Exclusive: The National Science Foundation is trimming this year’s budgets for hundreds of its traditional basic science programs by roughly 20% to 30%, even though its overall budget is down just 3%. https://scim.ag/4xY2KCm

Our first yard sign!

Prices are rising faster than paychecks.⁣ ⁣ Average wages haven't kept pace with inflation, which means the purchasing power of the typical paycheck is falling.⁣ ⁣ I explain what's driving it: https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/war-rages-on-prices-keep-rising-and

Going over a list of donors so we can send out thank-you cards, I discovered that Don Henley of the Eagles was VERY generous to us. If I had a nickel for every Grammy nominee who donated to us, I'd have two nickels. Which is AMAZING. Take it to the limit one more time.

Trump voter on C-Span criticizes him on economy and Social Security: “Everything that I thought he stood for and the people, he has backed his family and his pocketbook ahead of us”

June kicks us off with plenty of events to attend to across the state, plus many more throughout the summer! Make sure to reach out to your county party for more detailed information for each event. County Party information here: kansasdems.org/counties #DemocratsUnited

Get yourself a co-worker that stand up like Scott Pelley did here for Sharyn Alfonsi , Cecelia Vega, Tanya Simon and Draggan Mihailovich, etc.

On Memorial Day, we remember and honor the fallen heroes who sacrificed for our country. 🇺🇸

congrats to jared polis for getting played like a chump

Maybe I'm just not thinking hard enough, but I literally can't think of a single thing that's ever been done by any American politician that's more corrupt than this.

Miller Lite stat o’ the day $24 billion The amount China spent on US agricultural product purchases in 2024.

Trump: "Americans' financial situation -- I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing. We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's all."

I am a negotiation expert, and this is exactly right.

These two things are completely unrelated, so don’t even think of trying to make a connection between them

Today is his birthday but every day he marches on. I may have done some tributes over the years.

Two signatures of the Trump administration: doing a bad job and lying about it.

Hey Tracey, a lot of folks know who you are now. But you're not becoming famous. You're becoming infamous. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUny...

Not a bad showing by all the candidates I endorsed. The political winds are certainly changing direction.

It's Day 124 of Project No Cap Beginning today, I'm taking a different approach. I'll still be writing my Congressman, Tracey Mann, every day. But instead of trying to change his mind about Uncapping the House, I'll bring up a different reform to see how long it takes for him to respond.

We fought. We won. Others can too. www.mediamatters.org/angelo-carus...

These are absolutely hideous numbers for Trump in the latest ABC/WaPo/Ipsos polling. His approval is miles underwater on inflation, the cost of living, Iran, the economy, taxes, even immigration.

The Trump administration rejected all four women farmers chosen by their peers to represent them in an industry group called the United Soybean Board earlier this year, a rare intervention by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that three of the women suspected was because of their gender.

Breaking news: The Trump administration’s move to drop the long-standing recommendation for newborn hepatitis B vaccination within 24 hours of birth will likely lead to additional infections and millions in added health care costs, new studies show.

OMG @dnetolitzky.bsky.social is actually On Here and still talking about pseudolaw and other cool stuff! And so is the author, @colinmcroberts.bsky.social who's running for Congress like a badass!

Day 104 of #projectnocap It was great to see Colin McRoberts again tonight. In case y'all forgot, he has added Uncapping the House to his platform, and so I have endorsed him.

The storm tonight was awe-inspiring. And the head of FEMA sometimes regains consciousness in Waffle Houses and believes that it's because mysterious powers are teleporting him there. That inspires a kind of awe, too. Here's hoping no one needs FEMA until we clean up government.

You think the Pope is weak on crime? You should see what Jesus did for a thief.

THIS is what democracy looks like. Rural Kansans gathering together to hear from candidates and build NEW progressive networks in the western part of the state. @colinmcroberts.bsky.social

OMG HOLY CRAP ARE YOU TELLING ME TARIFFS MADE THINGS MORE EXPENSIVE IT'S ALMOST AS IF WE SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO ECONOMISTS OH WELL

BREAKING: Following the American threat of an “Avignon Papacy,” Robert Kennedy has begun a Diet of Worms

ANNOUNCEMENT: Join the Kansas Democratic Party as we kick the 2026 cycle into high gear with an evening featuring Pete Buttigieg! For more information visit: kansasdems.org/pete

No earth scientists, no astronomers, no one with expertise in biotechnology or medicine, no climate scientists, no materials scientists, no field biologists, no ocean scientists, no atmospheric scientists, no biochemists, no developmental biologists, no evolutionary biologists.

(Governor Carlin endorsed Colin, which is really cool. He’s a lovely person).

Our son Ox came too. He and John Carlin, the 40th governor of Kansas, agreed that there should be no kings except Godzilla.

Between the last #Nokings rally and this one, @colinmcroberts.bsky.social became a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. Today he was a featured speaker at the rally in Manhattan. Ad astra per aspera! #stepup

SCHLAPP: Who wants to see impeachment hearings? CPAC CROWD: *cheers* SCHLAPP: No. That was the wrong answer.

Trump: "We love the American farmer. I just gave you $12 billion. I don't know if you know that or not. You make enough money, it doesn't matter to you, right?"

I am SO grateful to my hardworking colleagues for creating this agreement. I know what it took. Proud to be a #Jayhawk, proud to be #UnionStrong. Ad astra!

Special shoutout to @colinmcroberts.bsky.social who worked on the bargaining team.The amount of work they put into this was almost beyond belief.

I wonder what it would be like to have a government that functioned.

On the @pdamerica.bsky.social Kansas Chapter listening to Colin McRoberts colinforkansas.com running for the Kansas First District. #PDAKansas #Kansas #KSgov

Here's how you know the war in Iran is going super well--gas prices are barely higher than they were twenty minutes ago. And fertilizer shipments will resume any day now. Just in time for farmers to pour it over the crop as they're harvesting it.

I'm doing a tour of Chambers of Commerce in my big red district as I run to replace my lazy red congressman. No local chamber is going to get political, especially not to get crosswise with an incumbent congressman. Their job is to work with whoever the rep is. BUT and it's a big but...

I'm more comfortable with a lazy old nag than any animal you'd call "elite." But horses are important to my family. Godspeed these hairy Lamborghinis.

Apropos of everything, if you want to do something tangible that I promise REALLY makes a difference, throw some quarters at @colinmcroberts.bsky.social ‘s campaign to unseat a MAGA bootlicker in the heat of ruby-red Kansas. colinforkansas.com

The president didn't bother to make the case for war in a marathon State of the Union address and then he fucked off to his sweaty gilded country club so he could literally phone in an unconstitutional war. Every single Democrat needs to be screaming about this at full volume.

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White House stalls release of approved US science budgets: The administration has not yet released funding Congress allocated to multiple research agencies, so they cannot provide it to funded entities/people - including NIH and NASA. www.nature.com/articles/d41...