Wonky
@wonkysq.bsky.social
Policy wonk specializing in climate change and urbanism, pessimistic optimist, 🔵😈
This is sickening to see. I look at those lines plummeting, and I see smart, dedicated people who were doing good work and making our country and our world better.
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 21, 2026 at 12:13 AM
This is sickening to see. I look at those lines plummeting, and I see smart, dedicated people who were doing good work and making our country and our world better.
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This is so grim. Science isn’t just something nerds do, but the foundation of the modern world. What the Trump regime has done to US science will harm Americans for generations.
‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:23 AM
This is so grim. Science isn’t just something nerds do, but the foundation of the modern world. What the Trump regime has done to US science will harm Americans for generations.
It is depressing to see Democrats' communications be 80% "when is Donald Trump going to work with us on affordability?", 15% "no more funding for ICE... until they commit to de-escalation training," and 5% truth bomb from Chris Murphy or one of a handful of others.
Looking at shit like this and arguing that ICE just needs training is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard from the Democrats
January 21, 2026 at 12:00 AM
It is depressing to see Democrats' communications be 80% "when is Donald Trump going to work with us on affordability?", 15% "no more funding for ICE... until they commit to de-escalation training," and 5% truth bomb from Chris Murphy or one of a handful of others.
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This is, in my opinion, not only the correct moral/ethical/legal position but also the correct political framing. Everyone can see the agency is out of control; everyone can see that it is constantly violating human rights. "Scrap it and start over" is the moderate position.
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This is, in my opinion, not only the correct moral/ethical/legal position but also the correct political framing. Everyone can see the agency is out of control; everyone can see that it is constantly violating human rights. "Scrap it and start over" is the moderate position.
Whoo-hoo!
New VA governor Spanberger announced the state will be rejoining the RGGI, a multi-state effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Youngkin, of course, being a GOP toady, hated it and withdrew. Now we're back in. Look up RGGI on Wikipedia. It's good.
wset.com/news/local/g...
wset.com/news/local/g...
Governor Spanberger outlines agenda to tackle affordability in Virginia
Governor Abigail Spanberger's "Affordable Virginia" agenda focuses on three main initiatives: healthcare, energy and housing.
wset.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Whoo-hoo!
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
What a fuckin embarrassment to the country this baby is. Smashing up the world because he didn't get a shiny toy.
I wonder, if the decades of poor diet and exercise took their inevitable toll today, would Vance keep this Greenland idiocy going because he felt he had to, to keep MAGA support?
I wonder, if the decades of poor diet and exercise took their inevitable toll today, would Vance keep this Greenland idiocy going because he felt he had to, to keep MAGA support?
In case there were any doubts, that utterly bonkers message Trump sent to the Norwegian prime minister? It’s entirely real.
He effectively argued, in writing, that his crusade for Greenland is partly the result of the Nobel committee hurting his feelings. #madking www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
He effectively argued, in writing, that his crusade for Greenland is partly the result of the Nobel committee hurting his feelings. #madking www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Trump connects his Greenland crusade to his failure to win a Nobel Peace Prize
“I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace,” the president said in a truly bizarre text message to Norway's prime minister.
www.ms.now
January 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
What a fuckin embarrassment to the country this baby is. Smashing up the world because he didn't get a shiny toy.
I wonder, if the decades of poor diet and exercise took their inevitable toll today, would Vance keep this Greenland idiocy going because he felt he had to, to keep MAGA support?
I wonder, if the decades of poor diet and exercise took their inevitable toll today, would Vance keep this Greenland idiocy going because he felt he had to, to keep MAGA support?
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in the best case scenario (we somehow survive all of this), we will still have had so many years of our lives disrupted by stress and anger and calamity
January 19, 2026 at 2:52 PM
in the best case scenario (we somehow survive all of this), we will still have had so many years of our lives disrupted by stress and anger and calamity
Another inscrutable aphorism for @owillis.bsky.social
When extremists attack democratic norms, markets react, allies worry, and families feel the impact. Chaos isn’t free: working people always pay the price.
January 18, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Another inscrutable aphorism for @owillis.bsky.social
I love @mondomascots.bsky.social for a lot of reasons, but I especially like the matter-of-fact descriptions. "a man with a chicken leg for a head who carries a turtle around" sure, okay
Honetsuki Juju, a man with a chicken leg for a head and who carries a turtle around, is the mascot of Marugame City.
January 18, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I love @mondomascots.bsky.social for a lot of reasons, but I especially like the matter-of-fact descriptions. "a man with a chicken leg for a head who carries a turtle around" sure, okay
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Congrats to everyone who voted for Trump to lower prices! You’re now paying more for everything so Trump can feel better about himself bsky.app/profile/twse...
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Congrats to everyone who voted for Trump to lower prices! You’re now paying more for everything so Trump can feel better about himself bsky.app/profile/twse...
Glad to see this kind of decisive action. Spanberger always struck me as someone who pursues bipartisanship almost as a goal unto itself, so I'm happy to see her not worrying about that. Hope she keeps it up!
Wow
The night before Spanberger’s inauguration
She’s cleared house at UVA
Top Youngkin appointees resign
Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta
The former CIA officer asserting her control
The night before Spanberger’s inauguration
She’s cleared house at UVA
Top Youngkin appointees resign
Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta
The former CIA officer asserting her control
January 17, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Glad to see this kind of decisive action. Spanberger always struck me as someone who pursues bipartisanship almost as a goal unto itself, so I'm happy to see her not worrying about that. Hope she keeps it up!
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If you keep bending the knee to a fascist, they will keep bullying you. They see weakness as opportunity, complicity as agreement.
The fact Schumer is still willing to fund DHS should OUTRAGE all of you.
The fact Schumer is still willing to fund DHS should OUTRAGE all of you.
