IRB: Institutional review board. Reads proposed research and determines whether the study follows ethical guidelines.

bsky.app/profile/rmfi... wtf

Inject this straight into my abolitionist veins boltsmag.org/arkansas-pri...

Louise Moillon (c. 1610–1696) French painter in the Baroque era. One of the best still life painters of her time, she was trained by her father as she was unable to attend academies as a woman- who were thought to lack the ability required for artists #WomensArt

What problem is Trump's new global 10% tariff meant to solve? If it's about leverage, ask: How much leverage do you get from a tariff that disappears in 150 days? If it's onshoring: Who builds new factories based on tariff that disappear before the factory is built? It's a tax. That's all it is.

Incredible opinion. It holds that the common ICE tactic of jumping out of an unidentified rental vehicle and seizing suspected noncitizens while masked violates the Fourth Amendment because the *manner* of the seizure is incompatible with a free society governed by the rule of law.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe has ordered the retraction or “substantive revision” of 19 of the agency’s intelligence products after a review determined they failed to meet standards for analytic tradecraft and political independence, the Central Intelligence Agency said on Friday.

CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social has kept the CFPB alive more than one year after Elon Musk tweeted “RIP CFPB” It’s long past time for Congress to impeach Russell Vought for the damage he’s done across government. An important oped from NTEU 335 President Cat Farman: thehill.com/opinion/fina...

Nope.

Estonia announced tenders for the construction of 600 underground military bunkers along the Russian border, in the latest bid to safeguard NATO’s eastern flank from future threats. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I’m shocked.

If your diplomacy sounds like a warning from a crime boss, you’ve already lost the moral high ground.

WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. If your tariff policy is so unpopular that you have to bully the central bank into not talking about it, maybe it’s time for a new policy.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/kevi...

A federal judge has rejected Tesla’s bid to overturn a $243 million jury verdict over a fatal 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida, dealing a significant blow to the automaker’s legal strategy as it faces a growing wave of lawsuits tied to its driver-assistance technology.

“It’s about time to have Christians standing up for what Jesus said,” including welcoming immigrants,” he said. “People being pushed into unmarked vans by masked men isn’t it,” added his wife... www.chicagocatholic.com/web/chicago-...

"The judiciousness of stepping away from WHO and other multinational public health entities, rather than working to improve and supplement them, is likely to be tested by the next pandemic," writes Seth Berkley in a new #ScienceExpertVoices article. https://scim.ag/4aW8SkS

Sweden, France, and Germany have all called for their citizens to leave Iran immediately. Markets are closed now, so if I’m guessing… strike window any time between now and March 7. I would anticipate sooner than later, but who knows what Trump will do.

US TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: I THINK THAT EVERY COUNTRY WILL HONOR THE TRADE DEALS. ...

LOL. The only problem with this argument is that Trump stole the classified documents. Georgia didn't steal anything. Can't wait to see what the judge says about this.

NEW: Virginia Dem legislators have passed their new 10-1 congressional map targeting 4 Republicans. Gov. Spanberger will likely sign it soon. It would take effect for 2026 if voters pass it in an April 21 referendum (litigation pending). Interactive map+data: davesredistricting.org/join/8560023...

STOCKS CLIMBED WHILE BONDS AND THE DOLLAR SLIPPED AFTER THE US SUPREME COURT CURBED TARIFF POWERS USED BY DONALD TRUMP, WITH MARKETS BETTING FISCAL STRAIN WILL RISE EVEN AS NEW LEVIES ARE PLANNED. ...

Another day, another rollback. The EPA on Friday rolled back rules limiting mercury & other toxic air pollution from power plants, the latest in a series of moves by Trump designed to boost the nation’s shrinking coal sector. Story @bloomberg.com, gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Core PCE, last .. April: 2.6% May: 2.8% Aug.: 2.9% Dec.: 3.0% 🤡

Mindful of voters’ concerns about inflation, the administration may not rush to reconstruct Trump’s tariff wall.

OPENAI STAFF RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE CANADA SHOOTING SUSPECT, WHO HAD DISCUSSED GUN VIOLENCE IN CHATGPT. - WSJ

@campaignlegal.org filed an FEC complaint alleging former Senator Kyrsten Sinema abused her donor money, spending at least $700,000 in leftover campaign funds on personal expenses--flights, high-end meals, luxury hotels, and even a vehicle--in the year after she left office.

