A professor was lecturing to his English class: βIn English, a double negative forms a positive. In some languages, though, a double negative is still a negative. However, there's no language where in a double positive can form a negative.β
A voice from the back of the room piped up, βYeah, right.β
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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 βgrantsβ 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.
βPausingβ grants means people donβt eat.
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY π«€
(Cartoonists are rallying around @anntelnaes.bsky.social as she leaves the @washingtonpost.com )
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Why are we ignoring the Fourteenth Amendment-Section 3?
#NeverForgetJanuary6th
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I know, right?
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