Comfort will be the end of our democracy and our rights. Freedom is fragile!

"Trump has created for himself a world in which he never hears a negative word about himself...he thinks himself answerable only to those who...think he can do no wrong...the rest of the country...doesn’t exist." Great @mjtoma.bsky.social read of the moment: newrepublic.com/article/2063...

We used to think that the benefit of GLP-1 drugs (like Ozempic) was dependent on weight loss. Now we know so many health benefits have little to do with that! Today's report: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Get in, dorks. We're ready for round two. RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊ March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC Learn more at www.standupforscience.net/ma... (link in our bio.)

The data. exclav.es/2026/02/08/e...

Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century. He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.

There are a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers & anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state. That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.

Gallego Says ‘Grind the Country to a Halt’ With National Strike If Trump Tries to Rig Midterms www.commondreams.org/news/ruben-g...

The Assassination Of Civil Rights Leader Rev. George Lee Isn't Taught In Schools, So Here's Everything You Need To Know www.buzzfeed.com/mychalthomps...

Here's who Trumpler is trying to remove:

Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction. It's a tour de force: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"Dr. Norton told NPR in October, “[the admin and president] is asking us to do things that are illegal and harmful to the American public.” @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been an inspiration to many scientists and citizens. I can't count the number of colleagues who have praised her to me.

About 1 in 4 U.S. children have at least one immigrant parent. Restricting family reunification visas weakens the informal care networks that allow families to work and remain economically stable, undermining long-term economic growth. buff.ly/vY2y0Ee

STEM Black History Fact 3/28 Dr. Marie Maynard Daly helped establish the biochemical link between cholesterol and heart disease and became the first Black woman to earn a PhD in chemistry. science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/s...

ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families. Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota. The cruelty is endless.

A good thing happened today: Haitians in Springfield, Ohio and elsewhere are (for now) safe from the planned ethnic cleansing operation. This happened because people came together — organizers, reporters, and those who care — and made it happen. Let’s take the win and continue the work.

ICE and CBP agents seem to enjoy gratuitously breaking glass—from car windows to store fronts to homes. It’s an expression of unchecked power and dominance: “We’re in charge. We break and shatter what we want.” And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.

Outrage and grave concern about the midterm elections followed in the wake of the FBI’s court-authorized raid of the Fulton County elections office. One expert called the move a “five alarm fire for democracy” that threatens to interfere with our elections.

NEW: Federal law enforcement arrested former CNN anchor Don Lemon for being at an anti-ICE protest in a Minnesota church, marking the Trump administration's latest attack on the free press and anyone it perceives as an obstacle to its immigration crackdown.

📽️NEW: Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith exposes how Trump is using her state as a testing ground for authoritarian overreach by deploying ICE violence and demanding voter files. Smith unpacks civil rights abuses, community resistance and the strategy behind attacks on immigrant communities👇

NEW: Colorado’s top elections official warns the FBI raid on Fulton County is a dangerous escalation — using the federal justice system to intimidate local election officials. When MAGA can’t win elections, they try to undermine them. Read more 👇

Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.

My attorney’s statement on the DOJ’s efforts to prosecute me.

Suppression of the press, definitely a very bad sign. apnews.com/article/don-...  Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he covered a Minnesota church protest

HELP!!

The tide is turning. Which means now is the time to push harder than ever. Tell your Representatives we want Noem GONE! #ICEOffOurStreets

I am deeply concerned about Liam and every child at the Dilley Detention Center. No parent should have to worry about whether their child is eating, getting medical care, or deteriorating in detention. What I saw was alarming — and unacceptable. Liam must be released immediately.

cover of The Economist this week

That was fun!

Rare Gulf Effect Snow in Tampa Bay, Florida this weekend. It's possible. My 101. www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i... We'll have to return to communicating via carrier pigeons.

Celebration and sympathy for my home town. www.commondreams.org/news/bruce-s...

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.

Border czar Tom Homan will be heading to Minnesota, while Gregory Bovino, the bombastic and controversial Border Patrol chief leading the surge, will soon leave the state. n.pr/49GFyyi

Also, uh, we have more than 100,000 people registered for this ICE watch training tonight. Largest training of it type in history by a long shot. Please join if you've not be trained yet, and share to friends/fam/neighbors!

Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS. Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies. AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS. Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.

Good morning! I'm calling on scientists and industry to get off the sidelines. Read here: timmermanreport.com/2026/01/scie...

I saw some unbelievably rude behavior towards meteorologists this weekend during the ice storm. Of course, I had to write about it. Please share as you see fit as we need to get a handle on this. www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...

Read the Save HHS open letter! www.savehhs.org/letter-we-wi...

"What MAHA produces is propaganda: narratives designed to galvanize belief, build identity, and legitimate a political project. The term “misinformation” treats this as a knowledge problem. It’s a power problem." Superb piece on how science can fight, by @noupside.bsky.social

Breaking NYT: The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.

genuinely stunning image

they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child. ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents. the family is here legally. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...