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“WHO YOU CALLING A BUNCH OF PANSIES?!?”

I’m officially running to be the Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee. These are not normal times—and this cannot be a business-as-usual moment. Read my full letter to my colleagues here: crockett.house.gov/media/press-...

When viral epidemics are ignored they hardly magically disappear, they spread. Excellent reporting on the large outbreak of mpox in Sierra Leone. A country with a fragile health system and limited resources to effectively respond to this threat. www.science.org/content/arti...

Low-income workers don't control their hours, which means Medicaid work requirements will hurt them even though they're doing everything they can to work. See this important Brookings analysis. www.brookings.edu/articles/wor...

I think at some point we have to stop indulging the fiction that conservatism is a legitimate political tendency and isn't simply a grievance cult for those who value the ability to enact cruelty over their literal basic needs.

"The hallways...were absolutely lined with ICE agents. And immigrants were scared to leave, even though their cases were still open. What happened was that ICE agents then stormed into the courtroom, kicked out the attorneys, and detained everyone in the courtroom over the judge's objections."

Very concerning

Rest in peace Jonathan Joss

"The fact that the country has to constantly be in court to fight its own president is really wearying" -- anon

I'm so over this lying, puritanical pixie.

This is Koda. He is approximately 70% fluffy and 30% floppy. An ideal ratio. 13/10 would pet enthusiastically (IG: koda_and_wrigley)

"If what you're doing is legitimate and lawful, why do you need to cover your face?”

No matter who you are or who you love, you are welcome here. Happy Pride Month, Minnesota!

Public pressure has helped to reopen shuttered weather data centers. To help keep this pressure building, meteorologists and climate scientists from across America want to fulfill our mission by sharing our science with you. It's live now. And tonight, it's my turn! Watch here: wclivestream.com

Many others are posting abt this too but this graphic viscerally shows how dire the presidential budget is for NASA 🔭🧪and worldwide astronomy. I can’t express how sad this makes me, as an American scientist. And it’s mostly already paid for projects, so also no logic in terms of saving money.

This part

Even as Trump, Musk and MAGA wage a war on empathy, there are others who show us a different path "Decent, resolutely human, and only 44, Jacinda Ardern still believes modesty, kindness and compassion will win the day" www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

A lot of government workers go unnoticed—until they’re gone. The problem with letting the ultra-rich call the shots is they don’t see us. To them, we’re disposable… until the day they need clean water, a working 911 line, or someone to put out the fire.

A three-year-old brought me a bit of black paper. "Look", she said, "I found a piece of night!" We're all born poets, but slowly we forget.

Been awhile since I did this talk, but I saw some particularly egregious examples today, so it’s time for… *drumroll please* DON’T TRUST THE PLANT TAG 2025

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hmm…not at all concerning…

Federal officers entered Rep. Jerry Nadler’s office in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday and handcuffed and briefly detained one of his aides. The confrontation happened shortly after the aide observed federal agents detaining migrants in a public hallway outside an immigration courtroom.

Tim Walz takes a shot at Susan Collins: "She's always 'deeply concerned' about things. Well do something then, about being 'deeply concerned.'"

Never has any leader had so many people wanting to make the argument that “not wearing any clothes actually makes the emperor better dressed if you think about it.”

Last year, we became the first state to build and open three veterans homes simultaneously.   I just signed a bill that fully funds the staffing and operations of these homes well into the future. I’m proud of Minnesota’s enduring commitment to better serve those who served us.

The way journalism forgives, ignores or explains away problematic men is stunning to me.

The end of US leadership in science, technology, and innovation. All in one little table. A tremendous gift to China, courtesy of the GOP. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...

RFK Jr. says the CDC will no longer recommend COVID vaccines for healthy pregnant women. Yet doctors have found that stillbirths can result from COVID directly infiltrating the placenta — even for people whose COVID symptoms were mild or nonexistent. @deldeib.bsky.social‬'s story from 2022:

On this day in 2013, I lost two friends (and one of them lost a son) in this car when it was overtaken by a violent tornado. Take a good look at the damage. You will not survive a tornado in your car. Tim would have wanted you to be reminded of this. Get out of mobile homes or vehicles!