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Holy shit -- Kevin Hassett completely bombs on ABC when pressed by Jon Karl to explain how Trump can possibly justify 50% tariffs on Brazil even though the country has a trade *deficit* with the US
July 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Holy shit -- Kevin Hassett completely bombs on ABC when pressed by Jon Karl to explain how Trump can possibly justify 50% tariffs on Brazil even though the country has a trade *deficit* with the US
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“I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honourable, to be compassionate. It is above all to matter. To count. To stand for something. To have it make some difference that you lived at all.”
- Leo Roston
- Leo Roston
June 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honourable, to be compassionate. It is above all to matter. To count. To stand for something. To have it make some difference that you lived at all.”
- Leo Roston
- Leo Roston
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Don't let up. Hold their feet to the fire. (DoJ: I do not mean to literally light feet on fire.)
Alex Lawson to Rep. Miller-Meeks: Last time you spoke with us you lied to our face and said you wouldn’t vote for Medicaid cuts, but you’ve voted for the largest cuts in the history of the country.
Do you have any comment on the health care that 67,000 people in your district are going to lose?
Do you have any comment on the health care that 67,000 people in your district are going to lose?
May 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Don't let up. Hold their feet to the fire. (DoJ: I do not mean to literally light feet on fire.)
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Ph.D. candidate Kristen Weinstein hopes to continue her research on cancer and autoimmunity after graduation. But now, due to hiring freezes at nearly every major academic university, she says she's also considering leaving the United States. https://cbsn.ws/4iCtf7p
April 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Ph.D. candidate Kristen Weinstein hopes to continue her research on cancer and autoimmunity after graduation. But now, due to hiring freezes at nearly every major academic university, she says she's also considering leaving the United States. https://cbsn.ws/4iCtf7p
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In a new interview with TIME magazine, Trump said that he was “joking” when he promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war in the first 24 hours of his second term.
Trump told Time he was speaking "figuratively,” in hyperbole, and in “jest.”
"Well, I said that figuratively, and I said that as an…
Trump told Time he was speaking "figuratively,” in hyperbole, and in “jest.”
"Well, I said that figuratively, and I said that as an…
April 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In a new interview with TIME magazine, Trump said that he was “joking” when he promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war in the first 24 hours of his second term.
Trump told Time he was speaking "figuratively,” in hyperbole, and in “jest.”
"Well, I said that figuratively, and I said that as an…
Trump told Time he was speaking "figuratively,” in hyperbole, and in “jest.”
"Well, I said that figuratively, and I said that as an…
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Just in NIH grants, It looks like beautiful Iowa City, home of the U of Iowa, will lose $71m in funding. That's almost $1k per resident. And that's before all the other cuts to SSA, FDA, etc.
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
SCiMaP
scienceimpacts.org
March 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Just in NIH grants, It looks like beautiful Iowa City, home of the U of Iowa, will lose $71m in funding. That's almost $1k per resident. And that's before all the other cuts to SSA, FDA, etc.
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !