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New at FFP: The University of Nebraska spends more on administrators, managers and professional staff than it does on faculty. In 25 years, that spending has more than tripled. 🔗 flatwaterfreepress.org/university-o...

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New at FFP: UNL’s Statistics Department is 1 of 6 programs set to close under proposed budget cuts. But stats professors say there’s a glaring problem: UNL used flawed data to determine which departments to slash. 🔗 buff.ly/o6onFrl

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Online news publishers face 'extinction-level event' from Google's AI-powered search While many factors often drive traffic fluctuations, publishers say the introduction of Google's AI Overviews has led to dramatic declines for news outlets and other online information sources.

While many factors often drive traffic fluctuations, publishers say the introduction of Google's AI Overviews has led to dramatic declines for news outlets and other online information sources.

If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.

From the Defeat_Project_2025 community on Reddit: 6 moments from Cory Booker's epic 25 hour speech Explore this post and more from the Defeat_Project_2025 community

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Inside the DOGE Threat to Social Security A day in the life of a claims rep for America’s largest government program.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk obsessively about rooting out fraud at the Social Security Administration. The agency’s inspector general recently found that less than one per cent of benefits distributed between 2015 and 2022 were improper.

Farmers strongly back Trump. A new trade war could test their loyalty American farmers have stood firmly behind President Trump even when his trade policies hurt them. The latest trade war, which could be even worse for their sector, promises to test those ties again.

American farmers have stood firmly behind President Trump even when his trade policies hurt them. The latest trade war, which could be even worse for their sector, promises to test those ties again.

We at the Flatwater Free Press want to hear from you if you’ve been affected by the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts. To share your experience, please email reporter Jeremy Turley at jturley@flatwaterfreepress.org or reach out anonymously on Signal to FlatwaterTurley.18.

…& many, many more submissions that were held back by researchers like me when this freeze came about. Shooting for NIH deadline in June now & hoping against hope things look better then. If you care about suicidality & social connection in late life, I may have new actionable insight next year.

Amazing work by @jessicarwalsh.bsky.social

Kansas City doesn't have enough jobs available for all the federal workers getting laid off Federal workers in Kansas City whose jobs were eliminated under the Trump administration's massive budget cuts will have a hard time finding comparable work in the area. Instability in the city's work...

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A cautionary tale for all of us…

Texas measles outbreak rises to 48 cases. It's the state's worst in nearly 30 years The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases. It's the state's worst in nearly 30 years.

“The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, mostly in children and teens, making it the state’s worst in nearly 30 years.”

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