Legit thought "Operation Epic Fury" was the joke name given by SNL until two minutes ago.

@timmiller.bsky.social says it's time to stand up and fight back against ICE thuggery: "This stuff is ratcheting up, not down, and it is gonna take a united populace to say no, to get them to back off this, and it's worked"

Trump Says Broadcasters Should Lose Licenses for Criticizing Him

This is the lead story in the New York Times. If you're in the business of communicating, whether through journalism, commentary, or art, this is the five-alarm fire. People are going to remember who spoke up and who stayed conveniently silent or postured about "neutrality."

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YouTube video by DWS News WATCH: Trump Faces Resistance: DC Residents March with Bells Tolling | DWS News | AC1F

Wow. youtu.be/z2NtUjkF85E?...

Rep. Quigley: It's time to watch what this president is doing. It's instructive in history to remember that, often tyrants are elected democratically at first….

I'm about delivering for the people of my state — Donald Trump is about delivering for himself.

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.

This is not a joke. This is not normal.

Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub. 1. Remain Calm. 2. You have the right to deny entry without a valid warrant. 3. You have the right to remain silent. 4. You have the right to speak with an attorney. 5. You have the right to not sign anything. For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub. For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

Know your rights, Illinois.

Stay safe and stay informed.

Europe’s summer charm offensive has failed Unfortunately — Europe didn’t even wake up, let alone step up.

Spot on @glandsbergis.bsky.social !

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Today Ukraine marks its National Flag Day. The blue and yellow banner is recognized worldwide as a symbol of freedom, courage and the unbreakable spirit of the Ukrainian people.

time mag cover story for this week on ukrainian children abducted and sent to russia. much worth a read.

according to kyiv: 19,546 children still need to be returned.

Decades of protectionist trade polices are the reason that Coca-Cola does not use real sugar in its US product. Sugar costs twice as much in the USA as in free-trade countries. sweetenerusers.org/wp-content/u...

The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 called for dismantling the NOAA, which provides warnings of natural disasters, such as the deadly floods in Texas. The irony is that Heritage wanted these cuts because it’s angry that NOAA helps prove the reality of climate change--the thing causing floods.

Great thread explaining why forest offsets are not the answer. And here's a link to the paper - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Argentina: un reducto para las ballenas corre el riesgo de convertirse en zona de sacrificio Argentina: un reducto para las ballenas corre el riesgo de convertirse en zona de sacrificio. Analizamos el caso.

🐳🧐 En el Golfo San Matías, en #Argentina, un reducto clave para la ballena franca austral y otras especies marinas está en riesgo por la instalación de un puerto petrolero y una terminal para licuar gas natural. Investigamos el caso. tinyurl.com/2csantky

Table showing FY26 budget numbers for NOAA from the Trump Administration.

Trump's Budget is out. For NOAA, it's exactly what the previous passback document showed.
Trump administration eliminations NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research in its ongoing fight against science and reality.

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...

The very dire and scary situation unfortunately continues for NOAA Research - including across the federal labs, cooperative institutes, and program offices...

Harvard Case Judge to Expand Block on Trump Foreign Student Ban A federal judge weighing Harvard University’s lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s ban on enrolling international students said she will expand a temporary block of its enforcement.

A federal judge weighing Harvard University’s lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s ban on enrolling international students said she will expand a temporary block of its enforcement

Texas Follows Florida in Republican Push to Remake US Colleges Texas Republicans are tightening their grip on the state’s sprawling university systems amid a nationwide drive by conservatives to remake higher education.

Texas Republicans are tightening their grip on the state’s sprawling university systems amid a nationwide drive by conservatives to remake higher education

Former PM Olmert tells BBC Israeli actions in Gaza ‘close to a war crime’ Comments criticizing war spark immediate backlash from right-wing politicians, who accuse him of 'stabbing soldiers in the back'

Former prime minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, tells BBC Israeli actions in Gaza ‘close to a war crime’

www.timesofisrael.com/former-pm-ol...

Trump Administration Says It Is Halting Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

"It used to be the boast of free men that, so long as they kept within the bounds of the known law, there was no need to ask anybody’s permission or to obey anybody’s orders. It is doubtful whether any of us can make this claim today.” - FA Hayek. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

Chan Chan: Outrage as Peru archaeological site defaced A video shared on social media shows a man spray painting an original wall of the pre-Columbian site.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My ongoing request:

If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here.

NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h...

NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h...

Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.

Gustavo Adrianzén: Peru's PM quits ahead of no-confidence vote Gustavo Adrianzén's resignation is another blow to President Dina Boluarte amid anger over rising crime.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pope Leo XIV Calls for News Media to Shun Divisive Language

The Pope on jailed journalists, at his first press conference:
"The suffering of these imprisoned journalists challenges the conscience of nations and the international community, calling on all of us to safeguard the precious gift of free speech and of the press"
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/w...

YouTube video by Apple TV Deaf President Now! — Official Trailer | Apple TV+

Don't miss this fabulous documentary

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-gI...

An example of the disruption to science caused by the NSF’s 15% overhead dictate: At the University of Washington, all newly awarded NSF grants are now on hold indefinitely with no advance spending allowed.

Tuna talks bring wins for Indian Ocean sharks, but more needed, experts say SAINT-DENIS, La Réunion — The intergovernmental body that regulates tuna fisheries in the Indian Ocean agreed to a suite of shark conservation measures, including rules to curb shark finning and the…

At the most recent round of Indian Ocean tuna talks, countries adopted measures to curb shark finning, expand the scope of bans that prohibit fishers from holding on to sharks caught as bycatch and restrict the use of harmful fishing gear.

Oceans are heating faster in two bands stretching around globe, study reveals The world's oceans are heating faster in two bands stretching around the globe, one in the southern hemisphere and one in the north, according to new research led by climate scientist Dr. Kevin Trenbe...

Oceans are heating faster in two bands stretching around globe, study reveals

…in both hemispheres, the areas are near 40 degrees latitude

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