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Sunguramy :nb_lily:

:boost_ok: iNat update 2: I decided to stir the pot a little. There's a lot of "just simmer down and give them time" going on...'cause I guess six weeks of silence isn't enough. There's also a lot of "this is just repetitive" because of course we all still have the same questions because it's been six weeks with no answers.

So here is a fresh thought: I don’t know how grants you all write work, but the ones I write (not just scientific ones, but also for NPOs of various kinds) require a lot of detail about the project, from budget to methods and more…so there is “a plan” somewhere, there had to be, for the grant to even be written in the first place, long before it was selected and awarded and then announced in early June.

I would be really curious to read the original grant proposal. :blobcatcoffee: (emoji of a cat sipping from a mug of coffee or tea)

#iNat#iNaturalist#science
JB aka J Lee

POGO urges Congress to toughen the Nunn-McCurdy Act to improve oversight of Pentagon cost overruns: proactive reporting to improve transparency and strengthen Congressional control. #defensespending #accountability washingtonhorizon.com/pogo-urg

Chaedrol's Washington Horizon · POGO urges overhaul of Nunn-McCurdy Act to rein in defense cost overrunsThe Nunn-McCurdy Act, passed in 1982 to curb runaway costs in DOD weapon acquisitions, requires Congress be notified when major programs exceed budget estimates by significant margins. Yet, decades later, the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) points to persistent failures in cost containment, with critical breaches rarely leading to real
Robin Forlonge Patterson

From the Editor of "#Guardian US":
I hope you appreciated this article. ...I wanted to ask if you could support the Guardian at this crucial time for journalism.

When the #military is deployed to quell overwhelmingly peaceful #protest, when elected officials of the opposing party are #arrested or handcuffed, when student #activists are jailed and deported, and when a wide range of civic institutions – non-profits, #law firms, #universities, news outlets, the arts, the civil service, #scientists – are targeted and penalised by the United States federal #government, it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that our core freedoms are disappearing before our eyes – and #democracy itself is slipping away.

In any country on the cusp of #authoritarianism, the role of the #press as an engine of #scrutiny, #truth and #accountability becomes increasingly critical. At the Guardian, we see it as our job not only to report on the #suppression of dissenting voices, but to make sure those voices are heard.

Not every news organisation sees its mission this way.....

Our only financial obligation is to fund #independent journalism in perpetuity: we have no ultrarich owner, no shareholders, no corporate bosses with the power to overrule or influence our editorial decisions. Reader support is what guarantees our survival and safeguards our independence – and every penny we receive is reinvested in our work.

The Guardian’s global perspective helps contextualise and illuminate what we are experiencing in this country. That doesn’t mean we have a single viewpoint, but we do have a shared set of values. #Humanity, #curiosity and #honesty guide us, and our work is rooted in solidarity with ordinary people and hope for our shared future.

It has never been more #urgent, or more #perilous, to pursue #reporting that holds #power to account and counters the spread of #misinformation – and at the Guardian we make our #journalism #free and accessible to all.

Kalvin

I will never forget that the administrator of `wizard.casa`, N•••a, harassed me and made me feel uncomfortable. That person refused to be held accountable even after I directly reached out to them and explicitly told them about their unacceptable behavior.

The admin of `wizard.casa` (N•••a) harassed me, dismissed my concerns, and avoided accountability—even after direct confrontation. No one should endure this in what’s supposed to be a safe fediverse. Sharing so others stay aware. 🚨

#Fediverse#NoHarassment#Accountability
Catherine Morris

Journalists Starving in Gaza. ‘“As these journalists face starvation, displacement & constant threat of attack, the int’l community risks losing its last independent source of #reporting from inside #Gaza…That’s not just a loss of information—it’s a collapse in transparency, a blow to advocacy for civilians & a dangerous opening for impunity. Silencing journalists under these conditions is not simply a media freedom issue—it’s a crisis of global #accountability.” | CJR cjr.org/news/journalists-starv

Columbia Journalism ReviewJournalists Are Starving in Gaza“I used to chase the truth. Now I chase calories.”
Pablo Martini (Geezer)

We said we’d be pursuing answers — now we are.

Vox Political has officially written to Parliament and submitted a Freedom of Information request over the DWP’s refusal to explain why death-related benefit data was released after MPs voted to cut Universal Credit.

This matters. And we’re not letting it drop.

Read what happens next:
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/07

Vox Political · Osborne wants a ‘year of hard truths’. Here’s one: He’s HIDING the truthBy Mike Sivier
#DWP#UniversalCredit#DisabilityRights
WIST Quotations

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

I believe that the officers, and, especially, the directors, of corporations should be held personally responsible when any corporation breaks the law.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)
Speech (1910-08-31), “The New Nationalism,” John Brown Memorial Park dedication, Osawatomie, Kansas

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/1…

#quote#quotes#quotation
Bytes Europe

Finland Holds Syrian Government Responsible for De-escalation in Suwayda byteseu.com/1222868/ #accountability #AdministrativeDecentralization #AhmadAlSharaa #AnneMeskanen #BedouinTribes #Casualties #DisengagementAgreement #DruzeCommunity #EnabBaladi #EUForeignPolicy #Finland #HumanRights #inclusivity #IsraeliAirstrikes #MinorityRights #PoliticalTransition #reconciliation #RECONSTRUCTION #RuleOfLaw #SNHR #Suwayda #Syria #SyrianSovereignty #TransitionalGovernment #Women’sParticipation

Chargé d'affaires of the Finnish Embassy in Syria, Anne Meskanen, urges President al-Sharaa to fulfill his promises of inclusivity and rule of law – 23 July 2025 (Al Arabiya)
Bytes Europe · Finland Holds Syrian Government Responsible for De-escalation in Suwayda - Bytes EuropeThe Finnish Ambassador to Lebanon and Chargé d’affaires of the Finnish Embassy in Syria, Anne Meskanen, stated that the situation in Suwayda, southern Syria,
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