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Get outside. Maryland pride, science, environment, movies, hiking, travel and a bit of mystery.

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10 years ago, Obergefell v. Hodges affirmed what we already knew: love is love. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Democrats enshrined marriage equality into lawβ€”and we'll keep defending this right against Republican attacks.

26.06.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 369    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
First shelf: The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School (Reyes), Learning to Fall (Morris), I Love You S'more (Desombre), She Gets the Girl (Lippincott & Derrick)

Second Shelf: All That's Left in the World (Brown), Caught in a Bad Fauxmance (Rose), Heartstopper Vol. 1 (Oseman), The Darkness Between Us (Schaeffer)

Third Shelf: Going Bicoastal (Adler), Where the Dark Stands Still (Poranek), Never Ever Getting Back Together (Gonzales), Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute (Hibbert), Flowerheart (Bakewell)

Fourth Shelf: Hell Followed With Us (White), I Wish You All the Best (Deaver), The Sunbearer Trials (Thomas), Dead End Girls (Heard), The Sacrifice (Chupeco)

Fifth Shelf: Loveless (Oseman), Icarus (Ancrum), Summer Bird Blue (Bowman), Radio Silence (Oseman), The Weight of Stars (Dow), Sawkill Girls (Legrand)

Bottom Shelf: I Kissed Shara Wheeler (McQuiston), Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Albertelli), Nimona (Stevenson), Forget Me Not (Derrick)

First shelf: The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School (Reyes), Learning to Fall (Morris), I Love You S'more (Desombre), She Gets the Girl (Lippincott & Derrick) Second Shelf: All That's Left in the World (Brown), Caught in a Bad Fauxmance (Rose), Heartstopper Vol. 1 (Oseman), The Darkness Between Us (Schaeffer) Third Shelf: Going Bicoastal (Adler), Where the Dark Stands Still (Poranek), Never Ever Getting Back Together (Gonzales), Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute (Hibbert), Flowerheart (Bakewell) Fourth Shelf: Hell Followed With Us (White), I Wish You All the Best (Deaver), The Sunbearer Trials (Thomas), Dead End Girls (Heard), The Sacrifice (Chupeco) Fifth Shelf: Loveless (Oseman), Icarus (Ancrum), Summer Bird Blue (Bowman), Radio Silence (Oseman), The Weight of Stars (Dow), Sawkill Girls (Legrand) Bottom Shelf: I Kissed Shara Wheeler (McQuiston), Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Albertelli), Nimona (Stevenson), Forget Me Not (Derrick)

A customer told me she couldn't believe this store would put up a Pride display, because what if children see it??

Anyway, it was my display, and I'm proud of it, and you (and your children) should all see it. #BookSky πŸ“šπŸ’™

20.06.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 30248    πŸ” 3786    πŸ’¬ 1302    πŸ“Œ 248
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Analysis | Trump’s big admission about the Kilmar Abrego GarcΓ­a deportation case The administration has suggested it couldn’t get Abrego GarcΓ­a returned even if it wanted to. Trump just blew that up.

Analysis by Aaron Blake: The administration has suggested it couldn’t get Abrego GarcΓ­a returned even if it wanted to, because he’s in El Salvador. Trump just blew that up.

30.04.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 141    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4

Thanks @jonathanwosen.bsky.social for continuing to keep the #ppstdoc community in the loop.

26.04.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge Orders Administration to Seek Return of Another Deported Migrant The case, involving a 20-year-old Venezuelan, comes on the heels of another legal battle over the fate of a different man wrongfully sent to El Salvador by the Trump administration.

A federal judge in Maryland ordered the Trump administration to take steps to seek the return of a 20-year-old Venezuelan man who was deported to El Salvador last month, ruling that his removal violated a previous court settlement intended to protect young migrants with pending asylum cases.

25.04.2025 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1714    πŸ” 325    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 12

@hankgreen.bsky.social Hank, students, colleagues, friends ask: But what to do?
It's a very legitimate question, and one that some of us have been preparing for all our lives. But if we have but One Shot, where to direct it?

20.04.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As one of your constituents living and working in Maryland, THANK YOU for showing what real leadership is like.

