reftpt93
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Physical therapist, mom, bonsai and mushroom lover, listener of podcasts, supporter of labor and body autonomy for all. Build more housing!
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Again, you cannot unplug 1/4-1/5 of an R1 university's budget & expect the same quantity or quality of "things" on campus. The math simply doesn't work. And pretending it does & we can uphold our "core values," & not talking loudly & publicly about how it doesn't, is not a strategy. It's madness.
Here is UW - Madison's budget. Our <largest> funder is the federal government. 25%. It used to be the state. Either way, the university in its current form ceases to exist if these federal cuts really happen. But The. Public. Doesn't. Know. This. And our leaders are absent from the public debate.
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Again, there is no plan for running our universities without federal funding, or foreign students, at scale. But the public has no idea about this because no. one. is. telling. them. this. They expect their kids are still going to be able to do all the things at college in the next 4 years, & well:
The entire business model of R1 public universities rests on 4 revenue sources:
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Again, there is no plan for running our universities without federal funding, or foreign students, at scale. But the public has no idea about this because no. one. is. telling. them. this. They expect their kids are still going to be able to do all the things at college in the next 4 years, & well:
There is no social science equivalent agency, although i’m sure there are some federal sources for funds. But by comparison, the sciences are much better funded, and I believe these projects had a bit more of a science- type focus
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
There is no social science equivalent agency, although i’m sure there are some federal sources for funds. But by comparison, the sciences are much better funded, and I believe these projects had a bit more of a science- type focus
Pumpkin and pecan together is amazing!
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Pumpkin and pecan together is amazing!
The Candidate is the BEST movie about politics. 3 days of the Condor is great, although that’s not a family movie.
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The Candidate is the BEST movie about politics. 3 days of the Condor is great, although that’s not a family movie.
Same. He is “in it,” as a voice. Also A River Runs Through It is a perfect book end to Ordinary People.
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Same. He is “in it,” as a voice. Also A River Runs Through It is a perfect book end to Ordinary People.
“Since then, at least five Indiana Republicans have been targeted in so-called “swatting” incidents in which false emergency reports were sent in to local law enforcement.”
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“Since then, at least five Indiana Republicans have been targeted in so-called “swatting” incidents in which false emergency reports were sent in to local law enforcement.”
The Buddhists of Myanmar would like to have a word….
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The Buddhists of Myanmar would like to have a word….
Anything with a fruit or a vegetable is for a game for breakfast.
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Anything with a fruit or a vegetable is for a game for breakfast.
Thank you. Apple pie is top tier tho
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Thank you. Apple pie is top tier tho
Apple pie is great, that is the most beautiful pie I have ever seen!
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Apple pie is great, that is the most beautiful pie I have ever seen!
ugh you know they will refile
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
ugh you know they will refile
Morgan Fairchild is absolutely a real one!
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Morgan Fairchild is absolutely a real one!