Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

Boise—this Saturday!

Federal sentencing has started. Zachary Evetts was just sentenced to 50 years by Chief District Judge Reed O'Connor. Maricela Rueda was just sentenced to 840 months / 70 years by Judge Mark Pittman.

The United States government does not think people with disabilities have the right to be in their communities #deconstruction #exvangelical #currentevents #news

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What a wild lie from Musk as well, given that USAID funding was completely halted virtually everywhere, and this was extremely publicly reported.

Good morning! May hope for a better future bloom in you like algae in the Reflecting Pool. No kings!

This...

"Once a gov't is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens" - Harry S. Truman 🎨 @mwuerker.bsky.social

Mona Khalil, one of Lebanon's leading conservationists has died following an Israeli attack on her home, she had dedicated her life to protecting the country's turtles www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

When we finally break, it’s taken as proof that we were already broken. I think of this Malcolm X quote often: “…I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.”

HAHAHAhaha! they're making the world's biggest synthetic scum pond!!! The coating is a polyurea used inside pipes. It gels in about 3 seconds, making it non self-leveling. The texture is like an orange peel, the perfect substrate for biofilms. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...

Finding a cure for #autism is about managing neurotypical people's discomfort interacting with us. What we actually need a cure for is your ableist bullshit.

This is good.

Really need people to stop saying that the Minnesota 15 are going to be fine, that their charges will be dropped like ours. That was four days before trial, was NOT supposed to happen, and only did because of persistent, diligent, and incredible work by our lawyers.

Look at this list and how many Dems are on it. Don’t tell me to Vote Blue No Matter Who. I want the system set on fire. We will rebuild on the ashes.

This is bombshell stuff.

After charging 15 people with "Antifa" crimes for participating in rapid response networks, federal agents are pepper-spraying people outside the Federal Courthouse in the Twin Cities right now. They want to establish an autocracy. Everyone's freedom is at stake.

Happy to share that CDC Mutual Aid has a FRESH summer merch drop, featuring some new designs: "Public Health is for EVERYONE," "Make Government Jobs Boring Again," a design honoring vaccine scientists, and some very nerdy public health-themed soccer jerseys. cdc-mutual-aid-network.printful.me

Donald Trump turns 80 today. From discrimination lawsuits to allegations of sexual misconduct, his eight decades have been defined by scandal, controversy and abuse of power. Read 80 things you should know about the sitting president of the United States zeteo.com/p/donald-tru...

I generally don't like cross-posting from Twitter, but Mike Young absolutely nails how the US wound up with a resurgence of the flesh-eating screwworm decades after it had been eliminated.

🚽🏳️‍⚧️ The Idaho Bathroom Map is LIVE! A community powered resource helping trans+ Idahoans find gender neutral restrooms, inclusive spaces, and more. ⭐ Explore the map ⭐ Submit locations ⭐ Help grow rural representation Because everyone deserves to pee in peace. www.transaffirm.org/idaho-bathro...

Good morning ppl! Sorry I was quiet yesterday, I was working on a new project I’m calling The DOGE Files. 🧵🧵🧵 Ever wonder what the talks were, about how to used DOGE in the HHS? Let me show you.

WE SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED 🤬 The way the U.S. welcomed the team from Senegal 🇸🇳 vs. The way Mexico welcomed the team from Spain 🇪🇸 #WorldCup

ATTN: BROOKE ROLLINS STOPPING THE SPREAD REQUIRES CUTTING YOUR BULLSHIT FUNDING CUTS. EVERYWHERE! IT’S FUCKING SYSTEMIC! YOU’VE BEEN “RESPONSIBLE” FOR 2 YEARS! NOW FUCKING WHAT!!! TEN DOLLAR TACOS???!!! www.aphis.usda.gov/animals/anim...

When these people insist the mere presence of people unlike them is an attack on them, their country, or their rights, this is exactly the outcome they are seeking, and disappointment among far right Trumpists is largely that he failed to produce events like this here. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

THERE IS AN ACTIVE POGROM IN NORTHERN IRELAND. FASCISTS IN SKULL MASKS ARE GOING DOOR TO DOOR PULLING MIGRANTS OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND SETTING THEM ON FIRE.

Trump may already be deporting newborn Americans while the Supreme Court dawdles on birthright citizenship: pregnant teenagers in immigration detention having been giving birth to U.S. citizens but those girls and their babies are now missing ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/birth...

Amazing and informative infographic created by a former fed about the proposed OMB rule on federal funding. It explains what it is, why it matters, and what you can do about it. We would love to see public comments on this to exceed 40k!

On June 3, the White House issued an executive order reclassifying roughly 8,000 federal employees — including epidemiologists, health scientists, and toxicologists — from civil service positions to at-will employment.

SciShow covered screwworm a while back too. The rules of screwworm control are simple & finite. Any halfway prepared government administrator would have known!

Getting my DNA checked for transgender by law enforcement before rocking a piss at the new In-N-Out

Has the rapid growth in ICE's 287(g) program had a direct impact on ICE's broader enforcement figures? The short answer: yes. ICE arrests connected to the 287(g) program jumped from about 2.5 to 3% of the agency's total arrests in January 2025 to 9.5% of arrests in January 2026.

has any man ever been more vindicated? x.com/stuartbuck1/...

"Yesterday, the Trump administration stripped thousands of federal public servants of key labor rights and civil service protections by reclassifying senior federal workers as at-will employees. This means they can be fired at the drop of a hat without cause." Read our full statement ⬇️

Happy Pride, Everyone!! 🌈 We hope your Pride Month celebrations are starting out safe and strong. As we enter June we would like to invite everyone to join us in celebrating our second annual Pride in the Parks Celebration; Saturday, June 6, 2026!

NEW: See Republicans & Netanyahu pushing to “cut” the current aid plan to Israel and move toward a “partnership” (that actually tightens the US-Israel militaries)? Turns out FDD — the pro Israel group whose pro-Iran War talking points Trump copied & pasted — released a memo on the idea last year.

my 2028 candidate is whoever promises to take the construction equipment that lay waste to the east wing of the white house and drive it directly to the supreme court of the united states

TWF Twin Falls, #Idaho regional airport 👇

1/6 🚨 ACTION NEEDED: OMB's proposed federal grant rule (OMB-2026-0034) could shift final funding decisions from scientific peer review toward political appointees across federal agencies. Comments close July 13. Comment: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM...

Good point.

Note to media: police arresting peaceful protesters singing “give peace a chance” is not protesters “clashing” with police. It’s the state violating the First Amendment rights of people upset that human beings who did nothing illegal are being held without due process and being fed maggots.

This should be posted everywhere until the midterms and then some.

Today is the start of Pride month. Take a trip back in time with us — not that long ago, when the fight looked different, but what we were fighting for was the same. We got us. We always have.

“Residents described entire communities abandoning fishing because the small ‘lanchas,’ or speedboats, used by traffickers and fishers are often indistinguishable.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/w...

Republicans send Federal Agents, kidnapping and killing our neighbors. When we respond with outrage, Democratic leaders send State Troopers, gassing and assaulting all who speak out. Federal agents escalate, local communities resist, then state power is used to terrorize. They shoot us all the same.

We must support the Spokane 3 until this nightmare ends. Prisoner support is a practice that can be normalized and worked into every day life. Write a letter, send a donation, keep hope of a better world alive in yourself and those you're supporting.

The attorneys for the defense have said they plan to appeal the verdict, but before that they will ask the judge to overturn it in a Rule 29 hearing in five weeks.

ICE is targeting press outside Delaney Hall