The high proportion of US scientists among those recruited by France shows that “enthusiasm and morale for doing science is low” in the US, says Sharon Milgram, who led early-career researcher programs at NIH for nearly 20 years, until she retired in December.

By @lizziegibney.bsky.social and me

Sigh...

Going back into the darkness.

This may be the most perfect distillation I’ve seen.

I feel this way about pretty much all vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. You shouldn't be allowed to dump cyanide into municipal drinking water and you shouldn't be allowed to recreationally spread viruses around shared public spaces.

I hope they repeal gravity cos it’s really getting me down and I’d love to just float about.

"You can't... repeal... a scientific finding... " But there are those who can and will say, I don't care or give a damn about anything except what I want.

I expect the Supreme Court will sometime rule that Newton's three laws of mechanics are unconstitutional. Or maybe only the highly controversial third law.

WIRED has updated this guide in light of the protests happening in Minneapolis, NYC, and beyond.

IF YOU VOTED FOR TRUMP, YOU VOTED FOR ICE. AND NOW YOU HAVE THE BLOOD OF THIS INNOCENT WOMAN ON YOUR HANDS.

They murdered her. They executed her. We all knew it was only a matter of time before something like this happened, but that doesn't make its impact any less devastating. How much more carnage, pain, and misery will ICE be allowed to inflict on innocent, peaceful people?

I just want a car wash, thanks…

We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.

“God damn them all.”

If you’re scared of a Honda Pilot driving less than 5 miles an hour, with its wheels pointing away from you, you should not be working in law-enforcement…

You shouldn’t have a gun. You shouldn’t have a badge. You should find a new line of work.

The whole lot of them spent Jan. 6th lying about what happened 5 years ago. Why should anyone expect them to start telling the truth on January 7th?

I watched an interview of a woman from Greenland. The interviewer asked her about Trump. She replied that she didn’t like Trump because he interrupts her sleep.

I mean…same.

I'll be going to one too, will be with you in spirit.

This visualization, "Domestic Deployment of the Military in 2025," updated on November 10, 2025, displays the geographical distribution, scale, and specific legal authority for four categories of domestic military deployments across the United States. Deployment scale is categorized by the size of the circles, representing 800, 3,000, or 8,000 troops. The legal authorities are color-coded as follows: Article II powers (Yellow), Title 10 Chapter 15 (Dark Blue), Title 10 Section 12406 (Cyan), and Title 32 Section 502(f) (State-Controlled National Guard with Federal Funding, Orange).

The U.S. military is being used inside the United States. There's a lot we don't know about how, why, and under what authorities.

Lawfare's new project–which includes a tracker and a map–follows where and how the military is being domestically deployed. www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-ser...

Jon Stewart Tears Into Democrats for Caving on Government Shutdown: 'I Can't F-cking Believe It' Jon Stewart criticized Democratic leaders for caving on the government shutdown on the latest episode of 'The Daily Show.'

"How are we being ruled by the only old people who don't stubbornly cling to shit whether it's working or not?” www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

Grist opens applications for new rural reporting grants on climate and environmental justice Applicants can request up to $5,000 per project.

Funding alert: @grist.org is offering grants of up to $5,000 for reporting on rural climate issues and environmental justice in the United States. Newsrooms and freelancers are welcome to apply. Please share! grist.org/updates/gris...

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Only one country is not here (in Brazil), that is the United States of America.

California will not cede, we will in fact try to lead, despite what our federal government is doing.

They've laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash. Karoline Leavitt @PressSec X.com "President Trump's bold economic agenda is delivering real results for American families — with new data from DoorDash's State of Local Commerce report confirming that inflation has been tamed, everyday prices are beginning to drop, and wages are growing."

Can we add this to the pile? Please!

Numbers that will strike fear (and loathing) into the hearts and minds of millions. Do Not Get Sick

A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.

Another horrifying consequence of Republican abortion bans that block women from getting the basic health care they need.
 
Every Republican should have to answer for this.

This week's @unbreaking.org update on immigration is *also* an update on data security because the administration is using immigration enforcement as a way to trial and operationalize a full-on surveillance state.

Medical Research Funding: Timeline — Unbreaking How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.

We have a new timeline up today on our Medical Research Funding page, documenting the onslaught of political, legal, and bureaucratic attacks on medical research since January:

unbreaking.org/issues/medic...

Trump’s Politicized Prosecutions May Hit a Roadblock When the president puts his political enemies on trial on pretextual grounds, jurors have the option of refusing to convict.

A reminder that if you are called to be part of a jury in a political prosecution you have a right to refuse to convict on the grounds the prosecution is unjust. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

An image of a crossed-out swastika with the words: IN THE EYES OF MAGA WE ARE ALL ANTIFA NOW.

I'm anti-fascist. Are you?