Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AOC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alt</span></a></p>
Recent searches
No recent searches
Search options
Only available when logged in.
federatedfandom.net is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
This is a fandom instance run by imp (stopthatimp on Tumblr) and kate (madecunningly on tumblr). We are here to have fun.
Administered by:
Server stats:
161active users
federatedfandom.net: About · Status · Profiles directory · Privacy policy
Mastodon: About · Get the app · Keyboard shortcuts · View source code · v4.3.4
#budget
11 posts · 5 participants · 0 posts today
azteclady<p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/CallToAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CallToAction</span></a> </p><p>If your Democratic Senator has already confirmed that they'll vote no on cloture and no on the CR, ask them to also refuse unanimous consent: they can force the voting to Monday, which is time we have to educate those around us.</p><p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/ContinuingResolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContinuingResolution</span></a></p>
azteclady<p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/CallToAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CallToAction</span></a> Keep calling your Democratic Senators, to vote no on cloture and no on continuing resolution--make the Republican shut down the government on their bad bill that screws everyone.</p><p>Also: make no mistake, this is Schumer:</p><p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Schumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schumer</span></a></p>
azteclady<p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/CallToAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CallToAction</span></a> call your Senators, push for them to vote no on cloture and no on the continuing resolution, and don't let bullshit statements of "solidarity with federal employees" sway you: federal employees would rather a shutdown than Schummer handing out the keys of the puse fo Elon Musk.</p><p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/VoteNo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNo</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.splinter.com/if-you-dont-fight-you-cant-win-federal-employees-want-chuck-schumer-and-the-democrats-to-grow-a-spine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">splinter.com/if-you-dont-fight</span><span class="invisible">-you-cant-win-federal-employees-want-chuck-schumer-and-the-democrats-to-grow-a-spine</span></a></p>
azteclady<p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/CallToAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CallToAction</span></a> </p><p>If you are in:<br>Georgia<br>Hawaii<br>Illinois<br>Michigan<br>Minnesotta<br>Nevada<br>New Hampshire<br>Rhode Island<br>Maine</p><p>Or *anywhere* with a Democratic Senator: CALL THEM to demand they vote no on cloture and no on passage of the Republican Continuing Resolution. Make *the Republicans* shut down the government rather than give Musk the legal power to continue fucking the country over.</p><p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a></p>
azteclady<p>I cannot find another version of the CNN clip I can link to, but if you want to understand why it's imperative that Democratic Senators unite AGAINST this continuing resolution (fuck Schumer), listen to AOC:</p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.social/post/3lkcdggnras2a" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.soc</span><span class="invisible">ial/post/3lkcdggnras2a</span></a></p><p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/AOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AOC</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Schumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schumer</span></a></p>
azteclady<p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/CallToAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CallToAction</span></a> If you have a Democratic Senator, CALL THEM. Thank them for voting no on the Continuing Resolution, or urge them to vote no.</p><p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/faq-how-to-call-124314894" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">patreon.com/posts/faq-how-to-c</span><span class="invisible">all-124314894</span></a></p>
David August<p>Is the Government Shutting Down? What is a Continuing Resolution? What is Cloture? </p><p>Adam Schiff answers these questions in this video: </p><p><a href="https://schiffnotes.substack.com/p/is-the-government-shutting-down?utm_source=davidaugust.com&utm_medium=social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">schiffnotes.substack.com/p/is-</span><span class="invisible">the-government-shutting-down?utm_source=davidaugust.com&utm_medium=social</span></a> </p><p>Encourage your Senators to vote no on Cloture and the CR. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cloture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cloture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ContinuingResolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContinuingResolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a></p>
azteclady<p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/CallToAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CallToAction</span></a> </p><p>These Senators are on the fence about voting NO on the CR:</p><p>Elissa Slotkin (MI)<br>Gary Peters (MI)<br>Jacky Rosen (NV)<br>Jeanne Shaheen (NH)<br>Maggie Hassan (NH)<br>Jon Ossoff (GA)<br>John Hickenlooper (CO)<br>Michael Bennett (CO)<br>Mark Kelly (AZ)<br>Peter Welch (VT)<br>Mark Warner (VA)<br>Tim Kaine (VA)</p><p>ETA: THEY NEED TO VOTE THIS SHIT DOWN.</p><p>Call (202) 224-3121</p><p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/ContinuingResolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContinuingResolution</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a></p>
azteclady<p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/CallToAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CallToAction</span></a> </p><p>Call your senators, especially Democrats, and tell them to vote NO on cloture and on the Republican spending bills; the proposed budget would DEVASTATE millions--including you, eventually, as that shit ripples through the economy.</p><p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a></p>
CBC Edmonton<p>Alberta budget bill cancels planned benefits for adopted children, changes legal aid funding<br>The Alberta government is backing away from a program that would have provided dental, optical and other health benefits for adopted children.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/adoption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adoption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-budget-bill-cancels-planned-benefits-for-adopted-children-changes-legal-aid-funding-1.7480006?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/al</span><span class="invisible">berta-budget-bill-cancels-planned-benefits-for-adopted-children-changes-legal-aid-funding-1.7480006?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>“House Republicans just unveiled their 99-pg budget, & the numbers don’t lie, it’s packed with cuts that hurt everyday Americans.</p><p>$15B cut from veterans’ HC<br>$8B slashed from Medicaid hospitals<br>$1.5B less for mothers & kids’ nutrition<br>No new BP hiring<br>No increase for cybersecurity</p><p>Rural America, working families, vets—they’re all getting hit. Ask Congress: Which of these cuts are they proud of?”<br>-R Saddler</p><p>Please call your GOP Senators & Reps.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austerity</span></a><br><a href="https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20250310/CRFull_xml.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/2</span><span class="invisible">0250310/CRFull_xml.pdf</span></a></p>
