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
Jascha @jaschaaa.bsky.social · 12/09/2026And almost singing “the sound of silence”. Now that’s culture! 000
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 · 03/09/2026I don’t know why, but this reminds me of a grand finale rap battle at the end of a puppet Macbeth circa 2001? Perhaps we were mixing and matching tragedies… perhaps we are now too. 110
Jascha @jaschaaa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026i guess we are no longer between the part where Salvador Dali died and the part where Dolly Parton departed. 020
Jascha @jaschaaa.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Come for the electronic heath records antritrust intrigue, stay for the burrito-from-a-thermos move. 020
Jascha @jaschaaa.bsky.social · 14/08/2026“Days, like drops upon a pane, Slip, and join, and go.” wow 000
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
Jascha @jaschaaa.bsky.social · 06/08/2026static.klipy.comGremlins Eating Gingerbread CookiesALT: Gremlins Eating Gingerbread Cookies 1340
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
Jascha @jaschaaa.bsky.social · 04/07/2026usually I engage in light or “social” searing but this summer it’s gotten pretty heavy am i ok 000
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
