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Historian of science, secrecy, and nuclear weapons. Professor of STS at @FollowStevens. UC Berkeley alum with a Harvard PhD. NUKEMAP creator. Coder and web dev.

Hoboken, NJ / NYC
blog.nuclearsecrecy.com
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    Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 1 Dec 2017
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    Prediction: The damage done by the GOP tax bill will *destroy* America's advantage in higher education. The age of US global educational dominance, which began only in World War II, is over. Thanks guys, good job.

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      1. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 1 Dec 2017
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        It was already struggling and under immense strain — but this is going to break a LOT of the system in ways that I suspect that we barely have a glimpse of at this point.

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      2. Ava Leigh‏ @ava_leigh13 2 Dec 2017
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        I just emailed @lisamurkowski and @SenatorCollins requesting that they provide me with an explanation as to why they are taking away $ from a 23 y/o college grad that has worked 2-3 jobs since 14, and giving that $ to billionaires. Looking forward to their responses.

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      1. Willow wants to know: "Members of the Press WTF?"‏ @RockShrimp 1 Dec 2017
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        Yeah but the alternative is continuing to let poorer people scrabble their way towards middle/upper middle class through education and we can't have that.

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      1. Geometry Fan‏ @geometryfan 1 Dec 2017
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        totally agree. Also the part of the plan America First. No more scientific research, no Nobel Price winner Americans. back to the book burning business.

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      2. Carl‏ @C_Perspective_ 1 Dec 2017
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        Without the student loan interest deduction we might as well get used to millennials living out of their parent's basements

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      3. Bobby Hill 4 Pete‏ @BobbyHill4Pete 1 Dec 2017
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        They already are, just now they'll have to subsist by eating insulation.

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      2. s 💜mboca‏ @sjmboca 2 Dec 2017
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        I can't wait to pay taxes on my 90k of graduate loans.... Thanks @SenJohnMcCain @lisamurkowski and the rest of you

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      3. Brandon  ❄‏ @LiveFree112 2 Dec 2017
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        Jesus! I guess working 2 jobs isn't enough for these corporate whores.

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      4. s 💜mboca‏ @sjmboca 2 Dec 2017
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        Right! I won't file my taxes .....until it's changed I could role it into my mortgage....Oh right...They just took out that tax credit too.... Gofundme?....lolol

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      1. Dan Curtis Johnson‏ @dcurtisj 1 Dec 2017
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        People have wondered for years what would/could break the education bubble. Maybe this will be it.

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      1. EM Simpson‏ @charlie_simpson 1 Dec 2017
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        between this and the immigration restrictions, it's a v hard sell.

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      1.  ♥️‏ @LoveRunandPray 1 Dec 2017
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         ♥️ Retweeted The Hill

        https://twitter.com/thehill/status/936860256952389632 …

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        JUST IN: Senate Republicans repeal ObamaCare mandate http://hill.cm/eOdmS5o  pic.twitter.com/BeBNWWqlyj
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      1. Worm Castles‏ @worm_castles 2 Dec 2017
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        The fact that we have Trump as president shows that our dominance faded a long time ago

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      1. Ellen Kingsley‏ @Ellen_Esq 2 Dec 2017
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        You apparently don't understand. They want us stupid. It makes it easier to rob us blind.

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      1. Konfetka‏ @Konfetka_84 1 Dec 2017
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        I'd say that the exorbitant cost and predatory lending rates already killed america's advantage in higher education. #savepslf #pslf

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      1. Nathan McKenzie‏ @Insomniac_Nat 1 Dec 2017
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        The geopolitical landscape that arose from WWII is in the process of being completely dismantled.

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      1. Rachel Kao‏ @inappropriaunt 2 Dec 2017
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        They’re old, so they don’t care. They’re wealthy, so they don’t care. They’re white, so they don’t care. They’re men, so they don’t care. They have theirs, so they just want more. Sad, craven, weak, fearful creatures.

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      1. EK3‏ @EK14MeV 1 Dec 2017
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        Ideological domination inside higher USA education already worked it over since the early 2000s. Now Bill Gates is ruining secondary education with his ideology and big money, via Common Core. His people totally ignored input from a university mathematician on original CC panel.

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