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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
October 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
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The Department of Education reportedly fired nearly everyone in the office that focuses on the nation’s children with disabilities in a wave of new layoffs
Special education staff decimated after Trump administration shutdown firings: Sources
The nation’s special education services have been significantly damaged after Fridays’s mass layoffs within the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The Department of Education reportedly fired nearly everyone in the office that focuses on the nation’s children with disabilities in a wave of new layoffs
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
October 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
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Heartbreaking.
"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
August 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Heartbreaking.
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Hey y’all—exciting (& slightly spooky) update:
Started a new author page for my latest project:
Undead and Unbothered–blog of pep talks written by a rotating cast of grim reapers in training (yes, really). It’s for anyone who's ever felt invisible, overwhelmed, or just over being the “strong one.”
Started a new author page for my latest project:
Undead and Unbothered–blog of pep talks written by a rotating cast of grim reapers in training (yes, really). It’s for anyone who's ever felt invisible, overwhelmed, or just over being the “strong one.”
Introducing Undead and Unbothered.
Pep talks from grim reapers in training (a.k.a. G.R.I.T.s) for when the world feels like a dumpster fire and you’re stuck in it with one marshmallow and zero matches.
New posts when the clocks strike 13.
💀🖤
destinynox.com/blog/intro-f...
#UndeadAndUnbothered
Pep talks from grim reapers in training (a.k.a. G.R.I.T.s) for when the world feels like a dumpster fire and you’re stuck in it with one marshmallow and zero matches.
New posts when the clocks strike 13.
💀🖤
destinynox.com/blog/intro-f...
#UndeadAndUnbothered
Undead & Unbothered (Introduction) — Destiny Nox
A blog for the overlooked, the over-it, and the just-trying-to-survive-the-afterlife crowd. Here, you'll find pep talks with bite—delivered by a rotating crew of grim reapers in training (a.k.a. G.R.I...
destinynox.com
May 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Hey y’all—exciting (& slightly spooky) update:
Started a new author page for my latest project:
Undead and Unbothered–blog of pep talks written by a rotating cast of grim reapers in training (yes, really). It’s for anyone who's ever felt invisible, overwhelmed, or just over being the “strong one.”
Started a new author page for my latest project:
Undead and Unbothered–blog of pep talks written by a rotating cast of grim reapers in training (yes, really). It’s for anyone who's ever felt invisible, overwhelmed, or just over being the “strong one.”
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Spotted in the wild.
March 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Spotted in the wild.
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NEW: RFK Jr.'s "radical transparency" means ending a 54-year-old transparency policy.
A Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday. www.lawdork.com/p/rfk-jr-rad...
A Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday. www.lawdork.com/p/rfk-jr-rad...
RFK Jr.'s "radical transparency" means ending a 54-year-old transparency policy
The Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday.
www.lawdork.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
NEW: RFK Jr.'s "radical transparency" means ending a 54-year-old transparency policy.
A Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday. www.lawdork.com/p/rfk-jr-rad...
A Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday. www.lawdork.com/p/rfk-jr-rad...
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Most #PhD scientists in the United States stay in the labor force notably longer than the average person—into their late 60s and in some cases beyond—according to new data from the National Science Foundation. scim.ag/4knpeWn
Why do so many retirement-age scientists keep working?
Survey reveals a desire to hold onto their professional identity keeps Ph.D.s working beyond their 60s
scim.ag
February 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Most #PhD scientists in the United States stay in the labor force notably longer than the average person—into their late 60s and in some cases beyond—according to new data from the National Science Foundation. scim.ag/4knpeWn
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My Finding? Endangered. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
EPA urges White House to strike down landmark climate finding
The Trump administration is weighing whether to repeal the “endangerment finding,” which states that greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and welfare.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
My Finding? Endangered. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Linda McMahon, Trump’s nominee for education secretary, said she’s not “quite certain” whether African American studies would be allowed under Trump’s executive order
Here’s What Linda McMahon, Nominee for Education Secretary, Had to Say About Higher Ed
She discussed dismantling the Education Department, investigating colleges over antisemitism and DEI, and increasing access to noncollege opportunities.
www.chronicle.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Linda McMahon, Trump’s nominee for education secretary, said she’s not “quite certain” whether African American studies would be allowed under Trump’s executive order
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SCOOP: The military has started making deliberate efforts to scale back the recruiting of Black Americans. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Military Drops Recruiting Efforts at Prestigious Black Engineering Awards Event
Until this week, Army Recruiting Command had a public partnership with the Black Engineer of the Year Awards, or BEYA, an annual conference that draws students, academics and professionals in science,...
www.military.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
SCOOP: The military has started making deliberate efforts to scale back the recruiting of Black Americans. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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🚨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.
