The expansion of the Mexico City policy means that many of the world’s most vulnerable and marginalized people, particularly mothers and young children, will continue to suffer disproportionately from the consequences of cuts.
I am officially unemployed as of today, thanks to my position being eliminated due to funding constraints. I have mixed feelings. Sad about the loss. Stressed about finding a new job in a terrible global public health job market. Very mad it is somehow still dry January.
I'd love to read this but it's behind a paywall. Any chance you have a gift link?
Watching the general strike in Minnesota and want to show solidarity? Here is a real thing you can do—just *share this post NOW* and you’ll raise funds for the MN Immigrant Law Center
#ICEOUT
Elon Musk is getting a $1 TRILLION pay package from Tesla.
If he worked 40 hr/week, he'd be making $50 million PER HOUR.
That is a truly unfathomable amount of money -- it could end hunger, fund life-changing research, & save countless lives.
Instead, it's going to Elon Musk.
Come cross the finish line with us this morning in our quest to save AIDS research. We have some terrific speakers to end our marathon! Go to saveaidsresearch.org or join the livestream now on You Tube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3wx....
24 Hours to Save AIDS Research is happening! Tune in NOW to learn why we should all care about HIV research with Greg Millett, Moses Supercharger, and Shashika Bandara. bit.ly/45Qftts #saveAIDSresearch #HIV #HIVresearch
TODAY TODAY TODAY!
Stay up all day and all night with us (or, you know, drop by for a few minutes) as researchers and advocates talk about recent developments in HIV research and what we stand to lose. We won't stop fighting to #SaveAIDSResearch!
@saveaidsresearch.bsky.social
ALMOST GO TIME!! A lot of folks have spent a lot of time pulling together a killer lineup for this and we really want a good crowd to be there to appreciate it! Join us on YouTube from 11am Sept 16-11am Sept 17 to join the fight to #saveAIDSresearch.
Donald Trump thinks he has found a diabolical loophole through which he can rescind billions in foreign aid without congressional approval, and the chief justice gave us an ominous signal that the Supreme Court will agree. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Share your story! The @saveaidsresearch.bsky.social team is collecting video testimonials from researchers, advocates, patients, and community members about why #HIV research is crucial. Submit yours ASAP so we can use them in the livestream on Sept. 16-17! saveaidsresearch.org/share-your-s...
"We are gravely concerned that American people will needlessly suffer and die as a result of policies that turn away from sound interventions. After careful consideration, we insist on Kennedy’s resignation to restore the integrity, credibility and science-driven mission of HHS and all its agencies"
Announcing 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research! Join us September 16 starting at 11am ET as we come together in community, share insights, answer questions, and inspire action! Register bit.ly/45U1keO and join us on YouTube bit.ly/45Qftts #saveAIDSresearch
A photograph of the front page of The New York Times dated September 2, 2025. The main headline reads: “In Blitz on Science, Experts Warn of an Autocratic Tilt.” Below it are two featured articles. The first, by Apoorva Mandavilli, is titled “C.D.C. Left Battling for Its Survival” and describes turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became health secretary, leading to staff losses, leadership resignations, and questions about the agency’s legitimacy. The second article, by William J. Broad, is titled “Are Research Cuts Fighting Red Tape or Free Inquiry?” and discusses threats to science and research under political pressure.
A1 above the fold in the @nytimes.com. The message is getting through. Keep pushing everyone. We can save the #CDC, save the #NIH from the clutches of #RussellVought #StephenMiller and #DonaldTrump. Keep the pressure up on your members of Congress and the media (letters to editors, op-eds).
#NIH is hanging by a thread. The #CDC has been decimated. #RFK Jr. and Russell #Vought are psychopaths--I don't say this frivolously--they are cold, calculating, inflicting violence on millions through public policy. It is where we are right now. These men are not normal. 1/
"The AIDS epidemic taught us that until we are personally touched by the truth, we’re not likely to care; and until we care, we’ll stand by, hands in pockets, looking the other way." time.com/7310516/aids...
A must-read, must-share piece - clearly deconstructing the shoddy science of the Geiers (who are inexplicably in charge of studies at HHS).
Consider this an early warning for what lies ahead. 🛟🩺🧪
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
⁉️How can someone build a solid professional network within the HIV research community? ⁉️
Share your advice - help out your colleagues! ⚡️
Comment your answer, or email us: admin at midwestdcfar.org.
On Friday, my phone lit up with urgent texts. First: gunshots, lockdown. Then the photos—bullet holes punched through windows, shell casings scattered across the floor, videos echoing with “pop pop pop.” The CDC campus was under attack. Dozens of my friends and colleagues were inside.
The Supreme Court is reviewing a vitally important NIH case on its shadow docket.
It is likely that the Court will back Trump, and say his (illegal) grant terminations are ok.
We must speak up now.
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This is really good! Thanks for writing/sharing.
Too often, science is presented as if it offers one clear answer. But evidence rarely speaks in absolutes.
In my latest piece, I explore how we can communicate science more effectively by being honest, humble, and respectful of complexity.
Trust in science depends on it: wapo.st/4orhd4Y
A newspaper ad from MSI United States appears in the July 29, 2025 edition of The New York Times. The ad features a large quote from the White House, dated March 2025: “What kind of a person doesn’t support eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in government spending…?” Below the quote, the ad criticizes the Trump administration for choosing to destroy $9.7 million worth of taxpayer-funded contraceptives instead of allowing them to be distributed to people in need. MSI offered to handle shipment and distribution, but the administration declined. The ad calls this wasteful and harmful, stating it will result in more unintended pregnancies and deaths. It urges readers to donate to help replace the supplies, directing them to msiunitedstates.org/donate. A QR code is included in the lower-left corner.
I saw this ad in today’s NYT and had to share it. The U.S. is spending more to destroy taxpayer-funded contraceptives than it would to deliver them. The result? More unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and preventable deaths. This is cruelty, not savings.
This is really good!
"Institutional science writers are in a unique position to characterize and respond to policies that threaten the public’s interest as it relates to science." must-read from @shiplives.bsky.social
and Abigail Eisenstadt. scicomm.plos.org/2025/07/21/r...
"How is it possible to feel both unlucky&fortunate at the same time? How can suffering & compassion coexist in the same environment? This narrative of human suffering, set in 2025, is filled with tears and resilience. It is a story of women. It is our story. It could very well be your story too."
What a damn shame. And let's be clear: this rescissions package was merely a test. A start.
🧪 Science folks: Expect a similar bill coming soon for codifying cuts to this year's budget for NSF, NIH, etc.
🧵 Brief thread 1/3
"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it"
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
This gap in biomedical research funding between FY24 and FY25, it's new therapies that won't see the light of day, researchers moving away from science, and the evisceration of American research universities, which were until recently the envy and a model for the world.
