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Text image with a quote from Karin Deutsch Karlekar, Director, Writers at Risk, expressing concern about writers and dissidents in Iran's prisons. Emphasizes prioritizing civilian lives. Mentions PEN America and directs to pen.org for the full statement.

Amid ongoing military strikes and conflict in Iran, PEN America and @pensydney.bsky.social condemn the escalating and urgent threats to detained writers, including poet and translator Ali Asadollahi, as well as other political prisoners jailed in the country. Full statement: pen.org/press-releas...

‘We Couldn’t Say the Title’: Darcie Little Badger on the Words Banned at a Utah University When a Utah university gave author Darcie Little Badger a list of words she couldn’t say, she was stunned.

‘We Couldn’t Say the Title’: @littlebadger.bsky.social on the Words Banned at a Utah University pen.org/darcie-littl...

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE ANNOUNCES DR. GARY RUVKUN - PROFESSOR OF GENETICS, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, NOBEL LAUREATE, AS A SPEAKER AT THE BOSTON, MA, NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION RALLY ON MARCH 7TH!

Stand Up For Science announces Dr. Gary Ruvkun, Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, Nobel Laureate as a speaker at the Boston, MA National Day of Action rally on Saturday, March 7th!

Visit zurl.co/Sgt6r to find a rally near you!

#standupforscience
#March7Boston

RFK: The CDC made decisions during the pandemic that lacked scientific evidence. I will restore gold standard scientific evidence.

RFK: I should be able to make any decisions I like without any scientific evidence.🙄

It's obscene and in line with a position (and administration) that has no regard for suffering or death.

Censorship, Disinformation, and the Fight for Academic Freedom: a conversation between DefendResearch.org and Nina Jankowicz As part of DefendResearch.org's ongoing work to highlight the dangers of government censorship of science and research in the United States, we are launching a webinar series in 2026 dedicated to conv...

Reminder! 11 am ET tomorrow, @defendresearch.bsky.social & @ninajankowicz.com talk #censorship, #disinformation and #AcademicFreedom. This webinar will NOT be recorded (nor will the revolution be televised ;)

Register here and come ready for discussion and engagement!

#academicsky #sciencesky

The increase in disease spread is a result of the government's #censorship & attack on knowledge. We need to be louder! Go to a #StandUpForScience rally Sat. March 7th, contact elected officials, write letters to the editor, talk to people! www.standupforscience.net/march7 #DefendResearch

Hoping lots of folks show up for this @uksg.bsky.social hosted conversation about the need to #DefendResearch, a need that persists into 2026!

100% agree on this!

I (obviously) think DEI is a moral and ethical imperative. Unis failing to get a firm definition for what does and doesn’t qualify is one of the more disappointing parts of this moment.

Especially for schools where your city is primarily URM people, shouldn’t you care about the people you serve?

Since I’ve been sharing bad news lately, it’s time for some good news.

Got a JIT request for my grant (yes, the one I had to renegotiate twice). Maybe I’ll get to stay in science after all.

Also begs the question, why are universities so afraid of asking procedural questions like the one I did…

SUFS ANNOUNCES AAUP AS AN ENDORSER OF MARCH 7TH NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION

Stand Up for Science is excited to welcome The American Association of University Professors (@aaup.org) as an endorser of our National Day of Action on March 7th!
Join us: standupforscience.net/march7

#science
#standupforscience
#rally
#March7
#savescience

Webinar Series Since releasing the "Declaration to Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship" in mid-February, the #DefendResearch team has engaged with scholars and experts around the world who view the cu...

Which is just what our March 5th webinar with @ninajankowicz.com and the @americansunlight.org is about! Registration information here: www.defendresearch.org/events/webin...

The story in question:

Thank you again @michaeldgreen.phd for speaking out.

I don't know what bothers me more:

Director Bhattacharya's callousness that damaging the careers of talented young scientists is "the cost of doing business" for his politics

or

His ignorance and lack of imagination about experimental design.

@michaeldgreen.phd In case you hadn't heard of this effort by PEN American.

Snapshots of Censorship Archives Newspaper headlines bring waves of stories about the censorship of research and teaching in higher education, whether by state legislation, federal action, or campus overcompliance. What is often lost are the impacts on faculty, who are being silenced,...

Read our new addition to the Snapshots of Censorship series written by Dr. Leonard Bright. “When academic freedom is attacked…all of our students suffer.” https://pen.org/blog-series/snapshots-of-censorship/

These are difficult times for #journalists and #researchers, to say the least. If you have experienced intimidation or harassment because of your work, @righttobe.bsky.social has a new program to help! expertvoicestogether.org #DefendResearch #science #reporting #journalism

This video by @michaeldgreen.phd is a powerful expose of the type of #censorship and #racism the Trump administration is applying to #science and knowledge production. Fighting back is the only solution! We have toolkits that help you do just that! #DefendResearch www.defendresearch.org/take-action

Thank you for surfacing this, and how terrible and frustrating for you--and all who would benefit from your research! #DefendResearch is mobilizing people to fight back against government censorship! Please consider signing the Declaration and providing a testimonial! defendresearch.org

Made a short video as a response. 3 questions remain for me.

1) What is the definition of a "DEl activity," and how is it being communicated to NIH staff so they can determine whether a grant qualifies?

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This is ✨propaganda✨

Bear with me if you can as I attempt to use HPV vaccines to demonstrate why many can’t see the danger of RFK Jr.

TLDR: Disease prevention takes time and discipline. Not discipline of an individual, but the ability to invest in public health when the benefits may not be immediately clear.

If you live in Louisiana, click this link from @la-cac.org to send a letter to your U.S. Representative. Say NO to book bans.
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Our March 5th webinar with @ninajankowicz.com of the American Sunlight Project is about just this kind of #censorship and #disinformation. Register to learn more, including how to push back and protect our society! #DefendResearch www.defendresearch.org/events/webin...

What RFK Jr.’s CDC Doesn’t Want You to Know The CDC is withholding critical information about vaccine-preventable diseases from the American public. Why?

What RFK Jr.’s CDC Doesn’t Want You to Know: While claiming he stands for "radical transparency," Kennedy is suppressing information in database, to justify continuing to push against vaccines - and hide the resulting harms and deaths. @pauloffit.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi...

Thanks to the Nature team for digging into this. Apportionment is one of those inside-baseball issues that I hoped never to need to learn about... But here was are.

A Conversation with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: On the NIH, CDC, Funding, DEI & His Vision For Doing Science Podcast Episode · Why Should I Trust You? · February 26 · 1h 2m

Podcast links here:

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Esk...

This kind of #disinformation is exactly what we'll be discussing in our March 5th webinar with @ninajankowicz.com "Censorship, Disinformation, and the Fight for Academic Freedom" More info and the registration form is on our website: www.defendresearch.org/events/webin...