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[16:48] Vessel that crashed into oil tanker in North Sea failed safety checks in Ireland
A container ship which crashed with an oil tanker in the North Sea failed steering-related safety checks in Ireland and was captained by a Russian national, it has emerged.
Another weird HR team building event today. Involved balancing a plastic cauldron filled with lucky charms marshmallows on a stop through an obstacle course. The hallway in the office is a disaster now.
I did not participate in this one.
Arizona AG urges Trump administration to halt federal firings in case to be heard Wednesday
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5324618/arizona-ag-kris-mayes-trump-administration-lawsuit-federal-firings?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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In retaliation for the Associated Press’ refusal to call the Gulf of Mexico to, well, you know, the Trump administration has barred the AP’s reporters from the White House press pool and events.
The AP has been a member of the White House press pool since it was founded in 1846. Having earned the honor of 59 Pulitzer Prizes, the AP is respected for its journalism with a worldwide reach of over 4 billion people per day.
The First Amendment guarantees freedom of the press and the right to free speech. The Fifth Amendment grants due process, and the AP was not given a formal opportunity to challenge the ban before it was implemented.
The AP has sued to regain access, arguing that the administration’s goal is to coerce journalists to use “only government-approved language” in reporting.
#USPolitics #FreedomOfThePress
Protect Freedom of Press. Demand the White House Reinstate The Associated Press Now.
One of the very first executive orders signed by President Donald Trump attempts to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.join.theintercept.com
theonion.com/hospitalized-todd…
Hospitalized Toddler To Spend Rest Of Life Associating Mickey Mouse With Physical Pain
BATON ROUGE, LA—As a direct result of receiving pediatric emergency care services, local toddler Tim Ilsington, who was hospitalized Monday, will reportedly spend the rest of his life associating Mickey Mouse with physical pain.The Onion Staff (The Onion)
[16:37] Taoiseach Micheal Martin meets Donald Trump in Oval Office
Taoiseach Micheál Martin is due to meet US President Donald Trump later today in a hotly anticipated meeting as part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
independent.ie/irish-news/poli…
#MicheálMartin #US #DonaldTrump #today #StPatrick’s
If you need a referee, you can't go wrong with a barbarian. They will judge things ferally.
#DnD #Dnddadjokes #funny #TTRPG #DungeonsandDragons #dadjokes
Mozilla warns of their own root certificate authority expiration this Friday. Recommends updating to Firefox ESR 115 or Firefox 128.
bleepingcomputer.com/news/soft…
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Mozilla met en garde contre l'expiration de leur propre autorité de certification racine ce vendredi. Conseille la mise à jour vers Firefox ESR 115 ou Firefox 128.
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Why one senator is voting "no" on a bill that would stop a government shutdown
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5324716/sen-chris-coons-government-shutdown-stopgap-spending-bill?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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[16:33] Echtpaar Zuidema uit Veendam viert 60-jarig huwelijk. Henk gaat twee keer op de knieën voor ‘zijn’ Janny
Henk en Janny Zuidema uit Veendam vierden woensdag hun 60-jarig huwelijk. Het echtpaar werd namens de gemeente Veendam gefeliciteerd met dit heugelijke feit door burgemeester Annelies Pleyte.
dvhn.nl/weekbladengroningen/ve…
#Henk #JannyZuidema #Veendam #60_jarig #gemeenteVeendam #AnneliesPleyte
What's in the Ukraine ceasefire plan US is presenting to Russia?
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Decoding the Ukraine ceasefire plan line-by-line
The US is expected to present a 30-day ceasefire proposal to Russia in the coming days.Tom Bateman (BBC News)
americanguncraft.com/product/r…
12ga muzzle-loader
8 round cylinders
I don't have a use for this, but I'm both impressed and disturbed that someone makes an oddball product like this. This appears to be driven by insane regulations. Not just California, but also the NFA that controls the SBS.
[16:35] Opknapbeurt provinciehuis Groningen vergt investering van ruim 13 miljoen euro
Het provinciehuis in Groningen is toe aan een opknapbeurt.
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This dhalia is really pretty. The dark leaves in contrast to the colorful blossoms really is an eye catcher.
#dhalia #plants #indoorplants #outdoorplants #plantparents #gardening #botany #horticulture
[16:44] Zebravinken, alfalfa en atomen? Wetenschappers Kira, Sanne en Marcos uit Groningen geven een kijkje in de kenniskeuken
Wetenschappers maken zich grote zorgen nu kabinet Schoof een half miljard euro wil bezuinigen op onderwijs en wetenschap. Waarom is onderzoek eigenlijk zo duur? Drie wetenschappers van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen geven een kijkje achter de schermen.
dvhn.nl/groningen/Een-kijkje-i…
#Schoof #euro #Drie #RijksuniversiteitGroningen
Zebravinken, alfalfa en atomen? Wetenschappers Kira, Sanne en Marcos uit Groningen geven een kijkje in de kenniskeuken
Hier gaat het geld voor wetenschap en onderzoek precies in zitten bij de Rijksuniversiteit GroningenPatriecia Kolthof (Dagblad van het Noorden)
Mikael Kingsbury and Charlotte Wilson win Dual Moguls Finals in Livigno at Milano Cortina 2026 test event
[16:56] Oplichtersbende bouwt callcenter in Drentse vakantiehuisjes. Verdachte nepbankmedewerkers: ‘Kwam alleen maar om te chillen’
Een vakantiehuis in Gasselternijveen was volgens het OM door een oplichtingsbende ingericht als een soort callcenter. Vanuit die recreatiewoning zouden vier mannen actief zijn geweest met omvangrijke bankhelpdeskfraude.
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Oplichtersbende bouwt callcenter in Drentse vakantiehuisjes. Verdachte nepbankmedewerkers: ‘Kwam alleen maar om te chillen’
Een vakantiehuis in Gasselternijveen was ingericht als een callcenter met meerdere draaiende laptops, contactlijsten, tientallen simkaarten en 26 telefoons.Danielle Molenaar (Dagblad van het Noorden)
Substantial layoff at Google this morning, locations around the world. IT and helpdesk hit hard. To be fair, they’re hard-pressed, last quarter’s earnings a mere $26.54B, that’s a narrow 27.51% profit margin.
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Is there hidden argument for corporate welfare paternalism here?
Google can afford to act as Pullman Company during the Gilded Age, but I don't think that's what we want.
Mega-corps have limited vision. Google don't know how to utilize those people.
In my view the argument should be redistribution of profits by taxation and public welfare.
Irrationally excited to pick up this lil guy I’ve been eying forever. It was 50% off but probably still more expensive than it’s worth. But I’m a sucker for small travel gear 😅
Plus I think this solves my Apple Watch charging on a plane problem
Okay, this goes into this week's best "is this the Onion" "no it's real" news story.
ABC13: Man accidentally shot self in foot while attempting to kill cockroach
"DETROIT (WKRC) - A man accidentally shot himself in the foot while trying to kill a cockroach in an unlucky and unfortunate series of events.
Police said that the victim, a 50-year-old man who uses a wheelchair, was attempting to kill a cockroach with his shoe.
He took off his shoe and threw it at the bug to kill it, but a revolver he had hidden in the shoe fell to the ground. Upon making contact with the floor, the gun discharged and the bullet hit the victim in the foot."
wlos.com/news/offbeat/accident…
This really doesn't seem to add up.
Who stores a revolver in their shoe? Who throws a shoe at a cockroach? And who takes off and throws their shoe that has a revolver in it?
Also, how does a revolver go off from being dropped? Was it already cocked in his shoe? Who would store it cocked in their shoe?
I received lovely mail from a friend and I recognised the paper design right away! It's made by @Coreyartus super lovely and perfectly suitable for fountain pens.
So in case you like pretty papers and fountain pens, this seems like a good pairing. 😀
There was also washi tape with grumpy cats entangled in yarn. As a knitter and enthusiast of art, tea and fountain pens. I'm super happy...
Best day ever!
Wheee! Haha!! What a small world! An amazing coincidence!! Haha!!
Oh, this makes my day! Thank you for sharing this, Lana! What a happy surprise to wake up and see that my stuff is actually getting to the people who love it and use it! That’s so validating!! I can’t ask for more than that!
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[04:35 PM] Judge finds former Groningen mayor guilty of masturbating in his car
A Dutch judge convicted former Groningen Mayor Koen Schuiling of public indecency on Wednesday, finding him guilty of
nltimes.nl/2025/03/12/judge-fi…
#Dutch #Groningen #KoenSchuiling #Wednesday
Judge finds former Groningen mayor guilty of masturbating in his car
A Dutch judge convicted former Groningen Mayor Koen Schuiling of public indecency on Wednesday, finding him guilty of masturbating in his car despite his denials.NL Times
I'm told that Mastodon is the future
I'm starting a #Mastodon thread on the new #Trump administration's actions and positions on #OpenAccess to research.
