New York Times story about how NASA's largest library is closing amid staff and lab cuts and many of the unique materials are just going to be thrown away.

The Library of Alexandria was burned. The Nazis burned books. Lenin destroyed Soviet science. This is no different.

Trump and the GOP are coming for both science and our libraries.

The most important thing I have written in a while -- Trump’s DOJ wants your data and whether it gets it may decide the outcome of the midterm elections. If you aren't already, become a Democracy Docket member to gain full access all to my writings and DD's premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

"Oh," the unicorn said, "I guess you have caught me. What now?"

"Is it true you can purify anything, and remove poison?" the virgin asked.

"I can."

"How are you at hiding?"

"I can't hide from the innocent, but can evade anyone else."

"Good. I'll need to smuggle you into TV news studios."

Seattle has tripled encampment removals In the past two years, Seattle has taken down more than 8,000 tents, removing encampments at a breakneck pace that shatters recent historical precedent.

Absolutely damning article by Greg Kim in yesterday’s Seattle Times detailing Harrell’s failures on homelessness. 🧵https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/seattle-breaks-records-on-homeless-tents-removed-encampments-cleared/

Huechra!

Waves back from Seattle. Hi!!!!!!

It’s beautiful!

Y’all, the Save Act just passed in the House, and moves to the Senate. The SAVE Act would make it more difficult for voters to continue participating in elections, and would erect unprecedented barriers for new voters hoping to register and participate. #StopSaveAct #StopTheSaveAct

Jeebus. This is utterly ridiculous

There’s knowing you had an unusual upbringing, and then there’s smelling a Porto on a spring day and instantly being transported to happy childhood memories

A bright light to start off the month. Thank you for your inspiring work @booker.senate.gov !!!

GOP Plan: Deny MILLIONS of Women the Right to Vote They see the election results, and they know women are a threat to their majority.

The SAVE Act doesn’t save anything. Its main effect is to make it harder for women to vote, especially those like me who changed our names when we married.

Hands Off Her Vote

www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/gop-plan-d...

A side-by-side comparison of two images. On the left, a historical black and white photograph shows emaciated concentration camp prisoners wearing striped uniforms, confined in wooden bunk beds, looking out from their cramped spaces. On the right, a modern color photograph shows a woman wearing a white shirt and a dark cap with an emblem, standing in front of a prison cell filled with tattooed, shirtless inmates wearing white pants and face masks. The prisoners behind the bars are tightly packed, looking towards the camera. The two images are juxtaposed, possibly to draw a visual or thematic comparison.

They're the same picture.

Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.

They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.

From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY

In person? Does CalTech still do public events? Those were always fun.

Open Circuit The energy transition, decoded. Jigar Shah, Katherine Hamilton, and Stephen Lacey explain the tech, market, and policy forces accelerating the energy transition.

www.latitudemedia.com/podcasts/ope...

Also I love listening to nerds get passionate. If you aren’t listening to Open Circuit and are interested in our energy landscape I strongly recommend it.

The weather this week makes me feel like I’ve moved to the Midwest. Cold and damp -> sunny, warm and in bloom -> windy storms with hail that I’m expecting to strip all the lovely flowers off the trees.

"The response to authoritarianism isn't acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing and one thing only: a punch in the face." - @govpritzker.illinois.gov

Congestion pricing works for healthier communities. And the dollars are going into public transit for long-term support of the community. This is great.

Sign that I'm following the right folks for my news: they keep getting called out in EOs, by name.

Feminism taught me all I need to know about men like Trump and Putin | Rebecca Solnit Like all abusive men, dictators seek to control who can speak and which narratives are believed. The only difference is scale, says the US writer Rebecca Solnit

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Nothing is too small to make your—and the entire world's—day so much better.

If you're stuck, check out the updated version of @prisonculture.bsky.social 's "Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting" (adapted from & inspired by Frontline Medics).
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Schumer on Senate floor: "Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort, but Republicans chose a partisan path"

"Because of that Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke cloture on the House CR. Our caucus is unified" on the month-long CR

Broken down for parts

Eco-friendly tool could bring down drug costs Researchers have developed a method that could lower medicine costs and contribute to cleaner energy and sustainability.

This is really neat! Micelles—tiny molecular structures made from natural amino acids and coconut oil -combine the traditional roles of solvents, electrolytes and reaction boosters into one simple tool. www.futurity.org/electrochemi...

Inaugural State Of The People 24-Hour Livestream Featuring America’s Leading Black Activists, Journalists, Elected Officials Starts Monday March 3rd - Black Star News

Wondering what to watch tonight? After rallying at #BlackLivesMatter Plaza in DC, this is what I will watch!: #StateofThePeople because the #civilrights of all people is what protects our schools, our healthcare & our democracy. Listen to real leaders.

🚨 Public health data disappeared. We’re restoring it. 🚨

RestoredCDC.org preserves unaltered CDC content after key pages were removed or changed without notice.

Public data belongs to all of us. 🔗 RestoredCDC.org

#PublicHealth #ScienceTransparency #RestoredCDC