If we’re serious about more efficient government and better everyday life in America - which we all should be - that means actually improving government, not cutting health care for poor people and slashing support for veterans.
Michigan4Science
@michigan4science.bsky.social
Michigan scientists who want to protect academic science in the United States #SaveNIH #SaveNSF #SaveCDC #SaveNatlParks
Job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold https://go.nature.com/449INfr
Exclusive: a Nature analysis signals the beginnings of a US science brain drain
A trawl of job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold.
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The bad news seems never ending. But giving up is not an option. Protests are a visible encouragement to all who are fighting. And a warning to those who are not. Get your friends into the streets. #maydaystrong #yourweekinprotest www.fiftyfifty.one thepeopledissent.substack.com/p/a-map-of-p...
A Map of Protests April 19-27
An (mostly) complete list of (almost) every protest this week.
thepeopledissent.substack.com
Climate change calls for long-term, systemic solutions, but that doesn't mean we can't all strive to live more sustainably. Life Kit is here with solutions from your kitchen to your closet.
Earth Day 2025: 8 ways to live more sustainably : Life Kit
Climate change calls for long-term, systemic solutions, but that doesn't mean we can't all strive to live more sustainably. Life Kit is here with solutions from your kitchen to your closet.
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Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off."
Nationwide 'Hands Off!' protests erupt against Trump and Musk
Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off!"
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Thousands demonstrating in Lansing, Detroit and other cities among US protests opposing Trump agenda • Michigan Advance
Attorney General Dana Nessel warned thousands of protesters gathered on the lawn of the Michigan Capitol Saturday that President Donald Trump could pose the type of domestic threat warned about in the...
michiganadvance.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump opponents ready to take to streets with nationwide protests
Some 1,200 demonstrations are planned across the U.S. on Saturday in what organizers expect to be the largest single day of protest against President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk since the administration launched its rapid-fire effort to put a conservative stamp on government.
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Researchers at Annenberg and @umdscience.bsky.social show that proposed NIH funding cuts lead to an estimated $16 billion in economic loss and 68,000 jobs lost nationwide. Learn about their project and view the interactive map here:
Data-Driven, Interactive Map Shows Local Economic Impact of Cuts to Federal Funding for Health Research
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JUST IN: Federal health agencies have to slash their spending by more than a third, on top of the 10,000-person staffing cuts.
On top of layoffs, HHS ordered to cut 35% of spending on contracts
Federal health agencies have to slash their spending by more than a third, on top of the 10,000-person staffing cuts.
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How Kennedy is already weakening America's childhood vaccine system
The Department of Health and Human Services cut $2 billion from a program that supports vaccines for vulnerable children, forcing public health departments to lay off staff and cancel clinics.
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Very important. www.mlive.com/politics/202...
Whitmer, Dingell sound alarm about potential Medicaid cuts, what it means for Michigan
“Too many people do not understand what the impact will be on our children, our seniors, our people with disabilities if they cut Medicaid,” said Dingell, D-Ann Arbor.
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And now she's calling out cuts to science as a huge problem! Yay! "I feel very strongly that I would rather have University of Michigan developing that new drug, testing it, vetting it... [than another country that we might trust less]" (sorry didn't type fast enough to catch the end of that)
