NIH Kicks NOFOs to Grants.gov, Bureaucrats Call It Streamlining, and I Smell Smoke and Mirrors
United States – April 16, 2026 – NIH moved NOFOs off the NIH Guide to Grants.gov, and bureaucrats call it streamlining. I call it smoke and mirrors.
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The FDA’s Peptide Pivot: Freedom, Fraud, and the Fine Print
United States – April 16, 2026 – FDA is convening a July 23–24 advisory meeting on whether some unapproved peptides can return to pharmacy compounding, and “access” is only free…
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Senators to NIH: Stop Calling It ‘Overhead’ When You Mean Control
United States – April 16, 2026 – Senators are again rejecting a renewed push to cap NIH “indirect costs” at 15%. The fight is framed as budgeting, but the lever is power: who ge…
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Vote by Mail, Executive Power, and the Post Office Caught in the Middle
United States – April 16, 2026 – A postal union is promoting mail voting with a national ad campaign as President Donald Trump attacks the method and an executive order raises f…
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Congress Wants a Purge. The Constitution Wants a Process.
United States – April 16, 2026 – Congress is staring down an ethics breaking point: members want fast, dramatic accountability, but the institution still owes the country someth…
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Measure A Smoke: LA County Trims Outreach While Calling It Progress
United States – April 15, 2026 – LA County’s homeless budget hits $843M on paper, yet outreach gets cut. I smell grift in the grant smoke.
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The Jury Finally Said the Quiet Part Out Loud: Live Nation-Ticketmaster Is a Monopoly
United States – April 15, 2026 – A New York jury tagged Live Nation-Ticketmaster as an illegal monopoly, and the DOJ’s soft settlement now stinks worse.
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Soot Court Circus: Greens Sue the EPA and the Left Cashes Checks
United States – April 15, 2026 – Greens sue the EPA over soot limits, asking the court to force the 2024 national standard forward fast, turning clean-air governance into a dead…
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EPA Hit Snooze on PFAS Reporting Again, and Industry Heard a Lullaby
United States – April 15, 2026 – EPA pushed back PFAS reporting again, gifting polluters time while communities keep drinking the consequences.
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HUD Tried to Speed-Run Evictions. Tenants Got a Comment Period Instead.
United States – April 15, 2026 – HUD moved to scrap a 30-day eviction notice for subsidized tenants, then hit the brakes when the lawsuits and backlash landed.
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