Ken Paxton was indicted for scamming his own friends. He convinced them to invest hundreds of thousands in a company while secretly pocketing a commission. Paxton sold out his own friends for a quick buck. What makes you think he won't sell you out in the Senate?

Thank you @guhlenda.bsky.social @moberzan.bsky.social and @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social for the shoutout.💙💙 @dalewalls1.bsky.social @itsbek.bsky.social @abbarsha.bsky.social @bluebird4us.bsky.social @gdad1x7.bsky.social @snblue.bsky.social @peppapaxpippa.bsky.social @maryosteen.bsky.social

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More on Vought’s proposed rule to kill science. Includes a great sample comment. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

They are coming to drive your electricity prices through the roof, destroy your environment, pervert your politics, enrich billionaires, take your jobs, and make you pay for the privilege. What’s not to love? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

If you don’t like what you’re seeing at Delaney Hall, pay attention to what’s happening in Congress this week.   We must stop giving ICE and for-profit companies like GEO Group a blank check to create chaos.

Seriously. How they don't understand that this data is critical boggles my mind. This must be devastating to the research community. People have no idea what is happening to the US. We will no longer be the leaders in science and technology. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...

I am Wide Awake.

@standupforscience.net organizing, engaging, and leading the charge. Now led by Dr. @cdelawalla.bsky.social

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!!🏳️‍🌈

- 🌊💙 ☮️ #PamelaEndorses educator Dr. Sheena Harvey, Doctorate in Education, Professor at University of Nevada, Reno, 2012–present, for Washoe County School District Trustee, because an educator knows far better how to set vision, policies and budget for children's education than anyone else. -

It’s no big surprise that Trump’s DOJ is deleting all of the January 6th press releases from its website. Here’s the thing: I downloaded all of them in Feb. 2025 (that’s right, more than a year ago) suspecting that they’d do just that. And we’re working to post them all online, as are others.

I didn’t ring the bell at 8 months because PDAC is a great marathon. As excited as I am to still be well (17mo), a bell didn’t capture the power of the journey & I want to celebrate future wins w/ other PDAC folks! When Your Terminal Cancer Becomes a Chronic Illness www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/o...

@karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social @repstansbury.bsky.social @unmhslic.bsky.social @mayocliniccancer.bsky.social @nytimes.com

More than 200 people have now been killed in a bombing campaign by the U.S. military against people it has accused of smuggling drugs in the waters off South America… A wide range of legal experts say the strikes are illegal. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/w...

I am visiting NIH next week and had to fill out a pre-registration form in which i had to specify my gender and had exactly only 2 choices. and i think that is BS and none of their business. and really disappointing. thousands of disappointing things lately. sigh. Voting has consequences. #GOV

Jason Chaffetz.....of course. Does not surprise me. #DataCenter Follow the money. Always.........and Utah. DO NOT ELECT HIM AS GOVERNOR.....sheesh. www.ksl.com/article/5150...

Ways to push back against the proposed OMB regulations fight2win.standupforscience.net

Several people have asked for possible content and structure for comments regarding the proposed OMB regulations. With some suggestions from others, I have posted on example (as a Word document) for downloading). jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g... I hope this is helpful.

If this pisses you off…get in. Register for our Emergency Science Meeting, yell at your Congress critters, and leave a public comment all in one place: fight2win.standupforscience.net

If you are going to comment on the proposed changes to how science is done in the US, please use this guide. The rules specify that you have to mention the number associated with the proposed changes, and this blog has those. Here is where to comment: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

I've started eating sardines bc theyre extremely cheap and nutrient dense. I cannot tell you how many ppl have acted completely grossed out wheb I told them. First, rude. But second, has it not occured to them that people have different financial situations? Don't judge people's food, please.

Texans in Houston, showing up for James Talarico. 🙌💪👏✊️👇

Correct. Trump raped her! Gavin isn’t afraid to say it plainly!

me working on an RO1 this morning

Excellent summary of how Vought’s proposed rule will destroy science. Please be ready to comment tomorrow, call Congress, tell your friends. If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to speak up, that moment is now.

Of all the harm this administration has done to US science, today's proposed changes to the way federal grants are awarded and administered is the most damaging yet. The text of the federal register document is impenetrably tedious by design, so here's an excellent summary of what it says.

Reposting for the afternoon folks. My student & I need to interview people at companies to figure out what it takes to get our product from academic laboratory to commerical use. If you work for a biotech company, ecotoxicant cleanup co, or even something tangentially related, please dm/reply. Thx!

Got to be here today…#desert #utah

Sometimes you make a difference in a way you never expect. An acquaintance who works on a federal contract met with a political appointee. The PA asked them to do something unlawful, saying we’ll remember those who work with us. My acquaintance said: “I thought of you. And I said absolutely not.”

going to a national park today since we still have them. #CapitolReef which is my fave.

“Voters in Festus ousted 4 city council members after the body approved a $6 million data center.. Camdenton’s Board of Aldermen passed a moratorium on data center development after 100s of residents packed a meeting to express health and environmental concerns.” www.news-leader.com/story/news/b...

We owe all that we have to the selfless Americans, in our own generation and back through time to the Founding, who gave their lives defending our nation.

NIH funded peeps: This is insane and coming for us.

Memorial Day Special: Democracy Now! Marks 30 Years with Angela Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe & More https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/25/democracy_now_marks_30_years_with

Remembering my dad. The family's first 'anti-fascist' who served in World War 2 in such exotic locales as Africa and Italy and the UK. The only time he traveled abroad. I am glad he had time to climb to the top of Mt. Vesuvius and meet relatives in UK. He was kind and loving and meant well. RIP.

Ya know, in a sane world, we'd be discussing giving a million dollars to Jeffrey Epstein's victims and not to the traitors on January 6.

The absurdity of this moment is impossible to ignore. And yet, some Republicans have decided that the greatest “threat” facing society is a tiny percentage of transgender people simply trying to exist safely. Two vulnerable people are the scapegoat while every real crisis burns around us.

AOC: “Trump is less popular than he has ever been. He is underwater on virtually every issue. If you oppose & are disgusted by what this administration is doing, you are in the company of a majority of Americans. You are not alone”

Fewer women to balance out the techbros in computational environments and industry with numbers of women in computational sciences peaking in 1985, could explain how Silicon Valley has become so incredibly toxic.

Here’s a thought — Maybe these people don’t deserve to be handsomely rewarded? (From NPR)

So sad. These are smart, hardworking people who are the bedrock of U.S. innovation & discovery #nih #science #research

A quick reminder that every time Bhattacharya's NIH asks you to remove words like "gender," "diverse," or "social determinants of health," they are undermining the institution's foundational statue. Gender: www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/... SDOH/diverse: www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

BREAKING: Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges, two law enforcement officers who clashed with Jan. 6 insurrectionists, have sued to block the Trump 'slush fund'. They're asking a federal judge to find the creation of the fund illegal and reverse any transfers that Treasury has made to DOJ to implement it.

Dear Stephen Colbert, You may be no fan of dictionaries or reference books, but we're fans of yours. ❤️ -The Wordinistas at Merriam-Webster