Matthew Brousil @mbrousil.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This one has been in the works for a while and I'm excited to see it out! Thanks @mishafredmeyer.bsky.social! 032
Matthew Brousil @mbrousil.bsky.social · 11/04/2026I've been watching and thinking about the beauty of spending 9 days in space and then the first thing you breathe back on earth is the ocean air 010
Reposted by Matthew BrousilSarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Houston integrity loud and clear 420738
Reposted by Matthew BrousilCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 09/04/2026Our PhD student Kennedy Orwa, who studies applications of AI to health care, was hastily deported today to Kenya along with his 13-year-old son without opportunity to speak to legal counsel. King 5 reports that he held a valid visa that was rescinded without explanation.king5.comUW graduate student deported through SEA as protesters demand answersA union representing University of Washington graduate student workers says Kennedy Orwa’s student visa was rescinded without explanation. 8541372247
Reposted by Matthew Brousilalexandra @maniacalstar.bsky.social · 04/04/2026FYI, this gallery has all the photos NASA is sharing from Artemis II in one place, with descriptions.nasa.govJourney to the Moon - NASAArtemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1, 2026, and will reach the lunar sphere of influence—when the Moon's gravity exerts more force on the Orion spacecraft than the Ear... 1420981151
Reposted by Matthew Brousilderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 23/02/2026is life just a series of days where you're tired in the afternoon and wide awake at night, running behind on weekly deadlines, and seeing pants get slim and big and then slim again over the years until you die? 607127301081
Reposted by Matthew BrousilFubar 🇨🇦 @captainfubar.bsky.social · 13/02/2026This is just unconscionable man 8464002458
Reposted by Matthew BrousilGen Wojcik @genandgenes.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Are you located in the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York corridor? Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark? Now available for free! Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room! Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction! 641166485
Reposted by Matthew BrousiliNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 30/10/2025We're very much arachnid-fans at iNaturalist. Consider this your sign to stop scrolling and go look for some! 👀🕷️🦂 1455
Reposted by Matthew BrousilJacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 10/10/2025WGN, this woman’s employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released. DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents. 12026211060
Reposted by Matthew BrousilAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 03/10/2025How is this not a crime? 612838
Reposted by Matthew BrousilBob Nicholls Art @bobnichollsart.bsky.social · 29/09/2025It's marine reptile Monday! Okay, that's not a thing, but here's an old acrylic painting from 1999. It depicts a #Liopleurodon breaching with an unfortunate #Metriorhynchus in its jaws. It was commissioned for a TV series that was never made. #SciArt #PaleoArt #Dinosaurs #Pliosaurs #JurassicWorld 410128
Reposted by Matthew BrousilAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 01/08/2025RIP Corporation for Public Broadcasting (1967-2025) cpb.org/pressroom/Co...cpb.orgCorporation for Public Broadcasting Addresses Operations Following Loss of Federal FundingWASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations following the passage of a federal rescissio... 33514262
Reposted by Matthew BrousilTyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 31/07/2025The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations estimates that DOGE "generated at least $21.7 billion in waste across the federal government, despite its ostensible goal of eliminating government waste," noting this amount could've covered the rescissions package twice—with $2.9 billion to spare 27441
Matthew Brousil @mbrousil.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Don't forget to celebrate on @inaturalist.bsky.social! 020
Reposted by Matthew BrousilMike Masnick @masnick.com · 17/07/2025I've had this headline rattling around in my brain since January and I finally wrote it. Been hearing too many people in the startup world buying into the neoractionary nonsense that maybe a little light fascism is good for silicon valley. It's not. It's very, very bad. 301488454
Reposted by Matthew BrousilSecrets and Laws @secretsandlaws.bsky.social · 07/07/2025"The cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program alone would eliminate 6 billion to 9 billion meals annually." Jesus wept. www.politico.com/news/2025/07...politico.comMillions more Americans could turn to food banks soon. Food banks are simply not ready.Republicans are slashing more than $1 trillion from federal safety net programs, which leaves already struggling food banks to fill in the gap. 88130
Reposted by Matthew BrousilAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 23/06/2025I rarely post personal things. But I need to talk about my 4-year-old niece, Hope. She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive. But the FDA recently denied its approval. Now, her health hangs in the balance. Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵 20978034777
Reposted by Matthew BrousilEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 13/05/2025www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgTrump’s ‘fear factor’: Scientists go silent as funding cuts escalateMany worry about retribution. But for others, speaking out is worth the risk 32010
Reposted by Matthew BrousilMaggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 18/04/2025RFK Jr. said autism "destroys" children and families. Autistic people beg to differ. I'm so grateful to the people who talked to me and my colleagues — and to the literally 200+ more people who offered to share their stories. I hope you'll read to the end for a mic drop of a final quote.nytimes.comKennedy Claimed Autism ‘Destroys’ Lives. Autistic People Disagree.People in the community called the remarks dehumanizing and warned they could perpetuate harmful stigma. 1001773375
Reposted by Matthew BrousilSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 18/04/2025I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return. 805812268225544
Reposted by Matthew BrousilScott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Some personal news: I’ve paused the car factory I started building yesterday. 572074226
Reposted by Matthew BrousilNeil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 07/04/2025I hope other university alliances start pooling resources and engaging in the kinds of collective action Rutgers is proposing here for the Big Ten. senate.rutgers.edu/report/resol... 151221353
Reposted by Matthew Brousil60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 07/04/202560 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. cbsn.ws/4clubLPcbsn.wsTrump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El SalvadorA gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration. 384123015778
Reposted by Matthew BrousilAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 06/04/2025“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.” www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... 361098380
Reposted by Matthew BrousilWIRED @wired.com · 02/04/2025NEW: The doctor behind breakthrough Parkinson’s research was among the scientists purged from the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency. www.wired.com/story/doctor...wired.comDoctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIHLeading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz. 13734701922
Reposted by Matthew BrousilAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Disagreeing with the state is now a crime. 821472
Reposted by Matthew BrousilJohn Elwood @johnpelwood.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Third: This directs agency heads to allow access to all unclassified data, including "unfettered access to comprehensive data from all State programs that receive Federal funding," including data "maintained in third-party databases." Seems to centralize access to LOTS of data. 5/x 8692198
Reposted by Matthew BrousilEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 21/03/2025“Dartmouth College on Monday announced it had hired the Republican National Committee’s former chief counsel — an outspoken critic of birthright citizenship — as the college’s top lawyer and leader of its immigration office.” www.politico.com/news/2025/03...politico.comUniversities are caving to Trump with a stunning speed and scopeSome of the nation’s oldest and wealthiest institutions are swiftly bending to President Donald Trump, who is acting on longstanding conservative criticisms of universities as elitist and progressive. 92871412
Reposted by Matthew BrousilAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 18/03/2025sry I didn’t text u back, I was in international waters 834419414
Reposted by Matthew BrousilAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Disappearing people from the jurisdiction of a court is authoritarian and corrupt to the core. 101205330
Reposted by Matthew BrousilNathaniel Rakich @baseballot.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Incredibly sad to report that ABC News is indeed eliminating 538. I count myself incredibly lucky to have worked with such incredibly smart, kind people for 7 years. Thank you all for coming along for the ride. 3646442
Reposted by Matthew BrousilAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 04/03/2025This is unconstitutional. A violation of the First Amendment. A violation of federalism and the separation of powers. It’s unconstitutionally vague. It’s unlawful. It’s unlawful. It’s unlawful. 37880952051
Reposted by Matthew BrousilJason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Harsh findings on Trump’s aid freeze kept secret by USAID watchdog: Two reports showing dire impacts on Africa and Gaza have not been released for 2 weeks in fear of Trump’s wrath, official says www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comHarsh findings on Trump’s aid freeze kept secret by USAID watchdogTwo reports showing dire impacts on Africa and Gaza have not been released in fear of Trump’s wrath, official says. 22684322
Reposted by Matthew BrousilHayes Brown @hayesbrown.bsky.social · 28/02/2025This is exactly the reporting I’ve been wait for on the genesis of DOGE 317458
Reposted by Matthew BrousilMike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 26/02/2025I've been surprised by how happy Trump is to let Musk upstage him. I can't imagine the Trump of 2016 ever letting an advisor tower over him or make him look foolish the way Musk consistently does. 2656580
Reposted by Matthew BrousilEric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 25/02/2025DOGE "has deleted all of the five biggest 'savings' on [its] original list, after...media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors ... even as the group claimed...that its savings to date had increased to $65 billion. The website offered no explanation..."nyti.msDOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week (Gift Article)The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved. 22537203
Reposted by Matthew BrousilCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/02/2025(CNBC) - The Trump administration’s purge of federal workers may ultimately amount to the biggest job cut in U.S. history, which is likely to have ramifications for the economy, especially at the local level, according to economists. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/23/h... 1582359756
Reposted by Matthew BrousilMadison Pauly @msjpauly.bsky.social · 24/02/2025NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones. + similar in the Department of the Interior 11039402204
Reposted by Matthew BrousilRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Posted minutes after the Commander of the ISS said Musk lied about the stranded astronauts in his Fox interview with Trump. 84965811844
Reposted by Matthew BrousilJesse Rothstein @jrothst.bsky.social · 19/02/2025To be clear: Even greater damage will be done by the loss of federal government productivity. The workers who are losing their jobs were worth more than they were being paid! We are all poorer when roads, planes, and food are unsafe, when parks are closed, etc. 385291796
Reposted by Matthew BrousilJamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 18/02/2025And now this: “Jim Jones, the director of the Food and Drug Administration’s food division, resigned on Monday, citing what he called “indiscriminate” layoffs that would make it “fruitless for him to continue.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...nytimes.comFDA’s Food Safety Chief ResignsThe chief said the loss of critical employees overseeing the nation’s food supply made his work impossible. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s new health secretary, has pledged to gut the division. 45869300
Reposted by Matthew BrousilSilvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 17/02/2025OK and this goes well beyond the USDA firings. You better believe that the overall response to the bird flu will also not make big ag happy. Big ag loves small science in its service, and lotsa emergency payments when things go wrong. Both these things are in question now, science and gvt cash. 24515
Reposted by Matthew BrousilBen Zipperer @benzipperer.org · 14/02/2025Federal employee terminations will cause widespread economic damage even beyond the hardships for specific employees How many federal workers live in your state or county or congressional district? I made an little interactive site to tell you economic.github.io/federal_work... 1212066764
Reposted by Matthew BrousilGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 14/02/2025This comment on r/fednews really stood out to me. Trump and Musk want people to think they're firing do-nothing "bureaucrats," but they're really getting rid of people dedicated to serving this country and keeping it operational. I hope these stories get told. 219139284789
Reposted by Matthew BrousilJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 13/02/2025Getting so pissed off at a request for your participation in public corruption that you call a reporter from the delivery ward to be like, JUST SO WE ARE CLEAR, I AM FUCKING QUITTING TOO 252883652
Reposted by Matthew BrousilJeremy C. Young @jeremycyoung.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Some higher ed organizations who are loudly circling the wagons against federal funding cuts were oddly silent or circumspect about the earlier attacks on CRT and DEI. I wish there was a better understanding that these attacks are coming because we failed to repel those. 10759601252