In a surprise move, the #DeptofEd announced a $50m cut to #education funding in #NC, mainly hitting our #ruralschools. I’m taking them to court. - AG Jeff Jackson. #ncpol

"Cooper’s plan... has the potential to relieve $4 billion in existing hospital medical debt for people... it’s not a mandatory program ... Those that do agree to forgive medical debts would receive higher reimbursements for treatment of Medicaid patients."

#Congress. #ChristianNationalism. #EstablishmentClause. #Atheist. #Atheism

#ResistBot #Ukraine #Congress

Alaska Saw More Wildfires In The Last Century Than In The Previous 3,000 Years ->IFLScience | #forest #wildfire #climate | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

"...Environmental scientist Sharma led a research team that conducted a study over a nine-mile radius of the Kishangarh Dumping Yard. It found the air quality to be “extremely poor” in the region. The levels of fine particulate matter in the vicinity...vastly exceeding the... limit set by the WHO."

Among the newly-released Epstein files. This Justice Dept email from Jan 2020 'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"

This is the #60Minutes segment on #CECOT that was pulled. It was shown in Canada.

North Carolina has a lot of work to do when it comes to funding public education. We 50th in the nation on per pupil spending, spending nearly 32% less than the national average. #EduSky #NCpol #NorthCarolina #NCAE #PublicEducation

#Attire among both #students and #teachers have become less formal. Casual Fridays have become the norm everyday for #educators. #Kids regularly wear pajamas and show more skin Does this reflect a more significant change in #schools over the years? #EduSky. #Education. #PublicSchool.

Vandana Shiva is an #Indian #physicist and #environmentalactivist who works to protect #biodiversity and promote #sustainableagriculture. She has fought against the use of #geneticallymodified seeds and works to defend the rights of #farmers, especially in rural communities. #WomeninSTEM

These two teenage boys are so brave for how they're countering #ICE activity in the #Chicago area.

It's wholesome and oddly depressing to me that Al Gore, 77, not owing anyone shit, is still criss-crossing the globe full-time warning people about climate change, raising money for climate projects, mentoring the next generation of environmentalists, and generally being obsessed with this issue.

Anthropogenic Global Warming, Landslides, & Avalanches 🧵 “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that warming temperatures have destabilised mountain climates, leading to more avalanches, melting glaciers and more intense storms.” www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldvi...

This is a great explanation about how the #immune response works and why #vaccines are so important. The gentleman also touches on the false equivalency on risk between getting a disease and the side effects of getting a vaccine. #science. #immuneresponse #CDC #polio

The CDC's website made changes regarding #autism and vaccines. This alteration, made by political appointees without #CDC expert input, now falsely claims that the statement "Vaccines do not cause autism" is not evidence-based. This is a dangerous misrepresentation of scientific consensus. #science

#LiseMeitner was an Austrian physicist who helped discover #NuclearFission. Despite her key role, she was not included when her colleague won the #NobelPrize. As a #Jewish scientist during #WorldWarII, Meitner faced discrimination and had to flee Nazi Germany. #WomenInSTEM

I'm proud of Americans who are standing-up for #Immigrants. People are coming-out in #NorthCarolina to protest the presence of #ICE. The amount of people doing so gives me hope that we will not slide into a #dictatorship. #Resist

This is a really interesting take on Trump's urging of Congress to vote for the release of the Epstein files. Could this be his plan?

#SylviaEarle is a marine biologist who studyies and protects the oceans. She was the first woman to serve as chief scientist of #NOAA. She has led more than 100 expeditions. She founded #MissionBlue that works to create “ #HopeSpots,” or protected areas in the ocean. #WomeninSTEM

US citizen George Retes speaks out about his unlawful detainment by ICE. Institute for Justice website: ij.org

Absolute queen shit

Fourteen suburban moms form a silent circle outside Broadview #ICE facility, refusing to move until deputies drag them away. #Protest #Immigration. #Resist. #CivilDisobedience

Patricia Bath was an #ophthalmologist and inventor who revolutionized eye surgery. She invented a device called the Laserphaco Probe, which made #cataract surgery faster, safer, and more effective. Her invention has helped restore vision to thousands of people worldwide. #WomenInSTEM

In the hope of making videos like this one gain traction and also to send a message to other state governors and legislatures, it is important to remember that we cannot destroy our democracy in the hope of saving it. Don't #gerrymander. #Don'tLoseYourWay.

This is good news. I know some on the left want to fight fire with fire and #gerrymander states that would give #Dems an advantage to fight back. This seems to make us just lose our way though. Let #Republicans in #BlueStates know that their votes matter too. Win the good fight here. No?

What Leaving Your Religion Can Feel Like #atheism #reason #SecularHumanism #Enlightenment #Religion

The #NoKings protest yesterday was an important push back to #Authoritarian polices being implemented in our country. It's so important for people and especially institutions not to give in. Universities, don't cave because you'll lose funding. There is too much to lose in the long run. #Resist

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Orange County NC” - sign up now to join me!

Shirley Ann Jackson is a #physicist who made important discoveries in #telecommunications while working at #BellLabs. Her research helped lead to inventions like touch-tone phones and fiber optic cables. She was also the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in physics from #MIT. #WomenInSTEM

Katie Johnson's full testimony about the times she and others were sexually assaulted by Donald Trump. Why is this not front page news? How has he not been prosecuted? #KatieJohnson #Trump #SexualAssault #Epstein

🥤 Soft drinks and depression A study of 932 adults found that soft drink intake was linked to major depression, especially in women. Gut bacteria changes partly explained the connection. 🔗 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #SciComm #MentalHealth #Nutrition 🧪

"Democracy is something to be practiced regularly."

...Federal immigration and law enforcement agencies have descended on the city of #Chicago, zip-tying U.S. citizens, separating families, and firing chemical agents at protesters... #ICE #Immigration #HabeusCorpus #Law

This may be the best response to much of the junk science being pushed by the trumpies in the US. 🧪🌎🐟⚒️ #TeamFish

An important message for us all from Jane Goodall. #JaneGoodall #Netflix #Hope #FightBack #Don'tGiveUp

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#ICE #Authoritarianism #Immigration #HabeasCorpus #Trump

NC is 43rd in #teacherpay. The state has the 11th biggest economy. We’re now over a month into the next academic year, and #teachers are continuing to work without a meaningful raise. #NCPol #EduSky #NorthCarolina

Fantastic speech by #JohnDoyle, President of the @apsphysics.bsky.social in @physicstoday.bsky.social on what it means to be a #physicist right now. Really applies to any type of #science. #StandUpForScience #UCS #innovation #technology

The federal government has censored the work of dozens of scientists, including work by my lab, on the impacts of climate change on Acadia National Park. Signs have been removed from Cadillac and Great Meadow. They’re also removing signs about the Wabanaki’s sacred connections to Cadillac.

Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, planting millions of trees across Africa. She believed protecting the environment also protected communities, especially women, who relied on it for their livelihoods. She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. #WomenInSTEM

#ChristopherHitchens in 2005 talking about how dangerous #VladimirPutin is. The points he makes seem even more relevant today than they did then. #Russia #Ukraine #Dictators

Did you know that between 2003-2022 more than 87,000 #veterans died from gun suicide? WTF? How is this not bigger news? There is a bill called the "Saving Our Veterans Lives Act". I've asked my senators to support it. #GunViolence #Suicide #Legislation #GunControl

TAPPER: Hepatitis A, whooping cough, & chickenpox cases are rising in Florida. Before you made this decision to lift vaccine mandates, did your dept do any analysis of how many new cases there will be? LADAPO: Absolutely not T: You didn't even do a projection? L: It's an issue of right & wrong

People are going to die.

Have you heard of the #EXPERTSAct? You can read the letter sent to #Congress here. This is exactly the kind of legislation we need to bring #ScientificIntegrity into law. #UCS #Science

From the #PNCA Weekly Memo, "...Over the past year, #beef is up 11%, #coffee is up 14%, and #eggs are up 16%. Grocery prices have actually increased every single month this year– except for April, when they dropped by a whopping 0.1%. " The costs of #RealEstate and #insurance is also up.

We need to change #GunCulture in America. #StudentsDemandAction is putting together a #walkout this Friday in protest. #Students, this is your opportunity to show how you feel about this issue. Get some friends together and make it happen. You can do it! #Everytown. #GunControl