If you have not left a public comment on the draconian OMB-2026-0034, here's a quick thread to make it easy.
#standupforscience #neuroskyence
Click here: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...
AS PROMISED: Stop Vought. Save Science.
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REGISTER for our Emergency Science Meeting (6/2, 4pm et), Call and email Congress, and leave your public comment all in one place! #standupforscience #TakeActionNow
A proposed Trump policy would put Russ Vought in charge of American science. Its an example of the slow creep of politicization into processes that both parties traditionally understood as needing nonpartisan and expert guidance.
What can you do about it? 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-creep-...
🚨UPDATE: We will launch our action center on this issue tomorrow.
📣JOIN US: Emergency Science Meeting (Virtual) June 2nd at 4pm et. Details to come.
Our Policy Team has read through the entire 400 page hot mess express from Russ Vought...here are the high level details.
A Thread🧵 1/x
Stand Up for Science!
BREAKING:
New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion".
#standupforscience
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf
Several people have asked for possible content and structure for comments regarding the proposed OMB regulations.
With some suggestions from others, I have posted on example (as a Word document) for downloading).
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
I hope this is helpful.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
A lot of news might be *worse* but I don't know if there's anything quite as *emblematic* for our current moment as the fuckin Candy Crush guy saying "science is for losers ya gotta listen to chatgpt"
❤️ Howard will be greatly missed
Stand Up for Science!
jeremymberg.github.io
It’s worth the time to read, and it’s worth the time to comment. No, it’s not completely futile. Even if the current admin steamrolls ahead, comments become part of the record that legislatures, judges, and advocates can use in the future.
Summary 👇🏻
Comment here: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...
Jeremy Berg
New: Hackers have been stealing high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI support chatbot to change the email associated with the account they want to steal.
Shockingly easy, terrible flaw associated with offloading support to AI:
www.404media.co/hackers-simp...
The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.
First Castro Lab paper, brought to you by the hard work of Dr. Kathryn Braden @katybraden.bsky.social In this manuscript we investigate the role of endogenous enkephalin or dorsal raphe nucleus. We find that it is incredibly important for buffering negative affect 😱
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Call your reps -- blue, red, purple, it doesn't matter -- about the proposed OMB science funding rule. The house can stop this. Let them know it matters for your district.
Make some noise about this 🧪
www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...
Research Professional News
www.npr.org
The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science.
Absolutely terrifying. This would completely destroy American scientific research.
Tracy Bale
Throughout his six-decades-long career, Howard Fields became a leading figure in both pain and addiction.
By @natmesanash.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/pain/in-memo...
Over six decades, Fields mapped out the circuits of both pain and addiction.
