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Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...
Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows
www.nytimes.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...
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WATCH: “This is f*cking kidnapping! That’s not your badge… I do have a little bit of education… get the f*ck out of here, racial profiling is illegal…”
A brave woman melts ice 🧊 💪🏽 www.instagram.com/reel/DLOWbEs...
A brave woman melts ice 🧊 💪🏽 www.instagram.com/reel/DLOWbEs...
June 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Add your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s latest Executive Order that appoints politicians — not scientists — to evaluate research.
Take action now! actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
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Sign The Open Letter to Stand Up For Science Now!
Science is under siege. Trump’s latest Executive Order calls for politically appointed science commissars to evaluate research. Join us in adding your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escala...
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June 4, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Add your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s latest Executive Order that appoints politicians — not scientists — to evaluate research.
Take action now! actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
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The Department of Justice announced on Monday it had charged a New Jersey congresswoman with assaulting federal agents during a clash outside a new immigration detention center in Newark and was dropping a trespass charge against the city’s mayor that emerged from the same episode.
Rep. McIver Charged With Assault Over Clash Outside Newark ICE Center
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Department of Justice announced on Monday it had charged a New Jersey congresswoman with assaulting federal agents during a clash outside a new immigration detention center in Newark and was dropping a trespass charge against the city’s mayor that emerged from the same episode.
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I don’t like to talk out of my ass and I don’t actually know the rules…but I’m just saying I’ve accompanied congressional AIDES let alone congress members into some fairly secure places in the Army on several occasions.
I’m fairly confident DoD > DHS and Congress can go there.
I’m fairly confident DoD > DHS and Congress can go there.
Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver charged after visiting ICE facility in New Jersey
After the Trump administration charged a sitting judge and a sitting mayor, a sitting member of Congress, Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver, has joined the list.
www.msnbc.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I don’t like to talk out of my ass and I don’t actually know the rules…but I’m just saying I’ve accompanied congressional AIDES let alone congress members into some fairly secure places in the Army on several occasions.
I’m fairly confident DoD > DHS and Congress can go there.
I’m fairly confident DoD > DHS and Congress can go there.
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'Lavingia found himself surrounded at the agency by people who “love their jobs" and approach their work with a sense of mission, which isn't quite what he expected."'
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'Honestly, it’s kind of fine': DOGE staffer surprised to find 'government works'
A tech industry veteran who joined Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) revealed what has surprised him after three months moonlighting as an unpaid contractor.Sahil Lavingia was embedded earlier this year by DOGE in the Department of Veterans Affairs, where he expected to help the...
www.rawstory.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
'Lavingia found himself surrounded at the agency by people who “love their jobs" and approach their work with a sense of mission, which isn't quite what he expected."'
www.rawstory.com/sah...
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Now get on the phone. Go to your Congressional reps' offices and let them have it. This is Russ Vought (director of OMB) and his special and truly weird vendetta and Chris Rufo's mission to drag the USA back to the Stone Age. No one likes this but these sad little men. Get to work.
The American public is broadly supportive of maintaining federal science and medical research funding, and against punishing universities by taking their funding away, according to a new poll:
Few support punitive funding cuts to colleges and universities - AP-NORC
Most of the public believes that colleges and universities make significant contributions to scientific and technological advancement and think their federal research funding should be maintained.
apnorc.org
May 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Now get on the phone. Go to your Congressional reps' offices and let them have it. This is Russ Vought (director of OMB) and his special and truly weird vendetta and Chris Rufo's mission to drag the USA back to the Stone Age. No one likes this but these sad little men. Get to work.
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For clarity, this decision was during the previous Admin. The ruling revolves around timeframes for climate change to impact species.
This outcome signals lawsuits make a difference. I don’t like dealing with legal issues at work, but if courts uphold the law then they may be needed, a lot more.
This outcome signals lawsuits make a difference. I don’t like dealing with legal issues at work, but if courts uphold the law then they may be needed, a lot more.
Federal court rules against attempt to withhold Endangered Species Act protections from Joshua tree
A California federal court struck down an attempt from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revoke protections for the Joshua Tree under the Endangered Species Act.
abcnews.go.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
For clarity, this decision was during the previous Admin. The ruling revolves around timeframes for climate change to impact species.
This outcome signals lawsuits make a difference. I don’t like dealing with legal issues at work, but if courts uphold the law then they may be needed, a lot more.
This outcome signals lawsuits make a difference. I don’t like dealing with legal issues at work, but if courts uphold the law then they may be needed, a lot more.
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100% this.
Rep. DeLauro delivers the most succinct summary of the ways in which RFK Jr. and the Trump White House are breaking the law (Impoundment Control) that I've seen so far.
Rep. DeLauro delivers the most succinct summary of the ways in which RFK Jr. and the Trump White House are breaking the law (Impoundment Control) that I've seen so far.
