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"We’re still scrambling to figure out what it all means."
'Single-biggest threat to our local economy': GOP mayor fears 'devastating' Trump plan
A Republican mayor who voted for Donald Trump in 2020 and 2024 is hitting the panic button over fears that his community's economy will collapse if the president follows through on his tariff threats....
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February 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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A really important email from my friend Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social . As he says "this is a 5 alarm fire."

America is under attack right now.
February 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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February 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Criminal penalties for unauthorized use...
Yo frat boys!! 👇🏼
February 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
February 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Amid today’s massive NIH cuts to universities, please know that my research colleagues:

- Develop new cancer treatments for kids
- Are curing sickle cell disease
- Build new tech to help premature babies survive
- Prevent teens from dying of drug overdose
- And more

#NIH #MedSky #research #science
February 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.
6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance.

For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
February 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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This is a list of blockbuster drugs in 2024. Guess how many can trace their origins to NIH funded research?
All of them.
February 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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At these bleak times when the intent seems to be to cripple NIH-funded research, a reminder that NIH funding sustains the economy and creates jobs “In fiscal year 2023, NIH funding generated an estimated $92.89 billion in economic activity.”

www.nih.gov/about-nih/wh...
Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
www.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.

But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
www.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Elon Musk's friends have infiltrated another government agency: the General Services Administration.

His former employees are trying to use White House credentials to access GSA's tech, giving them the potential to remote into laptops, read emails, and more:
Elon Musk's Friends Have Infiltrated Another Government Agency
Elon Musk’s former employees are trying to use White House credentials to access General Services Administration tech, giving them the potential to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources…
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January 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM