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This new study modeled the potential costs of COVID19 vaccine misinformation on public health. They found that misinformation potentially could have caused an additional 47 million infections in the US at a cost of $143 billion. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Modeling the amplification of epidemic spread by individuals exposed to misinformation on social media - npj Complexity
npj Complexity - Modeling the amplification of epidemic spread by individuals exposed to misinformation on social media
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April 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This new study modeled the potential costs of COVID19 vaccine misinformation on public health. They found that misinformation potentially could have caused an additional 47 million infections in the US at a cost of $143 billion. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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NEW: As a U.S. military contractor, SpaceX sees allowing Chinese ownership as fraught. But it will allow the investment if it comes through secrecy hubs like the Cayman Islands, court records say.
“It is certainly a policy of obfuscation,” an expert said.
“It is certainly a policy of obfuscation,” an expert said.
How Elon Musk’s SpaceX Secretly Allows Investment From China
As a U.S. military contractor, SpaceX sees allowing Chinese ownership as fraught. But it will allow the investment if it comes through secrecy hubs like the Cayman Islands, court records say. “It is…
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March 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
NEW: As a U.S. military contractor, SpaceX sees allowing Chinese ownership as fraught. But it will allow the investment if it comes through secrecy hubs like the Cayman Islands, court records say.
“It is certainly a policy of obfuscation,” an expert said.
“It is certainly a policy of obfuscation,” an expert said.
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Breaking News: The Pentagon is set to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s closely guarded plan for any potential war with China, officials said.
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China
Giving Elon Musk access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to President Trump and highlights his conflicts of interest.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Breaking News: The Pentagon is set to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s closely guarded plan for any potential war with China, officials said.
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The Trump administration has suspended millions in USDA grants to tribal colleges and universities. Now some students are facing their final weeks on campus.
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
She’s on a Scholarship at a Tribal College in Wisconsin. The Trump Administration Suspended the USDA Grant That Funded It.
Tribal colleges and universities, which ProPublica last year found are perpetually underfunded by Congress, say it’s illegal to withhold financial support from them. Their funding is protected by…
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March 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Trump administration has suspended millions in USDA grants to tribal colleges and universities. Now some students are facing their final weeks on campus.
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
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National Park Service directs rangers to use talking points that evade the reality of how the Trump Administration's cuts affect visitors and the nation's most iconic landscapes.
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Curious How Trump’s Cost Cutting Could Affect Your National Park Visit? You Might Not Get a Straight Answer.
National Park Service staff have received talking points ordering them to describe layoffs as “workforce management actions” and to reassure visitors that changes resulting from the cuts won’t impede ...
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March 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
National Park Service directs rangers to use talking points that evade the reality of how the Trump Administration's cuts affect visitors and the nation's most iconic landscapes.
www.propublica.org/article/nati...
www.propublica.org/article/nati...
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NEW: The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversees billions in aid and insures more than a trillion dollars in mortgages, is pondering using the blockchain and a stablecoin.
One HUD official derided it as “monopoly money.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
One HUD official derided it as “monopoly money.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
U.S. Housing Agency Considers Launching Crypto Experiment
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversees billions in aid and insures more than a trillion dollars in mortgages, is pondering using the blockchain and a stablecoin. One HUD offic...
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March 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
NEW: The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversees billions in aid and insures more than a trillion dollars in mortgages, is pondering using the blockchain and a stablecoin.
One HUD official derided it as “monopoly money.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
One HUD official derided it as “monopoly money.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
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My boss on what you can anticipate from us in the coming months and years. bsky.app/profile/prop...
NEW: What to Expect From ProPublica in a Second Trump Administration
Our job is to give readers an independent, verifiable account of what’s happening, even if the president is calling us enemies of the people or bloodsuckers.
Our job is to give readers an independent, verifiable account of what’s happening, even if the president is calling us enemies of the people or bloodsuckers.
What We’ll Be Covering in a Second Trump Administration
We’ll be devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing what are expected to be dramatic changes in the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans.
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November 6, 2024 at 10:08 PM
My boss on what you can anticipate from us in the coming months and years. bsky.app/profile/prop...