SheBlindedMeWithScience

Science teacher. Married to the love of my life. Mom of 3 great kids. She/Her.

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

Imagine being Amy Coney Barrett and being the mother of two adopted children from Haiti and having to explain to them why she voted to terminate Temporary Protected Status for roughly 330,000 Haitian Nationals living and working in the United States.

[SheBlindedMeWithScience @BlindedShe]

14 companies w/ mining deals & $8.9 BILLION govt funding (of your and my tax dollars) have ties to Canter Fitzgerald (Lutnick family) or the Trump family.

The latest potential deal gives both families a stake in Kazakhstan $1.6B deal. Who approves these projects? Lutnick's Dept.

[SheBlindedMeWithScience @BlindedShe]

@Trey_Parker_ and @MatthewRicStone would you consider a SP episode to address the ridiculous bans on Everyone Is Welcome Here classroom signs in public schools, especially given that the mission of public schools is to ensure that all children have access w/o discrimination?

[Qondi @QondiNtini]

MARCUS WITH THE CIVICS LESSON 🔥

[Jon Cryer @MrJonCryer]

Almost impressive that the Republican Party has managed to nominate two of the most prodigious liars in modern history.

[Marquette University @MarquetteU]

🦅 MARQUETTE NATION IS SWEET 16 BOUND‼️

#MUBB | #MarchWithMarquette

[Mary L Trump @MaryLTrump]

Robert De Niro’s statement on Donald is perfect. Please read it:

“I’ve spent a lot of time studying bad men. I’ve examined their characteristics, their mannerisms, the utter banality of their cruelty. Yet there’s something different about Donald Trump.

When I look at him, I don’t see a bad man. Truly.

I see an evil one.

Over the years, I’ve met gangsters here and there. This guy tries to be one, but he can’t quite pull it off. There’s such a thing as “honor among thieves.”

Yes, even criminals usually have a sense of right and wrong. Whether they do the right thing or not is a different story — but — they have a moral code, however warped.

Donald Trump does not. He’s a wannabe tough guy with no morals or ethics. No sense of right or wrong. No regard for anyone but himself — not the people he was supposed to lead and protect, not the people he does business with, not the people who follow him, blindly and loyally, not even the people who consider themselves his “friends.”

He has contempt for all of them.

We New Yorkers got to know him over the years that he poisoned the atmosphere and littered our city with monuments to his ego. We knew first hand that this was someone who should never be considered for leadership.

We tried to warn the world in 2016.

The repercussions of his turbulent presidency divided America and rattled New York City beyond imagination. Remember how we were jolted by crisis in early 2020, as a virus swept the world. We lived with Donald Trump’s bombastic behavior every day on the national stage, and we suffered as we saw our neighbors piling up in body bags.

The man who was supposed to protect this country put it in peril, because of his recklessness and impulsiveness. It was like an abusive father ruling the family by fear and violent behavior. That was the consequence of New York’s warning getting ignored. Next time, we know it will be worse.

Make no mistake: the twice-impeached, 4-time indicted Donald Trump is still a fool. But we can’t let our fellow Americans write him off like one. Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery, which is why we must take the danger of Donald Trump very seriously.

So today we issue another warning. From this place where Abraham Lincoln spoke — right here in the beating heart of New York — to the rest of America:

This is our last chance.

Democracy won’t survive the return of a wannabe dictator.

And it won’t overcome evil if we are divided.

So what do we do about it? I know I’m preaching to the choir here. What we’re doing today is valuable, but we have to take today into tomorrow – take it outside these walls.

We have to reach out to the half of our country who have ignored the hazards of Trump and, for whatever reason, support elevating him back into the White House. They’re not stupid, and we must not condemn them for making a stupid choice. Our future doesn’t just depend on us. It depends on them.

Let’s reach out to Trump’s followers with respect.

Let’s not talk about “democracy.” “Democracy” may be our holy grail, but to others it is just a word, a concept, and in their embrace of Trump, they’ve already turned their backs on it.

Let’s talk about right and wrong. Let’s talk about humanity.

Let’s talk about kindness. Security for our world. Safety for our families. Decency.

Let’s welcome them back.

We won’t get them all, but we can get enough to end the nightmare of Trump, and fulfill the mission of this “Stop Trump Summit.””

