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Cuts to NSF expected to be at 50% reduction in force for an independent agency that fuels discovery and innovation. "The NSF budget was $9B, or 0.13% of the total [budget]." This is not about fiscal prudence. This is about killing universities. nanoscale.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...

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Marco Rubio has instructed USAID to claim this is all a lie.

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Don’t Blame Trump For Lying All The Time. Blame His Supporters http://dlvr.it/TJ5Z7m

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CARVILLE: “More deficit accumulated under Trump than any president… Trump’s approval rating lowest at this point in his presidency ever… GOP supports Putin, wants to get rid of Medicaid & Medicare…” James Carville exposed Hannity’s audience to some facts 👇🏽 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGUcU1c...

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Reupping @lolgop.bsky.social and my Ball of Ka$h, the last installment in our Ball of Thread podcast, in advance of the GOP Senate capitulating to Trump on his nomination. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IANI...

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/o... Friedman expressing what until recently would be the overwhelming majority’s perspective. I don’t want to stay stuck in the back seat or leave it to gravity. Praying for the nonviolent resistance to grow, for a majority to come to sanity and act with virtue.

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NEW: Nearly 1,000 career federal prosecutors have penned a letter to salute the bravery of those who stood up to the recent actions of Trump DoJ leadership. One of the signatures belongs to Jack Smith. www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/u...

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James Carville on Trump admin.’s early actions: “We are living in real time in a catastrophe.” Political strategist James Carville joins MSNBC’s @arimelber.bsky.social to discuss the Trump administration’s early actions. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikhu...

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www.thebulwark.com/p/seven-myth... “voters who chose must have forgotten about his six bankruptcies, hundreds of stiffed contractors, $25 million Trump U fraud settlement, and terrible reputation among peers. Maybe they have an affinity for the racism, cruelty, and misogyny he brings to politics”

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The Trump admin may not be familiar with "facts," but here are a few: - The suicide rate for veterans is ~1.5x higher than it is for nonveterans - Since 988 launched 2.5 years ago, the Veterans Crisis Line has had a 22.7% increase in calls - Since last summer, the VCL received > 1.6 million calls

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Trump doesn't think misogynistic rapists and sex traffickers should be prosecuted or suffer any consequences.

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Defense Secretary reframing not paying his taxes as a weaponization of government is a pretty good distillation of where things are

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@jenpsaki.msnbc.com: "Nothing encapsulates this administration's embrace of corruption better than the case of New York City Mayor Eric Adams… Instead of stopping corruption, they label things they don't like as corrupt so they can go after them… while they cultivate corruption on their side.”

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Jesus never meant for us to sit back and watch as the poor were treated like dirt. Jesus has already come and “not yet” is not enough for him. The time to care for the poor is now. A meditation on Luke's version of the Beatitudes, in today's Gospel. outreach.faith/2025/02/time...

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Read @gregsargent.bsky.social and weep newrepublic.com/article/1915...

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>90% of unvaccinated individuals who come into contact with a measles-infected person will contract measles. The recommended 2-dose MMR vaccine is 99% effective in preventing measles infection.

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Christian groups like Catholic Relief Services, World Vision, & the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are also laying off staff and shutting down aid programs due to the Trump-Musk dismantling of the federal gov: — www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02... — www.ncronline.org/news/exclusi...

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Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.

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The bigot’s syllogism: If a historical figure is celebrated they must be white because black historical figures are only celebrated for their race.

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"You are who you hang out with." Thank you, Sheryl Crow.

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Vatican’s Caritas outraged at ‘reckless’ USAID cuts, says millions will die, others left in poverty apnews.com/article/vati...

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NIH funding at @UMich supports important medical research, such as extending the life of organs waiting for transplant, advancing treatments for cerebral palsy, and sustaining experimental genetic trials for children with brain cancer.

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Trump has fired people who process prescriptions by mail. So if you’re a veteran, order your meds earlier than you normally would. They could take a while.

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According to survey data from 8 countries, most people think messaging apps (+19) and search engines (+12) bring us together. They perceive social media (-13) as less divisive than journalists (-29), news media (-27) & politicians (-55) Read report reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/what-do-peop...

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

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Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.

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When I worked at NIH after college I remember a quote on the walls along the lines of "Think research is expensive? Try disease."

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Trump & Musk are making massive cuts to the National Institutes of Health. I know there is a lot going on right now, but this is one of worst things they have done so far, will affect cancer research and trials, the search for cures, innovation and competitiveness, our universities. Your lives.

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The Conversation on Gaza: "We analysed a year of satellite images to map the scale of agricultural destruction". theconversation.com/gaza-we-anal...

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Elon Musk wants to shutter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency that oversees corporate malfeasance and efforts to rip off consumers. As the CEO of some of America’s largest corporations, Musk wants to give corporate America a license to steal … from you.

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Thank you for this @jellyfrog23.bsky.social. This is so true. And so very telling. I left the Republican Party five years ago.👇

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Earlier this year in January with our youngest. Canoeing for me is an escape from the madness.

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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024. You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right? Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year. You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.

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University Of Michigan Health System is world-class and a HUGE regional employer here in SE Michigan

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