Reminder: @masscultural.bsky.social Cultural Facilities Fund application process is open and the deadline is December 11. More info here: massculturalcouncil.org/organization...

Trump administration targets academic journals with attorney letter, proposed funding cuts | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Signs of fascism.

Signs of fascism.

ICYMI First, the FBI posts this, and today I hear they are also cutting ties with @splcenter.org. Breaking ties with orgs who fight neoNazi groups & monitor racist & anti-Semetic hate activities, while remaining cozy with white supremacists.... Look what they do, not what they say @maddow.msnbc.com

In one historic speech, Trump eviscerated decades of civil-military restraint and proclaimed the U.S. armed forces as his weapon of choice against domestic "enemies."

NEW: FDA OKs new generic abortion drug, outraging conservatives

Apple is removing from its App Store apps that alert the presence of Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE) in people's local areas, the tech giant announced this evening.

"The White House has discovered there are limits."

The image of the so-called "public safety emergency" is a person who throws a sandwich? The threat that needs to be met with armed masked troops in our cities is a sandwich? Fill in the blank: The emperior has no _________.

Massachusetts has a history of leading in public health. We can't allow efforts to break our national vaccine policy & replace it with one based in fear, conspiracy, and imagination vs. fact, science, and reality to jeopardize the health of the commonwealth. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/13/m...

Is it really head-scratching tho? finance.yahoo.com/news/ppi-inf...

Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? www.neari.org/advocating-c...

Think about this for a second. It’s grotesque and dangerous. White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/a...

Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? www.neari.org/advocating-c...

Hello journalists. If you report this you gotta say that under the Constitution he has no power to do it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is targeting a lawyer who attempted to halt his client’s rapid deportation.

The attack on higher education is real. And it's not just on a sector or an institution, it's an assault on learning, questioning, facts, science, understanding, discovery, and inclusion, equity, and diverse thought and experience.

Keeping Massachusetts safe.

Join our intern team! Applications for the fall semester now being accepted. More information: repmindydomb.com/internships/ @sbs-umass.bsky.social @umasspoll.bsky.social

As climate change accelerates, summer is only getting longer – and hotter. Though the extreme heat can be difficult for anyone to deal with, it seems that it can be particularly arduous for people with certain mental health conditions. ⤵️

Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social We will follow you wherever you go. Looking forward to all the funny between now and next year. Go for it!

This photo & its context are historic. In the aftermath of defunding PBS, the pic shows the collusion of administration+ GOP Congress. We need political comics and truth tellers more than ever before ... BTW did you hear about @stephencolbert.bsky.social?

Summer office hours announced. Hope to see you this season.

Behind-the-meter solar flattening the peak in New England during this week’s heat wave. Now for a little more storage. media.wbur.org/wp/2025/06/6...

#Scoop from WBUR: The full MA delegation is demanding answers from ICE about conditions inside an administrative building where arrested immigrants have been held, often for several days. #mapoli

Love is Love is Love!

Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? www.neari.org/advocating-c...

The Amherst-Pelham Regional School District has announced the return of its free summer meal program, offering breakfast and lunch to all children.

How will the GOP proposed budget cuts affect people living with chronic illness and the research that is designed to support them? www.healthcentral.com/news/chronic...

With thanks to the organizers of rallies this weekend in the 3rd Hampshire both in Granby and in Amherst! Here is a listing of NO KINGS protests in our region: www.facebook.com/413StayingCo...

Trump's Dictator Cosplay... my new column on the President's week of militarized theater: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

Indeed on January 6th, and before, he made a set of calls for action and encouragement. www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...

I posted a statement on my website 2 days ago in response to Donald Trump's federalization of the National Guard & the deployment of US Marines to the streets of Los Angeles Today @padilla.senate.gov ‬was thrown to the ground & handcuffed. Why? For asking questions. Speak out everywhere, every day

Yesterday I met amazing young people at a rally to protect Westover Job Corps, which is being cancelled by the trump administration.They're committed to creating opportunity for themselves. What are they studying? Welding/auto/plumbing/electrical. ALL needed #SaveJobCorps www.dol.gov/newsroom/rel...

Keep an eye on this potential and disturbing assault on facts, history and culture. This is not a test. At the very least let (all) members of Congress know how much you value the Librray of CONGRESS and rely on them to do their job to protect it.

June Office Hours have been set. If you have a time sensitive matter, please do not wait for office hours. Reach out by calling 413-335-1362 or e-mailing [email protected]

May office hours have been scheduled. Please note new location for the event usually held at the Jones Library, now relocated to Amherst Town Hall! As usual, if you have a time sensitive matter, please don't wait for office hours. Reach out at your earliest convenience.

‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/h...

Corruption every where you look

The war on science has a new front. ‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/h...

ICYMI

Trump destruction.

We need to constantly remind ourselves what public corruption looks like,👇🏼that it is unacceptable & unwanted, and that we can and should expect better from our elected officials. See the swindle, name the swindle.

A dangerous cut to a federal grant that directly benefits our neighbors & our valley. If chaos is your jam, rescinding the grant is the preferred option, one that many residents of the 3rd Hampshire & the commonwealth are facing. www.masslive.com/westernmass/...

Fighting facts is easier if you attack the source. ICYMI: Trump administration targets academic journals with attorney letter, proposed funding cuts Add this to the list of actions that don't make us/our country safer, healthier, more affordable. www.science.org/content/arti...

As we approach budget week in the MA House of Representatives, a stark reminder of the context for our work and the need to be unified in protecting our residents and our commonwealth. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

PS today is independent book store day! Celebrate and defend and purchase! Book bans aren’t stopping at libraries—now Texas is targeting bookstores www.chron.com/politics/art...

In an executive order, Trump targeted the Smithsonian and the National Museum of African American History & Culture suggesting that it is “divisive” and pedaling “improper ideology.” So, I took a trip back to the museum, and what I saw was a place trying to tell the unvarnished truth about America.