Also, a thing that I mention sometimes but is often lost in all that’s going on: By RNS’ count, at least 55 religious organizations — including the leaders of entire Christian and Jewish denominations — have signed on to lawsuits against the Trump admin this year, mostly related to immigration.

It me! Thanks @billchilds.bsky.social for thinking of me - I love little puzzles!

‼️ ICYMI: Amazon Ring announced a partnership with the notorious surveillance tech company Flock, which was recently exposed for secretly sharing camera data w/ ICE & law enforcement investigating people who travel for abortion care.

Reporter's notebook: I actually began working on this story shortly after footage of the incident showed up last month. But by the time I finally got ahold of folks, the story grew: 2 *other* faith leaders I spoke with *also* reported being shot w/pepper balls while protesting this ICE facility.

1. As Chris notes, in addition to journalist plaintiffs in here, there's a religious plaintiff: Rev. David Black, a Presbyterian minister who was filmed being shot by federal agents with what appeared to be pepper balls while praying outside the Broadview ICE office. I just spoke with that pastor…

Please note: protesters, clergy and a neighbor are also on this suit/also making claims here (it's a lot of reporters, but not only reporters!)

Great thread. Read to the end.

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An amazing show today! People in northwest Arkansas are ready for our US representative to listen to us and speak out!

A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

Hi! Are you a US researcher who spent time thinking about humans? Then your work is in danger of censorship and loss. I'm here to walk you through basic self-archiving. Maybe you think I am being hyperbolic. You only worked on bacteria! Not your problem. Do me a favor and join me anyway.

It me! Showing my strength by “challenging narratives of a stark racial divide in the upland South” (the Ouachita Mountains).

If you have a Republican representing you in the House or Senate, call them to demand they undo Trump's tariffs. They're already shaken by the 20 point shift in Florida and the Wisconsin loss. You can fuel that feeling.

Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:

A little article I wrote about a lynching that didn’t happen of a man who wasn’t Black and who wasn’t in a dispute about share cropping with the dead man.

@transworld.bsky.social @erininthemorning.bsky.social @arkansasadvocate.com #truthbomb

This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people. And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

If I had a band or a label, I would do a punk cover of "No More Kings" from Schoolhouse Rock. And then I would gather a bunch of people to write a whole album of next-generation Schoolhouse Rock songs, with songs about Social Security and Medicaid and NOAA. I am not kidding in the least.

Add Southwest to the list: $LUV @bloomberg.com

I do want to keep pointing out that there are hard core conservatives, including Leonard fucking Leo, opposing the RFK Jr nomination, we believe their coalition is fracturable. It's important to call GOP senators.

BREAKING: Trump signs an executive order that attempts to restrict all schools that receive federal funds from protecting trans and nonbinary students or supporting diversity measures, while at the same time purporting to advance "patriotic education." www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

To expand on this, right now ~200 postdoc fellows directly funded by NSF are locked out of their salary &research funds right before the first of the month. No doubt other NSF funded grads &postdocs are affected as well. All requests for funds put in before the freeze are slowly being cancelled

Fantastic reporting from @kathrynpost.bsky.social and Fiona André here: With federal funds stopped, local faith groups plan to redouble private efforts to settle refugees —> religionnews.com/2025/01/29/w...

Checks dictionary definition of the word “statute”: “A written law passed by a legislative body.”

I do not know what the fuck this post from the White House Press Secretary is supposed to mean:

#mecfs #LongCovid #NEISVoid if you want to let your senators know you oppose rfk jr but are unable to call, my dms are open. I will call on your behalf (and can also share my legal name w you since lots of people understandably might hesitate sharing this info w an internet stranger)

In a world of sycophantic ‘serious’ publications, be Teen Vogue

bringing this baby over from 2020-era twitter

MAGA / MAHA is pushing "please confirm RFK Jr" calls to two Dems: Corey Booker (D-NJ), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) Really important that we match up, particularly with Booker's office. Please get your New Jersey folks to put those calls into his office.

This week's good news feed. Yeah, there was some. Finding it every week is a meditation. Sharing it is a gift of gratitude for all the people who are tired and worried and finding community here. Here's a few for this week: 1/n

My dad was born in rural Arkansas in 1935. This isn’t that long ago.

Listen to me very fucking carefully: We need you. We fucking need __you__ There's no one else who can replace you in this fight — and it is a fight. And if you aren't fucking here anymore? That means you cannot contribute, we cannot replace you and we fucking need you.

"Everyone wants to save the world, but no one wants to help Mom do the dishes." Gonna sit with this for a while.

Private school vouchers are a huge issue in Arkansas. Meanwhile there are no standards or reporting requirements to determine their efficacy. My thoughts.

HANG IN THERE BABY!! #art

🧪 Science folks: if I arranged a rapid response webinar on how to meet with staffers in the offices of your Senator and Member of Congress to talk with them about the importance of scientific research and the National Institutes of Health, would you be interested?

Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks playing a Christmas dance at Fayetteville (Arkansas) High School, 1962.

It’s not too late to make this cake for the holidays. I am biased, but also it’s the cake you probably want to make, judging purely on how many people have gone out of their way to tell me how good it was.

This actually how I always see Mary.

A movie that was premiering in theaters less than a month ago. Was hoping it would get on prime in time for a holiday viewing. #HATM

I'm seeing some (entirely justified) concern about the possibility of the US no longer having a polio vaccination program given the threat posed by the incoming administration and I feel like this is a really good opportunity to explain some things about polio to clarify what the risks are 🧵

I’d been wanting to volunteer for this project since forever, but finally made it to a research session yesterday & I’ll definitely be back. If you’ve got an hour or 2 free on a Friday, think about spending it with them.

This is a great article. Also my little community is using @deepaiyer.bsky.social’s work on social change ecosystems. We’re all in it now. Finding our roles and how we support each other is a crucial foundational step. There’s room for everyone.