Scientists Launch OnlyFans Account to Fund Marmot Research After Federal Cuts

Executive Briefing

• Launched 'OnlyMarms' on OnlyFans, UCLA biologist Daniel Blumstein crowdfunds marmot research after losing NSF grants.
• Reveals Trump administration canceled over 1,700 NSF grants worth $1.4 billion in 2025 alone.
• Shows NSF grant awards in 2026 represent a fraction of the typical $9 billion distributed annually.
• Confirms administration admitted in court to canceling grants based solely on states' 2024 Trump voting record.
• Notes account has raised only a few hundred dollars, leaving one of the world's longest mammal studies near collapse.