@drjessicaknurick: For nearly 2 years, the Trump administration and Russ Vought have relied on propaganda like this to enable an unprecedented destruction of scientific research. Thousands of federally funded research grants have been terminated or frozen, tens of thousands of scientists and research personnel have left federal agencies, billions of dollars in cuts to research agencies have been proposed, and efforts have been made to give political appointees final authority over federal research funding. But tomorrow’s election could change this trajectory. A shift in the congressional majority could give Congress the power to protect science agencies and research funding, permanently block the OMB proposal that would give political appointees oversight over federal funding, ensure allocated funds are spent, and hold the administration accountable for its attacks on scientific research. I’m often asked what we can do to fight back against these attacks on science. Tomorrow, we have an opportunity to do exactly that. Vote. Vote. Vote
Dr. Jess (PhD, RDN)
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Monday 02 November 2026 22:22:03 GMT
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Patrick Nottingham 🆘🇺🇸🔥🫠 :
Those lizards blown off trees were geckos that have a unique glue on their feet that could completely revolutionize our understanding of adhesives of we can replicate it.
2026-11-02 23:25:04
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Liminologist :
They act like there isn’t a highly competitive and peer reviewed process for getting funding in the first place.
2026-11-02 22:26:45
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Yogi.org :
How much for the reflecting pool and ballroom and war
2026-11-03 11:24:31
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Secret Keeper :
They would’ve called Pasteur’s experiments “just growing mold on bread” and then we’d all be dead of infections.
2026-11-03 00:10:13
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ItsDatBum :
It’s like people think these new meds and treatments just appear outta thin air.
2026-11-02 23:01:02
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this is red trope. Come up with an outrageous description for scientific research to rile up their base.
2026-11-02 23:05:37
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stebenooniberse2💕🇯🇲🇨🇦 :
PhD candidate researching come snail vemon computationally! I use those exact papers you're talking about regularly as citations!!!!!! 🙋🏾♀️
2026-11-03 15:23:16
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The Feral Fairy 🧚🏻♀️ :
if I remember correctly, "blowing lizards off of trees" was studying how geckos can suction themselves so well without leaving residue, which is leading (led?) to advanced military equipment, like for Navy Seals and other highly trained fighters to be able to scale buildings and whatnot. Scientists weren't just curious how far they could fling a lizard off a tree 🙄
2026-11-03 02:20:23
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KD :
We fund silly little research on animals because we can’t experiment on humans.
2026-11-03 02:56:49
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Ratt :
do these people not know how hard it is to actually get funding for research that can potentially save a tons of lives????
2026-11-05 03:19:44
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unavailable_for_comment :
Wait til they find out how the pentagon spends money 😏
2026-11-04 17:11:58
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trauma bae md :
Make being smart cool again 😭
2026-11-11 14:34:41
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Julie :
Thank you!! And so happy to hear the studies les to your father's recovery.
2026-11-06 07:42:24
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jrcreads22 :
I initially wanted to work at the NIH after my PhD in immunology but it has fallen so far down, I can’t bring myself to go.
2026-11-11 11:38:43
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Human Person :
this guy is a waste of air
2026-11-10 20:13:04
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corypd :
I know you have to be exhausted, but please never stop sharing the truth! I always learn new things from you. And your clear, fact based, messages needs to be shared far and wide!✨✨
2026-11-03 18:12:50
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Pat from Canada :
Do Americans think it's a card with no limit being passed around instead of a grant process that involves an actual application?
2026-11-04 03:26:37
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shes_a_hot_mess :
My dad was diagnosed with lymphoma when I was 6 years old. He got a BMT when I was 14 and has been in remission ever since. Most of my childhood was tainted by cancer but my adulthood has luckily had my dad in it and I’m so grateful for hardworking scientists and doctors for giving us that ❤️
2026-11-03 02:28:03
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Mikey :
I’m going to come out and say it: even if the research IS “waste,” the world gets better the more we know about it.
2026-11-03 01:01:46
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Kirstyn :
The NIH is the reason I am alive today. If it weren’t for NIH research I would have died as a toddler.
2026-11-02 23:58:24
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tgcthegamecave :
I can't wait for people who understand science to be back in charge of finding science again.
2026-11-06 13:33:34
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Fungi375 :
kindal Ike how they thought the transgenic mice, were studies in making mice trans
2026-11-02 23:27:14
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amandageddon1 :
The Ignoble rewards are so cool to show how these small studies change the world.
2026-11-04 16:36:55
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Place name here :
Why don’t people realize that it is damn hard to get an NIH grant. You have to have a legit study.
2026-11-02 23:17:42
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user8324578267485 :
👏 Thank you for explaining this.
2026-11-03 22:53:08
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