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Writer, seeker, progressive. She/her. @buybk from Twitter. California born and raised. Original Fedi class of 11/10/22. #writer #editor #dogs #jewelry […] [bridged from https://indieweb.social/@CassandraVert on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Driving up the demand for plastic, made from oil. https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr/114073111058000820

Trump issued an edict yesterday that amounts to micromanaging agencies. Wasn't that one of the tactics in the resistance manual? They seem to have read it too. He also bragged that his picks are being approved by the senate faster than those of Obama and Biden in the same time frame. Since it's […]

One of Trump's "recaps" states that he has had more cabinet picks approved than either Obama or Biden by the equivalent date. Is that true? That doesn't sound much like resistance.

Ironic that the right celebrated the SCOTUS decision moving authority from agencies to judges. Now Trump wants to be the law agencies follow, but without agency deference [Chevron doctrine], he can easily be overruled by courts.

I really thought we'd see oil refineries vandalized before Tesla dealerships.

Wrote a little something in the mighty @rollingstone.com about #TeslaTakedown. In anticipation of our upcoming second weekend of protests! Join or create an event for ANY day and ANY country at Teslatakedown.com. Download our flyers and background to get informed and get involved!

I already boosted this, but I want to add more emphasis. I think every Canadian citizen of the Fediverse ought to sign this petition to get the Government of Canada off Xitter: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-5359 Could anyone who has any Canadian followers […]

Thought for the day: The media is constantly gaslighting us with the lie that our enemies are not our enemies and the problem is us; these are the same media that are overwhelmingly owned and controlled by our enemies.

Ethan Marcotte, who is one of the most principled and thoughtful people I have ever known and also a dear friend, has resigned from his job at 18F after being asked to meet with shadowy gov-dismantlers. The whole post is worth reading. https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/leaving-18f/

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Trump is there to dismantle our power in the world. He has crushed our soft power, our reputation, any goodwill we had. Our intelligence, including everything we know about friends and foes, will soon be in the hands of anyone who shouldn't have it. Recall that a prime objective of Russia and […]

Some clients already have quote posts. https://atomicpoet.org/objects/c9393d41-fbd6-4678-bc69-bc611c7826f2

By abandoning Ukraine and inviting Moscow to further expand its territory into Europe, Trump is proving that it was far easier for Russia to take over the Republican Party than it was for them to take over Ukraine […]