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"Marriott adds, those who are cheering the rise of autocracy in the United States “have no serious understanding of what it means to live under an autocratic government.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

I'm in ! Tell me how.

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

Baldwin: "Last night, the president said 'I'm not touching Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, VA, I'm not touching them.' By this morning, he endorsed the House budget resolution which paves the way for massive cuts to Medicaid."

Dark Pence is back.

white nationalist men are too emotional to be in charge

Planes didn't crash when this guy ran things.

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes…

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/w...

I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.

Canada has never been more united

Gutting the CDC right as we’re on the cusp of major outbreaks of transmissible diseases is a very bad idea.

NEW: The CDC is currently removing all the influenza resources from their website during the worst flu season in decades.

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

6 questions, 3 scotches.

February 14, 2025

Trump’s presidency is one giant pay-to-play scheme. Since taking office, Trump has made $80M, including $40M from Amazon for Melania’s doc—3x more than Disney’s bid. This came weeks after Bezos dined at Mar-a-Lago. Cash for influence? Looks that way.

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

Keep going. No matter how bad things may seem. No matter how many tears you’ve cried. No matter how hopeless it seems. Keep going. You are worth it. You are able. We are here. We won’t let you fail. Keep going

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Trudeau: "There's not a snowball's chance in hell that Canada will ever be the 51st state"

NOAA staff have been told to stop all contact with foreign nationals, which threatens the nature of the agency’s work; international cooperation is crucial to both weather and fisheries because the atmosphere and ocean aren’t limited to US borders. www.fastcompany.com/91274927/tru...

it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit

At a time when our allies and adversaries are questioning America's leadership on the global stage, we cannot afford to confirm a Director of National Intelligence who lacks the judgment, qualifications, and credibility to lead.

🚨🚨🚨 Trump just fired USAID inspector general Paul Martin—one day after he exposed how Trump’s foreign aid freeze & mass firings have made it easier for U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund terrorist groups like Hamas & ISIS.

Maddow: If you don't have Bluesky yet, I recommend it. It is a social media network that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork

From Dan Rather, Steady substack. Pining for the Patriarchy open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...

A statement from the Kennedy Center

Courtship dance of the peacock spider 📹 Michael Lun / wa_peacock_jumping_spiders

Black excellence: Twice as qualified, half as respected, and still passed over or labeled as a ‘DEI hire.’ Black folks have always known this because we’ve seen it happen to our own family members. I know I have.

Operation ICE Ride-Along isn’t going as planned. 🔥 Fox News tagged along with ICE, hoping for an exclusive look at “dangerous criminals.” Instead, they got a whole lot of nothing. No threats, no big arrests—just a community that wasn’t having it. The narrative is falling apart.

From Dan Rather's substack, Steady. The Purge open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...