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Sunrise on Summer Solstice at Pinson Mounds State Park in Tennessee

Please vote for Tennessee's Archaeology Awareness Month poster, which celebrates sunrise on Summer Solstice at Pinson Mounds State Park. Show your support for this grant-funded project!

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Happy International Beaver Day!

Extensive compositionality in the vocal system of bonobos Compositionality, the capacity to combine meaningful elements into larger meaningful structures, is a hallmark of human language. Compositionality can be trivial (the combination’s meaning is the sum ...

So I'm trying to focus on something good in #TrumpsAmerica. And this new finding about language and bonobo chimps excited my nerd brain. #scienceiscool

New data fill long-standing gaps in the study of policing Data show discrimination, but analysis must be more policy relevant

Science proves "driving while black." Why am I not surprised?

'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.

Apparently the DEI rollback means we can have race-based water fountains again. What year is it in #TrumpsAmerica

‘Segregated facilities’ are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts : Shots - Health News

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No shit.

And now the Dem leadership think they didn’t run far enough to the right. 🙄

This makes my heart happy.

Sounds like they’ve bought into the Fox News propaganda too. The real problem is corporate donations and bought politicians. Which includes all their dumb asses.

Strategically parked around the corner …

We fought for 7 years to get away from a king. The constitution is clear- Americans do not want a concentration of power.
It is the division the separation of power - the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government - that prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful.

Is it too late to stop the madness?

Ladies should always say qweef in mabeef.

I’ve been working closely with an NSF officer for a couple months now. Friday is his last day because he’s one of President Musk’s victims. #TrumpsAmerica

I’m having to tell faculty to avoid words like “woman” in grant applications because it’s a DEI term now. 🙄 #TrumpsAmerica

This is a giant overstepping of Trump’s powers as President. It’s not up to the executive office to designate funding. According to the Constitution, it’s the responsibility of congress. Where is a republican with a backbone?

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

The @washingtonpost.com now confirms my earlier reporting:

We were taught that Congress has the power of the purse, but Trump is seizing that power by “pausing” communications from federal agencies. Is this where the dismantling begins? #TrumpsAmerica

DOJ & HUD also withdrew open funding opportunities and paused funding today. #trumpsamerica

Now all new funding from the National Science Foundation is frozen. #TrumpsAmerica

Learned today that Trump’s freeze on DHHS communications includes reviews and award letters for grant funding. That means research into diseases like cancer could be delayed or ended. #trumpsamerica