People like Kane and many many others that do care about human art and the creative process have been a beacon of hope while trying to navigate making art in this current climate.
Was honored to contribute to this report documenting concerns shared by many at NIH. Policies harmful to science, including discriminatory censorship, budget-limiting tactics like multiyear funding, and insertion of politicals, have become embedded at NIH.
Genel Jumalon 🍉
Jenna Norton
One year ago today, 300+ NIH scientists and staff risked their livelihoods by signing the Bethesda Declaration to call out government leadership for harms to science and patients...
...today, their new report documents continuing harm to science and the American public.
www.27unihted.org/bd-home
"The chaos of 2025 has been replaced with coordinated, systematic, institutionalized destruction in 2026."
Well, that doesn't sound awesome…
Key Findings of a study of current and past CDC employees:
1. CDC workers are concerned about CDC’s ability to function effectively.
2. CDC is losing talented staff.
3. CDC workers are experiencing an increasingly challenging work environment.
epibio.msu.edu/research/cdc...
Federal jobs have historically been pathways to the middle class, particularly for immigrants, Black workers, and veterans. Did this change in 2025?
We're commissioning a (paid) essay on this topic for our upcoming book. Interested? Details:
www.bicycle-comics.com/pages/resign...
Hoo boy. We’ve spent the past five months interviewing former federal workers who took the DRP or who resigned in protest. You want to guess who many of them feel they are living out their career fantasy?
Lower.
No, lower.
www.bicycle-comics.com/pages/resign...
Pitches, man. It's a jungle out there.
The call was "Pitch me on an essay about the historical role of federal jobs as entry points to the American middle class."
The pitch was "The Hustlers of Love — Inside the Global Business of Romance Scams"
epibio.msu.edu
27 UNIHTED
Forthcoming book showcases the best federal resignation letters of 2025, from Bicycle Comics
One year ago today, 300+ NIH scientists and staff risked their livelihoods by signing the Bethesda Declaration to call out government leadership for harms to science and patients...
...today, their new report documents continuing harm to science and the American public.
www.27unihted.org/bd-home
Bicycle Comics
Bicycle Comics
Forthcoming book showcases the best federal resignation letters of 2025, from Bicycle Comics
