1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts? Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from. Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!

It may not be on display at the Capitol, but we can display it here and reach around the world. Respect to those who risked (and those who lost) their lives to protect the center of what used to be our democracy. May it be so once again.

On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.

One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Your activism will be even more important this year. Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

1/3/1884 — b. Mary Hamilton Swindler, American archaeologist, classical art scholar, art historian, and professor. A participant in several archaeological excavations worldwide; the first female editor-in-chief of the “American Journal of #Archaeology.” #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky #HistSci

whoever would have predicted it? aside from, you know, everyone.

This poem feels relevant today

This is a potential blessing for many people who suffer from this heartbreaking disease. Glad to see a bit of good news today.

It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.

thinking about how, in the Russian history elective I took in HS, every time a tsar was facing domestic weakness the teacher would turn to the assembled students and ask "so what is it time for?" and we would chant "stunning territorial annexation!" and she would respond "well, DUH, girls"

It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad. The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.

My cat when he heard about what’s going on in Venezuela. #stopthewar #nobodyvotedforthis #cat

NEW: A mass propaganda event is about to engulf the US news cycle and what, if anything, survives it will be a lesson for our times. But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them. broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...

The mood of the nation.

There are a hundred literacy lessons that are central to building the skill, but the most important one in my life is, "who benefits from me thinking this way?"

GUYS IM FROM 2026 AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I HAVE TO WARN YOU. YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME TO SAVE YOUR FUTURE. THE YEARS BEYOND WILL BE AWFUL IF YOU DON'T HEED MY WARNING you should draw more, write more, or make more games. If you don't, consider picking up a craft!

12/31/1829 — b. Lucretia Crocker, American science+math professor, groundbreaking sci educator, champion of wmn's edu. Founder,Wmn’s Edu Assn of Boston(1872); board supervisor,Boston Sch Comm('76); member, Am Assn for the Advancement of Sci('80) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky #HistSci #MathSky

12/30/1858 — b. Rachel Foster Avery, American suffrage leader. Confidante + secretary to Susan B. Anthony. Secretary, Intl Woman Suffrage Alliance, Berlin (1904-09); helped merge NWSA + AWSA into the Natl Am Woman Suff Assn; first VP of NAWSA (1907) #womenshistory #PolSky #womensrights #votingrights

I'm with Calvin

Annie Alexander was born #OTD in 1867. A pioneering amateur naturalist & paleontologist whose wealth and passion for science fueled her founding & financing two world-class scientific museums at UC Berkeley: Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (1908) & UC Museum of Paleontology (1921). #WomenInSTEM (1/2)

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It is mandatory that you wish Flossie a happy thirtieth birthday youtu.be/4ge-ym-JpHU?...

in 2026 we are NOT hustling, we are NOT grinding, we are doing just enough Job to have money for Video Game

Walmart owners are worth $430 billion and 91% of their workforce makes $20 or less an hour.

Grateful for my city’s firefighters tonight . www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...

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Russia just bombed the main highway leading into Kharkiv - heavy traffic with families returning home after Christmas - cars are burning with people in them. And we discuss signing something with them?

Dr. Nancy Roman 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 NASA's space #astronomy program. NASA's first Chief of Astronomy, she established the program from scratch, bringing together scientists/engineers to realize the potential of orbiting telescopes & influencing decades of #astrophysics. She died #OTD in 2018. #WomenInSTEM

You guys. I have discovered the highest and best use of AI. youtu.be/Nm9codc_zwk?...

Organic chemist Anna Jane Harrison was born #OTD in 1912. She was the first female president of the American Chemical Society. A professor of #chemistry at Mount Holyoke College for nearly 40 years, she was active nationally and internationally as a supporter of #WomenInScience. #WomenInSTEM 🧪

I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.

Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.

Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.

Something special is happening here in Maine. We are building a working-class movement of people who are ready to fight for big things and stand up to the oligarchy and the fascists and the billionaires who are trying to destroy our democracy.

One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.

Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year

AP: “At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department’s public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Donald Trump — less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government and no notice to the public.”

Good morning

I guess maybe there are other people in the world who love both early music and musicals? youtu.be/i3jHv0GZB9U?...

This is metal

Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison. Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.

Before the current resident, we used to have debates sometimes about who the worst president was. Now there is no longer a shred of doubt.

Wil Wheaton on Rob Reiner. Maybe grab a Kleenex first.

Dr. Leila Denmark co-developed the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine. World's oldest practicing pediatrician until she retired at age 103 (after 73 yrs). At the time of her death at age 114 & 60 days, she was the 5th-oldest validated living person in the world & 3rd-oldest in the US. #WomenInSTEM

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