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ProPublica<p>Trump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show<br>—</p><p>A lawsuit led by the Washington state attorney general offers an unprecedented view of the termination of more than 600 NIH grants, including transgender research grants threatened by Trump’s executive orders.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-nih-cuts-transgender-research-grants?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/trump-n</span><span class="invisible">ih-cuts-transgender-research-grants?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><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/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funding</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/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The upshot is that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harvard</span></a> should not bother to apply for any new federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a>, because, McMahon declares, “today’s letter marks the end of new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grants</span></a> for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/University" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>University</span></a>.”</p><p>What you will not find in the McMahon letter is any mention of the original justification for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admi’s ongoing assault on elite <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a>: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a>. As a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> pretext for trying to financially hobble the Ivy League, anti-Semitism had *some* strategic merit.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AntiIntellectualism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiIntellectualism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>More unbelievable <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gaslighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaslighting</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> made the argument that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is “a genuine humanitarian,” &amp; said “he just wants the killing to stop.”</p><p>Right, the guy deporting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> who are <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UScitizens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UScitizens</span></a>, sending <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/asylum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asylum</span></a> seekers to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CECOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CECOT</span></a> &amp; now <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Libya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libya</span></a>, separating <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a>, canceling <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> to combat <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfectiousDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfectiousDisease</span></a> &amp; to make heart pumps for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/babies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>babies</span></a> w/ heart defects, yeah he’s a real <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/humanitarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanitarian</span></a>. Go fuck yourself JD.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VanceLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VanceLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheCrueltyIsThePoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheCrueltyIsThePoint</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>Update. Linda McMahon posted her May 5 letter to <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harvard</span></a> on <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> / <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a>. I guess that's an official channel these days.<br><a href="https://x.com/EDSecMcMahon/status/1919517481313427594" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/EDSecMcMahon/status/1919</span><span class="invisible">517481313427594</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DefendResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendResearch</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funding</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/TrumpVResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpVResearch</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>academicchatter</span></a></span></p>
Nonilex<p>“Already, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has threatened to pull <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/colleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colleges</span></a> that don’t purge <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> he considers <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/woke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woke</span></a>. He’s demanded new oversight of certain regional studies depts. Next he could <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a>, as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> has, 'political or social <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a>.' He could weaken the protections provided by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tenure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tenure</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/faculty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>faculty</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a>. I saw this happen on my campus, &amp; I know the toll it took. If the Trump admin has its way, my experience could offer a preview of what’s coming for other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a>.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>EC President Ursula von der Leyen just announced increased funding for European research and defended the free and open sharing of knowledge. Note the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DiplomaticPassiveVoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiplomaticPassiveVoice</span></a> to avoid naming the bad guys.<br><a href="https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/scientists-urged-to-choose-europe-as-us-cuts-nsf-nih-funding-eu-paris" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">siliconrepublic.com/innovation</span><span class="invisible">/scientists-urged-to-choose-europe-as-us-cuts-nsf-nih-funding-eu-paris</span></a></p><p>"The role of science in today’s world is questioned. The investment in fundamental, free and open research is questioned. What a gigantic miscalculation." </p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DefendResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendResearch</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funding</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/TrumpVResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpVResearch</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2056238/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2056238/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Oregon public health system faces funding and staffing crisis, report finds <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/challenges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>challenges</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/crisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crisis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oregon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Recruitment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recruitment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/staffing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>staffing</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Workforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Workforce</span></a></p>
Invest in Open Infrastructure<p>📝 New blog post:<br>Collecting funding data for open infrastructure is hard! The latest blog post unpacks the real-world challenges of sourcing and making sense of grant data - from missing info to inconsistent reporting.</p><p>Read more: <a href="https://investinopen.org/blog/sooi-2025-funding-data-collection-challenges/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">investinopen.org/blog/sooi-202</span><span class="invisible">5-funding-data-collection-challenges/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/OpenInfrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenInfrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenScience</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/OpenData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenData</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funding</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>Update. Thank you to the Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, Grant Foundation, and Sloan Foundation for this bridge funding program.<br><a href="https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/rapid-response-bridge-funding-program" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">spencer.org/grant_types/rapid-</span><span class="invisible">response-bridge-funding-program</span></a></p><p>"In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSF</span></a>) research grant awards, we have developed a rapid response bridge grant opportunity for impacted scholars…While it is impossible for private philanthropy to close the gap left by federal funders, we can provide modest grants to mitigate some of the impact on scholars, projects, and project teams. These $25,000 grants are for activities to address immediate needs following grant cancellations."