Minesweeper but it's the Strait of Hormuz. Source: sweepthestrait.com

Going from 20% to 100% is 4/5 of a tank, not 1/5. So a full “tank” at that rate is about $21.

A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”

Via Sam Stein on twitter

The Surprise, AZ turnout was phenomenal! This is just one block of a protest that stretched more than 3/4 of a mile down both sides of Bell Rd. #NoKings

No Kings in Phoenix!! Proud of my community! #resist #fdt #nokings #50501 #phoenix

🚫NO KINGS DAY🚫 PHOENIX🌴☀️ #NoKingsDay #Phoenix #AZ #resist #impeach #ice #trump #donaldtrump #goptraitors #phx #dtphx #immigration #protest #peacefulprotest #activists #protests

No Kings Protest today in Chandler, AZ!

No Kings Tucson AZ

I'm floored.

This is ONE stretch of ONE side of the street in deep red, small town Knoxville, TN today.

This is a city that Trump won in 2024 by 20+ points.

The scope of these protests are massive—American from both sides of the aisle are pissed.

There will be no kings.

Polling data from Harris & Associates 1966. Q: Do you approve of what Freedom Riders are Doing? 22% approve 61%disapprove18%no opinion.

I just like to post these data from time to time to puncture the mythological aura of mid 20th c protests. They were less popular than pretty much any 21st c mass action & people criticizing them used the same lines. Protest is about people coming together, shaping narratives, & building power.

2 people demonstrating at a No Kings rally, holding signs predominantly red, white, and blue in color that say “Democracy not Autocracy” and “ Democracy not Dictatorship. Citizens not Subjects. People not Pawns. No Kings since 1776”

A hand-lettered sign being held up at a No Kings demonstration that says “Stop pretending your racism is patriotism.”

A demonstrator holding a sign with bright neon- pink, blue, orange, and green block letters on a black background that says “It’s giving small dictator energy.”

A demonstrator at a No Kings rally holding a hand-lettered sign that says “They blame immigrants so you won’t blame billionaires. Solidarity Forever!”

Hot out there in Surprise, AZ today however the crowd was pleasant, energetic, happy and helpful, and easily 10:1 support for #NoKings from those passing by. That was a welcome morale boost!

SURPRISE AZ PROTEST

No Kings/Dicktators!
Surprise, AZ

No Kings in SURPRISE AZ!!🇺🇸🇺🇸

Video of just part of the street at our local Surprise, AZ #nokings protest.

A guy in a Patriotic Pest Control truck in Surprise, AZ shouted obscenities at us during the #NoKings demonstration today. Sir, “patriotic pest control” is what we’re out here trying to do! 😆

Missouri governor activates National Guard ahead of anti-Trump protests

Honestly the fact that they are activating the Guard in several states in response to the No Kings protests makes me want to go even more. It's building them up to be a huge event, and well, why let them down?

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@ericswalwell.bsky.social urges all Americans to show up for No Kings Day this Saturday.

“If we don’t show up, democracy dies”

#NoKingsDay

Please get engaged.

Don’t forget reaching out to your colleagues and finding ways to work together. Ten scientists working to take an action together are more powerful than the sum of each acting alone.

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1/ OK, Democratic members of Congress in the US Senate. It’s time for some tough love.

I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”

Leopard: I will eat your face

Bank analysts: Our baseline assumes no face-eating

Leopard: Chomp chomp chomp

Uploading 1 item: 9 hr 12 min left... www.cdc.gov

For those wondering: Yes, I'm uploading the entire 15 GB public-facing CDC.gov website that I downloaded a few days ago...but it's gonna take awhile to upload...

Hey if anyone is considering backing up any datasets for some reason today, the Open Science Framework has free storage up to 5G/private repository, and up to 50G/public repository.

(The OSF is run by a 501c3 (Center for Open Science), so if you do this you might also consider making a donation.)

Remember how Trump said he "sent the military in and opened up the water flow" in CA? It appears he forced the Army Corps to just drain reservoirs into recently flooded farmland without telling local farmers or leaders. “In 25 years, I’ve never seen anything like this.”
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ICE Agent Decides He Wants Kids After Seeing Incredible Love And Devotion Of Parents Begging Him Not To Take Their Child

ICE Agent Decides He Wants Kids After Seeing Incredible Love And Devotion Of Parents Begging Him Not To Take Their Child
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Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪

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This.

The only way politicians *ever* act bravely is when we light a fire under their ass.

I have said it a million times, I will say it a million times more:

Electeds are targets, not saviors.