"Developing a device that could treat severe bleeding. It seems to have caught the committee’s attention for using the words “victims” — as in gunshot victims — and “trauma.”
Creating biosensors to detect infectious diseases. The grant appears to have been tagged for the repeated use of “POC,” an acronym often used for “people of color” but in this context meaning “point of care” — that is, the place where people receive medical treatment — and “barrier,” referring to a part of the biosensor itself.
Designing eye-tracking technology for diagnosing and treating concussions. It appears to have gotten flagged for referencing “traumatic” brain injuries and the “status,” meaning the condition, of patients."
ProPublica looked into science grants that Ted Cruz's team flagged as "radical" and "neo-Marxist" and, uh.
This would be good comedy if it didn't matter so much www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
03.03.2025 03:45 — 👍 8086 🔁 3182 💬 204 📌 344
18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was demolished by Musk’s team shortly after midnight. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 billion.
01.03.2025 14:25 — 👍 6285 🔁 2381 💬 89 📌 194
increasing the “thomas don’t miss” counter by one
25.02.2025 16:38 — 👍 21 🔁 4 💬 3 📌 0
Just spitballing, but things that could happen today:
*Court injunction protecting USAID
*Dems demand hearings on Musk's role
*Someone introduce articles of impeachment
*Dem officeholders go to USAID offices with USAID workers
*Refuse to conduct any more Senate confirmations until this is resolved
03.02.2025 14:09 — 👍 7798 🔁 2048 💬 353 📌 243
I'm avoiding one of these at the moment. It's 2 minutes long! I wish I could get a transcript.
26.01.2025 21:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Thanks for the invite @rocketlover.bsky.social !
25.09.2023 19:07 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
