@wesellen.bsky.social
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What an absolute disgrace
a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
What an absolute disgrace
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Day 3 of our 31 Days of Action campaign seems like the perfect time to say THANK YOU to all 75k (!!!!) of our followers!
What started as a single post has turned into a vibrant grassroots movement & community of science activists.
Tell your friends! www.standupforscience.net/31-days-of-a...
What started as a single post has turned into a vibrant grassroots movement & community of science activists.
Tell your friends! www.standupforscience.net/31-days-of-a...
Join our 31 Days of Action for science now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Help add to the pressure on Congress to ensure ZERO CUTS TO SCIENCE in the 2026 Budget Battle this fall.
www.standupforscience.net
August 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Day 3 of our 31 Days of Action campaign seems like the perfect time to say THANK YOU to all 75k (!!!!) of our followers!
What started as a single post has turned into a vibrant grassroots movement & community of science activists.
Tell your friends! www.standupforscience.net/31-days-of-a...
What started as a single post has turned into a vibrant grassroots movement & community of science activists.
Tell your friends! www.standupforscience.net/31-days-of-a...
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The rapid decline of American science has few precedents in history, writes @rossandersen.bsky.social. We are witnessing an unparalleled act of self-sabotage: https://theatln.tc/6OLrjo4V
August 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The rapid decline of American science has few precedents in history, writes @rossandersen.bsky.social. We are witnessing an unparalleled act of self-sabotage: https://theatln.tc/6OLrjo4V
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which has distributed federal funds to both PBS and NPR for decades, announced Friday that it's shutting down.
The news comes after President Donald Trump recently clawed back more than a billion dollars of funding for public broadcasting.
The news comes after President Donald Trump recently clawed back more than a billion dollars of funding for public broadcasting.
August 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which has distributed federal funds to both PBS and NPR for decades, announced Friday that it's shutting down.
The news comes after President Donald Trump recently clawed back more than a billion dollars of funding for public broadcasting.
The news comes after President Donald Trump recently clawed back more than a billion dollars of funding for public broadcasting.
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"One of the most important, and most overlooked, functions of protest is to prevent the dreaded 'spiral of silence,' which can begin when people wrongly believe that their own point of view is not widely shared," Betsy Levy Paluck writes: https://theatln.tc/cyHqCYsc
July 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"One of the most important, and most overlooked, functions of protest is to prevent the dreaded 'spiral of silence,' which can begin when people wrongly believe that their own point of view is not widely shared," Betsy Levy Paluck writes: https://theatln.tc/cyHqCYsc
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The true cost of #dementia care in the US is $277 billion per year, with $224 billion worth of care coming from unpaid family and friend caregivers. New research reveals the hidden burden on families and communities. buff.ly/1K8JDTK
By Amy Lastuka, University of Washington 🩺
By Amy Lastuka, University of Washington 🩺
Family and friends shoulder the real cost of dementia − $224B in unpaid care
Dementia care costs are 5 times higher than the official figures suggest when you count the value of unpaid care.
buff.ly
June 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The true cost of #dementia care in the US is $277 billion per year, with $224 billion worth of care coming from unpaid family and friend caregivers. New research reveals the hidden burden on families and communities. buff.ly/1K8JDTK
By Amy Lastuka, University of Washington 🩺
By Amy Lastuka, University of Washington 🩺
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NEW: A requirement that ICE agents ensure courthouse arrests don't clash with state and local laws has been rescinded by the agency. ICE declined to explain what that means for future enforcement.
W/ @dell.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/ice-qu...
W/ @dell.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/ice-qu...
ICE Quietly Scales Back Rules for Courthouse Raids
A requirement that ICE agents ensure courthouse arrests don't clash with state and local laws has been rescinded by the agency. ICE declined to explain what that means for future enforcement.
www.wired.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
NEW: A requirement that ICE agents ensure courthouse arrests don't clash with state and local laws has been rescinded by the agency. ICE declined to explain what that means for future enforcement.
W/ @dell.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/ice-qu...
W/ @dell.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/ice-qu...
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‘I have come to realize that ‘Free Palestine’ … has also become a rallying cry for killing the Jews.’
I Saw My Friends Set on Fire in Boulder
‘I have come to realize that ‘Free Palestine’ … has also become a rallying cry for killing the Jews.’
bit.ly
June 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
‘I have come to realize that ‘Free Palestine’ … has also become a rallying cry for killing the Jews.’
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RFK Jr. plans to bar NIH scientists from top journals like NEJM & JAMA, replacing them with government-run outlets.
