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We’re building a movement in NYC that’s strong enough to push back against Trump’s fascist takeover and attacks on U.S. cities.

Across each borough and on every block, we’re organizing to protect NYC and our communities—but it’s going to take all of us.

Learn how you can help:
www.HandsOffNYC.com.

"the President has tried as hard as he can to make it as un-painless as possible" is such a perfect accidental summary of the chaos, the cowardice, and the perfidy

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(also I can't wait to say "this is un-painless" the next time I stub my toe)

Food Safety: Timeline — Unbreaking How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.

We have a new timeline up today on our Food Safety page, documenting how individual events continue to chip away at the personnel, regulations, and oversight mechanisms that make up our food safety systems:
unbreaking.org/issues/food-...

Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

Trump Admin Spends Millions on ICE Ads as SNAP Runs Out of Money—Report

Research showed close to $10 million was spent in three weeks, while federal agents went without pay.

Sometimes I believe that we will get through this for something better because we are yearning to take care of each other.

From now on, when anyone asks how we’re going to pay for it, the answer should be we’ll take it out of the teargas budget.

A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Illinois National Guard member says she would "definitely say no" to Chicago deployment Nicole Sganga sat down with Staff Sergeant Demi Palecek of the Illinois National Guard, who is running for local office. She said she fears retribution, but added it's too important not to speak up.

My friend, National Guard Staff Sergeant, and Illinois House District-13 candidate, @demiforillinois.bsky.social has gone on record with CBS News saying she will refuse to deploy to Chicago if ordered.

www.cbsnews.com/video/illino...

2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors" Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha say they'll defy federal orders regarding Trump's immigration enforcement operation in Chicago.

"It's disheartening to be forced to go against your community members and your neighbors."

"It feels illegal. This is not what we signed up to do."

- Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek

2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"

If you travel around your city using public transit, why not print out copies of Megan's "How to Report ICE" in your city and hand those out? It's a simple way to inform people. drive.google.com/drive/folder... - I distributed some to folks on the bus today and they were all grateful to receive them

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Heyyyy we desperately need more archaeologists to volunteer to answer questions from students via video chat through @skypeascientist.bsky.social.

We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵‍💫

If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

A Bard College student was kidnapped by ICE and Bard’s administration is advocating for his release and has created a website to assist the rest of the community in joining them.

That’s what academic leaders should be doing for their students right now. www.instagram.com/p/DQKSTDJkeF...

It is impossible to imagine people allowing this to go on (or even participating in it within the government) if he was ordering the murder without any process of French citizens or Brits or Australians on boats no matter what they were alleged to be doing.

HOP Shirt A T-shirt with the legendary Portland frog rendered in the style of Shepard Fairey's iconic Obama HOPE image

By popular demand: I've opened a Kickstarter for a HOP T-shirt!

If I get 50 preorders I'll do a print run!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/201...

Talk less. Smile more.

Screenshot of Los Angeles Times article reading “Trump’s AI poop post caps a week of MAGA indifference to Hitler jokes” and under it is a photo from the No Kings protest of a person in an inflatable frog costume waving an upside down American flag

A headline for the history books

Promotional graphic for the DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship Program. The background is a dark blue gradient with flowing wave-like patterns in blue and gold. At the top, white text reads: “DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship Applications Now Open.” Below, a yellow box with black text says: “Seeking Disabled Mentees and Dedicated Mentors to Champion Inclusion in STEM.” At the bottom, white text states: “Applications due December 5th.” In the lower right corner, there is the DisabledInSTEM logo.

It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!

Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...

Applications due December 5th!

I’m also in the cavatappi camp. And farfalle! I love eating those little butterflies/bow ties!

This case is about whether someone duly elected to the House – who indisputably meets the constitutional qualifications of the office – may be denied her rightful office simply because the Speaker has decided to keep the House out of “regular session.” 2. If the Speaker were granted that authority, he could thwart the peoples’ choice of who should represent them in Congress by denying them representation for a significant portion of the two-year term provided by the Constitution. 3. Fortunately, the Constitution does not give that authority to the Speaker—or anyone else

This lawsuit, which demands that the House of Representatives finally seat Rep. Adelita Grijalva, has, um, fairly major implications for our democracy's survival in 2026 and beyond. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.

“More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law.“

I’m looking for a grad student or two to start in Fall ‘26 on a new project on geoscience identity formation. Please get in touch if you’re interested in a masters in geoscience education at WWU! Contact and other info at robyndahl.github.io

For those interested, I’ll giving a departmental colloquium on “Nine months in the federal assault on climate science” on 10/29 at 11:30am EDT

Register here:

Adelita Grijalva: "There is so much that cannot be done until I'm sworn in. So every moment that passes that I'm not able to provide constituent services or be a voice for Arizona, I cannot bring the issues forward that they send me here to do."

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US PhD admissions shrink as fears over Trump’s cuts take hold Some doctoral programmes are admitting no students at all amid uncertainty about federal science funding.

Fewer grad students means less science, but many STEM PhD programs in the US are cutting back on admissions this year due to federal funding uncertainties. Words by me for @nature.com:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

@emsque.bsky.social @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social @julieposselt.bsky.social 🧪

@jaimepalter.bsky.social!!

University of Miami Rosenstiel School (@miamirosenstiel.bsky.social) The Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science is one of the world’s premier education and research institutions.

A decade of BGC-Argo and plankton records shows North Pacific heatwaves reshape food webs and trap small particles in midwater, slowing deep-ocean carbon export. Impacts vary by event, underscoring the need for sustained ocean monitoring. @mbarinews.bsky.social @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social

Again, we come back to the problem that it's very easy to see election outcomes as products of simple trends. Just run more moderates! Stop talking about climate! This is what consultants sell donors on, easy stories. But election results, aggregated human behavior, is much more complex.