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Now Trump and DOGE are making massive cuts to grants and staffing at the National Endowment for the Humanities. NEH funding is a tiny fraction of the federal budget, but it makes a difference in every state across the country. www.npr.org/2025/04/03/n...

submitted 21 days ago • 11 comments

Key 🧵that puts in context why today's DC Circuit ruling was so bad. The civil service has been (among other things) an indispensable check on executive power, ensuring political apptees adhere to laws passed by Congress. Like courts, universities, media, etc. a key guardrail of democracy. No more.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Without IMLS, there would be no Omeka and there would be no Zotero. Write to your representatives to defend IMLS today. www.6floors.org/bracket/2025...

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Inbox: Statement from the American Meteorological Society says that firings at NOAA and other science-related agencies are "likely to cause irreparable harm and have far-reaching consequences for public safety, economic well-being, and the United States’ global leadership."

submitted 52 days ago • 21 comments

The majority of Americans want support for Ukraine to continue or increase.

submitted 52 days ago • 9 comments

Usefully sober fact sheet on Ukraine. Please share with those who need it. understandingwar.org/backgrounder...

submitted 61 days ago • 79 comments

A USAID HR director sent out this email today to staff letting them know he was placed on administrative leave. “Today, representatives of the Agency's front office and DOGE instructed me to violate the due process of our employees by issuing immediate termination notices to a group of employees.”

submitted 84 days ago • 225 comments

We're entering a dark period in US #accessibility. The White House home page has a bunch of links with "aria-hidden" and "tabindex=-1". This hides the links from assistive tech like screen readers & makes them unreachable with just a keyboard. Critical #WCAG compliance errors! But who can sue?

submitted 93 days ago • 14 comments

@simonbs.dev I'm enjoying Festivitas! Using Version 1.1.2 (9). The "Reset" button doesn't reset all settings. Perhaps it is only meant for resetting colors? A button to restore all defaults would be nice. I was futzing around with all of the settings, thinking the reset button would do this. Thx!

submitted 131 days ago • 1 comment

If I can finish proofreading and make the index in time, my new book will come out in January. 📖 I've been working on it for five years so I'm pretty excited that it will soon be a reality. I'd like to tell you a bit about it. 1/16

submitted 159 days ago • 70 comments