miss_knowitall
@eileengill.bsky.social
Fundraising and strategic planning. Philanthropy.
Strengthening our cultural assets. Plus nice.
Strengthening our cultural assets. Plus nice.
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Kristi Noem accompanied ICE on a raid this morning, styling a flak jacket to keep her safe in the extremely dangerous area of (checks notes) Arlington, Virginia
March 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Kristi Noem accompanied ICE on a raid this morning, styling a flak jacket to keep her safe in the extremely dangerous area of (checks notes) Arlington, Virginia
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Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
March 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
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la taco has always owned for culture and food but now they’re also doing impact journalism on the owner of the la times & how to respond to ice raids. this is the future of journalism. i’m not even in the country and i’m a subscriber.
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February 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
la taco has always owned for culture and food but now they’re also doing impact journalism on the owner of the la times & how to respond to ice raids. this is the future of journalism. i’m not even in the country and i’m a subscriber.
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Listen to Secretary Pete. And remember, these are our funds. These are our courts. And these are our streets.
February 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Listen to Secretary Pete. And remember, these are our funds. These are our courts. And these are our streets.
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Grassley was at Mar-a-Lago last night. My guess is that Trump is going to plug this funding hole with direct cash payments to farmers that voted for him rather than the old arrangement where the food actually served a purpose to feed hungry people around the world.
USAID’s shutdown will hurt rural Americans: it purchased $2B in corn, wheat, soy et al from midwestern farmers www.startribune.com/usaid-shutte...
Shuttering of USAID could mean the end of millions in income for Midwest farm operations
Frozen by Elon Musk’s DOGE personnel, the USAID program purchased $70 million in commodities in 2024 from Minnesota vendors.
www.startribune.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Grassley was at Mar-a-Lago last night. My guess is that Trump is going to plug this funding hole with direct cash payments to farmers that voted for him rather than the old arrangement where the food actually served a purpose to feed hungry people around the world.
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This guy created a tool to make it easy to pull up a pre-Musk/Trump version of various federal government websites.
The genius is how simple it is: He just registered "govwayback.com" and then created subdomains which redirect to pre-1/20/25 Wayback Machine versions.
govwayback.com
The genius is how simple it is: He just registered "govwayback.com" and then created subdomains which redirect to pre-1/20/25 Wayback Machine versions.
govwayback.com
GovWayback
Access historical versions of U.S. government websites from before January 20, 2025 via the Wayback Machine
govwayback.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This guy created a tool to make it easy to pull up a pre-Musk/Trump version of various federal government websites.
The genius is how simple it is: He just registered "govwayback.com" and then created subdomains which redirect to pre-1/20/25 Wayback Machine versions.
govwayback.com
The genius is how simple it is: He just registered "govwayback.com" and then created subdomains which redirect to pre-1/20/25 Wayback Machine versions.
govwayback.com
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Tech bros cheering on the cuts to grant funding built businesses and wealth on the back of decades of university R&D work. Much of that knowledge was given away to the public. This is basic pulling-up-the-ladder nonsense via rewriting history. They owe the public, not the other way around.
February 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Tech bros cheering on the cuts to grant funding built businesses and wealth on the back of decades of university R&D work. Much of that knowledge was given away to the public. This is basic pulling-up-the-ladder nonsense via rewriting history. They owe the public, not the other way around.
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DOGE plans to slash about as much ($4B) from NIH, and hence from universities and medical centers, as the government gave SpaceX ($3.8B) last year.
It's not about the money and government "waste."
It's never been about the money or government "waste."
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
It's not about the money and government "waste."
It's never been about the money or government "waste."
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Elon Musk wants to cut government spending. Tesla and SpaceX benefit from it
Over the last 16 years, Musk's business deals with the government total nearly $20 billion, according to federal contracting data.
www.usatoday.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
DOGE plans to slash about as much ($4B) from NIH, and hence from universities and medical centers, as the government gave SpaceX ($3.8B) last year.
It's not about the money and government "waste."
It's never been about the money or government "waste."
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
It's not about the money and government "waste."
