Linda McMahon, the Secretary of Education, sent a letter to Harvard. They responded by grading it.
Honestly, this is the level of petty I aspire to.
#uspol #fucktrump #trump #harvard
uspol
UPDATE: a spokesperson from JP Morgan Chase told the Texas Observer they fired the operator of a neo-Nazi X account who we identified as their employee.
"This person is no longer at the firm. We do not tolerate hate in any form and take incidents such as this very seriously."
https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/
#politics #USpol #extremism #racism #antisemitism #Texas #news #SocialMedia #ElonMusk
My latest for Deceleration: Greg Abbott could defund the #police in San Marcos—at least partially—if the Texas governor carries through with his threats over a proposed city council resolution calling for a ceasefire in #Gaza. https://deceleration.news/palestine-greg-abbott-defund-san-marcos-police-israeli-violence/
#politics #Texas #SanMarcos #Palestine #FreePalestine #BDS #news #GregAbbott #USpol
I don't think it's possible to be where we are in #uspol (and in the global authoritarian slide) without our information ecosystems being such a mess.
There's a ton of work to do on the distribution side of the problem, but also on the info-making side: Even great newsrooms aren't built to make the kind of knowledge we need in this moment, bc what they make are endless streams of atomized stories.
And we ordinary people are all out here in the feeds trying to piece it together in our heads.
We have a first in American history.
#trump and his administration have been found in contempt of court, opening a door for criminal prosecution against Trump, and anyone involved in the #crime of kidnapping #kilmarabregogarcia and then refusing to facilitate his return.
It's a constitutional crisis and it will be an interesting point in #history to witness.
Our president is literally a criminal. He was before he was elected.
Where to go for a PhD? Change of interest from non-US students.
Source: Economist, 2025 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/05/21/america-is-in-danger-of-experiencing-an-academic-brain-drain #science #uspol
Newsletter: Inside the Trump family’s sprawling crypto empire — from memecoins to mining — and how Trump is using presidential power to dismantle the regulators who could stop it.
One of #grants #Trump froze at #Cornell: $6.7M (over 4 yrs) to develop #HeartPumps for #babies born w/ #HeartDefects.
It took decades of work to get to the point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this.
#science #research #medicine #health #pediatrics #cardiology #infants #PediatricCardiology #innovation #progress #Universities #law #USpol #Musk #DOGE #AntiIntellectualism #AntiScience #HealthyIfYoureWealthy
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/05/research-risk-life-saving-heart-pumps-babies
‘That’s Not Who We Are’: #Biden Criticizes #Trump in BBC Interview
The fmr president stepped up his public re-emergence by attacking Trump’s handling of #ForeignPolicy & defending his own decision to seek re-election.
6 months after his party lost the presidential election, former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is stepping back into the public spotlight with a scathing condemnation of his successor & his handling of international affairs.
#USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/us/trump-biden-interview.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=90A32E8E-9267-489E-A5FD-56DFD5B66684
Newsletter: Crypto traders are spending millions of dollars on TRUMP memecoins to buy access to the president at an upcoming private dinner, exacerbating existing ethics concerns. 73% of the attendees are likely not American, only adding further concerns over foreign influence.
https://www.citationneeded.news/trump-memecoin-dinner-guests/
I think I've already posted this but it's worth re-posting:
"Trump admin's attacks on chronic disease research abandons long COVID and ME/CFS patients... Again"
"Budget cuts and the dismantling of federal agencies are making it harder for patients with long COVID and ME/CFS"
@mecfs @longcovid
Edit: added hashtag
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Sure millions will suffer under the Trump tariffs, but my succulents are THRIVING with all the extra attention my stress relief garden's getting! 💁♀️🌵✨
#Succulents #LosAngeles #California #Cactus #Photo #Photography #Plants #Politics #USPol #USPolitics
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Wasn't sure we'd make it to a #handsoff protest today but we did(!) glad we went.
“When citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face govt #retribution, they no longer live in a full #democracy.
“By that measure, #America has crossed the line into competitive #authoritarianism. The #Trump administration’s #WeaponizationOfGovernment agencies & flurry of punitive actions against critics has raised the cost of opposition for a wide range of Americans.”
#law #USpol #AmericanAutocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/opinion/trump-authoritarianism-democracy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Fk8.FdrP.pvuxCrXOS6Fj&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
The NSF Is Being Dismantled — With Broad Implications For The American Economy
“This isn’t about merit or budgets because NSF has a tiny imprint on the federal budget. This is all about controlling information and knowledge.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johndrake/2025/05/09/the-national-science-foundation-is-being-dismantled-what-the-economy-needs-is-more-investment/ #uspol
US is choosing to cede leadership in #science and innovation. On purpose.
The GENIUS Act stablecoin bill has stalled in the Senate with key Democrats — including some of its early co-sponsors — voting against it. Democratic opposition increased after Trump’s World Liberty Financial cryptocurrency platform released its own stablecoin, allowing the president to profit from transactions including a $2 billion deal between the Emirati state-owned investment firm MGX and the Binance crypto platform.
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For the past 10 years or so, every year my brother in law has always traveled for 3-4 weeks to the USA.
We had a family gathering today, so I asked him if he plans to go there this summer too.
He said "no way, I'll visit #Canada this year!".
I believe it's not an isolated case and that Canada will see an increase of tourists from the EU
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This week's comic: A dangerous invasion of warblers, orioles, and hummingbirds
She's clinically ill. Why is she in Congress?!?
"Get the f**k out of my face": GOP Rep. Mace shouts at constituent who asked her about town halls
https://www.salon.com/2025/04/20/get-the-fk-out-of-my-face-rep-mace-shouts-at-constituent-asked-her-about-town-halls/
With 16 Democrats voting in favor, the GENIUS Act stablecoin bill has passed cloture in the Senate.
Alsobrooks (MD), Blunt Rochester (DE), Booker (NJ), Cortez Masto (NV), Fetterman (PA), Gallego (AZ), Gillibrand (NY), Hassan (NH), Heinrich (NM), Lujan (NM), Ossoff (GA), Padilla (CA), Rosen (NV), Schiff (CA), Slotkin (MI), Warner (VA).
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BREAKING NEWS 🚨
$100 OIL IS COMING!
The Iranian parliament has approved the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and final approval by the Iranian leadership is being prepared.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews
Good result?
It will take at least a few weeks before goods are arriving from #China in the #US again, tariffs are back at where they started, people lost a lot of money, trust is completly gone, not one extra factory has been build in the US in the meanwhile
I can keep going but there is only 500 characters..
Trump is the definition of failure
“I listened to NSF staff say DOGE had the authority to give thumbs up or down to grant applications which had been systematically vetted by layers of subject matter experts.
Our closed-to-the-public deliberations were observed by Zachary Terrell from the DOGE team. Through his Zoom screen, he showed more interest in his water bottle & his cuticles than the discussion. Terrell..accessed the NSF awards system to block the dispersal of approved grants.“
https://time.com/7285045/resigning-national-science-foundation-library-congress/ #science #uspol
Fuck.
Spread the word and light up those phone /email lines.
We just learned yesterday that the majority on the House Ways and Means Committee added language to the reconciliation bill that would give the administration unchecked power to revoke nonprofit tax status for organizations.
Section 112209 raises profound constitutional concerns, as it opens the door to restrictions on free speech and could be weaponized against organizations that promote civil rights and liberties and racial justice.
They paused that nonprofit EO because the sector immediately mobilized and was prepared.
These sneaky shits hope we don't notice this time around.
Have a favorite nonprofit? Speak up on their behalf.