Made one of my favorite breads today: challah.

This is “one of the most catastrophic events we've seen in our lifetime here in Spokane," KHQ anchor @KHQSean says, noting it's impossible to know many homes have already burned. Now it's sunset. "Tomorrow morning is going to be devastating for our community," @KHQLeslie says.”

Rima I Anabtawi@rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 4d ago

Harrowing scenes on Spokane's local TV stations tonight – as thousands of structures are threatened by fast-moving fires – here are some of the live streams KHQ: khq.com/live/ KXLY: kxly.com KREM: krem.com/watch H/T to @brianstelter.bsky.social

The Trump administration says it isn’t trying to destroy the U.S. Forest Service. Let’s look at the facts. Over the past year, the U.S. Forest Service has lost nearly 7,000 employees through layoffs, buyouts, and other workforce reductions roughly one-quarter of its workforce.

The ISS crossed in front of Mars, a moment only visible from a 90-meter strip https://sinapti.ca/post/en/the-iss-crossed-in-front-of-mars-a-moment-that-could-only-be-hryvcvvy

Sourdough with some whole wheat flour, sesame seeds, and millet.

Since it is summer I made some pan candeal, which we use for gazpacho and salmorejo. BreadSky

“While we sit around removing pandemic preparedness grants, arresting scientists, locking them up in some cases, viruses are out there evolving.” kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...

American Scientists See Prosecutions as Part of Federal Campaign Against Them - KFF Health News

Federal officials charged two virologists they stopped en route from an African disease outbreak with violating import rules. But scientists tell KFF Health News the inactivated samples they carried p...

kffhealthnews.org

1. The new Trump / Kratsios plan for US science appears explicitly designed to destroy US universities. Diverting money to tech donors is probably just a bonus. Gift link.

Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities (Gift Article)

Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.

nytimes.com

Hey ocean, critter, and science lovers! I want to let you know about a fundraiser going on until Friday for a good cause: bringing back the white abalone. Buy a T-shirt or hoodie to help out the lab. www.customink.com/fundraising/...

Summer 2026 T-Shirt Fundraiser - Team White Abalone, Supporting Regents of the University of California, Davis

25 Years of Saving White Abalone! White Abalone have been federally protected by the Endangered Species Act since June 28, 2001. Over the past 15 years, the White Abalone Captive Breeding Program has ...

customink.com

In a typical pattern, to the dismay of many scientists the National Academy of Sciences leadership had been going out of its way to try to placate the Trump Administration to avoid being targeted. Worked as well as usual.

Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 2w ago

Tonight, he goes after the National Academy of Sciences, regarding climate change:

My explanation of how climate change is amplifying these wildfires ended up entirely on the @npr.org cutting room floor. Instead they included an extremely misleading of the supposed role of fire suppression and human alteration (expertly debunked here: www.theclimatebrink.com/p/canadas-bo... )

Michael E. Mann@michaelemann.bsky.social · 3w ago

I’m will be on @npr.org All Things Considered this afternoon talking a about the new @nationalacademies.org climate change/extreme weather report and the current wildfires and apocalyptic haze

Congrats we just made it impossible to come here for a PhD www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...

Trump administration limits student visas to four years, changing longstanding policy - The Boston Globe

The new rule, which also restricts the international students’ ability to transfer schools or change majors without approval in their first year, will go into effect in mid-September.

bostonglobe.com

Congratulations to yesterday's winner - Bettina Wingelhofer from @manmetuni.bsky.social! The last day of #ISEH2026 Race to Register continues with today's prize: A $50 gift card. Register by 11:59pm US CT to to win - it's your last chance! iseh.org/Annual-Meeti...

Dr Marino posted this 10 months ago It was prescient, tragically 😢

Ryan Marino, MD@ryanmarino.bsky.social · 11mo ago

CDC is no longer surveilling outbreaks caused by campylobacter, cyclospora, listeria, shigella, vibrio and Yersinia. What could go wrong?

The Las Vegas skyline from Blade Runner 2049 vs the Toronto skyline from right now.

Scientists--if your funding was cut over the last year (for research on climate, global health, DEI, LGBTQ or womens health, etc) but you managed to keep the research going, I want to talk to you for an upcoming article! Plz contact me: gewin at me dot com. Re-posts appreciated!

Schiff: The judge, in that decision on Monday, referred Blanche, basically, to the New York Bar Association because of his conduct. How is it possible that after being referred to the bar association for potential discipline on Monday, we’re contemplating this guy for attorney general on Wednesday?

CA leads the nation in scientific advancements & cutting-edge research. White House Office of Management and Budget new proposed rule puts all this in jeopardy & makes way for politically motivated decisions that serve the President over science.   They must rescind this rule immediately.

WATCH — Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social on being detained: “The arrogance in the eyes of those settlers… the arrogance of those IDF soldiers that my tax dollars are funding… the arrogance of power, and no accountability. Total impunity.” (From @mintpressnews.bsky.social )

🇭🇺 PM Magyar: Let me make it very clear concerning the war in Ukraine, on behalf of Hungarian government, that Ukraine is the victim, Russia is the brutal aggressor and Ukraine has the right to defend its territorial integrity. We maintain our humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.

Hey folks: my friend was helping sail the Clearwater yesterday—and they were removed from the tall ships parade today, BY THE US COAST GUARD & NYPD for flying banners promoting clean water & indigenous rights. This is… bad.

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · last mo.

A sailboat, the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, was removed from the Sail4th 250 Parade of Ships for displaying banners about climate justice and clean water. Source: ig/jackiemarieburton, ig/sloopclearwater

July 4th, 2026, Washington DC. Patriot Front ride the metro to their hateful little march. Her face sums it all up to me. A mixture of defiance and weariness. Both born out of lifetimes of having to put up with this shit. She knows only too well that America never stopped being a racist country.

Last night’s moon.

NO TRANS MICE!! 🤣🤣🤣

With the far-right Alternative for Germany leading in polls for national and state elections, institutions are facing up to proposed restrictions on academic freedom go.nature.com/4an43R5

Scientists fight back against far-right plans to restrict academic freedom in Germany

With the far-right Alternative for Germany leading in polls for national and state elections, institutions are facing up to proposed restrictions on academic freedom.

go.nature.com

Vaccines save lives. This is the FIRST time that ZERO cervical-cancer deaths have been recorded for this age group, and it’s thanks to the introduction of a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV). Yes, you read that correctly. ZERO.

Cervical cancer deaths for vaccinated young women fall to zero in England: study

The HPV vaccine for cervical cancer has reduced the risk of dying from the disease before the age of 30 in England to almost zero, the first study of its kind showed Thursday.

ctvnews.ca

The Trump administration's newest corruption scheme just dropped. Kash Patel may be using the FBI's budget as his personal slush fund to pay agents tens of thousands of dollars in exchange for carrying out illegal orders, or as hush money to keep quiet about what they witnessed.

Kash Patel may have a 'personal slush fund' of taxpayer dollars to pay loyalist agents, says Raskin

Rep. Jamie Raskin is demanding documents from the FBI director, citing claims that $8,000 payments are made to agents who carry out “unlawful partisan and personal orders.”

ms.now

Trump announced an Iran peace deal. If it feels familiar, that is because we have seen this before. A UK trade deal, now frozen. Two Gaza ceasefires, both collapsed. The Iran deal follows the same architecture. Announce, declare victory, defer the hard parts.

The Devil and the Details

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This moron wants to cancel all scientific research. Researchers say this new Trump rule could destroy American science as we know it. They’re fighting back www.cnn.com/2026/06/04/c...