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REST IN PEACE: Jane Goodall, best known for her work studying chimpanzees for over 60 years, has died at age 91.

STORY: https://www.wmtv15news.com/2025/10/01/jane-goodall-famed-chimpanzee-researcher-conservationist-dead-91/ 

Turns out some of the “we want small government” people kiiiinda wanted the government to be just one guy.

Attempting to rig elections on his behalf.

Turning the military on citizens.

Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.

Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime.

If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?

Wisconsin should do a flag redesign

Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.

a thought i have reading @clintsmithiii.bsky.social’s wonderful piece is that one reason the administration wants to erase any mention of the worst of our past is because it is intent on recapitulating those atrocities www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

RFK Jr. Mandates All Americans Drink Mysterious Glowing Liquid WASHINGTON—Claiming the luminous potion would make the nation strong and vigorous, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued an order Friday directing all Americans to drink a mysterious glowing liquid. “In order to end the chronic disease epidemic in this country, it is imperative that every man, woman, and child take a large […]

RFK Jr. Mandates All Americans Drink Mysterious Glowing Liquid

he openly admired the chinese government's handling of tiananmen square and wants to do it here

There needs to be some sort of punctuation between a period and a question mark. Like I don't want to say "Oh." but "Oh?" is way too inquisitive

This week’s main story is about Donald Trump’s worsening relationship with the press, how we should be reacting, how it could impact the U.S. moving forward, and how Will Trent has been renewed but Doctor Odyssey hasn’t. We will not sleep until ABC responds.

DOGE hits Dane County as AmeriCorps program funding terminated Sudden termination of AmeriCorps funding in Wisconsin has left hundreds of young service workers jobless and disrupted vital services across schools, nonprofits, and community health programs. The…

430 Americorps members working in schools, clinics and homeless shelters in Wisconsin were suddenly terminated Monday. Even if a federal lawsuit is successful in restoring funding, the future of all of those programs is uncertain. Robert Chappell reports:

“A complete cessation of US funding without replacement by other sources of funding would lead to dramatic increases in deaths from 2025-2040:

15.2 (9.3-20.8) million additional AIDS deaths,

2.2 (1.5-1.9) million additional TB deaths,

7.9 million additional child deaths from other causes”

NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings

NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Last week, I decided to suspend all upcoming US travel including the 2026 ASSA in Philly (was looking forward to seeing old friends again) and a seminar talk. I find the US to be an amazing place, personally and professionally, but the risk of arbitrary detention is not worth it.

Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks, don't you think?

Sexual orientation, gender options cut from U.S. Ph.D. graduate survey After adding questions to a key survey last year, the U.S. National Science Foundation is reversing course

After adding questions to a key survey last year, the U.S. National Science Foundation is reversing course. scim.ag/3XYCCXH

Hi journalists. You play such a crucial role. Please stop gullibly parroting the US Administration’s diktats about “efficiency”.

Look at how they are gutting the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The SEC’s revenue exceeds its budget. It costs NEGATIVE taxpayer dollars. Earns us $1 billion/yr.

Everybody romanticizing about the heyday of American manufacturing needs to carefully listen to one (1) Bruce Springsteen song.

US Weather Agency Websites to Vanish Under Planned Contract Cuts The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency is poised to eliminate most websites tied to its research division under plans for the cancellation of a cloud web services contract, a move that could s...

Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects.

Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):

Los estadounidenses más ricos viven menos que los europeos de menos recursos Un estudio confirma que en cada lugar los adinerados viven más que los pobres y que las diferencias entre clases sociales son mucho más acusadas en EE UU

Los estadounidenses más ricos tienen menor esperanza de vida que los europeos más ricos y no superan la de los más pobres de países como Alemania, Francia o Países Bajos, según un estudio

International scientists rethink U.S. conference attendance Opposition to Trump administration and fears of customs run-ins are shifting travel plans

Scientific conferences attract thousands of foreign researchers to the United States every year. But some are reassessing their travel plans because of objections to U.S. policy and fears of being interrogated or detained by customs officials.

Fruit and vegetable are not mutually exclusive categories

We shouldn't have elections on April fool's day

This is just horrible.

The FY25 CR obliterates the already small funding allocations for the development of new treatments for patients with pancreatic cancer, lung cancer and glioblastoma.... for what purpose?

These are three of the deadliest types of cancer.

For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill (Gift Article) After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.

As the Texas measles outbreak continues, doctors there are treating some children given so much vitamin A that they have signs of liver damage. Story by @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/h...

Saying ‘pandemic is over,’ NIH institute starts cutting COVID-19 research Grant terminations halt research on improving vaccinations and preventing future pandemics

Exclusive: Science has learned that grant termination letters went out last night to principal investigators of 29 awards made by NIAID, including nine grants that were part of a program hoping to deliver antiviral drugs to prevent future pandemics. scim.ag/4iVm7mY

Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation. The money was used

Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation.

New Federal Law Mandates Women Talk With Baby Voice WASHINGTON—In a decisive victory for longtime champions of the cause, congressional leaders announced Wednesday the passage of a new federal law mandating that all women talk with a baby voice. “Under the terms of this legislation, every American female over the age of 18 is now required to speak with short, simple words in a […]

New Federal Law Mandates Women Talk With Baby Voice
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La UE doblará la financiación para atraer a los científicos de EE UU que huyan de Trump La Comisión planea subir a dos millones la inversión en investigadores principales ante la “oportunidad” generada por los recortes y trabas de la Casa Blanca

Del mismo modo que algunas de las mentes más brillantes del siglo XX abandonaron Europa y se establecieron en EE UU, ahora puede haber una corriente inversa de investigadores que abandonen los Estados Unidos de Trump. “Representa una oportunidad”

Israeli military launches a new ground offensive in Gaza Israel's military launched a new ground offensive in Gaza, sending troops into areas they retreated from during a two-month ceasefire. This comes a day after airstrikes killed more than 400 people.

Israel's military launched a new ground offensive in Gaza, sending troops into areas they retreated from during a two-month ceasefire. This comes a day after airstrikes killed more than 400 people.