Of course *he* wants civil war. He doesn't want to see another election (even midterms) where the unpopularity of what he's done might loosen his grip on the levers of government. Even the other MAGAts can't stand him. This is his one desperate path forward.

Republicans cheer and engineer shutdowns because shutdowns erode people's faith in government, and that benefits the corporations and billionaires who want to push government of the way, so they can amass more power and wealth.

YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger Trump’s ‘Alpha Male’ Routine Is a Scam

The self labeled “alpha males” are really just loudly covering up the fact that they feel small and insignificant.

Trump’s ‘Alpha Male’ Routine Is a Scam
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NASA scientists have spoken out about how cuts to NASA funding and staff costs irreplaceable personnel, and dismantles their vital research.

Read their Voyager Declaration here: www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager...

Bookmarking for inspiration on what we can do with streets as people space rather than just car space.

If you’re influenced by Ezra Klein you’re being idiotic, period. That includes the multiple former presidents (Obama, Biden) who have taken his dumb ass seriously. Time to stop.

A new study finds over 70% of Illinois wetlands lost protection after the Supreme Court’s rollback of the Clean Water Act.

Floodplain forests—vital for flood control, water quality, and climate resilience—are most at risk.

Illinois needs to pass a state law protecting wetlands.

How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women "This phenomenon is only possible because of the outsized power that state agents have always had to abuse and control women and victims' bodies," argues Kylie Cheung.

Recent reporting alleges that civilian men are impersonating ICE agents to kidnap and sexually assault immigrant women, with cases in North Carolina and New York.

Unmasking ICE agents is important, but it’s a Band-Aid on a broader, systemic crisis. Read @kylietcheung.bsky.social's full Op-Ed ⤵️

Land doesn’t vote. People do.

We don’t call everyone who disagrees with us a Nazi, JD, just the ones doing Nazi shit like:

-masked secret police kidnapping people off the street
-creating concentration camps
-attempting to eradicate trans people
-banning/burning LGBTQ/opposing viewpoint books
-murdering fishermen in open waters

Empathy is a superpower: it has a the ability to foster connection, understanding, and influence in personal and professional life. It allows people to understand others' perspectives, build strong relationships, lead effectively, and promote innovation.

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287,000 Americans lost their jobs due to DOGE. American companies laid off 744,305 employees the first half of 2025 alone. The Budget Lab is estimating another 480,000 Americans will be out of work by... TikTok video by HearMeOutOnThis

Wowsa.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMLmmLeB/

A quote from Ali Hormann Creative: “I would like to remind everyone that the idyllic prosperity of the 1950s, that everyone seems to want to harken back to so badly, was made possible by a top marginal tax rate of 91% for the richest Americans.” :-)}

“I would like to remind everyone that the idyllic prosperity of the 1950s, that everyone seems to want to harken back to so badly, was made possible by a top marginal tax rate of 91% for the richest Americans.”
~ Ali Hormann Creative

➡️ Medicare for All & Remove Cap on Social Security Contributions!

🚨 ‘Earth system engineers’ and the cumulative impact of organisms in deep time
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Honored to be among the long author list of this new paper out now in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social that looks to bridge the ecosystem engineering and paleontological literature.

Valuations of nature and its contributions to people in South America’s Southern Cone: taking stock and looking forward Sustainability sciences and policies are striving to achieve biodiversity conservation and social well-being. Academics and managers have developed co…

Valuations of nature and its contributions to people in South America’s Southern Cone: taking stock and looking forward 🌎🌐🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Textbook recommendation?

Dear #biology bsky: a philisopher friend of mine is looking for accessible textbooks on basic concepts in ecology, and is esp. interested in co-evolution and symbiosis. If you have brilliant materials to share/books to recommend, that would be great!

Whatever else you think of him, I don't think he is insincere about this stuff, and it should be recognized as extraordinary that he, Pritzker, and other governors are talking about the federal government in these terms. It's not normal political rhetoric, it's the language of existential emergency.

The guy is bombing civilian boats … why are you even pretending this is a real thing?

Our lab's latest paper reports some good news from the Virginia coalfields: Spotted #Salamanders love colonizing incidental wetlands formed on old coal mines, & now we know a little more about how & why (& which wetlands matter most). Full-text available here: digitalcommons.odu.edu/vjs/vol76/is...

3 reasons your grocery bill is getting more expensive Here's why groceries are costing more, and what American consumers can do to save money at the supermarket.

Why are food prices rising?

Because of Trump’s tariffs, climate change, and a shortage of farm workers.

Let’s face it: Trump’s agenda—reckless tariffs, denying climate change, mass deportations—is driving up costs for American families.

my internal dialogue every time schumer or jeffries say or do something

i know blue maga thinks this makes dem leadership look like "the adults in the room" but you look like the insane one when you take a madman seriously

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I enthusiastically second this idea! Maryland though; maybe PG County ….?

For Erika Kirk, a Husband’s Life Cut Short by Violence He Seemed to Foresee In an interview, the wife of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk said she had implored him to wear a bulletproof vest. But she sees divine work in his death.

The New York Times is the most influential source of right wing propaganda in the entire world. This shit is just absolutely absurd. We’re going to see our rights gone and be killed because of this newspaper.

📌WARNING: As a former managing editor of Stars and Stripes, what Hegseth's Pentagon is pulling with the press is dangerous as hell, anti-American, and will HURT THE TROOPS.

📌Any news organization that advocates for THEM and reports on their quality-of-life issues will potentially be squashed.

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