Hegseth has, uh, not been a defense secretary who has been overly concerned with the “freedoms” of service members in any other context — gender, religion, political expression, even just, like, facial hair
Hes gonna pardon them all, is the thing
“I’m a one issue voter. Punishment.” is also how I view every election from now until 2028.
UBI, but tech billionaires control who gets it sounds awesome.
Just kidding. Democratic socialism please.
Debated writing "can't review papers until the trauma campaign on federal scientists ceases" in the "let us know why you are declining" box.
I am probably going to be turning down review requests for the foreseeable future. Maybe once I figure out if our office gets closed or not in the USFS reorg... hot tip: cut your USFS R&D colleagues some slack these days.
“in December, the city council passed a law to phase out 7,000 vacation rentals on the island – 15% of the island’s housing stock – to house fire survivors and other locals…
“Our vision is restoring relationship to ‘āina [land],… grounded in the real history of this place.”
Kennedy's career pre-antivax advocacy was as an environmental attorney, focusing on mercury (his gateway to vaccines). Now he's abandoned that, allowing *actually harmful* mercury to pollute low- income areas, & using fake mercury fears to deny vaccines globally. Full 🧵👇
"Dear America" letters from people who work at the besieged US Department of Housing and Urban Development:
dearamericaletters.org
We also learned that the Paiute cooked in earthen ovens, not dissimilar to Hawaiian imu.
Love a good interp sign.
It reads like the AI slop that it is. It was also so bizarrely vague until Elon Musk came up 🙄
You know, I get it. The Sphere thing, but also the Phish thing.
It was a gorgeous day in Red Rock National Conservation Area. Our Las Vegas long weekend has exceeded expectations.
All kinds of flowers really
Cactus flowers are popping in the Mojave
Suzie Greenberg for the win
First show in 30 years! WTF, when did I get this old?
I am going to my first Phish show since circa 1996 and feeling worried everyone will be sitting??!!!
I haven’t seen Phish since the mid 90s when I saw them about 35 times 😂
Came to Las Vegas to see Ty Segall (bucket list band) at a small venue. Then we decided last minute go see Phish tonight at the Sphere, the biggest venue! When in Vegas I guess…
Federal scientists across agencies are with you. And to varying degrees, also barred from doing the work that taxpayers are paying for.
It has always been interesting to consider why US companies do not push for universal healthcare. This makes clear that for the ruling class, control over workers takes precedent over profit. Tethering healthcare to employment forces people to stay in situations they would otherwise contest or exit.
“The reason why I love these Forest Service research stations is because they have the capacity to look at change over long timescales, the timescales that it actually takes for plant communities to change...A five-year project is a really long project for me, but that’s nothing for a plant”
Russ Vought specifically calls out USAID as something he's proud of (illegally) dismantling. The cut foreign aid has likely already killed hundreds of thousands of people and will eventually kill millions.
Hurricane season =47 days away.
Colorado State released its 2026 hurricane season forecast last week.
El Niño is expected to be active.
Meanwhile the presidents budget purposes deep cuts to NOAA, the agency behind every hurricane warning.
Here’s what’s happening to #NOAA. 🧵
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This harms American self-sufficiency and international relationships.
To emphasize, USFS employees are BARRED from speaking to press about reorg.
That’s right— like any abuser who threatens their victim not to tell of the abuse.
This is why USFS supporters’ voices are key now.
Please call your reps 🙏
Guide for first-timers:
www.lcv.org/blog/how-to-...
#SaveUSFS
my brain hurts thinking about the lost science if these programs are cut. This article details only a few of the 80+ proposed cancelations -
Morel mushrooms!
Happy crew leader holding some morel mushrooms
It’s that most lovely time of year
This is the best article I have read on this so far! Accurate and really details the important relationships and synergies that will be lost if so may R&D stations close.