Laura McGough
@lauramcgough.bsky.social
Curator, arts administrator, Buffalo, NY.
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BREAKING: A federal court declined to issue a preliminary injunction against the National Endowment for the Arts despite saying the NEA likely violated the First Amendment for blocking funding for projects that promote "gender ideology."
We will continue to fight for the arts and free speech.
We will continue to fight for the arts and free speech.
April 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
BREAKING: A federal court declined to issue a preliminary injunction against the National Endowment for the Arts despite saying the NEA likely violated the First Amendment for blocking funding for projects that promote "gender ideology."
We will continue to fight for the arts and free speech.
We will continue to fight for the arts and free speech.
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Savor the beauty of the moment.
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ko-fi.com/sophielabell...
March 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Savor the beauty of the moment.
ko-fi.com/sophielabell...
ko-fi.com/sophielabell...
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When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
March 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
Not watching Amazon
Prime or eating McDonalds while democracy fails. How very American.
Prime or eating McDonalds while democracy fails. How very American.
February 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Not watching Amazon
Prime or eating McDonalds while democracy fails. How very American.
Prime or eating McDonalds while democracy fails. How very American.
Artist = Jesse Duquette
February 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Artist = Jesse Duquette
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“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
February 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
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It's getting a little North Korean around here.
February 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
It's getting a little North Korean around here.
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NEW — DOGE now has full access to HHS Payment Management System, I’ve learned.
The system distributes almost $1 trillion per year in grants (largest in the govt) and supports all of NIH, CDC + many other public health initiatives. Musk guy Luke Farritor is actively delaying payments to recipients.
The system distributes almost $1 trillion per year in grants (largest in the govt) and supports all of NIH, CDC + many other public health initiatives. Musk guy Luke Farritor is actively delaying payments to recipients.
February 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
NEW — DOGE now has full access to HHS Payment Management System, I’ve learned.
The system distributes almost $1 trillion per year in grants (largest in the govt) and supports all of NIH, CDC + many other public health initiatives. Musk guy Luke Farritor is actively delaying payments to recipients.
The system distributes almost $1 trillion per year in grants (largest in the govt) and supports all of NIH, CDC + many other public health initiatives. Musk guy Luke Farritor is actively delaying payments to recipients.
Please read the entire thread posted by @darbysaxbe.bsky.social and multiply this out by funding agency - NIH, NEH, NEA, IMLS, DOE, EPA…
🚨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 12:19 PM
Please read the entire thread posted by @darbysaxbe.bsky.social and multiply this out by funding agency - NIH, NEH, NEA, IMLS, DOE, EPA…
UbuWeb is back. Thank glob! I needed a bright spot today.
February 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
UbuWeb is back. Thank glob! I needed a bright spot today.
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is it good or bad that a billionaire oligarch with close ties to foreign dictators is currently downloading the most sensitive information the us federal government has about its citizens to his own private servers?
February 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
is it good or bad that a billionaire oligarch with close ties to foreign dictators is currently downloading the most sensitive information the us federal government has about its citizens to his own private servers?
My cousin George passed away today. He was a union leader and city council person in our home town. A life dedicated to service. RIP.
February 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My cousin George passed away today. He was a union leader and city council person in our home town. A life dedicated to service. RIP.
Seems like an apt visual metaphor for January 2025.
January 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Seems like an apt visual metaphor for January 2025.
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
For friends at US nonprofits and universities. this includes services services for the elderly, after school dance classes, day programs for mentally disabled, suicide hotlines, home loans for first time buyers, etc. In other words, it affects every aspect of US life
White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants
The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
For friends at US nonprofits and universities. this includes services services for the elderly, after school dance classes, day programs for mentally disabled, suicide hotlines, home loans for first time buyers, etc. In other words, it affects every aspect of US life
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Excellent post
January 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Excellent post
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Updated list of companies committed to DEI
Costco, Meijer, Kroger, Giant Grocery, Ben & Jerry’s, Ulta, Macy’s, Old Navy, Nordstrom’s, TJ Maxx, GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…), Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans
Costco, Meijer, Kroger, Giant Grocery, Ben & Jerry’s, Ulta, Macy’s, Old Navy, Nordstrom’s, TJ Maxx, GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…), Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans
January 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Updated list of companies committed to DEI
Costco, Meijer, Kroger, Giant Grocery, Ben & Jerry’s, Ulta, Macy’s, Old Navy, Nordstrom’s, TJ Maxx, GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…), Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans
Costco, Meijer, Kroger, Giant Grocery, Ben & Jerry’s, Ulta, Macy’s, Old Navy, Nordstrom’s, TJ Maxx, GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…), Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans
Trying to post something useful.
January 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Trying to post something useful.
Rest in Peace, Jo Baer.
Jo Baer, Painter Who Renounced Minimalism for ‘Radical Figuration,’ Dies at 95
Jo Baer, a painter who renounced Minimalism for 'radical figuration,' has died at 95.
www.artnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Rest in Peace, Jo Baer.
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🚨 🚨 🚨 HOMEWORK 🚨 🚨 🚨
The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is DEIAtruth@opm.gov.
Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.
The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is DEIAtruth@opm.gov.
Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.
January 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
🚨 🚨 🚨 HOMEWORK 🚨 🚨 🚨
The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is DEIAtruth@opm.gov.
Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.
The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is DEIAtruth@opm.gov.
Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.
You can find more info on the freeze the Trump administration imposed on the NIH and all of HHS on CNN and the Washington Post, but this article gives specifics. Stay diligent friends! Nazi salutes are performative spectacle meant to distract you. Dig deeper into the news!
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
You can find more info on the freeze the Trump administration imposed on the NIH and all of HHS on CNN and the Washington Post, but this article gives specifics. Stay diligent friends! Nazi salutes are performative spectacle meant to distract you. Dig deeper into the news!
What do friends know about the NIH freeze? @karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social have you heard anything?
Apparently, the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) allows the president or advisor to terminate any advisory committee at any time.
January 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
What do friends know about the NIH freeze? @karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social have you heard anything?