Karl Rectanus
@rectan.bsky.social
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Scoop: DOGE now controls how grant opportunities get posted across government.
DOGE engineer removed users’ permissions to post to Grants-dot-gov without telling them. Now requests flow thru DOGE-controlled mailbox.
with @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social + @hannahnatanson.bsky.social
DOGE engineer removed users’ permissions to post to Grants-dot-gov without telling them. Now requests flow thru DOGE-controlled mailbox.
with @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social + @hannahnatanson.bsky.social
DOGE takes over federal grants website, wresting control of billions
A DOGE engineer removed users’ access to grants.gov, threatening to further slow the process of awarding thousands of federal grants per year.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Scoop: DOGE now controls how grant opportunities get posted across government.
DOGE engineer removed users’ permissions to post to Grants-dot-gov without telling them. Now requests flow thru DOGE-controlled mailbox.
with @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social + @hannahnatanson.bsky.social
DOGE engineer removed users’ permissions to post to Grants-dot-gov without telling them. Now requests flow thru DOGE-controlled mailbox.
with @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social + @hannahnatanson.bsky.social
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A top economics reporter goes off script on national TV: “I am going to say this at risk of my job, but what President Trump is doing is insane.”
March 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
A top economics reporter goes off script on national TV: “I am going to say this at risk of my job, but what President Trump is doing is insane.”
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A lot of people are going to die from this
First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A lot of people are going to die from this
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Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.
February 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.
Perhaps a Lesson from "Spies Like Us"
Perhaps a Lesson from "Spies Like Us"
Over the past few weeks, I've found myself scratching my head, asking "Doctor? Doctor. Doctor? Doctor.
www.linkedin.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Perhaps a Lesson from "Spies Like Us"
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Congress!
These across the board tariffs do not meet Section 232 (national security or reliance unloading thereof)...
#DontBendTheKnee
These across the board tariffs do not meet Section 232 (national security or reliance unloading thereof)...
#DontBendTheKnee
BREAKING: President Donald Trump unleashed the first salvo of his tariff war, with general levies of 25% on Canada and Mexico and 10% on China.
Trump Hits China, Canada, Mexico With Tariffs to Open Trade War
President Donald Trump unleashed the first salvo of his tariff war, with general levies of 25% on Canada and Mexico and 10% on China — the start of a wave of promised trade barrages against foreign al...
www.bloomberg.com
February 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Congress!
These across the board tariffs do not meet Section 232 (national security or reliance unloading thereof)...
#DontBendTheKnee
These across the board tariffs do not meet Section 232 (national security or reliance unloading thereof)...
#DontBendTheKnee
CONGRESS! DO YOUR JOB!
THIS IS A MASSIVE SECURITY RISK TO OUR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS, TOTAL ABROGATION OF POWER, AND THE WAY YOU LOSE THE POWER OF THE PURSE (about the only power you've tried to keep).
NSF! JUSTICE! IGs! USAID!
#DontBendTheKnee
THIS IS A MASSIVE SECURITY RISK TO OUR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS, TOTAL ABROGATION OF POWER, AND THE WAY YOU LOSE THE POWER OF THE PURSE (about the only power you've tried to keep).
NSF! JUSTICE! IGs! USAID!
#DontBendTheKnee
NEW: USAID source says staff are scrambling to save archived copies of US regulations before they're gone & are being actively locked out of systems, including a publicly available database of USAID documents.
WIRED has built software to systematically check the status of 1,374 government domains.
WIRED has built software to systematically check the status of 1,374 government domains.
US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time
A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.
www.wired.com
February 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
CONGRESS! DO YOUR JOB!
THIS IS A MASSIVE SECURITY RISK TO OUR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS, TOTAL ABROGATION OF POWER, AND THE WAY YOU LOSE THE POWER OF THE PURSE (about the only power you've tried to keep).
NSF! JUSTICE! IGs! USAID!
#DontBendTheKnee
THIS IS A MASSIVE SECURITY RISK TO OUR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS, TOTAL ABROGATION OF POWER, AND THE WAY YOU LOSE THE POWER OF THE PURSE (about the only power you've tried to keep).
NSF! JUSTICE! IGs! USAID!
#DontBendTheKnee
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Remember when we said
Trump is going to do project 2025 and everyone said “no, he’s not.”
Turns out …
Trump is going to do project 2025 and everyone said “no, he’s not.”
Turns out …
February 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Remember when we said
Trump is going to do project 2025 and everyone said “no, he’s not.”
Turns out …
Trump is going to do project 2025 and everyone said “no, he’s not.”
Turns out …
Congress and America!
We have now entered the "Find Out" portion of the FAFO stage of democracy.
He is who he told you he was (while denying it when convenient).
They are doing what they said they would (while denying it when convenient).
... what to do?...
We have now entered the "Find Out" portion of the FAFO stage of democracy.
He is who he told you he was (while denying it when convenient).
They are doing what they said they would (while denying it when convenient).
... what to do?...
February 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Congress and America!
We have now entered the "Find Out" portion of the FAFO stage of democracy.
He is who he told you he was (while denying it when convenient).
They are doing what they said they would (while denying it when convenient).
... what to do?...
We have now entered the "Find Out" portion of the FAFO stage of democracy.
He is who he told you he was (while denying it when convenient).
They are doing what they said they would (while denying it when convenient).
... what to do?...