I posted frequently about the actions of his first administration. But I did it on #Twitter / #X, which I no longer use.
Also see this wiki page where I'm collecting my old Twitter posts on his first term and my new Mastodon posts on his second term.
cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/The_Tru…
For updates, watch this space.
Update. "The mad dash to protect environmental data from Donald Trump"
theverge.com/2025/1/18/2434602…
(#paywalled)
"Information about climate change vanished from federal websites under Donald Trump, who has repeatedly called climate change “a hoax.” Now, federal agencies could face deep staff and budget cuts overseen by Trump cronies Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. The proposed cuts not only threaten what kind of data the government shares but also whether it can collect and organize it at all....
One key resource that could languish under the Trump administration is the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool, #EJScreen.…Even if it stays online, the tool is not as useful without constant upkeep....
Much of the environmental data included in EJScreen is collected by the #EPA itself. The EPA isn’t likely to abandon its air quality monitors anytime soon, but #Project2025…proposes eliminating the EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights that manages the tool...."
The mad dash to protect environmental data from Donald Trump
Researchers are bracing for new threats to government data on pollution and climate change under the Trump administration.Justine Calma (The Verge)
Update. Here's a good use of #GitHub to track textual changes and page takedowns on federal govt web sites since #Trump took office.
404media.co/github-is-showing-…
This project is dedicated to the pages on #DEI. I hope someone launches a similar project on the pages dedicated to science and research.
#Censorship #Takedowns #USPol #USPolitics
GitHub Is Showing the Trump Administration Scrubbing Government Web Pages in Real Time
Watch the Trump administration play DEI whac-a-mole on this government agency's GitHub page.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
Update. "For the first time in its more than 60-year history, the #CDC's [#OpenAccess] Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (#MMWR) did not go out as scheduled because of a communications pause at federal health agencies issued by the #Trump administration."
medpagetoday.com/infectiousdis…
#Censorship #Medicine #USPol #USPolitics
Trump's Gag Order Halts CDC Publication
MMWR did not publish as usual at 1 p.m. todayRachael Robertson (MedpageToday)
Update. As recently as January 2, 2025, #NASA had five modules for teaching #OpenScience on its web site. The #Trump administration has taken them down.
science.nasa.gov/open-science/…
Here they are in the @internetarchive Wayback Machine.
web.archive.org/web/2025010214…
#Takedowns #TrumpAntiScience #USPol #USPolitics
Open Science 101
Open Science 101 is a free curriculum designed to teach researchers, educators, students, and the general public about the principles and practice of open science.Lauren Leese (NASA Science)
Update. If you're following this thread, also follow the Silencing Science Tracker from Sabin Center for Climate Change Law (at Columbia Law School) and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund.
climate.law.columbia.edu/Silen…
Update. "Datasets aggregated on data.gov, the largest repository of U.S. government #OpenData on the internet, are being deleted, according to the website’s own information. Since Donald Trump was inaugurated as president, more than 2,000 datasets have disappeared from the database."
404media.co/archivists-work-to…
#Data #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Archivists Work to Identify and Save the Thousands of Datasets Disappearing From Data.gov
More than 2,000 datasets have disappeared from data.gov since Trump was inaugurated. But analyzing exactly what happened and where it went is going to take some time.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
Update. "#USDA ordered to scrub climate change from websites"
politico.com/news/2025/01/31/u…
"Agriculture Department employees have been ordered to delete landing pages discussing climate change across agency websites and document climate change references for further review, according to an internal email obtained by POLITICO...."
#Agriculture #Censorship #Climate #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Update. I just posted an item outside this thread that belongs in the thread. Sorry. Here it is. The #Trump #CDC is asking staffers to withdraw pending scientific publications that use newly-prohibited terms like #transgender, #immigrant, or #LGBT.
fediscience.org/@petersuber/11…
#Censorship #ScholComm #USPol #USPolitics
petersuber (@petersuber@fediscience.org)
"Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [#CDC] were ordered late on Friday to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “L.G.B.T.” or “pregnant people.FediScience.org
Update. "Top advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [#CDC] are asking the agency’s acting director to explain the abrupt removal of information and data from CDC websites, and say when it will be restored. In a sharply worded letter sent Saturday, the group asked Acting Director Susan Monarez what the rationale was for removing the data, if the consequences and legal authority of such a decision were considered, what was being done to safeguard the data sets that were removed, and when access to them would return. The letter asks for answers by Feb. 7."
archive.is/SWhYj
The CDC advisory board was disbanded by Trump in 2019 and revived by Biden in 2021. The members "expect to be fired" for asking the agency to explain and reverse the takedowns.
Update. "Represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group, Doctors for America filed a #lawsuit today [Feb 4] against the Office of Personnel Management (#OPM), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (#FDA), and the Department of Health & Human Services (#HHS) for the removal of a broad range of #health-related data and other information used by health professionals and researchers from publicly accessible government websites."
citizen.org/news/doctors-for-a…
#Medicine #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Doctors for America Sues Over Removal of Health Information From HHS, CDC, FDA Websites - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group, Doctors for America filed a lawsuit today against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the…Public Citizen
Update, on the #CDC order directing staffers to retract pending journal articles that use now-prohibited terms like #transgender and #immigrant (earlier in this thread) …
Bravo to the #BMJ (@bmj_latest) for calling this order "sinister and ludicrous."
bmj.com/content/388/bmj.r253
"This is not how it works. Medically relevant terminology and inclusive language follow evidence based reporting standards or are matters of individual journal style and policy. They do not follow political orders. Similarly, co-authors cannot simply scrub themselves from articles. Authorship gives credit and accountability for the work, and an article’s list of authors does not ghost contributors. If authors wish to withdraw submissions under review at a journal, this process is feasible should all of their co-authors agree. However, if somebody who merits inclusion in the authorship group of an article requests to be removed, even with the approval of the co-authors, this is a breach of publication ethics."
#Authorship #Retractions #ScholComm #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Medical journal editors must resist CDC order and anti-gender ideology
The news that on 31 January 2025 the Trump administration instructed scientists employed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw or retract articles from medical and science journals is sinister and ludicrous.The BMJ
Update. Here's an online tool from #BradleyAllf to help you publish research in the #Trump age, especially if you're a US govt scientist. Just paste in your abstract and it will underline the banned words.
brad7280.github.io/thoughtcrim…
Update. "Staffers with Elon #Musk’s [#DOGE] entered the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (#NOAA)…today, inciting concerns of downsizing at the agency."
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…
What's the #Trump or #Trumpist interest here?
1. "#Project2025…called for the agency to be 'broken up and downsized', claiming the agency is 'harmful to US prosperity' for its role in #climate science."
2. Andrew Rosenberg, a former NOAA official, "noted it had been a longtime goal of corporations that rely on NOAA data to prevent the agency from making the data public, instead of giving it directly to private corporations that create products based on it, such as weather forecasting services."
PS: Rosenberg is right. During the GWBush admin, Senator #RickSantorum (R-PA) repeatedly tried to take down NOAA's open weather data, to benefit AccuWeather, the for-profit weather forecaster in his state. I wrote about it often at the time and may have to dig out and reup those old pieces.
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’Michael Sainato (The Guardian)
Update. The #BMJ isn't the only journal pushing back against the #CDC directive that staff scientists should retract pending publications that use Trump-banned words. (Earlier in this thread.)
Kudos to the _American Journal of Public Health_ (#AJPH) for pushing back as well.
medpagetoday.com/special-repor…
From publisher Georges Benjamin: "We at the American Journal of Public Health have no interest in following the president's prohibitions on language. We will publish things under our guidelines, under our ethical principles." Benjamin acknowledged that the journal may now get fewer submissions from government scientists.
AJPH is published by the American Public Health Association (#APHA).
#Censorship #Medicine #ScholComm #SocietyPublisher #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Public Health Journal Won't Be Complicit in Trump Admin's Censorship
'We will publish things under our guidelines, under our ethical principles'Kristina Fiore (MedpageToday)
Update. #OMB is telling #DOGE to stop using #Slack. Why? Because Slack messages are subject to #FOI requests.
