 150 FEMA employees sent a letter to members of Congress, arguing that the agency’s direction and current leaders’ inexperience harms the agency’s mission and could result in a disaster on the level of Hurricane Katrina.

FEMA staff warn Trump officials’ actions risk a Katrina-level disaster

About 150 FEMA employees signed a letter to Congress arguing current agency leadership has eroded and hindered the ability to effectively manage emergencies.

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Rep. Shontel Brown @repshontelbrown.bsky.social · Aug 25

Trump appointed a FEMA Administrator who didn’t know there was a hurricane season and now he’s dismantling the agency.

It’s a disaster in the making.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

FEMA staff tell Congress inexperience of Trump officials risks Katrina-style disaster

The letter signed by 35 named employees said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and acting FEMA director David Richardson lack qualifications.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · Aug 25

The same Trump administration that wants to abolish FEMA is decimating disaster response and openly ignoring lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina that get help to people in need after natural disasters.

Republicans must join us in pushing for answers and accountability ASAP.

FEMA Employees Warn That Trump Is Gutting Disaster Response

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · Aug 25

www.standupforscience.net/fema-katrina...

Support the FEMA Katrina Declaration Now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · Aug 20

“From citing non-existent studies generated by the FDA’s AI tool ‘Elsa’ to mischaracterizing real research on the COVID-19 vaccine, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly spread false claims”

In fact, RFK has screwed us so often, @standupforscience.bsky.social struggled to restrict its list to 9!

The 9 Worst RFK Jr. Decisions to Date — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

RFK Jr.'s actions undermine scientific progress, public trust, and the health of millions. Stand Up For Science won't stand for it. Start here.

www.standupforscience.net

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neuronickole @neuronickole.bsky.social · Aug 15

Find me in Colorado Medicine talking about the importance of ALL of us standing up for science and innovation!

Read here 👉 issuu.com/colomedsoc/d...

Big thanks to @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social, @thebalelab.bsky.social and Dr. Steven Lowenstein!

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

Hey @timmiller.bsky.social @thebulwark.com @maddow.msnbc.com @rbreich.bsky.social @mcuban.bsky.social @markhamillofficial.bsky.social @atrupar.com @motherjones.com @clarajeffery.bsky.social

We are up to some good trouble! Can you help us reach 100k signatures to IMPEACH THE QUACK???

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

🚨BREAKING NEWS: RFK Jr. is a danger to this nation. Don’t give in to Trump & his cronies: we are NOT trading innovation for ideology. We demand the immediate IMPEACHMENT and REMOVAL of RFK. Stop the quack. Protect Science. Protect Democracy
Sign & share here: zurl.co/PEPyD
#StandUpForScience

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500 Women Scientists @500womensci.bsky.social · Aug 15

@standupforscience.bsky.social launched a petition today to get rid of RFK Jr -- to make America healthy, we need evidence based science, not misinformation
sign here: www.standupforscience.net/rfk-impeachm...

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

🚨BREAKING NEWS: RFK Jr. is a danger to this nation. Don’t give in to Trump & his cronies: we are NOT trading innovation for ideology. We demand the immediate IMPEACHMENT and REMOVAL of RFK. Stop the quack. Protect Science. Protect Democracy
Sign & share here: zurl.co/PEPyD
#StandUpForScience

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Phil Mandelbaum @philmandelbaum.bsky.social · Aug 11

4 new quick-guides to help you help your friends and fam STAND UP FOR SCIENCE and protect democracy

www.standupforscience.net/activate-eng...

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www.standupforscience.net/team-science

www.standupforscience.net/calling-values

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A cutout of protesters in grayscale over a dark blue background, with the following text in white, all caps: (line 1; larger) ACTIVATE AND ENGAGE; and (line 2) THE TIME IS NOW.

A closeup of a polluted river filled with trash, in grayscale, with the following text in white, all caps: (line 1; larger) INFORM AND ACTIVATE; and (line 2) THE TIME IS NOW.

A cutout of three lab scientists looking at an iPad over a red background, with the following text in white, all caps: (line 1; larger) TEAM SCIENCE; and (line 2) THE TIME IS NOW.

A cutout of a side view of a bronze justice statue over a maroon background, with the following text in white, all caps: (line 1; larger) CALLING ON VALUES; and (line 2) THE TIME IS NOW.

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

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👯Join weekly action hours to find community & support- starting Aug 5 (8e/5p)! (More on this soon!)

Fill out the Congressional Outreach Interest form ➡️ bit.ly/46ykusE

More resources here ➡️ bit.ly/45gabqK

Spread the word & help us #StandUpForScience this August!

Join thousands of Science Defenders for our 31 Days of Action!

Every morning for the 31 days of August, let's take action together!

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

📣 ANNOUNCEMENT: 31 Days of Action – All August!

Funding cuts. Banned words. Fired public servants.

Trump & his cronies are dismantling America’s greatest experiment - our democracy - & with it, science.

Between now & Sept 30th we decide: Are we a democracy… or an oligarchy?

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neuronickole @neuronickole.bsky.social · Aug 1

You've rallied, written & called. Yesterday, I met with Senator Hickenlooper's office and learned YOUR outreach matters for science!

Now is the time for 31 Days of Action!
Join @standupforscience.bsky.social and make advocacy your little treat of the day✊
▶️ www.standupforscience.net/31-days-of-a...

