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[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Scary mom.

"But me. I'm not performing. I'm not! I'M NOT!"

https://youtu.be/1NdyF-C_iEA

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 56 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Britt wouldn’t stop talking: “While the administration works to achieve this goal at NIH, a smart, targeted approach is needed in order to not hinder life-saving, groundbreaking research at high-achieving institutions like those in Alabama.”

What a traitor.

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have an idea about what we should do to traitors.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Another lover of French history?

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 3 points 1 day ago

Amour pour la mort! Gravity is an unlimited resource ;)

[–] loudiamond@lemm.ee 46 points 2 days ago

She’s knew it was coming, they used her for her theater kid speech last year

Them leopards man….

[–] MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So many people have no idea how the larger picture works but think they do. I hope Im in the camp that recognizes their limited grasp of the bigger picture.

[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I think many assume there's more of a plan, or at least more structure, than there actually is. When you pick at it, or pull the single link keeping it all together, it tumbles down.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

While the administration works to achieve this goal at NIH, a smart, targeted approach is needed in order to not hinder life-saving, groundbreaking research at high-achieving institutions like those in Alabama.

Fine, but if I hear one word of eliminating anything "woke", "DEI" or the latest conservative dogwhistle from your mouth, you had better explain what will be smart and targeted about that.

[–] APassenger@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If it goes to a red state it's smart.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Yeah smart and targets are code words for: I get mine fuck the rest of you.

[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

White. It means white.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

"He's not hurting the people he needs to be hurting"

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Found out, didn’t you? Fucking worthless traitor cunt.

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean it’s pretty obvious that she’s a Republican, but it’s weird how it’s not called out explicitly here.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's in the third sentence

And sure enough, Alabama’s junior senator Katie Britt (R)

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I swear that wasn’t there before, but maybe I overlooked it.