“I guess it’s back to laudanum.” Tre Duncan, Sauce Mixer

Trump Administration Attempts To Link Autism To Tylenol
https://theonion.com/trump-administration-attempts-to-link-autism-to-tylenol/

Cartoon by Guy Richards Smit.

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"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."

Happy Lottery day to you and yours.

Happy 80th anniversary of Hitler killing himself in his bunker to all who celebrate, which, as I now understand it, is not everybody

I’ve always said,”We’ll jump off that bridge when we get to it.”

When are tariffs collected? When orders are placed or when goods actually arrive? Did companies with goods on container ships that docked on Friday pay different tariffs than ones docking today? Stores need to order Christmas stuff now, how do they know what tariff will be in Dec?

When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king, the palace becomes a circus. -Turkish proverb

Ok not really. I mean, yes to not voting for CR and Yes this is what Republicans want, but no, we really don’t want closure to happen nor should we in any way celebrate.

Democrats can and should vote no on the continuing resolution to find government but honestly, a shutdown is exactly what Trump, Musk etc. want. They literally want to shut down the government, so maybe it’s time to let folks see what that means?

Wait, it was sent on *SATURDAY* and the deadline is 11:59am on Monday EST? So you show up to work on Monday morning at 9am on the west coast and you are out of a job? I mean, I know plenty of scientists who have zero social media presence, so this isn't out of the question. What a fucking moron.

How soon before we hear that Republican representatives cancel Town Halls?

Wondering what newsroom style guides have to say about changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico. Will all the news media just fall in line?

Thank you! I've been yelling about this all day.

GovTrack.us Tracking legislation and votes in the United States Congress.

Periodic reminder:

You're going to see a lot of bills introduced this Congress, some of which will not pass/and are showboating for the sake of showboating.

I really want to encourage everyone to go to govtrack.us to check the score, before putting forward calls to action.

Happy Solstice! Wishing it were the longest day instead, but looking forward to more light here in the northern hemisphere.

6.0 quake in Scotia, CA. Felt small shake here in Santa Cruz.

Hi everybody! I decided to skip Twitter entirely so I’m not sure what I’m doing here. Mostly I just want to run and hide right now.