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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

NEW: In March the White House released an FY27 budget request that zeroed out the National Science Foundation's directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). For months it was unclear what would happen. Now, with FY26 over, the damage to SBE is coming to light. My reporting:

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‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences research

Agency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 31/08/2026

New F-1 student visas to the United States fell by 34 percent in calendar year 2025. That is relative to the average cumulative issuance in each year 2018–2024 (omitting the Covid-related drop in 2020). Newly released data through Feb. 2026 here—> travel.state.gov/content/trav...

Graph showing monthly F-1 student visa issuance in 2025 relative to prior years

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

WATCH: “I’m a Dem because the other party doesn’t believe people like me deserve anything, but I want my party to be better… we lost the thread on working people’s issues.”

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

1. AFM, the labor union representing professional musicians in North America, is paying tribute to Dolly Parton, who was a member of its Nashville Local 257 for 58 years. AFM says that for decades, Dolly consistently filed union contracts for her recording sessions, live gigs and tours.

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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Gary, Indiana has been without power almost 2 weeks.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This is the reported $100,000 fee on Optional Practical Training (OPT), which allows foreign students to remain for a couple years in post-graduate employment. The fee would devastate the program, making the US even less desirable as a destination for the world's best and brightest.

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WHO @who.int · 17/08/2026

Mothers should never feel ashamed to breastfeed their babies. 🤱🏻🤱🏼🤱🏽🤱🏾🤱🏿🤱 From a glass of water, a chat with a friend, or a comfortable space, we can all help respect the rights of mums to breastfeed anytime, anywhere. Let's all step up to support #breastfeeding mums!

You do you: anytime, anywhere. Let's give moms the time and space they need to breastfeed their babies.

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

That's an excellent message. I'm sure the people are going to respond well. Maybe it should go national.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Wait,Where's Pizza 🍕 🐀 Rat Gonna Get His Pizza Now,Mayor Mamdani........

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/08/2026

Francesca Hong: "Today is a day the Green Bay Packers were founded -- our publicly owned NFL team. I think that Wisconsin has a proud history of progressivism, and the policies we're fighting for honor that, but more importantly they honor working-class people."

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Amy K @amyklassen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Climate is a pattern, and the pattern has changed. = Climate Change

Graphic reading, “The difference between ‘There used to be hot summers too.’ and climate crisis.” Below is a temperature-anomaly chart showing mostly blue, cooler-than-average years in the earlier record, shifting dramatically toward sustained red, warmer-than-average years in recent decades. Occasional earlier red bars are labelled “These were hot summers,” while the sustained cluster of increasingly warm recent years is labelled “This is climate change.”

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I went to Paris to speak to Thomas Piketty - one of the world’s leading thinkers on inequality. We talk about why wealth keeps concentrating at the top, the case for public investment, and what it would take to build a fairer economy. A fascinating conversation. youtu.be/d_83pFubGvQ?...

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How We Build An Economic Future For All | Thomas Piketty

YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski

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Dr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I think a lot abt how during Reconstruction, white Republicans betrayed their Black voting base to try to appeal to white conservatives, who responded by forcing them from office, driving them from their homes, & if that failed, killing them.

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

With no explanation, Republicans on the State Board of Education have cut lessons that taught about racial segregation and slave revolts; that acknowledged slavery was because of skin color; and that said southern states seceded from the Union in part to preserve the practice of slavery.

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Texas social studies rewrite would trim back lessons on slavery and civil rights

The board voted to cut proposed lessons that would explain racial segregation, slave...

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Indivisible doesn't endorse any Dem primary candidates who take AI money because we know this is what they're all saying behind the scenes.

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Left Of Center Orange Hater @leftocorangehater.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

These 8 Democrats voted to pass a national ban on trans teachers and mentions of LGBTQ topics. Rep Henry Cuellar (TX) Rep. Don Davis (NC) Rep. Cleo Fields (LA) Rep. Laura Gillen (NY) Rep. Vicente González (TX) Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH) Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA) Rep. Eugene Vindman (VA)

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 29/04/2026

“As the New Deal showed, it’s possible to heed and tend to the needs of communities on both sides of the rural/urban divide. We can’t simply wave a magic wand and recreate the New Deal, but we can rebuild.” www.liberalcurrents.com/can-we-win-b...

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Can We Win Back Rurals?

Rebuilding the Democratic Party in rural areas is necessary to halt the nation's undemocratic slide.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

The attack on education in the US is not new, but the slow fuse that arguably started with Reagan is now setting off detonations across K-12 and higher education that are going to be incredibly difficult to walk back if we don’t treat this like the urgent crisis it is.

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Breaking: Trump has fired the membership of the National Science Board, which is oversees NSF. I have confirmed separately with multiple now-former members of NSB.

