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  1. Reuters: US scientists warn that termination of National Science Board hurts ability to compete with China. “More than 2,000 scientists warned the U.S. Congress in a letter on Monday that the ‌termination of the entire National Science Board by the Trump administration ‌hurts U.S. ability to compete with rivals like China. The termination of the entire NSB of over ​20 members was revealed […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/13/reuters-us-scientists-warn-that-termination-of-national-science-board-hurts-ability-to-compete-with-china/
  2. Reuters: US scientists warn that termination of National Science Board hurts ability to compete with China. “More than 2,000 scientists warned the U.S. Congress in a letter on Monday that the ‌termination of the entire National Science Board by the Trump administration ‌hurts U.S. ability to compete with rivals like China. The termination of the entire NSB of over ​20 members was revealed […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/13/reuters-us-scientists-warn-that-termination-of-national-science-board-hurts-ability-to-compete-with-china/
  3. Reuters: US scientists warn that termination of National Science Board hurts ability to compete with China. “More than 2,000 scientists warned the U.S. Congress in a letter on Monday that the ‌termination of the entire National Science Board by the Trump administration ‌hurts U.S. ability to compete with rivals like China. The termination of the entire NSB of over ​20 members was revealed […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/13/reuters-us-scientists-warn-that-termination-of-national-science-board-hurts-ability-to-compete-with-china/
  4. Reuters: US scientists warn that termination of National Science Board hurts ability to compete with China. “More than 2,000 scientists warned the U.S. Congress in a letter on Monday that the ‌termination of the entire National Science Board by the Trump administration ‌hurts U.S. ability to compete with rivals like China. The termination of the entire NSB of over ​20 members was revealed […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/13/reuters-us-scientists-warn-that-termination-of-national-science-board-hurts-ability-to-compete-with-china/
  5. The Guardian: ‘Things were going dark left and right’: the race to save US government datasets before they’re deleted. “André is part of a group of ‘data rescuers’ who have banded together during Trump’s second term. They have been quietly racing to save hundreds of critical government datasets before they are no longer available. Now known as the Data Rescue Project, it’s a […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/09/things-were-going-dark-left-and-right-the-race-to-save-us-government-datasets-before-theyre-deleted-the-guardian/
  6. The Guardian: ‘Things were going dark left and right’: the race to save US government datasets before they’re deleted. “André is part of a group of ‘data rescuers’ who have banded together during Trump’s second term. They have been quietly racing to save hundreds of critical government datasets before they are no longer available. Now known as the Data Rescue Project, it’s a […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/09/things-were-going-dark-left-and-right-the-race-to-save-us-government-datasets-before-theyre-deleted-the-guardian/
  7. The Guardian: ‘Things were going dark left and right’: the race to save US government datasets before they’re deleted. “André is part of a group of ‘data rescuers’ who have banded together during Trump’s second term. They have been quietly racing to save hundreds of critical government datasets before they are no longer available. Now known as the Data Rescue Project, it’s a […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/09/things-were-going-dark-left-and-right-the-race-to-save-us-government-datasets-before-theyre-deleted-the-guardian/
  8. The Guardian: ‘Things were going dark left and right’: the race to save US government datasets before they’re deleted. “André is part of a group of ‘data rescuers’ who have banded together during Trump’s second term. They have been quietly racing to save hundreds of critical government datasets before they are no longer available. Now known as the Data Rescue Project, it’s a […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/09/things-were-going-dark-left-and-right-the-race-to-save-us-government-datasets-before-theyre-deleted-the-guardian/
  9. The Guardian: ‘Things were going dark left and right’: the race to save US government datasets before they’re deleted. “André is part of a group of ‘data rescuers’ who have banded together during Trump’s second term. They have been quietly racing to save hundreds of critical government datasets before they are no longer available. Now known as the Data Rescue Project, it’s a […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/09/things-were-going-dark-left-and-right-the-race-to-save-us-government-datasets-before-theyre-deleted-the-guardian/
  10. NBC News: Judge rules Trump administration’s cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional. “The Trump administration’s cancellation of more than $100 million in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations was unconstitutional, and the Department of Government Efficiency had no authority to end the funding, a federal judge in New York ruled on […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/08/nbc-news-judge-rules-trump-administrations-cancellation-of-humanities-grants-was-unconstitutional/