It's never been about the money or government "waste."
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
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I was in the room. Women serving in combat isn't some kind of DEI. It's well rooted in logic and Ash Carter saw that. Stephanie Carter knows better than anyone and read her take www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
Opinion | The Assault on Diversity
Readers discuss diversity, equity and inclusion in the military, the government and in corporations.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I was in the room. Women serving in combat isn't some kind of DEI. It's well rooted in logic and Ash Carter saw that. Stephanie Carter knows better than anyone and read her take www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
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Excellent explainer on why the NIH indirect rate cut matters, as well as why it is illegal.
Indirect Costs and Trump's Attack on Independent Voices.
My latest post:
buttondown.com/sbagen/archi...
My latest post:
buttondown.com/sbagen/archi...
Indirect Costs and Trump's Attack on Independent Voices
By Samuel Bagenstos A strong democracy requires a robust independent sector. Organizations and associations that stand apart from the governing state regime...
buttondown.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Excellent explainer on why the NIH indirect rate cut matters, as well as why it is illegal.
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Not could. Will. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Purging the Government Could Backfire Spectacularly
Donald Trump might miss the bureaucrats when the next crisis hits.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Not could. Will. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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STEP 1: Donald does something stupid.
STEP 2: Donald is surprised there are consequences.
STEP 3: Donald backs down.
STEP 4: Donald lies, claiming things already agreed to are new concessions he forced by the stupid thing he did.
STOP 5: REPEAT
STEP 2: Donald is surprised there are consequences.
STEP 3: Donald backs down.
STEP 4: Donald lies, claiming things already agreed to are new concessions he forced by the stupid thing he did.
STOP 5: REPEAT
February 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
STEP 1: Donald does something stupid.
STEP 2: Donald is surprised there are consequences.
STEP 3: Donald backs down.
STEP 4: Donald lies, claiming things already agreed to are new concessions he forced by the stupid thing he did.
STOP 5: REPEAT
STEP 2: Donald is surprised there are consequences.
STEP 3: Donald backs down.
STEP 4: Donald lies, claiming things already agreed to are new concessions he forced by the stupid thing he did.
STOP 5: REPEAT
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For all those making excuses or lessening the deleterious impact of Musk and Trump
February 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
For all those making excuses or lessening the deleterious impact of Musk and Trump
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Gonna launch myself into the sun.
After voting to recommend RFK Jr for confirmation, Sen. Tom Tillis clarified that he will be very sad if it turns out that RFK Jr is, in fact, anti-vaccine.
February 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Gonna launch myself into the sun.
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Oh great, state-run media. Feels First Amendment might like a word. www.reuters.com/markets/weal...
Trump signs executive order to create sovereign wealth fund
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments to create a sovereign wealth fund.
www.reuters.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Oh great, state-run media. Feels First Amendment might like a word. www.reuters.com/markets/weal...
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One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
February 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
Good for her! Billionaire Jennifer Pritzker donates Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Emil Bach House and neighboring home to Loyola University
February 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Good for her! Billionaire Jennifer Pritzker donates Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Emil Bach House and neighboring home to Loyola University
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DEI is when a woman or non-white person who is qualified for a job receives that job. The meritocracy is when a 19 year old gets to run the United States government because he posted the dankest memes
Yes totally cool that a 19-year-old who called his deleted LinkedIn "Big Balls," where he lists his experience working as a camp counselor can access the entire US federal payment system without anyone looking into his background, for instance, his Russian national close relatives or anything else
February 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
DEI is when a woman or non-white person who is qualified for a job receives that job. The meritocracy is when a 19 year old gets to run the United States government because he posted the dankest memes
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There has never been a larger gap in my (admittedly quite short) professional life between how lay folks and law profs are talking about what is happening in government right now. So much of what Trump is doing is just blatantly illegal — often in several ways at once.
February 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
There has never been a larger gap in my (admittedly quite short) professional life between how lay folks and law profs are talking about what is happening in government right now. So much of what Trump is doing is just blatantly illegal — often in several ways at once.