Science, Policy, and Other News that Caught My Eye

Or blew my mind the week of April 27th - May 3rd

Greetings, SciLight readers. What a week! Exhausting and troubling for many of us, but the President says he’s just getting started. Below is just a smattering of news items that caught my attention and disrupted my equanimity this past week. What caught your eye? Tell us in the comments.

And be sure to scroll down for some fun news. Because we can all use some levity in these challenging times.

· ‘I Run the Country and the World’ - The Atlantic

· Trump Administration: At 100th Day Rally, President Revels in His Executive Power Grab - The New York Times

· Trump warns ‘nothing will stop me’ at rally to celebrate 100 days in office | Donald Trump | The Guardian ….Except maybe the courts….Trump can’t use Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants, Texas judge rules - The Washington Post

· Trump’s approval rating sinks in new Washington Post-ABC-Ipsos poll - The Washington Post

· Trump’s overreach problem has reached Republican voters - The Washington Post

· Trump Dismisses Scientists Writing the National Climate Assessment | Scientific American

· 100 ways Trump hurt workers in his first 100 days | Economic Policy Institute

· How Trump's budget proposals could affect lower-income Americans

· And to heck with public broadcasting…. Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR | GBH

· Trump Seeks to Eliminate the NEA - The New York Times

· And Trump says kids may have to live with fewer toys/dolls…. ….Tariff update: Trump doesn’t rule out products on the shelves Trump acknowledges possible toy shortage as China tariffs trigger trade war

· In His First 100 Days, Trump Launched an ‘All-Out Assault’ on the Environment - Inside Climate News

· Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let DOGE View Social Security Data - The New York Times

· The Scary Implications of U.S. Government Attacks on Medical Journals | Scientific American

· Will US science survive Trump 2.0?

· What You Do Not Know Can Hurt You and Others | The Regulatory Review

· Public sours on Elon Musk’s role, is skeptical that government is cutting waste - The Washington Post

· In Harvard suit against Trump, analysts predict technical victory

· This is how to win an environmental fight.

· Almost Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, Report Finds - The New York Times

· Measles Vaccine Denial Is a Massive Brainwashing Campaign | Scientific American

· Canada’s election: what Mark Carney’s win means for science – and a proposed fund to attract talent to Canadian universities and to help replace US science funding that has been cut by Trump.

· The pandemic treaty: a milestone, but with persistent concerns - The Lancet

Good News

· Emerging From a Collective Silence, Universities Organize to Fight Trump

· The way universities can survive the Trump era? Band together in an alliance | The Guardian

· New Study Could Bolster Climate Laws to Make Polluters Pay - The New York Times

And Just for Fun or Entertainment

· Is Y a Vowel or Consonant? | Merriam-Webster

· Bird-Watching Tips as Migration Season Peaks | Scientific American

· A Call to End Daylight Saving Time—Implications for Public Health | Sleep Medicine | JAMA | JAMA Network

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