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NEH Union - AFGE L3403 @nehafge3403.bsky.social · 5h

The National Endowment for the Humanities did so much with such a small a slice of the pie, we were basically working from crumbs.

Yet that service was the very model of resilience - of our staff and our applicants and grantees. #NEH

"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 1d

Again, it is worth keeping in mind when comparing the rate of discoveries that public funding for medicine and the sciences is orders of magnitude larger than for the humanities. We work slow in part because we work on a shoestring.

A pie-chart of federal research funding, using 2023 figures. The funding slices for the NIH (83%) and NSF (17%) are so large that the slices for the NEH and NEA round to 0%.

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AltUSCustoms @altuscustoms.altgov.info · 21h

I can’t imagine why.

John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker Johnson: "People’s faith in the government is at an all time low.”

Gee, I wonder why?

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NEH Union - AFGE L3403 @nehafge3403.bsky.social · 1d

"We are all in this together. We need to help each other out if we’re all going to get through this,” - Tom Parrish, managing director of #Berkeley Rep, whose #NEA grant was rescinded this Spring. #California #EastBay #NEH #arts #humanities

Arts in the East Bay

In the face of economic uncertainty and attendance struggles, creative leaders share their renewed vision for the local cultural scene.

www.diablomag.com

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Alt National Endowment for the Humanities @altnehgov.altgov.info · 1d

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

americanindian.si.edu/nk360/inform...

Native Knowledge 360°—Unlearning Columbus Day Myths: Celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day

NK360° Helpful Handouts: Guidance on Common Questions provide a brief introduction to teachers about important topics regarding Native American life, cultures, and communities. Native Life and Food: F...

americanindian.si.edu

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Alt National Endowment for the Humanities @altnehgov.altgov.info · 1d

We approve.

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NEH Union - AFGE L3403 @nehafge3403.bsky.social · 2d

"The unknowns are about funding that, ultimately, helps create jobs. It’s about funding that helps strengthen communities. It's about so much more than just a grant being cut." - Elizabeth Rouse, President/CEO of ARTSmemphis #Memphis #Tennessee #NEA #NEH #CPB #arts #humanities

The Future of the Arts

With federal funding cuts looming, now is the time the time to support the arts.

www.memphisflyer.com

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 2d

💣CDC Cuts💥
Even with some staff having their firing rescinded, CDC has been deeply damaged by the cuts from 🧠🪱 that remain intact. We do not have a complete list as this was done in secrecy. 🧵

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Philosophy Talk @philtalkradio.bsky.social · 2d

More at www.philosophytalk.org/shows/nisia-floresta.

#philosophy @nehgov.bsky.social @altnehgov.altgov.info

Nísia Floresta - Philosophy Talk

Nísia Floresta was a 19th-century writer and translator known as “the Brazilian Mary Wollstonecraft.” She published the first book on women’s rights in South America, when Brazil was gaining independe...

www.philosophytalk.org

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Alt National Endowment for the Humanities @altnehgov.altgov.info · 3d

We appreciate you! 🤍

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Alt National Endowment for the Humanities @altnehgov.altgov.info · 3d

We provide grants to help preserve our nation's culture and humanities. NOT just the whitewashed version.

We fund projects that give voices to those we haven't heard.

We help fund new ways of archiving, & expanding digital technologies to understand & explore humanities.

At least, we used to.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

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Alt National Endowment for the Humanities @altnehgov.altgov.info · 3d

"Campaigning." We prefer the phrase, "accepting bribes and having their loyalty bought."

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Alt National Endowment for the Humanities @altnehgov.altgov.info · 3d

For any of our Fed family and friends, we see you and we are you. 🫶

If you receive a RIF notice, back up every file you think you may need before access is cut.

You did nothing wrong. You have held the line with incredible strength and we will continue to stand with you all the way. 🤍✊

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Alt National Endowment for the Humanities @altnehgov.altgov.info · 4d

Must be nice to get paid to do nothing. They accused us of that, yet here we are.

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Alt-IRS @alt-irs.altgov.info · 5d

Federal employee resources:

If you know of businesses who are helping #Feds. Post it here.

