Aimee Krall-Lanoue
akralllanoue.bsky.social
Aimee Krall-Lanoue
@akralllanoue.bsky.social
Community College Academic Dean in Chicago, former writing faculty, supporter of workers and working people
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How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes?

Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.

Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
February 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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A professor at the University of Illinois Chicago said he's one of thousands of researchers potentially affected by the Trump administration's cuts at the National Institutes of Health.
UIC faculty protest proposed Trump administration cuts to federal research
Professor Tim Koh, who receives his project funding through the National Institutes of Health, said if his funding is not renewed this month, "it's going to be devastating" for himself and the…
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February 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Chicago turned OUT 💥

Northwestern, DePaul, UChicago, UIC faculty, UE President Carl Rosen—all rallying to say: Hands off our healthcare, research, and jobs!

Billionaires want to gut higher ed and lifesaving research to fund their tax cuts. We’re fighting back. #LaborForHigherEd
February 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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9 degrees, mighty colleagues, fighting for science and service!

public research IS public health!

uic united faculty, carl rosen of united electrical, radio,+ machine workers, uchicago aaup, northwestern postdocs, depaul, in it to win @higheredlabor.bsky.social @aftunion.bsky.social @uaw.org
February 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Once again, a fundamental reason why so many academics despise Trump, Vance, Musk & company is that we’ve all had our share of The Guy Who Didn’t Do The Reading But Demands to Be Heard
January 31, 2025 at 1:11 AM