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Why I Am Leaving the USA | Dame Magazine
damemagazine.com · Apr 29
My family is fleeing the country. We are not doing this in a panic; this is an orderly retreat from an unwinnable situation. We are slowly but surely packing up and emptying out our house. Instead of planning summer vacation and planting flowers, we're tackling a mountain of overdue home repairs,...
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The kerning on the pope's tomb is a travesty
fastcompany.com · Apr 29
The internet is up in arms about Pope Francis's tomb, and it's all because of lettering.
Scientists fear Trump administration cuts to NIH could impact the health of Americans for generations
cbsnews.com · Apr 28
Former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who abruptly left his NIH research lab in February, fears aggressive downsizing could impact Americans' health.
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Lisa Melton
(@lisamelton) ·
Apr 29
🔁 @blogdiva:
where the fuck is Bill Gates? why isn’t he screaming about the #NIH and Kennedy’s evisceration of #HHS ?
where are Oprah, Jay-Z and Beyoncé, Lebron James, the Kardashians, all of them paper billionaires?
where is Mark Cuban? and how about the Democrats’ favorite billionaires, Michael Bloomberg and Howard Schulz?
where exactly are all the good billionaires fighting Trump’s destruction of the federal government and what semblance of democracy USA had?
Will US science survive Trump 2.0?
nature.com · Apr 29
President Donald Trump and his administration have gutted science agencies, terminated research programmes and cancelled billions of dollars in grants to universities. What are the long-term impacts for the United States and the world? President Donald Trump and his administration have gutted sci...
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Tim Chambers
(@tchambers) ·
Apr 30
🔁 @petersuber:
Update. "Will US science survive Trump 2.0?"
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01295-6
"In just the first three months of his second term, US President Donald Trump has destabilized eight decades of government support for science. His administration has fired thousands of government scientists, bringing large swathes of the country’s research to a standstill and halting many clinical trials. It has threatened to slash billions in funding from US research universities and has terminated more than 1,000 grants in areas such as climate change, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and HIV prevention. This looks likely to be just the beginning."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
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“A lot of people don’t think this fits with Pet Sounds. But really, what does fit with Pet Sounds?”: Carol Kaye on her 10 greatest recordings
musicradar.com · Apr 29
As she celebrates her 90th birthday, we revisit our classic interview with the legendary bassist
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Fediverse Top Stories
(@topstories) ·
Apr 30
“A lot of people don’t think this fits with Pet Sounds. But really, what does fit with Pet Sounds?”: Carol Kaye on her 10 greatest recordings https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/a-lot-of-people-dont-think-this-fits-with-pet-sounds-but-really-what-does-fit-with-pet-sounds-carol-kaye-on-her-10-greatest-recordings
I'm an Apple fan in 2025. What does that even mean?
macworld.com · Apr 30
Dan Moren has some thoughts on fandom for the most successful company in the world, in his last column for Macworld.
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Dan Moren
(@dmoren) ·
Apr 30
I’ve been writing for Macworld regularly for close to 20 years, but this is the end of my second act, my final Stay Foolish column after a decade. I take the opportunity to consider what it means to be a fan of Apple in 2025. https://www.macworld.com/article/2768058/apple-fandom-meaning.html
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Stuck in the Middle with Masking: Playing the Long Game in a Short-Sighted Age - WHN
whn.global · Apr 29
by Sean Mullen, PhD “Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right…” That line plays in my head more often than it should—especially when I’m the only one walking into a conference ballroom, faculty meeting, or classroom wearing an N95. The song is Stuck in the Middle with You, and it w...
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Eye
(@grb090423) ·
Apr 30
🔁 @GeorgiaOnMyMind:
I can’t remember where I saw this first posted, but it’s exactly what I needed to hear in this 6th long year of masking while the majority of the world turns a blind eye and ignores the consequences. I need to find more people like Dr. Mullen in my life. A huge thanks for this article:
https://whn.global/stuck-in-the-middle-with-masking-playing-the-long-game-in-a-short-sighted-age/
Climate Anxiety Is Taking Its Toll on Young People
time.com · Apr 29
A blameless generation is paying a growing emotional price.
How one dismal suburban dinner party focussed my mind as to the danger of cis complacency in the fight for trans rights.
carolinelitman.com · Apr 29
I've felt so crushed by the UK Supreme Court ruling in the For Women Scotland (FWS) case, that states, for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 sex now means ‘biological’ sex. I’ve struggled to collect my thoughts, to feel like I’ve anything unique to say. The internet is awash with anal...
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BashStKid
(@BashStKid) ·
Apr 30
🔁 @essjayjay:
This piece by Caroline Litman, mother of Alice Litman whose suicide has been shamefully white-washed / swept under the carpet by the current UK government, is a compelling read about the current climate in the UK for trans and intersex people.
It talks about the sheer complacency and crassness of some cis / cish-het people.
It's a very moving read.
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