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NEW: A study of mint plants. A device to stop severe bleeding. Technology for treating concussions.

This is some of the scientific research that Ted Cruz calls “woke.”

By @lisalsong.bsky.social and Agnel Philip
A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude…
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February 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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The Department of Ed has a form to snitch on DEI policies in schools.

I’d be a shame if we broke it with thousands of responses… enddei.ed.gov
Department of Education FormLock
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February 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”

I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
February 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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In 1967, Pittsburgh's inner city produced America’s first EMT service. Comprised solely of Black men and women recruited from the city’s Hill District neighborhood, the paramedics of Freedom House Ambulance became trailblazers in providing pre-hospital and CPR care.
February 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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If you are a federal employee then pin this post & copy the link. This living resource will help you plan for what is coming. It covers prepping for terminations, paths forward, legal actions, lawyers, reporters & news agencies, etc.

bit.ly/getreadyfed
What to do now - getting fed communities ready for whats coming
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February 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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While they haven’t slithered on earth for up to a century, some snake specimens at the Field Museum helped researchers discover four species of king cobra.
Field Museum scientists rename king cobras after 4 new species discovered
"There's just a lot we don't know and this is sort of the first step in getting a better grasp on what this biodiversity really means," said Sara Ruane, associate curator of reptiles and amphibians…
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January 30, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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I’m not kidding: those who delegate all their writing, thinking and creative expression to machines are going to wake up one day and discover that they can no longer write or think. You need to make your own art. You need to keep your brain working. You need to stay human.
January 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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My colleague @jael.bsky.social got a list of the energy and climate programs affected by Trump’s funding freeze. It goes so much further than “just” climate programs — it’s nuclear cleanup funding, oil and propane support for poor families, DHS post-disaster grants heatmap.news/politics/tru...
Trump’s Funding Freeze Will Hit These Climate and Energy Programs
The freeze goes into effect at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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January 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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This morning, we learned that President Trump fired Board Member Gwynne Wilcox, whose Senate-confirmed term runs until 2028.

This move must be called out for what it is—a frontal assault on the NLRB, its employees, workers, and the very idea of an independent civil service. 🚨
January 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM