JC Cole
@JColeMarBio
~~~~Of course I'm defensive, I'm a defenseman. ~~~~~ Protistologist, #MarineBio & #Zoology, #SCUBA & #IceHockey
Jessica is doing God's work
Jessica: Here are some recent headlines just to give a taste of what the golden age actually means: GMs profits shrank 35% last quarter. President Trump’s tariffs are costing Stellantis hundreds of millions of dollars. The cost of beef is at its highest level since the…
Alright, back to my position of not commenting on the Israel-Gaza conflict. I'll continue to comment on the "related" matter of rising antisemitism in the U.S. No comment on the conflict itself. There are too many people w/ bad motivations. We contribute to an abstraction.
Something something MAHA, I guess
Well, Section 453 was approved yesterday. It provides pesticide companies, including giants like Bayer/Monsanto and Syngenta, with near-total protection from lawsuits, even when their products are later implicated in causing harm. This is NOT making America great again!
When the Biden Admin asked FB to take down COVID 19 conspiracy theory posts, there was a right wing meltdown but Trump's FCC threatening to go after a TV network because a host on one of its shows accurately described the President as "fat" is totally fine. Got it.
FCC chair suggesting here, in response to a clip of Joy Behar calling Trump fat, that ABC News will now be targeted by the administration
Just 40 days ago, Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed by an unhinged Trump supporter and the story has basically already vanished from the national consciousness. DO NOT LET IT.
Scientists overwhelmingly recognize the value of sharing null results, but rarely publish them in the research literature go.nature.com/472poOC
So you were extorted by Trump?
Acting Columbia President Claire Shipman on the settlement with the Trump administration: "The stakes were high for us ... we have to get that funding back on track."
HTH is this legal?
🇺🇸 🇯🇵 deal details Japan agreed to purchase 100 Boeing aircraft, boost imports of 🇺🇸 rice by 75%, and buy $8B worth of agricultural/food products. An unusual $550B fund contributed by Japan will be managed at the sole discretion of President Trump, according to the White House…
I was told Musk by Musk that he was going to rid us of the bots. He’s such a scummy pos
The typo ridden letter has now been deleted by both Benny Johnson and Senator Mike Lee
MAGAworld is saying Jerome Powell has quit
Legal ethics final exam question here: has the US Attorney General violated Rule 8.2, by “making a statement of fact..with reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge.” The AG’s whole tweet is unhinged but 8.2 yay or nay?
.@USAttyHabba has been doing a great job in making NJ safe again. Nonetheless, politically minded judges refused to allow her to continue in her position, replacing Alina with the First Assistant. Accordingly, the First Assistant United States Attorney in New Jersey has just…
Oh, Jim, you delicate little cherry-picker, let’s unpack this ‘Biden’s FBI’ narrative with the full timeline, since your memory seems to stop at January 2021: 1. The Leaked Memo Dropped in February 2023 - The infamous Richmond FBI memo targeting "radical traditionalist…
They’re doing to the Kennedy Center what they did to Jackie’s Rose Garden.
How long before it is renamed the Trump Center?
I hate everything about this grifting grafting administration
Buried in amendments to the Interior Dept. Gov funding bill, is a stipulation that the Kennedy Center Opera House must be renamed the 'First Lady Melania Trump Opera House' in order to receive federal funds. The Appropriations Committee adopted that amendment by a vote of 33-25.
Is this that “limited government” I’ve heard so much about?
A Legal group founded by Stephen Miller calls for federal and Tennessee investigations into Cracker Barrel for its DEI policies — “because initiatives are focused on supporting workers who are women, Black, LGBTQ+, or Latino” newsweek.com/cracker-barrel…