404media.co/doge-employees-ord…
#Trump #USPol #USPolitics
DOGE Employees Ordered to Stop Using Slack While Agency Transitions to a Records System Not Subject to FOIA
Employees at Elon Musk's agency have been told "OMB is asking us to stop generating new slack messages starting now."Jason Koebler (404 Media)
Update. If you're following this thread, you might also follow Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to #Trump Administration Actions, from #JustSecurity.
justsecurity.org/107087/tracke…
#USLaw #USPol #USPolitics
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.Just Security
Update. The Dept of Defense (#DOD) just released the implementation plan for its upgraded #OpenAccess policy under the Biden-era #OSTP #NelsonMemo.
discover.dtic.mil/wp-content/u…
This is the first fed agency action of its kind since #Trump took office. Note that, so far, this work has not stopped or changed.
Update. "Intense backlash prompted the reinstatement of some online resources. But guidelines for safe contraception and information on racial inequities in health care remain missing."
nytimes.com/2025/02/03/health/…
#CDC #Censorship #Medicine #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Update. "White House budget proposal could shatter the National Science Foundation"
arstechnica.com/science/2025/0…
" 'This kind of cut would kill American science and boost #China and other nations into global science leadership positions,' [said] Neal Lane, who led the #NSF in the 1990s during Bill Clinton's presidency."
PS: I've never liked #nationalist arguments for funding or fostering science. Science is international. But the #Trump admin is putting us in a dilemma. Either we see deep cuts in US science funding. Or we use nationalist arguments to avert those cuts.
There are non-nationalist arguments to fund US science. For example, good science is usually expensive and those who do it well should be funded for the benefit of all. Unfortunately that argument is not likely to work on Trump admin officials. It's not US-specific and applies everywhere, even in China.
#Nationalism #USPol #USPolitics
White House budget proposal could shatter the National Science Foundation
“This kind of cut would kill American science and boost China.”…Eric Berger (Ars Technica)
Update. The @WashPost does a good job showing the breadth of govt science and info taken down by the #Trump admin.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/in…
Update. "Trump officials exerting unprecedented control over CDC scientific journal"
cbsnews.com/news/trump-officia…
"Trump administration political appointees have taken steps in recent weeks to exert unprecedented influence over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's flagship medical research publication, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, multiple federal health officials tell CBS News. The interference included dictating what to cover and withholding studies on the growing bird flu outbreak."
PS: Just curious. How do Trump officials decide that covering bird flu is bad for their agenda?
#Medicine #ScholComm #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Trump officials exerting unprecedented control over CDC scientific journal
"The MMWR has lost its autonomy," one health official told CBS News.Alexander Tin (CBS News)
Over at @deltathink, Dan Pollock and Ann Michael estimate the impact of #Trump executive actions on academic publishing, starting with the #CDC.
deltathink.com/news-views-spec…
"The proportion of CDC-authored papers is tiny [0.1% of global output and 0.6% of US output], and so their suppression is unlikely to lead to a drop in publishing output. However, should the orders spread to other areas of health research, then the effects could be profound – especially for journals and publishers relying heavily on US-authored papers."
Update The #Trump admin has taken down the #OSTP #NelsonMemo.
It was formerly at this URL.
whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uplo…
You can still find it in the @internetarchive #WaybackMachine, as recently as Jan 18, 2025.
web.archive.org/web/2025011802…
We can't tell yet whether it was taken down because Trump officials didn't like the #OpenAccess policies it laid out, didn't like its use of #DEI language — or both.
Update. I still don't know the full story behind the takedown of the #NelsonMemo. But here's a clue. The Dept of Defense (#DOD) continued rolling its memo-based #OpenAccess policy *after* Trump took office and *after* the memo was taken down.
fediscience.org/@petersuber/11…
That's a sign that agencies have not been told to stop rolling out their memo-based policy upgrades. But of course that may change.
Also note that memo is preserved in the #NationalArchives, for now, not just in the Wayback Machine.
bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/w…
(Yes, I'm aware that Trump fired Colleen Shogan, the Biden-era National Archivist.)
nytimes.com/2025/02/07/us/poli…
Trump Fires Nation’s Archivist in Latest Round of Personnel Purge
“No cause or reason was cited,” wrote the archivist, Colleen Shogan. But the National Archives had been deeply involved in the classified documents case against President Trump.Erica L. Green (The New York Times)
Update. The Dept of Defense (#DOD) just released the implementation plan for its upgraded #OpenAccess policy under the Biden-era #OSTP #NelsonMemo.
discover.dtic.mil/wp-content/u…This is the first fed agency action of its kind since #Trump took office. Note that, so far, this work has not stopped or changed.
Update. "In the initial days of the #Trump administration, officials scoured federal websites for any mention of what they deemed #DEI keywords — terms as generic as “diverse” and “historically” and even “women.” They soon identified reams of some of the country’s most valuable public health data containing some of the targeted words, including language about LGBTQ+ people, and quickly took down much of it — from surveys on obesity and suicide rates to real-time reports on immediate infectious disease threats like bird flu."
vox.com/future-perfect/399319/…
#Censorship #Medicine #Takedowns #USPol #USPolitics
Trump’s shocking purge of public health data, explained
Trump and Elon Musk have said they want to get rid of DEI. But their purge has swept up data on obesity and suicide rates plus teen smoking and sexual behavior.Dylan Scott (Vox)
Update. "The White House has designated Mr. #Musk’s office, United States #DOGE Service, as an entity insulated from public records requests."
nytimes.com/2025/02/10/us/poli…
In Nov 2024 before Musk joined the #Trump government, he wrote on X / Twitter: "There should be no need for FOIA requests. All government data should be default public for maximum transparency."
x.com/elonmusk/status/18530796…
#FOAI #Secrecy #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Trump’s Declaration Allows Musk’s Efficiency Team to Skirt Open Records Laws
Government watchdog groups say they will challenge the Trump administration’s decision to put the initiative under the Presidential Records Act, which shields its work from public disclosure.Minho Kim (The New York Times)
Update. "Court Orders #CDC, #FDA to Restore Scrubbed Webpages, Data"
medpagetoday.com/washington-wa…
"A federal judge on Tuesday ordered government agencies to restore public access to health-related webpages and datasets that they removed to comply with an executive order by President #Trump…The scrubbed material includes reports on HIV prevention, a CDC webpage for providing clinicians with guidance on reproductive healthcare, and an FDA study on 'sex differences in the clinical evaluation of medical products.'"
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Litigation #Medicine #Takedowns #USPol #USPolitics
Court Orders CDC, FDA to Restore Scrubbed Webpages, Data
Judge agreed to temporary restraining order requested by the Doctors for America advocacy groupAssociated Press (MedpageToday)
Update. From @hildabast: "What if We Can’t Rely on PubMed?"
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/…
"#PubMed is incredibly reliable…That said, between the risks of an exodus of key personnel, understaffing, or goodness-knows-what vandalism when a goon squad arrives at NIH, it’s not paranoid any more to think ahead to the once-unthinkable. What would PubMed enshittification look like? Could PubMed go down more often, and for longer? Might services no longer be free? How else could the #quality and #reliability of its services be degraded?"
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Medicine #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
What if We Can't Rely on PubMed? - Absolutely Maybe
PubMed is incredibly reliable. And a lot depends on it. It’s an ecosystem built around MEDLINE, the steady feed of new publications…Hilda Bastian (Absolutely Maybe)
Update. From #HaroldVarmus, "I Used to Run the #NIH. Here’s What Worries Me."
nytimes.com/2025/02/14/opinion…
"I’ve spent over five decades as a scientist in academia and the federal government, including as director of the NIH. Never before have I seen my profession so politicized as it is now under the #Trump administration…For baffling reasons, the executive branch is now waging war on America’s scientific enterprise. This assault includes nominating leaders hostile to science and unqualified for their roles; issuing a barrage of executive orders that disrupt research by restricting meetings, publications, travel and grant making; censoring ideas and even certain words from scientific discourse; and trying to withhold billions of dollars from universities and other research institutions that help pay the costs of research."
PS: In addition to being a former NIH director, Varmus is a Nobel laureate (1989 Medicine) and co-founder of @PLOS.
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Medicine #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Opinion | American Science is Under Attack
The Trump administration hobbles research and endangers the public health.Harold Varmus (The New York Times)
Update. "The Trump Administration Is Targeting Science. The Scientific Integrity Act Could Help Protect It."
blog.ucsusa.org/kellickson/the…
"The Scientific Integrity Act (#SI Act) is a bipartisan bill re-introduced on February 6th in the US House of Representatives… [It] would include language prohibiting scientific or research misconduct; preventing intimidation or attempted coercion to alter or censor scientific or technical findings; and allowing public dissemination of scientific and technical findings…It would ensure that scientific conclusions are not made based on political considerations but based on the best available science."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Legislation #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
The Trump Administration Is Targeting Science. The Scientific Integrity Act Could Help Protect It.
