On learning this morning that Lindsey Graham has died, I thought of this song. Fitting "tribute" youtu.be/CIVK1ZFobI0?...

The U.S. Army has been forced to take down websites that have been compromised by hackers into displaying anti-Trump messages and pro-Kurdish slogans, according to The Daily Beast.

Words to ponder:

What led to the United States coming into existence: This declaration is definitely worth reading.

Here’s Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately. Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it. gizmodo.com/heres-why-we...

As my mother would say - he has gotten way too big for his britches.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... 🎯🎯🎯

Why are AI companies worrying about consciousness? And should they? Great piece in @washingtonpost.com by @nitasha.bsky.social - in which I offer a few skeptical words www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... (for more, see my TED talk www.ted.com/talks/anil_s...)

youtu.be/ELKzmZK5Dec?... Thursday tune:

It's probably time European journalists wrapped their heads around Heat Index (temp + relative humidity). In high humidity, sweating is less efficient, making heat worse, e.g.: Experiencing 35°C in London UK (70% RH) is more dangerous than 50°C in Phoenix Arizona (15% RH)

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Happy Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere.

This is BIG. After spending over $1 BILLION on the purchase of multiple commercial warehouses that ICE planned to convert into the largest jails/prisons in the nation, ICE is now largely abandoning the idea and will aim to sell off multiple warehouses at a loss.

Isn't it past time for DT to be evaluated for:

youtu.be/u3oK7w8Mw3I?... 👏😸

Your reminder that fairy tales are full of stepmothers because women once routinely died in childbirth, from postpartum sepsis, or from other infectious diseases and left behind housefuls of motherless children. Stable nuclear families are made possible by vaccines, antibiotics, and safe abortions.

This regime is hard at work perverting the Constitution.

I am someone who is very worried about what our world will be like without "science" .

substack.com/@snyder/note... @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social talking about science and autocrats aka strongmen.

Something to ponder as a new week begins: "In the current state of things, increasing our power is like putting machine guns in the hands of toddlers." -Iain McGilchrist

As my mother would say: Cutting off your nose to spite your face...

And because he loves superlatives, he can also be considered to be the King of Crass.

share.google/ubQSevKcPPSe... As so many of us wait for the tarps to come down at the Kennedy Center:

I’ll always love the kindness we are capable of

Strong arm tactics by Trump continue.

Yes. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

youtu.be/_1T2KEE85JU?... Connecting the dots:

youtu.be/53U-9uxfXY0?... Sunday song:

ALERT: 11th-hour legal challenge asks court to HALT the UFC fight at White House, arguing event is "deeply corrupt" Page 15 of the suit includes language I've never seen in a lawsuit open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...

If there was any doubt before, there can be none after this week: The Supreme Court is going to give states free rein to discriminate against minority voters — even in some of the most egregious cases. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we are reminded that climate change is not only happening around us, but ‘the plague-clouds are within us, too.’ This essay from the archive explores how environmental harm can shape our brains

The Senate passed a $70 billion reconciliation package to provide additional funding for Trump’s brutal crackdown on immigrant communities across the country. $38.5 billion is allocated for ICE to expand its detention and removal efforts with no reforms included at all.

Yesterday, ICE announced plans to reopen a detention facility that has been closed since 2010. The Prairie Detention Facility is owned by private prison company CoreCivic. At capacity, the facility will hold 1,600 male and female detainees.

Isn't this the case:

Trump's continual temper tantrums ...

open.substack.com/pub/jimstewa... Is this what we will be dealing with?

Police pushed out a couple of the attendees at a diabetes scientific meeting. The crime: Passing out printouts of a recent publication calling out the administration for destroying our research infrastructure. The right to free speech was infringed upon. Censorship is real. We have to stand up.

D-Day Campaign: My father landed on Utah Beach.

open.substack.com/pub/sarahken... @sarahkendzior.bsky.social has been sending out warnings for years. This essay was written in 2024. I think it is a sad reflection on us in the US that more of us did not pay attention.

youtu.be/x5Ow3XWx-pM?... Thursday tune:

1. Don't believe the headlines. Trump's $1.776 billion slush fund is not "dead." The Trump administration wants to the public to believe it's dead. But their ACTIONS tell a very different story.

And since not nearly enough of you read this piece last time, I'm sharing it again today. There are hundreds of thousands of people holding their breath. Waiting to see if their entire lives are about to be destroyed by SCOTUS. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...