Terry M

I must admit I broke my 2026 New Years Resolution, in a million pieces. After the loss of my beloved dog, reading was the last thing on my mind. Our puppy Ripley has been working hard on healing my heart . . . today I feel I’m most of the way back! ‘Killing The Boogeyman’ by Chizmar is 1st up.

This answer is fantastic and I’m glad to see the reference to Kennedy.

Mandatory cuts from the federal government on water from the Colorado River will soon take effect in Arizona, Nevada and California. Now, some water managers in the region are spending billions to prepare for a drier future. https://to.pbs.org/4hsHcaD

BREAKING: In responding to one of two lawsuits challenging the legality of the Trump-praising DHS propaganda ads, DOJ tonight does not defend the ads on the merits — instead arguing that the ads are set to end on Sunday, so there will be no irreparable harm. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

“How much more evidence is necessary to assess that Trump has undermined US national security and is working for Russia? And how much longer will Republicans in Congress continue to protect him?” Bracing read today from @hcrichardson.bsky.social heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-10...

Striking to see Texas Sec'y of State trying to root out noncitizens from voter rolls when evidence shows its exceedingly rare. His own investigation showed that 1 in 5 of the people initially flagged were actually citizens. This is who will certify the election. www.rawstory.com/texas-voters...

New: @apnews.com today sued the U.S. federal judiciary to challenge the constitutionality of a rule that has restricted reporters' ability to easily access lawsuits by people detained as part of President ​Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

"With the possible exception of the cyclospora outbreak, I fear people haven’t really seen the consequences of the worst things that can result from a government run by and for the trolls." — @ninajankowicz.com

🚨BREAKING: The Missouri Supreme Court blocked state officials from using Republicans’ new congressional gerrymander in this year’s midterms, after a grueling, nearly year-long battle by voters to have the final say on a map drawn up at Donald Trump’s request. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

There’s a strong likelihood that we are living in the last period of normalcy in this world. Politically, economically, meteorologically, water and food security, and so on. So yes, do the things and say the things. And do your best to plan for what is difficult to plan for.

All these monsters must face trial. Following orders is no excuse. So many people are criminal here.

DOJ sued 30 states for access to their unreacted voter files. It is 0-21. States where DOJ has lost: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OR, PA, RI, VA, WI, WV States where we don't yet have decisions: DE, GA, HI, ID, MN, NV, UT, VT, WA

BREAKING: Todd Blanche accidentally blurts out the truth.

Oh man, today I learned: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

People : oh wow they ordained those illegal bishops i wonder what the pope might d- Pope : EXCOMMUNICATE DAY WOO People : u didnt let me fin- Pope : I DIDNT STUTTER JIMMY

We've hit the 3,000 mark in letters to Congress on the mad power-grab by Russell Vought at OMB to take over all federal grant making with a team of political commissars reporting to him. Let's get to 4,000 letters this week. Share. Share. Share. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...

Enjoy this article from a Minnesota newspaper in 1882 noting that Scandinavians love their home countries so much that it will take them generations to assimilate into America. www.loc.gov/resource/sn8...

Thousands of biomedical studies are stuck in limbo as NIH drags out renewals months after annual budgets expire. Since 2025, the rate of overdue renewals has TRIPLED. This leaves scientists unable to plan, keep staff employed, or maintain long-term research. grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... #NIH 🧪

NEW: Eight protesters who the DOJ accused of having connections to antifa were sentenced to decades in prison over a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center that left one police officer wounded. Activists who didn’t plan the protest and left when asked still received 50-year terms.

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump is eager to seize the Smithsonian, @clintsmithiii.bsky.social writes. He profiles the institution’s leader, Lonnie Bunch, and explores how he’s managed to survive the chaos—for now. theatln.tc/fpRhFV40

The fire at Dovzhenko Studio destroyed 100,000 costumes and millions of items from Ukraine’s film history. An archive like that can’t be rebuilt. My new Dispatch looks at the loss and why naming the aggressor matters. open.substack.com/pub/thetatto...

ICE says it is removing all detainees from “Alligator Alcatraz.” After wasting $1.5 billion on the facility and facing numerous lawsuits, the agency says the detention center is unsafe for hurricane season and all detainees are being transferred elsewhere.

A drug up to 40 times more potent than fentanyl and 500 times stronger than heroin is increasingly being detected in the US. Bellingcat produced the most detailed account yet of how nitazenes are infiltrating US borders and destroying lives. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/06...

A former high-ranking Chicago cop says the surge in airbag thefts likely means criminals have noticed that police aren’t doing much to address the problem.

