I am happy for people in Maine if this is true. ALSO, this suggests that the administration is unleashing ICE in blue cities and states as punishment for political reasons. Collins is up for re-election and they need her to keep their control of the Senate. This is GROTESQUE.

I'm hearing from multiple people that students who submitted ecology GRFP proposals are having those proposals rejected without review, despite ecology being listed as an eligible field. If this is a programmatic change, this is devastating. Ecology is the study of Earth's life support systems.

Washington, DC. March 7th, 2026. Rally with us to Take Back Science! 🧪✊🔬💥 The stakes could not be higher: we're facing attacks from an administration hell-bent on dismantling our science and our democracy. We have to stand up and fight back! GET IN, DORKS! www.standupforscience.net/ma...

Deborah Griscom Passmore (1840-1911) was an artist for the USDA Division of Pomology for 19 yrs. This oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) is from her album of American wildflowers, in #BHLib via usdagov.bsky.social: www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58157899 #DaisyDay #HerNaturalHistory #SciArt 🌼 🧪 🎨

We're living through a peculiar paradox: technology promised to unite us, yet religious fundamentalism and regional patriotism now travel at the speed of light through fiber optic cables, reaching into homes and hearts with unprecedented force.

And, tonight, the network's flagship news program -- 60 Minutes -- ran a clip show of old celeb interviews to "celebrate the movies" rather than put together an episode focused on what's going on in Minnesota.

ICE took the flower man in Echo Park 40 minutes ago. He’s at this corner every day. I’ve bought flowers from the man and woman here for anniversaries and birthdays. Lemmy loves to smell them whenever we walk by in the mornings. I was just at the street corner 15 minutes before it happened. Fuck.

New: Alex Pretti, the man killed by the Trump-Vance mob of agents was an outdoorsmen, a mountain biker, an ICU nurse who "would go out of his way to help," say Veterans Affairs colleagues. Cheerful. Funny. Gentle. And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."

Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.

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ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed. www.startribune.com/detained-by-...

CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"

When you have the old British rock stars forcefully speaking out on video, you know you Trump really f*cked up. #RodStewart #FTrump

I am overwhelmed & exhausted by the amount of press we've gotten over this but also determined to continue speaking loudly against Trump's reign of cruelty & retribution. #AbolishICE

Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol

“A world of fortresses will be poorer, more fragile & less sustainable… Collective investments in resilience are cheaper than everyone building their own fortresses… Canada is a pluralistic society that works. Our public square is loud, diverse & free.” —Listen to Mark Carney’s inspiring vision!

Trump has been in office for one year. We at @nature.com did a deep dive looking at the administration's disruption of science in numbers. Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social

All those who wrongly believe that nature collapse might be 'sad', but won't really affect them in any way, badly need to wake up. Nature isn't just 'nice to have'. Planet Earth is only liveable – for *us* too – due to the regulating effects of natural ecosystems. share.google/NoVLRatfUoH5...

Getty has received $5 million from the Bryson Family to support all aspects of the Getty Conservation Institute’s work. The fund supports the important mission of the GCI to empower professionals globally to protect the world’s cultural legacy gty.art/3LVmkf9

Thailand's Andaman Sea dugong population may have fallen by as much as half in response to a mass seagrass die-off. Dozens of dead + stranded dugongs have been washing ashore, and the sea cows have moved from Trang province to Phuket. Latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Stag with the normal number of legs on a frozen pond (wasp boy 🖤)

BLACK SEADEVIL ANGLERFISH (Twenty-five-years-old, monogamous, wants children) What I’m looking for: A confident, independent female roughly twenty times my size with a dangly, glowing orb attached to her forehead.

Land of 10,000 Locks. www.minneapolismn.gov/government/p...

That wild bus-napping thread? I was a dozen skeets in before I was sure it wasn't an elaborate analogy for the US right now: driver changes destination, ignores passengers' protests, drives fast & recklessly, passengers beg for help from bus company & police, etc. Hoping both turn out OK.

Wildfires in Chile rage for third day, entire towns wiped out u.afp.com/SB5w

I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place

10/10. No notes.

ICE is moving kidnap victim's to TEXAS

Two community members stand on the street corner of Central Ave and 18th St, watching over a local business in 5° temps with a wind chill of -15°. They are patrolling the area, keeping an eye out for ICE activity, doing what they can to protect their immigrant neighbors.

The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE. This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.

"Graham, a 34-year old Greensboro, North Carolina police officer, is the seventh instance ProPublica has investigated in which a pregnant woman in a state that significantly restricted abortion died after she was unable to access standard care..." www.propublica.org/article/nort...

My latest drawing, a commission for @veppart.bsky.social who wanted to see some great auks just chilling and doing auky stuff like standing around, swimming, and being fancy. No predators, no danger, no fear. Except for those fish. Their day is ruined for sure.

“A pastor here is also director of the field office for ICE… so someone teaching people about God is out there overseeing ICE agents. How dare you.” Twin cities protestors disrupt a church service at an ICE field office director’s church. (H/T @bygeorgiafort.bsky.social )

Our building has a handyman, an American citizen, who has been stopped by ICE so many times he isn't leaving his house anymore and the building of mostly senior citizens has started a fundraiser and sent out invite to a building wide meeting to discuss how to help him and others in community.

Heres tonight's #TimelineCleanse: I can't imagine MAGA doing anything like this. It is so whimsical, creative & silly — an awesome way to protest. Doesn't that look like fun? I would have loved to have been there! I hope we can think of something fun like that here in sunny California. 🌞 ☀️ 😎

An animated graphic showing wingbeats of different birds. This one is so beautiful. Image: Eleanor Lutz tabletopwhale.com/2014/09/29/f...

Christina Stephens in Florida caught this #fogbow on January 10, 2026. Christina wrote: "Magical drive to the mainland from St. George Island, Florida, on a foggy morning. I have never seen a white or 'ghost rainbow' before." Thank you, Christina! See more fogbow images here: buff.ly/YvZcyWR

I found this very interesting perspective thread on FB.

For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention. The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.

World Migratory Bird Day reveals artwork for this year’s theme, “Every Bird Counts – Your Observations Matter!” 🐦 Hand-embroidered art was created by Luísa Lacerda from Brazil. On 9 May, let’s celebrate science and our shared responsibility to protect migratory birds: www.worldmigratorybirdday.org

The Social Security Administration has seen record staff cuts during the second Trump administration. Now, the majority of dedicated SSA employees who deliver our earned benefits are earning less than a living wage.

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'

The lady in this photo is autistic and ICE agents dragged her out of her car as she tried to go to the doctor.

Meet the Toucans.

"No peaceful demonstrator should ever be killed for standing up to their government. Unless, of course, they’re a suburban mom in an SUV that’s driving away from law enforcement."

if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

DAN KOH: “$30 BILLION for 10,000 more ICE agents… that would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all medical debt. Trump is making it easier to kill people than keep people alive.”

Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.