The chairman of the House Oversight Committee initiated a formal investigation of federal agency scientific integrity policies and scientific work.The Equation
Update. "The #Trump administration and Elon #Musk are reportedly taking aim at #NOAA, the agency responsible for the National Weather Service and many other crucial functions."
fastcompany.com/91274927/trump…
"#Project2025 specifically noted NOAA as a target, as well. The Heritage Foundation’s 900-page right-wing playbook called the agency “one of the main drivers of the #climate change alarm industry” and recommended it be “dismantled and many of its functions eliminated” and instead #privatized. It’s not clear what that would look like, though experts have said it isn’t a good idea—and that private weather companies wouldn’t even want that change because they’d have to bear the cost of collecting weather data that’s currently given to them for free."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #OpenData #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Update. "Science at Risk: Protect #NOAA"
secure.ucsusa.org/a/2025-prote…
I just signed this open letter from @ucsusa and hope you will too.
"Scientists and other experts: Add your name to this open letter calling on Congress and the #Trump administration to ensure that NOAA and its sub-agencies remain fully funded and staffed, and that the independent, trusted science the agency produces is protected."
#Climate #DefendResearch #OpenData #Takedowns #USPol #USPolitics
Update. "Join the Organizing Team for Your Local Stand Up For Science Rally!"
airtable.com/app4h5wUssMGXxiaX…
#DefendResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Update. I applaud this open letter from 48 US scientific societies to US researchers, educators, and academics.
unitedsciencealliance.org/
"Today, science is under threat…We need scientific research to support the health and safety of people and our planet. We need policy decisions that are grounded in research and data…We will champion scientific integrity, including academic freedom, the inclusion of diverse perspectives, and policies grounded in scientific evidence…Scientific truths are nonpartisan. It has never been more important to recommit to scientific knowledge, and to ensure you have access to data, are free from censorship, and are able to do your valuable work."
#Academia #Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
@academicchatter
Update. "This position is a response to concerns raised regarding prohibition of specific terminology, and restrictions on researchers’ activities and collaborations. #COPE [Committee on Publication Ethics] considers that authors and editors are best placed to determine the appropriate language to be used in their respective fields, to ensure that research is communicated appropriately…COPE supports the World Association of Medical Editors (#WAME)’s statement that editorial decisions must remain unaffected by the authors’ nationality, ethnicity, political beliefs, race, or religion. Publication choices should not be swayed by external governmental policies, unless compliance with applicable laws is at stake.”
publicationethics.org/guidance…
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Update. The Union of Concerned Scientists (#UCS, @ucsusa) just released this open letter to Congress. I signed and hope you will too.
secure.ucsusa.org/a/2024-save-…
"I am asking you to defend the science and scientists that keep Americans safe. The Trump administration's current agenda is eviscerating the protections that Americans count on and support: clean air and water; safe food and medicine; products that won't harm us; and protection from extreme weather and other damaging effects of climate change…Protecting rigorous and independent science is a common-sense, nonpartisan goal."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Save Science, Save Lives
Please join science supporters, scientists, and experts in signing an open letter asking Congress to stand up against attempts to politicize or eliminate scientific roles, agencies, and federal research that protect our health, environment, and our c…Union of Concerned Scientists
Update. Kathleen Bachynski and Martin McKee argue that #Trump cuts to medical research and ongoing clinical trials violate the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki on Research Ethics and the 1979 Belmont Report on Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research.
bmj.com/content/388/bmj.r289
Update. "Join academic workers across the country in fighting restrictions on research - Feb. 19th Rally."
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
"For the last three weeks, we have seen unprecedented attacks on science that have severely impacted our day-to-day work as scientists, researchers, and clinicians - funding that sustains critical scientific research to improve human health has been dramatically cut, research is being censored, and scientists are losing their jobs…The work we do is a public good and essential for the health of each and every American, now and in the future. We must fight to save science so we can continue doing the work that keeps Americans healthy."
h/t @ClimateJenny
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Join academic workers across the country in fighting restrictions on research - Feb. 19th Rally
Why? For the last three weeks, we have seen unprecedented attacks on science that have severely impacted our day-to-day work as scientists, researchers, and clinicians - funding that sustains critical scientific research to improve human health has b…Google Docs
Update. @juddlegum and #RebeccaCrosby provide more evidence that the #Trump team is taking down valuable govt pages — this time #OSHA pages on workplace safety — that use #DEI language in ways that have nothing to do with the kind of DEI Trumpists oppose.
popular.info/p/in-botched-dei-…
For example, they're taking down pages that refer to "diversity of state-specific…regulatory requirements" and "diverse conditions under which EMS responders could work."
PS: It's no accident that this might remind you of the brainless firing of US nuclear security staffers, which Trumpists are still trying to reverse. Autopilot ransacking.
nytimes.com/2025/02/16/us/poli…
#BrainlessKeywordSearching #Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Trump Fired, Then Unfired, National Nuclear Security Administration Employees. What Were Their Jobs?
The administration asked some of the agency’s workers, who were part of last week’s massive layoffs across the federal government, to come back.Minho Kim (The New York Times)
Update. US space scientists have written an open letter to #NASA and #Congress.
sites.google.com/view/space-sc…
"Almost all of our work as space scientists is funded by U.S. taxpayers, and we have a responsibility to oppose actions that limit the reach of our work to the public… Following NASA’s request, all AG [Analysis/Assessment Group] websites and the important, labor-intensive study reports, science goals documents, and other resources hosted on those websites are indefinitely unavailable to the communities who did this work and to the general public…We ask that all those in decision-making positions unequivocally condemn and act to reverse recent attacks on scientific integrity, federal grant funding for scientific research, and initiatives that broaden public participation in science."
PS: Also see the list of similar letters growing the left sidebar.
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Update. From @alicejmeadows: "Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship"
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/20…
"Much of the resistance to the Trump administration’s efforts to censor research and researchers is happening at the grassroots level, including this Declaration To Defend Research Against US Government Censorship, instigated by Lisa Schiff, together with Catherine Mitchell, Sara Rouhi, Peter Suber, and myself [Alice Meadows]. Like many of those who are protesting against these growing threats to research, we are acting in a personal capacity, rather than on behalf of our organizations. As members of the scholarly communication community, we believe that researchers must be freely able to conduct, collaborate on, share, review, and discuss their research…I very much hope that you’ll join the 1,000 plus who have already signed."
#Censorship #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship - The Scholarly Kitchen
In response to US government efforts to censor research and researchers, a small group of scholarly communications professionals have launched a Declaration to defend research.Alice Meadows (The Scholarly Kitchen)
Update. From @mayank_mchugh and @JACoates at @force11: "Science is Under Siege: The Open Science Community Must Act and Lead by Example"
upstream.force11.org/open-scie…
"The new US administration has thrown the entire academy into chaos, threatening global health. This article is a call for the #OpenScience community to practice what it preaches and lead by example in defending science…The only viable line of defence against such rapid and intense attacks is transparency and a heightened rigour. And it is here that the open science community has a unique and essential role in this very moment."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Science is Under Siege: The Open Science Community Must Act and Lead by Example
Worldwide, science is under attack by anti-scientific movements. The new US administration has thrown the entire academy into chaos, threatening global health.Mayank Chugh (Upstream)
Update. "Defend Scientific Freedom and Integrity Against Political Suppression."
change.org/p/defend-scientific…
I just signed this petition and hope you will too.
"We call on governments, funding bodies, academic institutions, and international organizations to:
1. Protect Scientific Freedom: Ensure that research funding decisions are made based on scientific merit, not political ideology.
2. Stop Censorship in Public Health and Environmental Science: Allow government scientists to communicate freely with the public and publish research without political interference.
3. Preserve Open Access to Data: Governments must not delete, withhold, or manipulate scientific data that serves the public good...."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Update. Special thanks to the Association of University Presses (#AUPresses, @aupresses). It not only signed the Feb 13 Declaration to #DefendResearch, it posted an announcement to spread the word.
aupresses.org/news/aupresses-s…
#Censorship #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
AUPresses Supports Anti-Censorship Declaration - Association of University Presses
AUPresses joins with individual and institutional members of the scholarly communications community to assert that researchers must be freely able to conduct, collaborate on, share, review, and discuss their research.awindhorn (Association of University Presses)
Update. Although the #Trump admin is firing scientists, "some science leaders argued [that it's] not specifically targeting research. 'Science seems to be collateral damage to these [downsizing] efforts that are almost random, by date of hire or date of promotion,' says Sudip Parikh, CEO of #AAAS…'It’s not strategic. It’s not based on the needs of the future, the needs of science.'"
