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@kiswanson.medsky.social

I try not to let Trump steal my calm…but this makes me furious

Federal funding cuts to pediatric brain cancer research ‘taking away hope’ from families

Brain tumors are the leading cause of pediatric cancer-related death. In August, the Trump administration announced it would stop supporting a federally funded network dedicated to researching these d...

www.pbs.org

September 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM

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Qasim Rashid, Esq.

@qasimrashid.com

•ABC: fires Kimmel for mocking Trump
•CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump
•ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller
•MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions”

•FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people

September 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM

uslee.bsky.social

@uslee.bsky.social

What are we going to do as Americans when a hurricane hits this poorly constructed ICE center? Alligator Alcatraz is in the Florida Everglades, known for its susceptibility to hurricanes/flooding. Anyone? @velshimsnbc.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com @nws.noaa.gov @andersoncooper4.bsky.social

July 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM

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Humanizing Through Story

@yourstorymatters.bsky.social

A few Images from today’s “No Kings” protest at Unity Park in Greenville, SC

To see more and support this work: www.patreon.com/posts/131472...

#NoKings #Photojournalism #GreenvilleSC #UnityPark #HumanizingThroughStory #DocumentTheMovement #patreon @iusc.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social

June 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM

uslee.bsky.social

@uslee.bsky.social

Greenville, SC #NoKings

June 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM

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@uslee.bsky.social

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · Jun 8

"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated.

“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant

Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

www.nytimes.com

June 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM

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@uslee.bsky.social

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · Apr 1

“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says Michael Osterholm, an infectious-diseases epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. “These are going to be huge losses to the research community.”

‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs

In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.

www.nature.com

April 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM

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Billy Bragg

@billybragg.bsky.social

How it started/How it's going

February 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM

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HuffPost

@huffpost.com

An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.

Georgia Nonprofit That Produces Life-Saving Food For Kids Has Federal Contract Cut

An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.

www.huffpost.com

February 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM

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TheSnarkTank

@thesnarktank.bsky.social

I’m old enough to remember when presidents prided themselves on creating jobs, not taking them away.

February 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM

uslee.bsky.social

@uslee.bsky.social

The Americas on NBC is amazing and should bring us all together.

February 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM

uslee.bsky.social

@uslee.bsky.social

What can we do to stop this insanity???? This is beyond dangerous and should be illegal. www.deiwatchlist.com/agencies/cen... @chrislhayes.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com @aoc.bsky.social @jasmineforus.bsky.social

February 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM

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Don Moynihan

@donmoyn.bsky.social

I am begging the national media to start taking this seriously.

Stop buying the claims that the framing of "temporary" or "pause."

They are altering the review processes of federally funded scientific research from merit-based peer review processes to political screening by ideologues.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jan 27

NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.

Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."

SUBJECT:
Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs
'The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024. of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending wokeness" and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve.
This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements. For example, during the initial days of his Administration, President Donald J Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025).
Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan 20, 2025), Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025). Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20.
2025). Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20.

ent these orders, each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis of all jal assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that any of the President's executive orders. In the interian, to the extent applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency nay be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial
surice tot foreign nongovernmental organizations, DEL woke gender ideology, and the
pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the he temporary pause will become effective on January 28, 2025, at 5:00
rehensive analysis. Federal agencies must immediately deadlines for assistance programs arising while the les must report this information to OMB along with an directs Federal agencies to pause all activities associated
conducting merit review panels
No later than Febrar
- 10. 2025, agencies shail submit to OMB detailed information on
any programs projects or activities subject to this pause. Each agency must pause. (i) issuance of disbursement of Federal funds under all open awards, and (il) other relevant
has reviewed provided guidance to your agency with respect to the information
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grant and ptions allowing Federal agencies to issue new awards or take other case basis.
To the extent required by law, Federal agencies may continue nistrative actions. such as closeout of Federal awards (2 CFR 200.344), or expressly required by law

January 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM

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MeidasTouch

@meidastouch.com

Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.

(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)

January 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM

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Peter Stefanovic

@peterstefanovic.bsky.social

"The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices. God gives us the capacity for choice. We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes and we must."

-- Jimmy Carter, 2002, Nobel speech

R.I.P

December 29, 2024 at 10:25 PM