Just a space cadet
@spacecatholic.bsky.social
Scientist, trying to figure out what I can do to make the world a better place.
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For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled
Federal scientists warn that Americans could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come
www.technologyreview.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
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To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips.
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February 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips.
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canada.ca/en/public-he...
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canada.ca/en/public-he...
Here, as with the dems in congress, the republicans know exactly how to use the slow, careful, ass-covering methods of our institutions against them.
It is simply not enough for universities to say, “Our grants & research offices are looking into how research will be affected by the latest directive.”
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
January 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Here, as with the dems in congress, the republicans know exactly how to use the slow, careful, ass-covering methods of our institutions against them.
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Right now we don’t need you to try and be someone else. This moment in history needs people who are dedicated to being themselves prophetically, who use their gifts to make the world a more beautiful, tender place in the midst of chaos, oppression and hate.
Invest in your gifts.
We need you.
Invest in your gifts.
We need you.
January 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Right now we don’t need you to try and be someone else. This moment in history needs people who are dedicated to being themselves prophetically, who use their gifts to make the world a more beautiful, tender place in the midst of chaos, oppression and hate.
Invest in your gifts.
We need you.
Invest in your gifts.
We need you.
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love it when i am a humanist who believes our only hope is to become a multiplanetary society and have lots of babies and also i cut off all funding to starving infants and NASA
January 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Reminding myself
I do think it’s super important right now and in the foreseeable future to really value moments of joy and to be intentional about making as many of them as you can
January 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Reminding myself
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There's so much angst and despair radiating all around us. This is wholly understandable, but if something's giving you warmth or strength (even just a bit), be sure to uplift that as well. Help others remember that kindness, solidarity, and care are still at work in the world.
December 17, 2024 at 2:46 AM
There's so much angst and despair radiating all around us. This is wholly understandable, but if something's giving you warmth or strength (even just a bit), be sure to uplift that as well. Help others remember that kindness, solidarity, and care are still at work in the world.