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ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social
· 4d ago
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NEW: Trump’s State Department Is Giving $1 Million to Controversial Group to Study Crimes Against White South Africans --- The new award, the administration’s latest show of support for the Afrikaner cause, comes after it cut human rights funding to nations in crisis. One former diplomat called the move “offensive.” https://www.propublica.org/article/afriforum-grant-trump-white-south-africans?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #SouthAfrica #Trump #Funding #Politics
Trump’s State Department Is Giving $1 Million to Controversial Group to Study Crimes Against White South Africans
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Trump’s State Department Is Giving $1 Million to Controversial Group to Study Crimes Against White South Africans

The new award, the administration’s latest show of support for the Afrikaner cause, comes after it cut human rights funding to nations in crisis. One former diplomat called the move “offensive.”

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Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸 @evan@cosocial.ca
· 1w ago
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Folks, please share the link for our Fediverse Multimedia Grants. We have funding for creators to make podcasts, artist's portfolios, webcomics, music stores, video streams, or brand new kinds of channels here. And we pay developers to help them be successful. Our deadline is Wed 4 Nov 2026. It only takes a few minutes to apply. https://socialwebfoundation.org/2026/10/07/call-for-proposals-fediverse-multimedia-grants/ #Fediverse #SocialMedia #ContentCreators #Funding
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Mongabay @mongabay@mastodon.green
· 2w ago
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[Commentary] Aid cuts are creating severe conservation funding gaps, but Maliasili CEO Fred Nelson argues this crisis offers a chance for reform. Expanding Indigenous-led funds and direct donor partnerships can shift control, and resources, back to frontline communities. https://mongabay.cc/H3Z99G#OpEd #Funding #Conservation
Navigating crisis and opportunity in conservation funding (commentary)
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Navigating crisis and opportunity in conservation funding (commentary)

The past two years have been a dramatic period for conservation funding. The greatest attention has focused on the sudden dissolution of USAID in early 2025, as well as the wider crisis in aid funding as European development budgets also undergo major shifts; total international development aid fell by roughly a quarter last year. These […]

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Proletarian Rage @prolrage@todon.nl
· 26mo ago
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EXPOSED: THE #US AND #CANADIAN FUNDING BEHIND #ISRAELI SOLDIERS ACCUSED OF #RAPE https://www.mintpressnews.com/us-canadian-funding-behind-israeli-soldiers-rape/288228/ #IsraelTerroristState #IsraelWarCrimes #warcrimes #gaza #palestine #funding #sexualabuse #HumanRights @palestine@a.gup.pe @mondoweiss@social.mondoweiss.net @palestinenews@gts.liberated.press “"The doctor told our lawyer that he met at least ten other [detainees] — before the current allegations were made public — who had experienced sexual assault in the same way,” Abbas said. Furthermore, Abbas noted that accusations of sexual assault are not limited to detainees in military custody but are also emerging from prisons across Israel. In July, PHRI sent a letter to the director of the Israel Prison Service (IPS) regarding the abuse occurring within Israeli prisons. The letter included 15 testimonies, one of which described a similar instance of sexual assault to the one alleged at Sde Teiman. PHRI has yet to receive a response from the IPS. Right-wing lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir, who currently heads the Ministry of National Security, oversees Israel’s prison system."
Exposed: The US and Canadian Funding Behind Israeli Soldiers Accused of Rape
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Exposed: The US and Canadian Funding Behind Israeli Soldiers Accused of Rape

MintPress uncovers the troubling role of US and Canadian donors in backing Israeli soldiers accused of raping and torturing Palestinian detainees, spotlighting the international reach of financial support for human rights violations.

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GrumpyOldFart @GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
· 4w ago
“Leaked files expose Britain’s covert influence campaign in Iraq” by Kit Klarenberg in The Cradle @palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai@palestine@lemmy.ml @iran@iraq@mastodon.social@palestinenews@gts.liberated.press@uk_politics “Leaked documents describe an elaborate campaign built during the war against ISIS, with Baghdad’s youth-oriented news and social media platform Yalla at its center. They detail how a British government contractor planned to use its considerable reach to shape attitudes among Iraqis while keeping London’s role out of sight. The files raise questions about who directed the messaging, who paid for it, and what Yalla’s audience was told about its supposed independence” https://thecradle.co/articles/leaked-files-expose-britains-covert-influence-campaign-in-iraq #Press #SocialMedia #Journalism #Britain #Iraq #Influence #Yalla #Covert #Funding #Saatchi #ForeignOffice #BehaviourChange
Leaked files expose Britain’s covert influence campaign in Iraq
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Leaked files expose Britain’s covert influence campaign in Iraq

Leaked British files show how a youth media platform became a vehicle for covert influence in Iraq, raising questions that outlast the coalition withdrawal.

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CBC Technology Science @cbctech_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net
· 3mo ago
Bezos-backed $200M species project faces greenwashing scrutiny Although the Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio-backed Phoenix Species Project faces some funding controversy, grassroots organizations are still using it to make a difference.
Can billionaire-backed conservation avoid becoming greenwashing? | CBC News
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Can billionaire-backed conservation avoid becoming greenwashing? | CBC News

Although the Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio-backed Phoenix Species Project faces some funding controversy, grassroots organizations are still using it to make a difference.

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CBC Prince Edward Island @cbcpei_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net
· 3mo ago
Opposition MLA fears privatization 'creep' after P.E.I. partners with private MRI clinic The P.E.I. government's announcement that it would fund MRIs at a private clinic isn't sitting well with the Official Opposition.
Opposition MLA fears privatization 'creep' after P.E.I. partners with private MRI clinic | CBC News
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Opposition MLA fears privatization 'creep' after P.E.I. partners with private MRI clinic | CBC News

The P.E.I. government's announcement that it would fund MRIs at a private clinic isn't sitting well with the Official Opposition.