DeLAURO: Are you planning to break the law by impounding appropriated funds?
RFK Jr: If you appropriate the funds, I'm going to spend them
D: We have! You're cutting the NIH by $18b. Congress appropriated those funds. How can you justify cutting billions from the biomedical research budget?
RFK Jr: If you appropriate the funds, I'm going to spend them
D: We have! You're cutting the NIH by $18b. Congress appropriated those funds. How can you justify cutting billions from the biomedical research budget?
May 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
100% this.
Rep. DeLauro delivers the most succinct summary of the ways in which RFK Jr. and the Trump White House are breaking the law (Impoundment Control) that I've seen so far.
Rep. DeLauro delivers the most succinct summary of the ways in which RFK Jr. and the Trump White House are breaking the law (Impoundment Control) that I've seen so far.
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Never believe what the cops say. And the media gets their info initially from the cops and their reports.
Sure doesn’t look like Newark Mayor Ras Baraka broke into the ICE detention center to me.
May 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Never believe what the cops say. And the media gets their info initially from the cops and their reports.
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History lesson time! Do you know the story of the only successful coup d’état in the U.S.? In 1898, a deadly insurrection took place in Wilmington, North Carolina. The NEH helped fund this American Masters documentary on PBS, which was recently nominated for a Peabody Award. shorturl.at/hPwSe
American Coup: Wilmington 1898 | American Experience | PBS
The little-known story of a deadly 1898 race massacre and coup d’état in Wilmington, North Carolina, when white supremacists overthrew the multi-racial government of state’s largest city through a cam...
www.pbs.org
April 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
History lesson time! Do you know the story of the only successful coup d’état in the U.S.? In 1898, a deadly insurrection took place in Wilmington, North Carolina. The NEH helped fund this American Masters documentary on PBS, which was recently nominated for a Peabody Award. shorturl.at/hPwSe
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TODAY: The House is expected to vote on the GOP's voter suppression bill. We must stop H.R. 22 to protect fair elections in 2026. We’ve seen the damage of similar laws in states like Kansas and Arizona, where thousands of eligible voters were blocked from registering.
Call your representative ASAP.
Call your representative ASAP.
CALL NOW: Tell Your Representative to Vote NO on H.R. 22
indivisible.org
April 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
TODAY: The House is expected to vote on the GOP's voter suppression bill. We must stop H.R. 22 to protect fair elections in 2026. We’ve seen the damage of similar laws in states like Kansas and Arizona, where thousands of eligible voters were blocked from registering.
Call your representative ASAP.
Call your representative ASAP.
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BREAKING — DOGE will descend upon Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) buildings tomorrow, an agency source tells me.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
April 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
BREAKING — DOGE will descend upon Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) buildings tomorrow, an agency source tells me.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
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BREAKING: People are being suspended on X in Turkey for posting videos of these protests against Erdoğan’s corrupt and repressive regime.
Keep sharing everywhere.
Keep sharing everywhere.
March 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
BREAKING: People are being suspended on X in Turkey for posting videos of these protests against Erdoğan’s corrupt and repressive regime.
Keep sharing everywhere.
Keep sharing everywhere.
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🎉 This is the best news in a month!! Hold the line, America.
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
February 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
🎉 This is the best news in a month!! Hold the line, America.
Our state agency is thinking about backing up federal climate data that we use regularly, but I want to avoid duplicating efforts. Is there a list of sites where federal climate data have been replicated outside of the US federal government?
February 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Our state agency is thinking about backing up federal climate data that we use regularly, but I want to avoid duplicating efforts. Is there a list of sites where federal climate data have been replicated outside of the US federal government?
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LGBTQ+ youth deserve culturally competent adults, including health care providers who understand their unique experiences. Join @trevorproject.bsky.social and the Maryland Department of Health Office of Suicide Prevention for Ally Trainings. Learn more: bit.ly/mdhsuicideprevevents
February 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
LGBTQ+ youth deserve culturally competent adults, including health care providers who understand their unique experiences. Join @trevorproject.bsky.social and the Maryland Department of Health Office of Suicide Prevention for Ally Trainings. Learn more: bit.ly/mdhsuicideprevevents
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There will be a protest on SUNDAY Feb. 2 at 3:00 p.m. outside the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) bldg., where Musk & his cyber-thugs have seized control of the government's computers. 1900 E Street NW (corner of E and 19th Sts.), Wash. DC. Spread the word to DC area folks!
February 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
There will be a protest on SUNDAY Feb. 2 at 3:00 p.m. outside the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) bldg., where Musk & his cyber-thugs have seized control of the government's computers. 1900 E Street NW (corner of E and 19th Sts.), Wash. DC. Spread the word to DC area folks!
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1,100 EPA employees have been notified of imminent termination.
February 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
1,100 EPA employees have been notified of imminent termination.