Can’t believe I have to say this, but in Minnesota you will continue to have the freedom to get your COVID and flu shots.

GOV. PRITZKER: “This is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”

a cartoon drawing of a spider coming out of a plant Alt: a cartoon drawing of a spider coming out of a plant

I'm sitting here watching the feel-good movie of 1979. Alien. It almost makes me want to sign up for a deep space mining vessel. Then I remember that Musk is basically Waylon-Yutani, and I just can't see myself breaking quarantine to help his bottom line.

Update on Boomertifa from the war zone.

California, Oregon, and Washington to launch new West Coast Health Alliance to uphold scientific integrity in public health as Trump destroys CDC’s credibility

In response to the dismantling of the CDC, California, Oregon, and Washington have launched the West Coast Health Alliance, which will make their own science-based vaccine guidelines, and make sure vaccines are accessible to everyone.

There’s a reason the White House is pushing hard against this discharge petition.
 
I’m signing so that the truth comes out. The survivors of Epstein’s abuse—and the American people—deserve answers.

More of this.

And I would never want to get between Ted and a trip to Cancun when there’s an emergency in Texas

*cracks knuckles*

okay so you know how the media has a problem with taking snippets of scientific studies out of context and writing articles which mislead the public?

now imagine a computer program is doing that when you ask it questions about scientific literature but also it makes stuff up.

The Grant Submission Process Part 1B
We went through the basics of the grant submission process last time, but there were some aspects that are helped by understanding how to read a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). We’ll go over the parent R01 announcement:

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Jamie Lee Curtis on The Late Show cancellation.

“They’re trying to silence us. That won’t work…we’ll just get louder”

Ditto.

WATCH — greenday’s billie joearmstrong : “Right now, Trump is putting people inside concentration camps… repeat after me: F*ck Ice!”

The image features a vibrant bouquet of various flowers, including red, purple, blue, yellow, and orange blooms, with green leaves and stems. The flowers are densely packed, creating a colorful and lively arrangement against a black background. Overlapping the floral design is bold white text that reads: "I WISH FOR YOU WHAT YOU WISH FOR IMMIGRANTS" The text is prominent and stands out clearly against the colorful backdrop. At the bottom, the word "TRANSPAINTER" appears, likely indicating the artist or creator of the image.

Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more.

📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.

WATCH: $450,000,000/year and it’s already flooding

Like many NASA projects and missions, the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute was asked to submit a closeout budget this week. Hopefully just a drill! But very difficult just the same. 💔

Regardless of what happens, I’m *so proud* of the service we have performed for the community over the years. ✨🪐💾🔭👩🏻‍🔬

ICE now has over 70 billion dollars to build more concentration camps.

Just in time for Independence Day.

God damn you, America.

Mahalo, Lilith. This is good. On with the rebellion!

He kept staring at me. It was a little like the long talks Paul and I had on Ganymede, only Paul was not interested in the same things. “I think maybe man will outsmart himself someday,” Captain Becker said. “Someday he’ll build a robot so smart it will take over the universe and make men do the work.” “Men who did that wouldn’t be very wise.” “A lot of them aren’t, Rex. They’re smart and clever and inventive. But not many are wise.” “There’s a difference?” “A big difference.” The conversation was beginning to bore him. He yawned. “I wish you could play chess,” he said. “I can.”

From the 1968 book “The Runaway Robot” which I’ve been reading with Orin.

It’s…fine?!

Hundreds of veterans volunteer to attend asylum hearings with Afghans The effort began after a former Afghan interpreter was detained after his San Diego asylum hearing this month.

“In the last week, more than 200 veterans have volunteered to attend immigration hearings with Afghans who worked with U.S. forces during the 20-year war in Afghanistan…”

If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?