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Researchers funded by NSF live life of oppulance, while starving billionaires live a quiet life of desperation from tax cut to tax cut.
Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
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May 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Researchers funded by NSF live life of oppulance, while starving billionaires live a quiet life of desperation from tax cut to tax cut.
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“NSF watchers fear that a smaller, restructured agency could be more vulnerable to pressure from the White House to fund research that suits its ideological bent.” www.science.org/content/arti...
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
www.science.org
May 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
“NSF watchers fear that a smaller, restructured agency could be more vulnerable to pressure from the White House to fund research that suits its ideological bent.” www.science.org/content/arti...
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FYI “Spencer Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation and Kapor Foundation are providing quick turnaround grants of up to $25k for education scholars impacted by the abrupt NSF grant cancellations.” www.spencer.org/news/meeting...
Meeting the Moment Together
We are returning from the AERA Annual Meeting in Denver reinvigorated and with a deep appreciation for all that scholars and higher education leaders are holding in this moment. Rapid shifts in fed...
www.spencer.org
May 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
FYI “Spencer Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation and Kapor Foundation are providing quick turnaround grants of up to $25k for education scholars impacted by the abrupt NSF grant cancellations.” www.spencer.org/news/meeting...
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Ladies. It's time!
*takes notes*
"Scientists have long wondered how female bonobos maintain their matriarchies...Females, they found, form coalitions against males to tip the balance of power in their favor."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/s...
"Scientists have long wondered how female bonobos maintain their matriarchies...Females, they found, form coalitions against males to tip the balance of power in their favor."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/s...
These Apes Are Matriarchal, but It Doesn’t Mean They’re Peaceful (Gift Article)
Females reign supreme in bonobo society by working together to keep males in their place.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Ladies. It's time!
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Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that federal authorities may once again seek reporters’ phone records and compel their testimony in leak investigations, reversing a policy that was designed to protect journalists from intrusive government efforts to identify and prosecute sources.
April 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that federal authorities may once again seek reporters’ phone records and compel their testimony in leak investigations, reversing a policy that was designed to protect journalists from intrusive government efforts to identify and prosecute sources.
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Thank you to everyone who showed up, good news, the judge has been released!
April 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Thank you to everyone who showed up, good news, the judge has been released!
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One of the most shocking things I have read for a while:
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April 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
One of the most shocking things I have read for a while:
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Huge shoutout to everyone this is what a global boycott looks like. Tesla just reported a staggering 71% drop in profits compared to Q1 of 2024. It’s working. Keep the pressure on.
April 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Huge shoutout to everyone this is what a global boycott looks like. Tesla just reported a staggering 71% drop in profits compared to Q1 of 2024. It’s working. Keep the pressure on.
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I see many posts about NSF, NIH, etc cancelling grants, ie trying to kill US science. But anonymity lets leadership off the hook.
Suggestion, say “NSF (led by Sethuraman Panchanathan)” or
“NIH (led by Jay Bhattacharya)” so that people get to know these names, if not already.
Suggestion, say “NSF (led by Sethuraman Panchanathan)” or
“NIH (led by Jay Bhattacharya)” so that people get to know these names, if not already.
April 19, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I see many posts about NSF, NIH, etc cancelling grants, ie trying to kill US science. But anonymity lets leadership off the hook.
Suggestion, say “NSF (led by Sethuraman Panchanathan)” or
“NIH (led by Jay Bhattacharya)” so that people get to know these names, if not already.
Suggestion, say “NSF (led by Sethuraman Panchanathan)” or
“NIH (led by Jay Bhattacharya)” so that people get to know these names, if not already.