PS: My take: Some of the destruction targets research he opposes for political reasons, like #climate research. But much of the rest is semi-random pillaging to show numbers (positions cut, dollars saved). This is evident from the growing number of firings, in a growing number of departments, that Trump and #Musk later try to rescind.
Update. "Journalism organizations call for restoration of public data."
nasw.org/article/journalism-or…
"Leaders of five #journalism organizations, including the National Association of Science Writers and representing more than 7,000 members in the United States and abroad, sent the following letter to the heads of eight U.S. federal agencies that have recently removed public datasets and databases funded by Americans’ tax dollars."
#Censorship #Data #DefendResearch #OpenData #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Journalism organizations call for restoration of public data
Leaders of five journalism organizations, including the National Association of Science Writers and representing more than 7,000 members in the United States and abroad, sent the following letter to the heads of eight U.S.www.nasw.org
Update. "Outcry as Trump withdraws support for research that mentions ‘climate’ "
theguardian.com/environment/20…
"The #Trump administration is stripping away support for scientific research in the US and overseas that contains a word it finds particularly inconvenient: “climate”…Trump, who has said that the climate crisis is a “giant hoax”, has already stripped mentions of climate change and global heating from government websites."
#Censorship #Climate #DefendResearch #Takedowns #USPol #USPolitics
Outcry as Trump withdraws support for research that mentions ‘climate’
US government stripping funds from domestic and overseas research amid warnings for health and public safetyOliver Milman (The Guardian)
Update. "PLOS [@PLOS] statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity"
theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/p…
"We are deeply concerned about a range of recent US Executive Orders that collectively have the potential to dismantle the US scientific enterprise as it has existed for the past 70 years…We will not approve changes to terminology or removal of data that compromise the scientific accuracy of content. Requests to remove legitimate authors from manuscripts violate our authorship policies which are grounded in principles of credit, accountability and transparency…We are actively working to understand the evolving implications of these directives and the disruption they have brought…We remain dedicated to the advancement of #OpenScience."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #PLOS #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS Blog
Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…PLOS (The Official PLOS Blog)
Update. From @neuralreckoning: "Science must step away from nationally managed infrastructure"
thetransmitter.org/policy/scie…
"Scientific data and independence are at risk. We need to work with community-driven services and university libraries to create new multi-country organizations that are resilient to political interference."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #OpenInfrastructure #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Update. From @karenhao: "The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled"
technologyreview.com/2025/02/2…
"[Scientists] warn that dismantling the behind-the-scenes scientific research programs that backstop American life could lead to long-lasting, perhaps irreparable damage to everything from the quality of health care to the public’s access to next-generation consumer technologies. The US took nearly a century to craft its rich scientific ecosystem; if the unraveling that has taken place over the past month continues, Americans will feel the effects for decades to come."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled
Federal scientists warn that Americans could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come.Karen Hao (MIT Technology Review)
Update. An editorial in #JAMA and the #JAMANetwork.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
"Some authors of scientific works in process have had to remove their names from publications for these publications to proceed; others have chosen to pause or withdraw their publications. While some of these actions are directly related to the executive order to #HHS employees to cease communications, many have been undertaken preemptively by authors who are not subject to the order but are presumably fearful of the challenges of communicating complex findings in this current environment. Some authors are engaging in anticipatory compliance by scrubbing from their manuscripts words they fear may be deemed, in the moment, politically unacceptable…We remain steadfast in our guidance to authors and readers across the JAMA Network journals and endorse and adhere to the standards set by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors [#ICMJE]…We will act flexibly, where appropriate, to ensure that censoring efforts will not silence the integrity of the scientific process or clear communication of scientific information important for health."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Medicine #ScholComm #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Update. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (#ICMJE) has updated its guidance in light of recent actions by the #Trump administration.
icmje.org/news-and-editorials/…
"If authors request removal or addition of an author after manuscript submission or publication, journal editors should seek an explanation and signed statement of agreement for the requested change from all listed authors including the author to be removed or added…Corrections are warranted for errors of fact that should have been recognized at the time of publication. Matters of debate and evolving science and methods are not errors. Retraction of published work is generally reserved for errors serious enough to invalidate results and conclusions and/or when there is scientific misconduct.."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Medicine #ScholComm #Takedowns #USPol #USPolitics
Update. "Why the European Journal of Public Health and EUPHA are opposing President Trump’s attack on the language of diversity"
academic.oup.com/eurpub/advanc…
"The news that the #Trump administration has ordered scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw or retract articles containing terms such as “gender,” “transgender,” “LGBT,” or “transsexual” is as shocking as it is dangerous…Such censorship is not only an assault on scientific integrity but also a harbinger of the creeping authoritarianism that Europe has seen before, one that we must resist with all the force of history…First, we will not retract published articles due to political pressure. Retractions are reserved for fraud, major errors, or ethical breaches, not for the mere use of words that a government disapproves of. Second, we will continue to publish research that includes terms related to gender, sexuality, and reproductive health. Third, we will defend the rights of researchers to publish without fear of political persecution. Fourth, we will stand in solidarity with colleagues facing censorship. Suppression of knowledge anywhere is a threat to knowledge everywhere."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #DEI #Medicine #ScholComm #Takedowns #USPol #USPolitics
Update. "ALLEA Statement on Threats to Academic Freedom and International Research Collaboration in the United States"
allea.org/wp-content/uploads/2…
"The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities expresses grave concern over the escalating threats to academic freedom, both in the United States and beyond. Recent developments regarding science and scholarship in the U.S., including executive orders freezing billions in federal research funding and censorship around topics such as climate change and gender, are forcing many U.S. science agencies and research organisations to abruptly suspend normal operations. Such censorship and political suppression of language, research topics, and methodologies—whether through funding restrictions, legislative control, or institutional interference—fundamentally compromise the integrity of scientific and scholarly endeavours not just in the U.S. but around the world due to the global nature of the research ecosystem."
#AcademicFreedom #ALLEA #Censorship #Collaboration #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Update. "Reflections on the Current Moment from SSP’s Board of Directors"
sspnet.org/community/news/stat…
"The challenges stemming from a shifting U.S. political landscape, which threaten academic freedom, #DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) initiatives, the scholarly record, and federal research funding, are affecting the Society for Scholarly Publishing (#SSP) community in multiple ways: mentally, emotionally, physically, and financially…Since we were established in 1978, SSP has intentionally demonstrated an unwavering commitment to building a diverse and inclusive community. We actively infuse our work with equitable values, including providing leadership as a founding member of the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Publishing (#C4DISC)."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #DEI #ScholComm #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Reflections on the Current Moment from SSP's Board of Directors | SSP Society for Scholarly Publishing
The recent months have been deeply unsettling for those of us who work in the global scholarly communications industry.Jacklyn Lord (Society for Scholarly Publishing)
Update. "Will medical publishers fight Trump’s war on 'woke'?"
thebookseller.com/comment/will…
"Although many medical journal #editors have made their position known, medical #publishers are, for now, conspicuously silent…The collective resolve of the medical publishing industry is being put to the test. This is an opportunity for the industry to affirm its commitment to safeguard the scholarly record from ideological distortion. #Censorship in health research affects us all. We share a responsibility to stand firm and decry Trump’s war on "gender ideology" as a full-scale assault on the scientific method."
#DefendResearch #Journals #Medicine #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Update. Statement from #TheLancet in response to recent US executive orders
thelancet.com/editorial-polici…
"The Lancet Group will be making no changes to our editorial policies regarding withdrawal, authorship change, inclusive language, or retraction. Ahead of publication, the withdrawal of submitted papers and authorship changes will only generally be considered if the written agreement of all authors is received. The Lancet Group will continue to recommend the use of inclusive language, accepting authors’ ultimate choice of terminology when it is scientifically accurate and respectful, and will continue to encourage authors to follow the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) reporting guidelines. Published papers will only be corrected or retracted when they contain factual errors or if scientific misconduct has taken place. These policies are in line with recently issued guidance from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors [#ICMJE]."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #DEI #Medicine #ScholComm #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Update. "Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites"
nytimes.com/2025/02/24/climate…
"Organic farmers and environmental groups sued the Agriculture Department on Monday over its scrubbing of references to #climate change from its website…That included websites containing data sets, interactive tools and funding information that farmers and researchers relied on for planning and adaptation projects, according to the lawsuit…Peter Lehner, a lawyer for #Earthjustice, said the pages being purged were crucial for farmers facing risks linked to climate change, including heat waves, droughts, floods, extreme weather and wildfires."
