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We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
March 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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This is what we all should remember.
January 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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February 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Marbury v Madison is a seminal case from 1803 that holds that the federal courts must determine the constitutionality of the actions of the other two branches of government. Hope that helps, Stephen.
February 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
One more reason to cut your ties to Jeff Bozos. . . not that you needed more.

www.outlookbusiness.com/planet/susta...
Jeff Bezos Cuts $10bn Earth Fund for Climate Group, Why It Matters?
Jeff Bezos’s decision to cut funding from his $10 billion Earth Fund for SBTi has raised concerns about the future of global climate initiatives
www.outlookbusiness.com
February 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.

globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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February 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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It sure is wonderful to see America abandoning millions of needy people around the world and giving authoritarian thugs overseas a total pass. So, good work, Steven. Glad you’re proud of yourself. Do you want a cookie?
February 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job
This profile has been scrubbed from the site. Rose Ferreira grew up without reliable electricity, immigrated to NY, then survived homelessness and cancer on her way to NASA. She was so moved by images from the Webb telescope she wept. This is what’s at stake

web.archive.org/web/20231206...
NASA Intern Found Hope in the Moon - NASA
Lee esta historia en español aquí
web.archive.org
February 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Ooo this is a good one ☺️
February 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Sadly. We. Are. There. 👇
January 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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NSF plans to lay off a quarter and a half of its staff in the next two months. www.eenews.net/articles/sci...

This reckless move will shatter U.S. scientific leadership and cripple innovation for generations.
Science funding agency threatened with mass layoffs
National Science Foundation staff heard the plans at a meeting Tuesday.
www.eenews.net
February 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Dr. Nita Ahuja, chair of Yale University's Dept. of Surgery, is named dean of UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Ahuja will be the first woman and 10th dean of SMPH. She succeeds Dean Robert Golden who will return to the faculty once Dr. Ahuja begins as dean. news.wisc.edu/dr-nita-ahuj...
Dr. Nita Ahuja named dean of UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Ahuja is a cancer-care innovator whose treatment approaches and research have garnered international recognition. She’s also a proven leader and administrator with a track record for bringing multidis...
news.wisc.edu
February 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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UW-Madison on proposed NIH indirect cost cap: “This proposed change to NIH funding–UW–Madison’s largest source of federal support–will significantly disrupt vital research activity and delay lifesaving discoveries and cures related to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and much more.” 1/x
UW–Madison responds to NIH announcement about indirect cost cap
The following statement is in response to the federal directive issued on February 7, 2025 to change the Facilities and Administration (F&A) rate for all existing and ongoing new National Institutes o...
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Mindset reset:

Right now, brave Ukrainians are defending their land & loved ones, at the cost of their sanity, limbs & lives. It’s an existential fight for their democracy & way of life.

If the Russians lose, they go home. If the Ukrainians lose, they will be overrun & destroyed.

#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
February 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau steps in when Americans have been ripped off by big banks or corporations.

It has returned more than $20 billion to consumers since it was founded over a decade ago.

Now the world’s richest man is bragging about ending it.
February 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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This is how the world views the US.

Australia calling out fascism, then adding that "Trump is a disaster for humanity and he belongs behind bars, not the oval office."
February 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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True.
February 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Crockett: "If feels as if y'all have just decided that y'all are gonna castrate your constitutional duty & hand it over to someone who was unelected. It doesn't matter how many cheerleaders he had on the field campaigning for him. That doesn't mean he gets to go in and sit atop any of our agencies"
February 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM