“Orwellian shit going on in Tennessee — Republican voters are being threatened to vote, Democratic voters are being told to vote a day late.” 👋🏽 We are here. These mailers are real. And secretary of voter suppression Tre Hargett seems unconcerned🤔

🇺🇸 SEN. KELLY: “We said something very simple and non-controversial, and the president said ‘hang them’ — Hegseth is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in our history, and the president doesn’t understand the constitution.”

Genius

Trump Debasement Syndrome

Holy shit RACHEL MADDOW was at Dick Cheney's funeral. I can maybe imagine being obligated as a politician to send off a fellow ghoul but this is dire.

Republicans admit their plan to double ACA premiums & throw 15M off health care is a disaster. Trump’s “big idea” — a one-time check of AT MOST $6,500 — won't even cover cancer treatment or childbirth. Health care is a human right. It's time to expand Medicare & cut drug prices.

Donald Trump is reposting calls to hang Democratic politicians on his Truth Social account. This is the type of deranged behavior you might expect from an internet troll, not the President of the United States.

I've been vilified for my views and I'm grateful that other people are pointing out that groupthink happens on both political sides. It's time to rethink, take a deep breath, and form a new consensus.

I'm so mad. How did we let the bullies run things? Since when is a pants on fire liar anywhere near the White House? How many criminals will get pardoned before people realize it's a mistake to let this progress? Furious.

Interesting that they focus on the civil war, and deplorable that they exclude natives unless "integrated". www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

This is bad for Palestinians AND Jews.

This happened June 6: the Proud Boys sued the DOJ over their prosecution for the attack on the Capitol. It looks like they might win, meaning we taxpayers could be funding this violent white supremacist group. www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...

The most important story of our time is not what Donald Trump wants to do, but what the people of this country allow him to do.

I understand the desire to keep your head down and protect your family. Things will have to get worse before people find their spines. Meanwhile, put the pressure on the ones like Johnson and Rubio who know what they are doing.

I'm not surprised at all. Chinese-manufactured solar panels are coming outfitted with electronics that serve them, not us. Who controls the grid anyway?

This is all fine and good but I'm not on social media for news, I was hoping to find my friends here. Not make new friends, but see what friends are up to. I'm not getting it.

The Constitution says: “The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.” Notice the word REBELLION. Suspending Habeas Corpus is a setup for total authoritarian control because you best not rebel.

The new pope's brother is a magat.

I've been tracking NIH research via their emails and websites for a long time...and today for the first time I was banned from reading an article about an advance in the detection of aggressive breast cancer. Sad day.

The threat of FEMA abolishment and layoffs lands the Mississippi River as American Rivers' and @aractionfund.bsky.social's #1 on America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2025. Flooding is the most costly and common natural disaster across the United States: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/t...

I thought Rubio was a champion of democracy. He broke. He's repeating the Bully's talking points...up is down, down is up. Now the Bully wants the media to parrot His official line of BS. Who has the guts to stand against it? Kudos to Comcast, the AP, Rosie, Harvard, Raffensperger, Bowers, more.

Don't use your real name. Decline cookies. Don't let the algorithm track your kids from birth. Privacy is power. She's on to something here.

Johnson's body language shows the shame he is feeling as he continues to assist the Republicans in destroying our democratic processes. The house passed, it but the senate can stop it: Tell your senators to reject the stupid save act: act.commoncause.org/petitions/te...

Narcissism has been on the rise in the American populace for a while now, and the modeling of downright nastiness by Trump, Musk et al has resulted in an increase in bullying among children and a decrease in reasonable discourse among adults. It's up to all of us to model kindness.

The Columbia River won our River Madness competition — but it faces serious threats. A report warns that if a dam fails at Canada’s Copper Mountain Mine, WA could be buried in 6 feet of sludge within 24 hours, with debris pouring into the Columbia: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

We're celebrating a free-flowing Watauga River in NC thanks to the collaboration of our partners and funders on the Ward Mill dam removal project! 👏 Check out the before vs. after below! storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/...

Thank you Senator Cory Booker. This guy truly cares about the people he represents.

Where does the Constitution live, on paper or in our hearts? --Corey Booker 2025

I'm heartened to hear that Bernie & AOC's "Fighting Oligarchy Tour" is pulling big audiences. The Forward Party is less in the headlines but doing important work toward updating our voting systems. Here's the Oregon state Forward page.

For my friends who also live in Portland, you're probably aware that the city budget has a $100 million shortfall. Parks and Rec could be cut by ~$58 million. Where would you cut? The deadline for your input is May 1, and the link to comment is in the article.

TIL that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the NIH is legislatively mandated (since 1971) to engage in international research & collaboration.

Hi friends. I'm back in Oregon, after landing late on the 18th and being in a semi-vegetative state for most of the 19th. During my 2 months in TN I auctioned off the contents of my father's house, then emptied and cleaned it for sale. And took care of endless family crises. Resting now.

Vitamin A is a useful treatment for viral infections, but it should not be taken longterm nor in high doses because it causes birth defects and also liver problems. If you are going to use vitamin A please consult someone who understands proper dosing, both amount and duration. Thanks.

My dad's house is empty but for my grandmother's dining room table & chairs, this recliner, our sleeping palette and some kitchen stuff. The carpets have been ripped out revealing hardwood. Soon this house will be for sale. Friends showed up and worked like dogs to get me here. Thank you.

A sitting senator in Utah has joined the Forward Party, breaking from the Republican Party. Leading the charge!

"The purpose of conservation: The greatest good to the greatest number of people for the longest time." - Gifford Pinchot

Everyone must read @aminatou.bsky.social. So it is written, so it shall be relished aminatou.substack.com/p/to-my-fbi-...

All the whining and complaining about what Trump's "team" is doing doesn't help. We need to update our voting systems with open primaries and ranked choice voting. We need more than two parties. These changes won't be supported by either party. Citizenship is more than partisanship.

Dengue Fever is killing people at a surprising rate in southeast Brazil. What is going on here? outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/brazil-sao...

Fun fact: writers don't 'finish' books, we just eventually stop editing before we spiral into madness. #booksky

Doing body shots in the Grand Canyon in the 1990s... At the time this photo didn't seem particularly hot but now it does. Friends forever!

I'm learning how to use bluesky. This post is viewable only to people I have followed. I'm in my father's house, and he's in assisted living. I'm going through file cabinets, bins and boxes full of every piece of paper that ever went through his hands. There are five bins of photos. So far. 🤯

When I flew out of PDX a couple weeks ago, I got a north-facing window seat so I could see the Cascades. Four volcanoes in this shot!

The Hellbender salamander is in trouble here in Tennessee.

Jon Stewart does not believe in special rules when it comes to the media covering Trump. #TheWeeklyShow

You may think of it as a Nazi solute but it predates HItler---to the Roman period. Though Mussolini was the first to really popularize it.

Can't help it, I love to take pictures of bridges.

I'm currently reading A River Lost: the Life and Death of the Columbia River by Blaine Harden. It's mind-blowing history. The Grand Coulee Dam changed everything! What river reads can you recommend?