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ABC Feeds<p>Teachers plan mass rallies over Victorian Gonski funding shortfalls<br>By Melissa Brown</p><p>The teachers' union in Victoria considers public protests in response to what they say is massive underfunding of public schools.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-31/victorian-teachers-rally-state-government-gonski-funding/105361538" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-05-31/vic</span><span class="invisible">torian-teachers-rally-state-government-gonski-funding/105361538</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFunding</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/MelissaBrown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MelissaBrown</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/142668/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/142668/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Australia’s fashion industry faces tariff hit but experts say it’s been in decline for decades <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BondiBorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BondiBorn</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DaleMccarthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DaleMccarthy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Fashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fashion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FashionIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FashionIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFunding</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocallyMade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocallyMade</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MadeInAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MadeInAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/manufacturing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manufacturing</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OffShoreManufacturing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OffShoreManufacturing</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OnShoreManufacturing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnShoreManufacturing</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SkilledWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SkilledWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TradeWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWars</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vietnam</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>More than 1,000 homes in limbo as SA Water money dries up<br>By George Yankovich</p><p>Developers and SA Water cannot agree on how to divvy up the cost of new pipes, leaving the future of more than 1,000 homes outside Adelaide shrouded in uncertainty.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-21/yorke-peninsula-housing-developments-halted-by-sa-water-budget/105303452" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-05-21/yor</span><span class="invisible">ke-peninsula-housing-developments-halted-by-sa-water-budget/105303452</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/InfrastructureConstructionIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfrastructureConstructionIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/InfrastructurePolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfrastructurePolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/WaterSupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterSupply</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingConstructionIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingConstructionIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFunding</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GeorgeYankovich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeYankovich</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Hawaii Public Radio: State’s largest seed bank loses federal funding for online database project. “The Lyon Arboretum’s seed conservation lab was awarded a $250,000 federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services three years ago to digitize its collection of rare Hawaiian seeds. In early April, researchers learned the grant had been terminated. That came after staff from […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/10/hawaii-public-radio-states-largest-seed-bank-loses-federal-funding-for-online-database-project/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/10/hawaii-public-radio-states-largest-seed-bank-loses-federal-funding-for-online-database-project/</a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>What does the AFR say about University administration? <br> <br> “Are Australian university <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/bosses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bosses</span></a> worth the big bucks? Australian vice chancellors earn far more than their <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/peers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peers</span></a> in the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a>. Is this justifiable?”</p><p>“Australian <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a>, it seems to me, are subject to two different forces: <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/managerialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>managerialism</span></a> and a heightened <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/regulatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulatory</span></a> state. By having so much <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/RedTape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedTape</span></a> attached to universities by <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a>, we end up needing a lot of processes and the VCs are there to make sure their universities are fulfilling all those sets of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a>,” Forsyth says.</p><p>She agrees with Robinson that university governance is at the core of the explosion in executive salaries. Whereas Robinson points to a lack of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/experience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experience</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/expertise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>expertise</span></a> on university boards, Forsyth blames the loading of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CorporateTypes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateTypes</span></a> on university <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/councils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>councils</span></a> and in <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Chancellor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chancellor</span></a> positions, which she says fundamentally changes the focus from academia to money-making <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/enterprises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enterprises</span></a>.</p><p>“I think this has enabled councils to leave the managers in charge and act in solidarity with them,” she says. “Councils are stacked with people who are going to be on the vice chancellor’s side from an ideological perspective.”<br>Forsyth, author of “A History of the Modern Australian University”, was made redundant last year from <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AustralianCatholicUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustralianCatholicUniversity</span></a> after it shut down a raft of courses in the humanities, including <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ResearchInstitutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResearchInstitutes</span></a> in <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a>.</p><p>She notes that for decades, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ViceChancellors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViceChancellors</span></a> have been whinging about the lack of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFunding</span></a>, but achieved very little in return. At the same time, they have overseen mass <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/casualisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>casualisation</span></a> of staff – <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> has the largest proportion of causal and contract staff of any sector in the economy – while ignoring widespread <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WageTheft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WageTheft</span></a> – now estimated to be as high as $160 million affecting 100,000 employees in almost all universities”</p><p>&lt;<a href="https://archive.md/uJS5u" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/uJS5u</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>&gt; / &lt;<a href="https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/education/are-australian-university-bosses-worth-the-big-bucks-20240122-p5ez5x" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">afr.com/work-and-careers/educa</span><span class="invisible">tion/are-australian-university-bosses-worth-the-big-bucks-20240122-p5ez5x</span></a>&gt; (paywall)</p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>UNN: Russia spent a record amount on international propaganda last year, despite economic difficulties. “Against the background of economic troubles, Russia has rapidly increased funding for propaganda. Thus, the state propaganda channel RT spent a record 31.7 billion rubles, or 384 million US dollars, in 2024. Twice as much funding is planned for 2025.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/03/unn-russia-spent-a-record-amount-on-international-propaganda-last-year-despite-economic-difficulties/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/03/unn-russia-spent-a-record-amount-on-international-propaganda-last-year-despite-economic-difficulties/</a></p>
