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BREAKING On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.

This is a hostile takeover of the U.S. Government.

You ever spill coffee or something and think to yourself, wow, that would be a real problem if I was still capable of caring about things?

I for one, could use a fucking laugh right now.

Too much, or just about right? 🤷🏼‍♂️

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i might be alone here, but i’ve actually really enjoyed this trend. it transformed stores into free museums you could take your kids to and we need more those in today’s society

spicy

Who’s going to DC January 18th?

Schiff: "I've been in Congress a long time approving aid after disasters. I never once even considered 'is this hurricane hitting a red or blue state?' ... we need the incoming president to view it that way."

We see you Ohio...

Happy Sunday!!! :)

It feels wonderful to have been welcomed by so many of you here on BlueSky... especially the sticking it to Leon part. 😛

Magnetic slime encoated with silicon and controlled by external magnets becomes a 'soft robot' that can squeeze through tight spaces, grasp objects, survive damage and operate inside the human body. youtu.be/gUfsFVPVa08

Rom coms hit way, way different on mushrooms. If you watch We Live in Time on mushrooms be prepared to cry real big baby tears

So, Trump’s transition team signed paperwork to begin the official transition process, but refused to sign the agreement to allow the FBI to process security clearances for transition officials. Anyone else feel like you’re held to a different standard than Trump?🤷🏻‍♂️

Not even a little bit straight but

Don't worry about echo chambers. Reality tunnels do not become a problem when the people around you agree with you too often. They become a problem when you agree with you too often.

We lost something really appointed when they took away our CD burners and we did not push back hard enough

Facts

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Could tonight be the night?

The skies are bluer here, and the community we are building is so much better.