A masterpiece of science communication by Craig McLean, former Chief Scientist of NOAA, in response to the outrageous and dangerous new proposal that would give Trump officials more control over scientific research grants (the OMB debacle) 🧪
youtu.be/WKkRVhwiJAM?...
H1B visas were historically key for postdocs and research scientists (and future PIs and professors) - and the fee threatened to totally derail that pipeline. This is good news.
A federal judge has blocked Trump’s bid to slap a $100,000 fee on employers who seek to hire foreign workers for specialized roles.
It's a significant victory for states who sued Trump over the proclamation, saying the fee had damaged their ability to hire workers.
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It's a significant victory for states who sued Trump over the proclamation, saying the $100,000 fee had damaged their ability to hire workers
To see how important US science is, consider measurements of changes in ocean heat content. US data are ~53% of the total. Over half!
But removing the US data is worse than randomly removing 80% of the total data, because unlike other countries, the US makes measurements everywhere. 🧪🌊
Carlos Moffat
📖🧪Read about FY2027 appropriations updates for NASA, NOAA and NSF👇
thebridge.agu.org/2026/05/26/f...
📣And explore ways you can take action to support science: agu.quorum.us/home/
International collaboration has facilitated a global ocean observing system, providing data to measure ocean heat content at a resolution that enables the tracking of climate change. This study looks ...
This thread. Wow.
"I could no longer stop the system from auto-inviting "reviewers" with zero relevant expertise. Even worse - the AI began actively revoking the invitations I manually sent out to actual, qualified experts."
Ocean observatories are a critical resource for studying climate change and detecting disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis.
Trump is erasing years of innovation and advancement.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/ocean-observatories-go-dark-off-pacific-northwest-coast
David Ho
I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇
