Scientists--if your funding was cut over the last year (for research on climate, global health, DEI, LGBTQ or womens health, etc) but you managed to keep the research going, I want to talk to you for an upcoming article! Plz contact me: gewin at me dot com. Re-posts appreciated!

PabloReports: What do you think of DHS suspending vehicular stops? AOC: A lot of the stuff they’re doing, they shouldn’t be doing in the first place. They should be facing consequences for killing innocent people in the streets, and they’re just trying to escape those consequences.

This makes me angry why did no one tell us lol

If you’ve ever worked or interacted with Dan Moraff, I’d like to chat for a story. Message marisakabas.04 on Signal.

I'm very happy that Secretary of State Steve Simon has sent this letter in response to The Pledge for Trans Liberation, committing to support all Minnesotans, especially our trans residents who are threatened by legislation like the SAVE Act.

Join us and other progressive organizations in Mankato on Friday July 10th for the "Who Pays?" Bus Tour to share stories and plan out how we can organize against the harmful effects of The Big Ugly Bill. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4p5vbdz #WhoPays

Masterclass. Never accept their premise, never have their argument - force your own. Give people a clear origin story for their pain and concrete reason to believe you are the one to address it.

if I were an elected representative and my constituents were coming up and saying "our daughter can't go to college unless she gets an athletic scholarship" I would be like "this is why we need universal free college" not "we'll pretend to solve this by being cruel to trans people." crazy right

The NPS will launch 850,000 fireworks in the middle of the night. (Last year, they launched 7,000) That will dump perchlorates and heavy metals into the Potomac River and cause the amount of soot and smoke particles to skyrocket (pardon), at great danger to any creature that breathes.

Very thankful for this letter to Becky Pepper-Jackson (the 16 year-old trans girl SCOTUS ruled against yesterday) from James Dale, a gay man whose expulsion from the Boy Scouts was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2000.

It’s arguably more rational to worry that the little girl you drive to practice every day will someday have to prove she’s a “biological female” to some other creepy bigot, than it is to worry that a trans person might get your daughter’s scholarship.

The administration is trying to foment witch hunts. www.science.org/content/arti...

later in the week i'll have a video on jackson's concurrence, which is worth your time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4v2...

Tomorrow 1pm ET @mikepod.bsky.social & I host convo with your favorite organizer’s, favorite organizer: Doran Schrantz. She helped establish the “Minnesota Miracle” and is now the go-to person across states for getting folks out to confront fascist threats. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights just sent out a press release reiterating that the Minnesota Human Rights Act protects transgender people from discrimination.

Per last repost, I do think that in the US a lot of people, like a LOT of people, do not realize that if a birth certificate is no longer proof of citizenship then most of us have no proof of citizenship. At all.

The same is true if you think this stops here—that they’ll be fine with states like Minnesota allowing trans girls to play on the correct teams.

In a sane world (an alt reality) today's dissents would sufficient to warrant Thomas, Gorsuch and Alito's impeachment and removal from office. If you defy the plain words, meaning, intent, history, precedent of a black letter constitutional injunction u are abusing your power and should be removed.

As the Supreme Court says states can be cruel to trans kids, my message is clear: Here in Minnesota, we stand with and value our trans neighbors and youth.

🚨OMB Director Russell Vought is about to testify before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services & General Government! 🚨 We'll be live skeeting the hearing - follow along below!! 🧵:

Just because SCOTUS affirms a type of discrimination does not mean that discrimination is required. This decision should not cause us to weaken our efforts for trans inclusion in general or trans inclusion in sports in particular. Cis allies, you very specifically, need to double down.

If you are a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis or in need of a place to talk, call The Trevor Project lifeline at 866-488-7386 or text ‘START’ to 678-678. Services are 24/7/365, nationwide, 100% free & confidential 💜

Let the Office of Management and Budget know how their proposed rule on federal funding could impact science. Share your story through Act4Chemistry by July 13: buff.ly/cN76bDL

Alito's argument – that counting ballots after Election Day means "the electorate’s choice does not occur on election day, and the federal election-day statutes are violated" – is some of the dumbest reasoning I have ever seen. The "choice" doesn't occur at the time of counting!

my kind of Jubilee, the Japanese national team vs. 100 kids

11 years ago today, the Supreme Court recognized marriage equality as the law of the land. While the powers of hate may still be on the march, Minnesota will continue to stand as a firewall against any and all attacks on your personal freedoms.

@inprep.bsky.social - a non stop torrent of satire #Chemsky

We learned this week that Lavender magazine’s leadership decided to end their run after 31 years. We thank those contributors who have done good work through Lavender, but we would be doing our communities a disservice if we didn’t address their ahistorical statements.

I assimilated all the way to Congress and this idiot still tells me to go back where I came from.

🗳️ In a democracy, voters choose their leaders. Leaders don’t choose their voters. But when authoritarians like Stephen Miller fear losing control, they don’t try to persuade people. They try to stop us from voting at all. 📣 We need to organize the people & save our country.

Mueller Park, Minneapolis: 5 months ago (Operation Metro Surge) and today (Wedge Cat Tour)

mary moriarty is the wedge live cat tour’s grand marshal for 2026! “thank you for prosecuting ICE,” says john edwards as susan lynx hands over the sash and a hat

You *can* access our shop, and it’s easy once you learn it. Your brain can handle change!!

The city of Roseville completely closed the main road to my small business with four days notice and our sales are down 50%. Please support small local businesses even when it requires figuring out a re-route. Support @makwacoffee.bsky.social if you’re nearby. Pleeeeeeeeeeease.

Under appreciated about NY winners is that they ran better campaigns. They talked to voters & got voters to talk to each other about them. Magnetism 101: if you want people to come to your cause, be attractive. Pollingists can't comprehend or recreate this: donors are their audience.

Lander on comparisons between his flank of the Democratic Party and the Tea Party: "We're joyful about what it looks like to deliver. That is very different energy than what the Tea Party brought. We want to build something, not just break something."

if i am getting back into film photography, what's my best locally owned place for developing film? st. paul preferred but NE MPLS also fairly convenient

17 detainees loaded onto today's ICE Air flight at MSP. ICE is still here in Minnesota, so are the observers.

The rise of US chemistry wasn’t predestined. In examining various historical, cultural, and economic forces, C&EN identified six pivotal shifts that made the US chemical enterprise what it is today: cen.acs.org/policy/6-piv... #chemsky 🧪

Ever wonder how private equity works when it takes over your local restaurant, stores at your mall, or even your hospital? Pretty Woman explains it exactly right.

Lmao

You don't have to answer the door for the Feds. Do not voluntarily talk to the Feds. If they have a warrant signed by an actual judge, then they can do precisely what the warrant says. But DO NOT TALK TO THE FEDS. Do not answer the door. If you're arrested, your only words are "I want a lawyer."

My problem with the White House thunderdome isn’t that it’s “vulgar,” or “tacky,” qualities I often enjoy & terms which are often crudely classist when used pejoratively. My problem, as always, is the fascism. Don’t get distracted by taste, which is deeply subjective; it’s the fascism.

A great op-ed by Mark Levin on AI at University of Chicago. Brought to my attention by my colleague @awhspeed.bsky.social Also cites a personal favorite @edzitron.com on the ridiculous costs of AI #chemsky chicagomaroon.com/52978/viewpo...

New: I wrote about everyone intently watching the long process of removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center and how it revealed our insatiable thirst for accountability — and for his humiliation.

“Everyone put everything into it to make sure that leading up to the World Cup, everything is presentable. I genuinely think that as a smaller city, people were not expecting this kind of publicity at all, and alhamdulillah, there has been no negativity.” africasacountry.com/2026/06/rock...

Paul Krugman: "We have a term for enterprises that look successful because they keep drawing in new investors and keep drawing in new investors because they look successful. They’re called Ponzi schemes. And Elon Musk is basically a human Ponzi scheme."

🧪⚛️ For scale, this is roughly 25 years of NSF funding, or 5 years of NIH funding. This, from people who claim that we can’t afford to support research, or public health.

Some heroes don't wear capes