  11. Block Club Chicago: Illinois Launches Online Resources For Households On Federal Food Assistance. “Ahead of an estimated 150,000 Illinois households losing access to federal food assistance on May 1, Illinois launched two websites aimed at providing work, training and volunteer hours to those households. Job Ready IL collects training programs and employment opportunities, while Serve Illinois […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/27/block-club-chicago-illinois-launches-online-resources-for-households-on-federal-food-assistance/
  12. Block Club Chicago: Illinois Launches Online Resources For Households On Federal Food Assistance. “Ahead of an estimated 150,000 Illinois households losing access to federal food assistance on May 1, Illinois launched two websites aimed at providing work, training and volunteer hours to those households. Job Ready IL collects training programs and employment opportunities, while Serve Illinois […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/27/block-club-chicago-illinois-launches-online-resources-for-households-on-federal-food-assistance/
  13. Block Club Chicago: Illinois Launches Online Resources For Households On Federal Food Assistance. “Ahead of an estimated 150,000 Illinois households losing access to federal food assistance on May 1, Illinois launched two websites aimed at providing work, training and volunteer hours to those households. Job Ready IL collects training programs and employment opportunities, while Serve Illinois […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/27/block-club-chicago-illinois-launches-online-resources-for-households-on-federal-food-assistance/
  14. Block Club Chicago: Illinois Launches Online Resources For Households On Federal Food Assistance. “Ahead of an estimated 150,000 Illinois households losing access to federal food assistance on May 1, Illinois launched two websites aimed at providing work, training and volunteer hours to those households. Job Ready IL collects training programs and employment opportunities, while Serve Illinois […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/27/block-club-chicago-illinois-launches-online-resources-for-households-on-federal-food-assistance/
  15. Block Club Chicago: Illinois Launches Online Resources For Households On Federal Food Assistance. “Ahead of an estimated 150,000 Illinois households losing access to federal food assistance on May 1, Illinois launched two websites aimed at providing work, training and volunteer hours to those households. Job Ready IL collects training programs and employment opportunities, while Serve Illinois […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/27/block-club-chicago-illinois-launches-online-resources-for-households-on-federal-food-assistance/
  16. NOTUS: USDA Moves to Shutter Maryland Research Facility. “The Agriculture Department announced plans Thursday to shut down a massive federal research complex in Prince George’s County, Maryland, over the objection of members of Congress. The department will begin decommissioning the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, a 6,500-acre federal research complex that has operated since 1910 and […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/25/notus-usda-moves-to-shutter-maryland-research-facility/
  17. NOTUS: USDA Moves to Shutter Maryland Research Facility. “The Agriculture Department announced plans Thursday to shut down a massive federal research complex in Prince George’s County, Maryland, over the objection of members of Congress. The department will begin decommissioning the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, a 6,500-acre federal research complex that has operated since 1910 and […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/25/notus-usda-moves-to-shutter-maryland-research-facility/
  18. The Hill: National Science Foundation’s future in limbo as Trump eyes cuts. “The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) future is in limbo as President Trump pushes for more budget cuts and his nominee to helm the research agency awaits Senate confirmation.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/19/the-hill-national-science-foundations-future-in-limbo-as-trump-eyes-cuts/
  19. R-Bloggers: EM-DAT, the world’s disaster memory, is at risk. “EM-DAT, the Emergency Events Database, is the world’s most widely used and trusted global database for tracking natural and technological disasters…. For more than 25 years, EM-DAT was primarily funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Following the recent dismantling of USAID, that funding is […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/12/r-bloggers-em-dat-the-worlds-disaster-memory-is-at-risk/
  20. Decaturish: Former CDC employees mark one-year anniversary of firings. “Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees and supporters gathered outside CDC headquarters March 31 to mark the one-year anniversary of the mass firings of hundreds of agency staff. About 150 people attended the rally on Clifton Road in Atlanta. Several former CDC staff members spoke, and Singing […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/07/decaturish-former-cdc-employees-mark-one-year-anniversary-of-firings/
  21. Decaturish: Former CDC employees mark one-year anniversary of firings. “Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees and supporters gathered outside CDC headquarters March 31 to mark the one-year anniversary of the mass firings of hundreds of agency staff. About 150 people attended the rally on Clifton Road in Atlanta. Several former CDC staff members spoke, and Singing […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/07/decaturish-former-cdc-employees-mark-one-year-anniversary-of-firings/
