I'm not a scientist, but I work for a university, and I benefit as a citizen from all the great work scientists do. I submitted a public comment; it just took a few minutes. You can too!

As the hippies used to say, War is not healthy for children and other living things.

Need to watch this!

GREG IP: “.. Adjusted for inflation, hourly wages are up 3% since the end of 2019 while profits are up 50%. That, in a nutshell, explains the chasm between an ebullient stock market and anxious public.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...

"n America, little remains of what used to be called the public commons. . . .Virtually everything in America has become a commodity—even middle-school hockey." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Renato was a lovely author to work with.

BREAKING: Ethics complaint just filed against Pam Bondi — & it's damning She ran DOJ like a weapon — & now 100+ scholars, retired judges & retired FL Supreme Court Chief Justice Peggy Quince — joined by @democracydefendersfund.org @ldadorg.bsky.social & LFRL — are holding her accountable -TN

I hate this too. I loved books like Nancy Drew and the Bobbsey Twins when I was a kid, and the historical specificity was part of why they were so appealing. I learned a lot!

I'm not usually a fan of neologisms, but ... CATNOMICS! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

“Most transparent administration in American history”

As if people in cities are not underrepresented enough, state legislatures in places like NC pass laws prohibiting us from governing themselves.

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One reason I hate death penalty cases is that capital punishment is incredibly stupid and irrational. It's cruel, expensive, and serves no deterrent effect. It's rarely imposed, except against a tiny minority of unlucky defendants—and in those cases, racism almost always plays a role. Just end it.

Gerrymandered Republicans in the #ncga already hate cities and won't fund our schools. Now they want to take away our ability to raise taxes locally to make up for it. Meanwhile Durham Public Schools buildings are unable to keep up with existing weather, forget climate change. #ncpol

I’m voting no on Republicans’ bill requiring any public school that receives certain federal funds to forcibly out transgender students to their guardians.

People. Get rid of Amazon Prime. This guy is a supervillain.

This is so terrible for historians.

So many great new books out! Kathi Weeks's "Abolition Archives, Feminist Futures" Daphne Brooks's "Blackstar Rising & the Purple Reign" Sarah Sharma's "Insufferable Tools: Feminism Against Big Tech" Leigh Raiford's "When Home Is a Photograph" Isabelle Held's Atomic Bombshells" and more...

Over 300 detainees at Delaney Hall signed an S.O.S. letter about the horrid conditions they are facing: rotten food, lack of medical attention, and so much more. Yesterday we went to inspect Delaney and that letter is correct. The solution is closing Delaney and abolishing ICE.

This is fascinating. The real Italian food tradition, before & during WWII, was "trying not to starve."

My home, NC's 4th Congressional district, was district most impacted by the incredibly stupid and farsighted DOGE cuts last year. These are my neighbors.

We kind of knew this from the history of the rise of Nazism: those drawn to it were generally failures, and recruited for their vulnerability to venality and corruption. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/w...

Cartoon by Nick Anderson. (Follow him on Substack: https://nickanderson.substack.com/)

There's a major civil rights protest taking place in Selma, Alabama, right now in response to the SCOTUS decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act and the ongoing attack on Black Americans’ political power (video: defiancedispatch/IG)

There is a statue of author Alex Haley in East Knoxville, TN. Knox County just removed Roots from all school libraries.

Useful info (for authors and readers!) about identifying email scams impersonating authors: authorsguild.org/bulletin/ris...

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I am not worried software is suddenly going to decide it wants power over humanity. I am worried about what people who already have power over humanity can do with that software.

Democrats should ensure that voters hear this so much it haunts their dreams this fall.

Child protective services ripped a 14-year-old from her home to stop her from leaving the state for an abortion. They also threatened her mother with murder charges and the removal of her other child if they crossed state lines for care. So please don't tell me Republicans aren't banning travel.

Robot overlords aren't going to use AI to enslave us, human billionaires are going to use it to tighten their control over their workers and keep everyone from dissenting. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I often say that the fight for democracy is the fight of our generation. But let me be clear, if you aren’t fighting for Black voting rights right now then you aren’t really fighting for democracy.

Motherhood thrives when families have access to the care they need. 🌼🌸 #MothersDay

So, SCOTUS says Red states can ignore the will of the people and gerrymander their districts 9-0 in favor of MAGA But VA Supreme Court says Blue states cannot put the vote to the will of the people and follow through on the people's will to redistrict. Beyond Absurd. 2/2

More than anything, Republicans want Democrats to start to believe that it's hopeless so they won't bother to turn out. But the truth is that even the Virginia decision is not enough to prevent Democrats from taking the House if we have a wave election. But we have to have a wave election.

We've reached the point where one party has so obliterated the rule of law that everyone else continuing to abide by it will only hasten the end of our democracy. That's a recipe for chaos and violence. It's terrifying, and I don't know what we do about it.

This is a big setback for fair House maps. VA Dems targeted 4 Rs in response to GOP gerrymanders—now they can only flip 2 seats on old map. The GOP has targeted 14 Ds—9 were VRA-protected, Black or Latino, or both. GOP will likely target more after SCOTUS nuked the VRA. Ds have targeted just 5 Rs

Join us in wishing a massive happy 100th birthday to the man who has inspired millions of people around the world to care about nature and look after our planet - the incredible Sir David Attenborough! 🎉

Unearthed reports reveal that RFK Jr. fired every full-time CDC cruise ship sanitation inspector ahead of the Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...

I actually liked it when I thought the President was smarter than I am. I WANT my leaders to be smart and informed.

This was a hard story to report. Newborns who don’t get a vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop a condition where they bleed uncontrollably. But more and more families are declining the shot. And babies are dying. www.propublica.org/article/more...

A message from Mary, a 72-year-old Amazon worker from North Carolina projected onto Jeff Bezos’s $120 million penthouse before tonight’s #MetGala, chaired by Bezos.

Pro tip: if you want a job in publishing, “I love editing” is probably less likely to impress than “I’m killer at finding the right BISAC code”

North Carolina farmers say the rising prices of diesel, fertilizer, packaging material, and more have put them in a bind. They've absorbed as much of the hit as they can without going out of business, but now costs will need to be passed on to customers. #ncpol #farmersmarket #nc

To be clear as day, this is, of course, absolutely intentional. It has happened with every Republican president of my lifetime (with the notable exception of HW Bush). It's what the GOP does. www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-...

Always nice to know the person on the other side of our pitches is kind and thoughtful.

A Democratic president with simple majorities in Congress could enact proportional representation for the House—no amendments required. 50%+1 could end the filibuster, expand SCOTUS, expand the House, and enact PR by state. And add new states like D.C. to rebalance the Senate while they’re at it

He's worse than Roger Taney now. He's the worst Chief Justice in history, I'd say.

This is at least the second trial where a large number of jurors personally disliked Musk this much — earlier this year the Twitter investor suit ran into the same issue