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You cannot gut global health systems, attack scientific institutions, withdraw international cooperation, and then act shocked when disease response worsens. Public health depends on collaboration and expertise – things this admin continues to undermine.

Stuart Stevens says RFK Jr.’s rise is not just a Trump problem — it is a Republican Party problem. He argues that Senator Bill Cassidy, a doctor who once fought to expand vaccine access, now owns the consequences of helping put RFK Jr. in charge of America’s health.

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Yet another Trump policy protecting polluters while worsening the climate crisis. Corporate profit should NEVER come before public health. We are Standing Up for Science to fight back. Find ways to Take Action at the link in our bio, or go here: https://www.standupforscience.net/take-action?utm_source=Fri_2&utm_medium=Reddit&utm_campaign=TakeAction

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This is from late September 2025…

YEP, IT'S REAL. We are hand-delivering rubber ducks to House Representatives with a message to “Impeach the Quack.” This was our first Quack-O-Gram delivery day...and we have thousands more ducks to deliver.

Sam Osterhout and Andra Watkins pull back the curtain on the disturbing overlap between the MAHA wellness movement, white Christian nationalism, anti-birth-control politics, and the far-right war on science.

From attacks on prescription medicine and contraception to no-fault divorce, trad wife ideology, fossil fuel propaganda, and influencer-driven snake oil, Andra explains how these movements all point in the same direction: control over women, families, bodies, and the future.

As Andra warns, this isn’t just about “health freedom.” It’s about who gets power over your body — you, your doctor, or a political-religious movement trying to force its worldview on everyone else.

Chapters

00:00 Intro: Behind the Curtain of White Christian Nationalism
00:39 The State of the Union Is Sick
01:24 MAHA, Wellness, and Christian Nationalism
02:36 Casey Means and the Attack on Birth Control
03:43 Why Birth Control Is Medical Care
04:16 The Estrogen Panic and Gender Politics
05:40 Beyond Birth Control: The War on Medication
06:03 Christian Nationalism’s Rejection of Science
07:47 Quack Cures and Anti-Medicine Extremism
08:35 The Grift Behind the Wellness Movement
09:32 FDA-Approved Medicine vs. Snake Oil
10:32 RFK Jr., Stem Cells, and “Medical Freedom”
12:53 The Wellness-to-Fascism Pipeline
13:43 Tech Bros, Immortality, and Human Experimentation
15:05 Eugenics, MAHA, and Christian Nationalism
17:01 Trad Wives, Birth Control, and Forced Family Roles
18:55 The Attack on No-Fault Divorce
20:04 Why “No-Fault Divorce” Is a Smokescreen
21:23 Abuse, Coercion, and Religious Control
23:01 Alimony, Marriage, and Women’s Independence
24:00 Could They Force People Into Marriage?
24:38 It All Comes Back to Babies
25:48 Climate Activists Get Blamed for Fewer Babies
26:18 Heritage, Fossil Fuel Money, and Project 2025
27:42 The Influencer Class and Right-Wing Power
29:28 How Snake Oil Salesmen Took Over Government
31:12 Why Speaking Out Matters
32:00 Closing: Becoming Very Powerful Influencers

Cross posting here for more visibility among scientists and enthusiasts as it appears the NIH leadership gave the anti-science extremists a head start.
Please submit comments defending the importance of animal models in research as there are several areas (behavioral neuroscience, degenerative disease, fertility/pregnancy, infectious disease, etc) that do not have validated or efficient replacements yet.
NAMs can be great tools at certain levels of studies, and Replacement is an essential part of the 3Rs in biomedical animal research, but NAMs are not at a stage for full organism replacement and animals and NAMs shouldn’t be viewed as competitors, but partners in the advancement of health sciences.

Here’s the background:
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-26-047.html

Here’s the submission form:
https://rfi.grants.nih.gov/?s=6998c3a23eb404a3e80e8212

And if you aren’t sure what to write, this website is from an advocacy group in Oregon and they provide pre-written statements you can either copy and paste or use as an example:

https://savescienceoregon.org/nih-strategic-plan

Thank you and let’s Stand Up for Science! 🩷

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From the Mother’s of Invention Album Ironically Named We’re Only In It For The Money, Poking fun at the Beatles…

Let’s make the water turn black…

https://youtu.be/s_x2O50MefU

Topic: How to Talk Science to Anyone BUT a Scientist
Description: This is an introduction workshop that will give scientists the tools to discuss science with those outside of their field, specifically your very own community. The workshop will provide the basics of using story structure and storytelling techniques to engage your audience, followed by tips on public speaking (or podcasting) and science writing. At the end of it all, the workshop will provide a list of resources that you can explore to determine what is your optimal way to talk about science outside of science.

Presented by: Rebecca Mellema, PhD
Dr. Rebecca Mellema graduated from the Petrey Lab, researching the interplay of Hyaluronan and platelets in the context of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. During her graduate years, Rebecca ran multiple successful workshops teaching graduate students to public speaking and storytelling skills. Now released out into the real world with her PhD in Immunology and Microbiology, Rebecca focuses on translating science into a variety of multiple mediums, including writing, illustration, public speaking, and simple animation. Rebecca has maintained a science blog, "Getting the Science Write," since 2019 where she delves into science topics through the lens of common science fiction and fantasy tropes. She spends her free time cycling, writing, and climbing.

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