The economics of health care -- not to mention the politics, or the human reality -- are important, and complicated. We deserve a more careful and thoughtful policy response than "here's a check," or "we'll have a plan in two weeks."

A lot of people have helped Trump cover up his involvement with Epstein. They need to think very carefully about their choices going forward. It's one thing to cheer on his ballroom or root for DOGE. Running interference for pedophiles is something the history books won’t forget.

Every morning when waking up.

Rough day to be any sort of survivor of sexual violence. Solidarity to all of you, please be kind to yourselves

The atheist movement new Lawrence Krauss was a problem back in 2013 He threatened to sue me after I named names Adding to the stress of my PhD, my mother dying of cancer, and other sexist atheist men harassing me... It's why I quit blogging www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pete...

Update: the crowd has dispersed and one of the bros is getting a cop to walk him to his car because he doesn’t feel safe. Cop is being kinda too amiable and chatty for my liking but at least the nazis are leaving campus

Want an easy way to support your model organism databases? Cite them! Depending on the #zebrafish data you retrieve from ZFIN, you can show your support by using one of the formats below 🙏 🧪 #ZebrafishFunFacts

anyone can *found* three biotech companies. it’s typically what happens after that that’s the hard part

Update: the crowd has dispersed and one of the bros is getting a cop to walk him to his car because he doesn’t feel safe. Cop is being kinda too amiable and chatty for my liking but at least the nazis are leaving campus

When I was walking to class I saw a very small (3?4?) gaggle of fascist boyos assembling their shit-stirring gear (maga hats and balaclavas). On the way back from class those boots are surrounded by dozens of students whisking and chanting “no more Nazis” The kids are alright

Feeling thankful for the ease with which I got my old lady screenings this week—mammogram all clear but DEXA scan says a few years sans estrogen has done a number on my bone density. Now I know & can take steps to improve it. Access to affordable preventative care is EMPOWERING 🧪

No auroras can penetrate this stuffy inversion, alas. Valley Fog season is here

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far

My god this is such welcome good news

Emails about Donald Trump's connections to a pedophile sex trafficking ring? Boooooorrrrrriiiinnnggg Emails about John Podesta's risotto recipe? Holy shit, stop the presses

Republicans are going after abortions. It is out in the open. No ACA subsidy extensions unless there are more restrictions on the Hyde Amendment & reproductive care. This is a matter of life and death. Disgusting tactics are on display. Via @aaronparnas.substack.com.web.brid.gy on IG #Pinks

There were literally congressional hearings where whistleblowers in the insurance industry cried while discussing being forced by superiors to repeatedly illegally deny payment for lifesaving care in the run up to the passage of the ACA. That’s what republicans want us to return to.

I realize there's a collective shrug from the media but I personally find it so deeply shameful & so utterly repulsive that the Director of the NIH, Jay Bhattacharya, and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Martin Makary, are rubbing shoulders with RFK Jr's buddy Russell Brand Russell Brand FFS

The “Exploding Whale” has gone from a cautionary tale to a beloved piece of Oregon lore.

NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media. The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.

Shout out to everyone completely demoralized about the state of the world who still manages to get out of bed each morning. And shout out to you, too if you’re still in bed. This shit is hard. Talk to your friends and neighbors. They’re going though it too, which is both terrifying and comforting.

NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state. José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time: “I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"

Everything that actually made America great is being destroyed

SEATTLE CURE YOUR VOTES PLEASE

Neon-clad protesters stage '80s aerobics demonstration outside Portland ICE facility. They called it “Sweatin’ Out the Fascists.” https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/11/neon-clad-protesters-stage-80s-aerobics-demonstration-outside-portland-ice-facility.html

“I’ve come to this anti-vax conference with a message: that we need to be more boldly anti-vax,” said Mark Gorton, the head of the MAHA Institute…(he) called for the elimination of the childhood vaccination schedule & removal of vaccines from the market. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit this should not be controversial 🫠

My red line has always been lowering health costs for Americans. Donald Trump and Republicans don’t want an agreement that meets that bar. I’m a no.

football’s all like gimme that coconut i want it it’s beautiful but tennis is all like fuck this stupid lemon i hate it

"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪

Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.

It was a foggy morning so we climbed above the cloud bank and found the crisp fall sunshine. Happy humans, happy doggos, happy world, even if only for a moment

“It’s not that those things don’t matter: they absolutely goddamn do, & will keep on mattering, & I wouldn’t go on with the whole tedious business of teaching if I thought otherwise. It’s just that they never mattered much to the Times & they are, to appearances, mattering less and less by the day.”

We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.

Get him, Lore 🎾🎾🎾

I read this book when I was 15 and fell in love with DNA. I re-read it at 32 with lived experience in Science and it filled me with rage. I cannot pick up that book now. It reveals what women were/are up against.

The teen whose city council testimony went viral has started an online fundraiser to raise money for Hillsboro community members whose loved ones have been impacted by ICE enforcement.

LOL QED

conversations about Watson's death rn are a potent reminder that racism and/or misogyny have RARELY been professionally disqualifying, especially in this country

This is Just to Say I have ruined the workplace with my very presence and which you were probably using for bro time Forgive me it’s like a Montessori preschool in here now

Anisimova-Sabalenka is a guaranteed barn-burner

Happy Women in Physics Day to all of the amazing women and gender minorities in physics!! We are still greatly under-represented at all levels, so we need to continue encouraging girls and young women to consider studying physics and make systemic changes to the climate in the field. ⚛️ 🎢 👩‍🔬 🧪

It's irritating that they describe the effects of his racism as limited to causing controversy within science and reputational consequences for himself rather than giving an immeasurable boost, false veneer of legitimacy, and idiot-friendly prestige to modern scientific racism and eugenics.

Yeah this is one of thousands of public health things that Republicans were warned about before they decided to cast their lot with the everyone inject bleach guy.

Did women ruin the workplace?

Wisconsin State Senator confirms SNAP recipients in the state have received their November benefits.

HUGE NEWS! Because of Democratic pressure, Oregon SNAP recipients are reporting their cards have the FULL November benefits!   Everyone who called out Trump for using hungry children and seniors as a bargaining chip has WON with tremendous results!!

LET FREEDOM RING

Sandwich guy is freeeeee