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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 9d

I have been haunted by this statement all day www.kgw.com/article/news...

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Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'

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Erica A. Fletcher @rockiefletcher.bsky.social · 9d

Submission systems are typically active and deadlines are still deadlines.

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Erica A. Fletcher @rockiefletcher.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'm all for a new flag but these look like 90s clip art

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Erica A. Fletcher @rockiefletcher.bsky.social · Sep 3

Literally nobody asked for this.

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Ann Gelder ❌👑 @anngelder.bsky.social · Jun 11

Non-scientists can sign. I just did!

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Jun 11

What does 18,000+ brave signatories look like standing together in massive solidarity with the #NIH heroes of the historic Bethesda Declaration??...

Find out by adding YOUR NAME to our #NIHLove letter here! -

actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na...

#StandUpForScience
#BethesdaDeclaration
#StopTrump

ADD YOUR NAME: Sign the Open Letter in Support of NIH Staff

Join the courageous and committed National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants by adding your name now.

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Erica A. Fletcher @rockiefletcher.bsky.social · Mar 7

#RAdminsky

Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · Mar 7

We need to organize--let’s help each other.

NIH is cancelling grants, but it's not clear exactly what they're cancelling and why. Without this information, we can't respond.

I've started a Google Sheet to track grant cancellations.

Please add any canceled grants you know of and spread the word!

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Erica A. Fletcher @rockiefletcher.bsky.social · Mar 7

AOC

Erica A. Fletcher @rockiefletcher.bsky.social · Mar 7

Great turnout at the #standupforscience2025 rally! #boston🔬cc @universalhub

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Erica A. Fletcher @rockiefletcher.bsky.social · Mar 6

@universalhub.com

HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · Mar 6

Josh Kraft: instead of running away from the carpetbagger label, let’s *really* lean into it

Advisor: say no more

#boston #bospoli

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · Mar 5

New message on Old State House
www.universalhub.com/2025/new-mes...
#Boston #WhatsOldIsNewAgain

Message displayed on Old State House: Boston Doesn't Back Down - photo by Ellen Clegg

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Erica A. Fletcher @rockiefletcher.bsky.social · Mar 6

Get in, dorks! We're going protesting tomorrow! Boston Common, noon March 7 #boston #standupforscience2025

Erica A. Fletcher @rockiefletcher.bsky.social · Mar 5

Fellow Roslindale resident and my mayor kicking ass in DC today ❤️

Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · Mar 5

If Republicans in Congress want to help make our country safe, I have some ideas for them.

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Erica A. Fletcher @rockiefletcher.bsky.social · Mar 5

She is killing it. Brava!!!

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Ryan H. Walsh @ryanhwalsh.bsky.social · Feb 27

Tomorrow. It’s easy.

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Erica A. Fletcher @rockiefletcher.bsky.social · Feb 27

RAs, anyone get a NIH NOGA this week? #radminsky

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Erica A. Fletcher @rockiefletcher.bsky.social · Feb 25

Thank you for fighting for us 💪

Erica A. Fletcher @rockiefletcher.bsky.social · Feb 23

Does this mean NIH will be sending out NOGAs again?

Erica A. Fletcher @rockiefletcher.bsky.social · Feb 23

Seems like a healthy response.

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · Feb 21

This is a five-alarm fire 🔥 for US science 🧪.
(We keep saying that, but it keeps being true 😭.)

Trump and Musk are blocking *ALL* NIH grants ‼️ by "exploiting a loophole in the process"—stopping study sections & council meetings.

Every biomedical researcher in the country should be screaming. 1/

Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Feb 20

NEW: The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep funding frozen at the NIH - a move that some legal scholars say is illegal.

Federal Register notices are blocked, so no grant-review sessions can be scheduled.

All the gritty details here, and a short 🧵:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order

The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.

www.nature.com

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Mara Dolan @maradolan.bsky.social · Feb 15

National Day of Protest, President’s Day, your State House, City Hall, Town House at noon. MA State House for #mapoli.

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Ryan H. Walsh @ryanhwalsh.bsky.social · Feb 14

Hey gang, I posted about a Tesla pickett in Dedham, but I'm going to attend the Boston one instead because it's got the momentum happening. :_ actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...

#TeslaTakedown - Boston

This Saturday, we hit Tesla showrooms everywhere. ⚡ Sell your Teslas, dump your stock, join the picket lines. ⚡ Hurting Tesla is stopping Musk. ⚡ Stopping Musk will help save lives and our democracy....

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Erica A. Fletcher @rockiefletcher.bsky.social · Feb 14

I saw WBUR, the Globe, the AP & Channel 7 there

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Erica A. Fletcher @rockiefletcher.bsky.social · Feb 14

Stop The Coup pro-democracy march downtown @universalhub.com

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