NIH Vigils
@nihvigils.bsky.social
We commemorate and mourn the losses resulting from cuts to funding, programs, and people that have been both discriminatory and indiscriminate. We gather every Saturday at 10 am at the Medical Center Metro station at NIH in Bethesda. Opinions are our own.
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NIH Vigils
@nihvigils.bsky.social
· Aug 6
No matter how your week is going, we’ll save a spot for you at NIH Vigils.
Laugh, cry, renew your oath of office.
Then get honks from cars and the occasional bus.
Saturdays at 10 am
Medical Center Metro Station
Laugh, cry, renew your oath of office.
Then get honks from cars and the occasional bus.
Saturdays at 10 am
Medical Center Metro Station
I’m shocked. 🙄
BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I’m shocked. 🙄
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The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s drug enforcement intentions in South America. apnews.com/article/airc...
Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela
The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea in a display of American military power. The presence of the USS Gerald R.
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s drug enforcement intentions in South America. apnews.com/article/airc...
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Over the weekend, Charlotte NC had ICE-y conditions. It appears as though Asheville NC is also on the list.
Buncombe County Democrats have compiled some helpful links & info should one encounter these frozen fools.
Coming to a city near you. Pay attention.
Buncombe County Democrats have compiled some helpful links & info should one encounter these frozen fools.
Coming to a city near you. Pay attention.
ICE in WNC — Buncombe Dems
www.buncombedems.org
November 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Over the weekend, Charlotte NC had ICE-y conditions. It appears as though Asheville NC is also on the list.
Buncombe County Democrats have compiled some helpful links & info should one encounter these frozen fools.
Coming to a city near you. Pay attention.
Buncombe County Democrats have compiled some helpful links & info should one encounter these frozen fools.
Coming to a city near you. Pay attention.
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Mass deportation efforts are making us all less safe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
November 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Mass deportation efforts are making us all less safe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
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NEW: Both Pro-Life Wisconsin and Planned Parenthood have registered in support of a bill to expand Medicaid coverage for new low-income moms.
Despite the bipartisan unity, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says, “We already have enough welfare in Wisconsin.”
Despite the bipartisan unity, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says, “We already have enough welfare in Wisconsin.”
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving care for up to a year after giving birth.
www.propublica.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Both Pro-Life Wisconsin and Planned Parenthood have registered in support of a bill to expand Medicaid coverage for new low-income moms.
Despite the bipartisan unity, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says, “We already have enough welfare in Wisconsin.”
Despite the bipartisan unity, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says, “We already have enough welfare in Wisconsin.”
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This should alarm everyone.
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
November 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This should alarm everyone.
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
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Promoted by @thebandcake.bsky.social !!!
11/22 is the final fundraiser - four bands, one ticket. We'll be there to tear this administration down with #punkrock!
tickets: www.removetheregime.com
#fucktrump #punk #resist #resistance #NoKings #FightFascism #AntiAuthoritarian #FuckICE #FightTheNazis
11/22 is the final fundraiser - four bands, one ticket. We'll be there to tear this administration down with #punkrock!
tickets: www.removetheregime.com
#fucktrump #punk #resist #resistance #NoKings #FightFascism #AntiAuthoritarian #FuckICE #FightTheNazis
November 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Promoted by @thebandcake.bsky.social !!!
11/22 is the final fundraiser - four bands, one ticket. We'll be there to tear this administration down with #punkrock!
tickets: www.removetheregime.com
#fucktrump #punk #resist #resistance #NoKings #FightFascism #AntiAuthoritarian #FuckICE #FightTheNazis
11/22 is the final fundraiser - four bands, one ticket. We'll be there to tear this administration down with #punkrock!
tickets: www.removetheregime.com
#fucktrump #punk #resist #resistance #NoKings #FightFascism #AntiAuthoritarian #FuckICE #FightTheNazis
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@kylegriffin1.bsky.social the @ama-assn.org has caved to Trump. They invited known grifter Dr Mehmet Oz to give a speech, but, the AMA board/ John Whyte decided to censor all delegates in the following way.
1. Questions can be asked, but all must be vetted.
1. Questions can be asked, but all must be vetted.
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
@kylegriffin1.bsky.social the @ama-assn.org has caved to Trump. They invited known grifter Dr Mehmet Oz to give a speech, but, the AMA board/ John Whyte decided to censor all delegates in the following way.
1. Questions can be asked, but all must be vetted.
1. Questions can be asked, but all must be vetted.
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One third of the country supported the January 6 2021 attempted take over the government & are the same ones who voted him back in. They are traitors in my book.
November 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
One third of the country supported the January 6 2021 attempted take over the government & are the same ones who voted him back in. They are traitors in my book.
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It's a typo in the title:
Family and CORRUPTION
Family and CORRUPTION
Blending Family and Governance, Richard III has his nephews imprisoned in the Tower of London and later murdered.
Blending Family and Governance, Agrippina the Younger marries Emperor Claudius and later poisons him.
Blending Family and Governance, Louis XIV remarks “L'État, c'est moi”.
Blending Family and Governance, Agrippina the Younger marries Emperor Claudius and later poisons him.
Blending Family and Governance, Louis XIV remarks “L'État, c'est moi”.
