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President Donald Trump said Ukraine “started” the war on its territory. Pants on Fire! Russia was the one who invaded. www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

It feels like we're one bad round of golf away from America joining the Ukraine war... on Russia's side.

submitted 4 days ago • 55 comments

It’s quite clear by now that the answer to “why is the Trump administration doing x terrible thing?” is that they are trying to dismantle America and destabilize the entire world.

submitted 7 days ago • 526 comments

Thinking about cuts to humanities across many universities, I can't help but think about all the lists of words being expunged from gov't websites, grants, etc. A sign that words matter, and the humanities are those disciplines that give us methodology & rigor to interrogate how they matter.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

This letter is incredible.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.

submitted 10 days ago • 230 comments

WVU expects to lose about $12 million per year in funding to support cancer and vascular research and more if the Trump administration changes NIH funding. From @lorikerseywv.bsky.social westvirginiawatch.com/2025/02/12/c...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

He is all of us.

submitted 11 days ago • 21 comments

They didn’t “go into” war. Russia went into Ukraine.

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submitted 14 days ago • 193 comments

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...

submitted 16 days ago • 271 comments

I don't know how else to put this: This is fucking insane. NSF, a $10 billion grantmaking agency, is planning to lay off between a quarter and a half of its staff in the next two months.

submitted 18 days ago • 28 comments

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

submitted 20 days ago • 1330 comments

The loss of services supported by USAID will affect millions of the world’s most vulnerable people. Here's our statement on how the freeze of US foreign aid assistance will result in humanitarian disaster: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/freez...

submitted 21 days ago • 14 comments

Trump administration planning to manage the federal budget just like Jim Justice managed West Virginia’s.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Learning from folks who understand Treasury that the dept merely cuts checks from payment request sent by other agencies. (I.e. they are accounts payable) If he was really trying to find budget items to “slash,” he’d be examining requests created by individual agencies, not checks cut by Treasury 1/

submitted 20 days ago • 138 comments

If you elect the school bully as class president, he'll continue being a bully.

submitted 20 days ago • 56 comments

I'm keeping a running list of disappearing federal data in the 🧵 below. If there are others I missed let me know. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal username crampell.13

submitted 23 days ago • 262 comments

Oh. "We don’t have a projection on [the impacts of a freeze], but you’re right that close to 50% of the West Virginia aggregate spending budget is through federal and [Intra Governmental Transactions] transfers of some sort,” Morrisey said. westvirginiawatch.com/2025/01/28/m...

submitted 25 days ago • 36 comments

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

submitted 27 days ago • 1664 comments

The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...

submitted 29 days ago • 729 comments

Firing independent watchdogs is straight out of the authoritarian playbook. Removes another obstacle to corruption and abuse of power www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

submitted 30 days ago • 153 comments

Supporting and encouraging sexual harassers supports and encourages sexual assault.

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

www.science.org/content/arti...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Everything that Trump said and did today -- all of it -- was entirely predictable based on his campaign, character, and first term in office. If you're surprised, you were either misinformed or not informed enough. We deserve everything that's about to come our way. Buckle up.

submitted 34 days ago • 660 comments

Trump’s pardon of Jan 6 attackers corrupts the rule of law and rewrites history. These were not “hostages.” These were people who used brute force to commit vigilante violence.

submitted 34 days ago • 185 comments

I was sorting through some old papers today and found this.

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Millions of Americans voluntarily bent their knee to one of the worst men on Earth. This will be studied by future generations with both shock and horror. Sadly, we have to live it...or try to survive it.

submitted 34 days ago • 432 comments

Every family and child deserves to feel safe and secure in the place they call home. Every resident of Illinois should know their rights. I intend to protect those rights and ensure our state laws are followed.

submitted 36 days ago • 225 comments

There’s nothing more important than guaranteeing the right to vote and the right to have that vote counted. Tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that, we get right back up and get right back in the fight to defend our democracy in every way we can.

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

My thoughts on #MLKDay:

submitted 34 days ago • 2 comments

Officially part of the resistance now. Speak out. Support those who are more vulnerable than you. Vote with your wallet.

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

www.ajc.com/news/former-...

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments