Sharon Crook

This is what oligarchy is about:

If you paid 1 penny in federal income taxes last year, you paid more than Tesla - a $1.3 trillion company owned by Elon Musk, the wealthiest man alive, who became $460 billion richer since Election Day after spending $290 million to elect Trump.

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hi! i would like to reup my request for ANY AND ALL PEOPLE FIGHTING DATA CENTERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES TO PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME

i am now covering data center conflicts for @heatmap.news

my email is jael@heatmap.news

There is no legal justification, whatsoever, to use military force against a NATO ally like Greenland.

If any military member participates in this without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.

A few years ago, mine was to drink more alcohol. It went really well! It also was a positive and reminded me to be more social and try to have fun. I am back to rarely drinking but was the most successful resolution ever.

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This is sooooooo good.

Let people be their true selves, as they know and understand them. Let children explore their identities. Celebrate difference and variety and the incredible spectrum of humanity. The only alternative denies an opportunity to celebrate the joy of human flourishing and is ultimately unspeakably cruel

2 years after 'the Zone,' Phoenix's campground homeless shelter is running smoothly, guests say It’s been two years since the city of Phoenix faced a court-ordered deadline to clear out a massive homeless encampment downtown known as the Zone. Part of the city’s response was to create a city-run...

It’s been two years since the city of Phoenix faced a court-ordered deadline to clear out a massive homeless encampment downtown known as the Zone. Part of the city’s response was to create a city-run campground for people experiencing homelessness.

a scrapbook style list of things, with pictures going around the list. The list is titled 2025, and the list is "Matched 4600 classrooms with scientists Distributed 5400 educational zines Distributed 10,000 packets of plant seeds Hosted 13 free science and art events Funded 13 scientists’ scicomm projects Hosted 9 Moth Nights Hosted 9 livestreams". The surrounding pictures are people drawing, voluntering around a table, playing in the woods with bugs, pictures of posters of plants, posters for events, two zines, etc

It's December!

Have you thought about year end donations?

If you're one of the lucky folks who has more to give this year, would you consider Skype a Scientist?

We accomplish a wild amount w/a shoestring budget & ONE staff member. Imagine what we could do with more!

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#ArtAdventCalendar In its 11th year, #artadventcalendar participants post an original piece of art from Dec 1-24. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, beading, photography. If it’s art and it beautifies th…

Do you make...

Paintings, pots, sculptures, sketches, photographs, quilts, digital art, beading, textiles, mini figs, printmaking & any other visual art...

Whatever skill level you're at, if you made it, it's mostly sfw, and not AI (never AI) I want you to participate!

Starts in 4 days!
#art

Mushroom info - splitgill: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizop...

There’s more nice mushrooms on my Patreon, and a mail club too! patreon.com/luke_venechuk

a man in red swim trunks is standing in the ocean ALT: a man in red swim trunks is standing in the ocean

Nerrrrrrrrrrrds!

To celebrate getting 100,000 followers on Bluesky, I am offering some of you fine folks the chance to join me on a 2026 shark research expedition. Really!

Enter here: forms.gle/iq3YQG31kbAC...

Terms and conditions in thread below:

Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)

RTs appreciated.

#neuromatch #myneuromatchstory #impactstory #computationalneuroscience #globaleducation #stemeducation #neuroscience #scientificcommunity #machinelearning #datascience #mentorship #neuromatchacademy… ... MohammadFazel Abdhaghighi, a student and research assistant from Iran, discovered new ways of thinking and exploring science through Neuromatch Academy’s Computational Neuroscience course. 🎤 “I heard...

MohammadFazel Abdhaghighi, a student and research assistant from Iran, discovered new ways of thinking and exploring science through Neuromatch Academy’s Computational Neuroscience course.

➡️ Read his story here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

“Why Are We Funding This?” Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.

Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly.

Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!

🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm

Thank you to the NSF-Simons NITMB for providing me with this opportunity! I am excited to be a part of this community.

some other familiar grocery store names that are brands for producer-owned agricultural co-ops:

Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's

The Show for Nov. 10, 2025: Air travel shutdown frustrations, Valley fever research and more Flights have been canceled across the country — including at Sky Harbor — because of the ongoing government shutdown. One expert tells us why the reduction makes him angry. Plus, the future of Valley ...

Flights have been canceled across the country – including at Sky Harbor because of the ongoing government shutdown. One expert on why the reduction makes him angry. Plus, the future of Valley fever research, with uncertain federal funding.

🎧 That and more on The Show podcast.

A spreadsheet presenting the following information: United States Senate: Voters Represented: Proportion of Pop Represented: Number of R: 53 151196069.5 45.71% Number of D: 45 178560948.5 53.99% Number of I: 2 1002718 0.30%

I never see this really emphasized in news about Senate votes so - reminder that the 45 Democratic senate seats represent something like 54% of the population.

Thousands gather all over metro Phoenix for No Kings protests Arizonans who gathered in Tempe and across the state Saturday to protest President Donald Trump said they have plenty of reasons to be concerned about his administration.

Arizonans who gathered in Tempe and across the state Saturday to protest President Donald Trump said they have plenty of reasons to be concerned about his administration.

House Republicans are gaveling us out and shutting down the House to avoid swearing in Adelita Grijalva.

It is undemocratic and unacceptable.

Study: Tribal colleges, universities in Arizona and beyond added nearly $4B to national economy While dozens of tribal colleges and universities — or TCUs — are facing federal funding cuts that could force them to shut down, a new report highlights some of the economic impacts generated from ten...

While dozens of tribal colleges and universities — or TCUs — are facing federal funding cuts that could force them to shut down, a new report highlights some of the economic impacts generated from tens of thousands of alumni.

TB is the No. 1 killer among infectious diseases. A new study says its toll could mount New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.

New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.

The image shows "silly" research (reptile venom, microbes in Yellowstone Park, bee foraging patterns) that actually turned out to be transformational (anti-obesity drugs, DNA testing, and internet algorithms, respectively). From the article "Why are we funding this?": If someone had said, “Who cares how desert lizard venom works? Let’s not fund that research,” we never would have discovered semaglutide, a key component of drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic, which have helped millions of Americans lose weight. If we hadn’t funded research into how bizarre microorganisms thrive in boiling Yellowstone geysers, we never would have discovered the bacterium Thermus aquaticus, whose Taq polymerase enzymes now enable medical tests for countless genetic diseases. If we had decided not to study how bees optimize nectar foraging and distribution among a colony because it sounds silly, we never would have developed an algorithm that allocates internet traffic among computer servers—a technology that powers the $50 billion web-hosting industry.

"Useless" and/or "silly" federally-funded research has turned the United States into the world’s leader in science and technology over the past 75 years. Such science is under attack throughout the federally-funded agencies in the United States. More at: www.americanscientist.org/article/%E2%...

Several anti-ICE protestors on the Ohio-Kentucky border.

This is how the police dealt with them.

Literally beat the hell out of them.

This is Trump's police state America, coming to a protest near you.

For the first time ever, KJZZ is putting The Show onstage — and you're invited! Get your tickets → www.crescentphx.com/tm-event/rad...

Tempe City Council rescinds controversial parks ordinance Tempe City Council has rescinded an ordinance to regulate large gatherings in parks that unanimously passed in July.

Tempe City Council has rescinded an ordinance to regulate large gatherings in parks that unanimously passed in July.

August 2025: 35 things i have thought about in the last 35 days of my 35th year It’s my birthday this week. If you cannot guess how old I am turning, don’t worry; I have written an essay about it.

It’s my birthday this week. If you cannot guess how old I am turning, don’t worry; I have written an essay about it. Normally, I ask you to flex and honestly, I would like you to do that, too. Or show me your swords. Show me your muscles AND swords. But I would love it if you read this, too.

Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.

Key reasons.

Lower speed limits (30kmh in 50% of the city)

Improved pedestrian & cycling infrastructure

A government that cares & did something about people dying.

Which seems to be controversial in virtually all of car pilled Canada.