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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Taking Kimmel off the air has nothing to do with HIM and everything to do with YOU. He’s losing his show, but you’re losing your rights. youtu.be/mnXtlL1bHVA
youtu.be
WHAT happened to JIMMY KIMMEL?
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel!
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
🧪 Things are looking up!
forbes.com
Senate Committee Endorses NIH Budget Increase, Goes Against Trump’s 40% Cut
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to increase the NIH budget by $400 million, essentially snubbing the Trump Administration's proposed $18 billion or 40% cut.
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🧪Interesting click on this and read the 11 follow ups
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🧪Interesting....Click on it and read the entire thread
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rfoust62.bsky.social @rfoust62.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Perfectly said
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
🧪 So let's add more bureaucracy to an already excessively bureaucratic system. The proposal is linked in the article, but I will link the pdf of the proposal in the comments.
science.org
U.S. academics call for reforms in research overhead payments, hoping to avoid drastic cuts
Coalition offers two models it says increase accountability and reflect the “true costs” of research
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
An interesting read
wsj.com
Exclusive | Universities Map Out New Investment Strategies to Deal With Tax Hike on Endowments
The GOP bill includes a much higher levy on schools’ endowment income, potentially spurring a big shift in where billions of dollars are invested.
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
An Interesting read 🧪
chicagomaroon.com
How Vulnerable Are Universities to Financial Pressure?
Harvard University has borrowed $750 million on the bond market and is exploring the sale of a $1 billion private equity stake. Yale University is exploring the sale of up to $6 billion of its private...
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
All women need to wake up. Listen to this and know that this is what is planned for you. Watch the entire video. it is not long.
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
A must watch! 🧪
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
How can this possibly be legal?
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Last Night, John Oliver did a show on the NIH and indirect Costs. Watch the link below! A must watch🧪
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RFK Jr. & HHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
This is a great explanation about why endowments cannot be used to cover the proposed reduction in indirect costs in medical research at Universities. Endowments have earmarks on them (can only be used for a declared use) and cannot be used on freely for any need at the university.🧪
theconversation.com
US colleges and universities have billions stashed away in endowments − a higher ed finance expert explains what they are
Donor-imposed restrictions keep colleges and universities from freely determining how and when to spend a large share of their endowment funds.
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
A great read 🧪
thenation.com
In a Normal World, Harvard’s Lawsuit Against Trump Would Be a Slam Dunk
The university’s case against the administration is incredibly strong. The question is whether normal rules still apply.
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
For decades, republicans would accuse poor people of having babies in order to get a check....now this? We are in Bizarro world, or is it Gilead?
nytimes.com
Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning (Gift Article)
Baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they consider plans to try boosting the birthrate.
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
@umich.edu Be like Harvard, not like Columbia. Remember, Harvard is the Michigan of the East! At least that is what we used to say back in the day!
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
A must listen.
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Posting to science feed🧪
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
This made me laugh out loud! 🤣
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
🧪Posting to science feed
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
🧪update on NIH indirect cost rates
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
So understand this....The executive branch is in charge of the personnel. Congress is in charge of the budget allocations. Many have been screaming that Trump can't cut the budgets because Congress is in charge of the purse. Well that does not matter. (1)
prospect.org
No Personnel Is Policy
The Trump administration is accomplishing through layoffs what it couldn’t accomplish through Congress.
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
🧪posting to science feed
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Scientists Unite against Tyranny!🧪
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
🧪 😢😭😱💔
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
More cuts 🧪
cbsnews.com
CDC, NIH and more health agencies brace for layoffs with DOGE and RFK Jr.'s restructuring. Here's what we know.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr., with help from DOGE, is planning a restructuring with sweeping cuts expected at multiple agencies.
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
and so it continues....🧪
cnn.com
HHS cuts 10,000 employees in major overhaul of health agencies | CNN
The US Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday it is cutting 10,000 full-time employees across health agencies, the department told CNN.
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
New site🧪
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Please watch. @politicsgirl.bsky.social always knows just how to say things. Clear. Concise. Awesome.
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🧪Use this spreadsheet to list any terminated NIH grants
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🧪 A good review about what is happening at the NIH. Gift article. There should be no paywall.
nytimes.com
‘Chaos and Confusion’ at the N.I.H., the Crown Jewel of American Science (Gift Article)
Senior scientists at the National Institutes of Health fear that research on conditions like obesity, heart disease and cancer will be undermined by President Trump’s policies.
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
An important read 🧪
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
When someone complains that the Dems aren't doing enough, tell them this. It is not the responsibility of the Dems to save us...it is ALL OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY. Stop complaining about others. Start with challenging your conservative and MAGA friends/family. STOP BEING POLITE AND START GETTING REAL.
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Here’s the reality…
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
You must listen
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
@aoc.bsky.social What do you say about this? If the dems vote no and shut down the govt, then Trump/Repubs will never reopen it. No govt is what they want. Dems will be blamed for destroying the govt. Only the Repubs in congress can reopen it. We would be in anarchy.
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Regarding the Dems flipping on the budget to avoid a shutdown. What flipped my opinion on this...If the dems vote no and shut down the govt, then Trump/Repubs will never reopen it. No govt is what they want. Dems will be blamed for destroying the govt. Only the Repubs in congress can reopen it.
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🧪 HAPPY PI DAY!!! Let's all chant.. 3.14159 3.14159 3.14159! Don't forget to eat Pi(e) today Friday 3/14 at 1:59 in the afternoon. and now I give you a sexy Tom Hiddleston.
youtu.be
On this day | Happy Pi Day - Tom Hiddleston Makes Maths Sexy (6 May 2016)
YouTube video by Zsuzsanna Uhlik
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
🧪 👇
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
🧪see below
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Powerful
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Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
🧪 Oh My!
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