Earlier, it was a dramatic cut in indirect costs on all federal grants and outright cancellation of some grants. Now, congressional Republicans are mulling a steep tax on university endowments. “Republicans are considering increases to the university endowment tax to help reduce the national deficit and as a potential lever to force universities to comply […]
Trump says “tariff” is a beautiful word. Maybe for him, but not for American companies and consumers. “Walmart thought it could use its immense power as America’s biggest retailer to make Chinese suppliers eat the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. But Walmart got a response it’s not accustomed to hearing: No. “Trump has slapped […]
I got my genome sequenced several years ago by Veritas Genetics. They were running a special for whole genome sequencing at 30-50x coverage for $200, and for an extra $100, I got my variant call file. For a molecular geneticist, this was a dream come true! Now, anytime I see a variant reported as linked […]
Fascist Europe experienced a brain drain in the run-up to WWII. Among the European refugees who worked on the Manhattan project were Hans Bethe, Rose Bethe, Felix Bloch, S.H. Bohine, Niels Bohr, Hans Courant, Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, Leo Szilard and Edward Teller. Prizing ideology over intellect ended up being a loss for fascism and […]
I have no idea what planet these people are from that they would say the things they. Supposedly, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is worth $4 billion. He is not worried where his money is going to come from tomorrow or the next week, month or year. His grandmother (he uses her as an example) has nothing […]
It appears Trump will get his Mediterranean vacation site where only the rich can be. Israel blows up Gaza’s only specialized cancer hospital in massive blast. Israel-Palestine conflict News, Al Jazeera Israel has blown up Gaza’s only specialized cancer treatment hospital, as well as an adjacent medical school, drawing condemnation for again targeting a medical […]
This is a brief Raw Story clip about Ukraine and Europe. Authenticity? I am not sure. As far as the characters in this clip, Zelinsky has much to lose and the other two (Trump and Putin) will offer up Ukraine with Putin having much to gain. Russians in Ukraine are transplants. Real estate attorney, property […]
– by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at “Seeking Alpha.” The biggest change this week, as I wrote yesterday, was the sharp decline in two of the regions Feds’ new orders indexes. But, also as indicated, consumer spending remains strong – at least so far. As usual, clicking over and reading will bring […]
In 2022 then President Joe Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to increase critical minerals output or production. We find President Donald Trump doing similar in 2025. Both efforts were to reduce reliance on countries outside of the United States. Trump Invokes Wartime Powers to Boost U.S. Critical Minerals Output, OilPrice.com President Donald Trump invoked […]
In two months of being in office, Trump has managed to terrorize the Federal government and place it into total chaos. Of course, this is with the help of Elon Musk who suffers from autism spectrum disorder. He definitely displays some of the issues associated with this disorder. It is interesting to watch the two […]