Marcia Smith

Fun fact: If you were half as reckless, irresponsible and prejudiced in your words, deeds and actions as the President of the United States, you'd probably get fired from your job.

Mexico is Texas' largest trading partner. Trump's 25% tariffs aren't just going to raise prices - they're going to put Texans out of business. Many Texas truck operators, warehousing companies, car dealers, and more won't survive this tax hike. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/30/t...

This 👏🏼 is 👏🏼 not 👏🏼 normal 👏🏼

25% tariff on Mexico 25% tariff on Canada 10% tariff on China “for the illegal fentanyl they have sourced & allowed to distribute into our country that has killed tens of millions of Americans.” Ok, Jan. But he pardoned Ross Ulbricht, who sold $183 million worth of hard drugs in 2 years.

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🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.

LOL -- from a source with knowledge, EPA employees received a follow-up email this morning regarding the absurd OPM deferred resignation offer. It assured them that the "Fork in the Road offer is valid, lawful, and will be honored by EPA." That assurance came down from, uh, OPM.

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@science.org is looking for its next 6-month science writing intern! Details here: recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1123ASEM/...

New observations suggest an asteroid, roughly 130 to 300 feet wide, has a slightly more than 1% chance to strike Earth in 2032. That's roughly the size of the Tunguska impactor -- it would be regionally devastating, like an A-bomb. But again, 1% chance. Gird yourself for crazy coverage.

The USAID-led Famine Early Warning System (FEWSNet) is "currently unavailable." This is the preeminent global early warning tool for acute food insecurity and has traditionally had bipartisan support in Congress. static.fews.net

One impact of the NSF freeze: They fund the small nonprofit, EarthScope, that manages seismic and GPS stations used worldwide to detect and warn of earthquakes and navigate autonomous vehicles. EarthScope can maybe make payroll this week. A prolonged freeze could see stations fail.

Last year, a paper in Science argued that there is a detectable ~2-hour-long period of slow slip before large earthquakes. In short: we might be able to provide short-term warnings before large earthquakes! But our analysis of the paper, published on our Substack, showed otherwise. 1/

Until recently, NASA frequently touted its Here To Observe program, which brought undergrads from underrepresented groups up close to NASA science missions. Now the program is falling apart, with contracts ended prematurely and uncertainty if it will continue in any form.

Another extremely effective and impactful program preparing the next generation for scientific careers is undermined, to the detriment of the students and America’s future. “All of the students who became involved with H2O last fall continued into the spring semester and remained STEM majors.”

It would be fantastic if major federal institutions would acknowledge that the executive branch cannot legally unilaterally cancel or redistribute congressionally appropriated funding on ideological grounds and thus they have no legal obligation to comply with such directives

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Recipients of CDC funding have started receiving some, uh, interesting letters. I’m told that some (health departments, university medical centers, etc) have asked for clarification or pushed back, since contracts may require 30 days or more for changes to be made. But, well, here we are.

From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.

💵 WATCH: “This is a farce. Corruption. A public school heist.” @charlesuffelman.bsky.social handed out voucher scam dollars with @GovBillLee’s face on them to Tennessee legislators & lobbyists as they pushed through a private school voucher scam worth BILLIONS yesterday.

I had a great conversation during a panel hosted by the Nashville Alumnae Chapter, where we discussed key issues affecting the Black community. This event was about bridging generational gaps and strengthening community connections.

Chuck Todd makes it official and announces that he's leaving NBC News after nearly two decades at the network. "We can’t tolerate propagandists. But it doesn’t mean sticking your head in the sand either; if you ignore reality, you’ll miss the biggest story." www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

This is advice every dem politician should take to heart. Don’t sell against the competition. Sell what you are doing to reduce people’s stress and make their life better It’s not about what’s wrong with the competition. It’s about what is right with you

My furry baby Kanati taking a nap. Happy Friday everyone...may you get the peace and rest you need today 🌈💖

Pete Hegseth on possible military strikes in Mexico: "All options will be on the table."

Possibly one of the most stupidest men in the world......

She slayed

✅ DEI Employer of the Day™ Albertsons (Safeway...) "commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging as well as thoughtful people practices are core elements of the company’s philosophy" "We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen and enrich our stores, our company and our society."

The HHS nominee is a dangerous science-denying conspiracy nut. The FBI nominee pleaded the 5th to his involvement in criminal conspiracies and has fund raised for violent insurrectionists. The DNI nominee is a Russian asset. ...and here we are, doubtful if anything can be done to stop them.

BREAKING: AOC blames crash on Trump / Elon “I represent LGA Airport as well as workers for JFK. Trump gutted the Aviation Safety committee last week. Air traffic controllers, already understaffed, got Trump’s “buyout” this wk with a 1 wk ultimatum to decide. It’s not DEI - it’s him. And Elon too.”

How RFK Jr.’s assurances to senators contradict his past remarks www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

“.. I leave you with this quote from former US Navy pilot Jack McCain, son of the late Senator John McCain:” (via @bloomberg.com)

I'm trying out something new today, and painting on a copper panel. This is a little Roly Poly Rancher guiding his herd of isopods through the garden at night. I can't wait to add color to this one!⁠ ⁠ #underpainting #rolypoly #isopod #forestspirits #copperpanel #paintingoncopper

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The American people deserve an intelligence chief that will stand up to Donald Trump if he gives them a directive to illegally gut funds from watchdogs that oversee intelligence agencies. Tulsi Gabbard refused to answer, which tells you everything you need to know.

👂 LISTEN: “‘DEI is not the new N word — it’s worse than the N word.” On the @Higher_Learning podcast @vanlathan.bsky.social & Rachel explain why Trump and the GOP blaming ‘DEI’ for everything that goes wrong, without any evidence whatsoever, is so wrong. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFfnk1A...

If you’re feeling helpless, I have heard rumors that practicing for possible bystander intervention (learning how to remind people of their rights during arrests, in multiple languages) can help you feel better

January 30, 2025

Mediocre, unqualified Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blames DEI for the crash—because they want the most qualified. As if we have pilots and air traffic controllers without degrees. Or training. How does anyone take this man seriously? For anything!

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"Nothing says I'm a pro-life Christian quite like taking WIC formula away from infants."

This is the look of a corgi who wants some of your Nutella & biscuits. #corgi #CorgiCrew #DogsOfBluesky #corgisky