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Breaking news: The Trump administration cut billions in biomedical funding. Researchers say it imperils work on cancer and other illnesses.
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Breaking news: The Trump administration cut billions in biomedical funding. Researchers say it imperils work on cancer and other illnesses.
"Acting like a king because he is too weak to govern as a President.". Chaos replaces strategy. This.
youtube.com/watch?v=K8QL...
youtube.com/watch?v=K8QL...
youtube.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"Acting like a king because he is too weak to govern as a President.". Chaos replaces strategy. This.
youtube.com/watch?v=K8QL...
youtube.com/watch?v=K8QL...
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He is going to say "pinky swear you will protect our border. And buy more booze and stuff from us. "
They will say yes. Won't actually buy the stuff. And he will declare victory
Trumpenomics
They will say yes. Won't actually buy the stuff. And he will declare victory
Trumpenomics
Trump: i’m speaking with Trudeau tomorrow morning and Mexico tomorrow morning too
February 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
He is going to say "pinky swear you will protect our border. And buy more booze and stuff from us. "
They will say yes. Won't actually buy the stuff. And he will declare victory
Trumpenomics
They will say yes. Won't actually buy the stuff. And he will declare victory
Trumpenomics
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Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for MLK Jr. Day, Black History Month, Pride Month, and others
Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for MLK Jr. Day, Black History Month, Pride Month, and others
The Defense Department’s intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal workplace.
www.live5news.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for MLK Jr. Day, Black History Month, Pride Month, and others
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It’s like watching terrorist fly planes into skyscrapers and having Congresspeople pledging to try to find common ground with the pilots.
February 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It’s like watching terrorist fly planes into skyscrapers and having Congresspeople pledging to try to find common ground with the pilots.
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“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered... Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”
― George Orwell, 1984
― George Orwell, 1984
February 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered... Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”
― George Orwell, 1984
― George Orwell, 1984
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Well said, Pete Buttigieg
January 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Well said, Pete Buttigieg
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We’ve been on the phone with multiple agencies/orgs. They’ve been completely cut off from federal money. We’re talking housing, homeless services, public safety, etc.
I’m calling a press conference today to explain how this could have drastic local impacts to our constituents.
I’m calling a press conference today to explain how this could have drastic local impacts to our constituents.
January 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We’ve been on the phone with multiple agencies/orgs. They’ve been completely cut off from federal money. We’re talking housing, homeless services, public safety, etc.
I’m calling a press conference today to explain how this could have drastic local impacts to our constituents.
I’m calling a press conference today to explain how this could have drastic local impacts to our constituents.
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all you people who told us to calm down can go fuck yourselves
January 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
all you people who told us to calm down can go fuck yourselves
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As a result of the new administration's actions, health centers funded by PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, are closing their doors and no longer dispersing medication.
Trump's 'stop-work' order for PEPFAR cuts off anti-HIV drugs for patients
As a result of the new administration's actions, health centers funded by PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, are closing their doors and no longer dispersing medication.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
As a result of the new administration's actions, health centers funded by PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, are closing their doors and no longer dispersing medication.
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#Fact:
Trump's budget proposal cuts $1.4 BILLION from the VA.
This will devastate healthcare services for our beloved veterans!
It’s time to raise our voices to halt this attack on those who sacrificed and fought for our country!
Save veterans' healthcare!
Trump's budget proposal cuts $1.4 BILLION from the VA.
This will devastate healthcare services for our beloved veterans!
It’s time to raise our voices to halt this attack on those who sacrificed and fought for our country!
Save veterans' healthcare!
January 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
#Fact:
Trump's budget proposal cuts $1.4 BILLION from the VA.
This will devastate healthcare services for our beloved veterans!
It’s time to raise our voices to halt this attack on those who sacrificed and fought for our country!
Save veterans' healthcare!
Trump's budget proposal cuts $1.4 BILLION from the VA.
This will devastate healthcare services for our beloved veterans!
It’s time to raise our voices to halt this attack on those who sacrificed and fought for our country!
Save veterans' healthcare!
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January 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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A group founded by the billionaire Koch brothers is on a mission: to extend the massive tax cuts Trump instituted in his first term, and to convince working-class Americans that those cuts benefit them, too—despite ample evidence to the contrary.
Trump tax cuts not just good for billionaires, say billionaires
A memo obtained by the Guardian shows Charles Koch's dark-money network spending big on—sorry, against—class warfare.
www.motherjones.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
A group founded by the billionaire Koch brothers is on a mission: to extend the massive tax cuts Trump instituted in his first term, and to convince working-class Americans that those cuts benefit them, too—despite ample evidence to the contrary.
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Jeff Bezos’s increasingly meretricious newspaper stooped to publish a pathetic “both-sides” defense of the violent mob that stormed the Capitol.
The Washington Post Commits an Unpardonable January 6 Sin
Jeff Bezos’s increasingly meretricious newspaper stooped to publish a pathetic “both-sides” defense of the violent mob that stormed the Capitol.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Jeff Bezos’s increasingly meretricious newspaper stooped to publish a pathetic “both-sides” defense of the violent mob that stormed the Capitol.
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The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?
Elon Musk and the right’s war on Wikipedia
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information.
www.citationneeded.news
January 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?
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"Vought wants to produce a version of the climate report that includes more “diverse viewpoints.”"
This is why a lot of people distrust "intellectual diversity" - it is being used here to water down scientific facts in order to justify worse policy.
This is why a lot of people distrust "intellectual diversity" - it is being used here to water down scientific facts in order to justify worse policy.
The incoming Trump administration plans to target the National Climate Assessment so that it can't be used to defend regulations in court. Russ Vought, Trump's OMB pick, wants to personally approve a team of climate denialists to rewrite it. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
Trump team takes aim at crown jewel of US climate research
A top aide to the president-elect wants tighter control over the National Climate Assessment.
www.eenews.net
January 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Vought wants to produce a version of the climate report that includes more “diverse viewpoints.”"
This is why a lot of people distrust "intellectual diversity" - it is being used here to water down scientific facts in order to justify worse policy.
This is why a lot of people distrust "intellectual diversity" - it is being used here to water down scientific facts in order to justify worse policy.
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Wikipedia is the last major, visible platform for facts that they can’t buy. The attacks are going to be merciless.
Scoop: I obtained a confidential presentation outlining how a major conservative think tanks plans to go after volunteer editors on Wikipedia who it says are "abusing their position" and promoting antisemitism
forward.com/news/686797/...
forward.com/news/686797/...
Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
The conservative think tank told prospective donors that the project was part of its work to combat antisemitism.
forward.com
January 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Wikipedia is the last major, visible platform for facts that they can’t buy. The attacks are going to be merciless.
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Bravos & huge gratitude to President Biden who today, has permanently banned offshore drilling in 625 million acres of ocean. Our precious and vulnerable coastlines can heal and bloom with healthy marine life into the future. Thank you, Mr President.
January 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Bravos & huge gratitude to President Biden who today, has permanently banned offshore drilling in 625 million acres of ocean. Our precious and vulnerable coastlines can heal and bloom with healthy marine life into the future. Thank you, Mr President.