"Twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom!"

"Ladies, ladies, ladies! You don't want to sit in front of a computer all day, do you? Like, typing things? Looking at stuff and thinking and whatnot? Hey! Just thought of this - just spit-balling here - but maybe you should try making lots of babies instead! That sounds fun, right?"

My radical gender ideology is that girls rule and boys drool.

"You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous of which is, 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia,' but only slightly less well-known is this: 'Never go in against a Librarian when citations are on the line!'"

“This settlement represents a win for nurses, science, and patients,” said WSNA president @justin-gill.bsky.social. “When clinicians, researchers, and advocates join together in pushing back against harmful policies by the administration, we can make a meaningful impact for our patients.”

Whoa it’s Amazon Prime Day! Yeah I’m into PRIME. P - Purchasing R - Right from I - Indie bookstores who M - Make our communities E - Even better places to live Shop indie, shop local.

THE ONLY COVID BOOSTER I NEED IS PATRIOTISM 👊🇺🇸🔥

“If you haven’t been poor, don’t legislate for the poor.” - Rep Lateefah Simon, CA-12

When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles. Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.

Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"

Sammelthread der "Hands Off" Proteste in den USA. Gerne ergänzen... Louisville, Kentucky

If our democracy dies, this is its epitaph

I needed to hear this. Maybe you do too. “Fear has a way of being contagious… courage is also contagious.” — Kamala Harris Man, I miss her.

This is payback for And Tango Makes Three.

At least he's wearing a suit.

Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one

"Gertrude added you to Elsinore PC small group."

I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.

ONE PERSON is responsible for a huge # of book challenges in SC. ONE PERSON is responsible for 40% of book challenges in FL. (His name is Bruce.) A single voice absolutely makes a difference. Use yours and raise it for good. For god's sake, are you going to let fucking Bruce run the show?!

New research shows that AI chatbots often fail to admit when they couldn't answer a question accurately, instead providing incorrect or speculative responses. Premium chatbots were even more prone to confidently giving wrong answers compared to their free versions. www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...

We aren’t doing this. Nope. Because if we do, this is the only thing that could actually kill literature. And if you don’t understand how praising the giant water-guzzling plagiarism machine destroys the fabric and credibility of our craft, your opinion means nothing

"Egg prices go up and down; authoritarianism can be forever."

Opinion | Liberals say Trump has ushered in an era of chaos. If that's true, then why do we no longer hear reports of immigrants eating pets or school nurses performing sex change operations?

These people have been charged with second-degree murder: Precious Arzuaga, 38, of Canandaigua Kyle Sage, 33, of Rochester Jennifer Quijano, 30, of Geneva Patrick Goodwin, 30, of Canandaigua Emily Motyka, 19, of Lima

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone Call it a Day Of Transparency

Costco, which has come out saying it supports DEI, will make no changes to its existing programs, AND pays workers a minimum of $30/hour, is up 15% YTD. Target, which announced it is ending all DEI programs and has a minimum wage of $15-$24/hour, is down over 4%. Keep voting with your wallet.

‘Corporate and educational leaders must not put on a demure face and stay silent while civil society is undermined by the diktat of executive orders. We must not sacrifice academic freedom and a healthy civil society for the short-term gains of anticipatory compliance.’

Crockett: “I’m tired of the white tears. If you’re competent you’re not concerned. When you compare me to Greene/Boebert there’s no comparison… The only ppl crying are mediocre white boys beaten out by people that had to work much harder.” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFp8K0M...

Just Updated with a new lawsuit involving scrubbing of cdc data

We just published a 3,000 word feature on Elon Musk's incursion into the federal government. Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

Traditional print and cable media has submitted completely and utterly to Trump. Some of the best coverage of the admin so far has been from @wired.com @propublica.org @newrepublic.com @rollingstone.com @teenvogue.com and from freelancers like @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social

Think Tank Called ‘The Himmler Institute’ Assures Nation This All Legal theonion.com/think-t...

MESOTHELIOMA IS BACK, BABY!

Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass.: "Foreign assistance is about 1% of our entire federal budget. And maybe before coming after USAID, Republicans should look at all the billions and billions of dollars in tax breaks and subsidies that they give to oligarchs like Elon Musk."

Damn good question...

I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.

Thank you!! cc #medlibs #publichealth

The real story after the tariffs are imposed is to watch who Trump gives waivers to, and what they did to get them.

Since the CDC can't *talk* to WHO, you can sign up for their newsletters and health emergency highlights. ⚠️🚨 ➡️ www.who.int/news-room/ne...

I'm keeping a running list of disappearing federal data in the 🧵 below. If there are others I missed let me know. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal username crampell.13

We don’t have to pretend to be interested in super bowl commercials. “Two actors reunite for mayonnaise commercial” does not need to be treated like an event. We can be free.

NEW: Here is the federal workforce and severance email sent to 2 million workers in its entirety. This is frightening. www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-federa...

Hello out there scientists. If you're having meetings or grants or anything else impacted by freeze of NSF meetings, please feel free to reach out to me to share your story. Signal: thealexknapp.79 Email: [email protected]

If you're a researcher impacted by the NIH/CDC/FDA travel and communication pause and are open to chatting about your experience, big or small, please reach out to me at [email protected] or DM for Signal

We are in real time chaos now. My partner runs a research lab at Mayo Clinic funded primarily via the NIH, He’s #5 in the world in aging research & expertise & on multiple review boards ensuring funds go to crucial research. #NIH #NCI We are both in tears @mayocliniccancer.bsky.social

I hear there are stories coming, but putting the brakes on our country’s world-leading medical research system feels like a five alarm fire and I don’t see a newspaper that even has it on the front page yet

Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.

ProPublica is interested in covering these developments and will keep communications private and secure. You can reach out to www.propublica.org/people/annie...