This is akin to Trump raiding the National Parks Service in order to pay for his Reflecting Pool disaster. (Which he has done). Take something that works remarkably well, and divert resources to cronies to deliver something the public did not ask for.

Daniel Munro@dkmunro.bsky.social · 3w ago

“To accommodate the expected funding withdrawal, programme officers…are being required to pull back proposals that have already passed peer review and have been recommended for funding….[M]any of the researchers who submitted those proposals had already been informed” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

If we took control of the Epstein files away from the people featured in the Epstein files we'd actually see the Goddamned Epstein files.

When you make 1 trillion dollars, you have won the game. They should give you a parade and a gold statue. And then take away all your money and you start New Game+ with tougher enemies.

Remember when Howard Dean had a weird yell and it ended his political career? Just thinking of the olden days.

Russell Vought, Director of the OMB, has issued a set of proposed changes that would dramatically alter federal grant funding. However, we can each take action to prevent these from taking effect. Here's how, a 🧵 🧪 1/n www.science.org/content/arti...

White House seeks to tighten political oversight of grantmaking

Sweeping proposed rule, now open for comments, would also restrict foreign collaborations and remove federal funding for open-access fees

science.org

A lot of people are talking about this but not nearly enough are emphasizing that it is a PROPOSAL and that we can and should SUBMIT COMMENT by July 13. Chanda shares deets in this thread.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌@chanda.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

NEW: A lot of bad has happened to American science over the last year but nothing comes even close to what’s about to happen if we don’t speak out in opposition to the OMB rule changes and I hope @aaas-socsci.bsky.social @apsphysics.bsky.social and others will launch public campaigns about this. 🧪🔭⚛️

This is urgent enough to make it and end-of-year writing assignment for high school students to weigh in with official comments and letters to their legislators. It's their future at stake.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌@chanda.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

NEW: A lot of bad has happened to American science over the last year but nothing comes even close to what’s about to happen if we don’t speak out in opposition to the OMB rule changes and I hope @aaas-socsci.bsky.social @apsphysics.bsky.social and others will launch public campaigns about this. 🧪🔭⚛️

tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded.

Science Magazine@science.org · 2mo ago

The White House today announced it plans to make major changes in how the U.S. government manages research funding. https://scim.ag/43HgW4s

"The true cost of war shows up long after the fighting stops."

Justin Wolfers@justinwolfers.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"You can't say the cost of a puppy is $200 because that was the adoption fee." The Pentagon's $25B price tag does exactly that — it ignores veterans' care, disability payments, and decades of interest. The true cost of war shows up long after the fighting stops.

When you attempt to scale the beneficent effects of tutoring, those effects go away. Feels like this would be pretty obvious to anybody who has ever been or had a tutor. The 1-to-1 instructor to student ratio is definitional.

Matt Seybold@mattseybold.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Breaking: Sal Khan, an MIT engineer and Harvard MBA who has no background in education, nor much curiosity about it, still knows next to nothing about the industry he perpetually fails to disrupt.

In the midst of packing and moving houses -- to a home that is closer to campus. Say yes to a 5 minute commute and potentially biking once the weather is right. That said, I'm cognitively off due to stress. Not finding my words from time to time. I'll be happy when this move is done.

It would appear I am now a columnist at Inside Higher Ed. My first piece focuses on McCarthyism, censorship, and our current moment in higher education. This is an essay I started nearly 6 months ago so I'm glad to finally share it with y'all. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Censorship Arrives on Campus

In her debut column, “Echoes in the Quad,” higher education policy scholar Dominique J. Baker explores how the political oppression of the McCarthy era reverberates in the stifling of academic freedom...

insidehighered.com

Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.

Friends, I was stuck in Puerto Rico for an extra day due to USA’s military actions in Venezuela. I am against what happened there. It was an act of war without Congressional approval. It was harmful to civilians. My travel situation is pretty annoying, too, but I am safe.

Went to Longwood Gardens last night. It was lovely to see it lit up with snow on the ground.

🔥 Hot off the press! 📘 A must-have for classroom discourse in the elementary math classroom! Check up the updates in the second edition here. ➡️ spr.ly/633227CTho

Intentional Talk and Listening: How to Structure and Lead Productive Mathematical Discussions

Math teachers know the first step to meaningful mathematics discussions is to ask students to share how they solved a problem and make their thinking visible; however, knowing where to go next can be a daunting task. In Intentional Talk and Listening: How to Structure and Lead Productive Mathematical Discussions, Elham Kazemi and Allison Hintz provide teachers with a practical framework for planning and facilitating purposeful math talks that move group discussions to the next level while achiev

spr.ly

Mathematicians, math enthusiasts, and math teachers everywhere should want a piece of this: #iTeachMath

Is There a Better Way to Cut a Cake?

Rings, zigzags, slabs and elaborate geometric designs are giving savvy party hosts new methods for a more equitable slice.

nytimes.com

This week is the 🎡 Reassessment Carnival 🎡 in my classes, where students optionally retake any assessment to update me one last time with a demonstration of what they know. It's an exciting and stressful and satisfying week full of celebration for students' accomplishments and also a TON of grading.

Worth waiting a year for Part 2! Such a gorgeous film - Wicked: For Good!

An event where the line for the men’s restroom is longer than the women’s? Hockey. Go Flyers!

squirrel: *points gun* me: what do you want me to do? squirrel: *gestures at sign* me: alright, i get it *opens book drop* squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion* me: NOT A SQUIRREL! squirrel: *disappears into book drop* me: *whispers* forgive me, keith

If we ever doubted that he was in the files... you can read some emails here.

The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide

Supreme Court Rejects Call To Overturn Its Decision Legalizing Same-sex Marriage Nationwide

The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

huffpost.com

This is Trump “not touching“ the East Wing of the White House. Remember this the next time Trump says he won’t touch Social Security. abcnews.go.com/Politics/ent...

Entire East Wing expected to be demolished as soon as this weekend, sources say

The White House is expected to demolish the entire East Wing to allow for construction of President Trump’s ballroom, sources familiar with the project told ABC News.

abcnews.go.com

when your class is online asynchronous but canvas is down because of AWS crashing. 🙃 i don't know, y'all, seems to me like letting three companies run everything is a bad idea.

Happy "PROFESSOR!!! CANVAS IS DOWN!!!" day to all academics who celebrate.

Also Canvas!!!

Pop Base@popbase.tv · 10mo ago

Snapchat, Canva, Duolingo, Zoom, Amazon, MyFitnessPal, Fortnite, Signal, Roblox and more are currently down.

The way one company can bring down half the fucking internet