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An hour apart. Perhaps we should stop treating the mindless weathervane spinning in the breeze as if it has a clear strategic direction we can ascertain.

WATCH: Trump sidesteps responsibility for deadly strike on Iranian girls' school President Donald Trump erroneously claimed Monday that Iran has access to the American Tomahawk cruise missile, the weapon likely used to strike a girls' school in Iran, killing 165 people. When asked...

When asked why he was the only person in his administration claiming that Iran has access to the American Tomahawk cruise missile, the weapon likely used to strike a girls' school in Iran, Trump replied, “Because I just don’t know enough about it.”https://to.pbs.org/4ukeKvT

Every dollar spent on bombs is a dollar not spent on curing disease. Every missle built is laboratory that doesn’t get built. - Todd Wolfson, AAUP #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #nowar

"Aside from the internment camps used to incarcerate Japanese Americans in the 1940s, such facilities have no precedent in American history..."

US Conference of Catholic Bishops statement on Trump's new mass prison camps.

Full statement at the link:

www.usccb.org/news/2026/th...

Everybody understands that diplomacy is preferable to war.
Yet after a year of talks, we still do not even have ceasefire.

It is not Ukraine that is the obstacle to peace, Russia is.

We must flip the script to what Russia must do to meet the basic conditions for a just and lasted peace.

Yes. We need a moratorium on data center construction.

Sens. Warren and Sanders ask congressional watchdog to investigate dismantling Department of Education Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are petitioning the Government Accountability Office to investigate the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.

abcnews.com/Politics/sen...

​ONE THING WE KNOW, LIARS ARE GONNA LIE. Robert F. Kennedy Jr: @RobertKennedyJr The herbicide Glyphosate is one of the likely culprits in America’s chronic disease epidemic. Much more widely used here than in Europe. Shockingly, much of our exposure comes from its use as a desiccant on wheat, not as an herbicide. From there it goes straight into our bodies. My USDA will ban that practice. 7:39 PM · Jun 14, 2024 · 2.7M Views RFK Jr. Supports Trump Push to Ramp Up Glyphosate Output, Angering MAHA Backers Kennedy defends Trump glyphosate order; MAHA erupts as midterms approach

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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

A small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesize itself and its complementary strand The emergence of a chemical system capable of self-replication and evolution is a critical event in the origin of life. RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but their large size and structural ...

How could a simple self-replicating system emerge at the origins of life? RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but existing ones are so large that their self-replication seems impossible. Could they be smaller?

Excited to share our latest work in @science.org on a new small polymerase.
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These scientists saw a future in public service—until Trump’s ‘massacre’ hit Last year’s mass firings of “probationary” federal workers sent researchers’ lives into turmoil

On the anniversary of a dark day for U.S. science, please raise a glass for everyone who has come out stronger and encourage those who are still recovering. Here are five stories. 🧪 🔬 💪 www.science.org/content/arti...

Of course and that is consistent with data protection standards 💪

Quantum computers will finally be useful: what’s behind the revolution A string of surprising advances suggests usable quantum computers could be here in a decade.

“At this point, I am much more certain that quantum computation will be realized, and that the timeline is much shorter than people thought. We’ve entered a new era.”

go.nature.com/3ZgB8s4

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@wsj.com

But please keep GDPR data protection standards!
And it is vital to regulate the use of AI and protect human jobs.
The US is overcome with AI chat bots and fraud: a thoughtful balance of technological innovation and data protection is key 🔐

The global plastics treaty can be saved — here’s how to break the deadlock The stalled multinational effort to protect environmental and human health from plastic pollution is salvageable, with a revamped negotiation process.

The global plastics treaty can be salvaged with a revamped negotiation process

go.nature.com/4tlpfPo

Cholinergic modulation of dopamine release drives effortful behaviour - Nature In the nucleus accumbens, acetylcholine boosts dopamine release to promote effortful behaviour.

Nature research paper: Cholinergic modulation of dopamine release drives effortful behaviour

go.nature.com/4q0lpbf

(around an image of a masked ICE agent holding a gun) Republicans "One Big Beautiful Bill' nearly tripled funding for ICE. That money came from your benefits: paid for by cuts to reproductive health care paid for by cuts to Medicare & Medicaid paid for by cuts to SNAP paid for by cuts to clean energy projects paid for by cuts to obesity prevention paid for by cuts to disaster response paid for by cuts to energy tax credits

Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.

📷️: Aaron Lavinsky

rent free

FACT: California sends $83 billion more to the federal government than we get back.

Trump can talk down on California all he wants, but California pays his bills.

Newsom: "I'm not naive about the corruption & graft at a scale we've never seen in history. I'm not naive about folks writing billion dollars checks to Witkoff & Kushner. I'm not naive about the fact Trump made $1.5b+ in the last 12 months personally. How in the hell are we putting up with this?

It’s time to investigate.

I am launching a review into whether TikTok is violating state law by censoring Trump-critical content.

CNN interview: Witness in pink coat who recorded Alex Pretti shooting said he was not a threat YouTube video by KARE 11

And their cruelty becoming policy in law enforcement!!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=L7tv...

Still working at 107: supercentenarian study probes genetics of extreme longevity Scientists seek to understand the factors that have allowed people in Brazil to reach their 100th or even 110th birthdays despite facing adversities.

A 106-year-old woman who won her first swimming competition six years ago, a 107-year-old man who still holds a job, a chocolate-loving nun who lived to be 116

go.nature.com/4a5n8q0

The party behind Kyle Rittenhouse and J6 think Alex Pretti's legal gun was the problem? Seriously?!?

While the billionaire class gets obscenely richer, two-thirds of Americans say a middle-class lifestyle is out of reach , and a majority can’t afford decent education, housing or a secure retirement.

In the richest country on Earth, we can, and must, do better.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Spends $200 Million of Taxpayer Money on Pair of Gulfstream G700 Private Jets During Government Shutdown Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem is spending $200 million of taxpayer money on a pair of top-of-the-line luxury Gulfstream G700 private jets during a government shutdown.

Yes==> Focus on Miller and Noem! They have only decreased public safety and wasted taxpayer dollars, not to mention the corruption!

democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...

Whistleblower responds after DOJ confirms DOGE mishandled Social Security data The Social Security Administration says members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the agency accessed and shared sensitive data. The latest disclosure from the Trump administration seemed to confirm...

The Social Security Administration says members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the agency accessed and shared sensitive data. It seemed to confirm some key concerns first raised in a whistleblower complaint. https://to.pbs.org/3LBgsry

Photograph of a tan-orange coastal rock formation featuring honeycomb weathering patterns with numerous holes and cavities, highlighting natural erosion effects. Background includes green vegetation, waves hitting rocks, and a cloudy sky.

#TafoniTuesday!

When saltwater seeps into the crevices and pores in rock and then evaporates, salt crystals are deposited. As these crystals expand, they weaken the rock, breaking it apart and leaving behind numerous cavities called tafoni. #photography