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Scientist watching the world burn from Tahoe. PhD in neuro stuff from Cal. NIH alum. Retired I guess. Have MS and at war with my brain in general. Weather obsessed. Creators, I want to see your creations! Alt text if possible plz! #WxSky #SciSky #ArtSky
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The little squirrel was suggested by a patron as one of the sticker designs for this month. #animalart

PAYING THE GOVERNMENT OF EL SALVADOR TO KEEP HIM AT CECOT

Van Hollen should ask for proof of life.

Like, no I am not going to try and post a cogent, level-headed analysis lacking swears at this moment. Because look, if you wrote a *single goddamned word* about Biden's age and not one about this, you are an unmitigated and unforgivable shithead who is abetting this. You. Yes you.

Speaking now from El Salvador, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) says he was denied access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia by El Salvador leaders. And was denied a phone call to him Van Hollen: "The Trump Administration is lying about Abrego Garcia"

A thing that about falls is they increase your risk for more falls in immediate term. Another thing is - they hurt. Then there's the 'get pulled aside in ER by people making sure it's not my spouse' (Very glad they do though. But get how uncomfortable it is for him.) In conclusion, gravity sucks.

3 people bought me coffee yesterday, and I think that's the first time I've ever been paid for my writing 🤗

Trump ends promising cancer research. USA! USA! “Two patients’ treatments using the experimental therapy had to be delayed because NIH’s capacity to make personalized cell therapies has been slowed by the firing of highly skilled staff..." www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

I'm recruiting acts for a PAID science comedy show on the 1st July. Looking for active researchers who have done something like @scienceshowoff.bsky.social , Bright Club, The Know Show etc before. 10 minute sets.

ICE deported a teenager from Venezuela to a prison in El Salvador His name is Merwil Gutiérrez. He wasn’t in a gang. He wasn’t a threat. And even Trump’s own administration admitted he wasn't the target. Continued..

"Yesterday, we received notice from the federal government that our grant had been terminated and part of the reasoning was that we no longer align with the White House policies.” African-American history museum in Boston worried about future as its federal grant is cut

The DOJ lawyer who made the mistake of answering the court's questions about Abrego-Garcia candidly (eg yes he was mistakenly deported, a fact the Administration already has acknowledged), which got him put on administrative leave, has now been fired, ending his 15-year DOJ career..

Mr. Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted by the Trump Admin and, by their own admission, wrongly deported to El Salvador. He shouldn’t have to spend another second away from his family. I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.

Galaxies fuzzed, stars coloured. I think it's probably done. I'll let it sit for a week and we'll see if it needs any more touch ups. It is available (but not in the US) DM for details. #sciart

Aurora Forecast Update for 2025-04-15T22:30:07Z ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 6 Threshold Reached: 2025 Apr 15 2223 UTC Synoptic Period: 2100-2400 UTC Active Warning: Yes NOAA Scale: G2 - Moderate Additional Details Here.

It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...

Alyssa is a real life friend of mine, and if anyone donates $50 or more to help her, I will give you a free art commission.

Get your taxes done before dark because we’re GETTING AURORAS TONIGHT ✨

NASA SVS is the source of one of my favorite movies to show students how CO₂ moves around the atmosphere. Tell NASA how important it is to keep this and other materials accessible. 👇🏻 svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30515/

I've been clear: if President Bukele doesn't want to meet here in D.C., then I intend to go to El Salvador this week to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's condition and discuss his release. Kilmar was illegally ABDUCTED and deported by the Trump Admin. He must be brought home NOW.

We traded Europe for a guy that builds concentration camps for profit.

We must all stand as a united front against the kidnapping and illegal detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. Senator, I am willing to join you and help Organize other members of the House to do the same. @vanhollen.senate.gov

One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse

The great thing about fighting back against this stuff is that if you end up losing anyway you get the same outcome you’d have gotten from complying but you don’t have to fucking hate yourself too.

If the little community counterdisinfo school I'm teaching for can say "No" to multiple letters from the State Dept. demanding lists of student names and class materials, which we did, then COLUMBIA sure as fuck could have

“Home-growns are next.” I feel sick.

MIT following Harvard's lead here

Rep Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY): “Mr. Abrego Garcia must be returned immediately before he is killed in one of the most dangerous prisons in the world. Enough with the fake bravado. This is not America. The Supreme Court must aggressively enforce its order immediately.”

Holy shit. Video posted by President Bukele’s team on X shows the moments before his press conference with Trump in which Trump tells him: “We want to do homegrown criminals next. You gotta build about five more places.” (h/t @titonka.bsky.social @michelekelemen.bsky.social)

How long, in minutes, would it have taken the GOP to introduce articles of impeachment against Clinton, Obama, or Biden if they had said they were going to ship American citizens to a prison in El Salvador? 15? Less?

One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind. An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one." The other said, "Take him anyway." So they did.

What remains when courts no longer carry weight, when moral appeals drown in the applause of power, when a man vanishes in the name of political expediency? Then the rule of law dies, not with a bang, but with a handshake. Say his name…Kilmar Abrego Garcia