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Planetary Society Petition Against NASA Science Cuts

Open to signatures from across the globe. Please #boost - for many of us it is the only action we can take, so let's take it!

The current administration's 2026 budget request includes a staggering 47% cut to NASA's science programs as part of a 25% cut to NASA overall. This is an extinction-level event for the Earth and space science communities, upending decades of work and tens of billions in taxpayers' investment.

https://www.planetary.org/advocacy-action-center#/55

#PlanetarySociety #NASA #Science #SaveNASA #SaveScience

...as a nation, committed to supporting scientific research to find ways to treat and prevent infection. My kid heads off to middle school soon, and I am terrified we are going backwards, and she, too, will have to watch a doco on how to tell little kids they are going to die. #SaveScience

We urge everyone to get involved by signing their name to the letter to #SaveScience and #SaveNIH! Let @nihvigils.bsky.social know that we will ALL stand with them! #JoinIn and support by adding your name to the open letter TODAY! #FederalWorkersAgainstDOGE actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na...

ADD YOUR NAME: Sign the Open L...

#FederalWorkersAgainstDOGE is immensely proud of the fellow federal workers and allies at NIH today! "The Bethesda Declaration" is proof that civil servants are still fighting to save the US! #SaveNIH #SaveScience www.reuters.com/business/hea...

NIH scientists speak out over ...

See the thread below and join in! #Resist #FederalWorkersAgainstDOGE #SaveScience

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xtrzqicesfwterpbweugpl4u/post/3lptp33mhd22v

This is pretty damn cool: A Possible Perpendicular Planet

https://science.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/discovery-alert-a-possible-perpendicular-planet/

#SaveScience #Astronomy #ExoPlanets

HEADS UP! NIH's weekly vigils will now be held on Saturdays at 10 AM. Please tell everyone and make sure to adjust your alarm clocks as necessary so you don't miss it! #RESIST #NIH #FederalWorkersAgainstDOGE #SaveScience

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nqtxq5fvtx7opcvibsho5345/post/3lplx6vjerc25

The AAU, the APLU, and ACE and a bunch of named universities (including @cmu.edu) filed a challenge to the arbitrary cut of indirect costs at the National Science Foundation (As I write two NSF proposals...) #SaveNSF #SaveScience www.aau.edu/newsroom/pre...

Statement of AAU, the APLU, an...

Important: please watch. https://youtu.be/vf8_AMD8Tm4?si=e0bfe0y-VXat2i5c #SaveScience #ScienceIsReal #AmericanScience #ConservativesHateScience

Great job !!!
Thank you #trump
#uspol #saveScience #removeTrump #saveDemocracy

https://ground.news/article/nearly-300-scientists-apply-for-french-academic-program-amid-trump-cuts-in-us_ebfcf8?utm_source=mobile-app&utm_medium=newsroom-share

🚨 Science is under threat.
Massive funding cuts to NASA, NIH & NSF could set us back decades — or even a generation.

This isn’t just about labs and telescopes. It’s about cures for cancer. GPS. MRI machines. The internet.
All built on basic research — by people who had no idea their work would one day change the world.

💡 Every $1 invested in science returns $2–3 in economic growth.
But more than that — science is human curiosity in action. It's how we dream bigger. It's how we move forward.

If we abandon it now, what future are we even fighting for?
🌌 “We float like a mote of dust in the morning sky.” – Carl Sagan

✍️ Want to help? Write your reps. Speak up for science.
🔗 [Link in video description]

#StandUpForScience #FundScience #STEM #CarlSagan #NASA #NIH #NSF #SaveScience #StayCurious

https://youtu.be/ABU06LDZpfY

More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

Republicans are decimating America for a hundred years.

75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00938-y

#SaveScience #PresidentBystander #Signalgate #WhiskeyLeaks #EndTrump #EndMusk #AgentKrasnov #RepublicansOwnThis #DOGE #GOPKakistocracy #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

We keep Fighting! 🧪

#science #nih #savescience

www.reuters.com/business/hea...
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-judge-bars-trump-administration-cutting-nih-research-funding-2025-03-05/

A cold, wintry, snowy day in Chicago, the CIty of Big Shoulders and the City That Works. So of course 1,500+ people showed up to the #SaveScience rally downtown today, me and the wife among them.

And let me tell you: People are f*cking PISSED OFF at #PresidentKrasnov and #(F)elonMusk and #RFKJr for what they're doing to funding of science at all levels. 🤬

#ScienceUnderSiege: The Orlando Research Conference Fallout

Something alarming is happening in the #ScientificCommunity, and it’s not getting the attention it deserves. A recent #NIH-backed #neuroscience conference in #Orlando turned into a disaster. Research sessions were canceled after being mistaken for “#DEI” initiatives, and funding was pulled.

One session on the diversity of afferent firing in the cochlea (how nerve cells transmit sound) was targeted because people saw the word “#diversity” and assumed it was political. #MAGA hat-wearing hotel guests presumably unaffiliated with the conference reportedly vandalized posters.

The nescient reaction of the MAGA hat-wearing malcontents to the word “diversity”—mistaking a scientific discussion on neural firing patterns in the cochlea for a political agenda—exemplifies a dangerous blend of #ignorance and ideological rigidity. Their inability to differentiate between linguistic context and #partisan buzzwords not only disrupted legitimate research but also underscored the broader issue of anti-intellectualism undermining scientific progress.

Worse, researchers discovered their already earned funding was revoked, postdoc opportunities disappeared, and the conference felt like a #funeral for the field as careers crumbled in real time.

Meanwhile, the NIH was banned from attending due to a new administration-imposed blackout on communications and travel, delaying critical #research on #Cancer, #HeartDisease, and #Diabetes.

#Science depends on open inquiry—but now, #political interference is gutting #research. This isn’t just about one conference. It’s a direct attack on scientific progress. If we don’t stand up now, what’s next?

🔬 Science must remain free from political control.

#ScienceUnderAttack #ResearchMatters #SaveScience #FreedomOfInquiry #ScienceNotPolitics #AcademicFreedom

@generika
Do not tell this to #rfkjr !!!!!!
#uspol #savedemocracy #savescience

🚨 #Science under attack! 🚨

Dr. André Isaacs, a renowned organic chemist and professor, breaks down the devastating cuts to scientific research under this administration. $4 billion slashed from #NIH, #NSF grants blocked for including keywords like #diversity, #equity, #inclusion, and private funding is drying up too—#HHMI just erased a $60M #InclusiveExcellence program overnight.

The U.S. is losing its global leadership in science. Without research funding, life-saving drugs like #Ozempic wouldn’t exist. We are cooked. 🔬⚠️

#SaveScience #FundResearch #NIH #NSFCuts #DEI #STEMFunding #AndréIsaacs #ScienceMatters #StopTheCuts #ProtectInnovation #STEM #LGBTQ