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Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away. They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.

Oh neat, March 28 is national "Smash Your Amazon Echo Devices With A Hammer" day.

I care deeply about who Michigan will elect as Governor and send to the U.S. Senate next year, but I have decided against competing in either race. I wrote more here about my decision and how I view the work required of us all in this moment:

Never change, NYC.

Always an honor to team up with @altusds.bsky.social. 🇺🇸

Updated the image I was playing with. Still thinking I might make stickers for luggage when traveling in France later this year. I hope.

Being creative on a Saturday and practicing my French at the same time. I may may make some stickers to take with me on an upcoming visit to France...

Legal counsel representing federal employees is now being targeted by the Trump administration. Law firms are receiving a clear message that retaliation is possible for those advocating on behalf of individuals or groups opposing the administration’s agenda.

Sorry not sorry.

"town hall night in america" -- every congressional district, once a month, all on the same night: oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...

How to deal with fascists 101.

Wiped out or fired up? ❤️‍🔥Thank you so much to @matteowong.bsky.social for writing about us!

Follow this post and all the responses. Especially Mark Cuban's offer to help them set up a private consulting business.

In the last 50 days, we have confirmed every single aspect of our "Ugly American" reputation. Our nation deserves every bit of scorn heaped on us by our former friends and allies.

Love this. It should not be limited to this term. But it’s a great step forward. Now @khanna.house.gov and other house members need to make the media tour , including Fox News, to talk about it @petebuttigieg.bsky.social

Oh, Bezos. I like the 2018 version of you SO much better.

I think about this map a lot. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/201...

Ohio friends! Make sure to show up at the Statehouse on March 7th! #standupforscience2025

Needed a nature break.

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

Did you ever think you’d see this kind of childish response from a US President (and from the Department of Education)?

Wow. And I'm sure this is being spun for Faux viewers to mean exactly the opposite.

This is from a favorite author of mine, responding to the question “do you think power corrupts, or reveals?” (as in, was the person already evil, and power made it more obvious).

Advice from Maurice Sendak

Editorial cartoonist Matson’s take on the Oval Office…

Can confirm

What a petty, petty lump of lard he is. And what toadies the big tech bros are for bowing to his whims.

Norm Eisen shared this today, and it's a good list to reference as we keep working toward a better future.

Here is a script you can use for any issue. Find your reps' # at reps.fyi or 5calls.org. Every time you see a news story that horrifies you: call, or something else about it. It matters to say what you believe. You are setting a norm.

Just curious.

Ruh-roh — the Techbro toddlers have the keys to the kingdom. (I thought this photo was funny when I took it a few years ago. Not so much anymore.)

Changing seasons in the Land of Fruits & Nuts