ELON MUSK’S AMERICA PAC WILL RECEIVE A LETTER OF REPRIMAND FROM THE GEORGIA STATE ELECTION BOARD FOR SENDING IN PREFILLED ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS IN 2024, WHICH IS AGAINST GEORGIA LAW, PER THE NEW REPUBLIC ...

The story that Elon Musk committed voter fraud has gotten next to no coverage -- one of those things you can't make come up on a Google search. But I think it's time for Dems to go on offensive abt right wing coddling of this immigrant interfering in our elections. newrepublic.com/post/206857/...

can’t stop thinking about this quote

For the past 4 months, Trump has sent out dozens of deceptive fundraising emails dangling tariff rebate checks. Will he be refunding everyone’s donations?

Trump and the GOP are feeding on the desperation of people who trust him. Yesterday this person received a text “from Trump” saying their 2000 tariff check was ready…. Today this one. The rich are preying on the vulnerable. And it’s pure evil. Screw the GOP and trumps grift

Trump: "Today I will sign an order to impose a 10% global tariff under Section 122, over and above our normal tariffs already being charged"

Trump announces a new 10% global tariff. Happy midterms, GOP.

Imagine Trump decided to make yoga mandatory for every American for an hour a day but his conception of yoga is actually people dueling with pistols. Would it make a lot of sense to argue the various pros and cons of mandatory yoga in that case? That is what we are doing right now.

I appreciate all of these detailed analysis of what’s wrong with the policy, but the crucial thing to keep in mind here is that Donald Trump sincerely, literally does not understand what a tariff is and when that is your starting point, nothing beyond it really matters.

A new Human Rights Watch report documents how Russia is restricting abortion at all levels. Tactics include pressuring private clinics to stop doing abortions, toughening licensing requirements, revoking their licenses, and reclassifying abortion drugs as controlled substances.

Federal debt will reach 100% of GDP this year. If only there were some way of bringing new workers, consumers, & entrepreneurs into the country to grow the economy and replace retiring boomers who are driving up mandatory spending. I’d call them “immigrants.” Gift link: www.wsj.com/economy/fede...

We're all going to have to keep paying higher prices because the president is throwing a tantrum

ARIZONA REPUBLICANS PASSING A LAW TO REQUIRE ICE PRESENCE AT THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER 🚨

If you listen it almost sounds like a Dr. Seuss rhyme I cannot charge a little cent, I cannot even make a dent. I cannot ask for one small fee, I cannot make it about me.

The Pentagon is sending the largest force of American warships and aircraft to the Middle East in decades, including two aircraft carrier strike groups, as President Donald Trump warns of possible military action against Iran if talks over its nuclear program fall apart. https://to.pbs.org/46eXgXB

Even after the 90-min contempt hearing, judge still has no idea who decided to violate her orders by releasing petitioner S.J. in TX, rather than in MN, and without his property. (S.J. had to spend night in a shelter. His def atty arranged to get him home.) /4-end

Even at the contempt hearing, she says, both the special AUSA & hsi supervisor were unprepared, and the ICE agent summoned by the govt—notified only the morning of the hearing—knew virtually nothing about petitioner's case. /3

In remarkable 9-page order, Judge Provinzino lifts civil contempt order on AUSA in MN after govt finally complies with her order, but says fact that AUSAs lack "basic resources" & "training" can no longer excuse wrongs to detainees. ... /1 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

He gives bread to anyone in need, and the elderly are often the most grateful. Back in France, his wife and two daughters, aged 7 and 9, are waiting for him. The man says his family supports his work, though it’s not easy for them to be apart from him. Source: Suspilne

In the backyard of a school in one of #Kyiv’s districts, where many homes remain without heating due to Russian strikes, the smell of fresh bread fills the air. It’s 43-year-old French volunteer Loïc Nervi baking bread in his mobile bakery.

U.S. House Democrats accused Central Ohio retail billionaire Les Wexner of facilitating Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sex trafficking ring, following Wexner’s deposition Wednesday. via @ohiocapitaljournal.com

Poland has officially left the Ottawa Convention, which bans the use of antipersonnel mines.

BREAKING: TRUMP IS CONSIDERING A LIMITED MILITARY STRIKE ON IRAN, PER NYT ...