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"You can contact Target's corporate headquarters by calling (612) 304-6073"
Their current hold time is over 15 minutes, if you're up for a chat.
Their current hold time is over 15 minutes, if you're up for a chat.
January 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"You can contact Target's corporate headquarters by calling (612) 304-6073"
Their current hold time is over 15 minutes, if you're up for a chat.
Their current hold time is over 15 minutes, if you're up for a chat.
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"We will forever be grateful for the unconditional time she gave to us, to all her literary children across the writerly world," said Kwame Alexander in the statement on the renowned Nikki Giovanni’s death
Renowned poet and Black arts movement icon Nikki Giovanni dies at 81
The poet and activist was a leading figure of the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni was working on her upcoming book of poetry, set to publish in the fall.
www.npr.org
December 10, 2024 at 3:55 AM
"We will forever be grateful for the unconditional time she gave to us, to all her literary children across the writerly world," said Kwame Alexander in the statement on the renowned Nikki Giovanni’s death
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The carbon inequality is astonishing. Sad that I'm not surprised by this inequality
You need to see shocking extent of carbon inequality around the world.
A remarkable study led by Jared Starr finds that super-rich US households emit *2000 TIMES* more CO2e than average low-income country households.
How the f*ck is that even possible? The disparity never ceases to enrage me.
A remarkable study led by Jared Starr finds that super-rich US households emit *2000 TIMES* more CO2e than average low-income country households.
How the f*ck is that even possible? The disparity never ceases to enrage me.
December 2, 2024 at 4:32 AM
The carbon inequality is astonishing. Sad that I'm not surprised by this inequality
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Decarbonization is essential to achieving climate goals, but myopic decarb policies that ignore co-pollutants may leave Black and high-poverty communities up to 26–34% higher PM2.5 exposure than national averages over the energy transition. #EnergySky #EnergyJustice www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Air pollution disparities and equality assessments of US national decarbonization strategies - Nature Communications
Decarbonization is essential to achieving climate goals, but myopic decarbonization policies that ignore co-pollutants may leave Black and high-poverty communities with 26-34% higher PM2.5 exposure ov...
www.nature.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Decarbonization is essential to achieving climate goals, but myopic decarb policies that ignore co-pollutants may leave Black and high-poverty communities up to 26–34% higher PM2.5 exposure than national averages over the energy transition. #EnergySky #EnergyJustice www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🟡 SCOOP: After George Floyd’s murder in 2020, Netflix sought to address racist depictions in its film and television library in its own way.
But earlier this year, the streamer quietly shelved the project, @maxtani.bsky.social reports.
But earlier this year, the streamer quietly shelved the project, @maxtani.bsky.social reports.
Why Netflix quietly shelved an anti-racist video project
Amid the turmoil after George Floyd’s murder by police in 2020, Netflix sought to address racist depictions in its film and television library in its own, particularly on-brand way. Earlier this yea...
www.semafor.com
July 3, 2023 at 12:24 AM
🟡 SCOOP: After George Floyd’s murder in 2020, Netflix sought to address racist depictions in its film and television library in its own way.
But earlier this year, the streamer quietly shelved the project, @maxtani.bsky.social reports.
But earlier this year, the streamer quietly shelved the project, @maxtani.bsky.social reports.
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Here's a job that comes along once or twice in a career: Head of CMU's Department of Engineering and Public Policy (EPP). EPP brings tech & policy together, made big policy impacts over 50 yrs, & is the best in the world in what we do. Apply: apply.interfolio.com/158026
www.cmu.edu/epp/index.html
www.cmu.edu/epp/index.html
Department of Engineering and Public Policy - Engineering and Public Policy - College of Engineering - Carnegie Mellon University
Department of Engineering and Public Policy
www.cmu.edu
November 23, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Here's a job that comes along once or twice in a career: Head of CMU's Department of Engineering and Public Policy (EPP). EPP brings tech & policy together, made big policy impacts over 50 yrs, & is the best in the world in what we do. Apply: apply.interfolio.com/158026
www.cmu.edu/epp/index.html
www.cmu.edu/epp/index.html