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PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

He’s so good at this.

Wow. George Santos sentenced to 87 months in prison for fraud.

WAPO killed this cartoon because Bezos didn’t like it. The author, Ann Tenales, resigned in principle. Let’s make sure everyone sees it. REPOST. REPOST. DEMOCRACY DIES IN BEZOS.

Breaking military bombshell! AI isn’t responsible for this video calling for Trump's Defense Secretary to be fired AND criminally prosecuted. Pete Hegseth is.

So true...STILL!!

Warbler of the day. White-eyed Vireo at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Chicago this morning 4.24.2025 #birds #warblers

NEW: Judge Sessions DENIES the govt’s request to keep Rümeysa Öztürk in Louisiana as it appeals the court’s jurisdiction and reiterates that ICE must transfer her to Vermont by May 1. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Trump tells TIME that when he said he would end the war in Ukraine on Day One, he was saying that "figuratively." "I said that as an exaggeration." "People know that when I said that, it was in jest."

Donald Trump ordered the Department of Justice to investigate the leading platform through which Democrats raise money for their campaigns. Less that 100 days in, Trump is weaponizing DOJ to prevent his political opponents from funding opposition campaigns. Where is the outrage?

The fuck? This is untenable. Dude is a walking security threat.

Autistic sensory anxiety & the PAIN / FEAR / SURVIVAL response #AutismAwarenessMonth

Good morning friends ☀️🫶☕️ Happy Thursday! 🦋🌷 Wishing you a great day 💕🌸

"The podcast by Ben Meiselas and his brothers regularly outdraws Joe Rogan’s. Their secret weapon? Reason. Imagine!" Read now 👇

Bookmarked for the inevitable surrender.

Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.

good advice

Robert Wolf on Fox News: "I've been in finance for 40 years. This is probably the biggest manufactured crisis I've seen with a bunch of unforced errors. The execution of 'liberation day' was pathetic."

Marriott’s CEO said it straight: “We welcome all… we create opportunities for all… that’s who we are as a company.” He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.” Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up. Marriott still has my business.

The indie bookstore around the corner had this sign. So I went inside and bought 2 books from the banned book section. Support local small businesses. Read banned books. Drink your Ovaltine.

Resistance is NOT futile

This #cat is my faithful WFH, doing dishes, prepping meals, laundry companion #catsky #catsofbluesky

"'She’s a very talented scientist with huge potential … the capacity to be the best of the best,' he said..." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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We owe the ACLU @aclu.org so much for their daily defense of our civil rights, but what they are doing now to protect people that deserve DUE PROCESS from being abducted and flown to a foreign Gulag is INCREDIBLE Support them if you can @aclu.org They protect US ALL.

School bus drivers are the first and last people many students see each day—and they do their jobs with care, dedication, and heart. This #SchoolBusDriverAppreciationDay, let’s thank the folks who keep our kids safe and our schools running.

Certainly applies to this administration!

I filmed this yesterday on my way to Lousiana where my constituent Rümeysa Öztürk is being wrongfully held by ICE. I’m there now demanding her release. More to come.

Autism

Thanks @bsky.app! A blue check that has value and that I actually value.

Serious question. Kristi Noem was pictured with a Rolex in El Salvador, and got 3k in cash stolen. She has been on a govt salary for years. Something aint right

Carl Sagan when asked, "Are you a Socialist?"

Not to state the obvious, but none of them were sent to a terrorist prison in El Salvador. They all had lawyers, indictment by grand jury, a trial or a guilty plea where a judge ensured it was knowing & voluntary & access to an appeals process. In other words, all the hallmarks of due process.

“It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help. If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite." -Pope Francis