This is too important for folks to miss, so I'm just going to screenshot my reporting below. But if you don't already subscribe to Abortion, Every Day please do—we catch stories like this every day.
JD Vance hinted last week that the Trump administration wants to officially stop funding family planning abroad.
Not only would that be devastating globally—but would mark another key step in attacking contraception here in the U.S.
jessica.substack.com/p/jd-vance-h...
Good morning! I'm calling on scientists and industry to get off the sidelines.
Read here: timmermanreport.com/2026/01/scie...
I stand with Alex Pretti. May he rest in power. He was a nurse for Veterans Affairs. #ScienceMatters #StaySafeMinnesota
✅ Hosted over 200 direct action protests for science ✅Incorporated as a 501(c)(3)--The Stand Up for Science Foundation--and 501(c)(4) non-profit ✅ Hired 20 staff ✅ Built out offices in Atlanta and Washington DC ✅ Continued to mobilize thousands of pro-science volunteers in every single state and PR ✅ Launched viral & effective messaging campaigns making over 15 billion impressions July to December 2025. ✅ Supported federal scientists at the NIH, NSF, EPA, NASA, and FEMA in their whistleblowing declarations ✅ Endorsed our first candidate in the TN-07 Special Election > 70k GOTV calls, hundreds of doors knocked ✅ Collectively delivered over 300k signatures to Congress! ✅ Launched a FULL month of action that influenced the 2026 fiscal budget in August ✅ Held over 100 meetings with members of congress! ✅ Amassed over 150k followers on social media platforms ✅ Launched the SUFS Lab ✅ Set up our first on the ground electoral campaign!! ✅ Successfully launched a campaign to see RFK Jr. impeached and removed ✅ Secured a sponsor in the House of Representatives--Rep. Haley Stevens ✅ Supported the drafting of the articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. ✅ Saw these filed on Dec. 10th!
✅ Hosted over 200 direct action protests for science ✅Incorporated as a 501(c)(3)--The Stand Up for Science Foundation--and 501(c)(4) non-profit ✅ Hired 20 staff ✅ Built out offices in Atlanta and Washington DC ✅ Continued to mobilize thousands of pro-science volunteers in every single state and PR ✅ Launched viral & effective messaging campaigns making over 15 billion impressions July to December 2025. ✅ Supported federal scientists at the NIH, NSF, EPA, NASA, and FEMA in their whistleblowing declarations ✅ Endorsed our first candidate in the TN-07 Special Election > 70k GOTV calls, hundreds of doors knocked ✅ Collectively delivered over 300k signatures to Congress! ✅ Launched a FULL month of action that influenced the 2026 fiscal budget in August ✅ Held over 100 meetings with members of congress! ✅ Amassed over 150k followers on social media platforms ✅ Launched the SUFS Lab ✅ Set up our first on the ground electoral campaign!! ✅ Successfully launched a campaign to see RFK Jr. impeached and removed ✅ Secured a sponsor in the House of Representatives--Rep. Haley Stevens ✅ Supported the drafting of the articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. ✅ Saw these filed on Dec. 10th!
Here’s a list of what we accomplished in 10 months with ~$600k. (P.s., the yearly budgets of legacy science advocacy orgs range from $30 to $120 MILLION per year).
Imagine what we could do with even a fraction of that support.
Link to give:
act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
To anyone in Minneapolis reading this: Please stay safe. I have seen all the scary videos coming out of that city. I feel your pain. Hang in there, my fellow foreign students in America (and anyone else feeling unsafe right now). This too shall pass. Know your rights.
I want more for science than a mostly flat budget.
I want BREAD AND ROSES!
I want our scientific ecosystem to thrive and I’m unapologetic in demanding more and better.
Don’t you want that, too?
Join us @standupforscience.bsky.social and support us: act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate!
I grieve for the students at Brown University who witnessed the horrific shooting. People in America need POLICY & CHANGE, not “thoughts and prayers”. Colleges & universities should be places of learning, research & community, not trauma & loss. 💔
Dark blue graphic with centered white text expressing solidarity after gun violence at Brown University. The text states that hearts are heavy for the Brown University community, that gun violence has no place in science, education, or daily life, notes that firearms are the leading cause of death for people under 17 in the U.S., and calls it a public health issue requiring real intervention beyond “thoughts and prayers.” It ends with “We do not have to live this way.” The red and white Stand Up for Science logo appears at the bottom.
Our hearts are with the students, staff, and families at Brown.
We don’t have to live this way.
#BrownUniversity
I am disappointed in the statements by current #NWSL player Elizabeth Eddy about gender testing. Trans rights are human rights! Her comments put several players, especially Black ones, at risk due to the NWSL’s inability to protect people such as Barbra Banda. The league must condemn those comments.
and Naomi Girma in defense.
Spotted in Miami!
Unless San Diego, Portland & Louisville all win this weekend. But even then, that would probably mean a scramble for playoff hosting & Gotham in 8th.
Nigeria have made the second round of African World Cup qualifying after beating Benin 4-0 today. While this is welcome progress, there is still a long way to go for Nigeria. They will need to win an African semifinal, an African final and one inter-confederation game to qualify for World Cup 2026.
I’m sorry to hear that, Nic. Best of luck in your next steps. I enjoyed the one-on-one session we had about Stand Up for Science leadership roles. ❤️
Also needed: 6 or fewer points for Angel City*, 3 or fewer for Houston & 2 or fewer for the Courage over the last 3 games.
*4 games for Angel City.
Key word “technically”. Utah’s goal diff is -13 to San Diego’s +2. The chance of 1) Utah winning all of their last 3 games, 2) San Diego losing all of their last 3 games & 3) Utah making up the G.D. gap of 15 is <1%. A big Utah win vs SD next week would help.
Washington Spirit just shouted out federal employees mid game, to a huge ovation 🥹
I’m glad to see that the Washington Spirit is showing love to current & former federal employees. They make America great!
-signed, a former DC resident.
Tylenol is safe and effective during pregnancy. Autistic people and pregnant people in the US deserve better. 💙
“The announcement of health insurance companies that they’ll continue covering routine vaccinations is a huge vote of no confidence in ACIP's recommendations. It reflects a desire by insurers to avoid the cost of illnesses by having their customers vaccinated.”
sharing this devastating news from official channels elsewhere that Matt Beard has died suddenly at the age of 47. 🕯️
The 24 hour marathon to save AIDS research has begun! Come join us! saveaidsresearch.org
I am glad that the #NWSL chose to abandon the game tonight. It seems they have learned from Savy King’s medical emergency earlier this season. I hope that Savannah DeMelo recovers well. Tonight, the players’ well-being mattered more than the soccer game.
French toast with syrup & peach slices. Also on the plate are sausage (bottom left) and scrambled eggs (bottom right). The plate is on a marble table.
Had some French toast, sausage & eggs for brunch today 😋
Well, it seems like Illinois Gov JB Pritzker has made his move. Wall done! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SrA4c9/
no it isn’t. ask any fired govt scientist or aid worker. 👎🏼🤦🏼♂️
What about Illinois? If anyone from IL sees this, please keep me updated.
This is the song that all US based scientists need now. Great work, @ellecordova.bsky.social 👏👏👏
