Please keep sharing, one thing that has been so hard has been food security for our family and circle. We do our best but things are hard. Love to everyone who cares about us. We appreciate you. 💕

The US Constitution gives Congress the power to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises” (Article I, Section 8), and requires that revenue-raising bills originate in the House of Representatives (Article I, Section 7). Tariffs are a form of duty, often experienced like a tax on imports.

Just got my hot-off-the-press copy of the new edition of Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved, written by @tetzoo.bsky.social and yours truly, with gorgeous new cover art from @bobnichollsart.bsky.social: finally, a sauropodomorph on the cover 🦕🦕🦕 On sale soon!

Friends, can I ask you to spread the word that we have a THREE-YEAR postdoc in American history at Cambridge up for grabs - ANY field, but applications are due March 1 so don't delay - apply, apply, apply! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69790/u...

Public office isn’t supposed to be a private revenue stream.

Please keep sharing our post for any gifts if you follow along. Not necessary but appreciated so much. Most urgent is food and bills, then orthodontist work for one of the kids. If you can help, we appreciate it so much. #MutualAidRequest love and so much gratitude to all💕

A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.

"Immigration agents at the border have long been criticized for use of deadly force and lack of rigorous investigations afterward. But now the same militarized force is on display in major American cities ... where residents are not used to their presence."

Time to warm up.

Extermination camps. Warehouses for human product — slaves — to be shipped to third countries. We can’t later claim that we didn’t know.

Just one segment from the Thom Hartman report. Link in followup post.

"Epstein class" is terrific not simply because several of them are directly tied to Epstein's crimes, but because it strikes at the corruption, immorality and impunity of that entire circle.

Cowards

👀 Apparently, Ross Douthat invited Seth Harp to debate him on Douthat's "Interesting Times" NYT podcast. Harp says that the episode was recorded, Douthat got crushed, and RD/NYT decided not to publish it. What? x.com/sethharpesq/...

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Grandmothers are wise grans-united.org/docs/open-le...

Overnight, NASA called off February for any launch attempts of Artemis II and is now aiming for March at the earliest following yesterday's wet dress rehearsal. www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...

The Supreme Court announced it will hear arguments on April 1 in a case challenging the constitutionality of Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship. The order was swiftly blocked by lower courts and seeks to overturn that anyone born on U.S. soil is automatically a citizen.

Heed the Warnings for USA and UK: "This is what the normalisation of authoritarianism looks like in real time: state violence reframed as regrettable procedure, protest recast as existential threat, and dissent pre-emptively delegitimised as manipulation." #Project2025 #HeritageFoundation

Trump's arrest of Don Lemon shows that his "pivot" is an utter farce. As legal experts tell me, this looks appallingly corrupt. Indeed, it's likely this is all about sending a message that Trump isn't deescalating in the slightest. New piece with fresh details here: newrepublic.com/article/2059...

The Department of Justice is pressuring states to hand over sensitive information about voters. Here's what you need to know:

Listening to this and knowing what he did to children should make everyone sick

This is the correct way to police ICE. And it drives the far right nuts. Good.

The rapid-response ICE watch work in Minneapolis has gotten a lot of attention & rightly so. But the mutual aid & family support is equally powerful. Schools, churches, synagogues, neighborhood groups have raised millions to help immigrant families cover rent & bills while breadwinners can’t work.

At least one of the newly released Epstein file is already down. This link no longer appears to work (www.justice.gov/epstein/file...) It contained an FBI email chain outlining an allegation against Trump involving sexual activities with a child. This is a screenshot from that email chain.

Hello lovely people! If you're thinking of ordering a copy of Tiny Moments of Joy for Valentine's Day, this weekend would be the best time to guarantee it gets to you in time. (Prices in NZD so cheaper in USD/GBP/Euro, Roman Sestertii and Klingon Darsek😁) www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...

The GOP’s priorities in a nutshell.

Snow Moon: How and when to see February's full Moon. Decent weather would help. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...

This is not the kind of country we want. What happened to basic decency and humanity? These are children!

Criminals also hide their identities behind masks while committing crimes.

If the president cannot be sued while in office, then the president should not be able to file suit while in office. Fair is fair.

Waxing gibbous 93.7% at 1.27 AM (UTC+7) on Saturday.

You may have seen pictures, but have you ever seen video of a gigantic jet #TLE from space? Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 for the DTU/@science.esa.int Thor-Davis experiment. 🧪🔭 youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps Processing: Simeon Schmauß

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Keep Up The Pressure And Continue To Protest ICE's Wrongdoings! #OutICE bsky.app/profile/acyn...

NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill discusses how she plans to protect her constituents from violent ICE raids

Bruce Springsteen’s song “Streets of Minneapolis” is currently #1 on iTunes in 19 countries.

DOJ deleted this file after posting it. Save it while you can.

Grateful this exists, and heartbroken that it has to. If you or someone you love needs it, this is a clear, practical, and important resource for family preparedness. We deserve better than needing plans like this.💚

Funny how the “right” accent means you get to stay.

I met Ian outside the Whipple Building in Mpls last week, where he was protesting ICE. I was blown away by his vulnerability, by how deeply he—a 6-time combat vet—feels like his nation is under attack. I just learned that he was among those arrested by federal officials for protesting at the church.

For Liam.

I remember this cosplay fail. It was a sign of things to come in her department.

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Give a listen and a watch to The Boss’s new song. Video in comments.