[SheBlindedMeWithScience @BlindedShe]

@_johnbye I use Wakefield's fraudulent study as an example every year when I teach my students about false scientific theories and correlation versus causation.

[Charles M. Blow @CharlesMBlow]

“Using [Frederick] Douglass in any way to soften slavery is a desecration. And, that is DeSantis’s educational legacy in the state.” #FrederickDouglass #RonDesantis #Florida #Slavery. https://t.co/N7zfRyMJt5

[EJ Dionne @EJDionne]

In the Ohio GOP’s scam referendum, the majority backed majority rule. When you do everything you can to rig an election & still lose, you have a problem. Ohio’s voters sent a message today about democracy, abortion rights & manipulation
My column:Free link https://t.co/UaI4iII7Hr

[SheBlindedMeWithScience @BlindedShe]

@lesleyabravanel DeSantis fails to note that most Fentanyl is trafficked by US Citizens through legal ports of entry

[JennyCohn ✍🏻 📢 @jennycohn1]

The idea of contesting Biden’s electors was promoted as early as 12/15/20, by Ali Alexander and Christian Right leader Ed Martin, president of the Schlafly Eagles (& a pal of Roger Stone), who blew off a Jan 6 Committee subpoena. Martin’s role seems underreported. 1/ @DOJCrimDiv

[Maddow Blog @MaddowBlog]

Maddow: "If you are like me, I think the thing that will jump out at you is the violence. Not descriptions of violence on January 6, but the way Trump and his alleged co-conspirators talked about how violence was going to be part of this."

[Noah Rosenblum @narosenblum]

I don’t know this guy and I’ve been told he’s an attorney, but for what it’s worth this is almost the textbook example I use when I’m teaching folks who *don’t* understand how the First Amendment actually works. (1/6)

[Definitely Danny @SemperWry]

Guy who ripped off my gas mask and beat me with my baton found guilty on all assault charges, sentencing later this year.

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

New: Republicans are hammering “Joe Biden’s America” as a land of rising violent crime, surging immigration and out-of-control inflation.

But homicides are down 9%.

Illegal border crossings are at the lowest level in 2+ years.

Inflation is now below 3%.
https://t.co/5KSSmFODCT

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

.@AdeemTheArtist: "…the only culture war in country music is between people who believe in a just, equitable world with space for all of us to feel welcome and those of us so afraid of anything different, they’re willing to sing about hate crimes.” https://t.co/zKmGmt2bFc

[Neera Tanden🌻 @neeratanden]

Share widely!

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[Tony - Resistance @TonyHussein4]

Here's the speech by Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, that has been approved by President Joe Biden.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

In a troubling email sent by a Department of Public Safety trooper, new details have emerged regarding Gov. Greg Abbott's border security initiative in Texas. According to the trooper's account, officers have been specifically instructed to forcibly push small children and nursing infants back into the Rio Grande, a river separating Mexico and the United States. Additionally, they have been directed to withhold water from asylum seekers, even in extreme heat conditions.

The trooper's email, dated July 3, sheds light on previously unreported incidents witnessed in Eagle Pass, where Texas has implemented various measures such as stringing miles of razor wire and deploying buoy walls in the Rio Grande. These actions were undertaken as part of the state's efforts to fortify the border and deter unauthorized crossings.

The email highlights several distressing incidents witnessed by the trooper. In one instance, a pregnant woman was found caught in the razor wire, experiencing excruciating pain as she suffered a miscarriage. Another incident involved a four-year-old girl who fainted due to heat exhaustion after attempting to traverse the wire, only to be forcefully pushed back by Texas National Guard soldiers. Furthermore, a teenager fractured his leg while navigating the water around the wire and had to be carried by his father.

The trooper's email also reveals that Texas has strategically placed razor wire-wrapped barrels in certain sections of the river with high water levels and low visibility, effectively setting what they referred to as "traps." This dangerous setup has inadvertently compelled migrants to venture into deeper stretches of the river, thereby increasing the risk of drownings.

Expressing concern for the safety of migrants, the trooper called for significant policy changes. These recommendations include removing the hazardous barrels and revoking the directive to withhold water from those seeking asylum. The trooper's appeal underscores the urgency of adopting more humane measures to ensure the well-being and protection of individuals attempting to cross the border.