Mastodawn

"More than 7,800 research grants terminated or frozen. Some 25,000 scientists and personnel gone from agencies that oversee research. Proposed budget cuts of 35% — amounting to US$32 billion." https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-026-00088-9/index.html #science #fundscience #researchfunding

US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains

A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.

Dobviews Aug 6, 2025

Trump says, "We don't want data on CO2 levels in our atmosphere. Burn up that functioning sattelite providing data I don't like."

#FDJT
#supportnasa
#fundscience

https://www.iflscience.com/this-is-illegal-nasa-reportedly-ordered-to-destroy-important-oco-satellite-80280

"This Is Illegal": NASA Reportedly Ordered To Destroy Important OCO Satellite

The satellite is fully functional, providing valuable data, and may soon be burned up in our atmosphere out of choice.

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Darryl Yong Aug 5, 2025

Video of press conference featuring Representative Zoe Lofgren, AFGE National President Everett Kelley and AFGE Local 3403 President Jesus Soriano in response to letter of dissent from NSF employees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44YHt8wStBs

#SaveNSF #SaveScience #FundScience

Science Committee Democrats & AFGE Joint Press Conference Releasing NSF Employees' Letter of Dissent

YouTube

Sunguramy

Jul 18, 2025

Red Bat release!
#bat #bats #batty #nature #science #ecology #conservation #fundScience

Christopher Miller Jul 7, 2025

Not too sure how I feel about this article. If there is a genuine debate on a topic then, sure, have dissenting views voiced.

But this cannot extend to giving anti-vaxxers / climate deniers / transphobia / racism credibility.

What if MAGA Has a Point About Science?
https://www.byteseu.com/1173308/

#News #Newstodon #NewsTooter #Science #ScienceNews #MAGA #FundScience

What if MAGA Has a Point About Science? - Bytes Europe

American science stands on the precipice. On one side is the administration of Donald Trump and MAGA political leaders threatening to push us over the cliff;

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Turin Turambar Apr 12, 2025

🚨 Science is under threat.
Massive funding cuts to NASA, NIH & NSF could set us back decades — or even a generation.

This isn’t just about labs and telescopes. It’s about cures for cancer. GPS. MRI machines. The internet.
All built on basic research — by people who had no idea their work would one day change the world.

💡 Every $1 invested in science returns $2–3 in economic growth.
But more than that — science is human curiosity in action. It's how we dream bigger. It's how we move forward.

If we abandon it now, what future are we even fighting for?
🌌 “We float like a mote of dust in the morning sky.” – Carl Sagan

✍️ Want to help? Write your reps. Speak up for science.
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#StandUpForScience #FundScience #STEM #CarlSagan #NASA #NIH #NSF #SaveScience #StayCurious

https://youtu.be/ABU06LDZpfY