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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Mar 25

From Ana Reyes's transgender military ban opinion. Pretty full of digs for something written by a judge.

Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Mar 24

@progressivereform.bsky.social, whose board I am on, now has an Unmasking DOGE Tracker, which provides various resources about DOGE-related actions.

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Tracking Trump 2.0 - Center for Progressive Reform

Events Archive

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Feb 22

New entrepreneurship idea which you are absolutely free to use: an app to run grant applications through to replace targeted keywords with unlisted synonyms. You're welcome.

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Feb 19

That would be great!

Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Feb 19

Absolutely.

Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Feb 19

They're applying the private equity approach to the United States.

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Feb 9

Let me also point out that the return on investments for federally funded research is huge.

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New Research Suggests Returns on Federal Investments in R&D Are Much Higher Than Current Estimates | Association of American Universities (AAU)

A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that federal agencies may be underestimating the economic payoffs that result from federal investments in research and developme...

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Feb 9

For those "let's run government like a business" types, this is as if anything CEO said, hey, let's just scrap our whole R&D division, most of whom were willing to do their jobs for way less money than if they worked for your competitors.

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NIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrage

Move to cut indirect cost rate to 15% could cost universities billions of dollars

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Feb 6

Whoops, should've tagged @progressivereform.bsky.social . Not great at this.

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Feb 6

The Center for Progressive Reform, on whose board I proudly serve, has released its Project 2025 tracker. Sharing for folks who want to keep updated.

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Project 2025 Executive Action Tracker - Center for Progressive Reform

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Dec 20

Me on Wisconsin Public Radio talking about upcoming insurance policy exclusions for PFAS.

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Not covered: Insurers add PFAS exclusions to commercial liability policies

Wisconsin businesses and farms have been notified their insurance will not pay for any injury or property damage tied to PFAS contamination.

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Dec 18

Finally, some good news! And with the briefs we just filed, we're hoping to do the same in New Mexico.

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Montana Supreme Court affirms decision in historic youth climate case • Washington State Standard

The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a district court ruling in the nation’s first constitutional climate change trial.

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Dec 3

Finally, some good news?

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Wisconsin judge rules Act 10 is unenforceable, restoring collective bargaining rights to public workers

This decision marks the final judgment in a 2023 lawsuit brought by seven labor unions arguing that Act 10 violated workers' equal protection guarantees.

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Nov 26

Aww, this is one of my students! She also worked with us on our Research Forward project on protecting tribal foodways in light of climate change! (And also protecting indigenous data sovereignty!)

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Preserving Tribal Culture and Dignity for Future Generations | University of Wisconsin Law SchoolSite iconsUniversity logo that links to main university websitefacebooktwitteryoutubelinkedininstagra...

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Nov 26

On Wisconsin!

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UW–Madison 6th in national research ranking, surpasses $1.7 billion in research expenditures

UW moved up two spots in the ranking, and it had a 13.7% increase in research expenditures over the previous fiscal year, an increase of more than $208 million for the period covering July 2022 throug...

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Nov 21

Crypto hawkers keep friending me here. I will block every single one of you.

Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Nov 21

More context: news.azpm.org/p/nativeamer...

The Buzz: How the largest Indian water rights settlement in U.S. history aims to rectify historic wrongs

From nation building to water infrastructure, The Buzz explores the path towards water equity and one tribe's dream for true sovereignty.

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Nov 21

Exciting news! www.nhonews.com/news/gov-hob...

Gov. Hobbs signs Northeastern Arizona and Yavapai-Apache water rights settlements

Phoenix -- Governor Katie Hobbs signed the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement (NAIWRSA) and the Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Agreement (YANWRSA) Nov. 19, se...

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Nov 21

More on climate change and food production.

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Farmers raise concerns after staple crop becomes increasingly harder to grow: 'I don't remember this happening before'

"This year, the situation is tragic."

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Nov 20

Cool story about climate change, foodways, and peaches.

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Meet the peach that traveled the Trail of Tears and the elders working to save it

The "Indian peach" survived genocide. Can it withstand climate change?

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Nov 19

This is such a beautiful example of art and science coming together.

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Meet the Italian 'Fruit Detective' Who Investigates Centuries-Old Paintings for Clues About Produce That Has Disappeared From the Kitchen Table

Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a growing agricultural crisis

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Nov 19

Jonathan Turley, Fox News.

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Nov 19

Scenes from our screening of Bad River, including a discussion panel with folks from the film. This film makes me teary every time.

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Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · Nov 19

So the theme of this year's UW Native November is "love." Here is what I love: our planet, our ability to research and learn more about the world through the lens of so many disciplines, higher education, and my family, friends, and chosen family. I will keep fighting for this.

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