Until a few minutes ago I had some almost-ripe figs. Happy Shavuot, little muncher!

A “self-coup” is when a leader who gained power through legal means overturns the rule of law to seize dictatorial power. It’s what Ferdinand Marcos did in the Philippines. It’s what Bolsonaro tried to do in Brazil. It’s what Trump is doing now in the U.S.

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from today's post. on the left, an officer at Auschwitz. on the left, ICE Barbie at Alligator Auschwitz. please read the whole thing, thanks! link is here: bit.ly/4knDZXX

Our analysis, which shows that more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage after Texas banned abortion, adds to a growing body of reporting revealing that maternal outcomes have gotten worse under bans.

In case you missed it, we had two important stories come out Monday. EPA workers have joined NIH workers in rebellion against their leadership, releasing their own declaration similar to the original Bethesda Declaration. Also, the NIH fellows union endorsed the Bethesda Declaration.

Finally a corporation is reacting to what’s happening here. Don’t be surprised that it’s not a car company or a shampoo brand. They’re all still pretending that life is normal. It’s a bookstore. Barnes and Noble fills their store display windows with Orwell’s 1984 and Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale.

This is not the time to be walking on eggshells. We’re walking through ruins now, the deliberate desolation of the temple of our ancestors: self government, sovereignty of the Law, generosity to the poor, welcome to the stranger, and justice without mercy to the tyrant.

“The operation will go down in the anals of history”

Hey MAGA, He didn’t lower grocery prices He’s not deporting just criminals He pardoned hundreds of criminals back onto our streets He didn’t end the war in Ukraine You didn’t get a $5,000 check from DOGE He’s started a new war with Iran It seems that you’re the ones who got owned

Tribal college leaders said they were stunned by the Trump administration's proposed cuts to their already insufficient funding and had more questions than answers. “It’s a dagger, and I don’t know how we can survive these types of cuts,” one college president said.

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This week, the Supreme Court is set to issue opinions in the 10 remaining cases it heard this term, including: ⚖️Birthright Citizenship/Nationwide Injunctions. ⚖️Louisiana Redistricting. I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 to keep you informed. Sign-up now for free. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

eat your greens or else

It's not often i manage to capture more than one Kingfisher in the same photo, so here's my #StunDay capture for this lovely warm Sunday morning with 2 of them on the same reed at Rodley Nature Reserve. #birds #wildlife #EastCoastKin #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social #naturephotography #birdphotography

With regard to focus and prioritizing at this moment in history: I'm pretty sure that nothing any of us could post in a thread on Bluesky dot com tonight is going to affect global geopolitics. And it's OK to keep posting about many things. Also here's a picture of a mama hen, chicks, and a rooster.

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and what jesus are you specifically talking about?

We still have no idea who the ICE agents are. They could be insurrectionists, extremist militiamen or criminals themselves, chasing law-abiding citizens down the street for recording their kidnappings. The odds they aren't are low. Congress must raise hell about this. A masked gang runs our country.

The U.S. Senate is currently considering a budget reconciliation bill that quietly includes language that could devastate our public lands. It would: - Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale - Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land

Cookie decided it's too warm to maintain solid form and he has now transformed onto a liquid 🫠

Happy Summer Solstice 2025 from Vietnam Photo credit of my sister

Masked ICE agents spotted swapping out license plates this morning in Bell Gardens, CA

61 years ago today, the Klan murdered three civil rights workers in Mississippi. One of them was a childhood friend. I'd like to share what he meant to me. https://youtu.be/u-kv3wdqqNo?si=Zc3Uh-CJOcODt-RW

Homemade boat, Padre Island National Seashore. The name of the boat, "Adelante," means "Onward!"

If you make less than $100,000 a year, guess how much you can expect to save under the GOP's budget bill? $14 a week.

Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government. No one has heard from you in 97 days. As vigil, I’m posting a photo (or video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

RFK Jr. was spotted leaving a tanning salon at midday. MAHA

Says the lazy slob who golfed on 428 days, nearly one in three days of the 1,461 days of his first presidency.

Sure sounds like The Draft Dodger named a warplane after himself without telling the military, then lied about it to America. Shades of his secret, then lied-about comments on the military itself—which confirmed that he has nothing but contempt for it and everyone in it.

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How awesome is this!!!

Not feeding into the Bluesky debate but I would love to see more academics sharing papers on here. Revive the ‘ol “here’s a thread about this paper” thing. I think it’s good for the information ecosystem.

Calm down…

A win! Federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to bar international students from enrolling at Harvard. The preliminary injunction, issued by a Boston court, allows roughly 7,000 Harvard students and recent graduates to continue studying and working legally in the U.S.

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Texas Judge Throws Out Biden Rule Protecting Medical Privacy on Abortion.

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