🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n

Together, we can protect men who put their dicks inside children. #GOP2026

“Johnson’s effort to distance himself from this Republican dirty tricks operation is rapidly losing credibility. We have uncovered links between two more sham PACs and the treasurer of Johnson’s campaign committee.” open.substack.com/pub/populari...

US GDP: 2023: 2.9% 2024: 2.8% 2025: 2.1% 2026 YTD: 1.6%

GOOD NEWS! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a UNIVERSAL vaccine known as GLA-3M-052-LS+OVA, that protects against a wide range of respiratory viruses, bacteria AND even allergens. The vaccine is delivered intranasally AND provides broad protection in the lungs for several MONTHS.

this makes my blood boil. the people trapped in delaney hall are not all “murderers, rapists, pedophiles” and it’s patently false they’re in there because they committed some sort of crime. many are being held illegally and were kidnapped at regularly scheduled immigration appointments. fuck off.

Consumer sentiment is at historic lows. Michigan data shows 57% of consumers say high prices are gutting their finances, up from 50% last month. It's the end of May, the point of no return economists flagged for 2026. Kiss any growth expectations goodbye. Watch the full video: youtu.be/ES13Z_G1ivE

ah the Peace President

This is the most recent letter from hunger/labor striking prisoners at Delaney Hall ICE facility in Newark, NJ. "We appreciate the support of everyone who is protesting outside the facility. We want you to know that you give us the strength and determination to keep going. Please, DON’T GIVE UP!"

New article! Answers to the reader Q & A are up. On nuclear war, civil war, memory, road trip food, birds, the mafia, and TV! Something for everyone! sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/overriding...

We should never vote to give up our own power and hand it over to politicians and the special interests who control them. We’re going to stop them by voting NO at the ballot box.

Trump isn’t going after the “worst of the worst” — he’s going after all immigrants. And we must be clear eyed about this — he’s using immigrants as a testing ground for stripping Constitutional protections for ALL of us.

So, @edzitron.com ate his Wheatties this morning

STL PoliticClips’ Joshua Lawrence makes the case that the city’s Water Division deserves a larger share of the Rams Settlement Fund.

Oh look. St. Louis City Mayor's team trying to justify hiring of bullshit artist Russell Halliday, part of the #consultantfest feeding frenzy of North City 🌪 Tornado *cough cough* Recovery.

This morning, thousands voters in South Carolina started going to the polls to vote for the U.S. House primaries in person. The GOP is still planning to pass a law later today or tomorrow morning that'd cancel those elections, so they can regerrymander.

This is absolutely disgusting

Read more: missouriindependent.com/2026/05/26/m...

When the country your country is bombing is more trustworthy than your country.

if MAHA were a meat industry conspiracy to trick people with cardiac disease to choke down as many beef products as possible before they croak, it would be doing exactly what it's doing www.statnews.com/2026/05/22/s...

I will miss reading Show Me Last Week. We were lucky to have you in St. Louis. Good luck in Chicago!

This isn't a battle between left and right. It's between up and down. Know who the real enemy is! visibility brigade ✊

AOC: This is what drinking water in Georgia looks like after Meta began data center construction in the community.

NEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice. Give it a read:

“Amendment was blocked.”

Workers would NOT be better off if they invested their #SocialSecurity contributions in the stock market. We explain WHY in this clip from our documentary, "Social Security: 90 Years Strong," w/ labor economist Kathryn Edwards & Social Security Works president Nancy Altman. youtu.be/eOshrBVGntE?...

I’d argue that this was the week we learned of the biggest Trump corruption scandal of all.

I just received a report from the Joint Economic Committee Democrats showing that American small businesses lost 4.5 times MORE jobs in 2025 than they did during the pandemic—all because of Trump's tariffs. We need this tariff chaos to end so our economy can start to recover.

The Chief Justice and his wife took 20 million dollars from firms with cases in front of the court. A level of corruption no one expected from the nation's highest court

A year after the tornado, only a few hundred St. Louis homes are being repaired, by @ahuguelet.bsky.social and @kirkman.bsky.social www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

Last year, nearly 600,000 Americans paid $100 deposits to get a Trump Mobile phone. Not a single person received one. Where’d their money go? This looks like another Trump scam.

Not a single one should be allowed to serve another year. Vote every single one out.

Missouri's Supreme Court works on retention votes. Every two years, a couple justices are on the ballot with the question of whether they should remain on the court. Most cruise by until they decide to retire. Not this time. Vote no on retaining every one.

Perfect campaign ad for the upcoming Midterms. 👌

bsky.app/profile/epis... I (from Switzerland) am following @epistemiccrisis.bsky.social as some kind of tranquilizer…

I don’t have a lot of property to pay taxes on, so take my opinion for what it’s worth. HOWEVER our district depends on property taxes for the bulk of its budget. Property tax relief could also read as “cutting education funding, again!”

The filing deadline to jump in the primary is June 2. Surely, Minnesota can do far better than this.

Look, the Republican Party is pushing white supremacist policies to destroy our ability to change the system through democratic electoral politics. So it's time to stop giving their billionaire benefactors our money. Cancel ONE THING from a billionaire today. You can do it! #CancelParty

St. Louis City Mayor Spencer authorized a conditional use permit for this #DeadbeatDeveloper for a hyperscale data center. Revenue projections for the data center are obviously waaaay off base since this guy is unable to pay his taxes or, worse, just refuses to do it.

The citation: "For an astonishing global investigation into state-of-the-art tools of mass surveillance, created in Silicon Valley, advanced in China and spreading worldwide before returning to America for secret new uses by the U.S. Border Patrol."

Murray: “Is it true that people making under $184,000 pay a 12.4% Social Security tax rate?” Dahl: Yes Murray: “And the rate for someone making $1,000,000? “ Dahl: 2.2% Murray: “So, a 12.4% tax for people making less than $184,000, but 2.2% for a millionaire or .0002% for billionaires.”

Ohio Republicans overruled their state Supreme Court to implement their gerrymander anyway: Time for Virginia Democrats to do the same.

Hmm so crazy that they'd want smart folks with humanities backgrounds. Maybe they should've thought of that before they got rid of those programs at like every university.

I know some of us need to hear this today 🧵

Several former FBI agents are arguing Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) played a significant role in their firings, removals that followed his release of a number of unredacted materials about the criminal investigation into President Trump.

After Missouri voters passed ballot measures to enshrine abortion rights and establish paid sick leave, GOP state legislators overturned them. Now voters may have to pass another referendum just to protect the progress they've made. The GOP's contempt for democracy is absurd.

One party always spends money like a drunken sailor, the other always cleans up after them.