Reminder...
Prosecuting a political or non-political person for breaking the law is called 'due process' or holding accountable for one's actions. It's the definition of legal and our legal system.
Firing people for doing their job is weaponization of the Justice department.
#dontbendtheknee
Prosecuting a political or non-political person for breaking the law is called 'due process' or holding accountable for one's actions. It's the definition of legal and our legal system.
Firing people for doing their job is weaponization of the Justice department.
#dontbendtheknee
Trump Officials Fire Jan. 6 Prosecutors and Plan Possible F.B.I. Purge
The prosecutor firings and a move to scrutinize thousands of F.B.I. agents were a powerful indication that the president has few qualms deploying federal law enforcement to punish perceived enemies.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Reminder...
Prosecuting a political or non-political person for breaking the law is called 'due process' or holding accountable for one's actions. It's the definition of legal and our legal system.
Firing people for doing their job is weaponization of the Justice department.
#dontbendtheknee
Prosecuting a political or non-political person for breaking the law is called 'due process' or holding accountable for one's actions. It's the definition of legal and our legal system.
Firing people for doing their job is weaponization of the Justice department.
#dontbendtheknee
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Today in US History: On January 31, 1865, "Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment which, on ratification, abolished slavery in America. The vote in the House was 121 to 24."
www.archives.gov/milestone-do...
www.archives.gov/milestone-do...
January 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Today in US History: On January 31, 1865, "Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment which, on ratification, abolished slavery in America. The vote in the House was 121 to 24."
www.archives.gov/milestone-do...
www.archives.gov/milestone-do...
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“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house."
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house."
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
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i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
Meanwhile, "foreign exchange students at MIT create new open source AI model using 2nd-hand microwave and size 34C push-up brassiere"
SoftBank in talks to invest as much as $25B in OpenAI, report says
SoftBank in talks to invest as much as $25B in OpenAI, report says
SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion in OpenAI as part of a broader partnership that could see the Japanese conglomerate spend more than $40 billion on AI initiatives with the Microsoft-backed startup, according to Financial Times. The…
tcrn.ch
January 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Meanwhile, "foreign exchange students at MIT create new open source AI model using 2nd-hand microwave and size 34C push-up brassiere"
Looks like Columbia tuition will be even higher next year!
January 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Looks like Columbia tuition will be even higher next year!
Defunding the science, research, and development that undergirded the American economy during and since WWII is the opposite of American exceptionalism.
Who does this benefit?
1. Less diverse, effective NASA? I know a few billionaires in the space game.
2. Cutting research funding?
1. Hurts all
Who does this benefit?
1. Less diverse, effective NASA? I know a few billionaires in the space game.
2. Cutting research funding?
1. Hurts all
I had a whole chapter in NOT A SCIENTIST about the tactic of touting some generally popular government endeavor while simultaneously trying to gut its funding, and the two big examples were NASA and NIH. Now they’re not even bothering with step one.
I have heard some internal confirmation that NIH study sections are being suspended theoretically under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Which is insane.
January 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Defunding the science, research, and development that undergirded the American economy during and since WWII is the opposite of American exceptionalism.
Who does this benefit?
1. Less diverse, effective NASA? I know a few billionaires in the space game.
2. Cutting research funding?
1. Hurts all
Who does this benefit?
1. Less diverse, effective NASA? I know a few billionaires in the space game.
2. Cutting research funding?
1. Hurts all
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I have and will continue to. But you know why I say it here ? Because @bsky.app is 30m strong and growing quickly. The collective wisdom and influence of users here is far greater than any individual democrat.
I can't say it enough. Bluesky can be the influence that can counter RW media.
I can't say it enough. Bluesky can be the influence that can counter RW media.
No offense, Mark, but you have influence and power most of us don’t. Why don’t you speak up to those in DC you have connections with? Actions speak louder than words as you well know.
January 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I have and will continue to. But you know why I say it here ? Because @bsky.app is 30m strong and growing quickly. The collective wisdom and influence of users here is far greater than any individual democrat.
I can't say it enough. Bluesky can be the influence that can counter RW media.
I can't say it enough. Bluesky can be the influence that can counter RW media.
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BREAKING: North Carolina Supreme Court denies Griffin's denies Griffin's writ of prohibition, says appeal must first go through Wake County Superior Court. Story to come. #ncpol
Order here--> drive.google.com/file/d/1FJ3V...
Order here--> drive.google.com/file/d/1FJ3V...
January 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
BREAKING: North Carolina Supreme Court denies Griffin's denies Griffin's writ of prohibition, says appeal must first go through Wake County Superior Court. Story to come. #ncpol
Order here--> drive.google.com/file/d/1FJ3V...
Order here--> drive.google.com/file/d/1FJ3V...
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Communications shutdown. Travel ban. Canceled study sections. Now a hiring freeze?
Shutting down the NIH indefinitely without stated cause is literally an act of sabotage.
Left: yesterday. Right: today.
Shutting down the NIH indefinitely without stated cause is literally an act of sabotage.
Left: yesterday. Right: today.
January 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Communications shutdown. Travel ban. Canceled study sections. Now a hiring freeze?
Shutting down the NIH indefinitely without stated cause is literally an act of sabotage.
Left: yesterday. Right: today.
Shutting down the NIH indefinitely without stated cause is literally an act of sabotage.
Left: yesterday. Right: today.