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The Times spoke to people being trapped inside a Panama hotel after deportation from the US and the individual stories of horror are almost too much to bear www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
February 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Times spoke to people being trapped inside a Panama hotel after deportation from the US and the individual stories of horror are almost too much to bear www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
Reposted by Megan M. Michelotti
Reposted by Megan M. Michelotti
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
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This is probably the most accurate take.
February 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is probably the most accurate take.
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My latest recipe for @contrariannews.org …. France meets the USA with savory madeleines.
Bake. Share. Love.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Bake. Share. Love.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Savory cheddar madeleines with a kick
A France-U.S. alliance
open.substack.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:28 AM
My latest recipe for @contrariannews.org …. France meets the USA with savory madeleines.
Bake. Share. Love.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Bake. Share. Love.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
February 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
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A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
Jan. 6 video evidence has 'disappeared' from public access, media coalition says
A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
Reposted by Megan M. Michelotti
Reposted by Megan M. Michelotti
“No American can be proud of a govt that carries out change in this way. Neither can these actions be rationalized by discussion of past grievances or appeals to efficiency. Everything can be more efficient, but adherence to the rule of law is paramount” www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
The ABA supports the rule of law
It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...
www.americanbar.org
February 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“No American can be proud of a govt that carries out change in this way. Neither can these actions be rationalized by discussion of past grievances or appeals to efficiency. Everything can be more efficient, but adherence to the rule of law is paramount” www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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if you zoom into this image from euclid, you can see a beautiful einstein ring at the center of the galaxy ngc 6505 🌌
February 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
if you zoom into this image from euclid, you can see a beautiful einstein ring at the center of the galaxy ngc 6505 🌌
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Friends, @joycewhitevance.bsky.social and @contrariannews.org are launching The Democracy Index, and this is 1st post inviting you to follow along. I'll be helping behind the scenes, along with our other friends in the democracy saving space. It will be weekly. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
The Democracy Index
*An Introduction and an Invitation*
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Friends, @joycewhitevance.bsky.social and @contrariannews.org are launching The Democracy Index, and this is 1st post inviting you to follow along. I'll be helping behind the scenes, along with our other friends in the democracy saving space. It will be weekly. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Within the first week of #BlackHistoryMonth:
- Black people swept the top awards at the Grammys
- Beyonce makes history as first Black artists to win Country Album of the year
- Kendrick Lamar makes history as first rapper to headline the Superbowl
- Jalen Hurts wins the Superbowl
LOVE IT HERE.
- Black people swept the top awards at the Grammys
- Beyonce makes history as first Black artists to win Country Album of the year
- Kendrick Lamar makes history as first rapper to headline the Superbowl
- Jalen Hurts wins the Superbowl
LOVE IT HERE.
February 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Within the first week of #BlackHistoryMonth:
- Black people swept the top awards at the Grammys
- Beyonce makes history as first Black artists to win Country Album of the year
- Kendrick Lamar makes history as first rapper to headline the Superbowl
- Jalen Hurts wins the Superbowl
LOVE IT HERE.
- Black people swept the top awards at the Grammys
- Beyonce makes history as first Black artists to win Country Album of the year
- Kendrick Lamar makes history as first rapper to headline the Superbowl
- Jalen Hurts wins the Superbowl
LOVE IT HERE.
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•USAID funds legal aid and human rights groups to defend arrested activists.
1980 (Elon is 9, attending Waterkloof House Preparatory School, Pretoria)
•Apartheid policies continue restricting Black South Africans’ economic and educational opportunities.
1980 (Elon is 9, attending Waterkloof House Preparatory School, Pretoria)
•Apartheid policies continue restricting Black South Africans’ economic and educational opportunities.
February 10, 2025 at 6:43 AM
•USAID funds legal aid and human rights groups to defend arrested activists.
1980 (Elon is 9, attending Waterkloof House Preparatory School, Pretoria)
•Apartheid policies continue restricting Black South Africans’ economic and educational opportunities.
1980 (Elon is 9, attending Waterkloof House Preparatory School, Pretoria)
•Apartheid policies continue restricting Black South Africans’ economic and educational opportunities.
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I can’t tell you how many times @herberthistory.bsky.social’s letters bring me to tears. I need tissue Sundays w/ #HATM - I need tissue for his letters. Tissue companies should be sponsoring his podcast, letters, #HATM & anything else that comes along. Anyways, this is beautiful. Give it a read.
February 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I can’t tell you how many times @herberthistory.bsky.social’s letters bring me to tears. I need tissue Sundays w/ #HATM - I need tissue for his letters. Tissue companies should be sponsoring his podcast, letters, #HATM & anything else that comes along. Anyways, this is beautiful. Give it a read.
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Also he cheats www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk rose to the top of video game charts. Now he has confessed to cheating.
The world’s richest man has paid to boost his online warriors into global leaderboards, raising questions about his prowess — and his need for digital praise.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Also he cheats www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
February 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
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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...
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
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
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Please remember something: if you had said a year ago that Trump would do even a fraction of these things, you would have been mocked, belittled, accused of “Trump derangement syndrome,” and dismissed by certain people.
Identify those people and block and shun them.
Identify those people and block and shun them.
February 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Please remember something: if you had said a year ago that Trump would do even a fraction of these things, you would have been mocked, belittled, accused of “Trump derangement syndrome,” and dismissed by certain people.
Identify those people and block and shun them.
Identify those people and block and shun them.
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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"Indirect costs" are the amount a granting agency pays to the grantee's institution to cover partial cost of things like space (office, labs, etc.), utilities, support staff etc. that grantee *has* to have as basics to do research.
NIH overheads have been 2-3-4x this. This will kill research.
NIH overheads have been 2-3-4x this. This will kill research.
⚠️ Effective Monday 2/10/25, NIH indirect rate capped at 15%. Applies to existing & future grants.
—> Deep budget cuts & program closures coming to a university near you.
Is this the break the glass moment for university administrators who have been silent so far about the attack on science?
—> Deep budget cuts & program closures coming to a university near you.
Is this the break the glass moment for university administrators who have been silent so far about the attack on science?
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"Indirect costs" are the amount a granting agency pays to the grantee's institution to cover partial cost of things like space (office, labs, etc.), utilities, support staff etc. that grantee *has* to have as basics to do research.
NIH overheads have been 2-3-4x this. This will kill research.
NIH overheads have been 2-3-4x this. This will kill research.
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Who works at DOGE? Our new tracker: projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
projects.propublica.org
February 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Who works at DOGE? Our new tracker: projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
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There are some folks who have excellent politically informative Substacks…download the app & subscribe (I’ll add on to the list start here)
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@donmoyn.bsky.social
@vermontgmg.bsky.social
@malcolmnance.bsky.social
@deanobeidallah.bsky.social
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@donmoyn.bsky.social
@vermontgmg.bsky.social
@malcolmnance.bsky.social
@deanobeidallah.bsky.social
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 7:08 AM
There are some folks who have excellent politically informative Substacks…download the app & subscribe (I’ll add on to the list start here)
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@donmoyn.bsky.social
@vermontgmg.bsky.social
@malcolmnance.bsky.social
@deanobeidallah.bsky.social
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@donmoyn.bsky.social
@vermontgmg.bsky.social
@malcolmnance.bsky.social
@deanobeidallah.bsky.social
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social