What we value in CIVILIZATION: Agriculture, Architecture, the Arts, Transportation, Communication, Health, Wealth, Security.
All pivot on enlightened investments in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, & Mathematics. "STEAM".
Without them, we descend into the Dark Ages.
All pivot on enlightened investments in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, & Mathematics. "STEAM".
Without them, we descend into the Dark Ages.
June 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What we value in CIVILIZATION: Agriculture, Architecture, the Arts, Transportation, Communication, Health, Wealth, Security.
All pivot on enlightened investments in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, & Mathematics. "STEAM".
Without them, we descend into the Dark Ages.
All pivot on enlightened investments in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, & Mathematics. "STEAM".
Without them, we descend into the Dark Ages.
Trump has destroyed our international reputation and endangered our national security.
We will soon be last in technology, science, education, arts & defense.
We will soon be last in technology, science, education, arts & defense.
March 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Trump has destroyed our international reputation and endangered our national security.
We will soon be last in technology, science, education, arts & defense.
We will soon be last in technology, science, education, arts & defense.
Crush the arts (Kennedy Center), destroy the civil service (DOGE), control elections (gestures broadly), dismantle the press (gestures more broadly), decimate science (NIH), and demolish education (DeptEd). The authoritarian playbook.
September 21, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Crush the arts (Kennedy Center), destroy the civil service (DOGE), control elections (gestures broadly), dismantle the press (gestures more broadly), decimate science (NIH), and demolish education (DeptEd). The authoritarian playbook.
Tired: STEM (Science Tech Engineering Math)
Wired: STEAM (Science Tech Engineering Arts Math)
On Fire: STEAM PUNK
(Science Tech Engineering Arts Math+ Pyrotechnics Ukulele Ninja Klezmer)
Wired: STEAM (Science Tech Engineering Arts Math)
On Fire: STEAM PUNK
(Science Tech Engineering Arts Math+ Pyrotechnics Ukulele Ninja Klezmer)
September 20, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Tired: STEM (Science Tech Engineering Math)
Wired: STEAM (Science Tech Engineering Arts Math)
On Fire: STEAM PUNK
(Science Tech Engineering Arts Math+ Pyrotechnics Ukulele Ninja Klezmer)
Wired: STEAM (Science Tech Engineering Arts Math)
On Fire: STEAM PUNK
(Science Tech Engineering Arts Math+ Pyrotechnics Ukulele Ninja Klezmer)
“Are the arts important?” Humanity practiced them long before they had use for science and will practice them long after math is gone. Is the dawn important? Is dusk?
January 28, 2026 at 2:14 AM
“Are the arts important?” Humanity practiced them long before they had use for science and will practice them long after math is gone. Is the dawn important? Is dusk?
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
March 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, the media, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, the media, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
September 29, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, the media, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, the media, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
Budgets are a statement of values. On chopping block: healthcare, school lunches, science grants, the arts, foreign aid. These people are moral monsters.
May 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Budgets are a statement of values. On chopping block: healthcare, school lunches, science grants, the arts, foreign aid. These people are moral monsters.
Inside the brilliant Culture House, Sunderland, which opened this morning. Four floors of libraries, galleries, arts and science labs, screens, performance spaces, children's discovery spaces and the archive centre, not to mention cafés and a sky garden!
September 12, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Inside the brilliant Culture House, Sunderland, which opened this morning. Four floors of libraries, galleries, arts and science labs, screens, performance spaces, children's discovery spaces and the archive centre, not to mention cafés and a sky garden!
we fucked up as a society by deciding that the arts and math/science are opposite and adversarial things. if i told you how much everything is part of everything else you'd throw up
September 3, 2024 at 12:25 PM
we fucked up as a society by deciding that the arts and math/science are opposite and adversarial things. if i told you how much everything is part of everything else you'd throw up
So very powerful, and yet another compelling example of why we must turn STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) into STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math).
substack.com/@glennkirsch...
substack.com/@glennkirsch...
Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner)
So very powerful, and yet another compelling example of why we must turn STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) into STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math).
And, as my friend an...
substack.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:46 PM
So very powerful, and yet another compelling example of why we must turn STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) into STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math).
substack.com/@glennkirsch...
substack.com/@glennkirsch...
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
April 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
We are witnessing the moral moment:
Americans: #HandsOff
Canadians: #ElbowsUp
Standing up for democracy, intellectual freedom, integrity of law, research, science, health care, education, the arts, social security, media.
And on guard for Canadian sovereignty. 🇨🇦
Hope on both sides of the border
Americans: #HandsOff
Canadians: #ElbowsUp
Standing up for democracy, intellectual freedom, integrity of law, research, science, health care, education, the arts, social security, media.
And on guard for Canadian sovereignty. 🇨🇦
Hope on both sides of the border
April 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Support public radio.
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Top stories in the U.S. and world news, politics, health, science, business, music, arts and culture. Nonprofit journalism with a mission. This is NPR.
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May 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Support public radio.
www.npr.org
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This is the U Penn donor who helped push the President out, pushed to eliminate arts & science offerings, and drafted Trumps "compact" with universities.
People like Rowan repeatedly claimed the moral high ground to impose their agenda on students and faculty.
People like Rowan repeatedly claimed the moral high ground to impose their agenda on students and faculty.
Top Apollo Global Management executives including chief Marc Rowan held wide-ranging discussions over the firm’s tax arrangements with Jeffrey Epstein throughout the 2010s www.ft.com/content/092d...
Apollo chief Marc Rowan consulted Epstein on firm’s tax affairs
New files reveal extensive talks between disgraced financier and key decision makers at US private capital firm
www.ft.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:53 PM
This is the U Penn donor who helped push the President out, pushed to eliminate arts & science offerings, and drafted Trumps "compact" with universities.
People like Rowan repeatedly claimed the moral high ground to impose their agenda on students and faculty.
People like Rowan repeatedly claimed the moral high ground to impose their agenda on students and faculty.
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's fascism.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's fascism.
July 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's fascism.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's fascism.
This is what we’ve chosen instead of funding science, the arts, health care, child care. It’s a death cult.
Some ICE regional offices where staffing levels are poised to double don’t have enough desks, body armor, and parking spaces for everyone, agency veterans told @nickmiroff.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Truth About ICE’s Recruiting Push
Trump officials are touting 12,000 new hires in four months. Getting them onto U.S. streets may take longer.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 AM
This is what we’ve chosen instead of funding science, the arts, health care, child care. It’s a death cult.
New science fiction franchise that's just a school of Arts & Sciences that is fully staffed
August 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
New science fiction franchise that's just a school of Arts & Sciences that is fully staffed
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
May 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
We’re looking at generational damage—in the economy, arts, science, innovation, labor, manufacturing—from this admin’s immigration policies.
August 31, 2026 at 1:46 AM
We’re looking at generational damage—in the economy, arts, science, innovation, labor, manufacturing—from this admin’s immigration policies.
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
August 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101.
"models cannot be owned and operation of one requires disgorgement of virtually all your attributable profits into a trust for journalism, science, and the arts."
June 3, 2026 at 10:31 PM
"models cannot be owned and operation of one requires disgorgement of virtually all your attributable profits into a trust for journalism, science, and the arts."