Graph of award probability of R35 and R01 from NIH factbook as a function of review rank percentile. As is apparent, 2025 is a significant departure, with lower award probabilities at all scores <40 and significant departures from norm, where even being in the top 10% is no longer a nearly certain indicator of success. Data source: https://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/report/302

The data is in: the NIH goalposts have shifted.

What were once almost certain fundable scores have become coin flips and what used to be likely grants have become aspirational, leading to fewer awards.

Another manifestation of how HHS policies have led to fewer awards and less science.

See you saturday!

Poster for “Stand Up for Science — National Day of Action.” A stylized red-and-blue illustration of the Statue of Liberty holding up a torch appears on the left. Bold text reads: “Take back our science, health, and democracy!” Event details: March 7, 2026, New York City, NY, at Washington Square Park, 12:00pm. Footer text invites viewers to visit standupforscience.net/march7 to register, volunteer, or donate.

I'd say be there or be square, but if you're there, you're in the square! Puns aside -- there will be a
@standupforscience.bsky.social rally in NYC! Plz repost!

National day of action. Save science. protect health. defend democracy. March 7th. Washington dc and nationwide! standupforscience.net/march7

Hey @hcrichardson.bsky.social! Can you help us get the word out about our SECOND National Day of Action on March 7th??

#standupforscience

Supplements don’t prevent cancer, studies show Dietary supplements are wildly popular, but large clinical trials and other research by Fred Hutch Cancer Center shows many common dietary supplements offer little proven benefit for cancer prevention...

Remember that the supplement industry is, for the most part, unregulated unless there is some sort of sentinel event that causes significant harm. Otherwise the industry is largely a cash grab.

Like i genuinely am confused how this wasn't obvious to all readers of the piece

I read this piece and it was clear by about the third or fourth paragraph that this was a fictionalization of what could happen

Join me at the next No Kings Day

March 28 will be the largest nonviolent protest in American history. Find your local No Kings event to stand up for our communities and reject Trump's fear and violence. app.sosha.ai/s/KccLcObz

I'll be there!

Eloquently stated.

Donald Trump's election was a watershed moment. Even those like me, who had previously pulled levers for candidates of both parties, felt that Mr. Trump had not only violated all sense of common decency, but, alarmingly, that he seemed to have no idea that there even existed such an unspoken code of civility and dignity.

My quote of the day

Bari Weiss

I'm crying

To my senators @schumer.senate.gov and Sen. Gillibrand, please Co sponsor Sen. Wyden's essential legislation!

There are two types of bathing....

New York City turned OUT.
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1 - the exec branch can't decline to spend $ Congress appropriated

2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements

3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program

4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states

Prison rape is wrong.

Jokes about prison rape are wrong.

Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.

If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.

BUT

A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.

“Where in the United States does Antifa exist” proved to be a real stumper to the guy who just said Antifa is the biggest terrorism threat in the United States.

Illustration of federal employees, in their work wear, who issued statements opposing their agencies' harmful policies: NIH, NSF, EPA, USAID, CDC, FEMA, NASA.

Among the things I am thankful for is the courage and patriotism of all the federal workers who blew the whistle on agency policies that harm Americans, and those who support us. #CourageIsContagious Art by @drrabbithole.bsky.social

Thank you for this gem! I needed to know why this idiot was spouting vile lies and the answer is $

Who the fuck is this twit? It's lies all the way down. Signed, a proud American atheist

Resharing because this is such a great, comprehensive list of resources that is continually being added to as we learn about more resources Feds can access while we are working without pay 👇👇👇

Power of the purse is definitely the most important power of government. Trump is pretending to have powers he absolutely does not have, and this is the most important one, and we need to pressure Congress with everything we've got to take this power back.

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I'm attending “NO KINGS Key West” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Or, check the list of over 2500 events all around the US at nokings.org and find even more actions you can take at fiftyfifty.one

Yes! I learned about all the dance events (i do partner dances like swing, tango, country two step, hustle, and zouk) that my favorite friends were planning to attend, so i chose to attend those events and got to dance with my friends and live a happy life every single day.

Is a hospital room a private space or a public space? Do the authorities need a judicial warrant to enter a hospital room?

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Vaclav Havel wrote about the importance of pointing out the law in a totalitarian society - it may not help in a situation where the government makes and enacts laws willy-nilly, but calling it out keeps the insanity of it all in the open for all to see.