I've long said the only folks who will ever "come for your guns" are the republicans. Every accusation is a confession.

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

The list goes on and on.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

My phone just autocorrected "duck" to "fuck" when I actually really did mean to say "duck," and I feel like I have finally broken its spirit

Update on our trip to Alligator Alcatraz. We are being denied access.

Trump's Big Ugly Bill is fascist — not only in what it does and authorizes, but in how it got enacted. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/this-is-fascism

GOP 2021: “The debt is out of control!

GOP 2022: “the debt is out of control!”

GOP 2023: “the debt is out of control

GOP 2024: “the debt is out of control!”

GOP 2025: ”let’s raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion!”

This sentence, typed in her dissent, should scare the living fuck out of everyone in this country.

"This Supreme Court is an existential threat to the rule of law."

– Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

We need a new generation of leaders who are the voices of democracy, freedom, social justice, & the rule of law. 

A new generation that gives meaning to the “we” in “we the people.”

Instead of fretting over Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party should embrace him as the future.

If Jeff Bezos can afford to rent Venice for a $50 million wedding, he can afford to pay his fair share in taxes.

‘This is a fight for life’: climate expert on tipping points, doomerism and using wealth as a shield Economic assumptions about risks of the climate crisis are no longer relevant, says the communications expert Genevieve Guenther

“Yes, this is scary as hell. But we must have courage and turn our fear into action by talking about climate change with others, by calling our elected officials on a regular basis, by demanding our workplaces put their money where their mouth is.”
Let's talk about #Climate!!
#ActOnClimate

Cover of George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy” showing a young Japanese American boy in a line of people being sent to an internment camp guarded by a uniformed American soldier

Meant to mention this last week, but if you have a young person in your life who’s into history or graphic novels or just good books, buy them George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy.” My oldest couldn’t put it down.

Image of an large cat walking on top of a long snake, with caption OH LAWD HE TREADIN'

My favorite #Wisconsin #NoKings sign/flag from today.

#wipolitics

A checklist for designing and improving the visualization of scientific data Nature Cell Biology - Creating clear and engaging scientific figures is crucial to communicate complex data. In this Comment, I condense principles from design, visual perception and data...

Clear and engaging scientific figures are crucial to communicate complex data. Here you find a checklist that can help to improve data visualization, by focusing on clarity, accessibility and design best practice principles.

rdcu.be/eq2ex

they're having a hard time hiding their boredom

If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:

1-877-447-4487

No kings, masters, overlords or any of that bullshit. Time to take the country back.

Respect!!!

@harvard.edu 😍

The link to the FREE GOVERNMENT COURSES is ...

pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...

Buttigieg, the great communicator!

Hey DHS
If it walks like a duck

A win! The U.S. Institute of Peace retook control of its headquarters today just two days after a federal judge ruled that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency illegally fired its board and staff.

Justice Sotomayor’s Message to Lawyers: Stand Up, Fight and Win In an era when judges are often assessed by their commitment to democracy, Justice Sonia Sotomayor stands as a stalwart in the pro-democracy camp.

Those on the high court often exercise caution in their choice of words. That is why it was striking when she used an audience of lawyers to deliver a stern message to the legal profession: stand up for democracy, take on the hard fights and do whatever you can to win.

Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."

Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.

I wrote about my decision in TIME.

time.com/7285045/resi...

Watch Pete live in Iowa Sign up to watch Pete live in Cedar Rapids on May 13th.

Looking forward to traveling to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday for our town hall with @votevets.org.

If you can't join us in person but want to tune in virtually, sign up here to watch the livestream:

Just curious, what’s the tariff on a $400 million jet from Qatar?

•••••BREAKING•••••

Federal immigration agents arrested Newark Mayor Ras Baraka early Friday afternoon as he protested the opening of a new detention center in the New Jersey city.

Mayor Baraka was led away in handcuffs as he…

48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science 48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science

If you’re concerned about the impact of the proposed budget on Federal funding of science but aren’t sure what to say when you call your elected officials, remember that a coalition of professional societies representing nearly 100,000 scientists signed an open letter about this a few weeks ago.
🧪

Thank you Greyhound!