An excellent article from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social about a powerful ruling by U.S. District Judge William Young. This quote from Judge Young's ruling struck me in particular, that even if there is no legal consequence for illegal actions, we should not shy from calling them what they are.

THIS IS THE WAY. Everyone gets their knickers in a twist when I say we can’t sci-comm our way out of this mess…but maybe you’ll listen to the more eloquent and measured @edyong209.bsky.social! This isn’t happening because people don’t appreciate the brilliance of the double helix structure.

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Do NOT act like feds just got a bonus paid vacation. It is NOT relaxing! They have to be ready to return to work the morning after any agreement is reached. They don't know when they'll get paid again. They are political cannon fodder, with their life's work being being publicly derided.

This is a clear and concise explanation of what the government shutdown is about: Dems want to reverse Trump's barbaric Medicaid cuts, which will literally bankrupt and kill Americans, and Republicans want to protect tax cuts for their billionaire donors. This is not complicated.

If any other president in all of history said the military should use American cities as a training ground he would be removed from office that same day. The hardest thing to tolerate in all this is how relatively silent elected democrats are. It’s ridiculous.

We often get asked, "What can *I* do to help climate change on a personal level?" Here is a great resource, grounded in science, that tailors recommendations for *your* personal situation. Check it out! drawdown.org/news/project...

Even if you knew that Russ Vought was a bad dude with a very specific plan, and you knew the contents of that plan (which is a pretty high level of policy literacy), don't kid yourself that you knew exactly what was going to happen. *Vought* did not know that. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

This better be giant, all-caps type in headlines on every news outlet in the country for days. This is our government literally declaring war on it's own citizens. This isn't nuanced or ambiguous, he is saying it very clearly. But I have zero confidence in our national media to meet this moment.

It really does not get more explicit than Trump telling top active-duty military generals that they will need to participate in occupations of large cities run by his political opponents as part of his "war from within"

Trump & Hegseth are prepping the military for orders to fire on American citizens. The only question at this point is whether those orders would be followed at the command level.

Half of Trump's and Hegseth's entire speeches today are basically: "We're going to order you to open fire on Americans and you're going to obey."

There needs to be terms of impeachment filed today or Dems might as well pack it in. This is the most fundamental crime you can commit against this republic.

This should be a regime ending moment.

Imagine having the most powerful intelligence gathering apparatus in the world at your disposal and instead saying “No I think I’ll just go see what Steve Doocy thinks”

I cannot express how wild this quote is. This is a top tech analyst at a well-regarded firm saying that there is not enough capital to actually pay for all the stuff that NVIDIA and OpenAI has promised. It is so important that everybody realizes that *there is not enough money to do this*

Hey Farmers. You Voted for This.

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), top Democrat on Senate Commerce Cmte, is out with a Democratic staff report: "The Destruction of NASA's Mission: Whistleblowers Reveal OMB's Unconstitutional Plot to Gut the Agency." www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it? If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say? Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

🌟OPEN ACCESS🌟Scientists assess whether globally pretrained machine learning phase detection algorithms are, indeed, broadly transferable, in a new #BSSA paper. ⚒️ pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/bssa/art...

This is a lightning bolt in a storm. On Jupiter.

“We don’t lack climate solutions – we lack focus…. If you’re a policymaker, investor, or business leader, this is your go-to guide for effective action.” @globalecoguy.bsky.social @projectdrawdown.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...

it is the performance of authoritarianism because they do not have the capacity to maintain authoritarian control

"The Energy Department has added 'climate change,' 'green' and 'decarbonization' to its growing 'list of words to avoid' at its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy," At the Office of Energy, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

I feel very strongly that we must use the next three years to build a new opposition movement. I tried to lay out my reasons and what I think we need to do to make it happen. Please watch, comment, and share. youtu.be/_GUgnpAYMCc

ISS astronaut Jonny Kim just shared this snap of Humberto's eye today. You can actually see the seafoam taper off between the eyewall and the eye. Amazing stuff.

Every public university in California is now under political attack by the Trump administration. Its time for the regents and @uofcalifornia.bsky.social and @calstate.bsky.social leadership to get real. Fight back! Your faculty are fighting, why aren't you? www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

At the Broadview ICE facility, an ICE agent tried to run dozens of protesters over with an SUV as we walked on a public crosswalk. He kept driving for about a full football field until ICE barraged us with pepper balls.

EVERYTHING IS SO BRAIN NUMBINGLY ASININE

I actually think it's off base for the descriptor of these angry young white men who think violence is cool and/or funny to be "non-political." They are making rape jokes and saying racist things and wanting to sow chaos. That's literally the Alex Jones, Steve Bannon playbook.

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The federal government has censored the work of dozens of scientists, including work by my lab, on the impacts of climate change on Acadia National Park. Signs have been removed from Cadillac and Great Meadow. They’re also removing signs about the Wabanaki’s sacred connections to Cadillac.

Did Gov. Pritzker just quote Andor? I think Gov. Pritzker just quoted Andor.

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

The idea of not having Tylenol during pregnancy *and never giving it to children* is actually an entire nightmare. Fevers esp. in children are so dangerous, and we've gotten several generations removed so apparently have forgotten that fear. (Not if you've ever lain awake with a feverish infant)

Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion. Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.

TIL wildfire smoke is right up there with gun violence and car crashes as a cause of premature death. I think I’ll keep this handy for next time someone tries to minimize climate change as an issue. (Gift link) wapo.st/41ZNjv7

Elon got in bed with Trump. In exchange, Tesla got: -Unprecedented brand damage -Global sales tanking -End of carbon credits worth billions per year -End of EV buyer tax credit -And now...this What a great businessman he is. A real genius. #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall

Call your senators about this. No, Schiff and Padilla were never going to sign this resolution, but seven senators is more than I would’ve expected a year ago and that means pressure works. So call your senators, because it takes 3 minutes total and it’s more effective than posting about it.

Two babies have died of Whooping cough in Louisiana, a vaccine preventable disease. All pregnant patients and their families should be vaccinated to protect the newborn. This is Louisiana's worst Whooping cough (pertussis) outbreak in 30 years. buff.ly/pez25q3 #medsky #pedsky🛟😷

He’s cancelling comedians because of the Epstein files. He’s killing South American fisherman because of the Epstein files. He’s taking away freedom of speech because of the Epstein files. Those files must be radioactive.

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🧪 New National Academies report concludes that rising greenhouse gas levels imperil public health and the 2009 endangerment finding “has stood the test of time.” Game on. Gift link: Top Scientists Find Growing Evidence That Greenhouse Gases Are, in Fact, a Danger www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/c...

Virginia’s election will be the biggest test of our ability to out-organize MAGA at the ballot box since Trump retook office — and its consequences will be felt far beyond VA. There are so many ways you can plug into our organizing work, regardless of where you live: indivisible.org/virginia2025

No Kings on Oct 18 is going to be the largest peaceful protest in American history. The only way to protect our freedom of speech is to exercise our freedom of speech. Get to planning in your community asap. nokings.org

this is incredibly true and tracks with a basic dynamic we've seen all along: the people who were cowed into submission by Trump's win were elites. regular people have never given an inch

Get out there! It'll be a party

BBC News captures Doctor Who himself Sylvester McCoy at the Trump protest seemingly unaware of who they're interviewing.