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They greeted the director, a sharp critic of the agency he now leads during the pandemic while serving as a professor at Stanford Univ, apprehensively. Employees described Bhattacharya as nervous during his presentation, particularly when he came out to silence rather than the usual applause.

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May 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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And we have power: we are in the majority. We just need to figure out how to use it, and act.
Especially given all of the hype about a “popular mandate” from Miller, Vance etc, it really cannot be repeated enough that somewhere around 98% of the policies of the Trump administration are unpopular — as well as many of them being counter-majoritarian, and others downright unconstitutional.
A majority of U.S. adults disapprove of Trump’s handling of issues related to colleges and universities, according to a new poll, as his administration ramps up threats to cut federal funding unless schools comply with his political agenda.
May 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM