Showing posts with label government news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label government news. Show all posts

Friday, February 21, 2025

friday morning update

listening to brian lehrer talk with elie mystal on wnyc . . 

i didn't post for a long time as i was enjoying all the fun holiday family time. then i didn't post as i was missing all the fun holiday family time. and then i was unhappy with government stuff (which hasn't changed and has only grown worse) . . and then i was out of the habit of posting . . and now i just miss posting, so here i am. 

(january 8th and 9th have also gone up) 

pluto squinting in the sunlight . . 

pluto is ready for lunch and is letting me know.

brian lehrer is now speaking with katherine wu (a journalist for the atlantic magazine) who is outlining how the administration's cuts to research grants will affect scientific progress and important medicines needed for patients. a person who called in just said, "as a people, do we believe in public knowledge or not?" another person called in to share that she and her coworkers experienced a hostile takeover of their department and all were fired under false pretenses (using bad work reports as an excuse when their work reports were all positive - many are preparing to contest this in the courts). all episodes can be accessed on spotify (wnyc/the brian lehrer show under podcasts and shows).