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Leave it to Beaver

You had to be there — No matter, it’s here. Musk does look like Jerry. Cousin — I suppose. John Roberts’s another. Mitch (maybe), left it to the courts. How did that work out Mitch? Tom Tillis says someone will take care of it. First, you must lie to yourself. Before that, you’ve got to […]

Perplexity of Government Unchained

Others Think This is Bullshit Too When a small group of commoners or people as we know them can seize control of the US government because a president (small p) says it is ok . . . Why are we just watching this happen? Is nobody angry or are we still wondering what should be […]

Slapping Down Donald Trump’s Effort To Rewrite the Constitution

Reagan Judge Gets Poetic In Slapping Down Donald Trump’s Effort To Rewrite The Constitution – Above the Law Seattle-based district court Judge John Coughenour — appointed to the federal bench by noted lefty President Ronald Reagan — is already on record that he is not at all a fan of Donald Trump’s unilateral effort to rewrite the […]

NIH Grants Slashed

The Trump administration just slashed NIH grants. I think this terrible policy shift is entirely constitutional and legal. I think it is also a severe (entirely deliberate) blow to US Universities and a possibly fatal blow to biomedical research institutions. The new policy limits funds for overhead to 15% of the amount directly granted to […]

Republicans representing districts won by Biden

Calling on Repubs in Districts won by Biden to influence the Vote on the USAID, Medicaid, and to stand up to Trump. They might be scared and influenceable. It only takes 2 (soon to be one) voting with Democrats. Personally, I am interested in asking them to stand up to Trump, save USAID and vote […]

Indirect costs and the business of biomedical research funding

Indirect costs on research grants represent charges to cover the administration of grant funds; heating, cooling, water, gas, fume hoods and other centralized infrastructure; building and grounds security; facility maintenance and custodial services. Historically, these have been negotiated every two years between each institution and the NIH depending on the proportion of infrastructure devoted to […]

What Happens When a State Kicks a Million or So People Off of Healthcare Plans?

They go without, show up at ERs, or go to overcrowded Clinics. The costs of the first two end up being far more than a healthcare plan. And at clinics the healthcare may be less because of less resource. It really makes a lot of sense for a state to do this also. In the […]

The Doge Boys Target the CFPB

Didn’t that used to be a car? Wait a minute that was Dodge . . . Why is Doge any different than scammers attacking your credit card, etc.? Where are the courts on all of this. And our Congress? They can not be immune to a court saying no. Consumer Advocates Decry Musk ‘Minions’ as […]

A Warning of Things to Come

The latter part of New Deal’s report on January 2025 Jobs portends of things to come in the economic reporting of Employment and Unemployment statistics. It is thought the accuracy of the reporting “may” change going forward. We hope not. It is a possibility with this administration. If unreported, it is taken as never happening. […]