Reposted by JaschaMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“Women make up about half the population, but most of what we know about women’s biology comes from extrapolation of studies in men” www.science.org/toc/science/... 0168
Reposted by JaschaIan Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026BREAKING: Federal Court blocks Trump Admin attempt to misuse homeland security funds to force states to bend to its efforts to interfere in local election processes. Big win for our clients, partners, and American voters. @protectdemocracy.org 12880282
Reposted by JaschaPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In an Uber. Driver having loud phone conversation with someone in Spanish. A little annoying, but it happens. He hangs up. Says, “Mi hermano. La Migra.” And starts weeping. 1665772959
Reposted by JaschaProtect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 15/09/2026🚨 BREAKING 🚨 SCOTUS just rejected the admin’s attempt to force its unworkable mail-ballot rule on American voters. The decision leaves in place what two lower courts found: the rule was completely unjustified, likely unlawful. 📫 Mail voting remains secure and available. What you need to know ⬇️ 27611
Reposted by JaschaProtect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 09/09/2026The WH claims it set up a "voluntary" process to review advanced AI models before public release. The catch? 🚩 No one outside the WH knows what the rules are. 🚩 No legislation passed. No court ruled. No public process took place. So, we sued to force transparency 🔗 protdem.org/4ynklmC 14417
Reposted by JaschaJRho @jrho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt. 6861092008
Jascha @jaschaaa.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Come for the electronic heath records antritrust intrigue, stay for the burrito-from-a-thermos move. 020
Reposted by JaschaProtect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 10/08/2026You can’t separate the authoritarianism from the corruption. Enrichment and entrenchment form a feedback loop of public power and private gain. @raders.bsky.social explains in If you can keep it: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/266000-eve… 0266
Reposted by JaschaProtect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 02/08/2026🚨 Status Update: Escalating In the latest update to our Authoritarian Action Watch, we analyze the administration’s actions to quash dissent as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signals plans to go after the tax-exempt status of some nonprofits. Read more here: ⬇️ protdem.org/dissent 01813
Reposted by JaschaMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 02/08/2026👏🏽👏🏽 This August, the first at-home screening tool to determine whether the tick that bit you carries Lyme disease will hit the market www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/t... 23716
Reposted by JaschaApoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The Trump administration’s cuts to the largest global HIV program last year resulted in sharp drops in both prevention efforts and treatment for the people most at risk from the disease. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/h...nytimes.com1,700 H.I.V. Treatment Sites Closed After Trump Aid Cuts, a Study Finds (Gift Article)New research also shows that children and high-risk adult populations have been particularly affected. 8267161
Reposted by JaschaProtect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 01/07/2026Looking for a way to celebrate America's 250th? Civic Season has 1,000+ activities to mark the moment — block parties, wish walls, potlucks, and more. Explore the action on our site and find an activity near you: protdem.org/4vGm7hz 1139
Reposted by JaschaIan Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Trump’s DOJ has squandered the presumption of good faith courts used to afford DOJ. Financial institutions need to change their approach accordingly and not cut off funds for targeted nonprofits. From me and @joegoldman.bsky.social in @inquirer.com www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...inquirer.comThe Trump Justice Dept. has forfeited the benefit of the doubt. Act accordingly. | OpinionWhen judges, attorneys, and academics no longer believe the government’s lawyers, something fundamental breaks in the American legal system, write Joe Goldman and Ian Bassin. 316860
Reposted by JaschaProtect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 22/06/2026Take action before July 2nd — You can submit a comment directly to USPS about their proposed rule that could create new barriers for mail-in voters ahead of the midterms. @standupamerica.com 's tool makes it easy to weigh and share with your networks ⬇️ act.standupamerica.comDon’t Let Trump Sabotage Vote by Mail!In a new proposed rule, the USPS would be required to keep a list of voters it believes should be allowed to vote by mail—as well as the power to stop those ballots from being delivered. Urge them to ... 11913
Reposted by JaschaRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Trump and Rubio announce they will entirely cut HIV/AIDS assistance to the country with the highest number of people living with HIV in the world: www.politico.com/news/2026/06...politico.comTrump administration to phase out HIV funding for South AfricaThe State Department said the country had failed to address the president’s concerns about treatment of its white citizens. 35122251296
Reposted by JaschaProtect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 14/06/2026⚠️ Take Action ⚠️ The federal government is proposing that civil servants sign sweeping NDAs. The public comment window closes June 26. Read our guide for how you can weigh in and share this action widely ⬇️ **No public policy expertise required** ifyoucankeepit.orgMuzzling America’s workforceHow to comment right now on the proposed NDA for civil servants 14251155
