Tonight, on behalf of Minnesota law enforcement, I filed a lawsuit against DHS to prevent the destruction of evidence related to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti. DHS is not above the law, and Alex sure as hell is not beneath it.

60 seconds of bomb and lapilli sized tephra pelting my room. Instead of capturing video of the fountains, I spent my time driving around and disconnecting the water catchment systems of friends who couldn’t get home before they closed the only road into our town. #Kilauea

this is so incredibly courageous

Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed. The next could be you. What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones. This is personal — to every one of us.

I do not just throw out praise for Senate Dem leadership, but this is good. It’s what we need now - Dems using their leverage where they’ve got it and refusing to budge. Make GOP own this lawless goon squad. No Dem votes for it. Support Dems who are fighting back now regardless of past beefs.

WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States WHO regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe. Full statement: bit.ly/46dT0HF

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: "I just saw a video of more than 6 masked agents pummeling one of our constituents and shooting him to death. How many more residents, how many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?"

I hate gerrymandering of any kind. Maryland has a massive history of redlining (looking at you Baltimore) and to me it doesn’t matter which side engages in the practice. It’s harmful, full stop. One person, one vote. Let’s build a better system.

California just joined the World Health Organization. I love it.

I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.

I'll make it even easier for you to cite it journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3...

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.

“This is not who we are.”❌ “I’m going to speak up and take action to make sure this is not who/what we continue to be.”✅ “We’re acting like [insert region/country/oppressive group outside the U.S.]”❌ “The U.S. has a long history of oppression, discrimination, and harm that informs the present.”✅

In withdrawing, a senior HHS official claims the US "would work with faith-based groups and other nongovernmental organizations to track novel viruses." Ok, sure. Faith-based groups are going to (checks notes) track novel viruses. Good luck with that. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...

The budget deal in Congress will give ICE another $10 BILLION. Absolutely not. ICE is out of control. We must stop this rogue agency’s dangerous abuses of power, not bankroll it.

Haven't checked out the #Sinners syllabus yet? Well, w/ a record of 16 Oscar nominations, it's high time to do so! bsky.app/profile/disc...

Just like humans, many animal species have distinct cultures. From communication and social learning, animal culture shapes how they live and adapt. 🦍🐒🐳 Join an #IUCN introductory webinar and learn what animal culture is and how it can support biodiversity conservation and recovery. Links below!

Some deep-sea snails reinforce their shells with iron sulfide. Not metaphorical armor. Literal metal. #MolluscMonday

The 15 richest people in America saw their collective wealth jump nearly $1 trillion during Trump's year back in office. Many of them were standing alongside Trump at his inauguration one year ago today. How are you doing?

On the one hand, I agree with this 💯. On the other…do they realize that the sheer scale of the US is kinda like asking the EU to elect a person to guide the whole coalition?

This is pure, unabashed bigotry. If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party. But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence. A stain on our Congress.

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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." —MLK Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.

Half the battle with this guy is just reiterating government can and already does good things that are so ubiquitous they’ve become invisible. He’s able to remind you in a way that you understand that good government can exist outside of a 24/7 vengeance operation, and in NYC already does.

Martin Luther King Jr. understood better than almost anyone that racial justice and economic justice are inextricably intertwined. Watch his powerful call to end poverty from his final Sunday Sermon.

More than 13,000 pounds of chicken, some sold in NC, recalled over Listeria concerns According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Suzanna's Kitchen is recalling about 13,720 pounds of ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast fillet products. The USDA said they may be contaminated with Listeria.

The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone. The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets. We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.

Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.

Interesting read.

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

Is Baby Tuskegee 2.0 still happening? Maybe? It's still unclear 🚨 Can we stop it? YES. The pressure is working. 📢 📱 TODAY: Call your legislators. Keep making noise. This study is reckless and unethical. Our job is to prevent Hep B in babies—not give it to them.

Who wants some turtle distraction? Gift article wapo.st/3LxqFFm

The solution to protecting loons from lead poisoning is straightforward, writes @cestmoilanglois.bsky.social. Yet efforts to educate anglers about the dangers of lead tackle and convince them to switch gear have hardly moved the needle. Why? In two words: gun rights. From @biographic.bsky.social

The number of squirrels is affected by the number of cars. And “the number of cars is wrapped up with income," Carlen says. "And income in St. Louis is highly tied to race. This is all linked together,” she adds. “There is no justice for wildlife without justice for people.”

I suspect that many opted for non-thesis Masters programs rather than PhDs.

Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.

This is haunting... It's the oldest piece of music for which we have both the words and the notes. A song to the Hurrian goddess Nikkal, it was written on clay tablets around 3500 years ago, and was discovered in the 1950s in the ruins of the ancient city of Ugarit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8tf...

Fantastic to see this published at last An objective assessment of the efficacy of home pulse oximeters on different skin tones Ping @iwashyna.bsky.social Open to comments from all #foamed #medsky www.bmj.com/content/392/...

We have the CDC-funded Hepatitis Vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau protocol. It’s worse than you thought. Check it out, first in Inside Medicine… with @pauloffit.bsky.social David Boulware and others. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...

A couple of days ago, Wrecktangle Pizza in Minnesota raised $83k to donate food and other essentials to immigrants and other people trapped in their homes. Very soon, ICE showed up at their door. The agents got chased off by employees and locals, though not before dropping some tear gas.

We are aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in North Minneapolis. We are working to confirm additional details.

Predatory much? 🤢

The AUDACITY of these wimminfolks! 😱

A new Maine law would require outdoor lighting to be dimmed at night in an effort to protect the state's wildlife and dark skies. 🌌 https://bit.ly/4jGNSBx

Elected officials have to stop posting like bystanders who have no power.

it's okay to admit when Black people have good ideas