Mindy Domb
@mindyforma.bsky.social
Representing the 3rd Hampshire.
Amherst, MA
Amherst, MA
Reminder: @masscultural.bsky.social Cultural Facilities Fund application process is open and the deadline is December 11. More info here: massculturalcouncil.org/organization...
Cultural Facilities Fund – Mass Cultural Council
Provides major improvement grants to nonprofit cultural organizations, in recognition of their profound economic impact on communities across Massachusetts
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November 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Reminder: @masscultural.bsky.social Cultural Facilities Fund application process is open and the deadline is December 11. More info here: massculturalcouncil.org/organization...
Trump administration targets academic journals with attorney letter, proposed funding cuts | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump administration targets academic journals with attorney letter, proposed funding cuts
Budget plan would kill two CDC journals, while U.S. prosecutor accuses some nongovernmental publications of being “partisans”
www.science.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Trump administration targets academic journals with attorney letter, proposed funding cuts | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Signs of fascism.
Holy hell. DHS just openly stated that its agents use “reasonable suspicion” to make ARRESTS. This is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is clear that you need probable cause to arrest someone, as opposed to stop them to ask them a question or two. This is huge b/c…
October 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Signs of fascism.
Signs of fascism.
NEW: Leading law firms tell clients to prepare for potentially politically motivated federal probes, warning Trump’s domestic terrorism directive may be wielded against left-leaning nonprofits who hold ideological beliefs the president opposes.
‘Stakes Are High:’ Big Law Alerts Clients on Trump’s Domestic Terrorism Order
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Signs of fascism.
ICYMI First, the FBI posts this, and today I hear they are also cutting ties with @splcenter.org. Breaking ties with orgs who fight neoNazi groups & monitor racist & anti-Semetic hate activities, while remaining cozy with white supremacists....
Look what they do, not what they say
@maddow.msnbc.com
Look what they do, not what they say
@maddow.msnbc.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
ICYMI First, the FBI posts this, and today I hear they are also cutting ties with @splcenter.org. Breaking ties with orgs who fight neoNazi groups & monitor racist & anti-Semetic hate activities, while remaining cozy with white supremacists....
Look what they do, not what they say
@maddow.msnbc.com
Look what they do, not what they say
@maddow.msnbc.com
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In one historic speech, Trump eviscerated decades of civil-military restraint and proclaimed the U.S. armed forces as his weapon of choice against domestic "enemies."
Trump's MAGA-fied military prepares for "war from within"
In one historic speech, Trump eviscerated decades of civil-military restraint.
www.axios.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
In one historic speech, Trump eviscerated decades of civil-military restraint and proclaimed the U.S. armed forces as his weapon of choice against domestic "enemies."
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NEW: FDA OKs new generic abortion drug, outraging conservatives
Conservatives rage after FDA approves generic abortion drug
The decision adds to conservative scrutiny of the agency and Commissioner Marty Makary.
www.axios.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
NEW: FDA OKs new generic abortion drug, outraging conservatives
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Apple is removing from its App Store apps that alert the presence of Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE) in people's local areas, the tech giant announced this evening.
Apple drops ICE tracking apps from its store after Trump DOJ demand
Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded ICEBLOCK be removed from the App Store today "and Apple did so," she told Fox News.
www.axios.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Apple is removing from its App Store apps that alert the presence of Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE) in people's local areas, the tech giant announced this evening.
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"The White House has discovered there are limits."
Trump's push for executive control runs into a hurdle: economic independence
On Tuesday, the White House withdrew E.J. Antoni's nomination to run the BLS.
trib.al
October 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"The White House has discovered there are limits."
The image of the so-called "public safety emergency" is a person who throws a sandwich?
The threat that needs to be met with armed masked troops in our cities is a sandwich?
Fill in the blank: The emperior has no _________.
The threat that needs to be met with armed masked troops in our cities is a sandwich?
Fill in the blank: The emperior has no _________.
The man charged for throwing a sandwich at a federal officer was a DOJ employee.
“This is an example of the Deep State we have been up against for seven months as we work to refocus DOJ,” Pam Bondi wrote on X.
“This is an example of the Deep State we have been up against for seven months as we work to refocus DOJ,” Pam Bondi wrote on X.
Man charged for throwing sandwich at federal officer was a DOJ employee
Attorney General Pam Bondi said he was fired from his position after the incident.
www.politico.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The image of the so-called "public safety emergency" is a person who throws a sandwich?
The threat that needs to be met with armed masked troops in our cities is a sandwich?
Fill in the blank: The emperior has no _________.
The threat that needs to be met with armed masked troops in our cities is a sandwich?
Fill in the blank: The emperior has no _________.