Reposted by JaschaArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Cast of Laocoön and his Sons (Roman version of a lost Greek original), 100BC-50AD 4886402145
Reposted by JaschaAmy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Diabetes researchers removed from a conference for handing out printed copies of their editorial warning that the Trump administration's funding cuts & delays will make America's health worse. The editorial: diabetesjournals.org/care/article...diabetesjournals.orgMisguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent 07152
Reposted by JaschaMichael Hoffman @hof.fm · 20/05/2026The New York Times is union made! We are out here fighting for a fair contract for our journalists. 0104
Reposted by JaschaAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 30/05/2026tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded. 17144952553
Reposted by JaschaNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 29/05/2026BREAKING: we just won our Kennedy Center case! Both the renaming & the closure of the Kennedy Center are enjoined Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social & my colleagues @democracydefendersaction.org & Washington Litigation Group This is a 1-2 punch against Trump's corruption 476134802791
Reposted by JaschaAmy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I went to Eastern DRC with @drtedros.who.int during the 2019 Ebola outbreak. There were attacks. Health workers died. I called that story The Ebola Wars. The current outbreak will almost certainly be much worse. My heart goes out to millions of Congolese who have been neglected for so long. 15826
Reposted by JaschaMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I’m thinking about US researchers who do global health research in the Global South and now need to worry about removing authors from low and middle income countries Epistemic injustice will worsen www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgU.S. researchers face new restrictions on publishing with foreign collaboratorsNIH, NASA grantees are confused and concerned amid agencies’ piecemeal communication 33719
Reposted by JaschaAmy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Ebola was caught too late in DRC. Blame greed & corruption for the neglect of Congolese citizens; blame the US for cuts to aid; blame a chronic lack of funds for healthcare. Also: The WHO has definitely gotten faster, at least in early days. My timeline of W Africa outbrk: nautil.us/how-slow-res...nautil.usHow Slow Responses Made the Ebola Outbreak So Deadly - NautilusAs a rule, huge organizations move sluggishly, bogged down in democratic decision-making processes and bureaucratic policies. Ebola, on the other hand, moves fast. People become desperately sick and c... 12812
Reposted by JaschaIan Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 22/05/2026This is on Trump, Musk and RFK who gutted our public health and international aid infrastructure 726390
Reposted by JaschaIan Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Trump's approval is plummeting. His presidency is in a tailspin and the GOP knows it. His Slush Fund and sweetheart tax amnesty for his family are the final straw. GOP electeds are now in outright rebellion because they see his ship is sinking and they're all on it realizing it's time to get off. 2025762
Reposted by JaschaJonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 19/05/2026Not enough news coverage of how the insurrectionist reparations fund is a clear violation of the 14th Amendment. We need to enforce the Constitution in its original meaning and plain text. You can't imagine away parts of the Constitution just because it is politically inconvenient. 11343251709
Reposted by JaschaSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 22/03/2026Under guise of their so-called SAVE America Act, Trump & Republicans are trying to rig the midterm elections. If this was really about ensuring all Americans can vote, they would agree to guarantee that all citizens get a free ID. But that’s not their plan. 511079395
Reposted by JaschaIan Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Exactly how Orban dismantled independent media in Hungary: 1. Crush: harass media outlet with govt regulatory pressure. 2. Buy: Have political ally acquire outlet once it’s distressed. 3. Supplant: fire independent journalists and hire cheerleaders for regime. Steps 1-2-3, or perhaps just C-B-S. 413260
Reposted by JaschaNina Schwalbe, MPH, PhD @nschwalbe.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Withholding life-saving HIV/AIDS treatment in exchange for mining access is not diplomacy. It is coercion, and the consequences are measured in lives. 02416
Reposted by JaschaTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17/03/20261/2. He took the greatest military force in history, lost a war to a middle power in a week, begged the world to save him, & demanded the media lie about this & everything else. I try, but at a simple human level I do not see how anyone mistakes this man’s almost supernatural weakness for strength. 410156054783
Reposted by JaschaGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Today — March 11th — is the sixth anniversary of the day that kicked off Covid the world over. Tom Hanks, Rudy Gobert and the NBA, and ... Trump. Read my @wired.com oral history of a day that forever altered our world and ultimately fractured our shared reality: www.wired.com/story/an-ora...wired.comAn Oral History of the Day Everything ChangedOn March 11, 2020, the coronavirus pandemic seemed to crystallize in the national consciousness. Americans look back on the turning point. 610133
