Donna Frassetto
@dfrassetto.bsky.social
Science editor, supporting climate action now⚠️ 🌎
Happiest spending my days outdoors
Happiest spending my days outdoors
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited New York City on his way home from accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway. Speaking to a packed crowd at City Hall, Dr. King said,
"Those who have sat so long in darkness now find themselves lighting the way for others...”
"Those who have sat so long in darkness now find themselves lighting the way for others...”
January 19, 2026 at 4:39 PM
In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited New York City on his way home from accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway. Speaking to a packed crowd at City Hall, Dr. King said,
"Those who have sat so long in darkness now find themselves lighting the way for others...”
"Those who have sat so long in darkness now find themselves lighting the way for others...”
Morning meditation
January 19, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Morning meditation
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Remarkable photos from a photographer who was attacked by ICE and pepper-sprayed.
January 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Remarkable photos from a photographer who was attacked by ICE and pepper-sprayed.
Winter brought her gifts of monotone beauty and silence this morning, tamping down all the jagged noise and worries.
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January 17, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Winter brought her gifts of monotone beauty and silence this morning, tamping down all the jagged noise and worries.
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In answer to a #poetryprompt hosted by
@malformed-poetry.bsky.social:
#Ihavenever
#poetry #poetrycommunity
#writing #writercommunity
#mpprompt
#RighteousAnger
@blueskypoetry.bsky.social
@malformed-poetry.bsky.social:
#Ihavenever
#poetry #poetrycommunity
#writing #writercommunity
#mpprompt
#RighteousAnger
@blueskypoetry.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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The worker who called Trump a “pedophile protector” has been suspended.
He says he has “definitely no regrets whatsoever,” adding: “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity. And today I think I did that.” wapo.st/4sG38CD
He says he has “definitely no regrets whatsoever,” adding: “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity. And today I think I did that.” wapo.st/4sG38CD
January 14, 2026 at 2:55 AM
The worker who called Trump a “pedophile protector” has been suspended.
He says he has “definitely no regrets whatsoever,” adding: “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity. And today I think I did that.” wapo.st/4sG38CD
He says he has “definitely no regrets whatsoever,” adding: “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity. And today I think I did that.” wapo.st/4sG38CD
Day 11 of 2026
It's Sunday morning in America. Who has our government killed, and what country are we attacking today?
And will we be able stop this insanity before it's too late?
- Child of the Sixties
It's Sunday morning in America. Who has our government killed, and what country are we attacking today?
And will we be able stop this insanity before it's too late?
- Child of the Sixties
January 11, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Day 11 of 2026
It's Sunday morning in America. Who has our government killed, and what country are we attacking today?
And will we be able stop this insanity before it's too late?
- Child of the Sixties
It's Sunday morning in America. Who has our government killed, and what country are we attacking today?
And will we be able stop this insanity before it's too late?
- Child of the Sixties
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Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
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Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
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Minnesota Public Radio is extremely good.
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she ‘nurtured kindness’
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Minnesota Public Radio is extremely good.
Pandemic garden, September 2020
Timeline cleanse
Timeline cleanse
January 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Pandemic garden, September 2020
Timeline cleanse
Timeline cleanse
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Today once again proved that everyday citizens protesting their government are braver than the titans who own the largest media corporations, run the biggest law firms and lead the most powerful technology companies.
January 7, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Today once again proved that everyday citizens protesting their government are braver than the titans who own the largest media corporations, run the biggest law firms and lead the most powerful technology companies.
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So ICE killed an American citizen then actively obstructed her medical care
January 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM
So ICE killed an American citizen then actively obstructed her medical care
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If you haven’t already, please go get your flu and COVID shots
“These viruses are serious, dangerous, and life-threatening. We are seeing children who are seriously ill, families grieving devastating losses, and hospitals under capacity strain.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
Flu reaches highest levels in the US in 25 years | CNN
Flu continues to visit misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread.
www.cnn.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
If you haven’t already, please go get your flu and COVID shots
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Five years ago today, the United States Capitol was attacked in a violent insurrection incited by the President of the United States for one purpose: to overturn a free and fair election and cling to power in clear violation of the Constitution.
January 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Five years ago today, the United States Capitol was attacked in a violent insurrection incited by the President of the United States for one purpose: to overturn a free and fair election and cling to power in clear violation of the Constitution.
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The US is going to "run" Venezuela...??
No. No, we're not.
It needs to stop here.
Impeach the mad king.
No. No, we're not.
It needs to stop here.
Impeach the mad king.
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The US is going to "run" Venezuela...??
No. No, we're not.
It needs to stop here.
Impeach the mad king.
No. No, we're not.
It needs to stop here.
Impeach the mad king.
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Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
Blooming vinca in the strawberry pot this morning are teasing the promise of summer gardens 🌸
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Blooming vinca in the strawberry pot this morning are teasing the promise of summer gardens 🌸
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They're going to *throw out* one-of-a-kind NASA archives?!
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
December 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
They're going to *throw out* one-of-a-kind NASA archives?!
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
The deer family brought friends this morning
December 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The deer family brought friends this morning
Winter is back in Connecticut after last night's storm. The deer family have been on the move since dawn, leaving a record of their travels in search of food and shelter.
December 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Winter is back in Connecticut after last night's storm. The deer family have been on the move since dawn, leaving a record of their travels in search of food and shelter.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full: