Federal immigration agents in riot gear squared off with hundreds of protesters for a second consecutive day on Saturday in Los Angeles County, filling streets with tear gas and smoke. nyti.ms/4kUON0y

This dog politely asked for a musician's drumstick in the middle of their performance. Always excited to find a fellow stick lover. 12/10

Someday soon, he'll get his parade. We'll ALL watch it. The whole world will remember where they were. The cheering and applause will be insane. We'll have tears in our eyes, and there will be commemorative merchandise.

It will be the best funeral ever.

Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment

The implications here are astounding! People like me with (relatively) rare genetic disorders could be healed.
Gift article, please share.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...

Greyhound, I promise I will never talk smack about you ever again.

Bravo

I read that in a Clark Griswold rant voice. It worked well.

You have to give credit where credit is due. Love him or hate him, Al Gore is still fighting for what is right

#USDemocracy

May 3rd ....

Honestly, me too.

Listen to Heather Cox Richardsons most recent post :)

Next up in the world of "You can't make this stuff up," we're debating a bill called "Fetal Development" while Easter eggs are on every desk.

I'll be a No vote on pushing factually inaccurate materials into Iowa classrooms and preventing Iowa Health teachers from doing their jobs!

Senator Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia in San Salvador. 💚

Oregon Senate passes bill protecting Oregonians who alert others of their rights The Oregon Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would protect Oregonians who alert others of their constitutional rights without being found guilty of interfering with law enforcement.

This. Know your constitutional rights. Know what it looks like to inform someone in your state what theirs are. Legal? Obstruction? Learn something today and shake shit up.
www.koin.com/local/oregon...

Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male

My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?

Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...

In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted

All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.

Communities are organizing ICE patrols using radios and megaphones—but what we really need is an ICE alert website where people can share details of ICE activity in real time to help protect and inform one another.

Deprivation Of Rights Under Color Of Law

The staff should understand what they’re doing is illegal and they’ll be held accountable. Folks, print this law on postcards, find the names of the ICE and HS staff in your local field office + state and send it to them personally, at their office.
www.justice.gov/crt/deprivat...

Sorry for the late-night update. Musk’s staffers are reaching out to leaders of nonprofit organizations, demanding to assign DOGE team members to any institute or agency receiving federal funds.

This country is becoming unrecognizable. What we’re seeing is state-funded fear. We’ve warned people: keep filming, go live on social media so these moments are documented and shared. This wasn’t a case involving masked ICE agents—but that’s happening too.

FB isn't allowing shares of this post but it's worth seeing and sharing...the rest of the post is in the comments

Read the Naval Academy’s list of removed books The Navy released the titles of 381 books that were removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library on the Annapolis, Md., campus this week because their subject matter was seen as being related ...

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

What are the constitutional rights of green card holders? Two recent legal cases involving the possible deportation of legal permanent residents, or green card holders, has brought new attention to the constitutional rights of legal permanent residents.

constitutioncenter.org/amp/blog/wha...

Why should April 20th matter to you? TikTok video by Jodi Picoult

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTj1mNtuw/

Thank you @jodipicoult.bsky.social

Exclusive: Musk's DOGE using AI to snoop on U.S. federal workers, sources say Trump administration officials have told some U.S. government employees that Elon Musk's DOGE team of technologists is using artificial intelligence to surveil at least one federal agency’s communications for hostility to President Donald Trump and his agenda, said two people with knowledge of the matter.

Fed fam:

Do the opposite of this administration.

Be smart—keep work talk on work devices, personal/political chat on personal ones.

www.reuters.com/technology/a...

April 8, 2025 Stocks were up early today as traders put their hopes in Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s suggestion that the Trump administration was open to negotiations for lowering Trump’s proposed tariffs.

April 8, 2025

📢 Rumor has it the DOGE Traitor Tots were spotted at AmeriCorps.

First they gutted Peace Corps—now AmeriCorps is in their sights.

Because in Trump’s world, the best way to "cut waste" is to go after VOLUNTEERS strengthening communities at home and abroad 🙃.

A Public Health Approach to Child Abuse and Neglect This page will educate public health professionals on strategies to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Trump eliminated the CDC’s Child Abuse, Neglect, and Adversity Team, which studied the effects of childhood trauma and promoted policies to keep kids safe.

For a 'Pro-Life' administration, they don't seem to care much for our childrens' well-being.

www.cdc.gov/child-abuse-...