Myrna
@drmrpk.bsky.social
Scientist and science educator. Chemistry professor emerita. Sourdough bread baker.✡️💙🌞🏃🏻♀️
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The newsletter is out. Usually it’s fairly light. This week, it’s about how Stephen Miller lies.
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Data is anti-fascist
Last week, this newsletter was refreshingly apolitical. Well, that was then.
Chapter 1
What they want you to believe about immigrants
You don't need to travel too far up the branches of White House...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The newsletter is out. Usually it’s fairly light. This week, it’s about how Stephen Miller lies.
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The US has to focus on competition with China
AND
AI is the future, so the US must devote tons of resources to it, or China might get there first
AND
The US removes export controls, allowing China to buy advanced AI chips if the US govt gets a cut of the sales
DOESN’T MAKE SENSE ALL TOGETHER
AND
AI is the future, so the US must devote tons of resources to it, or China might get there first
AND
The US removes export controls, allowing China to buy advanced AI chips if the US govt gets a cut of the sales
DOESN’T MAKE SENSE ALL TOGETHER
December 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The US has to focus on competition with China
AND
AI is the future, so the US must devote tons of resources to it, or China might get there first
AND
The US removes export controls, allowing China to buy advanced AI chips if the US govt gets a cut of the sales
DOESN’T MAKE SENSE ALL TOGETHER
AND
AI is the future, so the US must devote tons of resources to it, or China might get there first
AND
The US removes export controls, allowing China to buy advanced AI chips if the US govt gets a cut of the sales
DOESN’T MAKE SENSE ALL TOGETHER
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The reason folks are focusing on DHS's refusal to honor Real IDs is that it means that the Trump regime is asserting the right to detain anyone in America, resident or visitor, without probable cause. It's an erasure of habeas corpus for all Americans.
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Add to this that HSI just filed a declaration in our case challenging these policies saying they can’t trust REAL IDs as proof of status.
So showing your papers isn’t even enough to end the stop.
So showing your papers isn’t even enough to end the stop.
December 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The reason folks are focusing on DHS's refusal to honor Real IDs is that it means that the Trump regime is asserting the right to detain anyone in America, resident or visitor, without probable cause. It's an erasure of habeas corpus for all Americans.
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This flailing shows how unprepared the GOP is to be the dog that caught the car.
Tens of millions of Americans are about to see their already too-expensive health insurance rates skyrocket. Millions will end up with no coverage—all thanks to the GOP, who, meanwhile, gave billionaires more tax cuts.
Tens of millions of Americans are about to see their already too-expensive health insurance rates skyrocket. Millions will end up with no coverage—all thanks to the GOP, who, meanwhile, gave billionaires more tax cuts.
December 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
This flailing shows how unprepared the GOP is to be the dog that caught the car.
Tens of millions of Americans are about to see their already too-expensive health insurance rates skyrocket. Millions will end up with no coverage—all thanks to the GOP, who, meanwhile, gave billionaires more tax cuts.
Tens of millions of Americans are about to see their already too-expensive health insurance rates skyrocket. Millions will end up with no coverage—all thanks to the GOP, who, meanwhile, gave billionaires more tax cuts.
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thanks brett kavanaugh!
Add to this that HSI just filed a declaration in our case challenging these policies saying they can’t trust REAL IDs as proof of status.
So showing your papers isn’t even enough to end the stop.
So showing your papers isn’t even enough to end the stop.
December 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
thanks brett kavanaugh!
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Show of hands, how many of us are ready for this madness to end — and for Congress to do their job?🙋
Sign on to endorse the articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. 👉 standupforscience.net/impeac...
📲Tag your representative below. Let them know that they need to step up and meet the moment!
Sign on to endorse the articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. 👉 standupforscience.net/impeac...
📲Tag your representative below. Let them know that they need to step up and meet the moment!
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Show of hands, how many of us are ready for this madness to end — and for Congress to do their job?🙋
Sign on to endorse the articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. 👉 standupforscience.net/impeac...
📲Tag your representative below. Let them know that they need to step up and meet the moment!
Sign on to endorse the articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. 👉 standupforscience.net/impeac...
📲Tag your representative below. Let them know that they need to step up and meet the moment!
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"Finally, there’s the sneakiest thing, which has gone almost entirely under the radar: the plot to undermine the regional Fed bank presidents." @crampell.bsky.social on Trump's quieter threats to the Fed: lnk.thebulwark.com/4iTaf6l
The Sleeper Issue That Could Destroy the Economy
Trump may have stopped threatening Jerome Powell—but he’s still got designs to control the Fed.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Finally, there’s the sneakiest thing, which has gone almost entirely under the radar: the plot to undermine the regional Fed bank presidents." @crampell.bsky.social on Trump's quieter threats to the Fed: lnk.thebulwark.com/4iTaf6l
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Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
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The regime has one more week to release the Epstein files. The American people demand truth, accountability, and justice for the survivors whose lives were shattered by sick, powerful people.
December 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The regime has one more week to release the Epstein files. The American people demand truth, accountability, and justice for the survivors whose lives were shattered by sick, powerful people.
