Jeff Koval

We need your help. The Trump administration is dismantling the U.S. Forest Service. 193 million acres of public land (bigger than Texas) is being handed over to political operatives and industry insiders.

POLLING CALL CENTER: "Now I'm going to read you some conspiracy theo— …" MAGA RESPONDENT: "I don't need to hear them, they're all true."

Brown University accepted nearly equal numbers of male and female students, but got almost twice as many female applicants. That math meant it was easier for men to get in. Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.

New in PN: Costco demands a refund from Trump "One of the biggest importers in the country has entered the fray, at the risk of finding itself crosswise with the Trump administration. This is what happens when you let the president break the law for a little while."

The recession is coming, folks: My wife bought us off-brand dyer sheets. No more pictures of seascapes or teddy bear mascots and rainbows on the box. It’s just a black & white drawing of a man alone in a room, sitting at a table with a Bible and a gun.

Canadian Voter: I think who I voted for would be the best to take care of Trump, because Trump is, I’m sorry to say, an asshole.

Buy books. But not from Amazon. Buy them from Bookshop.org, the independent site. This move by Amazon is shameful. Here is a link to my book on Bookshop.org. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Trump has ordered the US government to move forward with plans to mine the ocean floor an area nearly every other country considers off-limits to industrial exploitation. His executive order sidesteps a decades-old international treaty ratified by every major coastal nation except the United States.

Inside the desperate rush to save decades of US scientific data from deletion www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women Unreal www.science.org/content/arti...

The 2026 budget passback plan calls for eliminating NOAA Research, the scientific backbone that keeps weather forecasts, alerts, and warnings accurate and effective. This would have disastrous consequences. Read the AMS statement, in partnership w/ @nwas.org: bit.ly/4cz2RtC

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When you're paying 20% more for your chamomile tea next week because of the non-legislative tariff decrees it would be a good time to reflect on the "no taxation with representation" foundation of our country on the eve of our 2026 sesquicentennial.

Yes, Pete Hegseth and Michael Waltz violated all sorts of national security protocols by sharing military secrets with a journalist. But at least they were White when they did this. by Charlie Kirk

Not sure why everyone isn’t as pissed as me about the Venezuelan soccer player we sent to the torture camp so here’s a 10 minute rant for those who are. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Deeply concerning news about our friend and former BF teammate Rebecca Burke whose backpacking trip to the US has ended with her being detained by ICE for over ten days, with no clear timeline for her release. Please read her father's statement here: www.facebook.com/paulrburke

Banning books about the "other" further dehumanizes the "other" and promotes fear and intolerance. The books we read about different people and cultures make us grounded, humble, and can lead to a greater sense of connection and inner peace.

“'Our goal is to encourage parents to be active parents in every step of their child’s education and intellectual development,' [Governor] Murphy said." "He also said it will protect librarians from attacks and make sure children from all walks of life feel welcome."

"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." - Isaac Asimov

I'm halfway through this allegory about the devil and his cronies making fools out of the elite class in Soviet Russia. Even though Stalin liked Bulgakov and kept him out of the gulag, this novel wasn't published until both of them kicked the bucket. There's also a large cat who is kind of a dick.

I miss the good old days of Web 1.0

Hard disagree. I talked to hundreds and hundreds of swing voters and their issue w Kamala was they thought she was a San Francisco progressive due to the way she ran her 2019 primary. That footage existed guys! And it was used against her to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.