As budget negotiations continue today in Harrisburg, I’m urging Pennsylvanians to stay vigilant. Don’t be fooled by last-minute amendments or budget deals that are marketed as “data center reform” but fail to provide the protections our communities deserve.

He rubs our face in his betrayal every day it seems. But sorry John Republican money is not going to save you, and your buddies at Fox are going to forget your name as soon as Pennsylvania fires you.

For the many and serious failures of those who signed it, the Declaration’s principles amount to a vision of stunning moral beauty: one of dignity, prosperity, and freedom; one in which people take on the solemn struggle to govern ourselves as equals across difference.

Happy Fourth. On this day, I like to revisit Frederick Douglass’ “What to a Slave is the Fourth of July,” and in particular, this video NPR produced a few years back of portions of the speech being read by Douglass’ descendants. youtu.be/NBe5qbnkqoM?...

Awesome way to start Juneteenth @profmmurray.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social

It’s Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Island & issued General Order No. 3. It announced that “all slaves are free.” This story of this one event was commemorated through the diaspora of Black Americans for more than 150 years before becoming a national holiday.

Katie Muth is southeast PA's AOC. Keep an eye on her.

Kudos to my congressional Rep, Madeline Dean.

Wrong Virginian, Parade Magazine . Did you leave your cover choice to AI?#oops #stupid #jeffersonwasinparis

Journalist Erin Reed (an expert on trans issues) has transformed herself into a first rate bird photographer in just weeks.

AOC: “This is a threat of genocide & merits removal from office. The President’s mental faculties are collapsing & cannot be trusted. To every individual in the President’s chain of command: You have a duty to refuse illegal orders. That includes carrying out this threat”

This is good, but it's also time to remind members of the military of their duty to refuse unlawful orders, and Reps. Lieu and Ocasio-Cortez have done.

The Philly band, Snack Time, set the tone at the No Kings march in Philadelphia. snacktimephilly.com #indivisible #nokings #snacktime #Philadelphia

Bald Baby Vance was a popular choice at the No Kings march in Philadelphia. #indivisible #nokings #babyvance

Huge crowd at No Kings in Philadelphia #nokings #indivisible #philadelphia

No Kings gathering in Philadelphia #indivisible #nokings

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS PHILADELPHIA” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

March 28 will be the biggest protest in US history. Find your local No Kings event to make it clear that America rejects the regime’s brutality at home and abroad. app.sosha.ai/s/MU7fD9tJ

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS PHILADELPHIA” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Agreed. With more and more of the legacy media controlled by Trump-friendly billionaires, sites like TPM are essential for honest reporting on the right. Plus, Josh's blog on the site, and the Josh/Kate podcast, are great. I've subscribed for years.

We need 25 more membership sign ups tonight to stay on track for this year's membership drive. If you're not currently a @talkingpointsmemo.com member and you think our work is important, just follow this link and join us. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/need-...

In explosive breeders like wood frogs 🐸 males (smaller, gray) compete frantically for females (larger, brown). In a few days it will all be over, with no further chance for a year, at which point good chance of being dead anyway. #frogs #sex #darwin

In explosive breeders like wood frogs 🐸 if a male is lucky enough to grab hold of a female, he hangs on tightly until she lays her eggs. He won’t get a second chance. #sex #frogs #spring

It’s Spring! Last week’s warm snap triggered explosive breeding by wood frogs (Rana sylvatica). This male has only a few days to find a female before it’s too late. #frogs #spring #sex

We must push for the restoration of sanctuary places. Hospitals, schools, places of worship, should be safe for everyone. So, hold on to each other and protect your neighbors. - Robin Canada, MD #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #sancturarycity #sanctuarycities #immigrants

Thank you, Philadelphia for doing what you’ve done for me. I am living proof that immigrants thrive and give back to this great city. That’s why I got into public service. - Councilmember Nina Ahmad #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #philadelphia #immigrants

