Save NIH and NSF Research Funding β 5 Calls
On February 7, the Trump administration moved to cut billions of dollars in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science β¦
**NEW CALL** Demand your reps work to reverse the Trump admin's decision to cut NIH and NSF funding!
These cuts will cause an immediate and massive funding shortfall at research institutions nationwide, forcing layoffs and jeopardizing critical scientific research.
π₯ππ₯ 5calls.org/issue/nih-ns...
08.02.2025 20:57 β π 496 π 249 π¬ 9 π 23
βMake everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand.β @aoc.bsky.social
02.02.2025 19:11 β π 748 π 222 π¬ 5 π 7
1 Do not obey in advance.
2 Defend institutions.
β¦
15 Contribute to good causes.
16 Learn from peers in other countries.
17 Listen for dangerous words.
18 Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
19 Be a patriot.
20 Be as courageous as you can.
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
#OnTyranny #DoNotObeyInAdvance
01.02.2025 19:11 β π 983 π 507 π¬ 26 π 19
WIRED is tracking numerous reports of Musk-related shenanigans across the federal govt.
We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered.
Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.
03.02.2025 15:50 β π 9735 π 4484 π¬ 127 π 107
A orangish dog is sitting in the kitchen with her brand new βquiet earsβ that are orange in color and look like hippopotamus ears.
A black dog with white feet is sitting in the kitchen with her brand new βquiet earsβ that are turquoise in color and look like hippopotamus ears.
Our babies new quiet ears just got here!!! So stinking cute π₯°
17.01.2025 01:16 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Bayer is a pharmaceutical company.
Monsanto is a pesticide company.
Bayer bought Monsanto
Bayer makes drugs for NonHodgkin's lymphoma.
Monsanto makes chemical called glyphosate to spray on FOOD crops,
Glyphosate causes NonHodgkin's lymphoma.
We have come full circle
#disability
13.01.2025 15:38 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
FACTS! π
18.11.2024 18:06 β π 1406 π 346 π¬ 31 π 21
YouTube video by Luke Beasley
THE SHOCKING MAGA COUPLE FOOTAGE I ALMOST COULDNβT POST!
As much as it pained me to watch this, I did it anyway. I wanted to know what these young MAGA are thinking. Itβs worse than I imagined. To say I am gobsmacked is an understatement.. π₯Ί
youtu.be/M7zBGTaFHZE?...
18.11.2024 03:50 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
But donβt worry. Oklahoma is buying thousands of Bibles for their public schools.
17.11.2024 16:37 β π 40166 π 8263 π¬ 1402 π 477
#BlackSky is probably the biggest reason why Bluesky has such excellent user focused tools, especially around anti-harassment tools. They fought the big fights last year, and we should all be very grateful to them.
17.11.2024 17:40 β π 326 π 66 π¬ 3 π 5
Normalize inconsistency in your art. Normalize not making every art piece super detailed and intricate. Normalize just creating art for the sake of it.
17.11.2024 02:24 β π 30835 π 5439 π¬ 305 π 223
Congrats!!
17.11.2024 14:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Today in Columbus, Ohio.
16.11.2024 20:10 β π 3772 π 1401 π¬ 1070 π 787
Leeeeeet the sun shineβ¦
(The photo is of a blue sky and sunshine peeking through grey clouds)
#sunshine
#bluesky
#itsagreatdaytodemolishoppresivesystems
17.11.2024 14:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Hellllllllllo
17.11.2024 14:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This is a great community ethos. Did you know thereβs also a βNewskiesβ feed with first posts from new users? I sometimes go in there and say hi to new folks coming on.
17.11.2024 05:45 β π 4297 π 673 π¬ 103 π 46
Reposting to watch later. Not excited to watch it, but thank you for posting it. βοΈ
17.11.2024 13:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
YouTube video by The Bulwark
Trump Rewards His Sycophants with Power (w/ David French & Larry Diamond) | Beg to Differ
Sobering discussion on the American election and its ramifications domestically and globally..
youtu.be/-5KiPZstxoU?...
16.11.2024 19:44 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Hi!
17.11.2024 12:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
classy stuff at the latest school board meeting in my hometown of Forest Lake, Minnesota (the same town Pete Hegseth is from)
these people are more emboldened than ever to be their absolute worst selves
16.11.2024 16:05 β π 10114 π 1801 π¬ 2055 π 584
Starter Pack thread time! Hereβs our official MeidasTouch Starter Pack with our staff and contributors on Bluesky. Reply with your favorite packs! π
16.11.2024 20:13 β π 3854 π 797 π¬ 217 π 39
Hey hey new followers! Curious, what made you click follow? Glad to meet you. ππΌ
17.11.2024 00:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I was recently tested for ADHD and autism and it turns out I am both. If youβve known me for a while, is this something that you noticed in me? Curiouser and curiouser and further down the πhole I goβ¦
16.11.2024 19:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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16.11.2024 12:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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