Mike Hixson

Here’s What Elon Musk Sees When He Opens X The New York Times tracked 1,109 accounts that Mr. Musk follows on X to recreate his news feed.

A case study on the creation of delusional thinking and radicalization through social media use: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

In space, Venus flanks Earth on the left, with a hellfire greenhouse effect. Mars on the right, which long ago had running water. Today, it's bone dry. Something bad happened on each planet.

Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.

Trump Admin Exempts Trump's Ads Thanking Himself From DOGE Review — Rolling Stone The president’s ads thanking himself for his anti-immigrant crackdown were exempted from review by Elon Musk’s DOGE

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Trump administration yanks $42M from Michigan schools by changing deadline to be reimbursed, MDE says 27 school districts in Michigan had been pre-approved for projects they were told the federal government would reimburse them for. The U.S. Department of Education sent a note last week the deadline t...

Trump administration pulls $42M from Michigan schools for pre-approved projects.
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Top scientists warn that Trump policies are causing a 'climate of fear' in research Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.

Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.

President Trump signs order aimed at dismantling the Department of Education — USA TODAY President Trump ordered the dismantling the Department of Education, but the White House acknowledged the agency won't go away entirely.

George Washington, address to Congress, January 8, 1790
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George Washington: There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness. Trump: [take] all necessary steps to eliminate the dept of education.
How did we get so stupid in 235 years?

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Sen. Sanders Responds to Trump's Congressional Address YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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US sides with Russia in UN resolutions on invasion of Ukraine The UK and France abstain as the UN Security Council passes a text that does not criticise Moscow.

In addition to the terrible display today, the US now votes with Russia and North Korea at the U.N. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Donald Trump is not fit to be President of the United States of America. His presence in the Oval Office is a stain on the legacy of this country.

After Trump embraced crypto, Coinbase gave millions to PACs backing pro-Trump candidates.

After Trump's win, they gave $1M to his inaugural and listed his meme coin.

Now, Trump's SEC has dropped a major lawsuit against Coinbase.

See how this works?

Quite a change in values from this: "There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness." --George Washington, address to Congress, January 8, 1790

Many NSF-funded research opportunities for undergrads are being canceled (see link below).

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, wearing a navy blue pinstriped blazer, a white shirt and a cross necklace, speaks during a press briefing at the White House as reporters raise their hands. Text reads: "White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump." Eric Lee/The New York Times

Peter Baker reported from Moscow in the early days of President Vladimir Putin’s reign. "This reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access," he wrote of the White House's plan to handpick reporters. nyti.ms/41uUaN0

DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.

NEW: DOGE quietly deletes the five largest spending cuts it had been celebrating last week.

All of them contained errors that wildly over-inflated how much had been saved. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...

What happened to free speech and free press?

Tesla (TSLA) stock is crashing like a ‘soufflé under a sledge hammer’ as Elon Musk predicted Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is crashing by as much as 8% today. CEO Elon Musk predicted that the stock would get crushed “like a soufflé being smashed by a sledgehammer” if it didn’t show profit growth, which is what is happening now. more…

Tesla (TSLA) stock is crashing like a ‘soufflé under a sledge hammer’ as Elon Musk predicted

I’m trying to avoid the algorithms most of the time by just seeing posts from people and places I am following versus using the discover tab. The algorithms appear to be generating a lot of unthinking and polarizing views

Republicans are pulling a reverse Robin Hood. The House could vote on its new budget resolution as soon as tomorrow. Call your rep to let them know how you feel about the GOP's plan to gut programs used by millions to fund tax cuts that will predominantly go to the richest Americans. (202) 224-3121