Speaker Mike Johnson said proxy voting was "unconstitutional" (after he did it himself—39 times.) Last week, GOP Rep. Byron Donalds voted remotely—while in LA. Let's just call that what it is. It's voter fraud. Maybe he thought nobody would notice. I noticed.

The Trump administration is canceling more than $900 million in Education Department contracts, taking away a key source of data on the quality and performance of the nation’s schools. propublica.org/article/depart…

New simulations reveal that around 1 million "macroscopic" objects from our closest stellar neighbors, the Alpha Centauri system, may already reside in the Oort Cloud, far from sight. livescience.com/space/astronom… #astronomy #science #SciChat

Climate change threatens habitats that many endangered species need to thrive. Conservation efforts must take climate change into account when protecting habitat. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/02/climat… #ClimateScience #environment #ecology #SciChat

In case you missed it, our Darwin Day webinar co-sponsored by NABT featuring Katie Hinde is now up on youtube - youtu.be/EHBNFCXIapw?si… #DarwinDay2025

There are no more Disease Detectives CDC -- the Epidemic Intelligence Service is shut down, kaput. The EIS has for decades been the world's top outbreak investigation unit. So, States -- you're on your own now. Good luck solving mysterious ailments in Alabama.

WATCH: Senate Republicans just blocked Sen. Ossoff’s amendment to protect children’s and maternal health care through Medicaid.

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been thinking about this photo of pre-papacy francis for days. unreal aura. imagine thinking this guy sucks lol

#DemsUnited #Resist Hey, MAGAs this is what you voted for. We tried to rein in the GOP, save your Medicaid, collect more tax money from billionaires & get tax cuts for less wealthy Americans but the GOP in Congress voted NO. Let’s hope the Senate is not filled with GOP cowards!

Today, most of us take for granted abundant food, clean water, energy, and health. But this wasn’t always the case, as 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝙲. 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗 writes, “In Jefferson’s time, not even the president of the United States had what we have.” thefp.com/p/we-live-like…

#PPOD: Uranus Wide-Field In the center of this wide-field image from @NASA_Webb 🛰️ is #Uranus, one of the ringed planets 🪐 of our solar system. That's an amazing capture, and it would be extraordinary on its own. But also captured are 14 of the planet’s 27 #moons 🌖: Oberon,

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America is Back, Baby! Mexicans warned not to travel to Texas over measles kget.com/border-report-…

Take me home, country toads - Cane toads have remarkable navigation abilities, even when their sense of smell and magnetic-sensory systems are compromised. nature.com/articles/d4158… via nature #zoology #biology #science #SciChat

My latest: "President Putin Occupies The White House" open.substack.com/pub/thelefthoo…

Quick reminder ahead of Donald Trump’s speech tonight: He promised that he would “immediately bring prices down, starting on Day 1.” It’s now Day 44. Prices have gone up. Inflation’s gotten worse. And Trump’s done nothing to lower costs for working people.

Scientists Uncover a Nearby Super-Earth That Could Unlock the Secrets of Alien Life - The planet’s eccentric orbit may allow water to shift between ice and liquid states, raising exciting possibilities for life. scitechdaily.com/scientists-unc… #astrophysics #astronomy #science #SciChat

BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Rep. Jasmine Crockett asks the Mayors whether there are any immigrants roaming around their cities with 34 felony convictions (all answered no), "because that could be a danger to the community." She is a national treasure.

🏆📈🏆 FIRST TIME #CO2 SURPASSES 430 🏆📈🏆 430.60 ppm is the HIGHEST EVER CO2 in Earth’s atmosphere as of March 7, 2025 🏆 Up 5.24 ppm from 425.36 ppm a year ago 🏆 #NOAA Mauna Loa Obervatory data & graphic: buff.ly/FCkDhVp 🏆 Daily CO2.Earth records at: