Reposted by Ice cream socialKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 23/01/2026not a single member of Congress has commented on this video as far as I can tell 411494295
Reposted by Ice cream socialOffice of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · 24/01/2026The ongoing invasion of our cities by a dangerous and out-of-control federal administration must be stopped. 628170
Reposted by Ice cream socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/01/2026The video makes clear that Alex Pretti was not holding a weapon in the lead-up to the shooting, or when federal agents forcefully took him to the groundmotherjones.comVideo contradicts Trump administration account of Minneapolis killingOnce again, DHS appears to be lying. 32561217
Reposted by Ice cream socialpolerin @polerin.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Not could. Have. Fred Hampton. 102094686
Reposted by Ice cream socialTed Cruz called the FBI on me @weareronin.bsky.social · 06/09/2025How to talk to babies. 16526
Reposted by Ice cream socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Whether it’s freaking out about the new Cracker Barrel logo or some other bogeyman, remember this: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality. 21360181908
Reposted by Ice cream socialMax Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 31/07/2025The NIH budget will INCREASE by $400 million — not slashed by 40%, as Trump proposed — according to a proposal by Senate appropriators, says Sen Murray. "Some have asked if there will even be an NIH by [2029]. The commmittee's resounding message is yes—Congress has your back", she says. 825978
Reposted by Ice cream socialCarl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 31/07/2025Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/n...statnews.comSenate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cutSenators from both parties endorsed a $400 million increase to the budget of the National Institutes of Health on Thursday 213736
Reposted by Ice cream socialSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 28/07/2025Listen to this mealy-mouthed non-answer about the billions in CANCER RESEARCH funding Trump's budget chief is illegally blocking. Clinical trials have been cut short. Research is shutting down. We're talking irreparable harm. Keep speaking up until they get this money out. 631314441
Reposted by Ice cream socialJack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Note also that the lawsuit alleges that because race and class are correlated, providing free tuition to lower income students is also racial preference. They just want a pure aristocracy of inherited wealth 612716891
Reposted by Ice cream socialStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 09/06/2025🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives. This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle. 🧵(1/5) 4043091388
Reposted by Ice cream socialJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Share broadly: deep thanks to all those signatories (and beyond) working to pursue discoveries in medical research in the face of threats to careers and academic freedom. www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/h...cnn.comNIH employees publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ in dissent of Trump administration policies | CNNStaffers at the US National Institutes of Health published a letter of dissent, taking issue with what they see as the politicization of research and destruction of scientific progress under the Trump... 13825
Reposted by Ice cream socialJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 04/06/2025New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comHere Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump (Gift Article)Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye. 11302207
Reposted by Ice cream socialStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 08/05/2025Economists warn: Trump’s science cuts threaten the U.S. economy. Slashing funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA hurts every American. These cuts are killing jobs, stalling innovation, and shrinking our economic future. We all pay the price when science is defunded. www.npr.org/2025/05/08/n...npr.orgEconomists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDPPresident Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire. 522288
Reposted by Ice cream socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 25/03/2025It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all. 10215588117481
Reposted by Ice cream socialConstant Screaming @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 18/03/2025We are very close to a near cure for two of the highest-mortality cancers we know: glioblastoma and pancreatic cancer. These are both mRNA based treatments which are losing their funding during stage I and II trials. Thousands will die needlessly because of this motherfucker and his lies. 10254212677
Reposted by Ice cream social(Self) Regulators, mount up! @bankuei.bsky.social · 01/03/2025The part every strategist around the world is stressing right now is that really no one has gamed out "What if America didn't even have it's own empire interests at heart?" as part of the strategy. All the usual rules of negotiation & deterrence work on people who understand what they might lose. 1164
Reposted by Ice cream socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/02/2025"Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty." - Hannah Arendt 923622987
Ice cream social @icecreamsocialist.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Chet Baker on a rainy day in the end of the world. 000
Reposted by Ice cream socialmweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance. 5115019716290
Ice cream social @icecreamsocialist.bsky.social · 12/02/2025youtu.be/LJ25-U3jNWM?...youtu.beNina Simone: Mississippi GoddamYouTube video by Aaron Overfield 010
Ice cream social @icecreamsocialist.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Cutting indirects is telling scientists to do science without buildings, equipment, electricity, and any support staff. These are your hospitals and colleges, your friends and children. And it’s only week three. www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...unitedformedicalresearch.orgNIH In Your State - United For Medical ResearchSelect a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America. 010
Reposted by Ice cream socialColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Get in Dorks, we are going protesting. STAND UP FOR SCIENCE. MARCH 7th 12-4pm. DC AND YOUR STATE CAPITALS. More information to come. 40847427
Reposted by Ice cream socialSuzanne Blier @suzanneblier.bsky.social · 01/02/2025A guide on how to sabotage fascism in the workplace. www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184... It was written by the CIA during WW II. University faculty worked on this their whole lives. Its uncanny as a description of faculty meetings & faculty behavior. Here are some examples of advice to workers: 192
Reposted by Ice cream socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/01/2025it is, effectively, a view that nothing should be done to solve any problem if there might be a trade-off somewhere for someone who you could code as “marginalized.” it is just anti-government conservatism with a different aesthetic! 1204699395
Reposted by Ice cream socialErin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 05/01/2025I don't think we are supposed to individually prepare ourselves 3x meals a day every day for our whole lives I think we're supposed to have community and sharing 382104561021
Reposted by Ice cream socialJames Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Sweet Jesus, this is why we need local newspapers. If you don't subscribe to yours, do it. 1133
Reposted by Ice cream socialLeor Galil @imleor.bsky.social · 29/12/2024It’s the pop-tarts that are cheering the sacrificial death of their fellow breakfast treat that hits me 938962
Reposted by Ice cream socialJason Alexander @i-jasonalexander.bsky.social · 23/12/2024Happy Festivus everyone. Always amazed this crazy episode birthed a real celebration that seems to be enjoyed by so many around the world. So may your feats be strong and your grievances few. Enjoy. 936373335027
Reposted by Ice cream socialMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 20/12/2024John Locke: If you have been very Nice and your parents do not buy you a Nintendo Switch, you have license to replace them with parents who will.buff.lyGreat Philosophers on Santa’s Naughty and Nice Lists(With thanks to Dr. Henry Gorman) - - -Aristotle: Be good for goodness’ sake. Plato: To be “good” or “nice” is to cultivate one’s knowledge of Sant... 44515
Reposted by Ice cream socialSean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 21/12/2024How many Sean Carroll's does one universe need? At least two, apparently, since there is both biology and physics out there. Here I am talking with courtesy Sean B. Carroll at @nautil.us magazine. nautil.us/the-sean-car...nautil.usThe Sean Carrolls Explain the UniverseWhy are we here? Is there life on other planets? The renowned scientists who share a name share their answers to life’s big questions. 1317614
Ice cream social @icecreamsocialist.bsky.social · 10/08/2024Apparently 31 is the age when you start to wish every gift was just a Home Depot gift card. 190
Ice cream social @icecreamsocialist.bsky.social · 04/08/2023Can we please add a comments section to Zillow? 000
Ice cream social @icecreamsocialist.bsky.social · 02/07/2023Everyone in Buffalo, Bills fans included, hates that our tax dollars are paying for this new stadium. There won’t be enough seats for current season ticket holders because they are prioritizing suites. We pay for it, the Pagulas make money off it, and most of the city is excluded from the games. 000
Ice cream social @icecreamsocialist.bsky.social · 04/06/2023“Can we do like a live podcast?” He meant just like have a conversation. 090