Rebecca
@r1rebecca.bsky.social
cat lady, research administrator, hockey fan, reader. probably pissed off about something.
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After ruling the NIH grant terminations illegal, Judge Young ended the hearing with an eye-opening speech.
“This represents racial discrimination, and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community. That's what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out. And I do so.”
“This represents racial discrimination, and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community. That's what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out. And I do so.”
THIS IS IT! THIS IS HUGE!!
PLAINTIFF'S WIN!!
Judge Young rules that the NIH grant terminations at issue in these cases are illegal and therefore vacated. BOOM!
PLAINTIFF'S WIN!!
Judge Young rules that the NIH grant terminations at issue in these cases are illegal and therefore vacated. BOOM!
"This Court rules that the challenged directives . . . are arbitrary and capricious."
"They are of no force and effect."
"They are illegal and so are each of the terminations before this Court"
"They are of no force and effect."
"They are illegal and so are each of the terminations before this Court"
June 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
After ruling the NIH grant terminations illegal, Judge Young ended the hearing with an eye-opening speech.
“This represents racial discrimination, and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community. That's what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out. And I do so.”
“This represents racial discrimination, and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community. That's what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out. And I do so.”
Confirming what we knew all along. Bastards.
APHA Plaintiffs' counsel:
Directives to terminate grants came largely from outside NIH, including by officials at HHS (Rachel Riley) and Doge (Brad Smith).
More evidence showing that NIH officials did not make a reasoned, considered decision before terminating each grant.
Directives to terminate grants came largely from outside NIH, including by officials at HHS (Rachel Riley) and Doge (Brad Smith).
More evidence showing that NIH officials did not make a reasoned, considered decision before terminating each grant.
June 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Confirming what we knew all along. Bastards.
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FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants.
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
www.spencer.org
May 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants.
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
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I know, norms and all that, but the default Dem position should be:
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
May 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I know, norms and all that, but the default Dem position should be:
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
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This is not something the President can decree. Reporting like this makes it seem as if Trump has more power than he does. He does not have the power to do this. His wishes and obscene desires are not, in fact, policy. He’s just talking— essentially braying at the moon like an enraged wolf.
Trump says Harvard University will be stripped of its tax-exempt status, the latest move in a fight over free speech, politics and federal funding
Trump says government will revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status | CNN
President Donald Trump says Harvard University will be stripped of its tax-exempt status, an extraordinary move amid a broader chess match over free speech, political ideology and federal funding at t...
www.cnn.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This is not something the President can decree. Reporting like this makes it seem as if Trump has more power than he does. He does not have the power to do this. His wishes and obscene desires are not, in fact, policy. He’s just talking— essentially braying at the moon like an enraged wolf.
Add this to the list of things that are going to cripple higher ed and research. wapo.st/44uaqzG
DOGE begins to freeze health-care payments for extra review
DOGE is putting new curbs on billions of dollars in federal grants, requiring officials to manually review and approve payments that were previously routine.
wapo.st
April 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Add this to the list of things that are going to cripple higher ed and research. wapo.st/44uaqzG
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An email from Harvard University President Alan Garber to the university community, titled "The Promise of American Higher Education," links to the DOJ's letter and Harvard's response:
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
![Dear Members of the Harvard Community,
For three-quarters of a century, the federal government has awarded grants and contracts to Harvard and other universities to help pay for work that, along with investments by the universities themselves, has led to groundbreaking innovations across a wide range of medical, engineering, and scientific fields. These innovations have made countless people in our country and throughout the world healthier and safer. In recent weeks, the federal government has threatened its partnerships with several universities, including Harvard, over accusations of antisemitism on our campuses. These partnerships are among the most productive and beneficial in American history. New frontiers beckon us with the prospect of life-changing advances—from treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and diabetes, to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, quantum science and engineering, and numerous other areas of possibility. For the government to retreat from these partnerships now risks not only the health and well-being of millions of individuals but also the economic security and vitality of our nation.
