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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
The end of US leadership in science, technology, and innovation.
All in one little table.
A tremendous gift to China, courtesy of the GOP.
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All in one little table.
A tremendous gift to China, courtesy of the GOP.
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
May 31, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Reposted by David Evans
Trump commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, saying out loud, on camera, that Social Security recipients should accept missing a month's payment without complaint, and calling them criminals if they did complain, should be an inescapable political disaster.
And maybe already is.
youtu.be/aavEmJSqJVQ
And maybe already is.
youtu.be/aavEmJSqJVQ
Missed Social Security checks no big deal to Trump commerce secretary as attacks on agency escalate
YouTube video by MSNBC
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March 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Trump commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, saying out loud, on camera, that Social Security recipients should accept missing a month's payment without complaint, and calling them criminals if they did complain, should be an inescapable political disaster.
And maybe already is.
youtu.be/aavEmJSqJVQ
And maybe already is.
youtu.be/aavEmJSqJVQ
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Trump is now demanding that the Governor of Maine apologize and “never” challenge him again or else the entire state will face consequences.
Trump demands Maine governor apologize — or the state will face consequences
The Trump administration has sparred with Maine and singled out its governor in recent weeks over his order banning trans athletes from playing in women’s sports.
www.politico.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Trump is now demanding that the Governor of Maine apologize and “never” challenge him again or else the entire state will face consequences.
“If the defining feeling of the start of the first Trump administration was chaos, its equivalent in this term is whiplash,” @GrahamDavidA writes. “The president and his aides have been changing their minds and positions at nauseating speed.”
March 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“If the defining feeling of the start of the first Trump administration was chaos, its equivalent in this term is whiplash,” @GrahamDavidA writes. “The president and his aides have been changing their minds and positions at nauseating speed.”
Trump is a traitor, and Europe is now alone
A view from France
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March 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Reposted by David Evans
Trump’s disgusting behavior in our Oval Office in the company of a genuine hero and defender of democracy like Volodymyr Zelensky may be the most disgraceful public behavior by any president in our history.
February 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Trump’s disgusting behavior in our Oval Office in the company of a genuine hero and defender of democracy like Volodymyr Zelensky may be the most disgraceful public behavior by any president in our history.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week (Gift Article)
The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
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Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars. apnews.com/article/musk...
Musk’s cost-cutting team is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing his car company
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars.
apnews.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars. apnews.com/article/musk...
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FULL: Gov. Pritzker delivers Illinois State of the State Address 2025
YouTube video by NBC Chicago
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February 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Reposted by David Evans
“If the Administration spurns court orders, what happens next will conceivably determine the fate of democracy and the rule of law in our time.”
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country”
Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts.
www.newyorker.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“If the Administration spurns court orders, what happens next will conceivably determine the fate of democracy and the rule of law in our time.”
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
Making America Corrupt Again
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Making America Corrupt Again
“For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.” — Peru’s General Óscar Benavides
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February 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Making America Corrupt Again
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open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
A Country Worth Defending
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A Country Worth Defending
Democracy, science, and decency
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February 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A Country Worth Defending
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Here's how Trump's vengeance machine works
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Here's how Trump's vengeance machine works
He's the mob boss who keeps his hands clean while others do his dirty work.
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January 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Here's how Trump's vengeance machine works
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