January 17, 2026 at 12:31 AM
If you keep bending the knee to a fascist, they will keep bullying you. They see weakness as opportunity, complicity as agreement.
The fact Schumer is still willing to fund DHS should OUTRAGE all of you.
The fact Schumer is still willing to fund DHS should OUTRAGE all of you.
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Democratic Governors need to mobilize their National Guard to protect their communities.
ICE will continue terrorizing us.
They are going after Walz and Frey to make an example out of them.
He won't stop and he'll unleash the Insurrection Act.
Go on offense, please.
ICE will continue terrorizing us.
They are going after Walz and Frey to make an example out of them.
He won't stop and he'll unleash the Insurrection Act.
Go on offense, please.
January 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Democratic Governors need to mobilize their National Guard to protect their communities.
ICE will continue terrorizing us.
They are going after Walz and Frey to make an example out of them.
He won't stop and he'll unleash the Insurrection Act.
Go on offense, please.
ICE will continue terrorizing us.
They are going after Walz and Frey to make an example out of them.
He won't stop and he'll unleash the Insurrection Act.
Go on offense, please.
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“To this day the most thoroughly eviscerated information and data are about equity.”
My latest piece: time.com/7344773/wome...
My latest piece: time.com/7344773/wome...
The Women Saving America’s Climate Data
Meet the network saving federal environmental data. But, as Trump enters his second year, how long can this effort last?
time.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:03 PM
“To this day the most thoroughly eviscerated information and data are about equity.”
My latest piece: time.com/7344773/wome...
My latest piece: time.com/7344773/wome...
I'm furious about a lot of things these days, but one of those things is this one dumbfuck and his army of racist dipshits and oligarchs destroyed America's standing in the world overnight.
January 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I'm furious about a lot of things these days, but one of those things is this one dumbfuck and his army of racist dipshits and oligarchs destroyed America's standing in the world overnight.
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Just learned that feds want to use the Patuxent Research Refuge for DHS and Secret Service training and are planning to clear a whole lot of forest intended for conversation and scientific research to do so. I called my congressperson. There is a lot going on but they cannot have Patuxent for this
January 16, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Just learned that feds want to use the Patuxent Research Refuge for DHS and Secret Service training and are planning to clear a whole lot of forest intended for conversation and scientific research to do so. I called my congressperson. There is a lot going on but they cannot have Patuxent for this
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The most pathetic man alive.
President Trump is keeping the Nobel Peace Prize medal presented to him by its recipient, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-mee...
Trump accepts Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
President Donald Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House Thursday, where she said she presented him with her Nobel medal.
abcnews.go.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:46 AM
The most pathetic man alive.
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Trump came into his second term eager to be tough on protesters, picked a DefSec who would deploy troops against civilians and built a DHS that picked fights with Democrats and the public.
Invoking the Insurrection Act wouldn't be an unfortunate development for him. It would be an intended one.
Invoking the Insurrection Act wouldn't be an unfortunate development for him. It would be an intended one.
Opinion | Trump is close to unleashing the state violence he's always wanted
Philip Bump: The president suggested on Thursday that unrest in Minneapolis might prompt him to invoke the Insurrection Act. He’s wanted to do that for years.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Trump came into his second term eager to be tough on protesters, picked a DefSec who would deploy troops against civilians and built a DHS that picked fights with Democrats and the public.
Invoking the Insurrection Act wouldn't be an unfortunate development for him. It would be an intended one.
Invoking the Insurrection Act wouldn't be an unfortunate development for him. It would be an intended one.
I just cannot fathom the mind of someone who would gleefully take another person's prize like this and braggingly display it. I would melt on the spot from mortification. What a ridiculous embarrassment he is.
The Nobel Prize museum in Oslo subtweeting the fuck out of Trump today.
January 16, 2026 at 6:54 AM
I just cannot fathom the mind of someone who would gleefully take another person's prize like this and braggingly display it. I would melt on the spot from mortification. What a ridiculous embarrassment he is.
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What is keeping Democratic governors from unleashing the National Guard and protecting their communities?
Trump and Republicans won't stop. Ever.
You have to go on offense.
Stop funding DHS. Impeach Noem. Release some more Epstein Files, Dems.
Trump and Republicans won't stop. Ever.
You have to go on offense.
Stop funding DHS. Impeach Noem. Release some more Epstein Files, Dems.
January 15, 2026 at 9:39 PM
What is keeping Democratic governors from unleashing the National Guard and protecting their communities?
Trump and Republicans won't stop. Ever.
You have to go on offense.
Stop funding DHS. Impeach Noem. Release some more Epstein Files, Dems.
Trump and Republicans won't stop. Ever.
You have to go on offense.
Stop funding DHS. Impeach Noem. Release some more Epstein Files, Dems.
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somewhere in the vast ocean a fish is just swimming along completely unaware it'll soon be caught, filleted, breaded, deep fried, topped with tarter sauce and cheese, shoved in a bun, devoured, release the exact dose of cholesterol needed to stop a heartbeat, and save humanity from ruin
January 15, 2026 at 9:42 PM
somewhere in the vast ocean a fish is just swimming along completely unaware it'll soon be caught, filleted, breaded, deep fried, topped with tarter sauce and cheese, shoved in a bun, devoured, release the exact dose of cholesterol needed to stop a heartbeat, and save humanity from ruin
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If they give him the championship trophy it means he is the NHL champion.
Trump during Florida Panthers celebration: "I heard they have a little surprise. Ooh, that looks nice. I hope it's the stick and not just the shirt. That stick looks beautiful. That looks beautiful. Maybe I get both, who the hells knows. I'm president, I'll just take them."
January 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
If they give him the championship trophy it means he is the NHL champion.
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For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:21 PM
For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org