Meta just paid the lowest effective federal tax rate in its history.
Thanks to tax breaks and loopholes, it avoided $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes.
But now it's planning to lay off 10% of its global workforce (8,000 people) by May 20 — with more job cuts later this year.
Trickle down hoax.
I now need a password, a dual authentication app, and a biometric log in to get into half the things I use at work.
Meanwhile, IT can't explain why copilot keeps turning itself back on.
What are we doing?
Every time I read an academic who has interesting things to say on issues of morality, and whom I might quote, I have to search them to see if they've been forced to resign because of harassment, sexual misconduct, or similar.
That's twice now.
View of the undersides of two inkcap mushrooms. They look like tall umbrellas, perfect for a shaded repose. Green trees and blue sky are visible in the background
I would have liked to be a tiny creature lounging under these pretty inkcaps today 🍄
Great Question, Winona.......
Abortion bans kill pregnant people because abortion is healthcare.
'After current sexuality and gender studies majors and graduate students complete their teach-outs, “no degree-culminating student research within the TTU System will be permitted to center on SOGI topics,” the memo states.' 2/2
'Texas Tech University’s plans to phase out and eventually close all programs “centered on” sexual orientation and gender identity also prohibit students from creating “degree-culminating” research or theses on such topics, according to a recent memo from university leadership.'
Very chilling. 1/2
This is a well-documented pattern in medical research and reflects systemic gender bias in pain assessment and treatment.👇
James Bembridge on X: Hate is too weak a word for what I feel towards the NHS. I'd tear it down and salt the earth upon which it stood.
Lovely people, these Reform UK candidates for the upcoming election, and great to know they're on our side.
The pursuit of money, where you're chasing more despite having enough to last several lifetimes, should be categorised as a mental illness.
...says the man with the highest net worth on this rock spinning through the void.
I think we should all start blogs again. Or online journals, even. That was a nice time. Just writing a few paragraphs about your day (don't forget to list the sad song you're listening to!) and maybe your friends will leave a comment. Then you go and read theirs and comment. It was fun.
France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces.
Equals 10 nuclear reactors
Reduces heat island, shades cars
The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight.
Why aren't we doing this?
Every now and then, if you’re feeling down, just have a look at this little fellow & everything is instantly better.
🕰️C2-3rd AD
🏛️📷National Archaeological Museum, Madrid
I’ve helped many library patrons over the years with provincial or federal forms for disability, immigration, tenancy, and other complex things that seem designed to make people fail. It’s so incredibly frustrating and I want to shapeshift from librarian to legal advocate.
Cover of the brief showing the title - Diaspora engagement for health system resilience in Nepal: policy framework, engagement pathways, contributions and a way forward - and an image of the Nepali flag made up of lots of people. Image: Chekat via iStock
New brief: Diaspora engagement for health system resilience in #Nepal: policy framework, engagement pathways, contributions & a way forward
🔗www.rebuildconsortium.com/resources/diaspora-nepal...
@herdintl.bsky.social @ighd.bsky.social
Min Aung Hlaing's transition from coup leader to civilian president is part of an orchestrated strategy to consolidate the military’s grip on power and gain international legitimacy that eluded it while ruling by decree www.independent.co.uk/asia/southea...
Wassily Kandinsky (1932)
“There is nothing that can be done about the millions of preventable deaths resulting from the closure of USAID until 2029” is neither scientifically true nor politically true. It is a policy choice, and the values it reflects are why USAID could be cut down so easily in the first place
wild!
We are organising and running this event. Please do come along and learn from academics at the cutting edge of health systems research from around the world!
one thing about me i love a dictionary
Instead of asking chatgpt, why not ask a librarian? You'll get real answers and they won't tell you to kill yourself.
Here's the thing about USAID: it was illegally dismantled, but it's still... supposed to exist. And we can either fix things, or we can... accept a future where the richest country in history hordes its unlimited wealth and lets people starve everywhere? This is, like, actually under our control
Exactly 💯
NEW ON THE ETHICS SITE 📚 Language and geographical bias exclude non-English and non-indexed African research from global health evidence. Expanded searches often uncover many overlooked studies. Read more here: ethicsresource.ringsgenderresearch.org/resource/lan... #ResearchEquity #Scicomms
Painted illustration featuring a cartoon like smiling black unicorn above a sign in red with writing 'happiness'
Artwork by Angela Smyth, contemporary artist #WomensArt
New blog is now live! The WHO GLASS 2025 report shows real progress on gender in AMR surveillance, but disaggregated data is still largely absent from pathogen analyses. Without it, we can't see who's most at risk. Read more here: gearupaction.org/reflexivity-... #AMR
