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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

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A pro-Russia content aggregation network is churning out at least 3 MILLION pieces of propaganda per year, all on sites that are virtually unusable by humans. So what's the goal? We explore the idea that it might be to flood LLMs with pro-Russia content: static1.squarespace.com/static/6612c... 1/

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As of today, more NIH study sections have been cancelled in 2025 then held. What does this mean for groundbreaking research that urgently needs funding? Critical proposals in aging, cancer, health outcomes, and bacterial virulence are now left without review. #standupforscience2025

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To the people out there urging orgs to dump their x accounts and join BlueSky - 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

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The agency has already been cut to the bone. Customer service staff has been cut by 19% even as beneficiaries have increased by 25%. Disability claims processing has increased from 100 days in 2012 to 240 days in 2024. Thousands of people die waiting to get disability benefits they’ve earned

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A list of ProPublica reporters, what they're covering, and how to get in touch via Signal. There are reporters covering USAID, DOGE, State, NIH, CDC, FDA, DOJ, EPA, DOD, DHS, FAA, Medicaid, abortion, HUD, DOT, veterans and ED. www.propublica.org/article/seco...

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Here is a great website, where you can put in your zip code and see what specific cuts in Social Security in your area Republicans are proposing and what that will mean for you specifically. democrats-budget.house.gov/house-republ...

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This is a critical and challenging time for the scientific community and now is the time to show up for our democracy. Join @ucsusa.bsky.social for a webinar next week on how to protect scientists engaging in advocacy on Feb 26, 8-9:30 pm ET. secure.ucsusa.org/a/2025-02-26...

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We have now finalized our program for this workshop on Tuesday 25 February 3pm-6pm UK time. Check out the fantastic lineup, program, and link to registration here: www.scibeh.org/events/works.... Of interest to @standupforscience.bsky.social @reacpolrn.bsky.social Registration closes Monday COB UK.

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Gift link. A small unelected, secretive crew now has free access to sensitive private data of everyone. And Musk is already publicly targeting family members of judges who rule against the administration. If this isn’t ringing alarm bells, I don’t know what would. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

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“Many of us have security clearances, and most of us would be very valuable targets to those intent on doing harm to the US. I have no idea why no one is even considering this.”

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URGENT request for help: I need to build a case (soon) that justifies the "broader impact" of my research (yes, this is related to recent events in the US). If you have ever used Chartability or Data Navigator in your work in any capacity, I would love to know! Please email ([email protected]) or dm me.

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The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

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Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠 sciencehomecoming.com

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It's time to start a thread on higher ed budget cuts announced due to actual and potential cuts to federal funding. Northwestern is placing additional scrutiny on all spending and trying to cut non-personnel spending by 10% this year.

submitted 17 days ago • 37 comments

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 👩‍🔬

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What the actual *?! The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, the United States DOGE Service, as an entity protected from public records requests and most judicial intervention until at least 2034, by classifying its documents as presidential records.

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Here are the 25 institutions that receive the most NIH funding (98% of HHS is NIH). Basically, they're large schools with large hospitals. They receive 50% of all NIH funding. Source: ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/fede... (table 26) (Not going to do a whole thread but thought folks might be interested.)

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Comedy is now legal in government

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I’ve now posted the National YRBS data, 2015-2023, here. I’ll add the state and district data soon. www.datalumos.org/datalumos/pr...

submitted 30 days ago • 16 comments

The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.

submitted 33 days ago • 56 comments

Have you made a fiber arts project that shows or represents information or data? We’re looking for participants for a 5-minute survey! You can find more info and the link to participate here: skpurdue.github.io/DataFiberArts/ #textileart #fiberart #sciart #DHmakes #dataviz #CraftSky

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Are you interested in U.S. legislative history? Newly-available complete dataset on all persons serving as legislators in the 50 state houses between 1900 and 2016: dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...

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‼️PLEASE REPOST ‼️ Applications now open for summer 2025 undergraduate internships on teams across @pewresearch.org: Politics #polisky Religion Race Demography Journalism Internet Science 🧪 Global Attitudes Administration Survey Methods $18.50/hr. Work in DC offices at least 2 days/week

submitted 81 days ago • 2 comments

Very helpful context for what’s happening in #SouthKorea right now

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Happy Thanksgiving, here's a turkey chart from @jacqueschrag.com

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Snoods, caruncles, and wattles, oh my! Obligatory Thanksgiving post about turkey anatomy and taxonomy. #birds 🧪 jasonbittel.substack.com/p/here-have-...

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oh my god this is brilliant

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This is a fascinating and charming history the 25 most important American recipes of the past 100 years slate.com/life/2024/11...

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This is how they cover up what abortion bans do — fire anyone who helps tell the stories of harm. Everyone who is or can be pregnant will pay the price. www.propublica.org/article/geor...

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starting to do some #crowdsourcing on #AIPolicies at the institutional level--consider contributing if you institution has a policy: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Policies will end up here: bit.ly/Institutiona... #AIinEducation #AIEducation #HigherEd #ChatGPT #EdTech #AIPolicy

submitted 120 days ago • 2 comments

Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory

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