I'm shocked! said no one.
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"the rule of law, checks and balances and the peaceful transition of power..." www.scientificamerican.com/article/ex-n...
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The cuts aren’t random. They’re targeting climate research, clean energy, social sciences, and programs that helped bring underrepresented scientists into the field. NSF has issued 1,000 fewer graduate fellowships this year alone a 50% drop.
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The National Science Foundation which funds a quarter of all basic scientific research in the country is being dismantled.
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Per the @nytimes.com CIA Director Radcliffe and SecState Rubio told Trump that Netanyahu’s friendly regime change scenario in favor of war with Iran was “farcical” and “bullsh… respectively. Details on Substack here: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...
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Cosplaying working class Rafael Cruz went to Princeton and Harvard. When he flees his constituents without power, he stays at the Ritz-Carlton. His wife, Heidi, is Managing Director at the fancy investment firm Goldman Sachs. They are not men & women with callouses on their hands. They are elites.
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Virginia's got wind power vibes! The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is live and kicking, delivering 2.6 GW of clean energy to the grid. Who knew delays could lead to such a breezy comeback? https://www.utilitydive.com/news/coastal-virginia-offshore-wind-begins-delivering-power/815874/
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❗️Ukrainian experts in the Middle East were shocked by US air defense tactics, citing the use of up to 8 Patriot missiles per drone and $6M interceptors against $70K UAVs, while poorly concealed radars were destroyed by cheap drones, The Times reports.
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"Having failed to kill offshore wind through executive fiat and stymied by the courts, the Trump administration seems to have settled on a new strategy: paying companies to quit producing clean energy." — @lizdye.bsky.social
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kind of annoyed that the narrative is clearly going to be “Israel got us into Iran” when Russia is right there and is cashing the checks
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I used to work for the government. In order to justify budgets, bad actors overspend at the end of the fiscal year. So the administration spent $93B on bullshit to justify massive Pentagon budget proposals, all while gutting health care and food assistance. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.
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This moment from Feb 2025 may go down as one of the most prescient exchanges in modern diplomatic history. Zelenskyy warned Trump that while the United States may feel protected by an ocean today, a time could come when America would need help in war. Trump scolded him instead.
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HOLY SHIT. A dark money group, hidden behind a bunch of shell companies, is paying influencers thousands of dollars PER POST to attack @katmabu.bsky.social on social media a month before her election. Thank you to the people who declined the money and went forward with this. So who's behind this?