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A reminder that NSF is explicitly breaking the law if/when they attempt to cancel grants that focus on promoting participation in science by underrepresented groups on that basis, incl women in science programs like NSF ADVANCE. Congress expressly directs the NSF to grant funds for this purpose. 🧪
LAWLESS NSF:
Every NSF employee who is following the director on this funding freeze and fishing expedition is in violation of US code.
per the post below, this language has been reauthorized twice, most recently by Biden in 2022 as the CHIPS Act.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
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Every NSF employee who is following the director on this funding freeze and fishing expedition is in violation of US code.
per the post below, this language has been reauthorized twice, most recently by Biden in 2022 as the CHIPS Act.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
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April 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
A reminder that NSF is explicitly breaking the law if/when they attempt to cancel grants that focus on promoting participation in science by underrepresented groups on that basis, incl women in science programs like NSF ADVANCE. Congress expressly directs the NSF to grant funds for this purpose. 🧪
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🧵 Thread on NSF grant terminations 🧪
This Nature article today confirms what DOGE's arrival at NSF can mean: terminating already awarded grants.
"DOGE is...considering more than 200 of them for termination, NSF staff members have told Nature"
What can we expect? And what should NSF grantees do?
This Nature article today confirms what DOGE's arrival at NSF can mean: terminating already awarded grants.
"DOGE is...considering more than 200 of them for termination, NSF staff members have told Nature"
What can we expect? And what should NSF grantees do?
Exclusive: Trump team freezes new NSF awards — and could soon axe hundreds of grants
The National Science Foundation is the latest US agency to be disrupted by Elon Musk’s DOGE.
www.nature.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
🧵 Thread on NSF grant terminations 🧪
This Nature article today confirms what DOGE's arrival at NSF can mean: terminating already awarded grants.
"DOGE is...considering more than 200 of them for termination, NSF staff members have told Nature"
What can we expect? And what should NSF grantees do?
This Nature article today confirms what DOGE's arrival at NSF can mean: terminating already awarded grants.
"DOGE is...considering more than 200 of them for termination, NSF staff members have told Nature"
What can we expect? And what should NSF grantees do?
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Death threats against judges are rising — and instead of dialing it back, the GOP is doubling down.
Even after Chief Justice John Roberts called the push for impeachment “not appropriate,” Republicans are pressing ahead. Just this week, House Republicans moved to impeach six federal judges.
Even after Chief Justice John Roberts called the push for impeachment “not appropriate,” Republicans are pressing ahead. Just this week, House Republicans moved to impeach six federal judges.
March 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Death threats against judges are rising — and instead of dialing it back, the GOP is doubling down.
Even after Chief Justice John Roberts called the push for impeachment “not appropriate,” Republicans are pressing ahead. Just this week, House Republicans moved to impeach six federal judges.
Even after Chief Justice John Roberts called the push for impeachment “not appropriate,” Republicans are pressing ahead. Just this week, House Republicans moved to impeach six federal judges.
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👊 On April 5, we are sending a LOUD message:
HANDS OFF OUR COMMUNITIES!
HANDS OFF OUR FREEDOMS!
HANDS OFF OUR DEMOCRACY!
We won't be silenced!
LFG!
HANDS OFF OUR COMMUNITIES!
HANDS OFF OUR FREEDOMS!
HANDS OFF OUR DEMOCRACY!
We won't be silenced!
LFG!
March 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
👊 On April 5, we are sending a LOUD message:
HANDS OFF OUR COMMUNITIES!
HANDS OFF OUR FREEDOMS!
HANDS OFF OUR DEMOCRACY!
We won't be silenced!
LFG!
HANDS OFF OUR COMMUNITIES!
HANDS OFF OUR FREEDOMS!
HANDS OFF OUR DEMOCRACY!
We won't be silenced!
LFG!
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Across the nation, coming up April 5th:
Did you hear the big news? We’re taking to the streets nationwide on April 5 to fight back against Trump’s illegal power grab: handsoff2025.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Across the nation, coming up April 5th:
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I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
March 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
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I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?
March 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?
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The U.S. government spent $710 billion in Trump’s first month, an increase from the same period a year prior. Cost-cutting efforts are ineffective, and job losses are occurring without clear justification.
March 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The U.S. government spent $710 billion in Trump’s first month, an increase from the same period a year prior. Cost-cutting efforts are ineffective, and job losses are occurring without clear justification.
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So with Fulbright scholars stuck in limbo living abroad after their funding was paused and Columbia being targeted for wrongthink are university presidents going to stop being gutless cowards?
