Watch Breakthrough Women in Science and Medicine on PBS which features AMWA lifetime member Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, whose work in obesity continues to advance science-driven, compassionate treatment and expand access nationwide. bit.ly/46Anq7p

At some point you would think real journalists would check with the other country first before reporting that this regime had reached an agreement witn any country about anything.

Today's Cartoon- More of the same

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@abigailspanberger.com please veto the casino bill! Residents do not want it. Delegates representing Tyson’s opposed it. Fairfax County Board of Supervisors opposes it. Localities shouldn’t have something like this forced on them.

They killed 180 children and their teachers in a double-tap strike on a school. The girls were 7 to 12 years old.

#iran #US #trump #iranprotests #war

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My Latest is a Testament to the Enduring Power of Friendship. T-Shirts available at The Onion Store now. @theonion.com store.theonion.com/products/bff...

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“Nothing happened. There wasn’t even a whimper. The Trump administration just marched in and destroyed the crown jewel of climate science in the United States” - Robert Brulle fyi @marchudson.bsky.social @amywestervelt.bsky.social @grassrootbeer.bsky.social

Surprise! The Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post is against my 5% billionaire wealth tax. I wonder why? If enacted, Bezos would owe $12 billion in taxes, and an average family of 4 would receive a $12,000 direct payment. Poor Jeff would be left with just $224 billion to survive.

There are Many Items of Note in today’s Law Dork, including: - the substance of the show cause hearing in the trans prison care case, including Royce Lamberth quotes - a Royce Lamberth story - an after-court “emergency” filing that DOJ didn’t even mention at the hearing - several off-putting moments

A regional network is racing to save the Midwest’s native seeds

Arizona’s water is drying up. That’s not stopping the data center rush.

PEN America called 2025 ‘a year of catastrophe for higher education,’ but professors are fighting back against censorship. progressive.org/public-schoo...

Here's the @jacobinmag.bsky.social where he breaks down exactly how Trump's proposals work and how much states stand to lose: jacobin.com/2026/02/trum...

What we’re reading: “How to stop a dictator”by @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social ⬇️ https://www.vox.com/politics/479924/democracy-us-brazil-south-korea-poland-backsliding-resilience

Six years ago today I launched Democracy Docket. At the time, I had no idea if anyone would visit the site or read its content. Today, it is a thriving news platform with a staff of 22 and more than 400,000 subscribers. Thank you to everyone who supports its work. Happy Birthday DD!🎂

I'm biased, of course, but it's hard to imagine a nonprofit program having a more substantial impact on the news industry than @rcfp.org's Local Legal Initiative. This program has shown time and again that local investigative journalism can thrive when reporters have access to free legal support.

TODAY: The House is expected to vote on legislation aimed at stopping Trump’s war with Iran. The American people do not want another forever war in the Middle East. Urge your representative to support the War Powers Resolution to rein in Trump and prevent further military operations in Iran.

You can help build billionaire-free local news. Repost this -> I give $1 Follow @51st.news -> I give $1 Follow me -> I give $1 Donate -> I match your gift Let's fight misinformation, help good journalists to make a decent living, and stick a big ol' finger in Jeff Bezos' eye.

“Greg Nojeim, the director of CDT’s Project on Security and Surveillance, told Gizmodo that the DOD is purchasing commercially available information on Americans, and it’s all technically legal right now.”

Call them. #warpowers #Iran #nokings www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

And ICE is gearing up to do the same thing, a review of contract solicitations shows.

See our bottom line on the previous post: a contract does not indicate ICE is the one doing the buying. These could very well be routine sales to commercial buyers. We're keeping our eyes on deed releases and will update our BlueSky and warehouse tracker accordingly.

If DHS couldn't make soft-sided tents work from a health standpoint, then there is an actual 0% chance they will make unventilated, hastily retrofitted detention warehouses work.

Women aren’t waiting to be included. We’re organizing, bargaining, leading, and rewriting the rules in real time. From pay equity to workplace safety, women workers are demanding more and building power together to win it. 💪🏾💪🏽💪🏼  #WomensHistoryMonth

WATCH — @senpeterwelch walks through a no-bid $143,000,000 contract that went to @KristiNoem’s spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin’s husband’s company that had just been formed. She should be impeached for this outrageous scandal alone. Yet it’s barely a blip in this corrupt regime.

BREAKING: The Texas Secretary of State DID NOT UPDATE the precinct maps on their website last December. MY GOD @msnowreports.bsky.social

What Leslie jones said.

You're trapped in the last TV show you watched. Where are you? ("curse". my feeling exactly. but housemate loves it)

I made a bingo card

Camp East Montana in El Paso is currently under quarantine following a measles outbreak and cases of tuberculosis. My breaking story:

Shocking LOL '20 law enforcement agencies said they were allowing continuous access to their ALPR data by out-of-state agencies, and nine said they allowed continuous access to federal law enforcement agencies. And 33 agencies ... said they retained ALPR data for more than 21 days.' 🎁

As an alternative to our email-writing campaign, here is the Maryland Coalition to Stop the Camps’ Action Network page. You have until Thursday, March 5 to tell ICE that they are bypassing citizen input and environmental responsibility at the Williamsport warehouse!

Wicomico County Sheriff Michael Lewis on OAN: "Leaving us with no other choice but to welcome federal agents into our communities, start kicking in doors and amping up — what they do best. They have the lawful right to do it, they have the constitutional right to do it."

Multiple sources on Maryland's Eastern Shore report seeing CBP agents and vehicles on patrol between Easton and Salisbury — a largely agricultural stretch of the state. If confirmed, this would mark the first known instance of CBP joining immigration enforcement patrols in Maryland.

Worth mentioning to our contract watchers that Global X (a.k.a. Global Crossing) is primarily contracted by DoD/USTRANSCOM to operate its Civil Reserve Air Fleet. www.usaspending.gov/recipient/62...

One thing that bothers me (besides the obvious) re: the Williamsport, MD detention warehouse is that its size rivals that of others proposed to hold 8,500 people. To confirm, I asked ICE to provide a copy of its detention reengineering plan for the site. Instead, they sent me a bunch of mugshots.

MARYLAND — If you see ICE or CBP activity in your area, report it here. We're getting reports now of ICE staging in Timonium and Owings Mills, but it's more useful if the information is consolidated and accessible to all and not reliant on us passing it along!

Amused & intrigued by the behavior & communication of the mallards on the creek. This hen wont enter the tall grass while I'm watching, but bump up the vol. on the vid you'll hear her friend who's already there. Wait, & you'll see who else hears him. #waterfowl #birds #birding #nature

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

TODAY: We posted about MAGA Republican state Rep. Susan Lynn posting that her son just got called up and deployed after Trump & Bibi started this war with Iran. FLASHBACK — 2020: Susan posted thanking Trump for “not plunging my son and daughter-in-law into another war” 👇🏽

Raise your hand if you think we deserve a president that has a better response to American troops dying than “that’s the way it is.” 🙋‍♀️

New reports that ICE is moving around 100 vehicles from Minneapolis to Washington Co, MD are alarming. I’m pressing for answers & will continue to fight back against Trump’s lawless ICE & mass deportation operation in our communities. This is not what Marylanders want.

Tonight, in the tidewater, full moon, clouds & pines.

I learned basic triangle shawl construction from Cheryl Oberle's "Folk Shawls" & Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's "Knitting Rules." This rumpled old shawl was me seeing what I could do w/ that knowledge & a stitch dictionary. 🧶 #showmeyourknits #knitting #knitsky #lace