@ortnilac.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
i think these r pretty funny (this is from my series on tumblr where i draw lqg headcanons) #liuqingge #svsss
January 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
How right-wing media and Republican leaders turned a bishop's prayer into a campaign of intimidation www.readtpa.com/p/the-price-...
The Price of Speaking Up in Trump's America
A bishop asked the president to show mercy to immigrants and scared children. The response tells us everything about the next four years.
www.readtpa.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
New: Meta has deleted trans and nonbinary Messenger themes, as well as the blog posts announcing them. Happens the same week that it has changed its rules to allow users to say LGBTQ+ people are "mentally ill"
www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes
Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed.
www.404media.co
January 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
In case you're curious, this is the internal Meta "fuck DEI" announcement received by Meta employees
January 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM