This is BLEAK. And illustrates why we didn’t celebrate the funding “wins”.

If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.

All I'm saying is absolutely no one should have impostor syndrome about anything. Trump doesn't know what he's doing, but, worse yet is that other people believed he knew what he was doing. Why would anyone think that. Don't know who's a bigger fool here, but I think it's Jim lol

Russell Vought's OMB is continuing to hold up funds at NIH. www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...

Trump has denied that he is considering an emergency declaration to seize control of elections — but proponents say the draft order has gained traction within the White House. "Last word I had was that the order had made it to the White House and that it had the president's attention," Canova said.

Today is the 36th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl and disabled people are still fighting for basic rights in a society that's actively working to undermine them, surrounded by systemic disablism. (This is a corrected thread TY to the person who flagged that I said 26th, not 36th!)

Here's a hypothetical ... if the person who appointed you was forbidden by a law--let's say, the Constitution--from having the power to appoint you, would your appointment be unlawful and, like Kari Lake, would your actions, such as firings, be voidable?

A heads down approach will not save science. We need to speak up, live our values, and demand integrity. www.statnews.com/2026/03/12/n...

"Surely if we reuse the Iraq War talking points they'll buy it this time."

According to the RNC's new legal theory aimed at throwing out mail-in ballots, In 2000, Gore won! 👀 www.democracydocket.com/cases/missis...

A shiny new penny to the first person who can guess the name of the man who said this:

"Those little girls were terrorists in disguise!"

This should end his career. But it won’t—not in 2026. Even so—call, complain, speak up, push back. I wish that Anti-Muslim bigots didn’t belong here.

I go further back. Al Gore wins that extremely close election if you remove Clinton's biggest scandal. All Bill had to do was not cheat on his wife for 8 years.

For the price of a missle, you could build a school at home instead of destroying one abroad.

Let me tell you, this is the tip of the iceberg concerning the amount of Appointments Clause violations going on now.

A federal judge in DC rules that Kari Lake was not lawfully appointed and that actions she took as the claimed head of USAGM "shall have no force or effect," including last August's RIFs at the Voice of America.

Good morning Bluesky friends, please join the ‘Stand Up For Science’ nationwide day of action, TODAY, March 7! We are fighting to save science, protect health, and defend democracy. Find a rally near you: www.standupforscience.net/march7 Let’s take back our science! 🧪 #standupforscience

Trump's promise to have the feds underwrite war insurance for shipping in the Strait is typical of his corporatist economic initiatives, especially regarding the practice of announcing the thing first and figuring out later whether it's legal [Tad DeHaven, Cato]

Ultra vires ...

And, the story of the mystery man. www.lawdork.com/p/lamberth-c...

I am excited to share a new project from my organization, Democracy Rising Collaborative. We have launched a toolkit to empower lawyers and other civic leaders across the country to stand up for the Rule of Law. theruleoflawyers.org 1/THREAD

The Deputy Attorney General just rescinded the policy against no knock warrants in most cases. That policy was an important public safety measure. Restricting their use saved lives. Breonna Taylor died because of one. www.cnn.com/2022/02/22/u...

Amy Coney Barrett & Neil Gorsuch did their damndest to defend the "major questions doctrine" in their tariffs concurrences but even their justifications prove it's just a bullshit idea made up by Supreme Court justices and used in shitty ways for shitty reasons ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/major...

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints. One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

Adter seeing "Sinners" I had to kick myself for not giving Wallace a twin brother. Very proud to watch his journey.

Fuck cancer.

So if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices will skyrocket. That will please: MBS (keeps Saudi oil pricey), Putin (oil revenues are financing the war on Ukraine), and Trump, whose Venezuelan oil is looking pretty special now. Coincidence? I don't think so.

Anyone know what company the government contracts to make these banners? It can't be a long list.

When he tries to run for a third term, I bet Trump will use the SCOTUS ruling in Trump v. Anderson to say that states can't bar him from the ballot under the 22nd amendment, either. The SCOTUS gift that keeps on giving.

You fight the little battles you know you’re gonna lose and you keep piling them on and you stuff sessions and the courts with as much anti-fascist defense as they are with fascist takeover tactics. If cruelty is their intention—make them feel it, too, legally, financially, morally. Do the job.

People make decisions about whether the law matters. Their names go on those decisions. Don't give up and assume they will ignore the law. Make them choose. Make them own it.

Liver, chitterlins’, gizzards. MOGA. Make Offal Great Again.

This episode is about harvesting anger productively, taking up more responsibility, and drawing lines. If science is a public good, defending it means showing up—and saying no. #ScienceCounterpunch www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDTt...

They found him. He died. Another murder by our immigration goon squads

You can't sue the government if postal workers accidentally drop the glassware you ordered or lose a letter from your pen pal The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that this means you also can't sue if postal workers refuse to deliver your mail because you're Black ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/posta...

If he ends up a Hoover but not a Putin, I would call it a win at this point. We'll see.

I have spent the past several months studying the cutting-edge research on modern democracies that have defeated authoritarian leaders. I've learned that the conventional wisdom on the topic is wrong — in ways that have clear implications for the US going forward THREAD www.vox.com/politics/479...

Incredibly explosive testimony…..please watch and share….

So, while we are in the street standing up for science and the scientists who can’t risk standing up for theirselves…you’re what? In your lab? Keeping your head down in “resistance”?* *ppl at risk are not included in this!!! Do better. Grow a spine.

The beer one is not an example that helps his point. The bartender usually only asks for ID if there's some reason to doubt you are of age. Now it may be a different discussion (he doesn't want to have) about who should bear the burden of proof and what's an efficient way to handle it.

It's always the same floor. The numbers would look the same if you asked "Would you approve of Trump being with your daughter?"

"The rebellion by grand juries across the country against the Trump administration's political weaponization of the Department of Justice is unequivocal proof that large swaths of America prefer the rule of law over petty retaliatory agendas," Zaid said. www.cbsnews.com/news/defense...

“Evil starts when you treat other people as things. There are perhaps worse crimes, but they begin when you treat other people as things.” - Terry Pratchett

Apparently, DOGE bros literally used chat GPT to identify “DEI” related grants at National Endowment for the Humanities. The description is aligns strikingly well with the output we saw at NIH. www.techdirt.com/2026/02/19/d...

An ICE agent shot and killed Ruben Ray Martinez, a US citizen and San Antonio resident, in March 2025. Then ICE and the Texas Department of Public Safety covered it up. He was 23 years old. I am calling for a full investigation into this shooting, including why there was an 8-month cover up.

It is remarkable that this is the first time since this lawless regime came into power that a federal judge has found a member of the Trump administration in contempt of court. This needs to be happening much more frequently…1/ @fsfp.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

You’ll be seeing a lot about this memo today. I published it first (and got the story right) b/c I’ve been covering this case in depth at Law Dork — even filing a motion last week to intervene and improve public access. I knew this was an important case; my work shows it. Subscribe: www.lawdork.com

Yoon and Prince Andrew wishing they had a friend like John Roberts.

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been convicted of insurrection & subverting the constitutional order in connection with his attempted declaration of martial law in 2024 and sentenced to life in prison. www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/s...