17.04.2025 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
I've been in El Salvador all day fighting for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen I've been in El Salvador all day fighting for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

I've been in El Salvador all day fighting for the return of Mr. Abrego Garcia.

The Trump Administration can lie all they want, but the Court said they failed to show he was part of MS-13. This is about bringing home a man they ADMIT should never have been abducted. I won't rest until then.

17.04.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 12090    πŸ” 2509    πŸ’¬ 550    πŸ“Œ 194
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Where is our humanity?

06.04.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 33726    πŸ” 11283    πŸ’¬ 1775    πŸ“Œ 1099

This is sickening. The health of our people - today and tomorrow - depends on a robust, strong #HHS.

27.03.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.

Absolutely insane.
Bring on the asthma.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/c...

18.03.2025 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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15 days left.

Brad Schimel has Elon Musk’s money. Judge Crawford has the people of Wisconsin.

Make a plan to vote!

17.03.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 197    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 9

I had an excellent call with President von der Leyen about the road ahead for Canada-E.U. trade.

Canada and Europe are strong, reliable partners. In a shifting global economy, that matters more than ever. We’re ready to secure new transatlantic business opportunities together.

16.03.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 19275    πŸ” 3526    πŸ’¬ 679    πŸ“Œ 288

@cnn.com Where is the coverage of protests against Putin puppets in Belgrade and Budapest? Nothing on your homepage?

15.03.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Protesters are out in Budapest, Hungary today demanding the resignation of pro-Putin Prime Minister Viktor OrbΓ‘n.

Love it!

15.03.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 26926    πŸ” 6416    πŸ’¬ 813    πŸ“Œ 580
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Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Belgrade, Serbia, demanding the resignation of pro-Russia President Aleksandar VučiΔ‡.

15.03.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 15429    πŸ” 3985    πŸ’¬ 436    πŸ“Œ 396
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Federal research instability risks postdoc careers, American leadership In a new National Postdoctoral Association report, 43% of postdocs said Trump administration policies have threatened their positions, while more than one-third said their research is delayed or in je...

I feel for you. Thank you for your research. Here's an op-ed I wrote earlier this week. www.statnews.com/2025/03/13/p...

15.03.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal research instability risks postdoc careers, American leadership In a new National Postdoctoral Association report, 43% of postdocs said Trump administration policies have threatened their positions, while more than one-third said their research is delayed or in je...

Trump cuts to #science funding are leaving our young researchers reeling. With all the talk on politics, not sure people recognize the impact on our health research. Spread the word.
www.statnews.com/2025/03/13/p...

13.03.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Repost & like, if you stand with President Zelensky!

28.02.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 31184    πŸ” 14093    πŸ’¬ 711    πŸ“Œ 592
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This is horrendous in so many ways. The @washingtonpost has been our trusted local paper for decades. No more.

26.02.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is anyone aware of any clinical trials for triple negative Stage IV Metastatic #Breast #Cancer?

I know the #NIH cuts have been devastating.

23.02.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's simple. #Medicaid recipients don't make Trump's friends richer.
So cut them off

19.02.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I believe jamelle is correct

16.02.2025 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A point to consider.

16.02.2025 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 26229    πŸ” 4476    πŸ’¬ 1192    πŸ“Œ 202

@mcuban.bsky.social Mark as a SMB CEO I love this.
What's initial step to disrupt the current rich entrenched insurers?

02.02.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tomatoes and timber about to get pricey. #tradewar

02.02.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.

NEW: USAID source says staff are scrambling to save archived copies of US regulations before they're gone & are being actively locked out of systems, including a publicly available database of USAID documents.

WIRED has built software to systematically check the status of 1,374 government domains.

01.02.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 8422    πŸ” 3836    πŸ’¬ 219    πŸ“Œ 192
Sign showing hands indicating social vision, fighting inequality, taking risks

Sign showing hands indicating social vision, fighting inequality, taking risks

Don't forget. Keep pushing.
We do this together.
#socialvision #takerisks #fightinequality

26.01.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's funny. So does Mr Fox.

20.01.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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