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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 11h

Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org

The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org

The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...

www.nobelprize.org

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 4d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 4d

I thought I'd put the administration's proposed "compact" with universities in context, so I wrote the blog post below.

It's especially for journalists covering this story!

Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.

Balkinization: The Art of Replacing the Law with the Deal

A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics

balkin.blogspot.com

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 4d

Shared how the greater shutdown of NIH science has been underway since January on @msnbc.com today.

We need Congress to stand firm to protect science, democracy and the American people.

www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/wat...

Furloughed NIH worker: Left office with 'pit' in my stomach about future of our country

On day three of the government shutdown, around 750,000 federal employees are furloughed as the White House threatens mass firings as early as today. Furloughed NIH Program Director Jenna Norton joins...

www.msnbc.com

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Science and Freedom Alliance - SAFA @safa-science.bsky.social · 6d

"As a federal worker, I am here to tell you that every awful thing that would happen in a shutdown—shuttering programs that Americans rely on, damaging our economy, firing federal workers—all of this is already happening."

youtu.be/jw93RKKreqY?...

Jenna Norton, PhD - (NIH, Bethesda Declaration organizer, mom) *speaking in her personal capacity

YouTube video by Civil Servants Coalition

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Shonna McBride @shonmcbride.bsky.social · 5d

europepmc.org ftw

Europe PMCHome - Europe PMC

Europe PMC is an archive of life sciences journal literature.

europepmc.org

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Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 7d

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥

We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪

Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇

open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 6d

dear university presidents and boards: it won’t

tobias from arrested development telling lindsey “but it might work for us”

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18. There are currently over 2,000 events planned nationwide. More details here: https://www.nokings.org

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 7d

My 11-year-old, looking over my shoulder as I'm reading the Tweet below:

"Seriously, mom. Who believes this sh*t?"

Tweet from The White House:

"The Democratic Party wants:
Open borders
'Transgender' for everybody
Men competing in women's sports
Crime and lawlessness in our streets
Cashless bail policies over the safety and security of our nation.
It's never America First."

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Burrito Justice @burritojustice.bsky.social · 7d

quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric

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Shonna McBride @shonmcbride.bsky.social · 8d

So thankful for dedicated public servants. This level of effort should not be required to do their jobs.

Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 8d

To pick up the spending pace, some employees cancelled holiday plans, worked overtime and filled in for staff laid off across the agency.

This year, “it’s like a pressure cooker that exploded. There was a willingness to work extra hard to move the science forward”, a staffer told me.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 8d

What happens when a miscarriage is treated like a crime?
That’s not a hypothetical anymore. It’s happening in the U.S. right now. 🧵 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

When miscarriages become crimes

412 women faced criminal charges for pregnancy outcomes. This is what fetal personhood looks like.

www.motherjones.com

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 8d

URGENT! Today the pedal hits the metal. Democrats have to play hardball to protect public health, healthcare and science. Write to your Senators and Representatives and share this post! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Tell Democrats to Stand Up for Public Health in the Budget

With negotiations on a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open past September 30th at a standstill, Defend Public Health believes that House and Senate Democrats MUST play ha...

actionnetwork.org

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 9d

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 9d

30% drop year over year!

Amid visa restrictions, international freshmen enrollment plummets at UW-Madison

This year’s number of international freshmen is the lowest recorded since at least 2015.

www.jsonline.com

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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 12d

And as for writing, don't get me started. Most often, the process of writing is not a laborious business of transcription, but a process of thinking itself. I'm not about to outsource my thinking to a machine.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 13d

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Congresswoman files articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. We've been sounding the alarm for months, sending 3k+ quack-o-grams, and collecting 25k petition signatures calling on our reps to impeach & remove RFK Jr.

We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV

Poster-style graphic with bold text reading “TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES: THE QUACK RFK Jr. HAS TO GO!” A large photo of RFK Jr. is overlaid with a yellow biohazard sign, while a man’s shoe is about to kick him out. At the bottom, logos and text say “Stand Up For Science” and “Fuel the fight: standupforscience.net.”

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Eric Champnella @echamp.bsky.social · 15d

New Tylenol ad campaign just dropped

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18d

NEW: Hours before a new entry ban is supposed to go into effect, the federal government officially acknowledges for the first time that the restrictions do NOT apply to people who currently have H-1B visas.

Link: www.uscis.gov/sites/defaul...

J.S. Citizenshit and Immigratior
Services
September 20, 2025
Memorandum
TO:
Associate Directors,
Deputy Associate Directors, Program Office Chiefs
FROM:
JOSEPH B
Digitaly signed by
JOSEPH B EDLOW
Joseph B. Edlow
EDLOW
Date: 2025.09.20
Director, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services **00
SUBJECT: Proclamation, Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, H-IB
On September 19, 2025, the President issued a Proclamation, Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, to address systemic abuse of H-1B nonimmigrant visas. Pursuant to sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1182(f) and 1185(a), the entry into the United States of aliens as nonimmigrants to perform services in a specialty occupation under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the INA, 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), is restricted, except for those aliens whose petitions are accompanied or supplemented by a payment of $100,000. This guidance applies to H-IB employment-based petitions filed after 12:01 AM ET on September 21, 2025.|
This proclamation only applies prospectively to petitions that have not yet been filed. The proclamation does not apply to aliens who: are the beneficiaries of petitions that were filed prior to the effective date of the proclamation, are the beneficiaries of currently approved petitions, or are in possession of validly issued H-1B non-immigrant visas. All officers of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall ensure that their decisions are consistent with this guidance. The proclamation does not impact the ability of any current visa holder to travel to or rom the United States.
cc: David V. Roy, Chief Counsel (A)
FOUO, For Official Use Only

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18d

👇👇

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 18d

Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.

Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 19d

🍻🍾🎉

Side note: Gotta hand it to the student reporters at @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social. They’ve been all over this stuff for months.

Harvard Receives $46 Million in Federal Grants, Ending 4-Month Freeze | News | The Harvard Crimson

Millions of dollars in federal research grants from the National Institutes of Health have begun to flow to Harvard, the first grant money to return to the University since the Trump administration’s ...

www.thecrimson.com

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Judith A. Miller @1789jam.bsky.social · 19d

Our campus paper has become a very reliable source. The latest. @aaup.org #academicsky #edusky www.emorywheel.com/article/2025...

Emory fires professor for social media posts in wake of Kirk assassination

The Emory Wheel is the only independent, student-run newspaper of Emory University, since 1919.

www.emorywheel.com

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Shonna McBride @shonmcbride.bsky.social · 20d

So preventable 😢

Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 21d

Whooping cough cases are rapidly rising in Louisiana. The vaccine-preventable infection has already caused 2 deaths of infants. State leaders say it's the "worst whooping cough outbreak in the past 30 yrs." There has been no public health assistance from the CDC, which is now controlled by RFK jr👇

Whooping cough cases rapidly rise in Louisiana, leading to two deaths

www.wdsu.com

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