Ben Verdi

Ben Verdi

@benverdi.bsky.social

Strategy at @americanprogress Data enjoyer 📊 📈 #altcitizen Opinions mine. https://www.americanprogress.org/people/ben-verdi/

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NIH Funds Still Not Getting to Researchers Congress approved a budget more than a month ago, but awards are lagging

NIH Funds Still Not Getting to Researchers www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...

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The SAVE America Act is a voter suppression scam. It would take away the rights of working people to make their voices heard at the ballot box.

The Senate must reject this bill.

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I can't even find the words to express how repugnant and despicable this post is.

People who spew such Islamophobic bile don't belong in the United States Congress. The job of elected officials is to combat hate, not fan its flames. (1/2)

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There’s never enough money for schools or healthcare or veterans.

But there’s always enough money to bomb people on the other side of the world.

We can support the democracy movement in Iran without bombing innocent schoolchildren and sending our American troops off to die.

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O-H…oh no!

thehill.com/homenews/edu...

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It’s too easy to go to war

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Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

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I wish there were still consequences for statements like this.

thehill.com/homenews/adm...

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@colin-seeberger.bsky.social !!

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Roughly half of U.S. workers wouldn’t pay taxes under Democrat’s plan Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s tax relief plan could benefit tens of millions of middle-class workers, with a focus on those making at or below a living wage.

Very unfortunately, a very rare L from Senator Van Hollen. We cannot continue to hollow out the tax base if we want to be able to fund the programs that will make our country less unfair. There simply isn't enough money only at the top. If we wanna look like Europe, we have to tax like Europe.

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Folks like @altnih4science.bsky.social and @altnps.bsky.social can help bring a ton of eyeballs to this and a lot of people out to the Common!

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Brava Rep. Crockett: "“Texas is primed to turn blue and we must remain united because this is bigger than any one person. This is about the future of all 30 million Texans and getting America back on track. With the primary behind us, Democrats must rally around our nominees and win..."

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They cut food stamps for American children and families to pay for this.

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Invading Iran makes us safer but now we need DHS funding because invading Iran made us less safe

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Dems who want to hold him accountable shouldn’t wait til they’ve won the oversight gavels next year. Start the oversight and transparency through your own channels right now.

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2 weeks ago

Adding @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social

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Just saying, but when people are trying to do everything they can to prevent you from voting, that’s when you absolutely need to vote.

Ready to make this the biggest midterm turnout in history?

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NEW VIDEO: Why are sports owners suddenly so comfortable losing?

Some blame tanking, some blame analytics.

But an answer increasingly is private equity.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=taaj...

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pin it

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People from Wisconsin are way, way, way nicer than this, (and one of them is running)!

cookeforwisconsin.com

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@sagewarner.bsky.social Amazing work!

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At the State of the Union, Trump’s Claims Betray Americans’ Reality At the State of the Union, Trump’s Claims Betray Americans’ Reality: Rising costs, cuts to basic programs and expiring health subsidies

The difference between Trump's view from the podium and real Americans' views from the ground have never been more stark.

msmagazine.com/2026/02/25/s...

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Democrats need to think bigger on utilities We need more power, not just short-term rate cuts.

We should be thinking bigger about utility reform for an era of rising electricity demand — bringing back vertical integration or public power, financing investment with something other than the rate base — not just narrow tweaks.

www.slowboring.com/p/democrats-...

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If you’re 25–40 and living in Florida right now, you’re carrying an economy built for someone else.

Higher rent.
Higher insurance.
Lower stability.

And you’re told to just “work harder.”

Let’s talk about it.

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NIH funding rate per applicant dropped 38% in FY2025 vs 2022, from 27.1% to 16.7%

Here's a breakdown by career stage. Why FY2022 vs FY2025?
• FY2022 was first FY with budget passed and administered by Biden
• FY2025 budget was in CR until 3/15/2025, so budget and most grants were under the Trump WH

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Accusation = confession

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The hate and insults toward working class people are also interesting considering that’s who they pretend they love

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Jesus Christ doesn’t care that the Dow crossed 50,000 when people can’t afford food.

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WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

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