Carrie McDonough

But Erika Twerk was right there

Stand up for Science Stand up for Science

Finalized speaker list is up for our rally at Allegheny Landing on Saturday - check it out!!

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AN EVENING WITH MICHAEL FANONE Fundraiser for INDIVISIBLE PITTSBURGH and INDIVISIBLE REGENT SQUARE with Michael Fanone speaking, Q & A, and signing copies of his book.

If you’re anywhere near Pittsburgh on Friday night, come out to Braddock to hear Michael Fanone. He put his life on the line for people like me and he still isn’t giving up. See you there.
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Q: "Do you think that Donald Trump should be deposed by this Committee?"

Hillary Clinton: "Absolutely."

"Donald Trump has been held civilly liable for sexual assault by a jury of his peers … That is behavior that fits a pattern if one were looking for a pattern."

White House stalls release of approved US science budgets The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

White House stalls release of approved US science budgets

US Department of Education hangs Charlie Kirk banner outside DC building Banner has sparked criticism as Kirk was a polarizing figure who made incendiary and often racist and sexist comments

This is what fascism looks like. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Texas AG Paxton Declares Therapists Affirming Trans Youth To Be Illegal And Child Abuse The declaration echoes his 2022 efforts to target parents of trans youth with child abuse, and may force conversion therapy on trans youth in the state.

1. This morning, Texas AG Ken Paxton just released a chilling new declaration:

Mental health therapists, counselors, and psychologists must cease affirming trans youth - using their name and pronouns - or potentially face child abuse charges and loss of licensure.

Its a horrifying escalation.

can you teach something at Texas A&M? just follow this flowchart.

www.chronicle.com/article/insi... via @jasperjsmith.bsky.social and @mzahneis.bsky.social

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Measles outbreaks are costing the U.S. millions of dollars. The true losses can't be counted. As vaccination rates decline, the economic consequences will increase, research suggests.

“Based on their projections, $41.1 million would be needed each year to cover patients’ basic medical needs, including health insurance, & $947 million for public health response efforts such as surveillance & contact tracing. Lost productivity in the workforce… could reach $510.4 million each year”

Nobody knows how to vacation like these dogs do

A line graph showing NSF grant awards made through 2/27/26 for fiscal year 2026 compared with grant awards for fiscal years 2021-2025 for the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.

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#sendbarron

It’s not the way it has to be. This fat fucking POS is getting off on troops dying. I have a spouse serving and I feel sick to my stomach. Troops didn’t enlist to die for fucking Israel’s bullshit wars.

This is so good and necessary. Thank you, Bob.

Worst thing about PA - our senators are such garbage

Each one of those three missiles costs 33% more than the annual budget of the national park where I work.

How conflict impacts our environment | United Nations

We were going to post on CWA today, but with Iran, we instead thought it was better to share the following:

“While the human cost of war is undeniable and profound, the environment also suffers immense and often-overlooked consequences.”

No one wins

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ON 3/7, WE RALLY & MARCH to oppose the harms caused by aggressive immigration enforcement on our STEM, healthcare, & education communities! Speakers include: @councilmemberjg.bsky.social, @aaup.org's Dr. Todd Wolfson, @pjsn.bsky.social's Miriam Oppenheimer, & more!

📍North side of City Hall 🕚 11 AM

Strike on Iranian primary school kills 108, authorities say Girls’ education facility hit as US and Israel launch joint military operation

A primary school in southern Iran was struck during Sat’s joint US-Israeli military operation, killing at least 108 people who were mostly schoolgirls, according to Iran. The attack came as the US and Israel launched joint military action against Iran on Saturday, beginning in Tehran and

My excellent research group. The lives of girls matter a great deal. And not just as 3d printers for babies like Trump thinks. As bold, amazing thinkers and doers.

A strike in Iran hit a Girls school in Manib with the semi-official Tasnim news agency reporting more than 80, including children, were killed. This strike was geolocated by researchers including @ntabrizy.bsky.social , @chrisosieck.bsky.social and @annonemo.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/chri...

The sober, careful researchers of @bellingcat.com are highly experienced at examining breaking news imagery and verifying what's initially known. They will authenticate images, establish the geographic location of events, and examine imagery of locations prior to incidents.

U.S.-Israel strikes 🧵:

The lives of girls do matter. Excellent, ambitious, smart, determined girls become excellent, ambitious, smart, determined women, and they're making the US and the world a better place.

Trump's view is that the lives of girls don't matter if they're "in the way" of his regime change and the lives of girls don't matter if they're at odds with his billionaire friends. The lives of girls don't matter.

It's fish all the way down

I don't care who the attackers are.
I don't care who the targets are.
I don't care if it was an "accident".

Killing children is always wrong.

Secretary Hegseth announced this afternoon that DOD will cease ALL graduate study by military personnel at universities including MIT, all the Ivies, Stanford, etc because such schools teach "the enemy's wicked ideology" to officers.

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How Kansas Republicans weaponized the law to target 300 trans driver's license holders SB 244 was put into effect virtually overnight, causing chaos, panic and fear in the trans community.

New — I spoke to eight trans people in Kansas about the new state law that invalidated their driver’s licenses overnight, what’s it’s like to live there right now, plus details of two DMV emails exclusively obtained by The Handbasket that shed light on the law’s chaotic and cruel rollout:

YouTube video by Katie Phang Trump’s ICE Hits HORRIFYING NEW LOW After DEADLY Decision

Trump's CBP abandons a nearly blind Burmese refugee in the Buffalo cold. He is found dead 5 days later.

I break down the disturbing details & offer background to his case.

I am calling for accountability for Nurul Amin Shah Alam’s death & answers for his grieving family.

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