Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 25/03/2025From Ana Reyes's transgender military ban opinion. Pretty full of digs for something written by a judge. 020
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 24/03/2025@progressivereform.bsky.social, whose board I am on, now has an Unmasking DOGE Tracker, which provides various resources about DOGE-related actions. progressivereform.org/tracking-tru...progressivereform.orgTracking Trump 2.0 - Center for Progressive ReformEvents Archive 084
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 22/02/2025New entrepreneurship idea which you are absolutely free to use: an app to run grant applications through to replace targeted keywords with unlisted synonyms. You're welcome. 030
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 19/02/2025They're applying the private equity approach to the United States. 130
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 09/02/2025For those "let's run government like a business" types, this is as if anything CEO said, hey, let's just scrap our whole R&D division, most of whom were willing to do their jobs for way less money than if they worked for your competitors. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrageMove to cut indirect cost rate to 15% could cost universities billions of dollars 140
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 06/02/2025The Center for Progressive Reform, on whose board I proudly serve, has released its Project 2025 tracker. Sharing for folks who want to keep updated. progressivereform.org/tracking-tru...progressivereform.orgProject 2025 Executive Action Tracker - Center for Progressive Reform 131
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Me on Wisconsin Public Radio talking about upcoming insurance policy exclusions for PFAS. www.wpr.org/news/insurer...wpr.orgNot covered: Insurers add PFAS exclusions to commercial liability policiesWisconsin businesses and farms have been notified their insurance will not pay for any injury or property damage tied to PFAS contamination. 081
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Finally, some good news! And with the briefs we just filed, we're hoping to do the same in New Mexico. washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/12/18/m...washingtonstatestandard.comMontana Supreme Court affirms decision in historic youth climate case • Washington State StandardThe Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a district court ruling in the nation’s first constitutional climate change trial. 052
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Finally, some good news? www.courthousenews.com/wisconsin-ju...courthousenews.comWisconsin judge rules Act 10 is unenforceable, restoring collective bargaining rights to public workersThis decision marks the final judgment in a 2023 lawsuit brought by seven labor unions arguing that Act 10 violated workers' equal protection guarantees. 010
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Aww, this is one of my students! She also worked with us on our Research Forward project on protecting tribal foodways in light of climate change! (And also protecting indigenous data sovereignty!) law.wisc.edu/newsletter/a...law.wisc.eduPreserving Tribal Culture and Dignity for Future Generations | University of Wisconsin Law SchoolSite iconsUniversity logo that links to main university websitefacebooktwitteryoutubelinkedininstagra... 030
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 26/11/2024On Wisconsin! news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-6...news.wisc.eduUW–Madison 6th in national research ranking, surpasses $1.7 billion in research expendituresUW moved up two spots in the ranking, and it had a 13.7% increase in research expenditures over the previous fiscal year, an increase of more than $208 million for the period covering July 2022 throug... 074
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Crypto hawkers keep friending me here. I will block every single one of you. 000
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Exciting news! www.nhonews.com/news/gov-hob...nhonews.comGov. Hobbs signs Northeastern Arizona and Yavapai-Apache water rights settlementsPhoenix -- Governor Katie Hobbs signed the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement (NAIWRSA) and the Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Agreement (YANWRSA) Nov. 19, se... 110
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 21/11/2024More on climate change and food production. www.yahoo.com/news/farmers...yahoo.comFarmers raise concerns after staple crop becomes increasingly harder to grow: 'I don't remember this happening before'"This year, the situation is tragic." 000
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Cool story about climate change, foodways, and peaches. grist.org/indigenous/m...grist.orgMeet the peach that traveled the Trail of Tears and the elders working to save itThe "Indian peach" survived genocide. Can it withstand climate change? 040
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 19/11/2024This is such a beautiful example of art and science coming together. www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...smithsonianmag.comMeet the Italian 'Fruit Detective' Who Investigates Centuries-Old Paintings for Clues About Produce That Has Disappeared From the Kitchen TableRenaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a growing agricultural crisis 010
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Scenes from our screening of Bad River, including a discussion panel with folks from the film. This film makes me teary every time. 031
Steph Tai (they/them) @saltislife.bsky.social · 19/11/2024So the theme of this year's UW Native November is "love." Here is what I love: our planet, our ability to research and learn more about the world through the lens of so many disciplines, higher education, and my family, friends, and chosen family. I will keep fighting for this. 030