  22. Decaturish: Former CDC employees mark one-year anniversary of firings. “Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees and supporters gathered outside CDC headquarters March 31 to mark the one-year anniversary of the mass firings of hundreds of agency staff. About 150 people attended the rally on Clifton Road in Atlanta. Several former CDC staff members spoke, and Singing […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/07/decaturish-former-cdc-employees-mark-one-year-anniversary-of-firings/
  23. Decaturish: Former CDC employees mark one-year anniversary of firings. “Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees and supporters gathered outside CDC headquarters March 31 to mark the one-year anniversary of the mass firings of hundreds of agency staff. About 150 people attended the rally on Clifton Road in Atlanta. Several former CDC staff members spoke, and Singing […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/07/decaturish-former-cdc-employees-mark-one-year-anniversary-of-firings/
  24. Decaturish: Former CDC employees mark one-year anniversary of firings. “Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees and supporters gathered outside CDC headquarters March 31 to mark the one-year anniversary of the mass firings of hundreds of agency staff. About 150 people attended the rally on Clifton Road in Atlanta. Several former CDC staff members spoke, and Singing […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/07/decaturish-former-cdc-employees-mark-one-year-anniversary-of-firings/
  25. WMBD: National Blues Museum in St. Louis to close after nearly a decade. “The National Blues Museum is closing its doors Friday after nearly 10 years in downtown St. Louis, due to ongoing economic challenges and a decline in visitors. The museum’s board of directors announced the decision, saying they can no longer continue as their visitor numbers continue to lag behind pre-pandemic amounts. […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/05/wmbd-national-blues-museum-in-st-louis-to-close-after-nearly-a-decade/
  26. WMBD: National Blues Museum in St. Louis to close after nearly a decade. “The National Blues Museum is closing its doors Friday after nearly 10 years in downtown St. Louis, due to ongoing economic challenges and a decline in visitors. The museum’s board of directors announced the decision, saying they can no longer continue as their visitor numbers continue to lag behind pre-pandemic amounts. […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/05/wmbd-national-blues-museum-in-st-louis-to-close-after-nearly-a-decade/
  27. WMBD: National Blues Museum in St. Louis to close after nearly a decade. “The National Blues Museum is closing its doors Friday after nearly 10 years in downtown St. Louis, due to ongoing economic challenges and a decline in visitors. The museum’s board of directors announced the decision, saying they can no longer continue as their visitor numbers continue to lag behind pre-pandemic amounts. […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/05/wmbd-national-blues-museum-in-st-louis-to-close-after-nearly-a-decade/
  28. WMBD: National Blues Museum in St. Louis to close after nearly a decade. “The National Blues Museum is closing its doors Friday after nearly 10 years in downtown St. Louis, due to ongoing economic challenges and a decline in visitors. The museum’s board of directors announced the decision, saying they can no longer continue as their visitor numbers continue to lag behind pre-pandemic amounts. […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/05/wmbd-national-blues-museum-in-st-louis-to-close-after-nearly-a-decade/
  29. WMBD: National Blues Museum in St. Louis to close after nearly a decade. “The National Blues Museum is closing its doors Friday after nearly 10 years in downtown St. Louis, due to ongoing economic challenges and a decline in visitors. The museum’s board of directors announced the decision, saying they can no longer continue as their visitor numbers continue to lag behind pre-pandemic amounts. […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/05/wmbd-national-blues-museum-in-st-louis-to-close-after-nearly-a-decade/
  30. National Security Archive: A Disappearing Data Chronology. “The Disappearing Data Chronology documents fundamental changes to the federal information landscape under the Trump administration, including major data losses and restorations, legal challenges to information takedowns, and threats to archival collections. The purpose of this chronology is to keep the public—including journalists, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/05/national-security-archive-a-disappearing-data-chronology/
  31. WFMY: High Point Museum had grant for HVAC improvements canceled after ChatGPT flagged proposal as DEI-related, lawsuit says. ” The High Point Museum was among more than 1,400 organizations nationwide that lost federal humanities funding last spring after two members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) used an AI chatbot to screen grants for elimination. According to court […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/04/wfmy-high-point-museum-had-grant-for-hvac-improvements-canceled-after-chatgpt-flagged-proposal-as-dei-related-lawsuit-says/
  32. Federal Funding for People in Poverty Is Going to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead

    At least eight states gave Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to crisis pregnancy centers in recent years.

    murica.website/2026/03/federal

  33. Community Networks: With ACP Gone, New Mexico Creates First State-Level Internet Affordability Program. “New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law today new legislation that aims to provide tens of thousands of low-income households in ‘The Land of Enchantment’ an Internet lifeline similar to the now-expired federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/23/community-networks-with-acp-gone-new-mexico-creates-first-state-level-internet-affordability-program/
  34. Northeastern University: Government funding for AI jobs did not produce more jobs, research finds. “In the report, researchers examined the long-term results of a government-backed subsidy program in Sweden that provided funding to small- and medium-sized businesses investing in AI for the first time. One of the study’s biggest findings is that although the government funding resulted in […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/30/northeastern-university-government-funding-for-ai-jobs-did-not-produce-more-jobs-research-finds/
  35. Hollywood Reporter: Corporation for Public Broadcasting Formally Dissolves After Loss of Federal Funding. “The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is formally dissolving several months after its federal funding was rescinded, but with a plea for public media to continue.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/06/hollywood-reporter-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-formally-dissolves-after-loss-of-federal-funding/
  36. The #Trump admin laid the groundwork for this change earlier this year when it signed an agreement to move career, technical & adult education grants out of the #Education Dept to the #Labor Dept. Under the arrangement, Education retains oversight & leadership while managing the programs alongside Labor, a way of sidestepping the federal #statute.

    #law #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #FederalFunding #PublicSchools

  37. WTF do they think is going to happen to #schools?

    #Trump admin to announce dismantling of much of #Education Dept
    The Education Dept plans to announce Tuesday that it will move multiple parts of the agency to other federal depts, an unprecedented & unilateral effort to dismantle an agency created by #Congress to ensure all Americans have #EqualAccess to educational #opportunity & better coordinate federal programs.

    #law #SeparationOfPowers #FederalFunding #PublicSchools
    washingtonpost.com/education/2

  38. WTF do they think is going to happen to #schools?

    #Trump admin to announce dismantling of much of #Education Dept
    The Education Dept plans to announce Tuesday that it will move multiple parts of the agency to other federal depts, an unprecedented & unilateral effort to dismantle an agency created by #Congress to ensure all Americans have #EqualAccess to educational #opportunity & better coordinate federal programs.

    #law #SeparationOfPowers #FederalFunding #PublicSchools
    washingtonpost.com/education/2

  39. WTF do they think is going to happen to #schools?

    #Trump admin to announce dismantling of much of #Education Dept
    The Education Dept plans to announce Tuesday that it will move multiple parts of the agency to other federal depts, an unprecedented & unilateral effort to dismantle an agency created by #Congress to ensure all Americans have #EqualAccess to educational #opportunity & better coordinate federal programs.

    #law #SeparationOfPowers #FederalFunding #PublicSchools
    washingtonpost.com/education/2

  40. WTF do they think is going to happen to #schools?

    #Trump admin to announce dismantling of much of #Education Dept
    The Education Dept plans to announce Tuesday that it will move multiple parts of the agency to other federal depts, an unprecedented & unilateral effort to dismantle an agency created by #Congress to ensure all Americans have #EqualAccess to educational #opportunity & better coordinate federal programs.

    #law #SeparationOfPowers #FederalFunding #PublicSchools
    washingtonpost.com/education/2

  41. WTF do they think is going to happen to #schools?

    #Trump admin to announce dismantling of much of #Education Dept
    The Education Dept plans to announce Tuesday that it will move multiple parts of the agency to other federal depts, an unprecedented & unilateral effort to dismantle an agency created by #Congress to ensure all Americans have #EqualAccess to educational #opportunity & better coordinate federal programs.

    #law #SeparationOfPowers #FederalFunding #PublicSchools
    washingtonpost.com/education/2