Trump’s attempt to use the FCC to silence his critics in the media is one of the most unpopular things he has done in office, including among Republicans

Our cities aren’t war ravaged. They’re ICE ravaged.

I went to the ICE facility Trump claims is "under siege" by antifascists and "other domestic terrorists." There were four protesters there, one a thoughtful young man in a chicken costume www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Your war correspondent on the ground in battle-ravaged inner northeast Portland

Well don't I feel stupid

BREAKING: Supreme Court lets Trump unilaterally freeze billions in congressionally appropriated foreign aid money apparent 6-3 vote with liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social

Why would Democrats agree to any budget deal when all of it can be overturned by executive fiat?

Thank you An interesting and yet hopeful take, especially considering that the government but *not* the military may shut down on Tuesday.

www.reuters.com/sustainabili... China is halting the expansion of the gobi desert by planting goji berries beneath solar panels. The shade reduces heat and water stress on the plants. Excellent

That's horrible.

On this day in 1957, U.S. Army troops escorted the Little Rock Nine to Central High School in Arkansas. Less well known—in August 1958 all the city's high schools were closed for a year to resist integration. Students learned through televised lessons, as shown in these photos.

"Violence against the truth" is a phrase I can support.

Good for her!

L, and might I add, MAO. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

please contribute any shitposts you might have about the evidence pyramid below

She basically invented astrophysics. She proved the laws of chemistry, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics, not just gravity, applied universally. She determined the composition of the sun and primacy of hydrogen in the universe. She advised the PhDs of Frank Drake and Frank Kameny.

ABC says 'JKL' snared a 0.87 rating among adults 18-49. making it the show's 'highest regularly scheduled episode in over 10 years — since 3/12/15.'

Most people cannot name a single astronomer. If I could change that to one person it would be Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. I've never read her thesis. I think I'll fix that.

“As Texas flooded, key staff say FEMA’s leader could not be reached” note the last sentence below. gift link: wapo.st/46BGTDU

Well, this is ridiculous. Next thing you know, landlords will be demanding 'droit du seigneur'.

Wonderful news. A salutary reminder of the absolute benefits of scientific progress, and the absolute evil of conspiracist bollocks. Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time www.bbc.com/news/article...

Gift article. Quite informative. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

he's right, if he's talking about his disapproval rating

I definitely think Sinclair and Nexstar made this return an even bigger deal by trying to limit access. They make Trump look even weaker — and their decision more brazenly political.

Appreciate outside groups stepping up, but this Osterholm statement is key: "The project’s ultimate goal is to exist for the least amount of time possible. We can’t wait for CDC to be restored to its previous level of excellence.” We need dedicated civil servants whose only client is the people.

I love the straightforward explanation of this and am enthralled that timed-released delivery is based on the thickness of sapphire.

Honestly, the best way to make an artist’s day is by being very specific about what you like about a piece. Geek out a lil. Gush over how they use line, color, texture. Every mark is layed down by the artist, so if you can connect with those little moments, it helps the artist feel seen.

The key policy challenge in early childhood care and education is quality assurance. Subsidizing low-quality care uses public resources to harm kids. I wrote an accessible summary of evidence on early childhood care and education here. www.milkenreview.org/articles/a-p...

These blog posts are fire!

MAHA does this a lot -- saying they will focus on healthy foods and chronic illness, as though those aren't mainstays of the entire field of public health

Drill baby drill.

📽️ WATCH: Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past 20 years studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child. RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua

Trump is rescinding road safety grants all over the country, in blue states and red ones. The reason: those projects are "hostile" to cars. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Republican break from reality in 2020 is easily visible on the graph. With perception of local crime, notice how closely the red and blue lines track each other. A slight partisan effect, but basically consensus. Then in 2020, a spike in perceived crime that hasn’t abated. Keyword “perceived.”

They summarily shitcanned 90+ year-old precedent with no written justification because they wanted to do what Trump wanted them to do ASAP. Just a complete abdication of the Supreme Court's role as they transform themselves into the enforcement arm of the Republican Party. bsky.app/profile/stev...

This is what they meant by "our flag was still there"

Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov is leading efforts to uncover how much taxpayer money is being wasted on Trump’s renaming of the Department of Defense. Trump has illegally frozen and even cancelled critical funding families rely on but will spend freely on political theater.

26,000 YouTube views for Sinclair’s Charlie Kirk tribute special. Just for comparison, Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue on any average Wednesday will get between two and four MILLION YouTube views. Right wing culture is fringe stuff. It is not American culture by any stretch.

FDR won 42 states in 1932, it wasn't by pandering to Hoover voters. Then Republicans called him a socialist for 4 years. Then he ran for reelection and won 46 states

Come on, Dems. There are ALL sorts of ideas about how to circumvent SCOTUS and the circuits that MAGA has broken. You just have to tune out the deep-in-denial centrists who will be quick to say “this just isn’t how it is done!” without finding a way to fix things.

Your reminder that legislation to curb the rights of trans people to use restrooms or do anything else means everyone's behaviour, clothing etc will be opened up to intrusive and unwanted scrutiny and potential challenge in our daily lives. This is not a 'them' issue. Trans rights are human rights.

My representative is Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov , he has done Texas Dems proud and been a force for progress. I will miss him but he's right that the Democrats and the country need to motivate new leadership. As Rep Doggett's contempory, our past must give way to a new future.

My ACIP recap: 🧵 1) MMRV combo vaccine no longer recommended for children <4y. That means vaccine will not be covered by insurance, so not an option for patients. The 2 shot MMR and chickenpox vaccines are still available. This removes access. Let’s see which vaccine they will go for next!

This was the absolute norm for any US politician until, well, Trump. Even Mike Pence said it when he was booed at a staging of Hamilton just after they won in 2016.

Great article by @josheidelson.bsky.social on how Trump and RFK, Jr., have gutted NIOSH, an absolutely essential health agency. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion. Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.

OBBB yeah you know me

To be absolutely clear on what just happened here, Trump ousted this veteran career prosecutor *precisely because* he would *not* cook the facts to bring a corrupt prosecution against one of Trump's leading enemies. To Trump, refusing to prosecute his foes for fake crimes is a firing offense.