ShannonB
@shannonbuz.bsky.social
Semiconductor Physicist and Engineer, Former Geologist. I also got a Class A drivers license and drove various trucks commercially from 2016-2020 for fun.
I also build furniture recreationally.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
I also build furniture recreationally.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
Pinned
Maybe, but not likely
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Maybe, but not likely
Trump's war on science continues
Under Trump, the NIH is giving fewer grants to fewer scientists. The grants awarded are smaller and scientists have less time to spend them.
Projects in cancer, diabetes, aging, neurological disorder, and more are going unfunded.
“Make America Healthy Again.”
Projects in cancer, diabetes, aging, neurological disorder, and more are going unfunded.
“Make America Healthy Again.”
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Trump's war on science continues
No, fentanyl doesn't come on small boats, and even cocaine doesn't ride on small boats with 15 onboard. What does come on small boats with 15 onboard is refugees fleeing persecution at home.
They're killing refugee civilians unaffiliated with any cartel.
They're killing refugee civilians unaffiliated with any cartel.
The *numbers* cited by 47 & Hagueseth are maddening: 47 says each strike on a small boat saves "25 thousand American lives." Hagueseth himself said "hundreds of Americans" die every year from drug ODs.
Total OD deaths in 2023 from were ~105K.
But fentanyl doesn't come in on small boats!
Total OD deaths in 2023 from were ~105K.
But fentanyl doesn't come in on small boats!
Infographic: Fentanyl Fuels Surge in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths
This chart shows the number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2000 to 2023.
www.statista.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
No, fentanyl doesn't come on small boats, and even cocaine doesn't ride on small boats with 15 onboard. What does come on small boats with 15 onboard is refugees fleeing persecution at home.
They're killing refugee civilians unaffiliated with any cartel.
They're killing refugee civilians unaffiliated with any cartel.
"The 360+ members of the Steady State are former national security officials who remain committed to their oaths to 'defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.'"
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Statement on the Killing of Survivors of U.S. Navy attack on an unarmed civilian craft posing no danger to U.S. Forces and not engaged in combat
The Steady State | December 2, 2025
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December 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"The 360+ members of the Steady State are former national security officials who remain committed to their oaths to 'defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.'"
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"The plaintiffs in the lawsuit, whose names have been redacted, accuse Trump and others of operating an 'eight-year trafficking and exploitation venture that began in 2018 [that] has continued and escalated under the current Trump administration,'”
www.rawstory.com/trump-267436...
www.rawstory.com/trump-267436...
Trump slapped with massive lawsuit alleging 'Epstein-identical' trafficking operation
President Donald Trump has been slapped with a $310 million lawsuit alleging that the president engaged in a “trafficking venture” that was “identical in every material respect” to the sex-trafficking...
www.rawstory.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"The plaintiffs in the lawsuit, whose names have been redacted, accuse Trump and others of operating an 'eight-year trafficking and exploitation venture that began in 2018 [that] has continued and escalated under the current Trump administration,'”
www.rawstory.com/trump-267436...
www.rawstory.com/trump-267436...
"no fewer than 18 members of the House Republican caucus are running for other offices next year, and can't be counted on to always be in Washington for critical votes."
www.rawstory.com/house-gop-26...
www.rawstory.com/house-gop-26...
'Significant math issue': Expert warns House GOP will soon be crippled by absences
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has navigated a difficult year with a razor-thin majority where he had to wrangle every last vote on key issues, and frequently had to juggle unexpected vacancies. Bu...
www.rawstory.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
"no fewer than 18 members of the House Republican caucus are running for other offices next year, and can't be counted on to always be in Washington for critical votes."
www.rawstory.com/house-gop-26...
www.rawstory.com/house-gop-26...
"Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt set off 'a furious backlash within the Defense Department' on Monday after she declared that Adm. Frank Bradley, not Hegseth, made the decision to launch a second strike to kill two men who had survived an initial strike"
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www.commondreams.org/news/pete-he...
'Furious Backlash' Inside Pentagon as Hegseth Seeks to Avoid Blame for Deadly War Crimes | Common Dreams
Finger-pointing in the US Department of Defense over war crime allegations after Hegseth distanced himself from double-tap strike on boat bombing survivors.
www.commondreams.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt set off 'a furious backlash within the Defense Department' on Monday after she declared that Adm. Frank Bradley, not Hegseth, made the decision to launch a second strike to kill two men who had survived an initial strike"
www.commondreams.org/news/pete-he...
www.commondreams.org/news/pete-he...
"Neither side of the negotiations is offering much more than a Band-Aid on a gaping wound."
www.commondreams.org/news/van-hol...
www.commondreams.org/news/van-hol...
‘We Must Stop Tinkering Around the Edges’: Van Hollen Makes Case for Medicare for All Amid ACA Fight | Common Dreams
Democratic US Sen. Chris Van Hollen became the latest lawmaker
to champion Medicare for All as the solution to the country's
healthcare woes.
www.commondreams.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"Neither side of the negotiations is offering much more than a Band-Aid on a gaping wound."
www.commondreams.org/news/van-hol...
www.commondreams.org/news/van-hol...
Trump is repeating the history of why Americans revolted against King George III of England.
December 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Trump is repeating the history of why Americans revolted against King George III of England.
Early voting opened yesterday in Albuquerque for the mayoral runoff, and in certain city council districts for runoff elections where no candidate received more than 50%.
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Early voting opened yesterday in Albuquerque for the mayoral runoff, and in certain city council districts for runoff elections where no candidate received more than 50%.
We've known it's been about the oil from the start.
December 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
We've known it's been about the oil from the start.
"Data privacy experts warn that when government data is pooled together, it can be used by a tyrant to intimidate or silence opposition. The possibilities for abuse are huge."
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The Most Dangerous Corporation in America
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December 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"Data privacy experts warn that when government data is pooled together, it can be used by a tyrant to intimidate or silence opposition. The possibilities for abuse are huge."
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White Supremacist dog whistles
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
White Supremacist dog whistles