Massachusetts has a history of leading in public health. We can't allow efforts to break our national vaccine policy & replace it with one based in fear, conspiracy, and imagination vs. fact, science, and reality to jeopardize the health of the commonwealth.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/13/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/13/m...
Massachusetts mulls break with CDC as Kennedy disrupts vaccine guidelines - The Boston Globe
Health providers throughout Massachusetts say keeping up with vaccine recommendations is difficult enough without conflicting messages from Washington.
www.bostonglobe.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Massachusetts has a history of leading in public health. We can't allow efforts to break our national vaccine policy & replace it with one based in fear, conspiracy, and imagination vs. fact, science, and reality to jeopardize the health of the commonwealth.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/13/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/13/m...
Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? www.neari.org/advocating-c...
Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? | NEARI
While more than $1.5 billion in federal grant money has been terminated by the Trump administration, the consequences at state universities and community colleges are particularly dire.
www.neari.org
August 15, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? www.neari.org/advocating-c...
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Think about this for a second. It’s grotesque and dangerous.
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/a...
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/a...
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
www.nytimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Think about this for a second. It’s grotesque and dangerous.
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/a...
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/a...
Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? www.neari.org/advocating-c...
Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? | NEARI
While more than $1.5 billion in federal grant money has been terminated by the Trump administration, the consequences at state universities and community colleges are particularly dire.
www.neari.org
August 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? www.neari.org/advocating-c...
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Hello journalists. If you report this you gotta say that under the Constitution he has no power to do it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
August 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Hello journalists. If you report this you gotta say that under the Constitution he has no power to do it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is targeting a lawyer who attempted to halt his client’s rapid deportation.
Trump admin targets lawyer who attempted to halt his client’s deportation
DOJ’s move comes after Trump directed the department to seek to sanction lawyers “who engage in frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation.”
www.politico.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is targeting a lawyer who attempted to halt his client’s rapid deportation.
The attack on higher education is real. And it's not just on a sector or an institution, it's an assault on learning, questioning, facts, science, understanding, discovery, and inclusion, equity, and diverse thought and experience.
Trump plans to sign an executive order mandating universities turn over applicant data to prove they’re not carrying out affirmative action.
Despite colleges already reworking their processes post-SCOTUS' 2023 decision—this would go even further, ceding enormous control to the state.trib.al/BOP15TX
Despite colleges already reworking their processes post-SCOTUS' 2023 decision—this would go even further, ceding enormous control to the state.trib.al/BOP15TX
August 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The attack on higher education is real. And it's not just on a sector or an institution, it's an assault on learning, questioning, facts, science, understanding, discovery, and inclusion, equity, and diverse thought and experience.
Keeping Massachusetts safe.
Healey signs bill expanding reproductive, transgender protections | Click on the image to read the full story
Healey signs bill expanding reproductive, transgender protections
Gov. Maura Healey says protecting rights in Massachusetts "impacts the country."
www.wcvb.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Keeping Massachusetts safe.
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August 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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As climate change accelerates, summer is only getting longer – and hotter. Though the extreme heat can be difficult for anyone to deal with, it seems that it can be particularly arduous for people with certain mental health conditions. ⤵️
Do SSRIs Cause Heat Intolerance? The Answer Is More Complex Than You Think
There's an interesting connection between body temperature and mental health.
www.teenvogue.com
July 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
As climate change accelerates, summer is only getting longer – and hotter. Though the extreme heat can be difficult for anyone to deal with, it seems that it can be particularly arduous for people with certain mental health conditions. ⤵️
Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social
We will follow you wherever you go.
Looking forward to all the funny between now and next year. Go for it!
We will follow you wherever you go.
Looking forward to all the funny between now and next year. Go for it!
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social
We will follow you wherever you go.
Looking forward to all the funny between now and next year. Go for it!
We will follow you wherever you go.
Looking forward to all the funny between now and next year. Go for it!
This photo & its context are historic. In the aftermath of defunding PBS, the pic shows the collusion of administration+ GOP Congress.
We need political comics and truth tellers more than ever before ... BTW did you hear about @stephencolbert.bsky.social?
We need political comics and truth tellers more than ever before ... BTW did you hear about @stephencolbert.bsky.social?
A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
July 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This photo & its context are historic. In the aftermath of defunding PBS, the pic shows the collusion of administration+ GOP Congress.
We need political comics and truth tellers more than ever before ... BTW did you hear about @stephencolbert.bsky.social?
We need political comics and truth tellers more than ever before ... BTW did you hear about @stephencolbert.bsky.social?
Summer office hours announced. Hope to see you this season.
July 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Summer office hours announced. Hope to see you this season.