</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DefendResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendResearch</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funding</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Crypto News<p>Figment Eyes $100M to $200M Acquisitions Amid Crypto M&amp;A Surge - Crypto staking firm Figment is actively pursuing acquisition targets as part of a broader... - <a href="https://cryptonews.com/news/figment-eyes-100m-to-200m-acquisitions-amid-crypto-ma-surge/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cryptonews.com/news/figment-ey</span><span class="invisible">es-100m-to-200m-acquisitions-amid-crypto-ma-surge/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/altcoinnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>altcoinnews</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/acquisition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acquisition</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/adoption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adoption</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Oregon State University's Open Source Lab Is Running on Fumes</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/02/osl_short_of_money/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/05/02/osl</span><span class="invisible">_short_of_money/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oregon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/University" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>University</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Open" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Open</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Source" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Source</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lab</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fumes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fumes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Crisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>The <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin declares that <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harvard</span></a> won't receive future federal research grants. </p><p>Coverage in the NYTimes.<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/us/politics/trump-harvard-research-grants.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/05/05/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/trump-harvard-research-grants.html</span></a></p><p>Coverage in the Harvard Crimson.<br><a href="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/5/6/no-more-federal-grants/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thecrimson.com/article/2025/5/</span><span class="invisible">6/no-more-federal-grants/</span></a></p><p>PS: I can't yet find the full text of the letter from Linda McMahon (Secty of Education) or the response from Harvard. But will update when I do.</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DefendResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendResearch</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funding</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Crypto News<p>DogeOS Raises $6.9M to Launch Dogecoin App Layer - DogeOS, an application development layer for the Dogecoin ecosystem, announced the succes... - <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/06/dogeos-raises-usd6-9m-to-launch-dogecoin-app-layer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/0</span><span class="invisible">6/dogeos-raises-usd6-9m-to-launch-dogecoin-app-layer</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/dogecoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogecoin</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markets</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Alexander J. Stein<p><a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23EU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a>: The European <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Research" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Research</a> Council will get substantial additional <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23funding" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#funding</a> for larger, longer-term 'super grants' that <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23researchers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#researchers</a> based in the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23USA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> or elsewhere who wish to move to <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Europe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Europe</a> will be able to apply for: <a href="https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/choose-europe-science-erc-welcomes-new-budget-super-grants" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">erc.europa.eu/news-events/...</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23science" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23scientists" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scientists</a> &gt;&gt; Welcome!<br><br><a href="https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/choose-europe-science-erc-welcomes-new-budget-super-grants" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Choose Europe for Science: ERC...</a></p>
Global News<p>‘We are in the forefront’: Manitoba funds Indigenous organizations on Red Dress Day<br>Manitoba's government is recognizing Red Dress Day by pledging $350,000 to support five local Indigenous organizations.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Manitoba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manitoba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/MMIWG2S" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MMIWG2S</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11164808/manitoba-red-dress-day-indigenous/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11164808/ma</span><span class="invisible">nitoba-red-dress-day-indigenous/</span></a></p>
Global News Canada<p>‘We are in the forefront’: Manitoba funds Indigenous organizations on Red Dress Day<br>Manitoba's government is recognizing Red Dress Day by pledging $350,000 to support five local Indigenous organizations.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Manitoba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manitoba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/MMIWG2S" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MMIWG2S</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11164808/manitoba-red-dress-day-indigenous/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11164808/ma</span><span class="invisible">nitoba-red-dress-day-indigenous/</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>Update. "National Endowment for the Arts rescinds grants, dazing publishers and theaters."<br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2025/05/04/trump-budget-nea-arts-grants-canceled/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/entertainme</span><span class="invisible">nt/theater/2025/05/04/trump-budget-nea-arts-grants-canceled/</span></a></p><p>"Arts organizations across the country saw their grants pulled with little explanation, while a proposed federal budget sought to eliminate the arts funding agency altogether."</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arts</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DefendResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendResearch</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funding</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/NEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NEA</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Frankie ✅<p>EU pledges €500 million for science amid US funding cuts </p><p>Brussels has announced a massive funding package to attract scientists to the European Union. The move comes as US research institutions face funding and job cuts. </p><p><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/eu-pledges-500-million-for-science-amid-us-funding-cuts/a-72438165" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dw.com/en/eu-pledges-500-milli</span><span class="invisible">on-for-science-amid-us-funding-cuts/a-72438165</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>Update. "One of California’s largest collections of history could go dark."<br><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/california-newspapers-collection-budget-cuts-20309491.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sfgate.com/local/article/calif</span><span class="invisible">ornia-newspapers-collection-budget-cuts-20309491.php</span></a></p><p>"One of <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a>’s largest collections of digitized <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/newspapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newspapers</span></a>, going back nearly 200 years and spanning approximately 54 million articles, could disappear due to gutted state <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a>. The unexpected news has delivered a heavy blow to historians, journalists, researchers and educators who rely on the archives for their work…The California Digital Newspapers Collection, housed at UC Riverside’s Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research, said on its website that its future “is in jeopardy” after…its budget was completely decimated, leaving [it] with just a few weeks to source $300,000 or face the possibility of getting shut down."</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DefendResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendResearch</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Takedowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Takedowns</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Björn Schießle :europa:<p><a href="https://social.schiessle.eu/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> could be doomed without <a href="https://social.schiessle.eu/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> search deal, says executive. </p><p>This extreme dependency on Google was already a topic in the past, and I still don't get it how they could end up in such a dependency.</p><p>On the other hand, a German article mentioned that in 2023, 495 million US-Dollar out of 653 million US-Dollar in total came from Google. This means that they still have 158 million US-Dollar without Google. Quite some money compared to other Free Software initiatives and even many company backed projects.</p><p>So there should be a sane ways to move on, right? Don't do anything against the monopoly can't be the solution.</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/660548/firefox-google-search-revenue-share-doj-antitrust-remedies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/news/660548/firef</span><span class="invisible">ox-google-search-revenue-share-doj-antitrust-remedies</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.schiessle.eu/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://social.schiessle.eu/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://social.schiessle.eu/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a></p>