Late Friday night, the administration issued an updated and expanded list of demands, warning that Harvard must comply if we intend to “maintain [our] financial relationship with the federal government.” It makes clear that the intention is not to work with us to address antisemitism in a cooperative and constructive manner. Although some of the demands outlined by the government are aimed at combating antisemitism, the majority represent direct governmental regulation of the “intellectual conditions” at Harvard.
I encourage you to read the letter to gain a fuller understanding of the unprecedented demands being made by the federal government to control the Harvard community. They include requirements to “audit” the viewpoints of our student body, faculty, staff, and to “reduc[e] the power” of certain students, faculty, and …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2r7ljryv4mdb7e4svonbhugk/bafkreic7mubtl3qojedpbpjusckhkpnj5tp3xltvl65ccqmpjy2rgh2jmi@jpeg)
April 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
An email from Harvard University President Alan Garber to the university community, titled "The Promise of American Higher Education," links to the DOJ's letter and Harvard's response:
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
Sure doesn't look like any University homepage I've ever seen, and I mean that in the most complimentary way possible.
Hey, go look at Harvard's homepage
April 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Sure doesn't look like any University homepage I've ever seen, and I mean that in the most complimentary way possible.
He literally hates all of us. Every single one of us who doesn’t have 8+ zeros before the decimal in their bank accounts.
"The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday that it will end a mortgage-rescue program designed to help veterans who have fallen behind on their mortgages keep their homes."
Trump's VA is ending a rescue program that's saved 17,000 military veterans' homes
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will end a mortgage rescue plan that has saved many veterans from needlessly losing their homes, the move could strand thousands of others who need help.
www.npr.org
April 5, 2025 at 6:47 AM
He literally hates all of us. Every single one of us who doesn’t have 8+ zeros before the decimal in their bank accounts.
I think this is about the "proposed" 15% cap on IDC. Can anyone confirm? I was hoping it was about the filing by the NY AG, but don't see anything about it on the news...
NBC News: A federal judge just issued a final judgement and permanent injunction against the Trump admin — ruling that the National Institutes of Health must continue funding research grants at their original, full amounts. @msnbc.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I think this is about the "proposed" 15% cap on IDC. Can anyone confirm? I was hoping it was about the filing by the NY AG, but don't see anything about it on the news...
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I've already had two federal grants terminated and face a 33% pay cut due to future terminations. It's painful, but not as painful as the conversations I'm having every day with brilliant trainees in graduate school and postdoctoral positions who see little future for themselves in US science.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
Really important piece to share widely. Too many Americans don’t know how severe a threat this Administration poses to our scientific infrastructure, global leadership, and health security
Really important piece to share widely. Too many Americans don’t know how severe a threat this Administration poses to our scientific infrastructure, global leadership, and health security
Opinion | The Uncertain Fate of the Young American Scientist (Gift Article)
Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I've already had two federal grants terminated and face a 33% pay cut due to future terminations. It's painful, but not as painful as the conversations I'm having every day with brilliant trainees in graduate school and postdoctoral positions who see little future for themselves in US science.
Morality.
The White House reportedly wants to recruit corporate sponsors for its annual Easter Egg Roll.
The financial backers could spend as much as $200,000 on a "sponsorship" and gain exclusive access to the Oval Office.
Is there anything that's not for sale under Trump?
The financial backers could spend as much as $200,000 on a "sponsorship" and gain exclusive access to the Oval Office.
Is there anything that's not for sale under Trump?
March 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Morality.
From a Friday afternoon NIH termination notice:
"Research programs based on gender identity are often unscientific, have little identifiable return on investment, and do nothing to enhance the health of many Americans. Many such studies ignore, rather than seriously examine, biological realities."
"Research programs based on gender identity are often unscientific, have little identifiable return on investment, and do nothing to enhance the health of many Americans. Many such studies ignore, rather than seriously examine, biological realities."
March 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
From a Friday afternoon NIH termination notice:
"Research programs based on gender identity are often unscientific, have little identifiable return on investment, and do nothing to enhance the health of many Americans. Many such studies ignore, rather than seriously examine, biological realities."
"Research programs based on gender identity are often unscientific, have little identifiable return on investment, and do nothing to enhance the health of many Americans. Many such studies ignore, rather than seriously examine, biological realities."
