Vivian Martin
@vivianmartin.bsky.social
Vivian B. Martin, professor of Journalism(Central Connecticut State University), researcher on news, everyday life, and knowledge-making, expertise in grounded theory ( international network).
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Ooo this is a good one ☺️
February 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ooo this is a good one ☺️
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"The bans show a clear pattern of targeting authors of color, women and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Books that educate about racism, gender and history are most often the recipient of relentless censorship attempts." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Multi-level barrage of US book bans is ‘unprecedented’, says PEN America
Censorship at local to federal level recalls past authoritarian regimes ‘but this has never all happened at once’
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"The bans show a clear pattern of targeting authors of color, women and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Books that educate about racism, gender and history are most often the recipient of relentless censorship attempts." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Imagine any prior moment in the history of the U.S. where a president whose family is in business with LIV GOLF via hosting tournaments four years in a row would convene a White House meeting involving LIV Golf and its potential merger partner PGA. This is a conflict of interest. Plain and simple.
February 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Imagine any prior moment in the history of the U.S. where a president whose family is in business with LIV GOLF via hosting tournaments four years in a row would convene a White House meeting involving LIV Golf and its potential merger partner PGA. This is a conflict of interest. Plain and simple.
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As the Trump administration and Elon Musk work to dismantle USAID, the government’s lead agency for delivering humanitarian aid for generations, right-wing influencers have flooded the internet with falsehoods about its work, promoting unfounded claims and conspiratorial thinking. nyti.ms/4htWHN0
February 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
As the Trump administration and Elon Musk work to dismantle USAID, the government’s lead agency for delivering humanitarian aid for generations, right-wing influencers have flooded the internet with falsehoods about its work, promoting unfounded claims and conspiratorial thinking. nyti.ms/4htWHN0
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Patel got a big check from a guy best known for running anti-American influence operations with money from a slush fund set up by Vladimir Putin www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Kash Patel was paid by Russian filmmaker with Kremlin ties, documents show
Patel, Trump’s nominee to be FBI director, was paid $25,000 last year by a film company that has promoted anti-Western views advanced by the Kremlin, documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Patel got a big check from a guy best known for running anti-American influence operations with money from a slush fund set up by Vladimir Putin www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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From what I hear from multiple people in the space, the latest NIH indirect costs for medical research grants will basically mean the end most academic medical centers.
February 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
From what I hear from multiple people in the space, the latest NIH indirect costs for medical research grants will basically mean the end most academic medical centers.