March 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
So with Fulbright scholars stuck in limbo living abroad after their funding was paused and Columbia being targeted for wrongthink are university presidents going to stop being gutless cowards?
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The crisis in British higher education is acute + painful right now. If you are in it you already know this, but for those who are not I want to share what is going on. As strikes start at Newcastle Uni + others will doubtless follow, now is a time for solidarity + resistance
March 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The crisis in British higher education is acute + painful right now. If you are in it you already know this, but for those who are not I want to share what is going on. As strikes start at Newcastle Uni + others will doubtless follow, now is a time for solidarity + resistance
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SSA’s former commissioner, Martin O’Malley:
Warned that recent cuts at agency at hands of DOGE
Could lead to “collapse” of the Social Security system “within the next 30 to 90 days.”
“Significant workforce reductions"
7,000 SSA employees are expected to be let go
thehill.com/policy/healt...
Warned that recent cuts at agency at hands of DOGE
Could lead to “collapse” of the Social Security system “within the next 30 to 90 days.”
“Significant workforce reductions"
7,000 SSA employees are expected to be let go
thehill.com/policy/healt...
March 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
SSA’s former commissioner, Martin O’Malley:
Warned that recent cuts at agency at hands of DOGE
Could lead to “collapse” of the Social Security system “within the next 30 to 90 days.”
“Significant workforce reductions"
7,000 SSA employees are expected to be let go
thehill.com/policy/healt...
Warned that recent cuts at agency at hands of DOGE
Could lead to “collapse” of the Social Security system “within the next 30 to 90 days.”
“Significant workforce reductions"
7,000 SSA employees are expected to be let go
thehill.com/policy/healt...
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The Department of Education addresses teacher shortages through grants and programs. Its removal exacerbates this crisis, affecting our kids' learning and classroom sizes.
Trump's cuts could end 180,000 teaching positions, impacting approximately 2.8M students. #ProtectOurKids
Trump's cuts could end 180,000 teaching positions, impacting approximately 2.8M students. #ProtectOurKids
March 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Department of Education addresses teacher shortages through grants and programs. Its removal exacerbates this crisis, affecting our kids' learning and classroom sizes.
Trump's cuts could end 180,000 teaching positions, impacting approximately 2.8M students. #ProtectOurKids
Trump's cuts could end 180,000 teaching positions, impacting approximately 2.8M students. #ProtectOurKids
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If you're tracking the administration's claims to "end DEI" a quick thread with the docs.
TL;DR: Admin swings way too wide. Careful readers point out the overreach & the illegality and/or lack of enforceability of their words. Some sue & get temp injunction. Admin rolls back, a bit. 🧵
TL;DR: Admin swings way too wide. Careful readers point out the overreach & the illegality and/or lack of enforceability of their words. Some sue & get temp injunction. Admin rolls back, a bit. 🧵
March 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
If you're tracking the administration's claims to "end DEI" a quick thread with the docs.
TL;DR: Admin swings way too wide. Careful readers point out the overreach & the illegality and/or lack of enforceability of their words. Some sue & get temp injunction. Admin rolls back, a bit. 🧵
TL;DR: Admin swings way too wide. Careful readers point out the overreach & the illegality and/or lack of enforceability of their words. Some sue & get temp injunction. Admin rolls back, a bit. 🧵
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After we published a public audit on Saturday, Elon Musk’s DOGE deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” wiping out an additional $4 billion in so-called savings that the group had claimed to secure for U.S. taxpayers.
March 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
After we published a public audit on Saturday, Elon Musk’s DOGE deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” wiping out an additional $4 billion in so-called savings that the group had claimed to secure for U.S. taxpayers.
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Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.
March 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.
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NSF plans to reinstate all probationary employees who were fired on 18 Feb!
NSF’s decision. 👏🏻👏🏻❤️
NSF’s decision. 👏🏻👏🏻❤️
March 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
NSF plans to reinstate all probationary employees who were fired on 18 Feb!
NSF’s decision. 👏🏻👏🏻❤️
NSF’s decision. 👏🏻👏🏻❤️