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August 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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A few tips for NEH grantees:
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.

2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
April 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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whatever country offers refugee status to trans people first is gonna see their tech sector and their noise scene go through the roof
January 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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VERY OFTEN you will get folks demanding that someone or some entity Make A Statement RE: accusations/controversy/criticism.

This thread explains why folks with any kind of media training or support are advised not to do that.

(You can judge this however you wish, but this is the argument for STFU)
As a PR pro, we used to tell people to get ahead of various online controversies by making statements that refute them. It turns out this is the absolute worst way to respond to criticism or correct errors of any kind. Social media has made this worse. When you respond, it kick-starts issues again.
January 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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I liveskyed the 2024 Martial Law Declaration of Korea.

This is the thread.
According to Korean constitutional law, if martial law is declared in a state of non-war, the National Assembly can vote to make the president stand it down. The National Assembly is gathering now.

We are just now getting footage of inside the National Assembly.
December 3, 2024 at 5:09 PM
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Meanwhile, on Google Maps…
February 16, 2024 at 7:56 AM
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I'm so shocked. Who could ever have seen this one coming? Paint me pink and call me a banana my shockitude runneth over.
NFTs are officially dead.

95% of NFTs are estimated to be literally worthless, with pieces from top collections mostly worth $5-$10.

Roughly 25 million people are sat on dead assets, thanks to celebrity endorsements. The speculative bubble has popped:

markets.businessinsider.com/news/currenc...
September 21, 2023 at 6:14 PM