Philadelphia has always been a sanctuary city. The abolition movement, the Underground Railroad. It continues today. I am proof of that, and so many people who can’t be here; we need to speak for them. - Councilmember Nina Ahmad #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #sancturycity

This is not Gilead and we are not Handmaids. We cannot build a healthy society while ignoring the science of our reproductive health. - Saleemah McNeil, Oshun Family Center #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #doula #doulas

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among wealthy nations. And black women are still three to four times higher to die for pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts. -Saleemah McNeil, Oshun Family Center #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #doula #doulas

If you’re an immigrant, if you’re first generation, if you’re a woman, a scientist of color, trans, or gay, you belong in science. - Maya English, PhD student, GETUP UAW #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction

Last year Trump slashed funds for healthcare & food programs. Now he's spending $1 BILLION PER DAY on his war of choice in Iran. While millions here at home can't afford their basic needs, Trump is spending billions on a regime change war that's making us less safe.

In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."

Landscape titled “After the Protest” 🖼️ at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #landscapeart

Every dollar spent on bombs is a dollar not spent on curing disease. Every missle built is laboratory that doesn’t get built. - Todd Wolfson, AAUP #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #nowar

The future of humanity should not depend on whether billionaires feel generous; it should depend on the democratic will of us - Todd Wolfson, AAUP #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #taxbillionaires

Defending immigrant rights is not separate from science - Matthew Goldshore, pediatric surgeon #standupforscience #immigrantrights #philadelphia #medicine #philadelphiascienceaction #abolishice

When you attack immigrants, you attack science - Philadelphia Councilmember Jamie Gauthier #standupforscience #philadelphia #philadelphiascienceaction

Stand Up for Science at Philadelphia, the original American city of science. #standupforscience # Philadelphia

Hit the streets with us at a Stand Up for Science rally on March 7th! Find a rally near you here: zurl.co/J2GDc #science #standupforscience #rally #March7 #savescience

@councilmemberjg.bsky.social @ninaahmadphl.bsky.social @proftwolf.bsky.social Please help boost this! Let's get people out to the rally!!!

I’m incredibly proud of the work I’ve been doing with @philadelphiascienceaction.substack.com This week, we’re hosting 2 urgent, timely events addressing the escalating attacks on U.S. science and the immigrant communities that power and sustain it. Both free & open to public. RSVP for teach-in:

ON 3/7, WE RALLY & MARCH to oppose the harms caused by aggressive immigration enforcement on our STEM, healthcare, & education communities! Speakers include: @councilmemberjg.bsky.social, @aaup.org's Dr. Todd Wolfson, @pjsn.bsky.social's Miriam Oppenheimer, & more! 📍North side of City Hall 🕚 11 AM

One reason why you should go to the Stand Up for Science nearest to you on March 7th. @standupforscience.bsky.social

Dr. Kate Wallis, a developmental and behavioral pediatrician, will discuss the ongoing attacks on evidence-based healthcare policy and the consequences for healthcare delivery in Philadelphia and across the country.

Dr. Andrea Liu, member of the US National Academy of Sciences and the Hepburn Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss the importance of US scientists advocating for the protection of both academic freedom and funding.

If you care about the environment, healthcare, or academic freedom come to this event next Thursday (March 5) put on by @philadelphiascienceaction.substack.com. Then join the Stand Up For Science march on Saturday, March 7th. All are welcome Bring your curiosity 🙂

What's more shocking than ICE's plan to cram as many 8,500 humans into massive, soul-crushing warehouses? Seeing the actual DHS floor plan that echoes slavery ships and history's worst gulags with no rec space but a gun range for guards My new column on the camps www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...

JB Pritzker: “Kristi Noem needs to go. Stephen Miller needs to go…the monsters responsible… need to be investigated and prosecuted.”
 A governor calling for prosecutions at the top of government. Read that twice. #BlueSky #LawSky #PoliSky#NewsSky

Donald Trump is lying to you. We must see through this administration's callousness.