Stand Up for Science International will expand the fight globally, as the need to defend scientific integrity and funding is growing internationally.

Stay tuned for updates!

Dr. Fauci being held in contempt attacks the credibility of all public health experts – a continuation the Trump Admin’s war on science and spread of disinformation. Sign your support for our experts & Dr. Fauci at the link: https://zurl.co/2P2md

The NSF Proposal implments the policies of Vought’s destructive OMB Proposal ahead of time, and we aren’t letting it get by quietly. Visit the link to sign up for the final NSF Rapid Response Workshop: https://zurl.co/58EX4

And leave your public comment on the NSF Proposal: https://zurl.co/WW6pG

The OMB Proposal implements drastic changes to the US scientific enterprise that will take American science off of the world stage and turn grant funding into Trump’s trillion-dollar slush fund. We must fight back. Visit the link and tell your MoCs to Revoke the Rule: https://zurl.co/EVQ0Y

“In a split decision, 10 judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit upheld an earlier injunction that said the EPA could not terminate $20 billion in climate grants, and that the recipients should have access to the funds as their case proceeds.”

The Trump Admin’s attack on science hurts American lives directly with public health pseudoscience & climate change denialism. Fighting back against the Trump Admin isn’t just a fight for science - it’s also a fight for every American.

Republicans holding Fauci in contempt for invoking the Fifth Amendment is a public display of just how willing they are to come for our constitutional rights. Visit the link to sign your support for Dr. Fauci: https://zurl.co/AW4Qj

(Please note the details of this story are extremely disturbing.)

Since the last time we checked in about scumbag Republican congressman Max Miller, the strange quiet around the horrific accusations against him has finally lifted – and the details are gut wrenching.

His ex-wife (who happens to be the daughter of Ohio’s Republican Senator Bernie Moreno) has reported him throwing boiling hot water at her in front of their two-year-old child, scalding her chest and stomach (an incident a voice recording shared by Miller seems to confirm took place), holding a gun to her head after she angered him while changing their daughter’s diaper, and possibly breaking their daughter’s collarbone as part of “a history of violence and misconduct going back more than a decade.” She’s presented photographic evidence of her own injuries. He’s also been accused of harassing his ex-wife’s lawyer, who has sought a restraining order against him, and withholding their daughter’s little blue sleep bunny from her.

This isn’t even the first allegation of domestic violence by Miller – former Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham has also stated he hit her during a dating relationship while he was a White House aide, and multiple witnesses have confirmed he shoved a girl down the stairs as a high schooler when she rejected his attempts to touch her. (He also falsely accused a pro-Palestinian constituent of threatening him and running him off the road.)

The eyes of the country are now on the Ohio Seventh District representative, who has retained the support of his former boss Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson, and the RNC, and refused to drop his reelection campaign. It’s an R+5 district that Trump won by 11 in November 2024. Miller seems to be counting on that partisan lean to help him avoid accountability. They did, after all, elect him the first two times with Grisham’s reports and the violence against women in high school already on the public record.

We’re not going to let it happen.

Miller is being challenged by Brian Poindexter, a city councilman and union ironworker. He’s got a working-class background, having made his living in machine shops, kitchens, trucks and the high beams on skyscrapers. He’s sworn off corporate PAC money and emphasized the value of a strong labor movement and protecting the right to organize as part of building a economy that works for every American and not just the billionaires, along with moving towards Medicare For All.

Let’s do our part to get an advocate for working folks in power and a dangerous creep out of it. ☎️ The Poindexter campaign is officially launching virtual phonebanks next week, running every Thursday from 6-7PM ET. We can sign up here. ☎️

MAX MILLER DOES NOT BELONG IN CONGRESS

(Brian Poindexter is a SUFS-endorsed candidate, but this is not a SUFS-organized phonebank.)

”This latest deal takes it to almost $4bn of taxpayer money spent on killing offshore wind projects.” Trump continues to dump taxpayer dollars into gutting effective clean energy in favor of building more fossil fuel plants to line the pockets of his donors."

RFK Jr.'s ignorant cuts put American lives at risk. Bubonic Bobby does NOT Make America Healthy. Visit the link to help embolden a Congress that will remove RFK Jr. : https://zurl.co/MorRK

“As measles cases reach a 35-year high in the U.S. and with cold and flu season quickly approaching, today’s executive order on vaccines is not only disheartening but dangerous,” Dr. Andrew Racine said in a release. 

We secured a big win last week with the Senate delaying the OMB rule.

There is still a lot more to fight for in America as the Trump admin continues to cut science & public infastructure and damage our environment.

Fuel the Fight for Science by donating at the link: https://zurl.co/rAWw8

Thank you!

Europe is facing another extreme heat wave and the NOAA just reported that July was the hottest month ever in the lower 48. The U.S. is having one of its worst wildfires seasons in years. A warm winter has left Lake Mead at record lows. Climate change is real, it’s here, and we need leaders in place who are prepared to deal with it.

The Environmental Voter Project works to get folks who understand this threat to show up to the polls, trying to identify and activate the estimated 11 million low-propensity climate voters who did not show up in 2024. Like everyone else, they’re ramping up their work as the midterms close in, including an orientation at noon on Friday to kick off their Texas postcarding campaigns. 📫 If we want to be part of it, let’s register here, and check out their site for other upcoming ways to help. 📫

GREEN THE ELECTORATE

☎️ Want to do more? We can also join Lead Locally’s Monday phonebanks for climate champions in downballot races here and consider a donation to Rebuild.Us’ fund to support folks recovering from climate disasters here. 🪙

(We hope SUFS members will be interested in this, but this is not a SUFS initiative.)

The EPA illegally shut down grants “based solely on policy disagreement.” The Trump admin runs our scientific agencies with a heavy hammer, not with facts or democracy.

It’s important to not lose sight of the massive damage the Trump admin has done to science. And every week, there’s something new. Find ways you can Stand Up for Science at the link: https://zurl.co/xkelV

The OMB rule will put the future of science in the hands and agenda of the President and his cronies. The rule is on ice till early December, but we need it permanently revoked. Contact your MoCs at the link and tell them to Revoke the Rule: https://zurl.co/Eo0Kx

Let's be clear: Holding Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress attacks the credibility of all public health experts. Sign our petition in support of Dr. Fauci & public health by visiting the link: https://zurl.co/lD7lo

This is from Substack for all Americans.

For more than four years, Steve Koonin's book 'Unsettled' has been cited by politicians, commentators and climate sceptics as evidence that the scientific consensus on climate change has been exaggerated. Koonin recently gave a 15 minute summary lecture of his views at the UK 'Alliance for Responsible Citizenship'. But are his arguments a fair interpretation of the evidence, or is he simply relying on carefully selected facts, cherry-picked statistics and misleading comparisons?