"The virus can lead to brain swelling, which can cause lasting damage, including blindness, deafness and intellectual disabilities..." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...

“There’s power in numbers, and now that people have seen we’ve successfully stopped abductions, I hope they can get out there too...” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Oligarchy (noun): A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.

10 Jahre Pariser #Klimaschutzabkommen Bringt alles nix? doch: “The 1.5C limit [for rising global temperatures] and the net zero goal have reshaped policy, finance, litigation and sectoral rules, helping to rewire how states, markets and institutions work.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

DEI is actually DEIA. The A stands for Accessibility. This regime has eugenicist goals. They don’t want to accommodate people with disabilities, because they don’t want there to be any people with disabilities. It’s a cull. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

December 13, 2025

So, so awful. I just ran a final exam review session 3 days ago.

My heart is with my beautiful alma mater right now. We should treasure universities. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Sometimes I feel completely defeated, drained and worn out. Not always. But the net is negative though. That’s not good. #too_many_idiots

13 years ago a school shooting in Sandy Hook claimed the lives of 20 kids and 6 educators. Nothing has changed. As of Dec 9 there’s been 73 school shootings in the US in 2025. You know how many school shootings Canada had? 0. The UK? 0. Australia? 0. American kids deserve better.

Journalist Paola Ramos explains a new bill being introduced by Ohio Republican Senator Bernie Moreno titled, "The Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025", that would ban Americans from having dual citizenship held by 40 million Americans including the First Lady: youtube.com/shorts/NUkQf...

@warren.senate.gov and I released a new report showing Trump diverted $2 B from the DoD for his immigration agenda—hurting readiness, morale, and military families. Using troops for political stunts and raiding funds for barracks & training is dangerous. Congress must act.

Our troops should be able to fix their own equipment. It's outrageous that swampy corporate lobbyists and the politicians carrying their water stripped our military's "Right to Repair" out of the defense bill.

Republicans have seized upon a scandal involving a Native Hawaiian defense contractor to target a civil rights era program meant to help disadvantaged businesses compete in the federal marketplace. www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/frau... (A collab w/ @civilbeat.bsky.social & @propublica.org)

Hartford #VisibilityBrigade this afternoon. 10 hearty souls braving the chill to get the messages out! @hcrichardson.bsky.social @rbhubbell.bsky.social @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @repjahanahayes.bsky.social @briantylercohen.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social

We were the Allies in WW2 fighting Hitler’s army and his Axis of evil;it’s unthinkable that we are today the Axis of evil coordinating w Putin to gobble up nations and their resources: Putin calls Maduro, Lukashenko meets Venezuela envoy as Trump cranks up pressure - www.reuters.com/world/americ...

They just don't want anyone traveling to the US for any reason at all

By saying the campaign is “about a lot of things” — drugs, oil, migrants, mental institutions — Trump effectively admits there is no unified legal basis. Under both U.S. and international law, use of force must rest on a specific, articulable justification. #holdfast #steadystate

We were the Allies in WW2 fighting Hitler’s army and his Axis of evil;it’s unthinkable that we are today the Axis of evil coordinating w Putin to gobble up nations and their resources: Putin calls Maduro, Lukashenko meets Venezuela envoy as Trump cranks up pressure - www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Was great meeting in person! Love your music. Made it into my Spotify wrapped:

This week, I explore B Corps doing good and the toll of seasonal waste. I've also collected a host of ideas on how our choices can reduce waste, support communities, and restore nature — from thrifted treasures to shared experiences, and giving that supports families and ecosystems around the world.

Applications for TBS #grants are currently open - we have grants for undergrads and grad students alike to fund #research and costs associated with training, workshops and symposia! Applications are due by Jan 15 - apply here: www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/ 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾 #botany

If billionaires must exist—they shouldn’t; every billionaire is a policy failure—then let them all be like MacKenzie Scott. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...

Climate emergency! We all have to learn to be limber & move quickly. I propose in my community that we have a neighborhood center where neighbors can store landscape equip, etc.; quick escapes will be an essential part of adaption, then repair using shared tools... youtube.com/shorts/LeItw...

FYI, the presentation from today was just posted online: www.soundtransit.org/st_sharepoin...

“In the wake of El Fasher’s fall, ‘we’re seeing a velocity of killing that can only be compared to the Rwandan genocide,’ Nathaniel Raymond, exec dir of the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab, told CNN last month. The lab has been monitoring the aftermath of El Fasher’s fall.”🧪

Atmospheric river impacting Pacific NW, Arctic outbreak and heavy lake effect snow on the way in today's update for the All-Hazards Consortium by @geocollaborate.bsky.social, Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications. Please stay aware and stay safe. 🧪🌧️❄️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKrn...

Southridge High students walked out in solidarity today—joining a wave of young people refusing to be silent while ICE storms their communities. After months of armed, masked agents targeting teens, they’re drawing a line: We protect each other. We show up. And we won’t let fear decide our future.

There was a 26th death in ICE custody today. Rodney Taylor, the disabled double amputee snatched by ICE in March, is still being detained. He’s been denied his new prosthetic legs. Placed in solitary confinement. Denied adequate medical care. He needs us to make noise:

Evidence that “arc of history” is actually a spiral.

There is perhaps nothing more "on brand" for Trump than using all of the power of the US government to coerce a sovereign, democratic nation into releasing someone accused of raping children and trafficking women. "Gift" article, so no subscription required to read. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...

December 10, 2025

Trump launches gold card program for expedited visas with a $1 million price tag - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Senator Ruben Gallego has introduced Senate legislation to outlaw surveillance pricing. Surveillance pricing is yet another way for corporations to pull one over on you. Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain the dangers of this shady practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8

This is a ploy to get around the Flores settlement, which requires that children be removed from immigration detention after 20 days. Building a school in the detention center makes it look like it's a licensed facility for child care but it's not. prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...

A for-profit education firm called Stride is opening a school inside a for-profit immigration prison run by CoreCivic. Stride has been accused of defrauding investors and providing substandard education to children. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social spotted the job listings: prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...

NEWS: Trump officials are worried the ICC may try to prosecute them for war crimes once Trump's term ends, and are threatening sanctions against the ICC to change its founding document to grant them immunity. (via Reuters / link in reply)

Missouri Republican lawmakers do not respect Missouri voters. The only way to undo the damage is to kick them out of office. The only way to get them out is to win races across the state. The only way to win races is to contest every race on every ballot. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...

This is still VERY illegal. The Trump admin says anyone who pays $1 million will be deemed to have "exceptional business ability" and become eligible for an employment-based immigrant visa. But there's nothing stopping someone from just getting a loan or using parents' money.

American Conversations: Senator Mark Warner Senator Warner is a member of the Gang of Eight, and explains why it— and a nonpartisan Intelligence Community— matters....

🚨 New York Times reports more details than we've had before on how Donald Trump's administration pulled strings to pressure Romania to allow Andrew Tate to travel while he was charged with crimes including trafficking minors and violently beating and raping a 15-year-old girl.

An earlier version of the NSS specifically said that the US should try to pry Italy, Austria, Poland and Hungary away from the EU www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...

NEW: Christopher Dawson won hundreds of millions in federal contracts, promising to help Native Hawaiians. Documents suggest he pocketed the profits to invest in a beachfront horse farm and luxury homes. With @civilbeat.bsky.social