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Dolly Parton Urges Indiana Republicans Not To Ax Her Book Program For Kids Dolly Parton's Imagination Library sends books to thousands of kids across Indiana. A new budget proposal from Republicans could slash its funding.

I'm a huge fan of Dolly Parton. We're the same age and same height, but she can sing better.

We also share the same values, including that every child should have the chance to dream big and succeed.

Indiana Republicans should reverse these cuts. www.huffpost.com/entry/indian...

The Rewriting of a Pioneering Female Astronomer’s Legacy Shows How Far Trump’s DEI Purge Will Go The federal webpage for an observatory named for the late astronomer Vera Rubin was edited to omit any recognition of the fact that science remains a male-dominated field or that the observatory was…

As of Jan. 15, a biography of Vera Rubin on the observatory’s website included a section titled, “She advocated for women in science.”

That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.

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CDC staff ordered to cut communications with WHO after Trump executive order | CNN Staff at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been ordered to stop communicating with the World Health Organization, according to a new memo, dealing a significant blow to global hea...

Staff at the CDC have been ordered to stop communicating with the World Health Organization, according to a new memo, dealing a significant blow to global health efforts.

Wham! Hear a meteorite hit the ground for the 1st time

First ever meteorite impact with ground caught on video and audio? earthsky.org/earth/hear-a...

Welcome back! A great day for WFU.

Great to have you back.

Lauren Pressley named next Dean of Z. Smith Reynolds Library | Inside WFU Following a national search, Wake Forest University has named Lauren Pressley as the next Dean of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library, effective July 1, 2025. “Lauren Pressley’s return to Wake Forest as the...

Please join us in welcoming Lauren Pressley as the next Dean of the ZSR Library!

A rocket launch as seen from the ISS. www.facebook.com/share/v/1M4o...

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

Pls do the same.

Elon Musk endorses Germany’s far right “Only the AfD can save Germany,” the tech tycoon and Donald Trump ally wrote online.

Elon Musk is backing the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Party leaders have Neo -Nazi history.

Colleges Must Revise Millions of Web Pages. It Will Be ‘Painful.’ The work also entails a major culture shift — all on deadline.

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UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism Leaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.

"Yes, this therapy can be expensive,” said Dan Unumb, an attorney and president of the Autism Legal Resource Center. “But solving the problem by denying kids access to medically necessary care is a terrible solution.”

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By @anniewaldman.bsky.social

Hegseth and Collins’ push for cutting veterans health benefits alarms servicemembers and veterans groups | CNN Politics “Get Pete Hegseth on the phone!”

Pete Hegseth and Doug Collins’ push for cutting veterans health benefits alarms servicemembers and veterans groups: cnn.it/3OLBaD0

You may not understand why, but the healthcare insurance and PBM contracts YOU have signed for Tesla, SpaceX , @X, along with CEOs of other big companies , have more impact on healthcare costs and quality of care in this country, than anything you can do with DOGE

Good news for us Pixel 6 owners: "The Pixel 6 series will be getting Android updates for two more years. This means Pixel 6 series will now get five years of both Android and security updates." support.google.com/pixelphone/t...

🎉 Huge congrats to Mani Makala for being a finalist for the Best Poster Award at the Fall #MRS meeting! Your hard work paid off! 👏 @wakeforest.bsky.social

Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪

Elon Musk and Friends Propose Defunding the Fraud Police Some tech billionaires hate the CFPB, which protects Americans from scams and abuse. Why?

The CFPB is a shining example of efficiency, returning nearly $20 billion to the victims of financial fraud since 2011.

Trump-supporting billionaires want to scrap the agency to pad their own pockets.

Holding financial scammers accountable isn't inefficient — it's common-sense.

Center for Functional Materials Research Day celebrates innovation and collaboration | Wake Forest News On a Friday afternoon, more than 100 scientists, across several disciplines, gathered to share ideas and innovations around their common interest—materials research. About 30 Wake Forest students and ...

Celebrating materials science research @WakeForest! Center for Functional Materials welcomed over 100 participants for its annual Research Day. #innovation #collaboration #ProHumanitate #materialsscience #WFU

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Your Black Friday reminder that in 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of companies now control more of the business than they did twenty years ago.

We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.

If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.

The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.

Big news! The 'all scientists who do climate' feed now stands at:

🌏 3500 MEMBERS 🌎

...more than it ever had on Twitter!

Huge welcome to #3949, my fav colleague @brasmus.bsky.social, and #3500, @johndparker.bsky.social, who says he’s “not good at social media.” No longer, John!

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Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.

His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.

Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede

www.science.org/content/arti...

Edwin Hubble | Biography, Discoveries, Education, & Facts | Britannica Edwin Hubble, American astronomer who played a crucial role in establishing the field of extragalactic astronomy and is generally regarded as the leading observational cosmologist of the 20th century....

Edwin Hubble's birthday!
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How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Growth The fledgling social media site has been flooded with new users since the election. It hasn’t all been easy.

How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Explosive Growth www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/t...