Seán O’Connell
@conaillale.bsky.social
Bacteria, birds, and beer.
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This campaign closes on Thursday. Dan @tomtomorrow.bsky.social plans to print only a small number of extra copies. If you’d like this five-year collection printed on heavy stock via fine North American printing, act now!
Just sent off the digital files for the cover and interior of @tomtomorrow.bsky.social’s new collection, Our Long National Nightmare. Very pleased to have laid this puppy out and worked on the budget and crowdfunding. Can you still pledge to get a copy? Yes! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow
Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.
www.kickstarter.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This campaign closes on Thursday. Dan @tomtomorrow.bsky.social plans to print only a small number of extra copies. If you’d like this five-year collection printed on heavy stock via fine North American printing, act now!
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Here's a thought.
Fuck these guys.
Fuck these guys.
September 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Here's a thought.
Fuck these guys.
Fuck these guys.
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Definitely the coolest Sun Day video yet! Please watch and share (I promise you'll like it)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoDn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoDn...
Why Grass Grows Better Under Trampolines
YouTube video by MinuteEarth
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September 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Definitely the coolest Sun Day video yet! Please watch and share (I promise you'll like it)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoDn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoDn...
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Ludicrous though it is, we need to tell the EPA that carbon dioxide is in fact dangerous. Please join @thirdactorg.bsky.social in filing public comments--for the historic record if nothing else
thirdact.org/act/urgent-t...
thirdact.org/act/urgent-t...
URGENT: Tell the EPA: Don’t Gut the Climate Rule that Protects Our Health and Safety – Third Act
thirdact.org
August 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Ludicrous though it is, we need to tell the EPA that carbon dioxide is in fact dangerous. Please join @thirdactorg.bsky.social in filing public comments--for the historic record if nothing else
thirdact.org/act/urgent-t...
thirdact.org/act/urgent-t...
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You can support NASA workers by adding your name to their letter @standupforscience.bsky.social
Support the NASA Voyager Declaration Now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Your solidarity with the NASA heroes helps their fight to preserve NASA's vital missions.
www.standupforscience.net
July 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
You can support NASA workers by adding your name to their letter @standupforscience.bsky.social
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Let’s talk about weather balloons—a.k.a. radiosondes—and why recent cuts to NWS staffing and balloon launch schedules are putting the public at risk (eg., Deaths in Texas). No satellite or model can replace what these humble balloons do. Here's why. 🧵
July 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Let’s talk about weather balloons—a.k.a. radiosondes—and why recent cuts to NWS staffing and balloon launch schedules are putting the public at risk (eg., Deaths in Texas). No satellite or model can replace what these humble balloons do. Here's why. 🧵
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The only reason we have thousands of gigawatts of clean energy across the world is because people like us have worked for it. When politicians attack clean power, our movement will keep shining on. 👇🧵
July 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The only reason we have thousands of gigawatts of clean energy across the world is because people like us have worked for it. When politicians attack clean power, our movement will keep shining on. 👇🧵
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We need Sun Day now more than ever. Here's a reminder of why we're celebrating the power of clean energy and how you can join the movement 👇☀️
🌅 Here is everything you need to know about joining us for Sun Day this September 21 🧵 sunday.earth
July 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We need Sun Day now more than ever. Here's a reminder of why we're celebrating the power of clean energy and how you can join the movement 👇☀️
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I recently co-authored a study about where and how mistrust in science spread in US. So happy to join more than 10,000 scholars and scientists on this petition demanding #SaveNIH, organized by @standupforscience.bsky.social. Read "The Bethesda Declaration"
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Support NIH Staff Now!
www.standupforscience.net
June 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I recently co-authored a study about where and how mistrust in science spread in US. So happy to join more than 10,000 scholars and scientists on this petition demanding #SaveNIH, organized by @standupforscience.bsky.social. Read "The Bethesda Declaration"
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
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Earlier, I made a post about the effects of federal cuts to NOAA/NWS & took a lot of heat for it.
Out of an abundance of caution, I deleted the post.
And yet here we are - watching this meteorologist confirming what I said:
Out of an abundance of caution, I deleted the post.
And yet here we are - watching this meteorologist confirming what I said:
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Earlier, I made a post about the effects of federal cuts to NOAA/NWS & took a lot of heat for it.
Out of an abundance of caution, I deleted the post.
And yet here we are - watching this meteorologist confirming what I said:
Out of an abundance of caution, I deleted the post.
And yet here we are - watching this meteorologist confirming what I said:
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I helped draft this open letter about last Friday’s gold standard science executive order. Take a look and consider signing if you agree.
🚨 URGENT RESPONSE CALL 🚨
Trump’s Fool’s Gold Science EO is a dangerous sham.
It gives his appointees the power to dismiss entire bodies of research and punish researchers who fail to fall in line with his agenda.
We’ve launched an open letter.
SIGN & SHARE NOW: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
Trump’s Fool’s Gold Science EO is a dangerous sham.
It gives his appointees the power to dismiss entire bodies of research and punish researchers who fail to fall in line with his agenda.
We’ve launched an open letter.
SIGN & SHARE NOW: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
Sign The Open Letter to Stand Up For Science Now!
Science is under siege. Trump’s latest Executive Order calls for politically appointed science commissars to evaluate research. Join us in adding your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escala...
actionnetwork.org
May 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I helped draft this open letter about last Friday’s gold standard science executive order. Take a look and consider signing if you agree.
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Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” is Project 2025 in legislative form. Here’s how it quietly turns a far-right wishlist into federal law:
- Sec. 10008 - Expands work requirements for SNAP
- Project 2025: Pushes “moral reform” to make low-income people work more for food assistance.
- Sec. 10008 - Expands work requirements for SNAP
- Project 2025: Pushes “moral reform” to make low-income people work more for food assistance.
May 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” is Project 2025 in legislative form. Here’s how it quietly turns a far-right wishlist into federal law:
- Sec. 10008 - Expands work requirements for SNAP
- Project 2025: Pushes “moral reform” to make low-income people work more for food assistance.
- Sec. 10008 - Expands work requirements for SNAP
- Project 2025: Pushes “moral reform” to make low-income people work more for food assistance.
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While going about your Saturday routine, please take a minute to stop and think about this. #Altgov exists because regular employees of the federal government must FIGHT this administration to simply be allowed to do the work we were hired and funded to do for the American people. THIS IS INSANE.
May 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
While going about your Saturday routine, please take a minute to stop and think about this. #Altgov exists because regular employees of the federal government must FIGHT this administration to simply be allowed to do the work we were hired and funded to do for the American people. THIS IS INSANE.
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All right, scientists. 🧪
The Trump administration is trying to break scientific expertise in the civil service. This will affect #NIH program staff. Red 🚨.
It's your job to submit comments by 5/23 saying that's a terrible idea!
This group has info: www.friendsofbls.org/comment-temp...
The Trump administration is trying to break scientific expertise in the civil service. This will affect #NIH program staff. Red 🚨.
It's your job to submit comments by 5/23 saying that's a terrible idea!
This group has info: www.friendsofbls.org/comment-temp...
![Comment Template
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COMMENT STARTER: The example below is meant to get you started with your own comment. Feel free to use it with only minimal changes, to go a different direction, or anything in between. Because OPM has to consider each comment, unique comments add value to the process but all comments relevant to the proposed rule and grounded in thoughtful analysis or real experience are helpful.
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RE: Public Comment in Response to Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service [Docket No. OPM–2025–0004]
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May 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
All right, scientists. 🧪
The Trump administration is trying to break scientific expertise in the civil service. This will affect #NIH program staff. Red 🚨.
It's your job to submit comments by 5/23 saying that's a terrible idea!
This group has info: www.friendsofbls.org/comment-temp...
The Trump administration is trying to break scientific expertise in the civil service. This will affect #NIH program staff. Red 🚨.
It's your job to submit comments by 5/23 saying that's a terrible idea!
This group has info: www.friendsofbls.org/comment-temp...
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Donald Trump spent $23M on golf (up to mid march).
Over 56 days, he spent $410k of our tax dollars each day at his own clubs.
That is one 3-year NSF grant per day.
Waste and abuse, my ass.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over 56 days, he spent $410k of our tax dollars each day at his own clubs.
That is one 3-year NSF grant per day.
Waste and abuse, my ass.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
May 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Donald Trump spent $23M on golf (up to mid march).
Over 56 days, he spent $410k of our tax dollars each day at his own clubs.
That is one 3-year NSF grant per day.
Waste and abuse, my ass.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over 56 days, he spent $410k of our tax dollars each day at his own clubs.
That is one 3-year NSF grant per day.
Waste and abuse, my ass.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
April 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
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Truly proud of universities and colleges standing together--Harvard shoulder to shoulder with Framingham State.
No institution is perfect, but colleges come pretty close: smart people organized to pass on knowledge.
And now presidents are learning to protest!
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
No institution is perfect, but colleges come pretty close: smart people organized to pass on knowledge.
And now presidents are learning to protest!
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
At last, college presidents are standing up to Trump
A letter signed by more than 400 university heads offers a sharp rebuke to the bully-in-chief.
www.motherjones.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Truly proud of universities and colleges standing together--Harvard shoulder to shoulder with Framingham State.
No institution is perfect, but colleges come pretty close: smart people organized to pass on knowledge.
And now presidents are learning to protest!
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
No institution is perfect, but colleges come pretty close: smart people organized to pass on knowledge.
And now presidents are learning to protest!
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Republicans are having their pictures taken in front of a building that houses thieves, rapists, pedophiles, and murderers. Then they are leaving the White House lawn and flying to El Salvador to pose in front of a prison.
April 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Republicans are having their pictures taken in front of a building that houses thieves, rapists, pedophiles, and murderers. Then they are leaving the White House lawn and flying to El Salvador to pose in front of a prison.
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“Appeasement right now is a disastrous policy… What’s at stake here is freedom. If you give up your freedoms to someone who wants more power, they’re going to take more of your freedom.”
-Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University
-Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University
April 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
“Appeasement right now is a disastrous policy… What’s at stake here is freedom. If you give up your freedoms to someone who wants more power, they’re going to take more of your freedom.”
-Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University
-Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University
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It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
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"The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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NEW: Family of Mahmoud Khalil just released footage of his arrest
“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”
Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions
“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”
Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions
March 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
NEW: Family of Mahmoud Khalil just released footage of his arrest
“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”
Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions
“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”
Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions
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We need to salute courage wherever it appears.
The official snow reporter at Vermont's Sugarbush, where JD Vance came on a skiing vacation this weekend, pointed out in her snow report this a.m. that the Trump team is ignoring climate change.
Her report was pulled down
kottke.org/25/03/jd-van...
The official snow reporter at Vermont's Sugarbush, where JD Vance came on a skiing vacation this weekend, pointed out in her snow report this a.m. that the Trump team is ignoring climate change.
Her report was pulled down
kottke.org/25/03/jd-van...
Good Trouble: JD Vance Chastised by Vermont Snow Reporter
JD Vance, fresh off of helping his boss ambush & insult a foreign leader in the White House yesterday afternoon, is on vacation in
kottke.org
March 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
We need to salute courage wherever it appears.
The official snow reporter at Vermont's Sugarbush, where JD Vance came on a skiing vacation this weekend, pointed out in her snow report this a.m. that the Trump team is ignoring climate change.
Her report was pulled down
kottke.org/25/03/jd-van...
The official snow reporter at Vermont's Sugarbush, where JD Vance came on a skiing vacation this weekend, pointed out in her snow report this a.m. that the Trump team is ignoring climate change.
Her report was pulled down
kottke.org/25/03/jd-van...