Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us. 25859152176
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026The American Bar Association laid out the receipts. Big donors get appointments. Big money flows in, investigations disappear, pardons follow, regulations loosen and foreign governments get favorable treatment. The article calls it an “unprecedented pay-to-play culture.” #PayToPlayPresident 14040262229
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDRobbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Amazing to see my pal and former colleague Liz Ellis win this- she’s awesome! 1144
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026WATCH: "WHERE'S MARSHA!??" A Brentwood crowd had one big Q for the @foxnashville camera as the Holler's Kanew introduced nominee for governor @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social (D) at an empty podium town hall/debate in BRENTWOOD @marshablackburn (R) again no-showed. (0 town halls since 2017 🐔) 22536166
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow! 490147003104
Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What the heck has happened in Missouri? Missouri’s state motto is “Show Me”, which refers to the their natural skepticism and interest in fact checking. My parents were born there into pioneer families and they taught me to ask for evidence before believing anything. share.google/CyeFoZb9Gaac...share.googleSchmitt faces fallout after debunked Jack Smith narrativeSen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) is facing accusations he tried to launch a conspiracy tying former special counsel Jack Smith to others who prosecuted President Trump — a line of questioning that unwound… 000
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Understanding Senator Eric Schmitt. His track record includes bringing this expensive litigation chock-full with misinformation all the way to Supreme Court. My article with @justinhendrix.bsky.social in 2024: A Conspiracy Theory Goes to the Supreme Court: How Did Murthy v Missouri Get This Far?justsecurity.orgA Conspiracy Theory Goes to the Supreme Court: How Did Murthy v Missouri Get This Far?Murthy v Missouri may become a landmark case in which Supreme Court justices are led astray on the basis of a disinformation-laden record. 13300109
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career. 1160159694518
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026That cocky, misplaced look of smug success on Senator Eric Schmitt’s face—moments before everything came crashing down around him because he’s so carelessly incompetent. 1259123342833
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2637209985728
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDPolitics and Health 🗳️ 🩺 @politicshealth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026So fuc*ing infuriating and sad. The CDC used to be the crown jewel of the world's scientific firmament. Other countries came to us for help fighting deadly diseases. Its disease detectives learned what caused illness and helped change practices to prevent them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. 11030641221
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Eight U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during its extended deployment, according to a letter from acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao obtained by CNN. None died. 18159252191
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDSocial Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 23/09/2026“The truth is, nobody wants to cut Social Security benefits except for a handful of Republicans & the billionaires on Wall Street who tell them what to do. That’s why it’s no surprise that this farce of a hearing was all for the benefit of billionaire donor Harlan Crow.” Read Alex’s new op-ed here:commondreams.orgHouse Republicans Pitch a Plan to Cut Social Security to Billionaire Donor Harlan Crow | Common DreamsIf Republicans want to cut our earned benefits, the American people deserve for them to tell us that to our faces, rather than weaseling around the job they were elected to do, and for which they earn... 411977
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDJess Piper Fan Page 💙 📚 @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Best Anti-War Song Ever www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft0v... / @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social @jbminatra.bsky.social @papillonjaune77.bsky.social @lyndapole.bsky.social @unauthorizedbeast.bsky.social @itistherealjas.bsky.social @tonyhq1985.bsky.social @mlipsitt.bsky.social @naelairone.bsky.socialyoutube.comCountry Joe & the Fish - VietNam Song - Live Woodstock 1969 - Full HD VideoYouTube video by Dima T 1615050
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDSarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🧪Monday Morning Repost: Tenure Track positions in #Chemistry and #Microbiology! 032
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDPrincess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026An important read for the American public. Public health service is a thankless job, and works behind the scenes to keep us safe. We are starting to see the effects of gutting the govt workforce. Cyclosporiasis outbreaks. Ebola in Africa. Measles. 🧪 ourpublicservice.org/resource/the... #pinksourpublicservice.orgThe Cost of Cutting American Science: How Federal Cuts Diminish Public Health Capacity 4227144
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDRene Bartos @rebwrites.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Haiku inspired by the 2026 Wild Wonder Journaling Conference prompt to write about hope. Video from a birding hike I led in May 2026. The wonder of nature and restoration of wild spaces brings me hope. Pipevine Swallowtail Hovering, wings quivering Hope, in Wild Wonder #haikusaturday #butterflies 272
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDSarah Whorley, Ph.D. 🦬⚔️ @dralgaegirl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Evening repost for everyone - We're hiring FACULTY! Come join me! 085
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A federal judge says Todd Blanche isn't sufficiently following the court's orders in a case concerning the Epstein files and gave Blanche a deadline to comply or face the possibility of contempt charges. The order stems from the lawsuit brought by Katie Phang.washingtonsun.comJudge Warns Blanche of Possible Contempt Charges Over Epstein FilesThe Justice Department hasn’t sufficiently followed a court order to produce documents, the federal judge said. 62181942218
Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Meet the family… www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comThese bizarre, much-coveted microbes are revealing the origins of complex lifeResearchers are racing to culture a menagerie of exotic organisms and finding lots of surprises along the way. 000
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953 429115894864
Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Remember to vote, by mail or by drop off ballot, or in person. If it goes well he might just walk away in protest (we can only hope)! 010
