Reposted by Middle of the LeftPoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Taking 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/mnXtlL1bHVAyoutu.beWHAT happened to JIMMY KIMMEL?YouTube video by PoliticsGirl 12834611322
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 01/08/2025🧪 Things are looking up!forbes.comSenate Committee Endorses NIH Budget Increase, Goes Against Trump’s 40% CutThe Senate Appropriations Committee voted to increase the NIH budget by $400 million, essentially snubbing the Trump Administration's proposed $18 billion or 40% cut. 010
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 23/07/2025🧪Interesting click on this and read the 11 follow ups 010
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 23/07/2025🧪Interesting....Click on it and read the entire thread 000
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 16/06/2025The entire purpose of using negotiated IDC rates was supposed to simplify grant applications. 000
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 16/06/2025PDF of the proposal nacubo.az1.qualtrics.com/CP/File.php?...nacubo.az1.qualtrics.com 000
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.orgU.S. academics call for reforms in research overhead payments, hoping to avoid drastic cutsCoalition offers two models it says increase accountability and reflect the “true costs” of research 361
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 09/06/2025But we still have some new NOAs that have come in with the terms and conditions referencing those things, but it does not reference the Guidance NOT-OD-25-090. That might still be in effect. 101
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 09/06/2025It rescinds the guidance, but does that automatically rescind the paragraph in the actual Notice Of Award? That is still part of the terms and conditions for that specific NOA., is it not? The terms and conditions does not reference that guidance. 010
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 28/05/2025An interesting readwsj.comExclusive | Universities Map Out New Investment Strategies to Deal With Tax Hike on EndowmentsThe GOP bill includes a much higher levy on schools’ endowment income, potentially spurring a big shift in where billions of dollars are invested. 010
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 27/05/2025An Interesting read 🧪chicagomaroon.comHow 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... 043
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 08/05/2025All 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. 000
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Last Night, John Oliver did a show on the NIH and indirect Costs. Watch the link below! A must watch🧪youtu.beRFK Jr. & HHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)YouTube video by LastWeekTonight 061
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 25/04/2025This 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.comUS colleges and universities have billions stashed away in endowments − a higher ed finance expert explains what they areDonor-imposed restrictions keep colleges and universities from freely determining how and when to spend a large share of their endowment funds. 062
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 25/04/2025A great read 🧪thenation.comIn a Normal World, Harvard’s Lawsuit Against Trump Would Be a Slam DunkThe university’s case against the administration is incredibly strong. The question is whether normal rules still apply. 0123
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 22/04/2025For 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.comTrump 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. 011
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 21/04/2025They didn't cave. They just adjusted the internal DEI policies to correspond with the new federal law that Trump implemented. I don't believe it was done because of an "ask" by the Trump administration. 100
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! 000
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 04/04/2025And non-male. Everyone keeps leaving women out of diversity. White women are part of diversity plans 190
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 04/04/2025They don't need to cut medical research , if they eliminate all the personnel who process the grants. You end up with no funding for medical research. 🧪 etc etc Extend that to all parts of the government (3) 020
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 04/04/2025They don't need to officially cut social security if they get rid of all the people who work and process the paperwork at the social security office. You end up with no social security (2) 000
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 04/04/2025So 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.orgNo Personnel Is PolicyThe Trump administration is accomplishing through layoffs what it couldn’t accomplish through Congress. 211
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Yes I knew. I was Americanizing it. I find that people either understand what I based it on or literally have no clue. 010
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 27/03/2025More cuts 🧪cbsnews.comCDC, 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. 152
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 27/03/2025and so it continues....🧪cnn.comHHS cuts 10,000 employees in major overhaul of health agencies | CNNThe US Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday it is cutting 10,000 full-time employees across health agencies, the department told CNN. 063
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Please watch. @politicsgirl.bsky.social always knows just how to say things. Clear. Concise. Awesome. 000
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 24/03/2025🧪Use this spreadsheet to list any terminated NIH grants 1107
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. 083
Middle of the Left @middleoftheleft.bsky.social · 21/03/2025When 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. 000