Erika Pinck
@epinck.bsky.social
AuDHD. Mostly exhausted. Still somehow optimistic. Interested in so many things. Can usually be found in the nearest patch of sunlight or under a blanket.
March 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
New from me: A MacArthur genius fellow grantee has worked on helping #Neurodivergent and #ActuallyAutistic people enter the STEM fields. He was set to receive a $4 million grant. But Trump's war on DEI killed the grant.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump’s war on DEI comes for programs helping autistic students find jobs in STEM
Programs meant to help autistic students study science have been caught in the Trump administration’s war on DEI, Eric Garcia reports
www.independent.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
NEW: Trump plans to sign an executive order to overtake the USPS by dissolving its leadership and placing it under his administration. This move would grant them immense power over mail-in ballots, a key target in Republican election fraud rhetoric.
Trump Bid to Take Over Postal Service Could Threaten Mail Voting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
This Politico story from last October shows how easy it is to launder lies through the press. It claimed Trump would ban anyone tied to Project 2025 from a job in a second Trump administration.
“Clearly people working on Project 2025 are blacklisted,” said an unidentified Trump insider. 1/4🧵
“Clearly people working on Project 2025 are blacklisted,” said an unidentified Trump insider. 1/4🧵
Trump team preps list of banned staffers
The names include conservatives linked to Project 2025 and Republicans viewed as disloyal to the former president.
www.politico.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Project 2025 calls for gutting CISA, a federal agency that protects elections from cyber threats.
Here's how it could have grave implications for the future of election security.
Here's how it could have grave implications for the future of election security.
A Little-Known Federal Agency Helps Secure Elections. Trump Wants to Gut It.
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:07 AM
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 23, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Trump White House's first trans executive order is out. I'll be reading over it here and going through line by line to help you make sense of it.
You can find it here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
You can find it here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
DEFENDING WOMEN FROM GENDER IDEOLOGY EXTREMISM AND RESTORING BIOLOGICAL TRUTH TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 4:35 AM