Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.

Everyone not demanding impeachment, R or D, is blatantly shirking their duty.

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 2d ago

"The Trump administration admitted that it terminated nearly 300 federal research grants 'solely because' the projects were connected to states that voted against Donald Trump in 2024 and had two Democratic senators in office, according to court filings." www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Overall, I think the #Cubs did what they needed to do at the deadline (about dang time, Jed). Paid a lot for Zeferjahn and I’m worried Garrett was too much a flier. But they needed this infusion.

Hyped Up Major League Baseball

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The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

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Not to be a conspiracy theorist but there’s part of me that thinks the owners are colluding to give the Dodgers what they want so that they can force a salary cap

Infield Fly Girl@infieldflygrl.online · 4d ago

Remember, MLB wants you to be mad at the Dodgers for getting all the good players so you'll support a lockout and a salary cap that only benefits the owners of clubs that didn't want to pay the money YOU spend on baseball for players to play on YOUR team

Vincent Pastore appeared in movies dating back to the 1980s and had roles in big movies including "Goodfellas" and "Awakenings," both in 1990. n.pr/4fzrl9t

'Sopranos' actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dead at 80

Vincent Pastore appeared in movies dating back to the 1980s and had roles in big movies including "Goodfellas" and "Awakenings," both in 1990.

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Sir #DavidAttenborough “Things are going to get worse. This is the new extinction. We are in terrible, terrible trouble and the longer we wait to do something about it, the worse it is going to get." #ClimateEmergency

David Attenborough, the voice of Our Planet: “Things are going to get worse”

The voice of some of the most stunning nature documentaries ever made is pessimistic about the future of wildlife on earth.

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Endometriosis takes nine years to diagnose. That’s about to change. NICE has approved two tests: a saliva test reading microRNA markers, and a gut-sensor test returning results in 45 minutes, sparing women the keyhole surgery currently needed. buff.ly/QX3jHk8 #ShareGoodNewsToo

Rapid endometriosis tests to be made available on NHS in England and Wales

Saliva and gut sensor-based tests hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for millions of women who can wait years for diagnosis

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it all just sort of makes sense, now, huh. all this shit was just generated by AI and he believed it all enough to parrot it on his podcast, and his fact checking team had to clean up after him this is a really massive blow to popular science. Everything is in question now. does he realize this?

Kotaku@kotaku.com · 5d ago

YouTuber Hank Green Admits He Has Unhealthy Relationship With AI After Facing Backlash Over Recent Video 'The level of dopamine I've been getting from interacting with LLMs is not healthy for me,' said Green

#MentalHealth tip: A #PhD can be very isolating. You need a support crew. People you can share the highs and lows with. Give them a shout out. #PhDchat #ECRchat #PhDforum #Gradschool

RFK Jr says kids might be “better off” if they aren’t given the flu vaccine He is wrong A new study in Pediatrics finds that overall vaccine effectiveness against death from flu was 80% from Aug 2016 to July 2025 (jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...) RFK Jr’s vile anti-vaxx crusade is costing lives

The goal of the battle over the origins of COVID19 is “to sow distrust in science and scientists”. This article shows why experts believe that this was a spillover event and not a lab leak. The maps showing the cluster of the first cases around the wet market are old school Epidemiology. Solid.

Animal spillover? Lab leak? What the science says about the origins of COVID-19

The release of Dr. Anthony Fauci's pandemic diaries has rekindled the debate over the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Here's how scientists have weighed in.

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The Fauci hearing perfectly illustrated how living through a once in a century pandemic somehow made Republicans far worse on public health. God forbid we face anything like covid again during Trump 2.0. There will be no Dr Fauci around to try to talk sense to Trump.

I got both doses of the shot when it came out in 21 and have continually gotten vaccinated every year. ZERO COMPLICATIONS. I also mask pretty consistently. Had COVID once and it was mild. No after problems. Vaccines work and they are safe.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Sen. Roger Marshall: "Who didn't have a friend who took this vaccine and had some time of complication? A stroke, a blood clot, a young man getting some type of heart inflammation. That's what destroyed the trust in the American people for our government."

this was predicted by the organizers who opposed closing those schools. Rahm did not care.

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · last wk.

A study from the University of Chicago said 2013 Chicago Public Schools closures led to a near 10% increase in gun violence in nearby neighborhoods.

“Correcting a false belief is not like correcting a math error. It requires something closer to what clinicians call grief work. The person must let go of a version of reality that has been sustaining them…” That’s one doozy of an asymmetry! “Make stuff up” vs basically “extended complex therapy”?

Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕@emma-briant.co.uk · 3w ago

The Economics of Truth: Why Lies Are Free, Truth Is Expensive, and How to Change That pavisandhu.substack.com/p/the-econom...

This is the only policy we need with ICE. Abolish it. End qualified immunity. Prosecute.

Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.gov · 3w ago

Today I made an unannounced visit to ICE’s facility in Scarborough, Maine. What I heard was unacceptable: no body cameras, no training, and no accountability. Johan Guerrero should be alive. Congress must act. Abolish ICE. End qualified immunity.

Excited to share our latest study highlighted on the cover of @science.org 🥳Combining a 3D dataset representing 250 taxa spanning the whole Cenozoic, 3D modelling & printing and material testing; we deciphered the form-function relationship in the lower 🦷 of mammals www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Here’s a question: when did what politicians say become a betting market?

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3w ago

Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is under investigation by federal regulators in connection with bets allegedly made on the prediction market platform Kalshi related to statements made by Trump. The operator allegedly made more than $90,000 in profits on the trades.

NEVER FORGET the debt we all owe to the Miccosukee Tribe, without whom it would still be open. And never forget that Indigenous sovereignty and all our safety and flourishing are forever intertwined.

“Alligator Alcatraz” May Close After Months of Tribal Resistance in the Everglades

The controversial immigration detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” could soon shut down — a dramatic reversal following months of resistance led by the Miccosukee Tribe, Native advocates, and ...

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Tyler King@tyleraking.com · 3w ago

After a cost of more than $1 billion, the Everglades concentration camp has been removed from the airstrip where it once stood.

Abolish ICE. Remove qualified immunity. Prosecute them all for the killings period.

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 3w ago

In less than a week, ICE shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastian Guerrero. Two families are now without fathers. Congress must disband ICE. Otherwise, these killings will continue.

Once again, the Trump Admin shows its cruel and depraved true colors by attacking our natural heritage and continuing our tradition of screwing over Indigenous People. This is just part of Project 2025 stated endgame of killing the Antiquities Act of 1906.

What to know about Trump shrinking 2 national monuments in Utah

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will scale back the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.

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Rebecca Nagle@rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 3w ago

Trump just shrunk Bears Ears by 91% and Grand Staircase-Escalante by 90%. Bears Ears was the first national monument co-managed by tribes. Five tribes spent years building that partnership. It's been walked back. 100,000+ archeological sites now exposed to mining and drilling.

Elon Musk says we should to go to Mars to avoid extinction. He’d just like us to ignore the fact that wildlife populations are down 73%, our planet is warming to unlivable levels and billions of humans still live in poverty. If we go extinct, it’ll be because we wasted time listening to his lies.

Once again, everything Trump touches dies. Last month, it was the Knicks. This month, #USMNT.

Only Trump's involvement could make a stereotypical American dude like myself, who is actually invested in soccer for the first time, root *against* Team USA in the tournament.

Good summary of what’s important that’s going on with climate change. My favorite graphic:

Akshat Rathi@akshatrathi.bsky.social · last mo.

When even scientists are shocked by extreme weather, the only conclusion to draw: we're in trouble. Must-read story by @eroston.bsky.social 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Kinda bummed #NAPC2028 is gonna be another cost-prohibitive Paleo meeting. $550 for professionals and $300 for students is steep w/o institutional support. And it being in a RED STATE is gonna be an automatic DQ for a lot of the community. napc2028.sites.utk.edu?fbclid=IwdGR...

Welcome to NAPC 2028! - NAPC 2028

Join  the international paleontology community for the 13th North American Paleontological Conference from May 22-26, 2028 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The North American Paleontological Conference is a m...

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Argentina might be beating Cabo Verde in the real World Cup but are currently getting dispatched by Spain in the Volcano World Cup. Will that stand over the weekend? Vote now!

Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez@eruptions.site · last mo.

You can vote in all the Round of 32 matches of the Volcano World Cup until Monday: Day 1: eruptions.site/2026/06/30/v... Day 2: eruptions.site/2026/07/01/v... Day 3: eruptions.site/2026/07/02/v... Day 4: eruptions.site/2026/07/03/v... #volcanoworldcup

This is what it looks like to take wildlife collisions seriously. There are >40 wildlife overpasses and underpasses with fencing along the Trans-Canada Highway near Banff, Alberta. They’ve reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions by 80%, saving human & animal lives while promoting connected ecosystems.

A study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness has been published after being blocked from a government health journal.

COVID-19 vaccine study that was blocked from CDC journal is published elsewhere

A study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness has been published after being blocked from a government health journal.

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