Kids these days.

The Citizens United decision has corrupted our government and is destroying our democracy. Here's a way to get rid of it. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...

Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.

🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social

Rest well Dr. Jane Goodall. The world was better because you were here.

Today an amazing medical breakthrough was announced and you know how it was achieved? FUNDING RESEARCH www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevz13xkxpro.amp

Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.

My son just pointed out to me that His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, as a Villanova graduate, may well be the first supreme pontiff who has been to a Wawa

Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.

Last week we reported about what the Trump Administration's plans to shutter Head Start would mean for Bucks County families. Yesterday, it was announced that the county's Head Start programs are scheduled to close on May 31 because of funding uncertainty. Here's What You Need to Know.

Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?

Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

Posting to keep handy. My blood disorder keeps me masking in indoor public places. It does impact my life, but not what is most important to me. If you see a mask, you see someone making sacrifices to go against the grain. They always have a reason, + it’s more important than anybody’s judgement.

Here is link to my slides from the canceled presentation 😞

"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States" from @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.” I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

This is a great piece of writing, and one I needed today.

You should get a library card if you don’t have one already. Then get the apps Libby and Hoopla. There you can download audiobooks and ebooks. So even if you don’t go to your local library a lot, you can still support them and the authors you love.

www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j... @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social Ffp3 masks eliminate airborne transmission risks. A good time to be talking about this.

*endorsed

This happened to me in Trump 1.0 when I called in and the dude said, “wow lots of calls about this issue today!” and I asked how many is a lot and he said “Seventeen!” Motivates me to pick up the phone every time.

On May 10, 1933, Nazis burned the library of The Institute for Sexual Science. The Institute was founded by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld. Its community clinic pioneered healthcare for queer, trans, & intersex people. The Institute was targeted & attacked as part of a Nazi government censorship program.

🚨🚨 That freeze on ALL federal funds was all his idea, and we saw what it could do.. please demand they vote no!! act.indivisible.org/sign/oppose-...

Reeves is right, we badly need economic growth. But not at any environmental or social cost. We will pay for it in the end. The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment, not the other way around…

When a team of doctors, scientists and engineers at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the University of Cambridge placed an air filtration machine in COVID-19 wards, they found that it removed almost all traces of airborne SARS-CoV-2. airspothealth.myshopify.com/a/blog/air-f...

Tip from @snowjob.bsky.social If you have a whitehouse.gov link you want to access and it is down, try replacing "www.whitehouse.gov" with "bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov" The national archives is still doing its job for now.

I liked the way this article gives attention to the setting, where memories of Jan.6 riots cast a shadow on inauguration. whyy.org/articles/tru...

With both sets of parents in FL, this was very interesting to me.

A Nova Scotia landfill is “reinventing” tens of thousands of tonnes of waste to be used again as plastics, fuels and fertilizers, instead of being landfilled #landfills #recycling #NovaScotia www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/13/n...

Yikes! This clearly shows acceleration of global warming:

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford Medicine have devised an influenza vaccine that prompts immunity to ALL four major flu subtypes AND shows potential against bird flu, indicating a significant advancement in flu prevention and a potential increase in vaccine efficacy. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️

100 years of average January-November temperature anomalies over land areas through 2024... What do you observe? ⚒️🧪 Data available from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 at www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...

Last month's total #Arctic sea ice volume averaged the 3rd lowest on record for the month of November... Data using PIOMAS: psc.apl.uw.edu/research/pro... 🌊