Timothy Mellon $130M to Trump Epstein Files... Pardon I feel like these might all be related somehow ...

Early voting in the NYC mayoral election begins TODAY. If you're a New Yorker, I urge you to vote for Zohran Mamdani — the only candidate who will stand up to the oligarchy and fight for working people. Listen to his inspiring words from primary night.

So Bernie Sanders: - Sinks Clinton so we end up with Trump 1 - Praises Trump over Biden on immigration and border security - openly praises and endorses Nazis after it comes out that they're Nazis I like some of his positions but he has a history of being out of touch with non white men.

Medicare for All - "That's socialism!" Social Security - "That's socialism!" Debt free education - "That's socialism!" Universal childcare - "That's socialism!" Billions for Argentina, ICE, refurbishing Trump's Qatar jet, and tax cuts for the rich... "That's just how it is."

I got DOGEd because "fiscal responsibility" and "national debt" but here we are: apnews.com/article/trum...

Shouldn't the EPA be looking at issues like PFAS, ethylene oxide, 6ppd, or even old-school pollutants like ozone and PM 2.5? I don't always agree with the EPAs research directions but this is something else entirely. (Air pollution near airports is a real issue though that deserves attention)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was a leader in NTA, especially for PFAS and similar contaminants in areas like the Cape Fear River. EPA researchers have known about many of these issues for over a decade. Lack of Congressional approval or political will is not the same as lack of knowledge.

UVA damaging much more than its own reputation -- weakening the bulwark for all of academia. Now's the time for solidarity across the academy against these moves. UVA's weak capitulation is damaging for everyone

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A related issue - If a company owns the data you need, they could exert control over how the data was used. I've been in several situations where results or conclusions had to be cherry-picked because it had to support the business case of the data owners.

Why shouldn't women be allowed to take Testosterone? It's helpful for hypermobility (think hEDS). Hormones are accepted for birth control and menopause - people obsess way too much about other's healthcare choices and whether they are "hormonally correct"

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I'm seeing people trying to defend a Blackwater Nazi misogynist. Because he happens to be running against an effective anti-Trump progressive with an impressive pro-LGBTQ, pro-environment, pro-choice record. I'm half convinced he's a Republican plant the far right wants in Congress over Collins.

Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs - Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75% - Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60% - Social Sciences by 50–70% - History by 60% - Biology by 75% - The German department will lose all PhD seats - Sociology from six PhD students to zero

Meat consumption in U.S. cities contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, with impacts varying by location due to complex supply chains and production practices.

Burning wood indoors causes the same damage as cigarette smoke. Latest in a long list of reported health issues @ScotGov & @GovUK have allowed them as part of their recent ‘new build’ regulations, despite warnings from experts in the field…. Why? Stove makers & forestry lobbied #AirPollution

South Portland air quality study finds above-average levels of toxic chemical around tank farms

Lots of important elections coming up. I plead with all my fellow US citizens: - Vote Early (if you can) Make sure your vote is counted. Don't risk being sick, having an accident, being busy, etc. If you can vote early then do it! - Vote Often Don't just vote every 4 years. Vote in every election

I don't care if he's 16 or 96. If he's willing to stand up for what's right and continue defending small minorities that are attacked by the Right and the Left then I'm 100% behind him. I am proud to have voted for both Markey and Warren while in MA and I'll continue to support them both from afar.

ACLU (among others) had lawsuits prepared and filed on Jan 20 to counter Trump. They were prepared. My union (among other Fed unions) saw the writing on the wall and started preparations as soon as Trump won. We were given guidance from Day 1. It wasn't always the best guidance but they had a plan.

I recall watching the DNC in 2024. It was very obvious who they were targeting and who they were willingly leaving behind. That aside they kept hammering home how horrible Project 2025 was. They kept reading excerpts. They'd clearly read it and expected Trump to carry it out.

I don't think the No Kings protests themselves will end the Trump regime or improve conditions on the ground. But that does not mean they aren't significant and important. Fascism feeds off of fear and insecurity. There is value in reinforcing hope, building social bonds, making people confident.

In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the Boston No Kings rally today, wore the trans pride flag like a scarf draped over his shoulders and included in his speech. "Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."

King Trump shitting on Americans. From his own account. As if we didn't already have enough justification for the protest... Behavior like this is also very inappropriate for the President of the US. It's not even humorous, it's just sad. I expect more maturity from our leaders.

We had an awesome woman recite the whole Preamble section from memory. I consider myself to have a reasonable grasp of American history and I didn't recognize it until halfway through. #NoKings

Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive ..., it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness

It's so great to see massive turnout in all the places I've called home: - Washington, DC - Boston, MA - Chicago, IL - Raleigh (Durham), NC Thanks to everyone there and elsewhere around the world showing up to support hope and love and reject hatred and tyranny.

Did my first #NoKings protest about 4 months ago in downtown Durham, NC. It's so uplifting to see everybody turning out again right now to fight back against fascism. I can't be there in person but I'm with you in spirit! (I went to my local rally in Zürich today). Durham Central Park - turn up!

It's so uplifting to see the huge turnout for the #NoKings protest across the United States. These are dark days and they seem to keep getting darker. The fact that so many people care and are willing to turn up makes me hopeful for the future of the US.

After #wildfires, toxic #smoke poses lasting #PublicHealth risks. Researchers are now studying pollutants released from the #BuiltEnvironment during intense fires. A PNAS Inner Workings: https://ow.ly/fk3u50Xeg8I#wildfires#smoke#PublicHealth#BuiltEnvironment#NaturalDisaster #AirPollution #ClimateChange #VolatileOrganicCompounds

This was the oath I took when I started as a Federal employee over 10 years ago. I still stand by this oath. It is also a part of why I chose to leave Federal service. Since Jan 20, 2025 the non-partisan Federal workforce has been politicized to a degree where I could no longer faithfully uphold

I ... do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion;

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It's #NoKings day y'all! I'm gonna be finding my local demonstration here in Zürich with my family to support all my friends and colleagues in the US and across the globe. I can't think of anything more fundamentally patriotic or American than protesting against kings and tyrants.

I can't see there being anything in the Epstein Files about Trump that would make a difference or that we don't already know. Which means it's got to be someone else he cares about - does he care about anyone other than himself? Someone has dirt on him / is blackmailing him and he's compromised.

This is a very interesting article by Karin Ardon-Dryer, and the points made (and those in her cited papers) are excellent. However, I do not see the US EPA acting any time soon on sub-hourly high PM events. They are aware of the existence but lack the authority or epi data to support action.

1. New York City Public Schools has announced that it will defy Trump's demands to ban trans students from bathrooms, funding threats be damned. Instead, it has launched a lawsuit against the admin and declared it will not throw trans students under the bus. Subscribe to support our journalism.

We already know that Trump and a bunch of Democrat and Republican politicians are in the Epstein Files. That's not a secret. Which has me really wondering what they're so afraid of. They've made the Epstein Files the hill they're willing to die on. What can they be hiding that is so bad?

Republican leadership just released their plan to redraw North Carolina’s Congressional maps. They are shamefully abusing their power to take away yours. Public comment period is open. Let them know what you think: www.ncleg.gov/requestforco...

Educating people on world history, educating people on civics, educating people on critical thinking. And, perhaps more important, motivating younger people to vote. Young voter turnout is critical to the future of democracies and is still lagging in many places.

15 years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment. Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.

North Carolina is a 50/50 state Their new map is going to produce 11-3 congressional seats We are entering a very dark timeline

After spending years researching and using the best of the best mass flow controllers for gases (thermal, Coriolis, differential pressure, etc.) I find myself increasingly fond of rotameters. It's fast, easy, doesn't need complex electronics, and I can use one instrument for many flow ranges.

I remember this paper coming out when I was in graduate school (for Geobiology) and how controversial it was in our field (not to mention a textbook example of flawed science). I brought it up today and was surprised at how widely it was known outside Geobiology. www.science.org/content/arti...

I remember in Organic Chemistry when some of my classmates would stay up all night memorizing various named reactions and specific conditions. Most of them did really poorly on the exams (and didn't end up in Chemistry). I feel like chemistry is a lot about learning and applying basic intuition.

New co-author paper out today in @pnas.org led by the fantastic Dr. Lubna Shawar! Lubna breathes new life into the sponge sterol hypothesis with her meticulous organic geochemistry, and the ID of two new sponge-derived C31 Steranes in ~600 Myr rocks. Check it out! 🧪⚒️ www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

New @eurogeosciences.bsky.social preprint on our @icos-ri.eu relaxed eddy accumulation system for measuring 14C fluxes. Developed by @uni-freiburg.de, @uniheidelberg.bsky.social and @maxplanck.de, it aims to partition city emissions into fossil fuel and biogenic contributions doi.org/10.5194/egus...