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Jeff Masters, former hurricane scientist with NOAA and co-founder of the popular weather reporting service Weather Underground, wrote on the social media platform Bluesky, “This isn’t about merit or budgets because NSF has a tiny imprint on the federal budget. This is all about controlling information and knowledge.”
The NSF Is Being Dismantled — With Broad Implications for the American Economy
John Drake
Ein Report von Pier Paolo Lunelli, einem Armeegeneral im Ruhestand, kam übrigens zu dem Ergebnis, dass möglicherweise rund 10.000 Todesfälle mit einem aktualisierten Pandemie-Plan in Italien hätten verhindert werden können.
Desaströser Covid-Bericht: Haben WHO Und Italien Etwas Verschwiegen? - n-tv.de
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Each time I went on stage and made a disparaging joke about my disability to put a non-disabled audience at ease, I played further into that mechanism. While me being onstage disrupted the status quo, I was diffusing that tension by reinforcing my otherness. Over time I grew uncomfortable, resenting the jokes I thought were necessary to be accepted by audiences.
Ophira Calof on Unravelling Ableism From Comedy
Ophira Calof
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