November 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It's a typo in the title:
Family and CORRUPTION
Family and CORRUPTION
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I'll be the first to admit knowing very little about medical sciences, but god damn from the outside looking in, mRNA tech seems like actual magic
November 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I'll be the first to admit knowing very little about medical sciences, but god damn from the outside looking in, mRNA tech seems like actual magic
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“If this administration thinks that summarily ousting NIH employees whose only offense is calling on the agency to respect science and academic freedom will go unnoticed, they can think again.”
www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murr...
www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murr...
Senator Murray Slams Outrageous Political Retaliation at NIH, Demands Answers from Trump Administration - Senator Patty Murray
Vice Chair Murray in June to NIH Director Bhattacharya: “You just received a letter signed by hundreds of your own staff who believe this administration’s actions risk breaking NIH and the lifesaving ...
www.murray.senate.gov
November 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
“If this administration thinks that summarily ousting NIH employees whose only offense is calling on the agency to respect science and academic freedom will go unnoticed, they can think again.”
www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murr...
www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murr...
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NEW: Jenna Norton, an NIH employee who is openly critical of Trump & RFK Jr, has been put on "non-disciplinary" administrative leave. She says the administration is trying to "scare and silence me." An HHS official, asked to comment, called her a radical leftist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized Trump Health Policies Says She Is on Administrative Leave
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
NEW: Jenna Norton, an NIH employee who is openly critical of Trump & RFK Jr, has been put on "non-disciplinary" administrative leave. She says the administration is trying to "scare and silence me." An HHS official, asked to comment, called her a radical leftist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Can confirm.
Just got an email from my SRO for the study section that was missed in October. Good news is that they are trying to reschedule ASAP (Dec/Jan). The bad news is that CSR is mandating that only the the top third (not half) of applications will get discussed for the next 2 rounds.
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Can confirm.
We stand with Jenna.
🚨🚨 @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social is a force. Her voice carries power, truth, and courage—threats to the regime.
The only thing authoritarians fear more than a voice they cannot control is a chorus. So let’s give them one: speak up, speak loudly, and don’t stop. Stand with Jenna. ✊🇺🇸
The only thing authoritarians fear more than a voice they cannot control is a chorus. So let’s give them one: speak up, speak loudly, and don’t stop. Stand with Jenna. ✊🇺🇸
Trump’s HHS put me on “non-disciplinary” admin leave today. This was retaliation for speaking up. Moves like this are designed to silence us. Let’s not let.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
We stand with Jenna.
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While the government was shut down, 379 NIH study section meetings (containing 24,380 grant applications) were postponed. NIH is committed to getting these reviewed, but please be patient and understanding with staff, as this is a complex and heavy lift.
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
While the government was shut down, 379 NIH study section meetings (containing 24,380 grant applications) were postponed. NIH is committed to getting these reviewed, but please be patient and understanding with staff, as this is a complex and heavy lift.
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Another person taken by immigration enforcement — after being stopped by MPD.
Why is MPD making stops if this is the result? The mayor and Chief Smith have said MPD isn't supposed to do immigration enforcement — so why does this keep happening? www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/v...
Why is MPD making stops if this is the result? The mayor and Chief Smith have said MPD isn't supposed to do immigration enforcement — so why does this keep happening? www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/v...
Video shows apparent immigration detention in DC
Dramatic video shows a man being taken into U.S. Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in D.C. as he pleads for help. This is just the latest traffic stop by D.C. police that led to an immi...
www.nbcwashington.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Another person taken by immigration enforcement — after being stopped by MPD.
Why is MPD making stops if this is the result? The mayor and Chief Smith have said MPD isn't supposed to do immigration enforcement — so why does this keep happening? www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/v...
Why is MPD making stops if this is the result? The mayor and Chief Smith have said MPD isn't supposed to do immigration enforcement — so why does this keep happening? www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/v...
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Today, I voted HELL NO on the Republican anti-healthcare, slush fund budget resolution. Working families deserve better.
We must continue to use every tool at our disposal to make sure American families have access to EVERY SINGLE DAMN THING they need.
We must continue to use every tool at our disposal to make sure American families have access to EVERY SINGLE DAMN THING they need.
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Today, I voted HELL NO on the Republican anti-healthcare, slush fund budget resolution. Working families deserve better.
We must continue to use every tool at our disposal to make sure American families have access to EVERY SINGLE DAMN THING they need.
We must continue to use every tool at our disposal to make sure American families have access to EVERY SINGLE DAMN THING they need.
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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There is a phishing attempt going through @bsky.app DMs.
Please mind your opsec.
If @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team have issues with your account, you should receive an email from them as opposed to a random DM.
Stay frosty.
Please mind your opsec.
If @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team have issues with your account, you should receive an email from them as opposed to a random DM.
Stay frosty.
So, I feel a little dumb for asking, but this is phishing, yes?
November 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
There is a phishing attempt going through @bsky.app DMs.
Please mind your opsec.
If @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team have issues with your account, you should receive an email from them as opposed to a random DM.
Stay frosty.
Please mind your opsec.
If @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team have issues with your account, you should receive an email from them as opposed to a random DM.
Stay frosty.
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
Reality is out-satire-ing satire
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Reality is out-satire-ing satire
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Happy #Veterans Day. Thank you for your service. "If you need #healthcare, too bad. Go drive 2 hours to the nearest VA instead." --Johnson and Thune
#hpss #hspr #hpsr #ACA #Medicaid
#hpss #hspr #hpsr #ACA #Medicaid
The share of veterans enrolled in Medicaid varies across states, ranging from as low as 6% in North Dakota and New Hampshire to as high as 15% in Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, and New York. https://on.kff.org/4p2i3Vl
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.