@sricharan3.bsky.social
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One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ?
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
March 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ?
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
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Compelling pushback from @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social and the Board of Scientific Counselors at the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) regarding termination of tenure-track investigators driven by DOGE.
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March 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Compelling pushback from @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social and the Board of Scientific Counselors at the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) regarding termination of tenure-track investigators driven by DOGE.
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Couldn’t agree more. This is how the Tea Party transformed the Republican Party back in 2009: they kept confronting reps and Senators all across the country until it snowballed into a major media issue.
Scientists all across the country: do this! Students, fellows, PIs, you all can do this.🧪
Scientists all across the country: do this! Students, fellows, PIs, you all can do this.🧪
February 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Couldn’t agree more. This is how the Tea Party transformed the Republican Party back in 2009: they kept confronting reps and Senators all across the country until it snowballed into a major media issue.
Scientists all across the country: do this! Students, fellows, PIs, you all can do this.🧪
Scientists all across the country: do this! Students, fellows, PIs, you all can do this.🧪
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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....
www.commondreams.org
February 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
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The attacks on DEI are a pretext for a much more radical agenda of reversing the gains of the civil rights movement, an objective the Trump administration is pursuing with zeal. A Great Resegregation. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
February 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The attacks on DEI are a pretext for a much more radical agenda of reversing the gains of the civil rights movement, an objective the Trump administration is pursuing with zeal. A Great Resegregation. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Hear biologist @peiferlabunc.bsky.social explain to Mother Jones the widespread impacts of sweeping cuts to the NIH.
“It will end biomedical research in the county. That that’s what it really comes down."
“It will end biomedical research in the county. That that’s what it really comes down."
America Will Pay Dearly for the NIH’s Mindless War on Wokeness and DEI
YouTube video by Mother Jones
www.youtube.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Hear biologist @peiferlabunc.bsky.social explain to Mother Jones the widespread impacts of sweeping cuts to the NIH.
“It will end biomedical research in the county. That that’s what it really comes down."
“It will end biomedical research in the county. That that’s what it really comes down."
Learning to learn & learning to sell. 💯
February 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Learning to learn & learning to sell. 💯
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”Why aren’t [Democratic leaders] taking the fired federal workers who are sharing their heartbreaking stories—the ones that Musk says were being paid to do nothing—and making them famous?...
[Such as] the cancer researcher on the verge of a breakthrough?"
Good question. 🧪
[Such as] the cancer researcher on the verge of a breakthrough?"
Good question. 🧪
Why Democrats Won’t Throw a Real Punch
Faced with existential threats from the right, the Democratic leadership remains timid; faced with demands for justice from the left, it goes on the attack.
www.thenation.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
”Why aren’t [Democratic leaders] taking the fired federal workers who are sharing their heartbreaking stories—the ones that Musk says were being paid to do nothing—and making them famous?...
[Such as] the cancer researcher on the verge of a breakthrough?"
Good question. 🧪
[Such as] the cancer researcher on the verge of a breakthrough?"
Good question. 🧪
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned $21 billion to people who were cheated by big banks and credit card companies.
So why are Trump and Musk gutting an agency that's returning money to people who were scammed?
For them, this has never been about cutting costs.
So why are Trump and Musk gutting an agency that's returning money to people who were scammed?
For them, this has never been about cutting costs.
February 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned $21 billion to people who were cheated by big banks and credit card companies.
So why are Trump and Musk gutting an agency that's returning money to people who were scammed?
For them, this has never been about cutting costs.
So why are Trump and Musk gutting an agency that's returning money to people who were scammed?
For them, this has never been about cutting costs.
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Whoa, a lot to digest in this article. People being REclassified as probationary in Jan in advance of this directive.
Ppl getting fired on a zoom call effective immediately with no severance?!
Ppl with Director awards fired for poor performance?!
It’s a bloodbath. Lawyers, do your thing.
Ppl getting fired on a zoom call effective immediately with no severance?!
Ppl with Director awards fired for poor performance?!
It’s a bloodbath. Lawyers, do your thing.
February 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Whoa, a lot to digest in this article. People being REclassified as probationary in Jan in advance of this directive.
Ppl getting fired on a zoom call effective immediately with no severance?!
Ppl with Director awards fired for poor performance?!
It’s a bloodbath. Lawyers, do your thing.
Ppl getting fired on a zoom call effective immediately with no severance?!
Ppl with Director awards fired for poor performance?!
It’s a bloodbath. Lawyers, do your thing.
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@ossoff.senate.gov @hankjohnson.house.gov
Emory researcher here 👋
By cancelling grant review and council sessions, the administration is in open defiance of court rulings to unfreeze NIH grants. They are playing games and impeding health research!
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...
Emory researcher here 👋
By cancelling grant review and council sessions, the administration is in open defiance of court rulings to unfreeze NIH grants. They are playing games and impeding health research!
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...
Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze
NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by <i>The Transmitt...
www.thetransmitter.org
February 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
@ossoff.senate.gov @hankjohnson.house.gov
Emory researcher here 👋
By cancelling grant review and council sessions, the administration is in open defiance of court rulings to unfreeze NIH grants. They are playing games and impeding health research!
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...
