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  Brian O'Meara omearabrian.bsky.social · May 15
  NSF letter to Harvard, as reported by John Timmer @arstechnica.com, is at storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... . Article: arstechnica.com/science/2025...
  
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    Dan Garisto dangaristo.bsky.social · May 14
    NSF appears to be terminating hundreds of its grants to Harvard, per internal sources at NSF and at Harvard. At least one division has had all its grants cut.
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  Brian O'Meara omearabrian.bsky.social · May 11
  Saw Gerrera and Luthen write a public letter to the emperor saying he makes some good points about Ghorman but arresting opposition politicians goes too far. Moderates flock to their cause. Rebels pick up two senate seats in the next open elections in 20 ABY (though known as 39 AFE, since no Yavin)
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    Swara Salih ☀️🍉🌊 handle.invalid · May 11
    What will happen in the #Andor finale this Tuesday? Wrong answers only.
    
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  Brian O'Meara omearabrian.bsky.social · May 10
  “The real crisis at the NSF is not inefficiency or ideological drift. It is the abandonment of a national commitment to independent science. That commitment made the U.S. a global leader in innovation, education and discovery.” Happy birthday, NSF
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    Barbara A. Han bahanbug.bsky.social · May 10
    “The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas — hardly a partisan institution — finds that nondefense government R&D yields long-run economic returns of 150% to 300% …“Our findings therefore point to a misallocation of public capital, and substantial underinvestment in nondefense R&D.”
    

    The NSF Is Being Dismantled — With Broad Implications For The American Economy

    The economic consequences of cuts to the National Science Foundation and restricting scientific inquiry on this scale could be far-reaching.

    forbes.com
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