@lanthonyuf.bsky.social
Assoc Prof @UF. Academic editing consultant. Human computer interaction, human-AI interaction, natural user interfaces. Here for the resistance.
Ukraine was not at this meeting
The Kremlin said it was impressed by US President Donald Trump's position on ending the war in Ukraine, and that preparations were under way for a meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin reut.rs/3EAPyfr
Kremlin says it's impressed by Trump position on ending Ukraine war
The Kremlin said on Thursday it was impressed by U.S. President Donald Trump's position on ending the war in Ukraine, and that preparations were under way for a meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
reut.rs
February 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Ukraine was not at this meeting
resistance
Trump’s executive orders are not law.
This doctor knows it. Many hospital systems know it.
Those that comply with something not passed by congress and with power not constitutionally granted to the president are cowardly.
This doctor knows it. Many hospital systems know it.
Those that comply with something not passed by congress and with power not constitutionally granted to the president are cowardly.
A New York City doctor said he will continue providing gender-affirming treatments to his patients younger than 19 despite President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to ban such care.
February 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
resistance
checks and balances
A federal judge temporarily blocked Elon Musk's government efficiency team from accessing government systems. The judge issued the order after Democratic AGs from 19 US states filed a lawsuit arguing DOGE has no legal power to access the US Department of Treasury systems reut.rs/4hwMwHu
February 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
checks and balances
conflict of interest
NEW: The Trump ally and DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office, which has proposed fines and grounded SpaceX after explosions and other incidents.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
One Agency Tried to Regulate SpaceX. Now Its Fate Could Be in Elon Musk’s Hands.
The Trump ally and DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office, which has proposed fines and grounded SpaceX after explosions and…
propub.li
February 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
conflict of interest
resistance
The ABA supports the rule of law. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
February 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
resistance
remember Wells Fargo
The CFPB was dismantled over the weekend, with all activities suspended, its funding reduced to zero, and its headquarters temporarily closed—removing a crucial layer of oversight for consumer-facing financial companies. Staff members ordered to cease all ‘supervision and examination activities.
February 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
remember Wells Fargo
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This will absolutely gut universities and university-based hospitals. These overhead rates are what fund research lab construction and maintenance, provide supplies and maintenance for equipment, our ethics review board, and fund staff who manage these research grants.
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This will absolutely gut universities and university-based hospitals. These overhead rates are what fund research lab construction and maintenance, provide supplies and maintenance for equipment, our ethics review board, and fund staff who manage these research grants.
watchlists of "targets"
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’
The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
watchlists of "targets"
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generalstrikeus.com
Let’s get numbers up for a general strike!
Please don’t let us end up like the Handmaids Tale. This is how it started…
Let’s get numbers up for a general strike!
Please don’t let us end up like the Handmaids Tale. This is how it started…
February 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
generalstrikeus.com
Let’s get numbers up for a general strike!
Please don’t let us end up like the Handmaids Tale. This is how it started…
Let’s get numbers up for a general strike!
Please don’t let us end up like the Handmaids Tale. This is how it started…
"extensive changes to the code base"
February 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"extensive changes to the code base"
camps
The White House has officially confirmed that the first flights containing migrants to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have begun.
First Migrant Flights To Guantanamo Bay Begin
The Trump Administration is preparing to house more than 30,000 migrants at the Guantanamo Bay facility
meidasnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
camps
Reposted
The Alien Enemies Act was last invoked during World War II to justify the internment of thousands of Americans of Japanese ancestry.
Resurrecting this 18th century law to carry out the president's mass deportation agenda would be unlawful.
Resurrecting this 18th century law to carry out the president's mass deportation agenda would be unlawful.
Trump plans to invoke obscure 18th century wartime law in bid for mass deportations
Trump is set to test the limits of his immigration crackdown by invoking a wartime law to deport immigrants alleged to be gang members without court hearings.
www.reuters.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The Alien Enemies Act was last invoked during World War II to justify the internment of thousands of Americans of Japanese ancestry.
Resurrecting this 18th century law to carry out the president's mass deportation agenda would be unlawful.
Resurrecting this 18th century law to carry out the president's mass deportation agenda would be unlawful.
Reposted
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
Reposted
February 3, 2025
February 3, 2025
I’m going to start tonight by stating the obvious: the Republicans control both chambers of Congress: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:10 AM
February 3, 2025