I cherished every day I got to call myself a Soldier—but ordering troops to intimidate the very Americans they sacrifice to protect doesn’t make us safer.   Trump is wasting millions to terrorize citizens exercising their First Amendment rights. It's wrong.

Those who claim to be Christian seem to be facing a cross roads. You cannot believe that Jesus Christ himself would be on the side of the masked thugs of ICE.

We are now getting very close to him committing Treason. Saying that you are going to end rule of law in America if a judge does not rule your way is a threat against the U.S. as serious as any foreign incursion—and indeed would be considerably more ruinous to the nation he swore an oath to protect.

COMEBACK COMPLETE!!

One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny": Listen for dangerous words.

A substantial body of evidence supports the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy, contrary to the suggestions of some members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently reconstituted the committee. www.factcheck.org/2025/10/vacc...

This is absolutely right on every point and everyone who sits on a governing board or serves as president or provost or similar should please make the time to read it. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

As we mourn Jane Goodall, this @nature.com article explores three ways in which she changed science: 1. Altering the way we view both other primates and ourselves 2. Inspiring generations of women scientists 3. Communicating science in a way that engaged the public www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Jane Goodall challenged what it meant to be a scientist. In this news story we look at three ways she changed science. A loss for science, a loss for the community, a loss for everyone 🧪 #academicSky www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"We’re going through very dark times: socially, politically and especially environmentally. If you think globally, you get really depressed, so act locally. Each one of us makes some impact...every single day." Jane Goodall 1934 - 2025

From 1939-1945 German officers also listened to speeches from civilians about how the laws of war didn’t apply to them. And then they participated in the Holocaust, starved millions of prisoners of war, destroyed villages and cities, and were defeated.

Wishing New Jerseyans and folks around the country observing Yom Kippur an easy and meaningful fast. G’mar Chatimah Tovah.

Both Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are absolute lunatics, but we need to take their words seriously. These are not the ramblings of madmen with no influence. They are coming from those in power. They are calling some Americans the enemy and declaring war on them. This is urgent.

The Annual Goal Post Trophy. Goes to the Highland Park-Metuchen football winner. First meeting was in 1937. Rivalry continues this Friday night at HP. In 2026, the game returns to Thanksgiving (Eve) at Metuchen. Hopefully other rivalry games in NJ follow suit.

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I wonder how many people fully appreciate that Trump just falsely declared the blue state of Oregon to be in a state of Rebellion against the United States so he could deploy active-duty military from the Department of War to kill American citizens Meanwhile, he *pardoned* the January 6 terrorists

Great event at MHS today. Come support great organizations and see excellent girls soccer.

LGM

Global warming caused by humans is an observed fact. Yes, science still needs to learn more, but it's no more in overall doubt than the theory of gravity. And it's bad. Willful ignorance, enforced by those who choose to deny science, is an existential threat to our civilization.

I went to Catholic school, and we even knew the Bible isn’t a history book. Oklahoma just turned indoctrination into state policy: mandating classroom Bibles while pretending amendments 11 - 27 don’t exist. Public schools should teach real history, not change it in order to fit a political agenda.

Way to go Pirates!

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Trump’s speech at the UN was an embarrassment for America. Far too much grandstanding based in falsehoods and pushing away crucial allies.

This ought to be engraved somewhere.

This is terrifying but necessary to watch. Speak now or they will forever hold your tongue. #MomSky

Here’s my recommendations on history books to have in your library. (Full list written in Instagram comments / on YouTube)

The Fall/Autumnal Equinox is TODAY at 2:19 PM EDT. That's the time at which our Sun is directly over the Earth's equator, signaling the start of Northern Hemisphere astronomical fall. The Earth’s northern hemisphere will continue to tilt further from the sun through the Winter Solstice on Dec 21.

Truth, science, voting rights, and public education.

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

From @theathletic.com: “The Natural” is not a kids' movie, not like “Little Big League” or “The Sandlot.” The success of the film revived the genre. Much of its power came from Robert Redford's credibility as an athlete on screen. nyti.ms/4moH37k

It’s crucial to remember-Susan Monarez was appointed CDC Director by Trump She’s not a Democrat they can claim has some agenda She’s MAGA And she’s saying that RFK, Jr is ignoring science about vaccines Which will cause more epidemics like the measles outbreak in Texas So more children will die

News Analysis: Most governments are trying to fight vaccine hesitancy with science and investment, while the U.S. heads in the opposite direction.

LGM. Finally

“It will take decades to recover from this, if we ever do.” America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives and is in one of its most productive moments, is under threat by the Trump administration.

“Questioning the science" describes exactly what experts do every single day in the scientific literature. It’s not done in a social media thread among random conspiracy promoters who've never seen a lab.

Breaking News: The EPA moved to stop requiring polluters to report their emissions of greenhouse gases. The proposal would end a key tool the government uses to track carbon dioxide, methane and other gases that are driving climate change.

The CDC has quietly and drastically scaled back the country’s most comprehensive system for tracking the food-borne illnesses estimated to sicken millions of Americans each year.

From @theathletic.com: American kids spend twice as much time in organized sports as playing for fun. Many parents fear that their children will fall behind if they don't specialize in a sport early. But research argues otherwise. nyti.ms/4mc1Lar

Our flags are at half staff today to remember the victims of the attacks on September 11, 2001. 💔

New Jersey is following the lead of New York and several other states that are rebuffing efforts by the federal government to curtail the number of people eligible to receive the latest vaccines against the coronavirus.

I think at this point the best health advice anyone can get is do the exact opposite of whatever RFK jr says or does. Drink the fluoride, vaccinate your kids, don’t eat the roadkill

The Fairleigh Dickinson University Poll found that 77% of New Jersey voters express concern about extreme weather damage.

The CDC doesn't understand disease control. The EPA doesn't understand environmental protection. Now it's clear the Dept of Energy doesn't understand energy. This administration is populated by imbeciles.