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ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."

Rentals that advertise fenced-in yards but don’t allow pets piss me off

going from watching the Netflix child exploitation documentary to S6 of the kardashians was way too much for my chill evening

Board member of META asks a very good question.

This is America, 2025

In one weekend (!!), one New York Times photographer, Doug Mills, travels from Gitmo to the Super Bowl to take two unforgettable images of where we're at as a nation

Tell me you're redlining without telling me you're redlining

Elon musk isn’t elected.

He’s a Nazi nepo baby who breaks everything he touches.

And right now he’s locked himself in a room with grandpa’s Social Security check.

The blithe tone of this headline and deck is chilling.

me & all the hours I’ve been putting into this grant submission like 🙃🙃🙃

The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.

We're finally dismantling the federal government! Sure hope it doesn't serve essential functions that I've taken for granted my whole life

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.

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

rating the hobbit: battle of the five armies as PG-13 for “mild” violence is insane

Ok #booksky, let’s talk.

👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.

👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!

Never had as many govt leakers reach out as I have today. Not even close

I could accept everyone becoming dumber if we were also becoming nicer (golden retriever-fication) instead of getting more evil

Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.

I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.

I fcking hate it here

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