Nan Lafferty
@nanlafferty.bsky.social
Retired math and science teacher. Loving the Nana-next-door life. Supports truth-seeking, science, journalism, critical thinking and discussions based on verifiable facts.
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Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
n.pr
July 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
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Last night at about 2AM, my family and I woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after an arsonist set fire to the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg.
April 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Last night at about 2AM, my family and I woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after an arsonist set fire to the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg.
Should Democrats attend (definitely no ovation!) Trump’s speech tomorrow night? At first, I felt like breaking the norm was going to start an irreconcilable divide between parties. But there are no norms anymore. The traditions are gone. They should have a town hall on the Capitol steps instead.
March 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Should Democrats attend (definitely no ovation!) Trump’s speech tomorrow night? At first, I felt like breaking the norm was going to start an irreconcilable divide between parties. But there are no norms anymore. The traditions are gone. They should have a town hall on the Capitol steps instead.
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Journalists should report the truth the way this judge laid it out.
Trump's lawyers are absolutely flailing in the courts right now
February 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Journalists should report the truth the way this judge laid it out.
Are the Senators and Representatives just letting their phone message mailboxes fill up? I’ve tried to let them know how horrified I am by cutting funds for medical research (among so many other things) but can’t get through.
February 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Are the Senators and Representatives just letting their phone message mailboxes fill up? I’ve tried to let them know how horrified I am by cutting funds for medical research (among so many other things) but can’t get through.
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So after this past couple of weeks, I’m wondering if there is a point to having committee hearings on Cabinet nominees? No straight answers, passing candidates that are loaded with baggage, some obviously disqualified. Why even bother?
February 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
So after this past couple of weeks, I’m wondering if there is a point to having committee hearings on Cabinet nominees? No straight answers, passing candidates that are loaded with baggage, some obviously disqualified. Why even bother?
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Did not realize this address from Trudeau was going to be aimed at us
February 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Did not realize this address from Trudeau was going to be aimed at us
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how, specifically, does freezing research dollars hurt your state's economy?
link for deets by state. keep in mind this is separate from all the other programs that support public schools, provide food for kids, supplies for hospitals, equipment for infrastructure.
www.faseb.org/science-poli...
link for deets by state. keep in mind this is separate from all the other programs that support public schools, provide food for kids, supplies for hospitals, equipment for infrastructure.
www.faseb.org/science-poli...
Federal Research Funding Data
We advance health and well-being by promoting research and education in biological and biomedical sciences through collaborative advocacy and service to our societies and their members.
www.faseb.org
January 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
how, specifically, does freezing research dollars hurt your state's economy?
link for deets by state. keep in mind this is separate from all the other programs that support public schools, provide food for kids, supplies for hospitals, equipment for infrastructure.
www.faseb.org/science-poli...
link for deets by state. keep in mind this is separate from all the other programs that support public schools, provide food for kids, supplies for hospitals, equipment for infrastructure.
www.faseb.org/science-poli...
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It's critical that Congress focuses the fight over the *power* of funding programs not *which* programs to fund.
It is unconstitutional for the executive to not fund a program even if it's not politically costly to the executive to do so
It is unconstitutional for the executive to not fund a program even if it's not politically costly to the executive to do so
the white house saying the medicaid portal will be "back online shortly" does lend some credence to the idea that they're just shutting the entire government down and manually whitelisting whatever they see becoming an immediate political threat
January 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It's critical that Congress focuses the fight over the *power* of funding programs not *which* programs to fund.
It is unconstitutional for the executive to not fund a program even if it's not politically costly to the executive to do so
It is unconstitutional for the executive to not fund a program even if it's not politically costly to the executive to do so
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@warren.senate.gov, who asked RFK Jr. 175 questions in a 34-page letter, follows that shock-and-awe with a letter to DOGE chair Elon Musk suggesting "over 30 ways to cut at least $2 trillion" in government spending. Not sure he's going to like them, but I do.🙂 www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.warren.senate.gov
January 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
@warren.senate.gov, who asked RFK Jr. 175 questions in a 34-page letter, follows that shock-and-awe with a letter to DOGE chair Elon Musk suggesting "over 30 ways to cut at least $2 trillion" in government spending. Not sure he's going to like them, but I do.🙂 www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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State attorney drops charges against former #Florida state Rep. Carolina Amesty. His office has provided no explanation for the move. www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/12/09/s... via @anniemartin.bsky.social
State attorney drops charges against former state Rep. Carolina Amesty
Andrew Bain’s office has provided no explanation for the move, which comes after Amesty narrowly lost reelection last month.
www.orlandosentinel.com
December 9, 2024 at 2:40 PM
State attorney drops charges against former #Florida state Rep. Carolina Amesty. His office has provided no explanation for the move. www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/12/09/s... via @anniemartin.bsky.social
I’m enjoying music more than podcasts right now. I use and love my old iPod but it’s full. How do I listen to music all day without using my phone? I have CDs and a turntable (which is how old I am) but I really, really want a dedicated device that plays music all day. What do I do?
December 4, 2024 at 9:04 PM
I’m enjoying music more than podcasts right now. I use and love my old iPod but it’s full. How do I listen to music all day without using my phone? I have CDs and a turntable (which is how old I am) but I really, really want a dedicated device that plays music all day. What do I do?
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Did a talk on journalism to undergraduates. Learned very interesting stuff about how youngsters consume and interpret information, and how they judge the news media (trigger alert for any journalists out there whose core belief is that we're important).
1) Gen Z/Alpha doesn't think about the news
1) Gen Z/Alpha doesn't think about the news
December 3, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Did a talk on journalism to undergraduates. Learned very interesting stuff about how youngsters consume and interpret information, and how they judge the news media (trigger alert for any journalists out there whose core belief is that we're important).
1) Gen Z/Alpha doesn't think about the news
1) Gen Z/Alpha doesn't think about the news