#altgov and #altfam are compiling helpful resources.

#shutdown
#GOPShutdown

Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 5d

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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Alt National Endowment for the Humanities @altnehgov.altgov.info · 5d

1000000% this.

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Alt National Endowment for the Humanities @altnehgov.altgov.info · 5d

It’s been a long day. 😂

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NEH Union - AFGE L3403 @nehafge3403.bsky.social · 6d

"What I do know is that we need the #humanities now, perhaps more than we have ever needed them, because we live in a time when so many of us have forgotten this crucial truth: We are a fangless, clawless, furless species, & we survive only in community." - @margaretrenkl.bsky.social #NEH #Tennessee

Opinion: With humanities funding vanishing, stories and those who protect them remain our greatest hope

www.sltrib.com

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Alt National Endowment for the Humanities @altnehgov.altgov.info · 5d

One of the difficult things is that so many new grants have been awarded at the same time that so many were also awarded and then rescinded for absolutely no reason other than political. While it shouldn’t take away from the merits of the recipients, it stings those who were rescinded.

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Alt National Endowment for the Humanities @altnehgov.altgov.info · 5d

At least the NEH comms department.

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Alt National Endowment for the Humanities @altnehgov.altgov.info · 5d

There is basically no comms department left. 90% of that department was cut.

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NEH Union - AFGE L3403 @nehafge3403.bsky.social · 7d

The cuts at the National Endowment for the Humanities go far deeper than any of these agencies - almost 70% of 179 people were terminated, despite no change to the agency's budget.

There were no savings here - only idealogical destruction. #NEH

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 7d

How much smaller the federal workforce is now vs. a year ago
Ed Dept 42%
OPM 33%
HUD 31%
Treasury 29%
Defense (civilian jobs) 22%
Small Biz Admin 21%
Energy 20%
Interior 15%
HHS 14%
SSA 11%
EPA 10%
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How Much Smaller Is the Federal Work Force? Shutdown Plans Offer a Clue.

The number of federal employees has been trimmed by thousands since President Trump took office, according to contingency plans drawn up by federal agencies.

www.nytimes.com

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Alt National Endowment for the Humanities @altnehgov.altgov.info · 7d

🤍🤍🤍

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NEH Union - AFGE L3403 @nehafge3403.bsky.social · 7d

"This far-reaching economic impact (of #NEA and #NEH) stabilizes and revitalizes communities, from rural towns to urban centers, and strengthens small and large businesses, fostering thriving local economies." - Jennifer Dorning, Pres. of the Dept. for Professional Employees, @aflcio.org

American Theatre @americantheatre.org · 7d

It’s a good thing that unions and employers have a shared interest in the robust funding of the NEA and NEH—because it’s going to take a united front to make it happen, writes Jennifer Dorning, president of the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO.

www.americantheatre.org/2025/10/06/f...

Federal Funding for Nonprofit Arts Is Going to Be a Team Effort

It’s a good thing that unions and employers have a shared interest in the robust funding of the NEA and NEH—because it’s going to take a united front to make it happen.

www.americantheatre.org

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Katie Surma @katiesurma.bsky.social · 8d

A new front has emerged in the rights of nature movement: collaborations between Western scientists and Indigenous peoples

This is the first of a few stories I have coming on the topic. It's focused on the scientists who have been flooding into the movement

insideclimatenews.org/news/0510202...

The Scientists Making the Case for Nature’s Rights - Inside Climate News

A growing number of scientists are backing laws recognizing that nature has inherent rights and intrinsic value. A group of wetlands scientists wants the critical ecosystems they study to be next.

insideclimatenews.org

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 8d

For communities in West Virginia and beyond, NPR has long served as a vital connector — linking residents to local and national news. Jeff Nesbit explains the harm of Trump’s decision to end federal funding for public broadcasting.

The end of federal funding for NPR stations cuts deep in Trump country

It’s beyond bizarre that the federal funding cuts are going to devastate stations in places that put Trump back in offic

contrarian.substack.com

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