Ahh, DFW. One of the few continental US airports where you can be cold and sweaty at the same time.
February 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Ahh, DFW. One of the few continental US airports where you can be cold and sweaty at the same time.
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Yes, it is entirely correct to point out that ICE officers do not have any legal authority to break into somebody’s home unless they get a judicial warrant; which they generally cannot do, because judges only issue warrants for probable cause of crimes, not immigration law violations.
Stop mass deportations with this one simple trick: wapo.st/41apYFB (gift link)
February 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Yes, it is entirely correct to point out that ICE officers do not have any legal authority to break into somebody’s home unless they get a judicial warrant; which they generally cannot do, because judges only issue warrants for probable cause of crimes, not immigration law violations.
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LITERALLY EVERY FBI DIRECTOR HAS BEEN A REPUBLICAN. EVERY SINGLE ONE.
Republicans welcomed Kash Patel's confirmation, seeing him as someone who can fix the FBI's alleged targeting of conservatives in recent years.
Senate confirms Kash Patel, fierce critic of FBI, to head the bureau
Republicans welcomed Kash Patel's confirmation, seeing him as someone who can fix the FBI's alleged targeting of conservatives in recent years.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
LITERALLY EVERY FBI DIRECTOR HAS BEEN A REPUBLICAN. EVERY SINGLE ONE.
We've been looking at RFP T&Cs that say we have to sign assurances that we will abide by EOs relating to DEI and gender essentialism and trying to determine if our SRO would even consider agreeing to them. This memo could not come at a better time.
Great letter from my colleagues @sbagen.bsky.social, @mjschlanger.bsky.social and other legal scholars across the country explaining why it is not necessary to start eliminating university programs because Trump
OGC Memo re Trump DEI and SFFA 2025 02 20.pdf | Powered by Box
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February 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We've been looking at RFP T&Cs that say we have to sign assurances that we will abide by EOs relating to DEI and gender essentialism and trying to determine if our SRO would even consider agreeing to them. This memo could not come at a better time.
Oh my god. I hadn't thought of this but now that he says it, yes, this is absolutely what they believe.
Wait is it possible that these idiots think that NIH researchers who consider "sex as a biological variable" are studying gender transitions?
From NIH Office of Research on Women's Health webpage
Sex as a Biological Variable tab
"Historic document published prior to January 20, 2025"
It looks like we are headed back to the good old days when women were consider to be small men for the purposes of research...
Sex as a Biological Variable tab
"Historic document published prior to January 20, 2025"
It looks like we are headed back to the good old days when women were consider to be small men for the purposes of research...
February 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Oh my god. I hadn't thought of this but now that he says it, yes, this is absolutely what they believe.
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incredible exchange, @marisakabas.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
incredible exchange, @marisakabas.bsky.social
I did not expect to see the day i agreed with mike gd pence
February 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I did not expect to see the day i agreed with mike gd pence
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I posted a copy of the 3 minute version of my speech from yesterday (with citations) if anyone is interested. Feel free to steal from it if you want!
(also, this is literally less than half of the Nazi shit they're currently pulling)
(also, this is literally less than half of the Nazi shit they're currently pulling)
Library Council Speech.rtf
Hello, my name is Chris Kluwe and I'm a 15 year HB resident here to speak out against the current city council. As the community made clear at the Library commission meeting last Tuesday, everyone is ...
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February 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I posted a copy of the 3 minute version of my speech from yesterday (with citations) if anyone is interested. Feel free to steal from it if you want!
(also, this is literally less than half of the Nazi shit they're currently pulling)
(also, this is literally less than half of the Nazi shit they're currently pulling)
This is a thing of beauty. Thank you, @chriswarcraft.bsky.social.
Ex NFL player @chriswarcraft.bsky.social protesting the inclusion of a MAGA acronym in the Huntington Beach library plaque at last night’s council meeting. He was arrested and cited.
February 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
This is a thing of beauty. Thank you, @chriswarcraft.bsky.social.
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I predict that people will get just as tired of pronoun policing by the right as they did when the left was doing it.
February 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I predict that people will get just as tired of pronoun policing by the right as they did when the left was doing it.