Chris Thos. Ryther, MS, NRP

Paramedic. College Professor. Believer in democracy. Life is like a sewer: What you get out of it depends on what you put into it.-- Tom Lehrer. Views my own.

[Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse]

That could be US exports if the Orange Doofus wasn’t destroying US EV capacity so his corrupt fossil fuel donors can sell more gasoline.
https://t.co/llH9j0D2OK

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

This agreement is far worse than I expected. To reopen the strait— a strait that was open before the war— we and our partners are transferring billions to the autocrats. We get nothing else— no elimination of enriched uranium, missiles, or terrorist support. And to add one final gift, we agree to not help the Iranian people pursue their democratic aspirations. Just incredible.

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

The paper was removed when it was realised that the stats used and interpretation were completely wrong

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Donald Trump is breaking all of his promises, and he thinks you're too stupid to notice.

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

The Trump administration is pulling a working $368 million ocean monitoring system out of the water.

Equipment taxpayers already bought and paid for, removed right as record temperatures and a possible collapse of Atlantic currents have scientists alarmed. There is no savings analysis. The gear is already paid for. And the same people killing the monitors want to mine the deep sea, destroying the only tools that could measure the damage.

They are smashing the gauges while the engine is on fire. You cannot see the damage if you break the instruments first.

[PoliticsGirl @IAmPoliticsGirl]

I’m sorry?! We’re giving a 700 acre wildlife reserve to a trillionaire for free? Whyyyyy???

[Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse]

Was Trump’s slush fund meant to pay cop-beaters back? Or as an advance? 🤔

[Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse]

Questions remain.

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

Virginia passes new law to bolster education in public schools about 2020 election and Capitol siege

To prevent the teaching of lies and conspiracies

[Rep. Mike Levin @RepMikeLevin]

140 police officers were injured on January 6. Last week, the Trump Administration deleted the government’s own prosecution records documenting what happened to them and called those records “partisan propaganda.”

Those records documented rioters who drove stun guns into the necks of Capitol Police officers, dragged officers into the mob, and beat officers with flagpoles. They documented guilty pleas, jury verdicts, and sentences of seven, ten, and twelve years.

Trump pardoned every one of them. Now he’s trying to erase the record of what they did from the history books.
https://t.co/UnwaQWRmYk

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Donald Trump is weak.

When you stand up to his bullshit, he retreats. When you challenge him, he folds.

Bullies count on fear. Stand up to them.

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

The breakthrough drug that has doubled pancreatic cancer survival time, was borne out of years of hard work and investment

Much of it at the NIH, which has now had funding slashed by RFK Jr and Co in favour of pointless pseudoscientific quackery which will lead to nothing

[Rep. Melanie Stansbury @Rep_Stansbury]

A subpoenaed witness was allowed to appear voluntarily.

No oath. No cameras. “I don’t recall” on repeat.

And when we asked about Donald Trump and his administration, DOJ attorneys stepped in to shut it down.

This wasn’t a hearing. It was structured to shield the truth.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

By June 1, 1921, the Tulsa Race Massacre had left behind the devastation of a deliberate assault on Black life, Black excellence, and Black progress.

Too often in this nation, Black advancement has been met with backlash, violence, erasure, and policy designed to pull back what had been gained. We saw it after Reconstruction, when Black civic participation was answered with terror, disenfranchisement, and the rise of Jim Crow. We saw it in places like Colfax, Wilmington, Elaine, and Tulsa. And 105 years later, we still see echoes of that pattern when voting rights are weakened, DEI is dismantled, truth is resisted, and efforts to widen opportunity are attacked.

Remembering June 1, 1921 also means telling the truth about what comes after progress in America. It means staying vigilant, organized, and unwilling to let backlash have the final word.

#TulsaRaceMassacre #BlackWallStreet #VotingRights #DEI #MLK

[Rep. Jason Crow @RepJasonCrow]

Tina Peters is a felon.

She propped up Trump’s Big Lie, was convicted by a jury of Coloradans, and has shown no remorse for her crimes.

She should not be walking free.

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

NEW: By tomorrow, expect a wave of efforts by Senate Democrats to HALT Trump $1.7 billion slush fund

They'd force GOP to defend -- or spike -- a taxpayer-funded treasure chest for convicted criminals

And they know the fund isn't popular with GOP

I talked w/ @MSNOWNews ===>

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

Officially posted

Here’s Rep. Brian Firzpatrick’s (R-PA) bill to outlaw Trump’s $1.7 billion slush fund

https://t.co/BZCQ0dmawU

[Rep. James Walkinshaw @Rep_Walkinshaw]

The same people who beat police officers and attacked the Capitol were pardoned by Trump — and now he wants taxpayers to cut them a check.

Every American should be outraged.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

The fourth richest man in the world has been on a PR campaign responding to his critics — myself included.

Some thoughts 👉 https://t.co/HrvOETX7Sb

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

I mean who needs international collaboration that drives major advances in areas like infectious disease, cancer, AI, physics, and climate science anyway? 💀