Sharon

Sharon

@slc100.bsky.social

Fan of culpeper VA and horses

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Rachel Maddow
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38 of the 43. "38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic. "The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..." www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

washingtonpost.comWomen, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boardsScientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.

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Dan Else
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There are 3886 veterans estimated in Culpeper Co, about 7% of the population, and VA support is not robust. Our VA Support Center is in Fredericksburg, and the VA health facility is in Richmond. That said, VA has announced plans to fire 80,000 of its 120,000 staff - a 33% cut. How is this helpful?

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