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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Snowpack in Washington and Oregon is so bad that a normal February and March would result in a recovery to just the ~10th percentile of historical years. More in the CZ blog...
theconvergencezone.com/2026/01/19/p...
theconvergencezone.com/2026/01/19/p...
PNW snowpack approaches record lows
As we approach the halfway point of mountain snow season, snowpack remains in poor condition across much of the PNW. The state of the snowpack as measured by SNOTEL stations is often displayed as a…
theconvergencezone.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Snowpack in Washington and Oregon is so bad that a normal February and March would result in a recovery to just the ~10th percentile of historical years. More in the CZ blog...
theconvergencezone.com/2026/01/19/p...
theconvergencezone.com/2026/01/19/p...
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🚨 BREAKING: Over 100 clergy at Target HQ in Downtown Minneapolis demanding justice #ICEOutOfMN #ICEOutForGood #ReneeGood
🎶 “We can stay here all day, we shall not be moved. We are shopping elsewhere, we shall not be moved.”
🔗 Watch live: www.facebook.com/share/v/1ALf...
🎶 “We can stay here all day, we shall not be moved. We are shopping elsewhere, we shall not be moved.”
🔗 Watch live: www.facebook.com/share/v/1ALf...
January 15, 2026 at 6:04 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Over 100 clergy at Target HQ in Downtown Minneapolis demanding justice #ICEOutOfMN #ICEOutForGood #ReneeGood
🎶 “We can stay here all day, we shall not be moved. We are shopping elsewhere, we shall not be moved.”
🔗 Watch live: www.facebook.com/share/v/1ALf...
🎶 “We can stay here all day, we shall not be moved. We are shopping elsewhere, we shall not be moved.”
🔗 Watch live: www.facebook.com/share/v/1ALf...
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Colorado graduation rate highest in a decade, dropout rate the lowest in state history
www.cpr.org/2026/01/13/c...
#EDUSky
www.cpr.org/2026/01/13/c...
#EDUSky
Colorado graduation rate highest in a decade, dropout rate the lowest in state history
Across Colorado, nearly 70 percent districts improved or stayed the same in their four-year graduation rate, but gaps persist.
www.cpr.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Colorado graduation rate highest in a decade, dropout rate the lowest in state history
www.cpr.org/2026/01/13/c...
#EDUSky
www.cpr.org/2026/01/13/c...
#EDUSky
Singer Mon Rovia's new album is a unique blend of Africa and Appalachia one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5671...
🔊 Listen Now: Singer Mon Rovia's new album is a unique blend of Africa and Appalachia
All Things Considered on NPR One | 4:25
one.npr.org
January 10, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Singer Mon Rovia's new album is a unique blend of Africa and Appalachia one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5671...
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I like to think bowie and prince didn't die, but returned to their home planet when this one started imploding
January 8, 2026 at 5:11 AM
I like to think bowie and prince didn't die, but returned to their home planet when this one started imploding
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There are no medics present
HuffPost has obtained a video of a physician trying to give medical care to the woman shot and killed by ICE goons today, and not being allowed to go near her. The ICE agents claim there are medics on site, but witnesses scream that there are no medics present
January 7, 2026 at 11:09 PM
There are no medics present
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I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
January 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
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I think the juxtaposition of the frog and the lawsuits is itself so key. it’s a multi-pronged approach. we all do what we can do in our own little corner. churches and businesses are organizing to fight the ICE grabs that are still happening. protesters are still out. the whole city said no
So, the frog stopped the National Guard from coming to Portland, along with astute lawsuits by Oregon. Only part of what's happening, but hard to understate how fundamentally the Portland Frog changed perceptions and helped morale. Humor, imagination, courage, savvy.
December 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I think the juxtaposition of the frog and the lawsuits is itself so key. it’s a multi-pronged approach. we all do what we can do in our own little corner. churches and businesses are organizing to fight the ICE grabs that are still happening. protesters are still out. the whole city said no
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Interested to know what this *could* mess up.
