Update. The #Trump plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (#NCAR) are proceeding.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/climate/ncar-...

Partly to halt its influential #climate research. Partly to punish #Colorado #Democrats. Partly to transfer its […]

DHS Seeks Access to Massive Employment, Salary and Family Database Legally Restricted to Use in Child Support Cases The Trump administration’s immigration enforcers are requesting unfettered access to the government’s “most powerful people-finder system,” which contains sensitive information on children and victims...

I attended multiple sessions at #FCSM2026 about low response rates to survey. I am 100% confident that ICE raids cause fear among respondents. Federal data are not meant to exploit people's basic needs. Thanks, @csmarcum.bsky.social for the discussion.
#statsky #srms #defenddata #defendresearch

Thank you for the critical analysis driving this important story @jeremymberg.bsky.social. Delaying funding is a blatant act of #censorship and part of the move to dismantle of our knowledge infrastructure. #DefendResearch Keep speaking out everyone! www.defendresearch.org/take-action

Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab

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Also on NYT today, EPA is going to stop regulating the carcinogen ethylene oxide. None of what they’re destroying can be rebuilt quickly.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...

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...

Research #censorship globally impacts us all. Join #DefendResearch member @rouhiroo.bsky.social in an April 8 webinar for a discussion with Info Studies scholar George Cooper and about his work on China and censorship complicity in scholarly publishing. www.defendresearch.org/events/webin...

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...

Register for our 4/8 #DefendResearch webinar with info studies scholar George Cooper to learn about findings from his extensive research on China and #censorship complicity in scholarly publishing www.defendresearch.org/events/webin... #scholcomm

Thank you @rouhiroo.bsky.social for raising the visibility around continued #censorship and the need to #DefendResearch! #ScholComm

Podcast Jay's Parasocial Assault Public Health Isn't a Wrestling Show

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Podcast Jay's Parasocial Assault
open.substack.com/pub/pandemic...

NIH director launches "Scientific Freedom" lectures with non-scientist First speaker minimizes climate change, COVID risks—and is a lab leak proponent.

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arstechnica.com/science/2026...

National statistics are in crisis around the world — and the impacts will be severe Some researchers are sounding the alarm over the official data sets that track crucial aspects of life in the United States, Argentina, the United Kingdom and India.

I've been at #FCSM2026 today because federal data matter. @clairemkbowen.bsky.social is cited here, and there's no paywall needed to read this! #defenddata #defendresearch #statsky #AIsky

"How #DOGE Gutted the #NEH in 22 Days."
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/rese...

"[A newly released] trove of documents—including depositions with top NEH administrators and DOGE staff, as well as emails, spreadsheets and text […]

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Update. Here's a #DOGE bro testifying in the lawsuit about terminating #DEI-related #NEH grants. He's being asked: What is DEI? If that's too complicated, what is your understanding of DEI?
https://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mgpkttntsk2t

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Trump […]

Gullible, Cynical America The trouble with believing anything and nothing at the same time

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Article has the cart before the horse. Right wing pseudoscience did not spring from grass roots gullibility. It's been carefully and deliberately cultivated for decades.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Trump keeps attacking knowledge & scholars, so institutions should stop being quiet & speak out! Join @alicemeadows.bsky.social, @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social, @tteleen.bsky.social, & myself at a 5/5 @uksg.bsky.social webinar: "Why we all need to #DefendResearch" www.uksg.org/events/free-...

I've accused #DOGE of terminating #NEH grants (and other grants) by using dumb keyword searches looking for prohibited words. It turns out that DOGE used dumb #ChatGPT prompts instead. Like this one (quoting verbatim): “Does the following relate at all to D.E.I.? Respond factually in less than […]

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Home Sign the Declaration to #DefendResearch Against U.S. Government Censorship to publicly condemn and resist the censorship of academic research. Join over 5000+ signatories and share with your networks....

Thank you for sharing this! Infuriating! Many of us are organizing to surface and fight back against Trump's #censorship. See our work here, including testimonials, the Declaration to #DefendResearch, resources for taking action, and a new webinar series we've started: www.defendresearch.org/home

Stand Up for Science: March 7th, 2026 — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

I'm ready to #StandUpForScience tomorrow in San Francisco! Hope everywhere we gather across the country will overflow with folks speaking out! www.standupforscience.net/march7 And don't forget to add your name to the Declaration to #DefendResearch Against U.S. Gov. #Censorship! defendresearch.org

Editorial independence and academic freedom At a time of growing geopolitical pressure, COPE renews its call to defend the principles of editorial independence and academic freedom.

COPE Chair Nancy Chescheir discusses responding to geopolitical threats to editorial independence in a new @publicationethics.bsky.social editorial: buff.ly/Fm5qNUG

This is such a critical and timely topic.

#ResearchIntegrity #DefendResearch

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!

Homepage The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research is a coalition in support of increased funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

FASEB is grateful to Congress for committing to #FundNIH this year. Their investment is critical to protecting scientific progress and ensuring healthier futures for patients nationwide! Learn more from The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research: buff.ly/tkAOsVj #DefendResearch

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Editorial in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘵: "Robert F Kennedy Jr: 1 year of failure."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/...

"Ten days after his speech about trust and openness, HHS rescinded a 54-year-old policy of soliciting public comments for new rules and […]

"Things Fall Apart: Lessons from a Defunded Data Repository."
datascience.codata.org/articles/10.5334/dsj-202...

"Since the start of the second #Trump administration, we have seen a progressive removal of #climate, environmental, and socioeconomic #data from federal websites, with […]

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...

FYI, there is still time to register for the March 5th #DefendResearch webinar with Nina Jankowicz of the American Sunlight Project on " #Censorship, #Disinformation, and the Fight for Academic Freedom" and how we can resist censorship and its consequences. www.defendresearch.org/events/webin...

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