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Washington Capitals, environment, weather, Maryland, DC. I care about others vice judge others, or aim to. She/her
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The Chief of the Criminal Division at the US Attorney’s Office/Middle District of Tennessee RESIGNED the same day the Acting US Attorney signed the indictment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He writes: “do the right thing, in the right way, for the right reasons.” There are no coincidences.

Good morning from ME. Sunrise 5:04am. Air quality alert due to wildfire smoke and a brilliant red dawn.

This is big and we doubt it will end with new hires. “Federal job applicants will soon be quizzed on their favorite Trump administration policy as part of the hiring process, according to the Office of Personnel Management’s new “merit hiring plan.” www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

They are straight up speed-running the resegregation of the federal government and the erasure of all non-white male history

Have a nice night. ✌🏻

In wake of deep cuts, NOAA says it will hire for ‘mission-critical’ weather service jobs

Today, @audreypete.bsky.social talks about a site that is just minutes away from me... (among other things) audreypeterman.substack.com/p/oh-say-can...

Caps selling ice water from when Ovie scored 895 is up there with influencer bath water.

Key US weather monitoring offices understaffed as hurricane season starts: National Weather Service offices are reeling from job cuts and a hiring freeze imposed by Trump More than a dozen National Weather Service (NWS) forecast offices along the hurricane-prone Gulf of Mexico coast are u...

He got off easy in my opinion: wtop.com/virginia/202...

Nastya Ovechkina says her husband Alex Ovechkin will play out the final year of his contract with the Capitals and then return home: "We will stay in Russia, yes" S/T @hockeynewshub.bsky.social russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2025/05/30/n...

As a child, the U.S. government forced George Takei and his parents to live in an American internment camp during WWII. After the war, his family was left without a home or any resources to get by. He went on to become an award-winning actor and a lifelong advocate for immigrants' rights.

THE CANES WON QN ACTUAL EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS GAME!!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL

Reminder that freed Black people held some of the earliest Memorial Day ceremonies wherein freed men and and women decorated the graves of fallen Union soldiers. www.history.com/articles/mem...

Freedom isn't free. I do not forget the 'forgotten war' or any other, on behalf in part for my uncle William Douglas, POW camp 5, Korean War. POW/MIA

I see people saying “I would use alt text but I keep forgetting!” Thankfully, @bsky.app has a setting for that. - Go to Settings - Then Accessibility - Toggle “Require alt text before posting” to the active setting. Now Bluesky will remind you to add alt text to all of your posts.

🌅 A glorious Memorial Day sunrise over D.C. A break in the clouds lit up the sky just before dawn — and the view from the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial was stunning. 📸 See more morning photos by Kevin Ambrose at cwg.live #DCwx #MemorialDay #sunrise

Northern Lake District, UK #Stunday #lakedistrict #stormhour #photography #landscapephotography #nikon #EastCoastKin

The Trump administration has opened up the Endangered Species Act for debate—forcing a conversation about how we protect species and ecosystems that some conservationists say is long overdue. Emma Marris reports:

What the actual hell?? www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/05/24/i...

The day of the US Naval Academy graduation 2025, on a bridge along 50 in Annapolis was a sign that said, ' ban Vance, not books.' Next non highway sign I saw ( on KI) said, 'peelers.' Got to love Marylanders :)

Scores of staffers at the White House National Security Council have been abruptly dismissed as part of a sweeping overhaul that slashes the staff from over 300 to just 50. The move shifts the NSC’s role from policymaking to simply carrying out the president’s directives.

Proud of Harvard for pushing back, exercising some creativity, and, maybe, helping folks get some needed education. Harvard is making many of their online government courses FREE. I just signed up for "Citizen Politics in America". They even asked me my Gender. pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...

I just published: The nose may determine why your cognition declines drpatfarrell.medium.com/the-nose-may...

They blame pollution but cut the EPA and clean air and water regulations. They blame poor nutrition but cut SNAP and programs to bring local produce to schools. They blame increased screen time while destroying public infrastructure that connects people. All while they take millions off healthcare.

Please be part of this: ⬇️ Seeking climate scientists or meteorologists whose work has ever been funded in part by the U.S. federal government to join a 100-hour public, nonpartisan Weather & Climate Livestream [https://wcstreamathon.netlify.app/?mkt_tok=O].

This is the second lowest count since the crab survey began in 1990. What happened after the first lowest count, in '08? Md and Va declared an emergency; Mikulski and Kaine brought in $15 million to help, and crabbers suffered from harvest cuts. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cl...

Watch and listen. Passionate and honest @replsimon.bsky.social lets the world know what is happening if this budget is passed. Unbelievable cruelty upon those who need it most. And after hearing this, those in the committee still voted yes. Do you think they'll go to the public to say why?

This is incredibly unfortunate and also one of the many reasons Democrats must begin to allow younger voices into leadership. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...

Deeply resonates. wapo.st/3GWKK5k #AltGov #AltFam

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🚨 💉The FDA will no longer approve COVID vaccines for people 6mo–64yrs who don't have a risk factor for severe COVID-19. People 65 years and older and those under 65 with risk factors can still get vaccinated. There's so much to unpack here. See a few thoughts below 👇

"That leaves the public library as Burnsville’s primary community meeting space, entertainment venue, and adult learning facility. It’s also the only place that can print anything in a 15–20 mile radius, and the only spot in town with free Wi-Fi." www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...