A Ticking Clock on American Freedom https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/america-trump-authoritarianism-global/682528/ "“When I hear people ask if they should flee to some other country, some faraway land, I want to shake them. You want an escape plan? To where?” Ressa said to me recently. “If the United States of America falls, it’s the ball game.”"

UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill | Crime | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/08/uk-creating-prediction-tool-to-identify-people-most-likely-to-kill pre-crime. What could possibly go wrong?

They’re Not Tariffs, They’re Sanctions - The American Prospect https://prospect.org/economy/2025-04-03-theyre-not-tariffs-theyre-sanctions/ I think this is a fundamental distinction. "Trump put economic sanctions on everyone but Russia". Pass it on.

‘Everybody has to die’: Anti-vax parents unmoved by kid’s measles death https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/21/2311551/-Everybody-has-to-die-Anti-vax-parents-unmoved-by-kid-s-measles-death "Fundamentalist religion and warped ideology are dangerous drugs."

Gotta appease the senile old man.

Democrats Finally Have a Plan to Fight Back https://newrepublic.com/post/192978/democrats-finally-plan-fight-back It's good but Schumer still needs to go.

Elon Musk's war on Social Security unmasks the GOP's true disdain for retirees https://www.salon.com/2025/03/18/elon-musks-on-social-security-unmasks-the-gops-true-disdain-for-retirees/

The Other Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Worrying Doctors Now https://www.webmd.com/children/vaccines/news/20250312/the-other-vaccine-preventable-diseases-worrying-doctors-now "Health officials are worried that measles cases in at least 12 states may be a harbinger of outbreaks of other preventable diseases, including polio, rubella, and mumps." Make iron lungs great again! Get your TDAP booster along with your MMR one... unless you're a Trump voter, in which case, drink raw milk.

Cybertruck Owner Wants Congress To Make Being Mean To Tesla Owners A Hate Crime
https://www.jalopnik.com/1805957/cybertruck-owner-writes-congressman-telsa-hate/ snowflake

people of New Orleans reacting to Cybertruck at Mardi Gras parade https://imgur.com/gallery/DFKw5dv

RED ALERT: Now Is the Moment, Folks https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/red-alert-now-is-the-moment-folks "At present, Republicans are on course to shut down the government on March 14th. Essentially, the Freedom Caucus is holding them hostage, demanding not the draconian budget cuts favored by most of the GOP caucus but draconian-plus cuts, the kind that they fear will get their members in swing districts defeated. So Republican leadership is coming to Democrats, hat in hand, asking for help." Just say no.

@Scienceisnotopinions @CatDragon @JonChevreau yes, they do, and they don't care.

No, your "ironic" Nazi salutes don't own the libs. They just confirm what we already knew about you.

So apnews.com is banned from the WH for refusing to use Newspeak and the rest of the WH press corps is cowardly, of course. How about we all create accounts on apnews.com (no $$ required) and use their links instead of less brave publications, to share information? Give AP the traffic. They've earned it.

Yup

US government struggles to rehire nuclear arsenal staff it fired days ago https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g3nrx1dq5o

There are alternatives to Google maps and calendar. Don't reward evil companies.

The thing is, in my humble experience, a lot of natural scientists in academia think they're above politics. They're sciency and objective and rational. Politics is messy. We've always had a hard time getting them involved in our union because they see themselves are kinda above it all. I hope it's a wake-up call. Fascism comes for all of us.

Trump Says Some Treasury Notes May Not Be Real https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump-says-some-treasury-notes-may-not-be-real Getting ready to do what he does best: stiff creditors who thought US bonds were safe. The consequences will be 💣💣💣.

This is enormously important and should be the main focus of any pressure we direct at Congressional Dems, especially the moderates and blue dogs.