This report, unfortunately, is timed perfectly with the release of my new JPSP article on apocalyptic thinking. Apocalyptic rhetoric is not new, and we are beginning to understand the psychology underlying it. Pre-print available free on my website: www.matthewibillet.com dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspi...

I have concerns that starting a fight with Iran was done to keep the fascism train rolling at home by keeping funding flowing to the DHS mega prisons and ICE.

What if I'd told you in, say, 2010, in the wake of the Iraq War and the subsequent political upheaval: "yeah, not only will we not learn our lesson, not only will none of the people who perpetrated this crime be punished ... we're going to do it all over again! Less than 20 years later!"

The kerfluffle over the hockey teams does make one wonder if the rightwing cares quite as much about women's sports as it's been insisting...

We seem to be nearing the heart of the story, and a lot will depend on the nerve of the journalists--NPR, the NYT, etc--to stay on this story relentlessly. Will they give it the same kind of coverage they gave Biden's age--i.e., full bore, around the clock, 50 opeds? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

More than 2,000 people gathered on Capitol Hill to worship, sing and march to bring attention to the plight of immigrants in the United States. The event brought together United Methodist bishops, clergy and laity alongside faith leaders from several traditions. www.umnews.org/en/news/unit...

spot the difference

Ladies, the SAVE Act is a misogynist piece of garbage bill designed to start killing a woman’s right to vote by a thousand paper cuts. This bill is brought to us by the same tech bros who think women vote for too many social programs, like healthcare. Call your Senators.

Some day we'll all regret this & we'll hold hearings & rend garments & pledge "never again" & we'll be just as full of shit as we were last time.

I think it was a very poor choice to have Trump at the helm while artificial intelligence is emerging.

Ossoff: "If you live in a major democracy, and the nation's spy chief is showing up at raids on sensitive election sites, something has gone wrong."

With every passing day, the bill known as OBBA passed by Republicans last summer looks more and more dystopian - building an undisciplined paramilitary force to terrorize our communities and an opaque prison system, while giving tax cuts to the billionaire pedophile class…. add what you have seen..

if you're having a bad day let me make it better for you "prince" andrew got arrested today you're welcome

hey america, if prince andrew can be held accountable so can donald trump

Listen to this.. podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id92...

“America is not like a blanket—one piece of unbroken cloth, the same color, the same texture, the same size. America is more like a quilt—many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread.” 1/2

The American Academy of Actuaries warns that dismantling NCAR would degrade the catastrophe models insurers depend on to price climate risk—driving up premiums and threatening coverage availability nationwide. "Uncertainty carries a positive cost." www.riskmarketnews.com/trumps-clima...

All those kids & nurses & mechanics & service workers that we are deporting? It costs us $133,333 a head. Again: we are spending $133,333 per migrant worker that we deport.

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

Over a year in, I would definitely prefer a warm bag of vomit to the current occupant of the White House.

Pretty much the most important thing happening in the world right now. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...

The SAVE ACT is a Republican attempt to disenfranchise women from voting. 🤨 #HandsOffHerVote

No one asked Gallup to display special courage in this moment. Just to continue doing what they'd always done. And that was too much for them. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

scooby-doo would have gotten trump and elon arrested for their election fraud and pedophilia by now

thank you bad bunny for highlighting the importance of critical power distribution infrastructure bsky.app/profile/cost...

power transformers mentioned in halftime show ⚡️

Remember that under the first Trump administration, Puerto Rico had to suffer through the longest power blackout in U.S. history bsky.app/profile/cost...

DHS and our immigration system need a whole lot more overhaul than the 10 demands Democrats came to the bargaining table with. The Democrats’ demands do not scratch the surface. I bet we could easily come up with 100 demands to supplement leadership’s list…. Add your thoughts to this thread…

If there were a single lesson I'd drill into new software engineers it'd be this: You can be technically right and politically and systemically dead wrong.

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The freedom of the press is literally inscribed into the constitution. The arrests of Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, layered atop the raid of that WaPo journalist's home earlier this month are clearly political acts designed to silence journalists, and create a chilling effect on free speech.

data centers act as a sop for fossil too often

Same with this chart.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."

Interesting article by @maxinejoselow.bsky.social: Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/c...

People really really downplay dental health. Cavities are not the worse case scenario here. Poor oral health can kill you

BRENNAN: You said 'occupying force.' Don't you think that's a bit much? FREY: When you have 3,000 ICE agents and CBP come to your city, when you've got this supposed threat of 1,500 military coming to your city, that's very much what it feels like

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

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@coreyoconnorpa.bsky.social Thank you for not cooperating with ICE. This is an important step in light of the killing of Renee Good by ICE. I recommend reading “Everyone who is Gone is Here” by Jonathan Blitzer for a more nuanced view.

Accelerated global warming "raises the risk of climate-driven inflation, financial shocks, and the withdrawal of insurance from high-risk areas much sooner than many expect which, in turn ..."

As far as I can tell, @billmckibben.bsky.social is the only writer with any real reach who is discussing the liberatory potential of distributed solar power. I'd like that subject to get a lot more air time.

Center for Immigration studies is a propaganda organ.

Fine-particulate and ozone air pollution from fossil fuels causes 4-6 million avoidable deaths per year: 7-10% of all deaths worldwide. At an ~$11 million statistical value of life, this is a 44-66 trillion $/yr (38-56% of ~117 T$/yr global GDP) cost that appears nowhere in fossil fuel economics.

"Stop considering lives."

NOEM: “We can’t trust the government anymore.” BASH: “You are the government.” NOEM: “Yes, that’s what I’m saying.”🤔 The only honest thing @KristiNoem said today

Protest against Renee Good’s killing at the hands of ICE. She should still be here.

We’d solve like 90% of the personality problem in law enforcement if you just forced them into a goofy ass uniform and not let them cosplay as an operator

I'm attending Indivisible's event, “ICE Out For Good- ⚫️🟡 Pittsburgh ⚫️🟡” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Nice article from @chelseaeharvey.bsky.social about how the scientific community is reacting to vandalism by the U.S. Gov't. www.eenews.net/articles/all...