My people, we need two LIGO sites to prove sources are astrophysical and not, like, a rabbit hopping nearby. ⚛️

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How You Can Protect Democracy 29 concrete actions you can take right now to protect democracy.

Here are 29 things you can start doing today. Start with one. But get started. protectdemocracy.org/how-to-prote...

I did! It’s an incredible standalone/sequel to “Island at the Center of the World.” It is based on info from some of the newer Gehring translations of New Amsterdam docs. It is fascinating to read and understand what my Dutch ancestors experienced during this time period. @russellshorto.bsky.social

I just got back from 36 hours in Ukraine with my brother Scott. Wanted to share a story from while we were there. At a hospital, we talked with a wounded Ukrainian soldier.

I asked him what he thought about the recent change in US policy. His response in English was, “What the fuck.”

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NSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduates Many participants are from groups underrepresented in science

A generation of scientists could be lost through the axing of various programs designed to help young people find a path into basic and applied research. www.science.org/content/arti...

It’s hard to overstate how much America’s global standing has collapsed in just six weeks—but these two photos say it all. Humiliating.

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.

This is evil.

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Potential Ebola outbreak reported in DRC at a time of strained U.S.-WHO relations A potential Ebola outbreak has been reported in the DRC, at a time when the Trump administration has paused communication with the WHO.

Since taking office the Trump administration has put the CDC on a "communications pause," announced its withdrawal from the @who.int, & ordered #CDC not to interact with WHO. News that there may be a new #Ebola outbreak in DRC underscores why these moves are unwise. www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/p...

People that assault police officers should not be pardoned.

The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept cheering and voting for the axe because its handle was made of wood and they thought it was one of them.

The American Revolution | Coming Fall 2025 | PBS The American Revolution, a landmark documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, is coming Fall 2025.

Our next film, The American Revolution, will air on
@pbs.org starting 11/16. Leading up to the broadcast, we'll have a national conversation about this important event and how it helped define us as a people - and changed the world. More info is here: www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...

Merry Christmas to me!
I won an advance copy of the new Russell Shorto book “Taking Manhattan” -The Extraordinary Events That Created NY and America. I can’t wait to dig in!

This is the same author of my favorite book-"Island at the Center of the World," about Dutch Manhattan (& my ancestors).

Let’s go King!

I did this! It was pretty slick. There were plenty that I recognized, some I didn’t. Make sure to use the filters and follow wisely. Some of the listings simply match names of those you follow on the other place.

Highly recommend! If you are in Boston, this is a must!

Tap tap tap.... this thing on?