One-third of the energy now generated in Texas is from renewables like wind and solar. Without this clean energy, the grid in Texas would have failed multiple times and many people would have died. This is something Gov. Abbott and the GOP refuse to tell the public.

Over 700,000 TPS recipients lose legal status by the end of 2025, including 550,000 who are legally working. TPS recipients contribute over $36B in annual GDP. Withdrawing their work authorization could add to labor shortages in construction, cleaning, and hospitality, especially in FL, TX, NY

happy bday French philosopher/writer Voltaire, b.1694. “‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.” “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” “Love truth, but pardon error.”

This is another lie. Trump & Republicans find every conceivable way to plunder funds and redirect them to things they weren’t appropriated for, but money specifically set aside to feed people in a shutdown situation are now untouchable. DIDN’T JESUS SPEAK ABOUT THIS SUBJECT. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

While the top 1% control $54 TRILLION (not a typo)

> "a September contingency plan, since deleted from the USDA’s website...said Congress intended 'that SNAP’s operations should continue' and that contingency funds 'are also available to fund participant benefits in the event that a lapse occurs [mid-fiscal year]'" www.huffpost.com/entry/govern...

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

Time is of the essence to for both parties to negotiate healthcare subsidies now. The signup period begins Nov 1. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

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Another words- trumped-up charges. Just to concoct a narrative. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/u...

Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.

People who watched "The Handmaid's Tale" and were like "Yeah!"

Contemplating adding “orophile” to my bio. Thanks to @TravelCrestedButte Instagram

Let’s spread some positive vibes today… Turn up the sound, and fill your heart with the goodness that comes from the innocence of little ones and dogs ❤️ jaymarino113

“With climate change, which we don’t talk about in Texas, most of our floodplain maps are obsolete. They’re out of date. The rainfall amounts are not nearly large enough to predict the type of floods we’re going to have. So whatever [Texans] think it is, it’s worse than they think.”

My wife became a citizen in 2006. I’ve repeatedly said that attending her (and 100+ others) naturalization ceremony on a random fall day in Syracuse is the most I’ve loved America. It’s America at its best; the very embodiment of our values. This is a clear threat to us all.

"It would be a catastrophically unwise decision for humanity to abandon a key step in training young brains simply because they can now clack a few keys and produce something that sounds intelligent even as they never become intelligent" - @brianklaas.bsky.social www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-death-...

“… includes much of the national forests that surround Grand Teton National Park: the Bridger-Teton National Forest on the east side of Jackson Hole and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, which directly borders the western side of the Tetons.” 😡

“I have found that it is the small everyday deed of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.” ~J. R. R. Tolkien

"True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom & equality not only for Americans but for all people on earth, universal brotherhood & good will, & a constant and earnest striving toward the principles and ideals on which this country was founded." Eleanor Roosevelt

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways: First, there is your executive order saying that it’s illegal not to.” www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/poe...

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happy bday marine biologist/writer Rachel Carson, b.1907, Springdale, PA, best known for Silent Spring. “The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” “In nature nothing exists alone.”

It’s hard to put into words just how comprehensively this bill is going to hurt public colleges and universities in Texas—especially UT.

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On this day in 1856 the anti-slavery town of Lawrence, KS is burned and destroyed by white supremacists. These racists "halted production of the Free-State newspapers the Kansas Free State and the Herald of Freedom, destroying the presses and offices."

“ The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history” - George Orwell www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...

I just created a quick map depicting which portions of the United States are now (as of today) or will imminently be (by early June) without 24/7 local National Weather Service coverage (per Washington Post reporting). #CAwx #CAfire #CAwater #ORwx #AKwx #WYwx #KSwx

As the TX House prepares to vote on HB 2486 this weekend (which I've called the Bill Waybourn Protection Act), making misconduct records about Texas cops and jailers secret, news comes of a Bexar County jailer that shows what they want to sweep under the rug. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

Maybe worth a listen 😳https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/05/06/paul-tudor-jones-ai-poses-an-imminent-threat-to-humanity-in-our-lifetime.html

This technology is basically an endless rabbit hole of confirmation bias. The drug is YOU, and it's entirely possible to overdose on yourself. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s department. www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...

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This is disturbing, devastating, heartbreaking. Women are half of the population yet don't have the research to make informed health decisions. Those of us who are women’s health warriors need to dig in, channel our righteous anger, and ensure women’s health research isn’t obliterated.

Love this from @hodakotb Instagram

whole fucking world has to manage the Crybully-in-chief's moods or else, says Treasury Secretary

Today is NATIONAL LET'S LAUGH DAY! Let us all find something to laugh with today, whether it is at ourselves in our own ridiculousness or Idiosyncrasies, or laughing with others as we enjoy moments along our day. Sometimes laughter is the only thing that can heal us.

This is go to prison forever malfeasance. A guy who is currently a SpaceX employee also serves as an FAA official who cancels a big contract to award instead no-bid to his own employer and starts installing hardware without statutorily required tests and assurances

Again this is just common sense.

NEW: Voice of America is in upheaval. Journalists are facing HR investigations for comments critical of Trump. One of VOA's highest-profile journalists was put on leave today after a Trump aide called him a traitor. And the White House bureau chief was reassigned. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b...

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” — Dalai Lama “Quote of the Day” from Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper newsletter

Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt. Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

#ACTUALNEWS Statement by the members of the European Council on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day “Never again is NOW.”

“Life doesn’t come to you. It comes from you.” If you need reprieve from the recent hellish news, today’s post from Chip Conley’s newsletter is especially uplifting. www.meawisdom.com/when-serendi...

I kept changing my mind which Carter cartoon i should go with. Here's all three.

Oskar brought a little extra holly jolly on his visit last week, along with Tessa, Rosie, Twix and Kenzie

We forget so easily. #GenerationalAmnesia theconversation.com/infectious-d...