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From United Humanists on FB

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

"The US government is withdrawing grants and other support for research that even references the climate crisis, academics have said, amid Donald Trump’s blitzkrieg upon environmental regulations and clean-energy development." Researchers cannot mention climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"While Elon Musk and his underlings demand budget cuts and layoffs across the federal government, funding for their agency — [DOGE] — has soared to nearly $40 million, ProPublica found in a review of Office of Management and Budget records." www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Musk’s Wealth 2012: $2 billion 2025: $394.2 billion Bezos’ Wealth 2012: $18.4 billion 2025: $241.9 billion Zuckerberg’s Wealth 2012: $17.5 billion 2025: $254.1 billion Federal Minimum Wage 2012: $7.25 2025: $7.25 It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.

HHS has ordered CDC to stop its influenza vaccine “Wild to Mild” media campaign. This is an award-winning campaign that effectively explains how influenza vaccine may not prevent infection but does decrease illness severity. We are currently having one of the worst influenza seasons in 15 years.

Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.

This pile of shit is a January 6th traitor.

Further insight into the brain's remarkable lifelong plasticity. "Our findings provide compelling evidence that absolute pitch is not limited to a select few. [A]dults can acquire this remarkable skill like they learn other complex cognitive skills." scitechdaily.com/new-research...

A federal judge ordered the CDC, FDA, and HHS to restore webpages and datasets, including the social vulnerability index and environmental justice index, as well as various HIV/AIDS-related pages that President Donald Trump had removed under an executive order. ground.news/article/judg...

"This is a surefire way to cripple lifesaving research and innovation," Matt Owens, president of the Council on Government Relations, said in a statement. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Our data shows concerns of a potential hack at the voting machine/tabulation level. I hear a certain people know those machines well? #VerifyTheVote electiontruthalliance.org/clark-county...

“They’ll never know?” Why would you say that unless you knew you covered your tracks, perhaps by editing digital ballots too? #VerifyTheVote www.reddit.com/r/somethingi...

The world in 2025. Hundreds of thousands of Germans oppose neo-fascism. The top aide to the president of the United States supports it. apnews.com/article/germ...

"[...] Moreover, young learners often struggle to develop critical thinking skills when relying heavily on digital tools, a point echoed by Sweden’s Minister of Education, Lotta Edholm." jasondeegan.com/we-were-all-...

Hundreds of Mexican firefighters have arrived in Southern California to help combat the wildfires. Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽

The past year has delivered three important lessons that every government in the global South should take seriously. 🧵

Musk is...not a good person.

Maslow's hierarchy of needs. More basic needs must be satisfied before moving to the next level. In the 21st century, too many people see their most basic physiological needs unsatisfied. This is when populists are most dangerous: Hitler, Mosley, Trump, Farage. And Musk now sees an opening.

anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

Number of chickens culled in Japan soars to 1.7 million amid bird flu outbreak, according to The Independent. The environment ministry raised the bird flu alert to its highest level in October following detections in wild birds in Hokkaido.