#Marburg update: Reuters reports that the sole case Uganda has acknowledged was in a 1.5 year old child. Very unlikely a baby is the index case. More unlikely a baby will be a sole case. Parents, other siblings if there are any, at serious risk. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Fired government scientists just launched a new site to keep climate data public. www.climate.us

really cannot be emphasized enough that the drafters of the birthright clause very much considered cases analogous to undocumented immigrants and *included them too*

I do not think there is sufficient appreciation for how catastrophic yesterday’s decision in Slaughter is for this country. As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent and she intoned from the bench yesterday, “today the majority reshapes our Govt.”

"Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.“ A sneaky rule change has the potential to blow up scientific research in the United States. But there’s still time to fight it. Read more from @beebrookshire.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/science/9576...

FWIW, I will add my own voice to those decrying this latest action by politicians to strangle scientific freedom--and the economic innovation that goes along with it. Comment here: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...

Battering ram?? kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

Global warming is not a prediction; it is an observation.

Just a reminder...

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment has added a new question to test for early signs of mental impairment.

The world of influenza science has lost one of its giants. Nancy Cox, who led #CDC's flu division for years & worked assiduously to improve global flu surveillance, died Thursday. I learned a ton from Nancy Cox. RIP. www.statnews.com/2026/04/25/n...

The #CDC report that showed the #Covid vaccine halved the risk of a recipient needing emergency care or hospitalization has been shelved by HHS, @lenasun.bsky.social reports. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

"I am outraged by the blasphemy of those who support brutal ICE and CBP tactics yet call themselves Christians," (Rev. David Black) said. "They make a mockery of the sacrifice of God's love on behalf of the world.”

Tesla saved $400 million on its federal taxes by shifting billions of its U.S. profits to countries with lower tax rates. Yes: While you paid your taxes in full, giant corporations maneuvered to pay as little as possible — and it’s all perfectly legal for them. The system is rigged.

Reason number 632 why #JayBhattacharya is not a serious scientist and is an ideological hack (and has been this way since at least 2020). His politics drives his thinking and his politics is now all in with MAGA.

Historic Adirondack Great Camp sells for record $79.5M https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/communities/historic-adirondack-great-camp-sells-for-record-79-5m/

Left: Earthrise: Apollo 8, December 24, 1968 Right: Earthset: #Artemis II, April 6, 2026

Donald Trump just threatened to unilaterally destroy an entire civilization. Is there genuinely no limit to what Republicans will allow this unhinged, unwell man to do? Congress must come back to Washington to rein in this dangerous behavior immediately.

i’m so old i remember when obama called out SCOTUS for citizens united during a SOTU, predicting this would happen, and alito shook his head and said “that’s not true”

Secretary Hegseth has fired over a dozen senior military officials. Firing the Army Chief of Staff in the middle of a war is a big deal: www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...

Jeff Bezos' Washington Post editorial board endorsed Pam Bondi as a "qualified" and "serious" pick for Attorney General. Nowhere in the endorsement did they mention that she's a former Amazon lobbyist. Another reminder that billionaire control of our media is a threat to democracy.

Textbook corporate greed.

Maybe it's just me, but I would much rather have the federal government use my tax dollars to pay for daycare instead of wars and ICE raids and presidential ballrooms and lining the pockets of the president and his grifting cabal of sycophants.

pssssstttt........Hey ICE !!

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

What could possibly go wrong? #CDC pauses support for states on testing for #rabies & #mpox because it doesn't have the personnel to do the work. 2 pathogens you really don't want to mess with, rabies & mpox. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/h...

That’s one hell of a cover…..

Finding someone to run #CDC who can both earn Sec. Kennedy's support AND get confirmed by the Senate seems to be proving to be a challenge. If/when that happens, the new director will have plenty of challenges of her/his own, including an angry staff. www.statnews.com/2026/03/30/c...

Yep. Keep an eye out for it.

One day this right here will be a featured poem in a collection on the fall of America.

Today, I'm introducing my wealth tax — and more than 50 members of Congress are joining me. It’s time for the government to start working for American families, not just the ultra-rich.

Remember when USPS had a contract to buy a fleet of EVs and Trump made them cancel it and go back to gas?

BREAKING: For the 11th time, Republicans have blocked Democrats from paying TSA. Republicans have been given ELEVEN chances to send TSA agents their paychecks, but they refuse.

According to documents filed this morning by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY, ICE has been lying for a year — not only to the public, but to the courts and to prosecutors — about being authorized to make arrests at 26 Federal Plaza and other immigration courts. (1/2)

You shouldn’t have to “go through a bunch of hoops” to exercise a fundamental right www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

When the global financial paper of record says the market is fake and being manipulated by the President you just know we are entering the Cool Zone

Democrats have been blocked from passing funding for DHS agencies 7 times. Trump needs to stop playing partisan games at the expense of federal workers and the safety and convenience of Americans. It’s past time to fund TSA and other DHS agencies and implement common sense reforms to ICE and CBP.

It's #MrRogersDay, so we are bringing back some of our favorite posts for one of our favorite neighbors. On a misunderstood Mr. Rogers quote Mr. Rogers famously said to "look for the helpers." Brendan McLean wonders if that's the best instruction for adults as he explores Romans 10.

I'm devastated by the antisemitic attack at one of our nation's largest reform synagogues. My heart is with the entire Temple Israel congregation. Antisemitism has no place in our country. We owe it to our Jewish siblings to stamp it out and ensure they can worship without fear.

"The Army . . . canceled a major training exercise for [part] of an elite paratrooper unit, . . fueling speculation within the Defense Department that soldiers specializing in ground combat . . . may be sent to the Middle East." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

That is insane: "Biden’s pardons eliminated roughly $680,000 in financial penalties owed to victims or the government. In contrast, Trump’s second-term pardons have forgiven criminal debts of more than $1.5 billion." www.cato.org/blog/embarra...

There's been lots made of a story involving "Armageddon briefings" in the US military. There's also lotsa skepticism around it, mainly bc it seems none of the first-hand sources spoke to reporters. If you're a member of the military who HAS experienced these briefings, my Signal is: jackmjenkins.60

Or for those of us who practice what is in Hegseth's view the "wrong" kind of Christianity? You know, the one that welcomes the stranger, feeds the hungry, clothes the naked, visits those in prison and unmasks "idolatry in church or culture." centernet.pcusa.org/what-we-beli...

France has authorised temporary presence of US aircraft on local bases, official says reut.rs/4b67yeh

"Is it your position that is totally ​unreviewable?" [the judge] asked. "If the secretary said instead of getting a shot to prevent measles I think you should get a shot that gives you measles, is that unreviewable?" "Yes," [the government's lawyer] replied.

relatedly, Talarico is unlikely to win texas because being a republican is an important aspect of too many people's identity here, even if they disagree with the far right lunatics in the legislature on specific issues bsky.app/profile/yair...

Tax exiles stuck in London desperately trying to get *back* to Dubai to avoid becoming tax resident in the UK? Just great stuff. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

My favorite piece of historical context for this argument is that conservative Christians (particularly, but not exclusively, evangelicals) have made almost this exact argument — verbatim — for more than a century* and it just never lands outside their own circles.

"Our opposition to this escalating military action is not a defense of authoritarian rule. . . Rather, our opposition reflects our conviction that bombs do not create democracy . . . We call for an immediate cessation of further military escalation. . . " pcusa.org/news-storyte... @jackjenkins.me