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@lschiff@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-06-20 17:13:01

Have questions about crafting your comments about the #OMB proposed regulations? #DefendResearch is maintaining a set of resources to help folks make submissions (

OMB Proposed Regulation Change Responses
Action Hours: OMB Proposed Regulation Change Responses #DefendResearch is hosting weekly Action Hours every Tuesday from June 9 through July 7 at 8amPT/11amET (register here: https://forms.gle/PPLuo4UAwXQRacf46) to help people submit comments about the latest OMB proposed regulation changes ("Re...

@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social
2026-06-10 17:43:48

New #OMB rule could break #science in the United States
What a new proposed rule from OMB could mean, and how you can help

New OMB rule could break science in the United States
What a new proposed rule from OMB could mean, and how you can help

@lschiff@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-06-07 18:19:14

FYI #DefendResearch has weekly Action Hours June 9-30 to help folks submit comments re. the #OMB proposed changes, using resources from #StandUpForScience, Jeremy Berg, Liz Neely & o…

#DefendResearch June Action Hours: OMB Proposed Regulation Change Responses
#DefendResearch is hosting weekly Action Hours throughout June to help people submit comments about the latest OMB proposed regulation changes ("Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance") that would have disastrous consequences for research, and thus all of us. While we are not experts in federal regulation comment submission, we have pulled together and will be sharing key resources created by the scholarly community to make it easy for all of us to take this important action. This includes…

@lschiff@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-06-10 02:42:22

The Office of Management and Budget (#OMB) proposed regulation changes would give political appointees complete control over federal grants, from vetting to termination at any point for any reason, and that's just the beginning. I’s critical that as many public comments are submitted as possible by the July 13th deadline:

@lschiff@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-07-13 15:44:31

Two important #actions today: 1) Submit your #OMB comments; 2) register for the #DefendResearch webinar to learn how to fight

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Authoritarian Playbook: Risk, reality and opportunities to resist democratic backsliding in higher ed. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Universities are often among the first institutions targeted during democratic backsliding. From censorship and political pressure to self-censorship and coerced compliance, authoritarian movements seek not only to suppress knowledge but to reshape how knowledge is produced and who is permitted to produce it. In this conversation with DefendResearch.org, The Anti-Autocracy Handbook author Stephan Lewandowsky examines how scholars navigate increasing political pressure, assess personal and inst…