Middle of the Left
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What Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been able to accomplish in Michigan is so hopeful for the future of this country…
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Wait... some GOOD NEWS?
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October 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Taking Kimmel off the air has nothing to do with HIM and everything to do with YOU. He’s losing his show, but you’re losing your rights.
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WHAT happened to JIMMY KIMMEL?
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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September 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Taking Kimmel off the air has nothing to do with HIM and everything to do with YOU. He’s losing his show, but you’re losing your rights.
youtu.be/mnXtlL1bHVA
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I stand with Jimmy Kimmel!
September 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel!
🧪 Things are looking up!
Senate Committee Endorses NIH Budget Increase, Goes Against Trump’s 40% Cut
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to increase the NIH budget by $400 million, essentially snubbing the Trump Administration's proposed $18 billion or 40% cut.
www.forbes.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🧪 Things are looking up!
🧪Interesting click on this and read the 11 follow ups
This is discussed in FY2026 President's budget justification
officeofbudget.od.nih.gov/pdfs/FY26/NI...
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July 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🧪Interesting click on this and read the 11 follow ups
🧪Interesting....Click on it and read the entire thread
Hi Jeremy, can you elaborate any further on this? Is it NIH-wide? Is it retroactive for the whole FY, or only for grants going forward from some date after the beginning of the FY?
NIH staff are being required to fully fund ~ 50% of their grants. This means that all 4 years of an award will be paid out of this appropriation. This will help them get the appropriated funds spent, but will mean they can only fund (1/2 + 1/4*1/2) = 5/8 has many grants as they would have otherwise.
July 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🧪Interesting....Click on it and read the entire thread
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Perfectly said
if constitutional rights only apply to individuals or states that have sued for relief, you don't actually have constitutional _rights_, you have _privileges_ that can sometimes (but not always) be secured for you by your lawyer
The upshot of this decision, for now, seems to be exactly the crazy patchwork scenario we were warned about:
- the lower-court injunctions continue to protect the parties (immigrant orgs, individuals and 22 states) from Trump's EO
- the EO can (and will) be enforced in the other 28 states
- the lower-court injunctions continue to protect the parties (immigrant orgs, individuals and 22 states) from Trump's EO
- the EO can (and will) be enforced in the other 28 states
June 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Perfectly said
🧪 So let's add more bureaucracy to an already excessively bureaucratic system. The proposal is linked in the article, but I will link the pdf of the proposal in the comments.
U.S. academics call for reforms in research overhead payments, hoping to avoid drastic cuts
Coalition offers two models it says increase accountability and reflect the “true costs” of research
www.science.org
June 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
🧪 So let's add more bureaucracy to an already excessively bureaucratic system. The proposal is linked in the article, but I will link the pdf of the proposal in the comments.
An interesting read
Exclusive | Universities Map Out New Investment Strategies to Deal With Tax Hike on Endowments
The GOP bill includes a much higher levy on schools’ endowment income, potentially spurring a big shift in where billions of dollars are invested.
www.wsj.com
May 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
An interesting read
An Interesting read 🧪
How Vulnerable Are Universities to Financial Pressure?
Harvard University has borrowed $750 million on the bond market and is exploring the sale of a $1 billion private equity stake. Yale University is exploring the sale of up to $6 billion of its private...
chicagomaroon.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
An Interesting read 🧪
All women need to wake up. Listen to this and know that this is what is planned for you. Watch the entire video. it is not long.
Wake up America. We need to fight back, and we need to fight back NOW.
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You're Denied
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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May 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
All women need to wake up. Listen to this and know that this is what is planned for you. Watch the entire video. it is not long.
A must watch! 🧪
A MUST WATCH: How the Trump administration is dismantling 🧪 science in the U.S. | @science.org| @aaas.org www.science.org/content/arti...
Phenomenal reporting by the Science News team -one of the world's largest independent newsrooms. Kudos to my colleagues! #SciSky #EduSky @scifri.bsky.social #STEM
Phenomenal reporting by the Science News team -one of the world's largest independent newsrooms. Kudos to my colleagues! #SciSky #EduSky @scifri.bsky.social #STEM
How the Trump administration is dismantling science in the U.S.
The scientific workforce, biomedical research, and global health initiatives all face widespread, perhaps permanent damage
www.science.org
May 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A must watch! 🧪
How can this possibly be legal?
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
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ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
How can this possibly be legal?
Last Night, John Oliver did a show on the NIH and indirect Costs. Watch the link below! A must watch🧪
RFK Jr. & HHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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April 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Last Night, John Oliver did a show on the NIH and indirect Costs. Watch the link below! A must watch🧪
This is a great explanation about why endowments cannot be used to cover the proposed reduction in indirect costs in medical research at Universities. Endowments have earmarks on them (can only be used for a declared use) and cannot be used on freely for any need at the university.🧪
US colleges and universities have billions stashed away in endowments − a higher ed finance expert explains what they are
Donor-imposed restrictions keep colleges and universities from freely determining how and when to spend a large share of their endowment funds.
theconversation.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This is a great explanation about why endowments cannot be used to cover the proposed reduction in indirect costs in medical research at Universities. Endowments have earmarks on them (can only be used for a declared use) and cannot be used on freely for any need at the university.🧪
A great read 🧪
In a Normal World, Harvard’s Lawsuit Against Trump Would Be a Slam Dunk
The university’s case against the administration is incredibly strong. The question is whether normal rules still apply.
www.thenation.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A great read 🧪
For decades, republicans would accuse poor people of having babies in order to get a check....now this? We are in Bizarro world, or is it Gilead?
Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning (Gift Article)
Baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they consider plans to try boosting the birthrate.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
For decades, republicans would accuse poor people of having babies in order to get a check....now this? We are in Bizarro world, or is it Gilead?
@umich.edu Be like Harvard, not like Columbia.
Remember, Harvard is the Michigan of the East!
At least that is what we used to say back in the day!
Remember, Harvard is the Michigan of the East!
At least that is what we used to say back in the day!
April 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
@umich.edu Be like Harvard, not like Columbia.
Remember, Harvard is the Michigan of the East!
At least that is what we used to say back in the day!
Remember, Harvard is the Michigan of the East!
At least that is what we used to say back in the day!
A must listen.
Emergency Announcement
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Emergency Announcement
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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April 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
A must listen.
Posting to science feed🧪
A friend at NIH received notice that the National Library of Medicine is terminating its bioinformatics program
April 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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This made me laugh out loud! 🤣
April 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This made me laugh out loud! 🤣
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April 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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🧪update on NIH indirect cost rates
Surprise! Some good news in the NIH indirects case:
Last month, the Court issued a prelim injunction blocking NIH from cutting NIH indirect cost rates.
Today, NIH agreed that no other issues need to be litigated in the trial court. This means NIH's only remaining option in this case is an appeal.
Last month, the Court issued a prelim injunction blocking NIH from cutting NIH indirect cost rates.
Today, NIH agreed that no other issues need to be litigated in the trial court. This means NIH's only remaining option in this case is an appeal.
April 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🧪update on NIH indirect cost rates
So understand this....The executive branch is in charge of the personnel. Congress is in charge of the budget allocations. Many have been screaming that Trump can't cut the budgets because Congress is in charge of the purse. Well that does not matter. (1)
No Personnel Is Policy
The Trump administration is accomplishing through layoffs what it couldn’t accomplish through Congress.
prospect.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
So understand this....The executive branch is in charge of the personnel. Congress is in charge of the budget allocations. Many have been screaming that Trump can't cut the budgets because Congress is in charge of the purse. Well that does not matter. (1)