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Royal Society: UK can beat US in science — if it fixes one problem Gloomy mood among scientists under the Trump administration presents an opportunity for Britain, provided it changes its visa system, says Sir Adrian Smith

If America doesn’t want to lead the world in science any more then the UK can, the president of the Royal Society has said — but only if we fix our immigration system

Federal workers keep America's farms healthy. What now under Trump? More than a thousand people who worked to keep American agriculture free of pests and disease have left the federal workforce in President Trump's massive government downsizing.

More than a thousand people who worked to keep American agriculture free of pests and disease have left the federal workforce in President Trump's massive government downsizing.

Transcript: Trump Rants about Harvard Darken amid Brutal Loss in Court As Trump’s anger at Harvard goes off the rails amid a big legal setback, a writer who tracks MAGA argues that Trump is waging a kind of psychological war on the American people.

“They break the law out in the open over and over again precisely because they want the people to think that the law simply doesn’t apply anymore.” https://trib.al/5PaK0Tm

Some fun, while it lasts

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May 24th:
Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day
Aviation Maintenance Technician Day
Intl Women's Day for Peace & Disarmament
Natl Asparagus Day
Natl Brother's Day
Natl Caterers Appreciation Day
Natl Escargot Day
Natl Scavenger Hunt Day
Natl Italian Beef Day
Celebrate accordingly! 🎁🥳🎂

New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it Newly sworn-in Social Security chief Frank Bisignano, who previously was a Wall Street executive, told staffers he had to Google the SSA job when it was offered to him.

JFC!🤦‍♀️

New head of Social Security had to Google the job

“What the heck's the commissioner of Social Security?'" said Bisignano, who now oversees one of the largest federal agencies that's responsible for distributing retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to more than 70 million Americans.🫠

Waiting …

Good morning, Jason and Gizmo! ☕️🌞☮️

Bill Gates plans to close his foundation, give away nearly all of his fortune over 20 years: I don't want people to say, 'He died rich' Bill Gates will shut down the Gates Foundation and give away nearly all of his personal wealth over the next 20 years, the billionaire announced on Thursday.

“There are too many urgent problems to solve for me to hold onto resources that could be used to help people,” the billionaire said in a blog post.

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STITCHER the_savagestitcher o "What can we do to make women have more babies?" asks a group of men who think we pee out of our vaginas.

Sigh.

Rocks 🪨 and grandkids in your toilet 🚽 I feel is extra…
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LMAO, keep this going DAILY!

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May 15th:
Intl Casinos Day
Asphalt Day
Break the Glass Ceiling Day
Bring Flowers to Someone Day
Global Accessibility Awareness Day
HG Awareness Day
Intl Conscientious Objectors Day
Intl Family Day
Intl Kangaroo Care Awareness Day
MPS Awareness Day
Natl Chocolate Chip Day
Celebrate accordingly! 🎂🥳🎁

Walmart raising prices due to tariff costs Walmart’s first-quarter profit slipped, and it said it must raise prices due to higher costs from tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump.

Walmart raising prices due to tariff costs

Men's Journal: Brazilian pulp exporter Suzano SA is warning supply chain disruptions due to US tariffs could result in a shortage of toilet paper and that the tariffs will eventually make the cost of toilet paper go up for American consumers.
#ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #TrumpTariffs

Someone tell the NY Times that Hillary is accepting a plane from Qatar. Then maybe they’ll stop being pussies and start covering it for the corruption that it is.

"You get two dolls and some pencils. I get a golden 747 jumbo jet. See? You get more things than I do. When was the last time you said 'Thank you, Mr. President'?"

Bribery in plain sight.

How Tariffs Are Crushing Small Businesses: ‘Nobody in Power Seems to Care’ Owners are laying off staff and withdrawing personal savings, trying to hold on and hoping for a trade deal with China.

...small businesses have fewer levers to pull to help them endure the new tariff regime. Most work with a single factory or a handful of suppliers, switching production to lower-tariff countries especially difficult
www.wsj.com/business/ent...
@kenmartin.bsky.social reach out to small businesses

"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica