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Liz Renner had her dream job as a biologist with a federal agency in SD, until being laid off, reinstated and accepting a buyout: "It felt more like a nightmare at the end than a dream come true."
First of a series on people affected by Trump administration workforce reductions ⬇️
First of a series on people affected by Trump administration workforce reductions ⬇️
Biologist cautions next generation against trusting a career with the federal government • South Dakota Searchlight
Liz Renner was laid off under Department of Government Efficiency action, reinstated, and then offered and accepted a deferred resignation.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Liz Renner had her dream job as a biologist with a federal agency in SD, until being laid off, reinstated and accepting a buyout: "It felt more like a nightmare at the end than a dream come true."
First of a series on people affected by Trump administration workforce reductions ⬇️
First of a series on people affected by Trump administration workforce reductions ⬇️
Noem has taken the grift Nationally.
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Noem has taken the grift Nationally.
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Indiana University, which has now been subordinated to the direct control of the Indiana GOP, announces that criticism of the MAGA movement and doctrines of the GOP is forbidden. An instructor is dismissed for speaking critical words about the MAGA movement.
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Indiana University, which has now been subordinated to the direct control of the Indiana GOP, announces that criticism of the MAGA movement and doctrines of the GOP is forbidden. An instructor is dismissed for speaking critical words about the MAGA movement.
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cornice and brick, rapid city, south dakota, 1987
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
cornice and brick, rapid city, south dakota, 1987
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corn palace, mitchell, south dakota, 1987
November 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
corn palace, mitchell, south dakota, 1987
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al's oasis billboard 1, oacoma, south dakota, 1980
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
al's oasis billboard 1, oacoma, south dakota, 1980
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Why did Indiana University attack and cut its own student newspaper?
Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.
Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.
October 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Why did Indiana University attack and cut its own student newspaper?
Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.
Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.
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corn palace, mitchell, south dakota, 1987
October 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
corn palace, mitchell, south dakota, 1987
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Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
October 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
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South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden reneged on his #civility pledge when he told a fellow governor to "eat a salad," writes @sethtupper.bsky.social.
Commentary:
Commentary:
Governor squanders his credibility on civil discourse with 'eat a salad' comment • South Dakota Searchlight
Larry Rhoden spent months steering South Dakota onto the high ground of civil discourse, only to follow Kristi Noem back into the gutter.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden reneged on his #civility pledge when he told a fellow governor to "eat a salad," writes @sethtupper.bsky.social.
Commentary:
Commentary:
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The vast majority of Americans, including Republicans and those who identify as strong supporters of President Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who buy their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, according to a poll by @kff.org. buff.ly/svyTYy3
Renewal of health subsidies backed by big majorities in poll, including Trump voters • South Dakota Searchlight
More than 78% of people surveyed by the nonpartisan health organization KFF in late September said they want lawmakers to keep the enhanced credits.
southdakotasearchlight.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The vast majority of Americans, including Republicans and those who identify as strong supporters of President Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who buy their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, according to a poll by @kff.org. buff.ly/svyTYy3
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Farmers are spending long days harvesting #soybeans this fall with no soybean purchases by China, due to the country's retaliation for President Trump's #tariffs. That's impacted prices, leaving farmers at the mercy of potential government assistance for the lost income.
Harvest of stress: Soybean farmers await help as tariff dispute closes China market • South Dakota Searchlight
As farmers harvest the soybeans they planted in the spring, it’s hard not to think about the ongoing trade dispute with China.
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October 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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If you live in these states, your ACA premiums are about to jump:
SD - Up 235% LA - Up 150% WV - Up 387% WY - Up 382% TN - Up 320% MS - Up 314% AK - Up 346%
Republicans are fighting to make sure this happens to their own constituents.
SD - Up 235% LA - Up 150% WV - Up 387% WY - Up 382% TN - Up 320% MS - Up 314% AK - Up 346%
Republicans are fighting to make sure this happens to their own constituents.
September 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
If you live in these states, your ACA premiums are about to jump:
SD - Up 235% LA - Up 150% WV - Up 387% WY - Up 382% TN - Up 320% MS - Up 314% AK - Up 346%
Republicans are fighting to make sure this happens to their own constituents.
SD - Up 235% LA - Up 150% WV - Up 387% WY - Up 382% TN - Up 320% MS - Up 314% AK - Up 346%
Republicans are fighting to make sure this happens to their own constituents.
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A University of South Dakota art professor facing the loss of his job over his online comments about the killing of #CharlieKirk filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the university and South Dakota Board of Regents from terminating his employment. buff.ly/uqQ9XCr
SD university professor files lawsuit opposing termination for social media post about Charlie Kirk • South Dakota Searchlight
A University of South Dakota art professor facing the loss of his job over his online comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk filed a lawsuit.
southdakotasearchlight.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A University of South Dakota art professor facing the loss of his job over his online comments about the killing of #CharlieKirk filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the university and South Dakota Board of Regents from terminating his employment. buff.ly/uqQ9XCr
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What share of faculty during McCarthyism were adjuncts, I wonder.
I feel what this is two bad effects multiplying each other: an authoritarian MAGA that is uniquely anti-speech, and an academy that has created a vast array of always-vulnerable faculty.
I feel what this is two bad effects multiplying each other: an authoritarian MAGA that is uniquely anti-speech, and an academy that has created a vast array of always-vulnerable faculty.
"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream
The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.
www.insidehighered.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
What share of faculty during McCarthyism were adjuncts, I wonder.
I feel what this is two bad effects multiplying each other: an authoritarian MAGA that is uniquely anti-speech, and an academy that has created a vast array of always-vulnerable faculty.
I feel what this is two bad effects multiplying each other: an authoritarian MAGA that is uniquely anti-speech, and an academy that has created a vast array of always-vulnerable faculty.
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corn palace, mitchell, south dakota, 1987
September 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
corn palace, mitchell, south dakota, 1987
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wall drug billboard, i-90, south dakota, 1980
September 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
wall drug billboard, i-90, south dakota, 1980
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pioneer auto museum billboard, murdo, south dakota, 1987
August 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
pioneer auto museum billboard, murdo, south dakota, 1987
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prospector, (vertical), golden west mini golf, hill city, south dakota, 1987
August 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
prospector, (vertical), golden west mini golf, hill city, south dakota, 1987
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wall drug sign, wall, south dakota, 1987
August 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
wall drug sign, wall, south dakota, 1987
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Interesting thread on a scientist using AI/feeling used by AI.
Not sure how many scientists here have tried Claude Code or similar command line coding assistants. I had a complicated family property tax problem that was best solved by a brute force Monte Carlo simulation approach, so I spent a few days coding up and analyzing a model with Claude Code.
August 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Interesting thread on a scientist using AI/feeling used by AI.
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wall drug billboard, i-90, south dakota, 1980
July 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
wall drug billboard, i-90, south dakota, 1980
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corn palace, mitchell, south dakota, 1987
July 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
corn palace, mitchell, south dakota, 1987
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tyrannosaurus and triceratops, dinosaur park, tire, uniroyal, rapid city, south dakota, 1987
July 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
tyrannosaurus and triceratops, dinosaur park, tire, uniroyal, rapid city, south dakota, 1987
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‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels www.science.org/content/arti...
‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels
“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says
www.science.org
July 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels www.science.org/content/arti...