Reposted by JaschaIan Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Five Republicans just voted with Democrats to subpoena AG Bondi over Epstein files. She will now need to sit for a deposition under oath. Trump is losing his grip on his party, over both Epstein and his deepening unpopularity. Keep speaking up. It's working. 351034297
Reposted by JaschaTrump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 04/03/2026A detainee, Alberto Gutierrez Reyes, died while in ICE custody at Adelanto detention center in California. This is the 9th known death of a detainee in ICE custody since the beginning of 2026. TAT: [Nationalism]abc7.comWestlake man dies while in ICE custody at Adelanto detention center, LA councilmember saysAlberto Gutierrez Reyes lived in L.A.'s Westlake District, according to his family. He's being remembered as a beloved neighbor, father and devoted husband. 13128
Reposted by JaschaBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Check out the density of this line of aircraft threading the needle between Iran and Ukraine 515461
Reposted by JaschaIan Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 22/02/2026An aggrieved narcissist with a messiah complex hell bent on territorial expansion and absolute power is on the verge of launching an unprovoked war on his own that could have untold disastrous global consequences. And we can't seem to focus our attention on it. We're sleepwalking towards an abyss. 826868
Reposted by JaschaProtect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 16/02/2026Call your state and local representatives and encourage them to cut ICE off. ⬇️ Some states like IL,MA, MN, NY, & WA are already blocking ICE from accessing sensitive data via the DMV to feed the surveillance machine. But many still need to join their ranks. 5calls.orgKeep ICE Out of Your DMV Data ⭑ 5 CallsICE wants protesters to know they’re being watched — and it has the technology to back it up. In Minneapolis, ICE officers scanned protesters’ faces … 17742
Reposted by JaschaMatthew Kavanagh @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Hard to imagine something more cynical than using money intended for global public health to instead pay for bodyguards for the person who violated the constitution in order to stop congressionally mandated funding for being used to fight disease and save lives. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...reuters.comExclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents showThe White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit... 121
Reposted by JaschaProtect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 13/02/2026Reports of Ring recently canceling its contract with Flock shows public pushback against ICE’s surveillance tactics is growing, and it’s working. But states should step up, too. ⬇️ TAKE ACTION: We’ve partnered with @5calls.org so you can urge your state and local reps to *block* ICE's data grabs. 5calls.orgKeep ICE Out of Your DMV Data ⭑ 5 CallsICE wants protesters to know they’re being watched — and it has the technology to back it up. In Minneapolis, ICE officers scanned protesters’ faces … 14723
Reposted by JaschaChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 12/02/2026This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*. 515157007677
Reposted by JaschaIan Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 11/02/2026If you think this is a standard business decision, I have a bridge to sell you. What did Admin threaten Gallup w or Gallup fear? And what government body will investigate what happened here? But also a sign of panic if admin is trying to hide how unpopular Trump is. thehill.com/homenews/med...thehill.com 713749
Reposted by JaschaGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record. And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once. The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...doomsdayscenario.coICE's Masks Are All a LieWorking for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America. 8738071667
Reposted by JaschaGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 09/02/2026This is a wild departure from past practices. All the talk of the “Worst of the Worst” is a lie. Usually between 50-75 percent of ICE deportees have criminal records. We’ve turned ICE from a crime-fighting org into a racial profiling and ethnic cleansing operation. 28865331
Reposted by JaschaAmy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Hell of a story. The federal government has awarded contracts to a senior figure in the Patriotic Front, a “white nationalist pyramid scheme.” The group recruits & trains white nationalists in preparation for what they believe is a coming race war. 0147
Reposted by JaschaThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 08/02/2026In “Autocracy in America,” Minnesota residents tell Anne Applebaum what drove them to act. Applebaum also speaks with contributing writer Robert F. Worth about what the response of federal agents tells us about what comes next. Listen here:bit.lyDemocracy Under OccupationWhat we’ve learned in Minneapolis 310334
Reposted by JaschaProtect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 07/02/2026Three ways we can all take action against ICE’s surveillance machine right now ⬇️ ICE wants protesters to know they’re being watched — and it has the technology to back it up. But we’re not powerless, write Nicole Schneidman and Edison Forman. protdem.org/4aky4A0 63612
Reposted by JaschaCato Institute @cato.org · 03/02/2026The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023. The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets. ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3 8043802251
