Demókrator
@demokrator.bsky.social
Defender of Democracy, Justice, and the Oxford comma
"In America, the rule of law is King" - Thomas Paine
"In America, the rule of law is King" - Thomas Paine
Watching FCC commissioner Anna Gomez on CNN right now. She’s speaking truth to power. Wanna bet she’ll be fired and replaced within the next week?
September 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Watching FCC commissioner Anna Gomez on CNN right now. She’s speaking truth to power. Wanna bet she’ll be fired and replaced within the next week?
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Don’t trust the experts”? That’s not democracy, that’s recklessness.
On a plane, I want a pilot.
In a hospital, I want doctors and scientists who understand the evidence.
Expertise isn’t religion or authoritarianism — it’s training, accountability, and data.
Ignore it and we all pay the price.
On a plane, I want a pilot.
In a hospital, I want doctors and scientists who understand the evidence.
Expertise isn’t religion or authoritarianism — it’s training, accountability, and data.
Ignore it and we all pay the price.
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
August 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Don’t trust the experts”? That’s not democracy, that’s recklessness.
On a plane, I want a pilot.
In a hospital, I want doctors and scientists who understand the evidence.
Expertise isn’t religion or authoritarianism — it’s training, accountability, and data.
Ignore it and we all pay the price.
On a plane, I want a pilot.
In a hospital, I want doctors and scientists who understand the evidence.
Expertise isn’t religion or authoritarianism — it’s training, accountability, and data.
Ignore it and we all pay the price.
In Game-Changing Climate Rollback, E.P.A. Aims to Kill a Bedrock Scientific Finding
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Utter insanity, unless your goal is to ensure China’s energy dominance:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/c...
Surprise Tax in G.O.P. Bill Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power
www.nytimes.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Utter insanity, unless your goal is to ensure China’s energy dominance:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/c...
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There are way too many things to be upset about these days, but I believe the destruction of public lands should be near the top of the list: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump to strip protections from millions of acres of national forests
The USDA announced it would begin the process of rolling back protections for nearly 59 million roadless acres of the National Forest system.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
There are way too many things to be upset about these days, but I believe the destruction of public lands should be near the top of the list: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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This is an extraordinary document, and a testament to the fortitude and bravery of those in NIH and medical sciences. The signatories number nearly 2000, and include many Nobel laureates:
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Support NIH Staff Now!
www.standupforscience.net
June 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This is an extraordinary document, and a testament to the fortitude and bravery of those in NIH and medical sciences. The signatories number nearly 2000, and include many Nobel laureates:
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
This is an extraordinary document, and a testament to the fortitude and bravery of those in NIH and medical sciences. The signatories number nearly 2000, and include many Nobel laureates:
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Support NIH Staff Now!
www.standupforscience.net
June 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This is an extraordinary document, and a testament to the fortitude and bravery of those in NIH and medical sciences. The signatories number nearly 2000, and include many Nobel laureates:
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
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Lyft driver picked me up from UNC, turned out he was a medicinal chemistry post-doc in a building near mine, until his grant got cut last month.
Worked on novel antivirals.
Worked on novel antivirals.
June 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Lyft driver picked me up from UNC, turned out he was a medicinal chemistry post-doc in a building near mine, until his grant got cut last month.
Worked on novel antivirals.
Worked on novel antivirals.
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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
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Worth reposting. Every Republican would have howled with red-faced rage if Obama had done 1/1000th of what Donald Trump is doing now:
🔥 OBAMA: “IMAGINE IF I HAD DONE ANY OF THIS… I say this not on a partisan basis. This has to do with something more precious — who are we as a country, and what values do we stand for?” 🇺🇸
May 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Worth reposting. Every Republican would have howled with red-faced rage if Obama had done 1/1000th of what Donald Trump is doing now:
Worth reposting. Every Republican would have howled with red-faced rage if Obama had done 1/1000th of what Donald Trump is doing now:
🔥 OBAMA: “IMAGINE IF I HAD DONE ANY OF THIS… I say this not on a partisan basis. This has to do with something more precious — who are we as a country, and what values do we stand for?” 🇺🇸
May 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Worth reposting. Every Republican would have howled with red-faced rage if Obama had done 1/1000th of what Donald Trump is doing now:
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So let me get this straight: you can’t tell if a person is innocent or guilty by their tattoos? Would seeing if they float work?
If guilty people don't have Due Process rights, then innocent people don't have Due Process rights, because we don't know if they're innocent or guilty until we have a trial or hearing.
May 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
So let me get this straight: you can’t tell if a person is innocent or guilty by their tattoos? Would seeing if they float work?
So let me get this straight: you can’t tell if a person is innocent or guilty by their tattoos? Would seeing if they float work?
If guilty people don't have Due Process rights, then innocent people don't have Due Process rights, because we don't know if they're innocent or guilty until we have a trial or hearing.
May 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
So let me get this straight: you can’t tell if a person is innocent or guilty by their tattoos? Would seeing if they float work?
I know there are many matters that are far more urgent, but the decimation of the NEA and termination of arts grants breaks my heart and hits close to home:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/a...
The National Endowment for the Arts Begins Terminating Grants
The endowment told arts organizations that it was withdrawing or canceling current grants just hours after President Trump proposed eliminating the agency in the next fiscal year.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I know there are many matters that are far more urgent, but the decimation of the NEA and termination of arts grants breaks my heart and hits close to home:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/a...