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Ranking Member Lofgren Reacts to Latest Trump Scheme to Undermine Science | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 18/04/2026

Today, President Barack Obama and I read to a group of toddlers at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx. In between singing wheels on the bus, we discussed our administration’s vision for this City — one where New York’s Cutest have the strongest start possible.

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama read a picture book to a group of children.

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama chat and laugh with a group of children.

Mayor Mamdani and President Obama chat and laugh.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Just sobbed hardest I have since my mom died in 2020. She missed these trials by a few months. One of most ruthless cancers. Hard to fathom that maybe she'd still be here. I feel such a hole inside. In case you're wondering if we should fund mRNA research instead of another stupid war ... yes.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Trump & Vance are eliminating the NSF's Social, Behavioral, & Economic Sciences Directorate & the rigorous social science research it funds. Meanwhile they're giving $8 million to OSU's activist conservative Chase Center. Like other authoritarians, Trump & Vance are replacing experts w/ ideologues.

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IndivisibleHoCoMD❌👑 @indivisiblehocomd.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

☎️ CALL NOW! House Bill 577 (DIY Machine Gun bill) prohibits guns with an attachment that lets a 3D printer convert a pistol into an automatic weapon. Call 804-488-9733 and enter your zip code, then tell delegate: My name is ___ and my zip code is ____. Please vote YES on House Bill 577." HURRY! 🍃

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Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

NSF's Social, Behavioral and Economic Directorate has awarded only 16 grants since October. No big budget cuts went through. No freeze. The courts have acted to keep funds flowing at every turn. The money just isn't going out. Why...? 1/x source: grant-witness.us/funding_curv... 🟦🧠 #academicsky

A line graph showing awards over time at NSF's SBE. The line for this year, 2026, is extremely FLAT compared to prior years. By this time in 2025, 179 grants had been awarded. In 2021, it was 243. This year... 16.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

French President Macron: “Europe is an extremely attractive continent. For months I’ve been saying this. And thanks to our American friends, I now have an unprecedented selling point: We are predictable.”

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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I am shocked to see this language from the NSF. “The U.S. National Science Foundation's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request reflects a strategic alignment of resources in a constrained fiscal environment while eliminating woke and weaponized grant programs that previously funded radical DEI projects.”

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Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request to Congress

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Not so marvelous news. ~95,000 scientists have left the federal government since the Trump regime took over.

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Prominent Climate Scientist Resigns From NASA, Citing Trump’s Attack on Science

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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 19/03/2026

A new report from the Women's Refugee Commission and Physicians for Human Rights traveled to Honduras to document what U.S. deportation policy looks like from the other side. What they found is alarming. 🧵

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WHO @who.int · 18/03/2026

In 2024, 4.9 million children under five died. But even one is too many. We need: - Stronger primary health care. - Resources directed to where children are most at risk. - Governments honoring the commitments they've already made. Child survival cannot wait 🔗 bit.ly/3PbJak9

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

A two-child household must earn $400,000 a year for childcare to be affordable, according to a new study.

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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Audre Lorde, in a 1989 commencement address, said, "Remember this, despair is a tool of your enemies. That rumor, 'You can’t fight City Hall,' is circulated by City Hall. Facing the realities of our lives gives us the motivation for action, it gives us the power to change. You are not powerless."

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WNBA @wnba.com · 01/02/2026

Black History isn’t just remembered, it’s lived. This month, we honor the culture, the legacy, and the brilliance that continues to shape the game 🖤 #WNBABHM

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 14/12/2025

12 dead at a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.💔 A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice. Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️

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Sara Brinton @sarabrinton.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC. There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI. Spread the word. www.ribc.org/donate-blood/

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Donate Blood

Check your eligibility to donate blood, learn about the process and why blood matters, and enroll in a RIBC Donor Loyalty Rewards programs.

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ák @lankee.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times. Brecht, Motto

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

#ResistanceRoots Did you know? In the early 20th century, there were concerns that wild turkeys would go extinct due to overhunting. Some breeders tried to raise wild turkeys on farms and release them in the wild but that didn’t work. The farm-raised turkeys didn’t know what to do in the wild. /1

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

American friends, what’s something your family always serves at Thanksgiving that you’re pretty sure most people don’t? For me, it’s grandma’s kugel. On the sweet-savory spectrum of kugel, it’s the sweetest you’ve ever had. Picture some super sweet kugel. WRONG. It’s sweeter than that.

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Moms Demand Action @momsdemandaction.org · 05/11/2025

Moms Demand Action is marking a historic win tonight as Virginia Moms Demand Action volunteer @abigailspanberger.com has been elected Governor of Virginia! 🧵

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social A victory for FAST leadership.

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Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I very strongly believe that one of the most dangerous things about our society is that most people neither understand what an actual expert is nor know how to identify a genuine expert

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

“Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.” City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design. I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero

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Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death

A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.

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