Today feels like a good day for me to repost & gift the superb March 2025 piece by @princetonupress.bsky.social President Chris Eisgruber. It was the earliest unequivocal public statement of resolve by a university president after Trump’s attack on Columbia.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

"Dems all too often defend the procedures of government instead of exercising power in the rare instances we have it. But unlike Trump, we can exercise it in a virtuous way... We can be both aggressive in our application of power and righteous in how we apply it; they’re not mutually exclusive."

SpaceX's Starship 9 is scheduled to launch tonight. The last two Starship launches resulted in explosions and rained debris over the Caribbean, which will also be in flight path for this launch.

UK officials tried — to no avail — to get the FAA to change the rocket's flight plans.

“[One] of our amazing grants that have been cut … looked into how … in the inner ear …neurotransmitters … help us hear. … It’s actually possible that the reason that got flagged early on is the word ‘neurotransmitter,’ because it has the word ‘trans’ in it.”

h/t @Cathy2NotToday on X.com

We live in a world where mainstream journalists are apologizing to members of the Trump family.
Kill. Me. Now.

“The fear to speak. In America?” CBS’ Scott Pelley asked. “If our government is—in Lincoln’s words—‘of the people, by the people and for the people’—then why are we afraid to speak?”
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-s...

Lots of "Very Serious People" don't want to admit what is plain and obvious and in front of our eyes and explains so much:

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are two of the most ignorant and uninformed people to ever be allowed near public office anywhere in the western world.

It's obvious to all of us.

I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.

Kiah was set to join our faculty at Howard Law School in the Fall. She was a dedicated, brilliant civil rights lawyer poised to make a powerful difference in our world.

Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.

www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...

Merrick Garland is not to blame for Trump’s return to power. The blame belongs with Mitch McConnell and SCOTUS for failing to serve as a check on abuse of power. My thoughts in The Contrarian.

Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks.

Some women across the U.S. are stocking up on emergency contraceptives, abortion pills or both. Interviews with numerous providers of the pills point to a surge in demand in the immediate aftermath of the election.

We start shooting Season 2 of Churchy tomorrow! THANK YOU BIG SANDALS!!

A wave of offensive text messages and emails has gone out to Hispanic and LGBTQ people in recent days, according to the FBI, coming on the heels of a barrage of racist texts that were sent to Black people in the wake of the election.

Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops.

They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.

Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish .

Thank you.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not a “skeptic” of vaccines. He has said there are no safe or effective vaccines. He is a foe of vaccines.