Nonilex<p>"<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> has already begun enacting spending savings that are supposed to go through <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> unilaterally," Jessica Riedl, a budget expert at the right-leaning Manhattan Institute said. "And the president's budget may essentially provide a preview of what DOGE will attempt to enact unilaterally, even if Congress doesn't act."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFunding</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Route Fifty: States used cyber grants for ‘hundreds’ of key projects, report finds. “The Government Accountability Office found this week that the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program has helped fund 839 state and local cybersecurity projects as of Aug. 1, 2024, by which time the Department of Homeland Security had provided $172 million in grants to states out of a total $1 billion […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/02/route-fifty-states-used-cyber-grants-for-hundreds-of-key-projects-report-finds/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/02/route-fifty-states-used-cyber-grants-for-hundreds-of-key-projects-report-finds/</a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>Chester Lam bravely attempts to make a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CPU</span></a> sound as exciting as a bowl of plain cereal. 🥣🍴 Zhaoxin's latest chip promises to revolutionize your life by... being named after a street. 🚦 Just remember, it's the thought (and government funding) that counts! 💸<br><a href="https://chipsandcheese.com/p/zhaoxins-kx-7000" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chipsandcheese.com/p/zhaoxins-</span><span class="invisible">kx-7000</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChesterLam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChesterLam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zhaoxin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zhaoxin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Innovation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFunding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2029603/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2029603/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> UK Looks To Woo Investors Impacted by Trump Tariffs <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimatePolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimatePolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergySecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergySecurity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergySummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergySummit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFunding</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenEnergyInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenEnergyInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InternationalInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KierStarmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KierStarmer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LowCarbonTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowCarbonTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UKRenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKRenewableEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>UK Looks To Woo Investors Impacted by Trump Tariffs <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/958890/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/958890/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimatePolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimatePolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergySecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergySecurity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergySummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergySummit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFunding</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenEnergyInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenEnergyInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InternationalInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KierStarmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KierStarmer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LowCarbonTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowCarbonTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UKRenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKRenewableEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Jewish News of Northern California: Our digital archive is threatened by state budget cuts. “UC Riverside’s Center for Digital Newspaper Collection, which hosts hundreds of historical California news outlets, and where J. readers can access issues all the way back to 1895, has belatedly learned that its 2024-2025 budget was slashed to nothing by the state, its major funder. CDNC director […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/25/jewish-news-of-northern-california-our-digital-archive-is-threatened-by-state-budget-cuts/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/25/jewish-news-of-northern-california-our-digital-archive-is-threatened-by-state-budget-cuts/</a></p>
Blaze Trends<p>Australia Lures Top US Researchers with Migration Package Amid Trump Budget Cuts</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/governmentfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governmentfunding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/researchfundingcuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>researchfundingcuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USresearchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USresearchers</span></a> <br><a href="https://blazetrends.com/australia-lures-top-us-researchers-with-migration-package-amid-trump-budget-cuts/?fsp_sid=14564" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blazetrends.com/australia-lure</span><span class="invisible">s-top-us-researchers-with-migration-package-amid-trump-budget-cuts/?fsp_sid=14564</span></a></p>
privacy_guru<p>Mitre CVE program received eleven months of funding at the last moment. Thank goodness!!! <br><a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/cve-program-almost-unfunded.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">5/04/cve-program-almost-unfunded.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cve</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mitre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mitre</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/governmentfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governmentfunding</span></a></p>
WYM Mod<p>SpaceX lands a whopping **$5.9 billion** federal contract, raising eyebrows! Funded by taxpayers through the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 program, this is part of a larger **$13.7 billion** investment in three companies. Meanwhile, Elon Musk's **DOGE** sees major federal layoffs facing legal battles. This juxtaposition prompts critical questions about the implications of government funding and policies. Dive into the full story for more insights. <a href="https://crooksandliars.com/2025/04/look-who-just-got-another-taxpayer-funded" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crooksandliars.com/2025/04/loo</span><span class="invisible">k-who-just-got-another-taxpayer-funded</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFunding</span></a></p>
Yonhap Infomax News<p>Government allocates significant funds to boost trade competitiveness, AI development, and public welfare support, signaling strategic economic priorities<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YonhapInfomax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YonhapInfomax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TradeCompetitiveness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeCompetitiveness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicWelfareSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicWelfareSupport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFunding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicStrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicStrategy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialMarkets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Securities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bonds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <br><a href="https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=57620" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.infomaxai.com/news/articleV</span><span class="invisible">iew.html?idxno=57620</span></a></p>
J. Steven York RESISTS<p>Thread (1/?)<br>I've wondered why the current Trump war against science, knowledge, and education was being spearheaded by Elon Musk, a guy who built his (that which he didn't inherit) fortune on science, engineering, and technology.<br> I have a silly theory. It is depressing on many levels. I also have an uneasy feeling that it could be true. Read on (thread probably).<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/governmentfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governmentfunding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Democrats say EPA illegally canceled $1.7B in environmental justice grants <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/871906/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/871906/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/distro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distro</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFunding</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernmentGrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentGrants</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/imds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>imds</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewsUpdate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsUpdate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/newsbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsbreak</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/oovvuu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oovvuu</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/smartnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smartnews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TopStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TopStories</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.s.Senate <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ve</span></a></p>
Yonhap Infomax News<p>South Korean ruling party requests supplementary budget for wildfire recovery, government signals positive response amid opposition criticism<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YonhapInfomax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YonhapInfomax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupplementaryBudget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupplementaryBudget</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WildfireRecovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildfireRecovery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DisasterResponse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisasterResponse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFunding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoliticalDebate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalDebate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialMarkets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Securities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bonds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <br><a href="https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=56135" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.infomaxai.com/news/articleV</span><span class="invisible">iew.html?idxno=56135</span></a></p>
Dale Reardon<p>ABC News: Disability advocacy service in administration as 'urgent' assessment underway <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-25/sa-disability-rights-advocacy-service-in-administration/105089826" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-25/sa-</span><span class="invisible">disability-rights-advocacy-service-in-administration/105089826</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityOrganisations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityOrganisations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeopleWithDisability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleWithDisability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFunding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disabilities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NDIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NDIS</span></a></p>