It’s about racism and pretending it’s not about racism will not magically erase the racism

DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family. Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a…

Mohammad Halimi barely escaped Afghanistan in 2021 when the Taliban returned to power — only to later have DOGE, Elon Musk and right-wing media suggest he was a funnel for Taliban funding, putting him and his loved ones at risk.

Study Links Oil And Gas Pollution With 90,000 Premature Deaths, 10,000 Preterm Births Annually Residents of California, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey are hit the hardest.

Residents of California, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey are hit the hardest.

Art of the deal.

Spot the difference…

Meta appoints anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor Meta has appointed right-wing, anti-LGBTQ+, anti-DEI conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck to advise them on preventing political bias in AI.

Meta appoints notorious anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/14/m... Abhorrent.

Throwing a sandwich at a cop: felony.

Beating a cop unconscious with a flag pole: tourist behavior.

Anti-vaxxers are making excuses for the CDC shooter RFK Jr. isn't helping.

Predictably, RFK Jr. isn’t helping.

The official voice of the US government Is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us? Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.

The White House's memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.

“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”

Vigil for Carlos Montoya at Home Depot, Monrovia, CA on Aug 15th
Carlos, a 52-year-old immigrant, was killed yesterday after fleeing an ICE raid. ICE even tried to detain him at the hospital.
Rest easy, sweet king.

"Hell is empty and all the devils are here."

William Shakespeare

Not only did federal goons show up to try and intimidate our governor, they did so on hallowed ground. Gov. Newsom was speaking at the Democracy Center at the Japanese American National Museum, which I helped found so we do not repeat the horrors and injustices of the past. Shameful.

Fox News Reporter Jacqui Heinrich: The way that it felt in the room was not good. It did not seem like things went well. And it seemed like Putin came in and steam rolled, got right into what he wanted to say and got his photo next to the president and then left

This former model, with no background in history, has been put in charge of curating what is "appropriate" at the National Museum of African American History.

The President cannot commandeer any local law enforcement.
The President does not run the Smithsonian.
The monthly BLS jobs report is required by law.
Release the Epstein files.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

More real-time fact checking of the Liar in Chief please!

Death Sentence by Deportation: The Fight to Save Ayman Soliman In an Ohio courtroom, a beloved chaplain’s life hangs in the balance, exposing the cruelty and collapse of U.S. asylum protections.

PLEASE everybody read and amplify the story of Ayman Soliman!

People need to know about this.

My reporting has come to the attention of Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney. Here’s the response I provided to the @thedailybeast.bsky.social

Using science to catch more fish Tips from a doctor of fish science

🧪New from me in Fish History: tips on catching more fish, with science!
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Mortal Combat in the Mesozoic II The best defense is a good offense

Wrote about my favorite dinosaur, the Morrison Formation, and dangerous plant eaters in today's installment of Fish History. Enjoy!

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The armadillos that chose violence Mortal Combat III: Armadillo time

🧪Latest edition of Mortal Combat is live on Fish History this morning! Learn about the giant armadillos that evolved spiked baseball bats for tails.

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Fatal beauty Lionfish, venom, and beauty as defense in nature

I also dove into the world of defense in fishes, discussing the venomous lionfish and even the deep history of venom in the fossil record. Excited for the upcoming week!

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The most dangerous bird in the world Beware the cassowary?

This week in Fish History: I wrote about the cassowary, the most dangerous bird in the world (and the misconceptions that go along with it). fishhistory.substack.com/p/the-most-d...

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Went to the stop before this on the metro yesterday and the first thing I saw were a family of tourists consulting a convenient map.