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I just saw someone on Instagram say that we now have the pet cemetery version of Mitch 😳😂 811496219
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDPrincess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"MAHA is driven by the idea that an individual’s personal experience is what really matters, even if there’s no scientific evidence to back up their observations – or even, frequently, despite a large volume of research showing the opposite…” 🧪 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comFood-borne illnesses, funding cuts and layoffs: Maha movement’s glaring limitations are now showingPolicies enacted by RFK Jr have not delivered the expected results, but have instead hindered people’s ability to eat healthy 42660288
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDDiversify Microbiology @diversifymicro.bsky.social · 11/09/2026UNC Greensboro Department of Biology is hiring for three positions this year including one in microbiology! spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/35918spartantalent.uncg.eduAssistant Professor MicrobiologyThe Department of Biology at UNC Greensboro (UNCG) seeks an individual with a strong record of accomplishment in microbiology broadly defined for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assista... 05585
Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 11/09/2026“The worst measles resurgence in the U.S. in decades keeps growing. Vaccination rates keep falling. Flu, COVID-19, and RSV keep coming back.”! www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...npr.orgAs diseases loom, CDC's response to measles deaths stirs fears about agency's reliabilityThe worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades is growing and flu season is imminent. Experts are fretting about federal health data reliability after the CDC questioned two Pennsylvania measles deaths. 021
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDMike Levin @mikelevin.org · 02/09/2026Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in American history. It is not close. Either we will end the corruption, or the corruption will be the end of us. This is why I launched the End Corruption Caucus with my colleagues Jason Crow and AOC. www.axios.com/2026/09/02/g... 13817250
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDBrown Sugar Babe RN MSN @cas7217.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Another L for the 🤡 administration cbsnews.comAppeals court rejects Trump request to lift block on Postal Service rule for mail ballotsA federal appeals court denied the Trump administration's request to lift a lower court's order that blocked new rules for mail ballots before the midterms. 033
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDAnnelies van der Leeden @avdl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026And IF they did any of those things, it would come out of your children's future. But they won't. The pot is empty and they are already raiding other agencies to pay for the war that isn't a war. 011
Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Temperature here in coastal San Diego North County is 95°F, which is way hotter than it has been since I’ve lived here. Not exactly a silver lining but the sunrises are smoking hot too! 050
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDBlue Freedom Quest 💙🌊💙🌊 @bluefreedomquest.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Trump envoys' 'ludicrous' mistake in Russia stuns expert: 'Disgusting' www.rawstory.com/kushner-witk...rawstory.comTrump envoys' 'ludicrous' mistake in Russia stuns expert: 'Disgusting'A military expert laid into two of President Donald Trump's envoys Tuesday after it was reported that they had made a "ludicrous" mistake while meeting with the Russians. On Saturday, U.S. envoys Stev... 032
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhD2026 All on the Line @1strangeland.bsky.social · 08/09/2026#SignalBoost 012
Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026California bat ray swimming buy this week… 001
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDMorgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 05/09/2026These 18 American Patriots paid the ultimate price for Donald Trump’s War-of-Choice. He called their death “small potatoes.” 43547313
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDJess Piper Fan Page 💙 📚 @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Good News 😀 "2026" @piperformissouri.bsky.social @fpwellman.bsky.social @fpwellman.bsky.social @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social @corrina.sheshed.rocks @sheilaharris.bsky.social @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social @jbminatra.bsky.social @unauthorizedbeast.bsky.social @bluthrunthru.bsky.social @j1j2.bsky.social 710531
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDBilly G Edwards @billygedwards.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Eh, the Legislative Branch checked out in 2025. 0105
Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 06/09/2026 My sharp, adorable and generous sweetheart became my wife on this day, 45 years ago. She’s been my partner and teacher in everything for all this time through good times and bad times, smiling through it all. Hoping for many more years to come! 020
Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 04/09/2026No matter what the felonious administration throws at you, just f-ing vote! 011
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhD4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Looking forward to that 👇 1992102753
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 04/09/2026What gets me is how Trump and MAGA world are acting like 162,000 jobs is a blockbuster number. During Biden's term, he averaged a monthly job growth of 321,000. Since Trump took office, there's only been 663,000 jobs created for a monthly average of 34,900. data.bls.gov/timeseries/C... 78742285
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDA Dandelion @onedandelion.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Did you know❓ 'More than 1,500 different religions in America'✨ I didn't. 0106
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDLegal AF @legalafmtn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahxe...youtube.comTrump SWIRLS DRAIN as USS Lincoln Scandal Is Dragged Into Federal Court by Pentagon Journalists!YouTube video by Legal AF 0279
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Seems the Orange 🤡's renaming Lake Ontario is just as popular as his renaming The Gulf of Mexico, which is... NOT AT ALL. Instead of working on lowering prices, his focus on B.S. like the Ballroom, Helipad & putting his name on the Kennedy Center is the perfect Midterm strategy...for the DEMS! 911169673969
Reposted by Thomas R. Webb, PhDChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 31/08/2026SEND A LABOR LAWYER TO CONGRESS. Marni von Wilpert didn’t just support the PRO Act, as a labor attorney, she helped write it. It strengthens workers’ right to organize, collectively bargain & fight union-busting. The House passed it, the Senate stopped it Send Marni to Congress to finish the job 171094431