Join our 31 Days of Action for science now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Help add to the pressure on Congress to ensure ZERO CUTS TO SCIENCE in the 2026 Budget Battle this fall.

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Sam Goldstein @samschuelstein.bsky.social · Jul 31

This one is for all my behavioral and social scientists out there! Science is science, so join in. #AcademicSky

Thanks to @cossa.bsky.social for inviting me to post a blog! First time since I was a teenager and used one to live stream my emo era thoughts. 😂
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Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) @cossa.bsky.social · Jul 31

#WhySocialScience? Because Reimagining Science Requires Behavioral and Social Scientists at the Table, Too 🗣️

New post from @samschuelstein.bsky.social of @sciforgood.bsky.social ➡️ www.whysocialscience.com/blog/2025/7/...

Because Reimagining Science Requires Behavioral and Social Scientists at the Table, Too — Why Social Science?

Nearly 40% of deaths in the United States are preventable through changes in behavior. Modifiable risk factors like smoking, poor diet, inactivity, or alcohol use are contributors to many cancer...

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Devin Effinger, Ph.D @deffinger.bsky.social · Jul 31

It’s wild how much change is possible in this life. From relearning to talk post-TBI, to full blown heroin addiction, to a life beyond anything I could have imagined. Im very fortunate to not only be alive, but to have been selected to speak at 2025 TEDxBoulder!

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Jul 21

✊ Sign your support for all three here⬇️

NASA: actionnetwork.org/forms/suppor...

EPA: act.standupforscience.net/forms/epa-ad...

NIH: act.standupforscience.net/forms/add-na...

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Jul 21

Workers at 3 of the most important US science agencies — NIH, EPA, and NASA — have now filed letters of dissent against their leadership.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 21

so.... NIH issued a news item clarifying the new use of animals policy.

It seems that the bottom line is that NIH will not issue NoFOs specifically about creation or use of animal models of disease.

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How Does the NIH Initiative to Prioritize Human-Based Research Affect Research Proposing the Use of Laboratory Animals? | Grants & Funding

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neuronickole @neuronickole.bsky.social · Jul 21

Houston, we have a problem.
And NASA staff are blowing the whistle! Support NASA staff in their formal dissent to Interim Administrator Duffy ✊

You can read the Voyager Declaration and sign your support here: standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager...

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Jul 21

🛰️ Read the Voyager Declaration 👉 www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager...
🖊️ Sign the letter of support 👉 actionnetwork.org/forms/suppor...

One small signature from you. One giant way to stand up for NASA.

📢 Share and flood the zone.

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#StandUpForScience
#VoyagerDeclaration

A dramatic call to action page styled like a newspaper. The headline reads “TAKE ACTION” in large red text, flanked by raised fists. A Voyager spacecraft floats in space. The subtext says: “One small signature from you, one giant way to stand up for NASA.” Action steps at the bottom read: Read the Voyager Declaration, Sign the Public Letter of Support, Share. Let’s Flood the Zone.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Jul 21

56 years ago, Armstrong took man’s first step on the moon.

Today, NASA employees step up to defend NASA’s legacy - a legacy under attack from political interference, mass layoffs, and pushes to privatize public science.

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A commemorative newspaper-style page marking the 56th anniversary of the moon landing. Neil Armstrong stands beside the American flag on the lunar surface. Text reads: “56 years ago today, Armstrong stepped onto the moon.” Below, the text warns that NASA’s legacy of exploration and scientific breakthroughs is now under attack from political interference, mass layoffs, and privatization. A protest photo at the bottom shows people holding signs that say “Save NASA” and “Make NASA Strong Again.”

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Jul 21

From mission shutdowns to safety risks, NASA employees list 7 statements of dissent, revealing the damage Trump’s agenda is doing to NASA.

🛰️ Science cuts
🧑‍🚀 Staff reductions
🌍 Canceled collaborations
🚀 Abandoned missions

& more. This is the dismantling of an American legacy.

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A grid-style layout listing “7 DISSENTS” from NASA employees in protest. Each box highlights a harm: Cuts to Science & Research, Termination of Contracts & Grants, Undermining Mission Safety, Canceling International Missions, Shutdown of Funded Missions, Non-Strategic Staff Reductions, and Eliminating Workforce Support Programs. Images include a torn contract, a locked-up astronaut, and scientists seated in a hearing room.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Jul 21

🚨BREAKING NEWS! 🚨

🚀 the Voyager Declaration has LAUNCHED.

NASA employees join a growing rebellion against Trump’s anti-science, anti-American agenda.

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A faux newspaper front page with a space shuttle launching into a blue sky. A burnt paper overlay reads “THE VOYAGER DECLARATION HAS LAUNCHED!” Below, bold text says “NASA JOINS THE RESISTANCE,” and a subhead reads: “NASA scientists join a growing rebellion against Trump’s science cuts.” At the bottom are the words: DISSENT, BRAVERY, RESISTANCE.

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neuronickole @neuronickole.bsky.social · Jul 20

Thankful for the last week - hiking, trail running, spending time with @lunarmath.bsky.social and Brandy the husky, writing, and hosting Science & Art Night in the community 🥰
It's hard to believe that I start my first acting internship tomorrow! 🤯

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