e.g. Alice Roberts

@murtwurt.bsky.social

144

Followers

748

Following

Posts

e.g. Artist, dog-lover, avid reader.

Posts Replies Media

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

For the people who don’t have time, here’s your Readers Digest version. You’re welcome.

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

I really cannot emphasize how catastrophically bad the Court's ruling was. I do my best not to exaggerate about these kinds of things but I am still kind of in shock

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

"While there’s a strong historical precedent for a lavish excursion to Bali, the plaintiff has instead taken a more unorthodox approach and presented an all-expenses-paid diving trip off the shores of Aruba."

Clarence Thomas Torn Over Case Where Both Sides Offer Compelling Scuba Tripswww.theonion.com WASHINGTON—Admitting that he had never been more conflicted about a ruling in his life, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was reportedly torn Monday over a case in which both sides offered compell...

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

the combination of Ohio, Chevron, and Jarkesy is to tell the extraordinarily rich “there’s no one who can hold you accountable for anything if you can afford a lawsuit”

The demise of Chevron is being widely interpreted as an expansion of judicial power. It is that, but it also and more profoundly an expansion of power of moneyed interests. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-money-...

The Money Coupdonmoynihan.substack.com What the fall of Chevron deference means for state capacity

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters issued this memo today requiring teachers in all schools to keep a Bible in their classroom and teach from it as a historical document. (Via KOCO 5 News)

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

It looks like we know the outcomes of both abortion cases this term, so I'm here to say: These are punts, not vindications. Justice Jackson rightfully warns us that "storm clouds loom ahead" www.jezebel.com/these-are-no...

These Are Not Abortion Victorieswww.jezebel.com Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

This must be what the Weimar Republic felt like. "The new regulations could result in the banning of most classic works of literature from South Carolina schools — from The Canterbury Tales to Romeo and Juliet to Dracula." popular.info/p/south-caro...

South Carolina poised to impose draconian censorship regime on school librariespopular.info On Tuesday, the South Carolina State Board of Education will impose a centralized and expansive censorship regime on every K-12 school library in the state. The new regulations could result in the ban...

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

I've read "Caps for Sale" more times than I can count, but I only recently realized it was based on a popular medieval tale

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

Gift link: "In the seven weeks since Israel began its military operation in Rafah, virtually all of the bad things the Biden administration feared would happen have come to pass."

Biden administration’s hopes fade for cease-fire and humanitarian aidwapo.st The president’s gamble to pressure Hamas and Israel into a hostage-release agreement has been undone by the continued offensive and intransigence on both sides.

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

"And as Israel continues its siege on Gaza, preventing aid groups getting enough food into the enclave, parents say they have no choice but to watch their children starve to death." www.cnn.com/2024/06/25/m...

Children are dying of starvation in their parents’ arms as famine spreads through Gaza | CNNwww.cnn.com Younis lays disorientated on a green mattress in Nasser Hospital, in southern Gaza. His long brown eyelashes rest delicately on his pale sunken face, as he drifts in and out of sleep.

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

Flashbacks to 2004, when I was so agitated that I was ready to walk around wearing a sandwich board imploring passersby to THINK OF THE SUPREME COURT Four of the nine US Supreme Court justices will be in their 70s by 2025 (no paywall)

On Dobbs Anniversary, Democrats Look to Make the Court a Campaign Issuewww.nytimes.com An outside group supporting President Biden is embarking on a million-dollar campaign to focus voters’ attention on the makeup of the Supreme Court.

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

Excited to introduce a project I've been working on for a long time: a thorough comparison of Biden and Trump on the issues. "The stakes, not the odds," to borrow from Jay Rosen. The initial version has 6 topics, but I'll be adding more, as well as updating with new statements/policies. Gift link:

Where Joe Biden and Donald Trump Stand on the Issueswww.nytimes.com Here’s what President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump have done and want to do on abortion, democracy, the economy, immigration, Israel and Gaza, and Social Security and Medicare.

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

Imagining Ron DeSantis speaking at a Stanley Cup victory parade. It's 90 degrees with 100% humidity. For the love of God get it together Oilers.

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

I'm just a simple country political scientist but I'm pretty sure if any other major presidential candidate said this it'd be covered none stop for weeks and everyone would agree that their campaign was over

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

Hey guys check this out 👇 youtu.be/Oy0nVlkVvMg?...

sims cat breakdancing but the drop is syncedyoutu.be it bothered me that the beat drop was out of sync so i fixed itsong: https://youtu.be/Kxhrq8MnMIM

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

“An array of conservatives, including antiabortion activists, church leaders and conservative state legislators, has openly embraced the idea that American democracy needs to be grounded in Christian values and guarded against the rise of secular culture.” Gift link www.nytimes.com/2024/06/11/u...

Alito’s ‘Godliness’ Comment Echoes a Broader Christian Movementwww.nytimes.com Justice Samuel Alito’s secretly recorded remarks come as many conservatives have openly embraced the view that American democracy must be grounded in a Christian worldview.

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

"Within weeks, the nation will deploy 9,000 people to begin restoring landscapes, erecting solar panels, and taking other steps to help guide the country toward a cleaner, greener future...More than 20,000 young people are expected to join during the program’s first year" grist.org/solutions/am...

The American Climate Corps officially kicks offgrist.org This month, 9,000 people will be deployed to restore landscapes and erect solar panels, helping guide the country toward a greener future.

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

Some reduce the 2024 campaign to a contest between two old men, but it's a choice of two slates of federal appointees who'll impact your life in a million ways. Biden has staffed executive agencies with excellent choices who are doing good work. Trump will empower an army of Stephen Millers.

Under current law, you really couldn’t do much better than Biden’s FTC and NRLB. New Deal shit.

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

Was gonna tweet something half facetious about things Joe Biden is doing for the youth — but this is good and Adobe has had it coming for years.

U.S. regulators sued Adobe on Monday over claims that the company made it difficult to cancel subscriptions to Photoshop and other software, an escalation by regulators in a crackdown against such practices.

U.S. Sues Adobe Over Hard-to-Cancel Subscriptionswww.nytimes.com The maker of Photoshop and other popular design software hid details of expensive cancellation fees, according to a Justice Department lawsuit.

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

school kids bunkered in a classroom around the nation hearing rapid fire shots in the corridor will be very happy to know that well akshually /technically/ it's an altered semiautomatic rifle with a plastic mechanism designed to allow rapid re-engagement of the trigger mechanism and not a machinegun

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

Basically, this now validates the tactics: 1. Conservative grps sue, cost univ. millions in legal defense 2. House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan & his Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Fed. Govt subpoena docs, leak fragments to conservative outlets, & misrepresent contents in public statements.

Awful. Stanford Internet Observatory, a fantastic effort studying online misinfo & related topics, dismantled after "a sustained & increasingly successful campaign among Republicans to discredit research institutions & discourage academics from investigating political speech & influence campaigns."

The Stanford Internet Observatory is being dismantledwww.platformer.news House Republicans attacked the lab’s reports on misinformation and election integrity — and now Stanford is pulling the plug

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

today is a big abortion news day but there are a lot of big abortion news days these days, which is why i built the abortion feed for bluesky users who want to keep up with abortion convos! follow it here:

Abortion Feed

Feed by @andreagrimes.bsky.social

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

BREAKING: Harlan Crow Provided Clarence Thomas at Least 3 Previously Undisclosed Private Jet Trips, Probe Finds Thomas flew to Montana & elsewhere on the billionaire’s dime. Crow’s lawyer revealed the flights to the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose investigation was sparked by ProPublica reporting

Harlan Crow Provided Clarence Thomas at Least 3 Previously Undisclosed Private Jet Trips, Senate Probe Findswww.propublica.org The Supreme Court justice flew to Montana and other destinations on the billionaire GOP donor’s dime. Crow’s lawyer revealed these flights to the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose ongoing investigatio...

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

My field is more than 60% women. Shark Week, marine biology's biggest stage, doesn't just feature more men than women... it features more guys named Mike than women. And that's ignoring the pseudoscientific nonsense, wildlife harassment, and near complete lack of any real conservation content 🧪🦑

Beware of ‘Shark Week’: Scientists watched 202 episodes and found them filled with junk science, misinformation and white male ‘experts’ named Miketheconversation.com A study offers evidence that marine biology’s biggest stage is broken, and suggests ways to fix it.

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

Reply to

Chris Geidner

BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion medication drug mifepristone, holding that the plaintiffs lack standing. The opinion, by Kavanaugh, is unanimous. Thomas concurs. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

I graduated from UNC thirty years ago and it feels like every year since I’ve had to watch as Republicans in the state legislature strip it for parts, like cheap crooks stealing copper wiring off a construction site.

When I was growing up, North Carolina had among the best public universities in the country. Now the UNC system is dismantling programs and quelling student dissent.

bluesky now mostly shows me cats, mushrooms, and birds, IG now mostly bugs and weird sea creatures so yeah, you could say i’m living my best life

Reposted by

e.g. Alice Roberts

When we talk about "taxing rich people" there's folks who think we're talking about Aunt Edna who has the second summer home. The astronomical levels of "rich" that now exist are almost unfathomable to people. It's the stuff of vast empirical dynasties. We're talking about taxing emperors.

The ultra-wealthy will often take whole fleets of cars with them when they travel, loading vehicles, along with motorbikes and other toys, onto chartered cargo aircraft that follow their private jets. This is how they do it: cnn.it/3X8V14a