Mad Maxine
@mad-maxine.bsky.social
Scientist, socialist, gardenerd, doer of things. Interested in politics, cussing, environmental & health sciences, epidemiology, psychology, art, witchcraft, moss, permaculture, fungi, natural systems, queerness, moss, neurodivergence, justice, and moss.
Oh daaaaaamn.
Scanlon: The Gulf of Mexico was so named over 500 years ago. If we want to update that name to reflect our current culture, maybe we should call it the Sea of Emoluments—you know, the place where we can board the Ship of Fools and navigate from a State of Ignorance to the Confederacy of Dunces…
May 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Oh daaaaaamn.
Ope!
May 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Ope!
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Dear Democratic Party,
Join the International Criminal Court.
Yes, I said it. Call their bluff.
You cannot control what the other side does.
But you can control your own integrity.
So prove it. Prove that your party is still grounded in law, human rights, and ethical leadership.
Join.
Join the International Criminal Court.
Yes, I said it. Call their bluff.
You cannot control what the other side does.
But you can control your own integrity.
So prove it. Prove that your party is still grounded in law, human rights, and ethical leadership.
Join.
April 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Dear Democratic Party,
Join the International Criminal Court.
Yes, I said it. Call their bluff.
You cannot control what the other side does.
But you can control your own integrity.
So prove it. Prove that your party is still grounded in law, human rights, and ethical leadership.
Join.
Join the International Criminal Court.
Yes, I said it. Call their bluff.
You cannot control what the other side does.
But you can control your own integrity.
So prove it. Prove that your party is still grounded in law, human rights, and ethical leadership.
Join.
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ILLINOIS… Gov. Pritzker…
April 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
ILLINOIS… Gov. Pritzker…
Boop!
💥 BREAKING: Levi Strauss shareholders voted today to reject a proposal calling on the company to cease / abolish all DEI efforts (tally TBD). LEVI Board: “Diversity and inclusion principles are critical in ensuring that our products reflect and are relevant to our diverse global consumer base.”
April 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Boop!
Next time I travel I’ll seriously consider @mariotthotels.bsky.social your support of DEI matters.
Marriott’s CEO said it straight: “We welcome all… we create opportunities for all… that’s who we are as a company.”
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
April 23, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Next time I travel I’ll seriously consider @mariotthotels.bsky.social your support of DEI matters.
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I filmed this yesterday on my way to Lousiana where my constituent Rümeysa Öztürk is being wrongfully held by ICE. I’m there now demanding her release. More to come.
April 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I filmed this yesterday on my way to Lousiana where my constituent Rümeysa Öztürk is being wrongfully held by ICE. I’m there now demanding her release. More to come.
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The fact that articles like this one need to be published is fucking wild.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
What to do if you're a U.S. citizen and immigration authorities tell you to leave the country
Experts recommend seeking an immigration attorney and collecting documentation to prove your U.S. citizenship, including birth certificates and passports.
www.nbcnews.com
April 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The fact that articles like this one need to be published is fucking wild.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Foood for thought. Doesn’t make it easier to digest.
Stop saying “the country is so divided” and instead, start describing what’s actually happening:
April 20, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Foood for thought. Doesn’t make it easier to digest.
If I wrote dystopian fiction about idiots, I would never come up with this in a million years.
Imagine having measles, treating patients anyway, and getting a gold star from RFK Jr. That’s not medicine, it’s malpractice wrapped in conspiracy cosplay.
Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer
A video shows a Texas doctor, who has been treating children in a measles outbreak, with a measles rash on his face in a clinic while caring for patients a week before he met with Health Secretary Rob...
apnews.com
April 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
If I wrote dystopian fiction about idiots, I would never come up with this in a million years.
Jeezus Effing Christ. This is not ok.
The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights www.npr.org/2025/04/18/n...
The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights
The agency's annual human rights reports are being purged of references to prison conditions, political corruption and other abuses.
www.npr.org
April 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Jeezus Effing Christ. This is not ok.
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The people behind this deserve a special ring in hell
38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The people behind this deserve a special ring in hell
I just… cannot. Even.
"We have instances now in western countries where people are being arrested [...] the cop comes knocking on their door, you're going to go to jail for 60 days for posting something online. You know, this is crazy stuff that's happening all over."
Marco Rubio on April 16, 2025, if you can believe it
Marco Rubio on April 16, 2025, if you can believe it
April 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I just… cannot. Even.
Says a treasonous traitor.
JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
April 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Says a treasonous traitor.
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Timely call to act on child poverty. Dr Louis Peachey: "We are more frightened that we may give a benefit to a parent we consider undeserving than the consequences of letting their child grow up in poverty. Child poverty shames and diminishes us all."
www.croakey.org/a-timely-cal...
#SDOH
#AusPol
www.croakey.org/a-timely-cal...
#SDOH
#AusPol
A timely call for action on child poverty
Introduction by Croakey: When infectious diseases specialists gathered for their annual scientific meeting in Canberra recently, a senior Indigenous medico
www.croakey.org
April 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Timely call to act on child poverty. Dr Louis Peachey: "We are more frightened that we may give a benefit to a parent we consider undeserving than the consequences of letting their child grow up in poverty. Child poverty shames and diminishes us all."
www.croakey.org/a-timely-cal...
#SDOH
#AusPol
www.croakey.org/a-timely-cal...
#SDOH
#AusPol
Boycotts work, god dammit. Keep going.
April 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Boycotts work, god dammit. Keep going.
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April 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
@democrats.org get your shit together.
God give me this energy from the Democratic party
The Korean parliament vowed to impeach their president EVERY WEEK until his party either stopped protecting him or the guy resigned in disgrace. No other business could proceed until they got rid of the attempted dictator.
April 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
@democrats.org get your shit together.
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Most people haven’t heard of this test, which is available in the US. It accurately predicts Alzheimer’s (not just if there’s a risk, but when). It is modulated by exercise and likely other lifestyle factors.
Here’s (almost) everything we know about it
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-breakt...
Here’s (almost) everything we know about it
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-breakt...
April 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Most people haven’t heard of this test, which is available in the US. It accurately predicts Alzheimer’s (not just if there’s a risk, but when). It is modulated by exercise and likely other lifestyle factors.
Here’s (almost) everything we know about it
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-breakt...
Here’s (almost) everything we know about it
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-breakt...
Have a little taste of Seattle spring! I wish I could share the glorious scent of green and cottonwood tree blooms, but you’ll have to trust that it would make the most amazing hand lotion smell.
April 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Have a little taste of Seattle spring! I wish I could share the glorious scent of green and cottonwood tree blooms, but you’ll have to trust that it would make the most amazing hand lotion smell.
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BREAKING: The country of Norway just entered a bill to give transgender Americans asylum in the country of Norway…
LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨
LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨
April 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
BREAKING: The country of Norway just entered a bill to give transgender Americans asylum in the country of Norway…
LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨
LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