This would delegitimize taxpayer-funded research, warns Dr. Adam Gaffney of Harvard Medical School.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
This would delegitimize taxpayer-funded research, warns Dr. Adam Gaffney of Harvard Medical School.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at reputed journals such as the Lancet and said his agency will create “in-house” publications instead.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
RFK Jr. plans to bar NIH scientists from top journals like NEJM & JAMA, replacing them with government-run outlets.
This would delegitimize taxpayer-funded research, warns Dr. Adam Gaffney of Harvard Medical School.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
This would delegitimize taxpayer-funded research, warns Dr. Adam Gaffney of Harvard Medical School.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Strains bounds of propriety?
Strains…bounds…of…proprietary?
Am I having a stroke?
What is happening?
Strains…bounds…of…proprietary?
Am I having a stroke?
What is happening?
May 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Strains bounds of propriety?
Strains…bounds…of…proprietary?
Am I having a stroke?
What is happening?
Strains…bounds…of…proprietary?
Am I having a stroke?
What is happening?
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48 million adults in the US read at or below the third-grade level. Some educators think it’s not possible to teach them. They’re wrong, writes Larissa Phillips.
A Fifth of American Adults Can’t Read. Here's How To Teach Them.
48 million adults in the US read at or below the third-grade level. Some educators think it’s not possible to teach them. They’re wrong, writes Larissa Phillips.
bit.ly
May 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
48 million adults in the US read at or below the third-grade level. Some educators think it’s not possible to teach them. They’re wrong, writes Larissa Phillips.
The only difference between Trump and Jim Jones is that Trump would charge people for the kool-aid.
April 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The only difference between Trump and Jim Jones is that Trump would charge people for the kool-aid.
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that single sentence is going to drive me insane
April 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
that single sentence is going to drive me insane
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Just installed my section of the new exhibition at @angellstreetgalleries. It will be open for @gallerynightprovidence this Thursday, and the opening reception is Saturday, April 26, 5-8. Come see this great new space at 324 Angell Street Providence.
April 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Just installed my section of the new exhibition at @angellstreetgalleries. It will be open for @gallerynightprovidence this Thursday, and the opening reception is Saturday, April 26, 5-8. Come see this great new space at 324 Angell Street Providence.
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The Trump administration is pretending to comply with the Supreme Court’s order to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador’s infamous Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo—while refusing to actually do so, @adamserwer.bsky.social writes. https://theatln.tc/k6OLmbC3
April 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The Trump administration is pretending to comply with the Supreme Court’s order to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador’s infamous Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo—while refusing to actually do so, @adamserwer.bsky.social writes. https://theatln.tc/k6OLmbC3
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I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...
AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists
A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.
apnews.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...
Who knew owning libs would be THIS expensive!
April 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Who knew owning libs would be THIS expensive!
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Attorney General Seeks Death Penalty For All UnitedHealthcare Customers
April 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Attorney General Seeks Death Penalty For All UnitedHealthcare Customers
I want to hear about whiskleaks every day all day! Simply staying on message and beating a dead horse does work. Just ask Hillary.
March 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I want to hear about whiskleaks every day all day! Simply staying on message and beating a dead horse does work. Just ask Hillary.
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Benghazi this shit.
Make this Senate investigation last months and drag them in for questioning every day.
Make this Senate investigation last months and drag them in for questioning every day.
March 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Benghazi this shit.
Make this Senate investigation last months and drag them in for questioning every day.
Make this Senate investigation last months and drag them in for questioning every day.
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Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
WASHINGTON—Grumbling to himself as he repeatedly dropped the device, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was reportedly blowing into a Breathalyzer Thursday in an attempt to unlock his phone. “Stup...
theonion.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
Since I don’t watch network television or interact with any Trump supporters can someone tell me ….. do people even care about this massive security fuck up? Like is this gonna be old news or are folks genuinely worried/angry etc. ?
March 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Since I don’t watch network television or interact with any Trump supporters can someone tell me ….. do people even care about this massive security fuck up? Like is this gonna be old news or are folks genuinely worried/angry etc. ?
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We want answers . What Happen ? We are not going to allow her to be forgotten .
Former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber was found dead on the morning of March 22 in Virginia, according to local police. She was 43.
Former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber was found dead on the morning of March 22 in Virginia, according to local police. She was 43.
March 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM
We want answers . What Happen ? We are not going to allow her to be forgotten .
Former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber was found dead on the morning of March 22 in Virginia, according to local police. She was 43.
Former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber was found dead on the morning of March 22 in Virginia, according to local police. She was 43.