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Read the full story:
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Second Strike? All of the US Strikes in the Caribbean Are Illegal, Legal Experts Say
Lawmakers are focused on the double-tap strike, but they're missing the point. All the attacks on boats in the Caribbean violate both US and international law.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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"'His message sucks. It’s absolute trash. ‘Affordability is a Democrat hoax’??? Give me a break,' said one strategist, a veteran of presidential and congressional campaigns." lnk.thebulwark.com/4p9F1tn
Trump’s Hand-Picked RNC Chair Predicts Doom
This is not your usual party committee script.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"'His message sucks. It’s absolute trash. ‘Affordability is a Democrat hoax’??? Give me a break,' said one strategist, a veteran of presidential and congressional campaigns." lnk.thebulwark.com/4p9F1tn
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SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.
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Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
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December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.
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I knew we could count on the New York Times to write a normalizing headline about Trump’s fake “pardon” of Colo. voting machine tamperer Tina Peters. The headline makes it seem as if Trump knows it’s only “symbolic”; Trump didn’t say that when he ridiculously claimed a power he doesn’t have. 1/3
December 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I knew we could count on the New York Times to write a normalizing headline about Trump’s fake “pardon” of Colo. voting machine tamperer Tina Peters. The headline makes it seem as if Trump knows it’s only “symbolic”; Trump didn’t say that when he ridiculously claimed a power he doesn’t have. 1/3
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I agree. This is a terrible federal overreach- the hypocrisy of deferring to states on every other educational initiative except the one that gives big tech control is just breathtaking (even for this administration)
New US federal AI executive order, attempting to override the states.
My bet (not a risky one) is that this'll serve as a serious accelerant to the local / regional opposition to data centre growth, slop-related job losses, content theft etc. A massive-scale rake-step
My bet (not a risky one) is that this'll serve as a serious accelerant to the local / regional opposition to data centre growth, slop-related job losses, content theft etc. A massive-scale rake-step
Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I agree. This is a terrible federal overreach- the hypocrisy of deferring to states on every other educational initiative except the one that gives big tech control is just breathtaking (even for this administration)
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one of the worst days of the crumbling Trump presidency: loses In indiana, loses in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, loses in Tish James grand jury, loses in House vote to override union busting EO, and FBI embarrassed in inability to answer basic questions about ANTIFA (which is not an organization)
December 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
one of the worst days of the crumbling Trump presidency: loses In indiana, loses in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, loses in Tish James grand jury, loses in House vote to override union busting EO, and FBI embarrassed in inability to answer basic questions about ANTIFA (which is not an organization)
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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Every single time they tell blatant lies, this is what needs to happen immediately.
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Every single time they tell blatant lies, this is what needs to happen immediately.
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The regime is weak. That doesn't mean it's not dangerous. But it means it's beatable, and we're beating it.
Trump 0-3 on indicting Tish James and just had his ass handed to him by Indiana Republican legislators he threatened and bullied. Also new low in AP poll at 36% approval.
December 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The regime is weak. That doesn't mean it's not dangerous. But it means it's beatable, and we're beating it.
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If you're looking for a cool gift this season, my friend Harun Zankel has made this activist's calendar, aka The People's Calendar for 2026.
Each month has action steps you can take to build power in your own community and across the nation toward justice.
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Each month has action steps you can take to build power in your own community and across the nation toward justice.
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The People's Calendar 2026: A Weekly Action Guide
Every day, the headlines bring endless noise and division. I was just feeling powerless, not knowing where to put my efforts. And I know I wasn’t...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
If you're looking for a cool gift this season, my friend Harun Zankel has made this activist's calendar, aka The People's Calendar for 2026.
Each month has action steps you can take to build power in your own community and across the nation toward justice.
shop.harunletters.com/product/peop...
Each month has action steps you can take to build power in your own community and across the nation toward justice.
shop.harunletters.com/product/peop...
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My wife was deported and I lost my job when they shut down the factory because of tariffs. But at least this year I know I won't have to hear "I Have a Little Dreidel" at my kid's Christmas concert.
December 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
My wife was deported and I lost my job when they shut down the factory because of tariffs. But at least this year I know I won't have to hear "I Have a Little Dreidel" at my kid's Christmas concert.
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In keeping w “Kavanaugh Stops,” let’s call these Kennedy Pox.
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
In keeping w “Kavanaugh Stops,” let’s call these Kennedy Pox.
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Tell your Senators to extend the ACA tax credits. actionnetwork.org/letters/affo...
Add your name: Extend the ACA tax credits!
Whether they are Republicans or Democrats, most voters are concerned about rising healthcare premiums. We must tell lawmakers to act. Tell your Senator to extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced tax c...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Tell your Senators to extend the ACA tax credits. actionnetwork.org/letters/affo...
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A bunch of us did a piece on RFK Jr.'s attacks on vaccines. Please circulate. Scientists and clinicians are sounding the alarm. It's time to act. youtube.com/shorts/4wnNy...
December 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A bunch of us did a piece on RFK Jr.'s attacks on vaccines. Please circulate. Scientists and clinicians are sounding the alarm. It's time to act. youtube.com/shorts/4wnNy...
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1/ A few thoughts about @williambaude.bsky.social’s comment in yesterday’s NYT chat that, “It’s amazing how many of our problems today could be solved by a Congress that was willing and able to legislate in response to national problems.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Opinion | At the Supreme Court, Scenes From a Judicial Backlash
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December 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
1/ A few thoughts about @williambaude.bsky.social’s comment in yesterday’s NYT chat that, “It’s amazing how many of our problems today could be solved by a Congress that was willing and able to legislate in response to national problems.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...