Sakti :v6:<p>Very interesting interview about <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> </p><p>This is a sharing link so u shouldn't get a paywall</p><p>Here's the crux of it below, you could lay off the ENTIRE federal workforce and that would reduce the federal <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> by 4%</p><p>I don't agree with everything Riedl says, I don't think government should be smaller, but we should be shouting this from the rooftops 👇 </p><p>"MOST GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOES TO BENEFITS TO US, NOT TO ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS."</p><p><a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/opinion/musk-useless-spending-cuts-doge.html?unlocked_article_code=1.104.vtgQ.DkXx1gVLgt5G&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/05/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/musk-useless-spending-cuts-doge.html?unlocked_article_code=1.104.vtgQ.DkXx1gVLgt5G&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=g</span></a></p>
Trina Corey<p>Elon Musk is the Reason Social Security is "Running Out of Money"</p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/stephaniekelton/p/elon-musk-is-the-reason-social-security?r=1nlk19&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/stephani</span><span class="invisible">ekelton/p/elon-musk-is-the-reason-social-security?r=1nlk19&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>"Musk & his advisers... did not want to create a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/commission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commission</span></a>, as past <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> hawks had done. They wanted direct, insider access to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> systems. They realized they could use the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> office, whose staff had been focused on helping agencies fix <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> problems, to quickly penetrate the federal govt — and then decipher how to break it apart."<br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GiftLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftLink</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/us/politics/musk-federal-bureaucracy-takeover.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0U4.t9r3.sBTAws_GSyV3&smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/02/28/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/musk-federal-bureaucracy-takeover.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0U4.t9r3.sBTAws_GSyV3&smid=url-share</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/StephenMiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StephenMiller</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/RussVought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussVought</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>While <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> says he will balance the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> & pay down the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a>, it’s worth remembering that he promised during the 2016 campaign that he could eliminate the entire national debt accumulated over more than two centuries during 8 years in office. Instead, during his first term, he ADDED $8.4 trillion in new borrowing over 10 years.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Cabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cabinet</span></a> 🧵</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> said “I think we’ll be very close to balancing budgets,” but that appears unlikely to say the least. None of the plans advanced so far offer a credible plan to balance the federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a>, which has a deficit of nearly $2T a year. Instead, Trump is pushing for large tax cuts for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> & the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> that will make it harder to balance the budget.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCabinetMeeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCabinetMeeting</span></a> 🧵 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a></p>
CBC Ottawa<p>Algonquin College to cut 41 programs, close Perth campus<br>Algonquin College's board of directors has voted to cancel 41 programs and close its campus in Perth, Ont.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>school</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/algonquin-college-cuts-ottawa-perth-courses-1.7466758?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/algo</span><span class="invisible">nquin-college-cuts-ottawa-perth-courses-1.7466758?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> proposal could shatter the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NationalScienceFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalScienceFoundation</span></a><br>"This kind of cut would kill American <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> and boost <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>."<br>Two sources told Ars the science agency should expect to see steep cuts in Trump's forthcoming budget request. In recent years, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSF</span></a> has received annual budget of approximately $9B, vast majority of which is spent on research. Cuts could be as deep as 66%, with one person indicating top-line budget number for NSF could start at $3B. <br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/white-house-budget-proposal-could-shatter-the-national-science-foundation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">2/white-house-budget-proposal-could-shatter-the-national-science-foundation/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftArticle</span></a></p><p>“…details vary by context, but poli scientist Elizabeth David-Barrett lays out 3 general mechanisms of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateCapture</span></a>. They now sound familiar:shaping the rules of the game thru <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a>; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influencing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influencing</span></a> admin decisions by capturing the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a>, appts, govt <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/contracts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contracts</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulatory</span></a> decisions;& <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabling</span></a> checks on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dismantling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dismantling</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> structures like the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judiciary</span></a>, law enforcement & prosecution, & audit institutions like <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IGs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IGs</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a>.”</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/opinion/elon-musk-donald-trump-government.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uk4.7kNE.lNjRD0c-drn1&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/02/05/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/elon-musk-donald-trump-government.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uk4.7kNE.lNjRD0c-drn1&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
ExploreLive feeds
Mastodon is the best way to keep up with what's happening.
Follow anyone across the fediverse and see it all in chronological order. No algorithms, ads, or clickbait in sight.
Create accountLoginDrag & drop to upload