Hands Off! Marietta Square, GA April 5
Hands Off Marietta Square
Meet at St James Episcopal Church, Marietta 12:00 PM
Walk to The Square at 12:10 PM
Hands Off on the Square 12:15 PM -1:45 PM
NIH Mass Firings: A Turning Point for Science
This week, thousands of National Institutes of Health (NIH) employees were fired. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is based in Atlanta. It is only a few miles from my home. It was also included in the layoffs. It’s one of 27 institutes and centers of the NIH.
The Journal of Nature described the NIH mass firings as one of the darkest days.” The article quoted Michael Osterholm, an infectious diseases epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota. He said, “This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business. These are going to be huge losses to the research community.”
So far, 20,000 NIH employees have been fired. This group includes the directors of four institutes of NIH. These are NIAID (Allergy & Infectious Disease), NICHD (Child Health), NIMHD (Minority Health), and NINR (Nursing Research)..
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Examining Trumpism: Ideologies and Impact
My 2022 book, The Trump Files, analyzed the impact of Trump’s first term in office on...
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The Critical Role of Federal Government in Education Reform
Trump and McMahon do not know how federal and state governments are integral to public education. This system supports about 50 million students in K-12 and more than 13 million in public colleges.
President Jimmy Carter’s administration helped establish the Federal Department of Education. Ever since conservative politicians have gone out of their way to dismantle it. Ronald Reagan was the first to go after it. Now, we have Donald Trump and his crony Linda McMahon, former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment. Trump signed an executive order to “begin eliminating” the Department of Education.
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The Rise of Dictators: From Germany to America
In Volker Ullrich’s book, Germany 1923, he focuses on an “intoxicating time” in the year...
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ACLU’s Warning to Trump: Protecting Civil Liberties
I received this letter from the American Civil Liberties Union, addressed to Mr. Trump. As America’s anti-democratic turn imperils the free world, the ACLU will be a crucial defender.
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A Letter from an American Citizen
Note: This is a copy of a letter. I sent it to colleagues and friends in Australia, England,...
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The 100th Monkey and 3.5% Rule Explained
The 100th Monkey and The 3.5% Rule—What’s in common? Tomorrow’s post will compare these ideas....
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The Press + the Idiot = Danger
Tonight the press is going bonkers over the idiot’s showtime to the Congress, the Supreme Court,...
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Understanding Climate Change: A Fact Sheet for Deniers
This post is a fact sheet for climate change. I wrote this post during Trump’s first term. I’m revising it and reposting today.
Donald Trump’s 2.0 administration shows no interest in dealing with climate change, other than sticking their heads in oil-rich sand. They also refuse to understand some elementary concepts of climate change. If they did, they would stand with most Americans. Americans believe climate change is as much a local problem as a global one.
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