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Marcus Müller @funkylab@mastodon.social
· 3mo ago
RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/117019207924201870 This is actually a bit surprising to me (#Horizon pots are large, and widely scoped, so integration of #Japan does mean significant growth in efforts), but fits well into the #geostrategic framework of weaning off research dependency with the US. Hmm. Wonder what that means for domestic #research #funding, and cross-organizational projects (which are rather typical for Horizon programmes).
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Japan officially has joined Horizon Europe, our flagship research and innovation programme. Japan is the 23rd associated country and the most populous, bringing one of the world’s most advanced research ecosystems to our scientific network. Japanese researchers can now participate on equal terms with EU teams to tackle global challenges in health, digital transition, and climate neutrality. Science thrives when talent, ideas and innovation cross borders. More 👉https://link.europa.eu/YP7MtB
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Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space
· 3mo ago
"The Trump administration has effectively shut down most of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s activities, closing the spigot on federal funding estimated to have saved thousands of lives and billions of dollars over the past 27 years by improving medical practice." https://kffhealthnews.org/news/ahrq-funding-grants-trump-healthcare-safety-research-agency-hobbled/ #healthcare #biomedical #science #research #grants #funding #PatientSafety #quality #AHRQ #USPSTF #HHS #USpol
Trump Has Quietly Throttled an Agency Devoted to the Safety of American Healthcare - KFF Health News
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Trump Has Quietly Throttled an Agency Devoted to the Safety of American Healthcare - KFF Health News

Congress appropriated $345 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the 2026 fiscal year, but the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants. AHRQ hasn’t issued a new one in over a year.

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James Endres Howell @jameshowell@fediscience.org
· 3mo ago
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@danirabbit@mastodon.online Sent a small sponsorship to @elementary@mastodon.social It's tough out there for all of us now. But c'mon, people, if you can spare it, now is the time to support alternatives to the ethical Chernobyl that is the tech landscape today. Now is the time to make the smallest public gestures and to stand up just the slightest bit for the brave queer role models in tech. And truly it's a worthy project. https://elementary.io/get-involved#funding #Foss #elementaryos #mutualaid
Get Involved with elementary OS
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Get Involved with elementary OS

Thoughtful, capable, and ethical computing

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Danielle Foré @danirabbit@mastodon.online
· 3mo ago
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It’s my birthday! I have a big favor to ask 🙏🏼 This year has been especially financially challenging. Long story short, if everyone who downloaded @elementary@mastodon.social OS this year paid just $1, I’d be up some $30,000 but alas I’m down about $11,000 and I’m really concerned about making ends meet until the release of OS 9. If you feel inclined to help me out, I’d really appreciate it if you’d buy a copy of my AI-free Open Source OS or otherwise help with funding via this page:
Get Involved with elementary OS
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Get Involved with elementary OS

Thoughtful, capable, and ethical computing

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Kōtare :tinoflag: @jdmcg@mastodon.nz
· 3mo ago
I've been involved with non-profits as a volunteer, in governance, and in leadership since about 2011. I've noticed something fairly consistent during that time: Funding for sector support, general operations, sector capability, system-change, and advocacy is consistently denied. Funding for one-off projects, direct support to a community, and even individuals needing crisis funding attracts a lot of money (comparatively). This aligns with the idea of removing 'back-end' admin and prioritising frontline services. We've seen it in this government's approach to things such as healthcare. But it also means that the system is brittle. Well-supported sectors are flexible and can grow, adapt, and improve, collaborative work can be coordinated at scale. Funding frontline-only is all about treating symptoms and removes this collective perspective. In terms of optics it is simple and understandable to most people. It feels good and easy to grasp the benefits (and TBF it very often *is* doing good). But it's also neo-liberal economics applied to social work - it fragments people into special causes, ensures the system is never challenged seriously, and erodes collective effort. Anyway, just had a funding application denied for sector capability. Feeling a bit salty. #Charity #NonProfit #Funding
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Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space
· 3mo ago
“These experiments take decades to build and require sustained, cooperative international investment,” University of Chicago physics professor David W. Miller wrote in a public comment. “The experiments will continue, without American leadership. … The United States will not just fall behind. It will step aside.” https://www.propublica.org/article/federal-science-grants-russell-vought-omb via @ProPublica@newsie.social#science #biomedical #research #grants #funding #OMB #USpol
How Trump’s “America First” Administration Could Shut U.S. Scientists Out of the Next Nobel-Worthy Discovery
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How Trump’s “America First” Administration Could Shut U.S. Scientists Out of the Next Nobel-Worthy Discovery

A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, explains how the rule would’ve stifled that breakthrough.

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ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social
· 3mo ago
This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead. --- Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG was spending that money on its stated mission. https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-nick-adams-state-flag-charity-civics-state-department?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #MAGA #Trump #Nonprofit #Charity #Funding #Education #USPolitics
This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.
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This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.

Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG was spending that money on its stated mission.

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Sunset Strypey @strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
· 3mo ago
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"However, some projects simply do not have an easy way to tack on the AI label, or the person advocating for them either does not want to lie or has not understood that lying has become necessary. In all cases, this either kills the request for funding outright, or adds a pervasive and intractable drag on all communications, as every request must be worked and re-worked until it is 'AI enough'." #NikhilSuresh, 2026 https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/ai-mania-is-eviscerating-global-decision-making/ (5/5) #TechFunding #funding
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AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making — Ludicity

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ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social
· 3mo ago
A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, the so-called “God particle,” explains how the move would’ve stifled that breakthrough. https://www.propublica.org/article/federal-science-grants-russell-vought-omb?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post #News #WhiteHouse #Trump #Science #Physics #Research #Funding #Academia
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