Emory researcher here 👋
By cancelling grant review and council sessions, the administration is in open defiance of court rulings to unfreeze NIH grants. They are playing games and impeding health research!
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...
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Let's see how the intrepid Elon inspired team at DOGE - the folks who are currently examining your tax records - are doing! Today they put up their their idea of "open data" which they call a "Wall of Receipts". And look here - two cancelled DEIA contracts for $9,999,999. Wow, they saved $20M! 1/
February 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Let's see how the intrepid Elon inspired team at DOGE - the folks who are currently examining your tax records - are doing! Today they put up their their idea of "open data" which they call a "Wall of Receipts". And look here - two cancelled DEIA contracts for $9,999,999. Wow, they saved $20M! 1/
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
www.reddit.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
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🚨 Yesterday was a true Valentine’s Day massacre for public health.
💔 Over 5,200 jobs cut at NIH & CDC
💔 EIS program slashed at CDC
💔 Federal funding cut for schools and universities with COVID-19 vaccine mandates
We are gutting public health, with repercussions that will last for generations.
💔 Over 5,200 jobs cut at NIH & CDC
💔 EIS program slashed at CDC
💔 Federal funding cut for schools and universities with COVID-19 vaccine mandates
We are gutting public health, with repercussions that will last for generations.
February 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
🚨 Yesterday was a true Valentine’s Day massacre for public health.
💔 Over 5,200 jobs cut at NIH & CDC
💔 EIS program slashed at CDC
💔 Federal funding cut for schools and universities with COVID-19 vaccine mandates
We are gutting public health, with repercussions that will last for generations.
💔 Over 5,200 jobs cut at NIH & CDC
💔 EIS program slashed at CDC
💔 Federal funding cut for schools and universities with COVID-19 vaccine mandates
We are gutting public health, with repercussions that will last for generations.
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Penn State has halted submission and *acceptance* of NIH grants pending the resolution of the overhead rate cut.
This lost time will never be recovered. The economic cost to Pennsylvania is enormous and the cost to humanity immeasurable.
This lost time will never be recovered. The economic cost to Pennsylvania is enormous and the cost to humanity immeasurable.
February 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Penn State has halted submission and *acceptance* of NIH grants pending the resolution of the overhead rate cut.
This lost time will never be recovered. The economic cost to Pennsylvania is enormous and the cost to humanity immeasurable.
This lost time will never be recovered. The economic cost to Pennsylvania is enormous and the cost to humanity immeasurable.
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is it woke to want to end cancer?
NEW: The N.I.H. will cut about $4 Billion from federal research grants that support cancer, virus and heart disease research.
#Project2025 called for the cuts to end subsidies to "leftist" university agendas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
#Project2025 called for the cuts to end subsidies to "leftist" university agendas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Deep Cuts to Medical Research Funds Could Hobble University Budgets
Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. Proposed funding cuts would leave colleges with large budget gaps.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
is it woke to want to end cancer?
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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We are in the midst of an administrative coup the like of which we have never seen - or even imagined - in our lifetimes.
Every day brings new abuses, new scandals, which can’t just be undone or fixed.
We are in a very dark place as a country and as a constitutional republic right now.
Every day brings new abuses, new scandals, which can’t just be undone or fixed.
We are in a very dark place as a country and as a constitutional republic right now.
February 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We are in the midst of an administrative coup the like of which we have never seen - or even imagined - in our lifetimes.
Every day brings new abuses, new scandals, which can’t just be undone or fixed.
We are in a very dark place as a country and as a constitutional republic right now.
Every day brings new abuses, new scandals, which can’t just be undone or fixed.
We are in a very dark place as a country and as a constitutional republic right now.
None of this is legal. This is pure authoritarian takeover
This is bad.
How many will be program officers? How many grants admins? How many scientific review officers? 1/ 🧪
How many will be program officers? How many grants admins? How many scientific review officers? 1/ 🧪
White House preparing order to cut thousands of federal health workers, WSJ reports
The White House is working on an executive order to fire thousands of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services workers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
www.reuters.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
None of this is legal. This is pure authoritarian takeover
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This is bad.
How many will be program officers? How many grants admins? How many scientific review officers? 1/ 🧪
How many will be program officers? How many grants admins? How many scientific review officers? 1/ 🧪
White House preparing order to cut thousands of federal health workers, WSJ reports
The White House is working on an executive order to fire thousands of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services workers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
www.reuters.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is bad.
How many will be program officers? How many grants admins? How many scientific review officers? 1/ 🧪
How many will be program officers? How many grants admins? How many scientific review officers? 1/ 🧪
This is a coup happening in plain sight..
All the ways Elon Musk is breaking the law, explained by a law professor. (There are a lot of them.) voxdotcom.visitlink.me/VETn5u
All the ways Elon Musk is breaking the law, explained by a law professor
There are a lot of them.
voxdotcom.visitlink.me
February 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This is a coup happening in plain sight..
We are witnessing the downfall of America…
JUST IN: The Treasury Department has agreed to give Elon Musk’s DOGE access to a system that distributes entitlement benefits, grants and tax refunds to Americans each year, per WSJ
February 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We are witnessing the downfall of America…
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This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...