73% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to govt data. Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.” As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.

There are so many holes in DHS’s story it’s nuts. They say this woman was driving her boyfriend’s car, who they claim is undocumented. ICE pulls her over, see she’s alone, know they are looking for a man, and still handcuff her while she screams “I am a US citizen,”. Why is ICE harassing women?

The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children. Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

If SNAP benefits vanished tomorrow, feeding 42 million Americans for a month would cost about $7.8 billion.That’s less than 1% of the combined net worth of the three richest men in the U.S. A reminder of how obscene inequality has become and how easily hunger could be solved if we chose to.

It’s Love Your Lungs Day! 🫁💙 Declared by the City of Chicago in partnership with CHEST, October 19 celebrates lung health and the professionals who care for it. Join us at #CHEST2025 and share how you #LoveYourLungs. 🔗 www.chestnet.org/newsroom/pre...

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050. Just the start. Common sense.

This is pretty scary stuff. Fellow Americans are not the enemy. They’re just people trying to make it through the day and leave the world a better place for their children. I can’t believe that this is what our good servicemen and women signed up for.

Hmmm …. What is the word you would use to describe intentionally submitting incorrect billing/coding in order to affect reimbursement? If a doctor did it, I’m pretty sure you’d call it FRAUD. @ama-assn.org aasm.org/new-aetna-an...

This is what unity looks like.

WHO statement on autism-related issues The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI

As a household that watches 20min of Frozen most days, this hurts. But as Anna says, “You must go on, and do the next right thing.” Protecting free speech is the right thing, and I hope #Disney musters the courage to act like the heroes they created.

More Americans are very worried about climate change than are about crime. @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications...

None of this is normal. Institutions are shuttering venues of dissent. The judiciary is being turned into a mechanism to harass Trump's political opponents. The media is silencing critics. And now the Senate is no longer going to do advice and consent. None of this is normal.

Violence is not the answer

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

Changing the name of the Department of Defense will cost billions.We could build units for all unhoused veterans. Or give service members a pay raise so 35K active duty members wouldn’t have to rely on food stamps. Or… or… or…

These are truly careless people who have too much power.

The fact that you can have all of these organizations calling for Kennedy's resignation (or the NYTimes op-ed by 9 former CDC directors) and it having so little discernible impact is a sign of how far the US has moved from valuing scientific advice and expertise and how big a challenge it faces...

Elections of every level matter. Don't believe me, ask Texas, whose governor has allowed more people to die than any other in modern history by mismanaging money & supplies for Uvalde PD, mismanaged the Electric grid, and also failed to put sirens in flash flood alley while campers used it yearly.

I spent 2020 taking care of critically-ill COVID patients & was so grateful to receive the vaccine that felt like a miracle of science. The vaccine reduces the risk of transmission to vulnerable people & since then has saved millions of lives. What are we even doing now? apnews.com/article/vacc...

A federal-state partnership that monitors for foodborne illnesses quietly scaled back its operations nearly two months ago. As of July 1, the critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight, a spokesperson for the CDC says.

“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.”

Reading “Careless People” by Sarah Wynn-Williams and feeling even more discouraged about the state of things. This reality is darker than I naively realized.

Instead of working on flood relief, the Texas legislature is dedicating its time and our resources to a power grab. More evidence that the Texas GOP doesn’t represent the interests of Texans. They just don’t care about us and we the people need to stop electing them.

Jay Bhattacharya, an economist who has never practiced medicine and doesn’t conduct biomedical research, thinks that you and your loved ones dying from diseases that could have been cured is worth it cause antivaxxers are nicer to him on social media than people who know how anything works

they fired people contributing to cancer research

Most developed countries had Covid vaccine mandates, stay at home orders & masks. Yet America acts like they were the only one. Like Fauci controlled the whole thing. Someone opened fire on the CDC because the vaccine made them sick. The rage & violence is uniquely American

Texans: It is extremely important that if you cannot attend tomorrow’s redistricting hearing in Austin, you submit public comment to oppose the new map. It’s important that we have the public opposition on the record for if and when this goes to court #txlege

#Bluesky in Yosemite National Park

Congress has decided to claw back previously approved funding for public media. This decision hurts people in communities across the country, but it has only strengthened our resolve to keep Americans informed and connected. (1/2)

Sigh …

The GOP is failing Texans. Our state government wastes time and resources putting the 10 commandments in classrooms and worrying about what bathrooms people use. They should be working to keep us safe.

After devastating flooding began in Central Texas, @SecNoem waited 3 days to approve FEMA search and rescue teams. During disasters, every second matters. Noem must answer for this delay. www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/p...

Americans have been duped. Every other advanced country has universal healthcare, universal education, paid family leave, paid maternity leave, at least 6 weeks paid vacation, living wages, and a commitment to green energy. That’s how you make America great.

The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think.

Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more. 📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.

“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them,

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

Democratic Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is holding the floor of the House to delay passage of the #BigUglyBill that is wildly unpopular and going to strip Americans of access to services they need in favor of a tax cut for the rich. Keep up the fight! www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.

“It’s not left-wing rhetoric to feed the hungry, heal the sick,” Bono added. “If this isn’t murder, I don’t know what is.” Gift link: Bush, Obama and Bono Commend USAID Staff Members on Their Last Day www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/u...

I would really prefer that my tax dollars go towards things that actually make my life better and my community healthier. You know, things like schools, transportation, scientific research, and healthcare. Keep fighting the good fight @democrats.senate.gov

🚨The GOP provision to DEFUND Planned Parenthood is staying in the Big Ugly bill. Clinics will shutter. Women will lose access to cancer screenings, birth control, and basic care. I will be forcing a vote to try to strip it out. Fight like hell. We need to kill this bill.

New, from me: They are trying to shove through the massive reconciliation bill as quickly as possible. Stepping back, the bill is: *an assault on the poor to benefit the richest *an assault on freedom *an assault on the future donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-re...

Today is the day to call to our senators and ask them to vote no on the budget reconciliation bill that stands to gut Medicaid. You can leave a message if it’s intimidating to talk to someone; it takes about 2 minutes. For anyone in Texas, call Sen. Cornyn @ 202-224-2934 & Sen. Cruz @ 202-224-5922.