Many of us in the US are asking ourselves, what role does science have to play under an authoritarian regime? Or perhaps you’re asking, why are scientists (or science more broadly) being treated this way by our own government? I think it boils down to this: science CREATES authority.

Poland just scrambled jets after Russia launched one of its biggest aerial assaults yet: hundreds of drones + missiles raining down across Ukraine, with airspace near Poland on edge. NATO & allies now in high alert. This isn’t a drill…global stability is being teste

“The idea that speech or thought contrary to the government line could trigger punishment is the dream of autocrats,” @jonathanblitzer.bsky.social writes. “Eventually, it makes enemies of everyone.”

Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash. Pam Bondi knew. Kash Patel knew. Emil Bove knew. And they made the investigation go away. A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.

The Pentagon’s Kirk stunt tells us Trump isn’t hiding his authoritarian playbook anymore.👇 www.jackhopkinsnow.com

Deport this MFer.

The inflation rate for electricity over the past four months is running at 15.7%--which is more than four times higher than it was in Biden's final year in office. Huffpost:

This is the most corrupt and disgusting thing I think I’ve ever seen from a president. A blatantly impeachable offense. Republicans in Congress will say and do nothing.

The stakes for freedom of speech could not be clearer.

“He says, ‘We can do this the easy way, or we can do this the hard way,’” Cruz quoted FCC chairman Brendan Carr. “That’s right out of a mafioso coming into a bar going, ‘Nice bar you have here, it’d be a shame if something happened to it.’”

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So Trump gets DOJ to drop an obvious bribery case against Tom Homan, then fires the US Attorney who found insufficient evidence to prosecute Letitia James, then threatens to fire Pam Bondi and replace her with dunce Lindsey Halligan unless she immediately indicts his enemies.

The Apprentice

Every president in US history was a bigger man than Trump: they didn't cry when someone told jokes about them.

This is an international crime intentionally committed now for the third time. We need a presidential crimes commission to investigate all of this when Democrats retake control of government.

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

BREAKING: If you’re broke, DOJ comes for you. If you’re Trump’s guy, DOJ shuts down investigations. Tom Homan proves the game is rigged.🔥🔥🔥 www.jackhopkinsnow.com

He lacks the legal authority to impose this fee, but he’s pressing ahead with it anyway and creating maximum chaos.

so the president just tweeted out an offense worse than watergate, we all realize that right?

Cancel Disney cruises Cancel Disneyland Disney prescription and TV channel Stop watching ABC

Post now deleted, more or less confirming it was a DM. Great opsec!

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I know there are some people working really hard to change the country right now who are probably really satisfied with how it's going. How do you look around at this and say yes, this is the future we want?

When Fox can't ignore it, you know it's bad.

In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.

America is finally beginning to turn against Trump and his MAGA cultists. They WILL lose.

The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable. But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.

Meanwhile, back in the real world . . . Bagram Air Base was built by the Soviet Union in the 1950s. What an idiot.

Alex Acosta cut Epstein the sweetheart deal of the century...let a predator walk...silenced victims...and called it “justice.” That stain never fades. His name belongs in every conversation about corruption...cover-ups...and the powerful shielding the powerful.

There’s no hiding the political retaliation and weaponization. It’s all out in the open.

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

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1/ I tend to be skeptical of boycotts but 👀 this whole story about the internal and external pressure Disney is facing after suspending Kimmel. I would compare the situation facing Disney to something like what Target has faced this year after ending its DEIA efforts.

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

This is what it looks like when ICE violates our First Amendment rights.

There goes the First Amendment.

Fear has destroyed more lives than any tyrant...but only when people let it. This is the moment to master yours...stand firm... and resist like your future depends on it...because it does. You're scared. History won't give a shit that you were scared. There are no other acceptable options. None.

How about that.

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When discussing how to handle the unhoused and mentally ill populations, Brian Kilmeade of Fox & Friends recommended to “just kill them” using “involuntary lethal injection.” This is how the Trump regime and its propagandists can normalize and bring about the mass murder of vulnerable populations.

man they really didn't give a shit about that guy. as soon as it was clear they couldn't use his death to launch a purge they started to treat it like a nothingburger

Axios is reporting that groceries are up the highest since 2022. What was it Trump said about "groceries" while campaigning? I forgot....😑

AOC: Whether it is a member of congress, whether it is the President to assume and assert and cast blame when the FBI has failed to even apprehend the assailant, is absolutely an irresponsible action.

Release the Epstein files!!!!

I didn’t agree with Charlie Kirk on much, but he was 100% right about this.

Donald Trump as an FBI informant is like asking Cookie Monster to infiltrate a bakery.

I’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.

No matter Donald does...the EPSTEIN COVERUP WILL STILL BE THE STORY. We. Will. See. To. It.