#Agriculture #Censorship #DefendResearch #Litigation #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites
The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, the lawsuit said.Karen Zraick (The New York Times)
Update. "On March 7, 2025, we [Stand Up For Science] rally [in Washington DC] to defend science as a public good…We call on policymakers, institutions, and the scientific community to uphold the integrity of science, protect its accessibility, and ensure its benefits serve all people. To achieve this, we seek the following policy actions.
1. Secure and Expand Scientific Funding…
2. End Censorship and Political Interference in Science…
3. Defend Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Science."
standupforscience2025.org/our-…
#Censorship #DefendResearch #DEI #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Our Policy Goals
Download the Stand Up for Science Policy Goals in a printable format here: Download our Policy Goals On March 7, 2025, we rally to defend science as a public good and pillar of social, political, a…STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Update. "The National Archives is nonpartisan but has found itself targeted by Trump."
apnews.com/article/trump-natio…
"The president didn’t give a public reason for firing archivist Colleen Shogan, but he has long held a grudge against the agency for notifying the Justice Department of his alleged mishandling of classified documents after he left office following his first term…A Trump-aligned archivist might also be less inclined to enforce the Presidential Records Act or ask questions if Trump leaves office with troves of classified documents, said Norm Eisen, executive chair of the State Democracy Defenders Fund."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #NARA #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
National Archives targeted by Trump with firings and layoffs
As President Donald Trump moves to overhaul the federal government with astonishing speed, he has wreaked havoc on one agency long known for its nonpartisanship and revered for its mission: the National Archives and Records Administration.Ali Swenson (AP News)
Update. "Will They Come for PubMed Next?"
medpagetoday.com/opinion/secon…
"PubMed is the backbone of biomedical research in the U.S. That's not an exaggeration…However, there are reasons to be extremely concerned about its continued existence…There are [at least five] ways the administration could interfere with PubMed."
PS: Although the author mixes up #PubMed and #PubMedCentral, her concerns apply to both.
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Medicine #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Will They Come for PubMed Next?
Here's what we lose if the administration takes away this invaluable resourceKatie Suleta, DHSc, MPH, MS (MedpageToday)
Update. "The Rise (and Fall?) of the National Science Foundation"
chronicle.com/article/the-rise…
(#paywalled)
"The #Trump administration’s assault on the #NSF represents precisely the kind of political interference [#VannevarBush] sought to prevent — one that threatens not only scientific progress but also the very foundation of academic freedom."
Update. "Déclaration visant à défendre la recherche contre la censure du gouvernement américain"
redactionmedicale.fr/2025/02/d…
Thanks to Herve Maisonneuve for his French translation of the key recommendations of the Feb 13 Declaration To Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship. He adds this good conclusion: "We are free to consider that these initiatives are useless… but [signing them] allows us to support colleagues who cannot express themselves in public."
#DefendResearch #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Déclaration visant à défendre la recherche contre la censure du gouvernement américain | Rédaction Médicale et Scientifique
Point n'est besoin d'expliquer ce qui se passe aux USA depuis l'arrivée au pouvoir de Donald Trump dans le domaine de la recherche et de la santé.Rédaction Médicale et Scientifique
Update. Thanks to @georgetown for making this public statement.
president.georgetown.edu/messa…
"I know that the rapidly evolving external environment is unsettling to many in the community. Some of us have received directives to stop our research activities; some of our students have had job offerings rescinded; some have read repeated external communications that question the value of their work…We promote scholarship freely based on inquiring minds…We do not conduct these activities alongside our mission; they are the essence of our mission…Be assured that we are actively tracking all developments as they occur, assessing whether they affect our mission’s work, quickly partnering with those community members affected, and supporting them as they navigate change."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Trump #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
Who We Are and What We Stand For - Office of the President
I know that the rapidly evolving external environment is unsettling to many in the community. Some of us have received directives to stop our research activities; some of our students have had job offerings rescinded; some have read repeated external…Joni Halabi (Office of the President)
Update. A new editorial in Nature: "Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere."
nature.com/articles/d41586-025…
"How, then, should those of us who are part of the global enterprise of education, health, science and engineering respond? One priority must be to denounce these actions, to shout about their negative effects, to support researchers and to defend their ability to work and study without fear for their jobs. Understandably, those working at — or even leading — federal agencies might feel that they cannot speak up, but researchers at other organizations, such as universities, scientific societies, businesses, labour unions and campaign groups have more freedom, and must exercise it by showing support for affected colleagues."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere
US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.www.nature.com
Update. Reminder from #Trump's first term (2017): Trump’s budget director pick: “Do we really need government-funded research at all”
vox.com/science-and-health/201…
"President Donald #Trump recently picked Rep. Mick #Mulvaney…to head the White House’s Office of Management and Budget [#OMB]…In a stunning September 9 Facebook post (that’s since been deleted but is still cached), Mulvaney asked, '... what might be the best question: do we really need government funded research at all.'"
#DefendResearch #Funding #USPol #USPolitics
Trump’s budget director pick: “Do we really need government-funded research at all”
Mick Mulvaney suggested Zika science is uncertain, so we shouldn’t bother to fund it.Julia Belluz (Vox)
Update. "CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel"
huffpost.com/entry/cdc-who-pub…
"Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [#CDC] have been prohibited from co-authoring publications with World Health Organization [#WHO] staff, dealing a blow to global research efforts and continuing the #Trump administration’s aggressive attack on government-funded science."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Medicine #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel
It’s just the latest “Orwellian” crackdown on government scientists.Matt Shuham (HuffPost)
Update. The #NIH web site is down.
nih.gov/
It's been up and down, but mostly down, since before noon yesterday.
downdetector.com/status/nih/
I don't know what's going on but will post updates as I find them.
#DefendResearch #Medicine #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S.National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Update. "RFK Jr. issues rule barring public comment on #HHS rulemaking"
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/…
"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday released a policy prohibiting public comments during his department’s rulemaking process, ending more than 50 years of the public’s involvement in crafting his department’s rules…After assuming office, Kennedy had vowed to usher in “radical transparency” at the HHS…Lawrence O. Gostin, faculty director of O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at the Georgetown University Law Center…speculated that Kennedy was rescinding public comments in order to quickly “ram through” radical changes to health care, public health and scientific research in the U.S."
#DefendResearch #Medicine #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Update. The #NIH site is back up.
nih.gov/
The reports of it being down have plummeted to near zero.
downdetector.com/status/nih/
But I'm still looking for a good explanation of what happened.
#Medicine #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S.National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Update. Therese Choquette ran searches on #PubMed and may have found gaps corresponding to terms banned by the #Trump admin.
linkedin.com/posts/therese-cho…
PS: Unfortunately she compared US PubMed with Europe PubMed Central, which is apples to oranges. (PubMed is metadata-only and PMC is full text.) Can we crowdsource some systematic searches comparing (1) PubMed now with PubMed before Trump, e.g. in the Wayback Machine, and (2) US PMC with Europe PMC?
#DefendResearch #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Therese Choquette (former Vallerskog) on LinkedIn: #pubmed | 67 comments
**Edit: I did this search due to the situation here in the US. The intent was to see how US PubMed performed the searching on topics containing the ”forbidden”… | 67 comments on LinkedInTherese Choquette (former Vallerskog) (www.linkedin.com)
Update. "48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science"
ucsusa.org/about/news/scientis…
"[48] scientific societies…representing almost 100,000 scientists from diverse disciplines, have sent a letter, organized by the #UCS, to members of Congress demanding that they protect federally funded scientific research and federal scientists. The letter is open so the number of signers may continue to grow."
#DefendResearch #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science
48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of scienceUnion of Concerned Scientists
Update. Here's the open letter mentioned in the previous post (this thread).
ucs-documents.s3.us-east-1.ama…
"We, the undersigned professional scientific societies, associations, and organizations, are writing to ask you to take immediate action to protect and restore life-saving and essential scientific research that…[is] funded by American taxpayers and authorized by Congress and cannot be unilaterally halted by the executive branch."
Update. It's just a coincidence that the newer open letter to Congress in the previous post, this thread (nd but approx March 3) …
ucs-documents.s3.us-east-1.ama…
… and this older letter (nd but approx Feb 17) …
unitedsciencealliance.org/
… were both initially signed by 48 scientific societies. They're different letters, organized by different groups, and signed by (mostly) different societies.
