All the threats from Trump and his henchmen to Republican state senators in Indiana failed. Mid-decade gerrymandering rejected. This is no small thing. Maybe some other Republicans will finally start to stand up to the Mob Boss.

ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”

🚨Arresting US citizens who have not broken any laws is now acceptable practice in the United States of America. The only thing worse than being ICE is pretending that you don’t see what is happening to our neighbors. She isn’t a hero, she’s an American. 🇺🇸

The first family corruption continues.

My quote of the day Impeachment is not a remedy for private wrongs; it's a method of removing someone whose continued presence in office would cause grave danger to the nation. Charles Ruff

A Scientific Pipeline to the Nobel Prize Fueled by Immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/s...

We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.

Like their intellectual predecessors in the Hitler Youth, the point of TPUSA is to intimidate the educators and students who don’t share ruling party ideology into silence. This is just basic fascism.

I’m not running for Congress for any reason other than making change.

Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The USPS is a service to the American people, it is not a business. Would you say the U.S. Air Force posted a $209 Billion loss? No, you would not. Because it is not a business.

We are much less safe with these people in charge. This is abject incompetence and insanity, rejecting sound public health policy and science.

A picture is worth a 1000 words. The birth dose of hepatitis B vaccines in the USA eliminated perinatally acquired hepatitis B infection from over 20,000 cases a year before the vaccine was introduced to <20 cases a year. The gaslighting by the current members ACIP is obscene, unethical and cruel.

No people are “garbage.” That is the language of fascists. We need to rein this racist lunatic in.

Why are we letting these jackbooted thugs do this? When will it stop? When will there be justice for this woman and so many others like her? Keep filming, everybody. Nuremberg is coming for everyone involved in these atrocities.

If we define “news” only as what is novel rather than what is right in front of our eyes, this is not particularly newsworthy. Trump has been attacking racial and ethnic groups for his entire political career: Mexicans, Muslims, Haitians, Afghans, Africans... open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

Young Republicans chapter plans to host far-right German leader after ‘I love Hitler’ chat www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

"Northwestern officials proudly noted that their pact with the WH explicitly declares that the agreement doesn’t allow the gov't to dictate “the content of academic speech and research” .... But the pact itself restricts speech and research at the university. Saying otherwise won’t change that."

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Honestly, when will unis and other research orgs collectively say enough is enough, and invoice them for all our unpaid labour that drives publishers MASSIVE profits? The Money in Scientific Publishing danielroelfs.com/posts/the-mo... @danielroelfs.com #KnowledgeSlavery

The FDA is claiming without sharing their evidence or analysis that 10 deaths of children are linked to COVID-19 vaccinations. 1/2

Indiana Republican Sen. Mike Bohacek, who has a daughter with Down syndrome, says he’ll vote No on redistricting following Trump’s “retarded” slur at Gov. Walz.

SCOOP: For the Trump admin's Sept. 2 strike targeting 11 men on a boat suspected of ferrying drugs, SecDef Hegseth gave an order, officials say, to kill them all. When two men were still alive, orders were given to strike again, finishing them off. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham has just been named as the principal deputy director at the CDC. Abraham’s accomplishments include banning the health department from promoting vaccines and overseeing the concomitant explosion of whooping cough in the state, which has killed two babies.

Someone needs to set up a camera so we'll know when Pete Hegseth orders this plaque removed from West Point.

Next step: say which orders are illegal and will expose them to court martial.

Unfortunately, I can confirm that this is true. I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems. Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.

What To Know About the CDC’s Baseless New Guidance on Autism kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Excellent opinion piece about the "compact" from a legal perspective. www.usnews.com/opinion/arti... 1/7

Absolutely. Even if he weren't a damaged creep, his approach to scientific evidence is completely disqualifying. We know the answer; We just don't have the science yet There is no study that says that it is not true. Bye, bye Bobby. You've "gone wild" enough. You going to kill lots of people.

My comments with @gohealio.bsky.social www.healio.com/news/pediatr...

The U.S. Coast Guard—a branch that literally hunted Nazi submarines in WWII—has decided that swastikas are no longer "hate symbols," but merely "potentially divisive." This is disgraceful and unacceptable. Our grandfathers didn't fight fascism abroad so we could protect its symbols at home.

It’s now clear that information on U.S. government websites can no longer be trusted. It’s both heartbreaking and infuriating to see how quickly this administration has undermined science, public health, and the credibility of our scientific institutions.

That is why I am so concerned about the selection of an institute director based on his connection with JD Vance and with the current "searches" for 12 institute and center directors with no known search committees. All interested parties should be tracking this closely. 6/6

Milo endorses @fpwellman.bsky.social

Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman. Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o... sharing this with y'all.

If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.

1) Ethics officials at Fannie Mae investigate how Bill Pulte got Letitia James mortgage docs 2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads 3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James 4) IG and ethics officials are all fired. www.wsj.com/finance/regu...

"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong." Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror" www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...

Pitt faculty taking a stand against the higher education "compact" www.wesa.fm/identity-com... I know of a few other news stories about similar faculty action. Please share them here.

"Ken Paxton just filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson that quotes Trump’s rantings about Tylenol as if they were peer-reviewed studies. Internet conspiracy theories are now official government policy and the animating force in Republican politics."

warmest congratulations to Scott Emr and Wes Sundquist for being awarded the 2025 World Laureate Association Prize in life science or medicine english.shanghai.gov.cn/en-Latest-Ta... WLA doesnt do a great job advertizing in the US so i am doing their job for them. So well deserved!

Dean said no... waiting on official, Chancellor response.

A university that signs the “compact” is one that acknowledges its own inability to compete and succeed based talent and merit. It would signal insecurity and mediocrity to current and future students and faculty. Say no. Recruit the best people, protect their freedom and support their hard work.