The death of a woman from Haiti seeking asylum in the U.S. who died from hypothermia days after her release from federal custody was ruled a homicide by a Pennsylvania county medical examiner's office.

Remember the current NIH director going on about protecting researchers from government censorship? Today his people called the police in to forcibly remove my colleagues from their own society meeting for sharing an editorial published in their flagship journal that was critical of him. Gift link

It's fitting that the face of the Trump administration on this issue is Dr. Oz, a billionaire snake oil salesman.

My colleagues @rosalindadams.bsky.social @haidee.bsky.social and I at @thecity.nyc spent the past several months tracking hundreds of ICE street arrests across the region through federal court records..🧵🧵 projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a....

I saw chaos inside and outside of the ICE detention center Delaney Hall today. Detainees protesting the lack of due process, the disgusting food and poor treatment while their families and advocates stood outside calling for help. 1/4

Another reminder: if there exists *any* class of people who don't have due process rights, then *nobody* actually has due process rights because the government can always just say you're in that class.

One of the things that has surprised me from wastewater surveillance is just how much cocaine Americans are still consuming. It's everywhere, and there is a lot of it. No real decrease with all of the increased border security either. Who knew?

What is happening here as well, is that many career scientists at e.g., NIAID are transitioned to Schedule P/C, meaning that they can be terminated at will. The purge across our scientific and public health institutions continues, as congress is completely asleep at the steering wheel.

Late in the afternoon on Friday (yesterday), HHS/NIH did 2 things: 1) They RIFd more employees (despite the extreme staffing shortages). 2) They sent announcements to supervisors letting them know people in their chain of command will be moved to the career/policy “at will” status. 🧵1/3

Forgot to go back to my usual Friday morning posting schedule, but Week 19 of my stitch-the-news daily news diary included: A hazmat suit A reflecting pool A Wordle board A vape pen A tomato vine A Chinese flag An Apple logo A snorkle [starting Week 20]

BREAKING MS NOW: Kash Patel has ordered the polygraphing of more than two dozen former and current members of his security detail and other staff and has been described as in panic mode to save his job and find leakers among his team, according to two people briefed on the development.

For decades, the US federal government has been one of the foremost producers of information in the world. But over the past year, the Trump administration has been altering and removing decades’ worth of datasets, with enormous impact on all aspects of life. 🧵

Tomorrow morning, we will be dropping a ~12,000 word story on Paul Pressler, the alleged sexual predator who remade the Southern Baptist Convention and helped ordain the marriage between the GOP and white evangelical voters. There is *a lot* in there and I hope you'll read it.

Trump: “Ukraine has nothing to do [with us], we‘re an ocean apart. It has to do with [Europe], it‘s their front door.“ Ukraine to U.S.: Approx 5,266 to 5,690 miles. Iran to U.S.: Approx 7,150 to 7,244 miles.

More details on the firing of the National Science Board. The NSF now has no director, deputy director, or board. They have issued almost no new awards in 2026. The plan appears to be to completely destroyed the agency. The details are horrifying and have Russ Vought written all over them.

This wild document is the basis for the State Department's decision to cancel the visas and green cards of tech researchers who study the social media platforms and of tech regulators who enforce privacy and transparency laws. Disclosed to us last night in @thecoalition.bsky.social v. Rubio.

Delays in U.S. missile deliveries caused by the war in Iran are pushing NATO ally Estonia to look for alternative ways to maintain its defenses, a top official told the country's public broadcasting network. From Stars and Stripes' Phillip Walter Wellman:

A man who says he was born in Colorado was deported recently after being pulled over in Texas, after which immigration officers denied his offers to show them proof of citizenship he says he had at home.

Motivated by the devastation the Spanish flu inflicted on WW1 troops, the US military was key in the development of #flu vaccine. Keeping troops battle ready is critical, which makes Hegseth's decision to drop mandatory flu shots ill-advised, Paul Friedrichs writes. www.statnews.com/2026/04/23/m...

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Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes Newspaper’s Ombudsman www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/b...

Holy smokes. "...about half of global ethylene and polyethylene supplies are either offline or directly impacted...." "'These are unparalleled numbers,' she added, citing infrastructure damage, feedstock shortages and ongoing logistical disruptions." 🔌💡 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

SCOOP: Two weeks ago, the head of the CDC delayed publication of a report showing covid vaccine cut likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations by half. Now that report is no longer allowed to be published in CDC’s flagship scientific journal. My latest. 1/2 www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

Where the DOGE boys ended up, in and out of government. www.wired.com/story/where-...