Your favorite Michelle
@schelleyeah.bsky.social
Mistress of Journalism, Academic Cat Herder, Recovering Archaeologist
Please vote for Tennessee's Archaeology Awareness Month poster, which celebrates sunrise on Summer Solstice at Pinson Mounds State Park. Show your support for this grant-funded project!
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April 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Please vote for Tennessee's Archaeology Awareness Month poster, which celebrates sunrise on Summer Solstice at Pinson Mounds State Park. Show your support for this grant-funded project!
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Happy International Beaver Day!
April 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Happy International Beaver Day!
So I'm trying to focus on something good in #TrumpsAmerica. And this new finding about language and bonobo chimps excited my nerd brain. #scienceiscool
Extensive compositionality in the vocal system of bonobos
Compositionality, the capacity to combine meaningful elements into larger meaningful structures, is a hallmark of human language. Compositionality can be trivial (the combination’s meaning is the sum ...
www.science.org
April 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
So I'm trying to focus on something good in #TrumpsAmerica. And this new finding about language and bonobo chimps excited my nerd brain. #scienceiscool
Science proves "driving while black." Why am I not surprised?
New data fill long-standing gaps in the study of policing
Data show discrimination, but analysis must be more policy relevant
www.science.org
April 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Science proves "driving while black." Why am I not surprised?
Apparently the DEI rollback means we can have race-based water fountains again. What year is it in #TrumpsAmerica
‘Segregated facilities’ are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts : Shots - Health News
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
‘Segregated facilities’ are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts : Shots - Health News
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts
The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
www.npr.org
March 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Apparently the DEI rollback means we can have race-based water fountains again. What year is it in #TrumpsAmerica
‘Segregated facilities’ are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts : Shots - Health News
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
‘Segregated facilities’ are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts : Shots - Health News
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
No shit.
And now the Dem leadership think they didn’t run far enough to the right. 🙄
And now the Dem leadership think they didn’t run far enough to the right. 🙄
Tim Walz says he and Harris were too ‘safe’ during 2024 presidential campaign
Tim Walz says he and Harris were too ‘safe’ during 2024 presidential campaign
Former vice-presidential candidate claims pair should have held more in-person events around the US
Tim Walz has said he and Kamala Harris were too “safe” during their 2024 election campaign, with the former vice-presidential candidate claiming they…
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
No shit.
And now the Dem leadership think they didn’t run far enough to the right. 🙄
And now the Dem leadership think they didn’t run far enough to the right. 🙄
This makes my heart happy.
Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4
Thousands gather across U.S. in Stand Up for Science events
Scientists rally across the country in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration
scim.ag
March 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This makes my heart happy.
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Strategically parked around the corner …
February 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Strategically parked around the corner …
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We fought for 7 years to get away from a king. The constitution is clear- Americans do not want a concentration of power.
It is the division the separation of power - the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government - that prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful.
It is the division the separation of power - the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government - that prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful.
February 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We fought for 7 years to get away from a king. The constitution is clear- Americans do not want a concentration of power.
It is the division the separation of power - the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government - that prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful.
It is the division the separation of power - the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government - that prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful.
Is it too late to stop the madness?
Trump supporters beg right-wing media hosts to stop federal firings: @goangelo.bsky.social joins @thebulwark.bsky.social to discuss the public outcry.
The Backlash Is Here: Trump Supporters Beg Right-Wing Hosts To Stop DOGE Firings
YouTube video by The Bulwark
www.youtube.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Is it too late to stop the madness?
I’ve been working closely with an NSF officer for a couple months now. Friday is his last day because he’s one of President Musk’s victims. #TrumpsAmerica
February 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I’ve been working closely with an NSF officer for a couple months now. Friday is his last day because he’s one of President Musk’s victims. #TrumpsAmerica
I’m having to tell faculty to avoid words like “woman” in grant applications because it’s a DEI term now. 🙄 #TrumpsAmerica
February 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I’m having to tell faculty to avoid words like “woman” in grant applications because it’s a DEI term now. 🙄 #TrumpsAmerica
This is a giant overstepping of Trump’s powers as President. It’s not up to the executive office to designate funding. According to the Constitution, it’s the responsibility of congress. Where is a republican with a backbone?
judge says spending freeze is frozen (til monday)
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L.
apnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This is a giant overstepping of Trump’s powers as President. It’s not up to the executive office to designate funding. According to the Constitution, it’s the responsibility of congress. Where is a republican with a backbone?
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The @washingtonpost.com now confirms my earlier reporting:
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 2:10 AM
The @washingtonpost.com now confirms my earlier reporting:
We were taught that Congress has the power of the purse, but Trump is seizing that power by “pausing” communications from federal agencies. Is this where the dismantling begins? #TrumpsAmerica
January 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We were taught that Congress has the power of the purse, but Trump is seizing that power by “pausing” communications from federal agencies. Is this where the dismantling begins? #TrumpsAmerica
DOJ & HUD also withdrew open funding opportunities and paused funding today. #trumpsamerica
January 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
DOJ & HUD also withdrew open funding opportunities and paused funding today. #trumpsamerica
Now all new funding from the National Science Foundation is frozen. #TrumpsAmerica
January 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Now all new funding from the National Science Foundation is frozen. #TrumpsAmerica
Learned today that Trump’s freeze on DHHS communications includes reviews and award letters for grant funding. That means research into diseases like cancer could be delayed or ended. #trumpsamerica
January 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Learned today that Trump’s freeze on DHHS communications includes reviews and award letters for grant funding. That means research into diseases like cancer could be delayed or ended. #trumpsamerica