For instance, the “postal acceptance rule” in contract law…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting...
For instance, the “postal acceptance rule” in contract law…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting...
December 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Interested to know what this *could* mess up.
For instance, the “postal acceptance rule” in contract law…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting...
For instance, the “postal acceptance rule” in contract law…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting...
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The New School owns about a billion dollars worth of art, most of which is not on display. They could sell the two Warhols they own and raise $100 million tomorrow. But they’d rather close academic departments.
New School “administrators have started to implement a plan to close, overhaul or merge about 30 academic programs or majors; pause nearly all admissions to doctoral programs; and offer buyouts or early retirement to what professors say is about 40 percent of the full-time faculty.”
Falling Enrollment, Money Woes: The New School Seeks a Path to Survival
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The New School owns about a billion dollars worth of art, most of which is not on display. They could sell the two Warhols they own and raise $100 million tomorrow. But they’d rather close academic departments.
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Your cable and streaming prices could go up.
How? Nexstar is trying to buy a competitor, Tegna. And the Trump admin could give it the greenlight.
Nexstar-Tegna would control TV stations reaching 80% of TV households. 80%!
With one company dominating, they could raise prices.
How? Nexstar is trying to buy a competitor, Tegna. And the Trump admin could give it the greenlight.
Nexstar-Tegna would control TV stations reaching 80% of TV households. 80%!
With one company dominating, they could raise prices.
Elizabeth Warren, Congressional Democrats Push FCC and DOJ to Scrutinize Nexstar-Tegna Deal (Exclusive)
The politicians argue that the deal will "increase costs, drive job losses, and harm local journalism" in a letter to Brendan Carr and Gail Slater.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Your cable and streaming prices could go up.
How? Nexstar is trying to buy a competitor, Tegna. And the Trump admin could give it the greenlight.
Nexstar-Tegna would control TV stations reaching 80% of TV households. 80%!
With one company dominating, they could raise prices.
How? Nexstar is trying to buy a competitor, Tegna. And the Trump admin could give it the greenlight.
Nexstar-Tegna would control TV stations reaching 80% of TV households. 80%!
With one company dominating, they could raise prices.
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I missed all the “your best predictions” requests this year because I’m on leave and truly in the middle of Life(tm) but in brief:
Pay-to-play accreditation for all but the elites with massive endowments and political patronage with Thiel.
Contracts for all faculty.
Pay-to-play accreditation for all but the elites with massive endowments and political patronage with Thiel.
Contracts for all faculty.
December 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I missed all the “your best predictions” requests this year because I’m on leave and truly in the middle of Life(tm) but in brief:
Pay-to-play accreditation for all but the elites with massive endowments and political patronage with Thiel.
Contracts for all faculty.
Pay-to-play accreditation for all but the elites with massive endowments and political patronage with Thiel.
Contracts for all faculty.
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Each semester I go in my classroom and I try to figure out what we would use to block the doors, if it would be safe to crawl out the windows, where we could hide if there was a mass shooter in campus. It’s such an indictment of this country how we have normalized these preventable tragedies.
December 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Each semester I go in my classroom and I try to figure out what we would use to block the doors, if it would be safe to crawl out the windows, where we could hide if there was a mass shooter in campus. It’s such an indictment of this country how we have normalized these preventable tragedies.
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Citing Trump's anti-DEI orders, a University of Alabama official told students "you can understand why as a public institution we might not be able to support magazines that are based on demographics like these two magazines are" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
U. of Alabama Suspends Black and Female Student Magazines, Citing D.E.I. Guidance
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Citing Trump's anti-DEI orders, a University of Alabama official told students "you can understand why as a public institution we might not be able to support magazines that are based on demographics like these two magazines are" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Auckland Uni has responded to my OIA request re consultancy spending in 2024-2025
$600k to PWC and $500k to Nous Group for "strategic design, organisational change, transformation
services" etc
This is roughly what our whole faculty of science spent on internally funded postdocs in the same years
$600k to PWC and $500k to Nous Group for "strategic design, organisational change, transformation
services" etc
This is roughly what our whole faculty of science spent on internally funded postdocs in the same years
What consulting companies is Auckland Uni working with and how much are the companies being paid? - a Official Information Act request to University of Auckland
Could you please provide a list of contracts the University entered into, in 2024 and 2025, with external consulting firms; the topic of the work undertaken (e.g., strategic planning); and the total c...
fyi.org.nz
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Auckland Uni has responded to my OIA request re consultancy spending in 2024-2025
$600k to PWC and $500k to Nous Group for "strategic design, organisational change, transformation
services" etc
This is roughly what our whole faculty of science spent on internally funded postdocs in the same years
$600k to PWC and $500k to Nous Group for "strategic design, organisational change, transformation
services" etc
This is roughly what our whole faculty of science spent on internally funded postdocs in the same years
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College football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U,” has died after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday, and a suspect has been arrested. https://to.pbs.org/43ZzopG
John Beam, college football coach in 'Last Chance U,' has died after being shot, police say
College football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U,” has died after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday, and a suspect has been arreste...
www.pbs.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
College football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U,” has died after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday, and a suspect has been arrested. https://to.pbs.org/43ZzopG
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Community health centers provide care for 1 in 10 Americans, but funding cuts threaten their survival
Community health centers provide care for 1 in 10 Americans, but funding cuts threaten their survival
Millions of Americans rely on this network of federally funded health clinics for their primary care.
buff.ly
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Community health centers provide care for 1 in 10 Americans, but funding cuts threaten their survival
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i can't believe the government shutdown is going to end before the disney-youtube tv standoff smh
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
i can't believe the government shutdown is going to end before the disney-youtube tv standoff smh
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Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes.
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches
Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes.
n.pr
November 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes.
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They do not have a plan, they’ve never had a plan. They’ve also never had the votes to repeal the ACA which is *OVERWHELMINGLY* popular, nor have they been able to get the Supreme Court to overturn it, so instead they’ve just shut down the entire government to try forcing Dems to stop funding it.
November 9, 2025 at 1:53 AM
They do not have a plan, they’ve never had a plan. They’ve also never had the votes to repeal the ACA which is *OVERWHELMINGLY* popular, nor have they been able to get the Supreme Court to overturn it, so instead they’ve just shut down the entire government to try forcing Dems to stop funding it.
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The new British competitive knitting show hosted by Olympic diver Tom Daley has been denounced by the knitting community of the Shetland islands for its imprecise portrayal of fair isle knitting and negative attitude toward a technique known as steeking
Shetland knitting group ‘shocked and saddened’ by representation in Channel 4 show
A GROUP protecting Shetland’s knitting heritage has criticised a new Channel 4 show for spreading “negative misconceptions about Fair Isle knitting...
www.shetnews.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The new British competitive knitting show hosted by Olympic diver Tom Daley has been denounced by the knitting community of the Shetland islands for its imprecise portrayal of fair isle knitting and negative attitude toward a technique known as steeking
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Billionaire Marc Rowan wrote Trump's "Academic Compact" loyalty oath in order to, in his words, destroy universities the way seen in Europe in the 30's and 40's.
His private equity firm Apollo also owns the University of Phoenix, the country's biggest creator of student debt.
His private equity firm Apollo also owns the University of Phoenix, the country's biggest creator of student debt.
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Billionaire Marc Rowan wrote Trump's "Academic Compact" loyalty oath in order to, in his words, destroy universities the way seen in Europe in the 30's and 40's.
His private equity firm Apollo also owns the University of Phoenix, the country's biggest creator of student debt.
His private equity firm Apollo also owns the University of Phoenix, the country's biggest creator of student debt.
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NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals. n.pr/47uKYeQ
The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
n.pr
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals. n.pr/47uKYeQ
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I hate to say it but reducing the cost of semaglutides is actually a smart political calculation.
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I hate to say it but reducing the cost of semaglutides is actually a smart political calculation.