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Jacquelyn Gill@jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 4w ago

Monday is the deadline for public comment! The Heritage Foundation has been mobilizing its members to leave comments in favor of the rule change, so every unique comment matters (don’t use a form letter or copy/paste—similar comments are batched and treated as one).

Bethany Brookshire@beebrookshire.bsky.social · 4w ago

There's an OMB rule change that would require political oversight of scientific grants, and could pull any that don't "reflect presidential priorities" Another country has tried this before! It was the USSR and it was called Lysenkoism. By @thsaey.bsky.social www.sciencenews.org/article/omb-...

Alex MacKay@amackay.bsky.social · last mo.

Does deregulation reduce prices? In the US electricity sector, studies had shown that deregulated markets led to more efficient production than the traditional model. But there was not much evidence about the impact to consumers.

Science Magazine@science.org · 3mo ago

Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr

After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school

Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS@dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now

Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA
Pier Paolo Creanza@ppcreanza.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🚀 I'm on the #EconSky Job Market! My JMP asks a classic question: Do large, dominant firms foster or hinder innovation? To study this, I turn to the Great Merger Wave (1895–1904), when >2,600 U.S. firms combined into corporate giants like U.S. Steel and DuPont. A JMP 🧵👇 (1/13)

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Alessandro Martinello 🇪🇺@alemartinello.com · 9mo ago

In an interesting turn of events, US and Danish government came up with the same to help with the affordability crisis: longer mortgages! That has sparked some backlash. But in the US, it seems the discussion is focusing on the wrong stuff. Well, let’s try to learn from 🇩🇰.

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Eugenia Menaguale@eumena.bsky.social · 9mo ago

💡 Why would a firm spend millions teaching workers it doesn’t even employ? From open-sourcing to free certifications, superstar firms often train the workforce of their customers. My JMP explains why. 🧵👇 1/n

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Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 10mo ago

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

IndyStar 2 . Follow 1h: "All Media School and IU students, faculty and staff should be scared by this blatant attack on someone standing up for what's right," student Editors-ln-Chief Mia Hilkowitz and Andrew Miller said in a statement. Read more: bit.ly/43ebKW1 IndyStar. IDS The original investigative student newsroom of Indiana University Barge suspends Bloomingtonr LITTLE 500 IDS IDS She should've knownbetter:' nt in N eoiencnalt. A INnpttM Indiana University fires IDS adviser amid push to control student newspaper's contentThe director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper. As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.
ProPublica@propublica.org · 10mo ago

Although border czar Tom Homan has repeatedly said he recused himself from any “involvement, discussion, input, or decision of any future government contracts,” ProPublica obtained records showing he has had at least some involvement in contracting conversations.

Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign

A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives sa...

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David Gilbert@davidgilbert.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government.... On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames time.com/7323442/sout...

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

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Bloomberg Law@bloomberglaw.com · 11mo ago

Banks and consumer advocates warned the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that rolling back supervision of nonbank auto lenders, debt collectors, consumer credit reporting companies, and international remittance providers would harm competition and customers.

Banks, Consumer Groups Bash CFPB Nonbank Supervision Rollback

Banks and consumer advocates warned the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that rolling back supervision of nonbank auto lenders, debt collectors, consumer credit reporting companies, and international remittance providers would harm competition and customers.

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