Update. The American Physical Society (#APS, @apsphysics) is running a survey on the impact of cuts to US science #funding. Please take it if you're affected or likely to be affected.
apsphysics.fillout.com/t/6ESUv…
"This survey collects stories showcasing the transformative positive impact of #NSF, #NIST, #DOE, #NASA, and #DOD-funded research and programs as well as what would be lost if support for basic research evaporates. You can document your experiences and share how recent executive actions have impacted you. Individual stories will be only be used publicly with permission or when fully anonymized."
#DefendResearch #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Impacts of Federal Science Funding
Made with Fillout, the best way to make forms, surveys and quizzes your audience will answer.Impacts of Federal Science Funding
Update. "US science is under threat ― now scientists are fighting back"
nature.com/articles/d41586-025…
"The courts temporarily halted some of the Trump administration’s orders, but a coherent message has broken through: federal support for science is in danger. Gradually, scientists began to stir, Varga says: “They’re realizing now that doing any one thing is better than doing nothing.” That activism is taking many forms...."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
US science is under threat ― now scientists are fighting back
Researchers are organizing protests and making their voices heard as Trump officials slash funding and lay off federal scientists.Witze, Alexandra
Update. "‘Omg, did #PubMed go dark?’ Blackout stokes fears about database’s future"
nature.com/articles/d41586-025…
"The NIH told Nature in an e-mail that, on 1 March 'some of NIH public-web services experienced service disruptions' but all services were restored on 2 March. 'NIH is committed to resilient and open access to PubMed and other NIH web services,' the team wrote. But [Krutika Kuppalli, an infectious-diseases physician] says any disruption — even if temporary — raises concerns about how researchers access essential scientific information. 'It also serves as a reminder of the need for contingency plans, such as alternative #repositories or offline access to critical research, to ensure that health-care providers and researchers are not left without crucial information when they need it most,' she says."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Medicine #OpenInfrastructure #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
‘Omg, did PubMed go dark?’ Blackout stokes fears about database’s future
A brief outage has focused attention on scientists’ reliance on the US-government-funded website.Mallapaty, Smriti
Update. "EDGI Relaunches Federal Environmental Web Tracker"
envirodatagov.org/press-releas…
"In response to the #Trump administration’s rapid dismantling of federal websites, the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (#EDGI) has relaunched its Federal Environmental Web Tracker…The… Tracker makes records of significant changes to federal environmental websites publicly available in a searchable database…Since the first Trump administration, EDGI has monitored thousands of federal environmental webpages. Partners at the #InternetArchive download these webpages every day, and EDGI’s #OpenSource software compares versions of these webpages to identify differences."
#Censorship #Climate #DefendResearch #Environment #Monitoring #Preservation #Takedowns #USPol #USPolitics
PRESS RELEASE: EDGI Relaunches Federal Environmental Web Tracker – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
In response to the Trump administration’s rapid dismantling of federal websites, the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) has relaunched its Federal Environmental Web Tracker.Shannan Lenke Stoll (Environmental Data & Governance Initiative)
Update. An editorial in _Annals of Internal Medicine_ responds to "Political Action That Threatens the Integrity of Medical Research."
acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/AN…
"The editors have given a great deal of thought to actions Annals can take to counter some of this damage. Following an executive order that limited the ability of health agency staff to communicate externally, we quickly published all manuscripts with government-affiliated authors that were accepted but awaiting publication before we could receive a request to withdraw them. As a member of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors [#ICMJE], Annals helped develop and strongly endorses the guidance it posted in early February 2025 relevant to journals' responses to requests to withdraw, revise, or alter authorship of manuscripts in process at scientific journals. To date, we are unaware of any request to retract published articles that include banned terms or address issues the U.S. administration deems unsavory. If we receive such requests, Annals will not honor them. Retraction is warranted only when there is clear evidence of major errors or scientific misconduct that seriously compromise research findings."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Medicine #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Update. Kudos to Aix Marseille University (@univamu_europe), for funding "American Scientists Who Fear #Trump #Censorship"
404media.co/french-university-…
"A leading French university is inviting American scientists who fear their research on subjects like #climate might be censored by Donald Trump’s administration to do their work in France. The program is called ‘safe place for science,’ and will provide 15 million Euros in funding for some 15 researchers over a 3-year period…It targets, but is not limited to, climate and environment, health, and human and social sciences."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Medicine #USPol #USPolitics
French University to Fund American Scientists Who Fear Trump Censorship
The program, called ‘safe place for science,’ offers American scientists funding to continue their research in France.Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
Update. "NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants"
nature.com/articles/d41586-025…
"In an unprecedented move, the US #NIH has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet “agency priorities.” NIH staff members have been instructed to identify and potentially cancel grants for projects studying transgender populations, #gender identity, diversity, equity and inclusion (#DEI) in the scientific workforce, [or] #environmentaljustice…Grants that allot funding to universities in #China and those related to #climate change are also under scrutiny. 'It’s extremely alarming that grants that have been vetted by the scientific community and deemed important and impactful to understand the world are now being cancelled because of political ideology,' says Lisa Fazio, a cognitive psychologist at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, who studies misinformation. 'For all this talk about free speech, this is direct censorship of scientific research.'"
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.Mallapaty, Smriti
Update. The Stand Up For Science rally starts in two hours (noon ET).
drive.google.com/file/d/1T5Cnz…
"Since being launched in mid-February, Stand Up for Science has transformed into a national movement with international support. Our primary goal: defending science as a public good and central pillar of social progress. On March 7th, we will host official events mobilizing scientists and science advocates in Washington DC, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and 28 other cities around the United States....But March 7th is just the beginning. Our policy goals include a restoration of federal scientific funding, the reinstatement of wrongfully terminated employees at federal agencies, an end to governmental interference and censorship in science, and a renewed commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in science. We are also committed to empowering scientists–and anyone who has benefited from scientific advancements–to engage in sustained advocacy in the years to come."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #standupforscience2025 #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Update. "‘Scientists will not be silenced’: thousands protest Trump research cuts"
nature.com/articles/d41586-025…
"Thousands of researchers and supporters of science protested in cities across the US and Europe today against actions taken by the administration of US President Donald #Trump to cut the US scientific workforce and slash spending on research worldwide…Marie Walde, a biophysicist at the Roscoff Biological Station in France, posted about a rally she attended…saying: “In solidarity with our colleagues in the US, researchers and citizens all over France are protesting today for science and knowledge as a public good.” … Since taking office in January, Trump and his team have laid off, and in some cases then tried to rehire, thousands from US science agencies, whose jobs touched on nuclear safety, bird flu surveillance, extreme-weather forecasting and more."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
‘Scientists will not be silenced’: thousands protest Trump research cuts
Researchers at Stand Up for Science rallies voice defiance against the policies of US President Donald Trump’s administration.Witze, Alexandra
Heard at yesterday's Stand Up For Science rally in Washington.
medpagetoday.com/publichealthp…
Francis Collins, former director of the #NIH: "99% of new drug approvals depended…on NIH research…So the industry has a lot to lose if federal investment is damaged. It would be good to hear more about that from pharmaceutical company leaders -- just saying."
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD.). Said he was glad to be in a crowd with so many "mad scientists… Everybody in America should be mad…about what we are witnessing right now in our country, including the illegal and reckless attacks on science by Elon #Musk and the #Trump administration."
Former Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI). When he and his colleagues introduced the 21st Century Cures Act in 2015, it included $45 billion in additional health research funding for NIH and FDA. At the time, they had support from members of Congress on both sides of the aisle, including former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and current House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA). "You see, diseases don't impact just Republicans or Democrats. It [sic] impacts all of us."
Bill Nye the Science Guy. "We demand that scientists not be censored, that there be legal safeguards to prevent political interference in their research and they be enabled to communicate their findings freely."
