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I am an avid learner, writer, science enthusiast, indie movie freak, stroke survivor, aphasia warrior, deep thinker, curious, deeply flawed, and huge dog lover.
Scientific research IS BEING dismantled in the United States!
Read the Letter
Researchers at academic institutions nationwide say that U.S. science is being dismantled.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Scientific research IS BEING dismantled in the United States!
I guess more governmental agencies will be disappearing soon 🤬?!
OSHA has repeatedly fined Elon Musk’s companies for serious safety violations. Granting him and his associates access to the agency’s files is an obvious conflict of interest, and would likely discourage workers from filing future complaints.
What Will DOGE’s Moves on Government Agencies Mean for OSHA?
Unions took to the streets—and the courts—to try to keep Elon Musk’s initiative out of the Labor Department.
nyer.cm
February 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I guess more governmental agencies will be disappearing soon 🤬?!
Of course he did 😡! Wow!
Julianne Moore in ‘Great Shock’ After Donald Trump Bans Her Children’s Book ‘Freckleface Strawberry’ From Schools: ‘I Can’t Help But Wonder What Is So Controversial’
The Trump Administration has banned Julianne Moore's 2007 children's book 'Freckleface Strawberry' from schools operated by the Department of Defense.
variety.com
February 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Of course he did 😡! Wow!
Don’t just say DEI as if it’s a bad word. Spell it out.
Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation.
Say equity, which a just society should pursue.
Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.
Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation.
Say equity, which a just society should pursue.
Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.
February 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The incompetency of this new administration affects EVERYTHING, even advancements of scientific and medical research. Disgraceful.
NEW: The N.I.H. will cut about $4 Billion from federal research grants that support cancer, virus and heart disease research.
#Project2025 called for the cuts to end subsidies to "leftist" university agendas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
#Project2025 called for the cuts to end subsidies to "leftist" university agendas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Deep Cuts to Medical Research Funds Could Hobble University Budgets
Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. Proposed funding cuts would leave colleges with large budget gaps.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The incompetency of this new administration affects EVERYTHING, even advancements of scientific and medical research. Disgraceful.
Hmmm…
As of Jan. 15, a biography of Vera Rubin on the observatory’s website included a section titled, “She advocated for women in science.”
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
The Rewriting of a Pioneering Female Astronomer’s Legacy Shows How Far Trump’s DEI Purge Will Go
The federal webpage for an observatory named for the late astronomer Vera Rubin was edited to omit any recognition of the fact that science remains a male-dominated field or that the observatory was…
propub.li
February 2, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Hmmm…
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Caroline Kennedy wrote a scathing letter to senators, calling her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a “predator” addicted to attention from airing dangerous views on vaccinations and someone who is unfit to be the U.S. health secretary. nyti.ms/40Oyb3o
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
🤞🏼
I have no words.
January 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I have no words.
This pertains to science, the recent purging of DEI by the current administration and the consequences it can have. It is very damaging.
Dark times for science. Proud of my colleagues at JLME for speaking up: www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...
'This is censorship': Trump freeze on communications forces medical journal to pull HHS authors' article
The article had to be pulled even though HHS Office of Research Integrity officials gave a public talk on the topic last fall
www.statnews.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This pertains to science, the recent purging of DEI by the current administration and the consequences it can have. It is very damaging.
January 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
“Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions,” wrote one respondent. “My feed is almost entirely scientists and I actually get updates on research that is relevant and timely,” wrote another.”
Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform
Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.
www.nature.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions,” wrote one respondent. “My feed is almost entirely scientists and I actually get updates on research that is relevant and timely,” wrote another.”
I wonder if their letter will make a difference or not? All of the president-elect’s cabinet choices have been disturbing 😳.
More than 75 Nobel Prize winners signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a cabinet choice. nyti.ms/41uQueD
December 10, 2024 at 3:58 AM
I wonder if their letter will make a difference or not? All of the president-elect’s cabinet choices have been disturbing 😳.