Patricia Hippeli
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36% of all banned books contain a character or a real person of color. But sure, this is about protecting the children. people.com/sex-claims-e...
'Explicit' Sex Claims ‘Exaggerated,’ Black and LGBTQ+ Characters Overwhelmingly Targeted, New Book Ban Analysis Finds
A new PEN America analysis of books banned during the 2023-2024 school year shows which stories were disproportionately removed from shelves — and debunks “exaggerated” claims about books that feature...
people.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
36% of all banned books contain a character or a real person of color. But sure, this is about protecting the children. people.com/sex-claims-e...
Reposted by Patricia Hippeli
More tragic news about NIH and NIH science. Grant system is frozen and intramural program is being slashed. All will claw back on treatments and cures for cancer and other human diseases. This can’t be what the public wants. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
www.science.org
February 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
More tragic news about NIH and NIH science. Grant system is frozen and intramural program is being slashed. All will claw back on treatments and cures for cancer and other human diseases. This can’t be what the public wants. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted by Patricia Hippeli
The idiocalypse if you will 🧟
February 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The idiocalypse if you will 🧟