Researchers, Doctors, Patients Rally to 'Stand Up for Science'
Speakers at D.C. event included politicians, a recent NIH director, and Bill Nye the Science GuyJoyce Frieden (MedpageToday)
Update. Selected additional coverage of the March 7 Stand Up For Science rally in Washington and across the country:
Scientists Are Rising Up to Resist Trump Policies, Inside Climate News, March 6
insideclimatenews.org/news/060…
‘Enough is enough’: Scientists from UCLA, USC protest Trump’s policy changes, LA Times, March 7
latimes.com/environment/story/…
Thousands gather across U.S. and world in Stand Up for Science events, Science, March 7
science.org/content/article/th…
Out of the lab and into the streets, researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cuts, AP, March 7
apnews.com/article/science-doc…
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Out of the lab and into the streets, researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cuts
Researchers, doctors, their patients and supporters are venturing out of labs, hospitals and offices across the country to stand up to what they call an attack on life-saving science by the Trump administration.Seth Borenstein (AP News)
Update. "USDA’s Purge of #Climate #Data is Illegal and Reckless, Doing Immediate Harm to Farmers, Lawsuit Alleges"
insideclimatenews.org/news/050…
"The #Trump administration has deleted thousands of climate-related web pages from the U.S. Department of #Agriculture’s (#USDA) website, stripping #farmers of critical resources as droughts, floods and shifting growing conditions intensify. Now, a coalition of environmental and farming groups is suing to get that information back, arguing that the purge is not just reckless but illegal."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
USDA’s Purge of Climate Data is Illegal and Reckless, Doing Immediate Harm to Farmers, Lawsuit Alleges - Inside Climate News
Small agricultural operations and farmers new to the industry were left particularly vulnerable when the Trump administration took down websites that provide climate information, the plaintiffs claim.Inside Climate News
Update. "These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration"
nytimes.com/interactive/2025/0…
"The above terms appeared in government memos, in official and unofficial agency guidance and in other documents viewed by The New York Times. Some [agencies] ordered the removal of these words from public-facing websites, or ordered the elimination of other materials (including school curricula) in which they might be included…The presence of some terms was used to automatically flag for review some grant proposals and contracts that could conflict with Mr. #Trump’s executive orders. The list is most likely incomplete. More agency memos may exist than those seen by New York Times reporters, and some directives are vague or suggest what language might be impermissible without flatly stating it."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #USPol #USPolitics
The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.Karen Yourish (The New York Times)
Update. See the growing number of petitions from the Union of Concerned Scientists (#UCS, @ucsusa) at MoveOn.org (@moveon) in support of US science and scientists.
sign.moveon.org/partnerships/u…
Update. From @chrischirp: "Censor, purge, defund: how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities"
christinapagel.substack.com/p/…
"Making a list of the actions taken since January 2025 reveals distinct patterns. Just as the administration’s actions as a whole are following an authoritarian playbook, so are the specific ways they are attacking science. I’ve displayed 35 distinct actions in the Venn Diagram below (table of actions with links), grouped into three main categories:
[1] Control of science to align with state ideology; [2] Undermining the independence of universities / suppressing dissent; [3] Maintaining geopolitical / economic goals."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
Censor, purge, defund: how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities
I have mapped 35 of the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities to the authoritarian playbook - and consider what it means for attacks still to comeChristina Pagel (Diving into Data & Decision making)
Update. #ActionLab is a #crowdsourced collection of practical actions "for the various issues scientists are facing in the wake of destructive anti-science policies. Filter our database by action type, by location, by deadline, or by the amount of time you have to spend today. Find a way to act that is right for you."
airtable.com/apppMymixtqx3yqxa…
Here's the gallery view of the 27 actions posted to date.
airtable.com/apppMymixtqx3yqxa…
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
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Update. Marcia McNutt, president of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (#NASEM), talks about defending US science under #Trump.
nationalacademies.org/news/202…
"First of all, we are working to reach officials in the administration who will be sensitive to the likely impacts of [their] actions on the health, security, economic opportunity, and well-being of all Americans. Second, we are using the contacts here at the Academies and among our members to directly appeal to other individuals who may share some of the administration’s goals. We are working with them to demonstrate how the scientific evidence base suggests some of the tactics the administration is taking now may not lead to the goals that they want to accomplish…The mantra of this administration is, of course, to make America great. Well, science has been a big part of what has made America great, and America can’t be great without great science…For example, we are doing a fast-track study on reducing red tape for researchers that should be useful to the new administration. It could dramatically increase the efficiency of federally supported science…I really encourage members to talk to their members of Congress; as their constituents, they have more impact."
Update. "US science rues ongoing demotion of research under President Trump"
physicsworld.com/a/us-science-…
"In his first cabinet meeting on 26 February, #Trump suggested that officials “use scalpels” when trimming their departments’ spending and personnel – rather than #Musk’s figurative chainsaw. But bosses at the Environmental Protection Agency (#EPA) still plan to cut its budget by about two-thirds…The White House’s attack on #climate science goes beyond just the EPA. In January, the US Department of #Agriculture removed almost all data on climate change from its website…The Trump administration has also barred #NASA’s now former chief scientist Katherine Calvin and members of the State Department from travelling to China for a planning meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Meanwhile, in a speech to African energy ministers in Washington on 7 March, US energy secretary Chris Wright claimed that coal has “transformed our world and made it better”, adding that climate change, while real, is not on his list of the world’s top 10 problems."
US science rues ongoing demotion of research under President Trump – Physics World
US science continues to be hit hard by budget and staff cutsNo Author (Physics World)
Update. "#Trump’s next #climate move: Show global warming benefits humanity"
eenews.net/articles/trumps-nex…
"President Donald Trump has long rejected climate science. Now, his administration is grappling with how to assemble a body of federal climate research to show a warming world is benefiting humanity…Proposals include…conducting a hostile review of U.S. and international climate reports, and recruiting a White House-approved list of researchers to produce a National Climate Assessment based on partisan research and industry studies."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Disinformation #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Trump’s next climate move: Show global warming benefits humanity - E&E News by POLITICO
A new federal report downplaying or denying climate change could drive a reversal of climate rules and expansion of executive authority.Scott Waldman (E&E News by POLITICO)
Update. "Strong Scientific Leaders Must Speak Out against the Trump Administration’s Science Denial"
scientificamerican.com/article…
"We are proud to be members of the #NAS [National Academy of Sciences], but we are not proud of its present inaction. In these challenging and defining times, the National Academy of Sciences, of all scientific institutions, must speak up…The new #Trump administration is now making an unprecedented effort to prevent science from informing public policy. In his first day in office, President Trump signed executive orders withdrawing the U.S. from participation in the Paris Agreement on #climate change and from the World Health Organization [#WHO]. The new administration has subsequently acted to drastically limit support for climate and medical research performed by scientists in the federal government and in universities. In this emergency, it is not enough for the National Academy of Sciences to speak up from its grass roots, as in 2016 or 2018. It must now speak as an institution if it is to fulfill its responsibilities to the nation and maintain its relevance in the future."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Medicine #Takedowns #USPol #USPolitics
Strong Scientific Leaders Must Speak Out against the Trump Administration’s Science Denial
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences should denounce the antiscientific policies of the Trump administrationScientific American
[16:36] Former FF councillor pleads guilty to harassing a woman
A former Fianna Fáil councillor has pleaded guilty to harassing a woman on three occasions in 2022.
rte.ie/news/2025/0312/1501711-…
#FiannaFáil #three #2022
This is mindblowing disruption. This new US executive order orders an immediate review of all *existing* federal grants & contracts & also freezes all federal credit cards. The federal gov funds a huge amount of science & it will all stop while this plays out.
whitehouse.gov/presidential-ac…
Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.The White House
Six subjects in global top 100: QS subject rankings
[16:15] Tanya Sweeney: Vogue Williams says she’s sick of doing most of the chores and childcare – and most women can totally relate
When I met Vogue Williams in Dublin last summer, she was juggling many plates in an act that’s familiar to most working mothers.
A great day, indeed. Some more context: "Berners-Lee had been experimenting with hypertext for at least a decade before he began coding the Web. In the proposal he referenced a piece of software he’d developed in 1980, called ‘Enquire’, which he says was conceptually similar to Apple’s later product, HyperCard (which had been released in 1987, just a couple of years before his proposal)." cybercultural.com/p/1990-progr…
stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/1…
It was on this day 36 years ago when @timbl submitted his proposal to CERN for an "information management system", precursor to the World Wide Web."In the proposal, Berners-Lee modestly spoke of wanting to use hypertext, a.k.a. links, to help CERN deal with information storage issues.
[...]
His boss’s response?
“Vague, but exciting.”"
vox.com/2019/3/12/18260709/30t…
#OTD #OnThisDay #internet #TheWeb #history #VagueButExciting
The World Wide Web — not the internet — turns 30 years old
The World Wide Web was conceived on March 12, 1989, by computing legend Tim Berners-Lee.Aja Romano (Vox)
Do you know what a BBS (Bulletin Board System) is? 💾📞
It was the "internet before the internet," where young people in the '80s communicated and used it much like today's social networks. Instead of the internet, you dialed a phone number to access a single "site" 🌍📟
There, you could exchange messages, download small games and graphics—but you had to stay connected the whole time! And if the BBS was in the US or Asia, you were in for a surprise on your phone bill. 💸📡
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