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The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.
Trump has now conducted 42 boat strikes, killing nearly 160 people.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
How is this allowed? This form of law enforcement needs to be abolished
www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/nx-...
Your advocacy and the support of the council is greatly appreciated 🚐🚌🚎🚏
A light brown toad with a wide, dark brown stripe running down their side! They are covered with lots of tiny, spiky bumps! A row of larger spiky bumps runs from their parotoid gland down their side, forming a border between the light brown and dark brown colors! They also have large spiky bumps on their cheeks and forelegs and have a slight crest running from the tip of their nose and around their eyes, connecting to their parotoid gland!
Our friend the Campbell's Rainforest Toad lives in eastern Chiapas in Mexico, Guatemala, western Honduras, and the Maya Mountains of Belize! They look similar to the quite common Gulf Coast Toad, but unlike that toad they tend to keep to themselves! (photo by Jason Headley)
So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.
That's roughly $1 billion per day.
$41,666,667 per hour.
$11,574 per second.
People do not want this.
They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
Use Mistral AI instead.
HERO 🔥
And I don’t want to hear shit about a censure vote against this man.
Rep. Al Greene was ejected from the State of the Union for the sign — “Black People Aren’t Apes.”
This tax loophole should be stopped.
The Trump administration rolled back restrictions on toxic pollution from power plants, including limits on the release of mercury and lead.
Last week Donald Trump registered the trademark "Donald J. Trump International Airport." This week Florida Republicans voted to rename Palm Beach International Airport Donald J. Trump International Airport," putting taxpayers on the hook for licensing fees that go straight to him
It’s good she is there. Someone has to tell Fox viewers the truth, no? Because other people in the network refuse to state the facts.
New research from @cathywu.bsky.social et al. confirms something I've long suspected:
Navigation apps could save their users a lot of time — and tilt travel decisions toward transit and biking — if they showed users how long it takes to find parking.
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
A visual of Maria Skłodowska-Curie, saying "Men can do science too".
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
#AcademicSky 🧪
Visual by Jan Bajtlik
Donald Trump has turned America into a violent fascist kleptocracy. But the NFL just forced some culturally unfamiliar music upon me. I have never felt more politically homeless.
Republicans have turned the United States into an economically stagnant police state. But my liberal neighbor keeps referring to Bad Bunny as Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. I have never felt more politically homeless.
NEW EPSTEIN SURVIVORS AD: “3 million files still not released — stand with us. Tell AG Pam Bondi to release the files. It’s time for the truth.”
Take transit to the Super Bowl today!!!
vta.org/sblx
An extreme Kansas bill will invalidate the drivers license of every trans person in the state. It was passed alongside a particularly extreme bathroom bill, meaning that the implications of every trans Kansan losing legal ID overnight has largely been missed.
read online that someone set-up a premium rate phone number where callers get charged $3.99/ min. then they posted flyers in their neighborhood that said "call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold with music. so far, they've made $17,000
We seriously need to reframe public works projects (especially housing + preventative medicine). They're not handouts, they're investments in the future of the citizenry.
"the average (Hope unit) family saw $25,000 more in lifetime earnings per year for their children."
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
Black-and-white photograph of Paris Pişmiş (also known as Paris Pismis or Paris Pişmiş de Recillas), a pioneering Turkish-Mexican astronomer of Armenian descent (1911–1999). She is seated at a desk in a laboratory or office setting with a brick wall background, smiling warmly at the camera while holding a pair glasses in her right hand. A large microscope stands prominently in the foreground on the desk, surrounded by scattered papers, notebooks, books on shelves, and scientific equipment. She wears a dark striped blouse with a bold pattern, a prominent ring on her finger, and has short, neatly styled light hair. Paris Pişmiş was a trailblazing figure in astronomy: the first woman to earn a Ph.D. from Istanbul University's Science Faculty (1937), the first professional astronomer in Mexico, and a key force in establishing modern astronomical education and research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where she taught and researched for over 50 years. She discovered numerous star clusters (including compiling the Pismis catalogue of 22 open clusters and 2 globular clusters), contributed to studies of galactic structure and stellar dynamics, published over 120 scientific papers, and mentored generations of astronomers. Recognized for her immense influence, she received awards like UNAM's Science Teaching Prize.
Paris Pişmiş was born #OTD in 1911.
First pro astronomer in Mexico & the academic/pedagogical founder of #astrophysics in Mexico, she established the first formal astronomy & astrophysics curricula at UNAM. Instrumental to Mexican #astronomy becoming a professional academic discipline. #WomenInSTEM
Hello, friends.
I’m doing my part to buttress the legacy of Gladys West. Here is an interview from today.
If you use GPS, you have Gladys West to thank.
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Black-and-white partially framed studio portrait of Winifred Goldring, an esteemed American paleontologist (1888–1971), shown in a classic head-and-shoulders view against a soft, shaded background. She has neatly styled graying hair pulled back, a calm and dignified expression with a slight smile, and is dressed in a dark V-neck blouse or dress, evoking early 20th-century formality. As the first woman to serve as State Paleontologist of New York (1939–1954)—a groundbreaking role as the first female in the U.S. and likely worldwide in such a position—she worked at the New York State Museum for over 40 years, starting in 1912 as a scientific expert in paleontology. She rose to become the museum's first female curator, authored key works on Devonian crinoids and the Gilboa fossil forest, pioneered innovative museum exhibits (including the famous 1924 diorama of a living Devonian seed fern forest), described stromatolites, and broke barriers as the first female president of the Paleontological Society (1949) and vice president of the Geological Society of America (1950). Her legacy includes advancing paleontological research, education, and public outreach on prehistoric life. #WomenInScience
Black-and-white candid photograph of Winifred Goldring in her fieldwork attire at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, July 1928, captured on a scenic mountain path lined with tall pine trees and rocky terrain. She wears practical outdoor clothing including a cap, long-sleeved shirt, sturdy pants or overalls, and boots, and carries a walking stick or pole for support on the uneven ground, smiling brightly with evident enthusiasm for the outdoors. As a renowned paleontologist and geologist (1888–1971), Goldring was passionate about fieldwork from her youth, hiking extensively to study fossils and geology; her research focused on Paleozoic formations, including crinoids, stromatolites, and the iconic Gilboa Devonian forest fossils. She served as New York State's first female State Paleontologist (1939–1954), the museum's first female curator, and a leader in paleontology, creating groundbreaking exhibits and inspiring generations despite gender barriers in the field. Source: New York State Museum
Winifred Goldring died #OTD in 1971.
She was the first paleontologist in the US & first woman appointed as a State Paleontologist (NY, 1939). The first woman president of the Paleontological Society (the largest association of paleontologists in the world) in 1949.
#WomenInSTEM #paleontology
#TalDíaComoHoy en 1958, el Explorer 1 fue el 1° satélite artificial puesto en órbita terrestre por EEUU. Aunque todos los cálculos los realizaron las Rocket Girls, apenas se les dio crédito. Esa noche, en el control de la misión estaba Barbara Paulson, quien rastreó el Explorer 1.
#WomenInSTEM
Any creatives have any experience with going to one of these WeWork type places? A new Switchyards opened up within walking distance and I'm wondering if it wouldn't be worth it to have a place to go work 'remotely' a couple of times a week, just to get out of the house.
An ICE agent attempted to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis, threatening the staff member who prevented him from entering.
Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.
Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.
