Another useful, quick hot take: www.instagram.com/reel/DTEDTkS...

Need to learn more about US/oil/Venezuela? RECOMMENDED Take below. Don’t have Instagram? You can watch it on a Computer. www.instagram.com/reel/DTGNkuu... & the “prequel” www.instagram.com/reel/DSgIcg4...

Venezuela: Deepest apologies. Think what uou want about Maduro, but US/Exxon (etc) self-interest is galling. As always, NYT commenters provide wisdom. If the V economy falls, as I fear, so many people will hurt, even die. This isn’t what democracy looks like. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/w...

Once again, Greenland & Denmark, I’m sorry. Even if we *could* take you entirely, it doesn’t mean we should. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...

TERRIFYING. They “don’t need probable cause“?!

The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 called for dismantling the NOAA, which provides warnings of natural disasters, such as the deadly floods in Texas. The irony is that Heritage wanted these cuts because it’s angry that NOAA helps prove the reality of climate change--the thing causing floods.

RFK Jr. is threatening the routine childhood immunization schedule. This is bad. We all need to be paying attention. Get loud. Stay loud.

If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people: 1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money 3) We won’t need a lot of troops 4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq 5) We’ll find WMDs 6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators 7) It will be easy 8) It won’t take long All lies.

Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.

I never want to hear that women are too emotional to be CEOs or Presidents.

It’s problematic for Bannon/others to say “there’s plenty of fraud“ as if it’s fact. If there’s so much fraud, DOGE should have easily been able to find it. We already have GAO to find fraud & other problems. Inefficient/wasteful. to create DOGE. Not convinced they didn’t just want our data.

In South Park, San Diego, US citizens stigmergically rose up against Trump’s Gestapo. The revolt erupted midday when ICE began rounding up people at a restaurant; patrons and passersby alike dropped everything to confront the regime storm troopers. #3E #EndImpunity #StopICE

This is Bodie. He’s here to celebrate the start of Pride Month. Been working on this pose for weeks. 14/10 the parade starts right behind him 🌈🐾 (IG: hellobodie)

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

"You can't have science without scientists.”

23.9% of Harvard’s undergrad students are international. That 23.9% group pays full tuition. That money means a first generation kid from Queens or a poor kid from Oklahoma can go to Harvard without having to pay.

@margaretrenkl.bsky.social hits it out of the park again! Her column alone is worth @nytimes.com subscription cost. Most often she writes about nature’s lessons. This time about #ICE raids in #Nashville. Always lyrical & profound. Let me know if link doesn’t work! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/o...

not just soap & candles @mycluckhut.bsky.social offers gems like these... #Billionaires #Budget #Trump #GoldenShowers #We’reDoomed #Senate #BlueCity @thedailyshow.com @lastweektonight1.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DJ4z5M2...

If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.

The US government used its influence to force African countries to purchase Starlink to boost Elon Musk's business. Kristofer Harrison, fmr State Dept official: "If this was done by another country, we absolutely would call this corruption,” “Because it is corruption.” #OpCanary #3E #EndIimpunity

Pence: "To have POTUS in Saudi Arabia questioning America's global war on terror & describing is as nation building & interventionist I thought was a disservice to generations of Americans who wore the uniform..particularly giving that speech in Saudi Arabia where 15 of the 19 hijackers hailed from"

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A reminder that if the minimum wage had kept pace with worker productivity gains since the 1960s, it would now be nearly $26 an hour.

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

#Libya will get billions of (currently frozen) $$. Glad for coverage but @reuters.com what’s w/ the language of “moving” in your headline? This is *forced* removal. Every day so many new atrocities. #Palestine #Trump #history #WWJD #Israel #Culture #DoBetter www.reuters.com/world/us-dev...

It’s true though... What the cluck? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ #tariffs #cluckthisshit #smallbiz

For my #Nashville peeps like awesome @philinvestigates.com … Definitely a ray of sunshine!

60% of American households can’t afford a minimal quality of life. Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever. Our problem isn't a lack of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

NASHVILLE SCENE: “FEAR GRIPS CITY…Areas targeted are predominantly Hispanic, observers tell @nashvillescene.com stops rarely seem to stem from credible traffic violations or produce citations… none detained had a criminal record…” www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylim...

This sums it up.

“After centuries of intellectual progress, Americans must face a terrible question,” the physicist Alan Lightman writes. “Are we now descending from light into dark?” https://theatln.tc/GonKaWSv

My love of reading is strongly link to this man…

The Trump administration has shut down the CDC's Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, which crafted national standards for hand-washing, mask-wearing and isolating sick patients that most U.S. hospitals follow. via @nbcnews

An international trucking logistics firm is buying as much as *** $20 MILLION *** worth of President Donald Trump’s crypto coins to influence the administration’s trade policy. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

The Republicans aren’t listening to anybody but Trump. They know how detrimental these cuts will be to their constituents but instead of developing a backbone, standing up to Trump, & doing what’s right—they’re too scared, too spineless, & too sold out to fight for the folks they represent.

Can’t believe this is real! What world leader does this? It’s bad at the best of times, but after the right death of the pope? I’m not #Catholic but this is offensive. Also demonstrates stupidity. #That’sNotHowThisWorks. #Jesus #Faith. #Apologize #Trump. www.politico.eu/article/whit...

Congratulations, #Australia! I’m glad that our #pain could be your gain. #LaborParty. #Politics #Arts #Science #Kindness #Infrastructure.

Sheesh. And it’s even worse when you see what the program does www.pbs.org/newshour/pol... #Hegseth #Trump #Women #Gender #War #Noem #Legislation

Marjorie Taylor Greene purchased stock in Palantir on April 8. Just 9 days later, Palantir announced a $30 million contract with ICE. Greene sits on the House Homeland Security Committee — the one overseeing agencies like ICE. Since her buy-in, Palantir stock has jumped 48% in just 3 weeks.

ELBOWS WAY UP! happy for you, Canada. Love, your neighbor to the south. 🩷🇨🇦

Wiki says “The standing allegorical female figure of virtue is shown having vanquished tyranny, symbolized by a fallen #king at her feet. The motto Sic semper tyrannis“ translates to “Thus always to #tyrants." Sounds like a great #protest sign in the making. #HistoryMatters. #NotAThreat. #Democracy.

Hits the nail on the head. Thank you @michaelspicer.bsky.social for helping us feel sane for just a few minutes. Solidarity with our allies around the world! 💪🏻💪🏽💪🏿

This is big fun. #Cake #Satire #SpotOn #Crybaby. #Genex #ElonMusk. #SubRadioBand

New dystopian regulations just dropped. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Great exploration of data on #SchoolVouchers. In #Texas most tax $ would help wealthy families who *already have kids in private school. #ElonMusk could (theoretically) get 80k a year (10k x 8 kids). Mostly a #Scam to destroy public #Education? #FollowTheMoney. Who benefits? Not working class folks.

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