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Professor Emerit at UC Davis. Researches in the history & philosophy of biology and environmental ethics. https://www.RLM.net/ New open-access book w/ U Chicago Press: _The Land Is Our Community: Aldo Leopold's Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium_
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Since Trump has claimed Elon doesn’t run DOGE, we wanted to make sure you know who is running our government. This list has been updated with 15 names.

It's not just one instance of a billion being only a million: "DOGE's only public ledger is riddled with mistakes," a team of New York Times reporters found. The figures are "full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

Letter from members of House of Representatives on the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to the Acting Administrator of NASA. democrats-science.house.gov/imo/media/do...

I don’t know if this is true, but I share because if it is true, it should be known. “But now, two former Soviet intelligence officers—Alnur Mussayev and Yuri Shvets—are saying it outright: Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987, groomed as an asset, and remains under Russian control to this day.”

NEW — The National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 282 just emailed its ~8,000 employee members strongly advising them NOT to reply to the “What did you do last week?” email from OPM/Musk.

Are you bored tonight? Send your five accomplishments, maybe your shopping list, or your five thoughts on Elon from the past week to OPM at [email protected].

This is how I would respond to the email Musk has had sent to government employees (not legal advice). 1. Refused to violate the law. 2. Refused to violate the Constitution. 3. Refused to bow or scrape. 4. Refused to bend a knee. 5. Deleted this stupid email.

I would really like a guest piece on how turning the U.S. Digital Service into DOGE,taking over the General Services Administration (GSA) & Office of Personnel Management (OPM) are part of a unified plan to control the infrastructure of government which all agencies rely on (& thus be controlled by)

Lesson: Support international and independent media. Help spread the truth to counter their lies.

Odd how the turns have tabled… Trump reversed course and admitted that Russia did, in fact, invade Ukraine. International news sources and independent media have stepped up to keep Americans informed.

Donald Trump promised to let Elon Musk self-police his conflicts of interest. The result? Those investigating his companies have been fired. Cases against his companies have been dismissed. The corrupt self-dealing is staggering.

DOGE’s expenses have risen above 40 million, with weekly costs now exceeding 10 million. We will release an updated DOGE staff list soon.

The Trump administration halted defunding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after the city of Baltimore and a nonprofit filed a lawsuit.

Demand town halls from every member of Congress. Especially those who support Trump/Musk cuts. Media: Send more cameras to these. Please.

Thank you Democracy Docket for putting this handy Trump Accountability tracker together that gets updated each week!

Wait, excuse me, a book tour?

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

BREAKING: The Associated Press sues three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing the First Amendment.

It’s been a long first 30 days. And there’s been a lot of bad news lately. So how about some good news for a change? There’s a shift in public opinion over Trump’s aggressive moves. Check out the evidence in my piece today: https://buff.ly/4beyVCE

A small government team at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, responsible for regulating autonomous cars—which Elon Musk claims are the future of Tesla—is being cut nearly in half by Musk. Conflict of interest?

Thank you, Senator!

Republicans are taking an axe to your housing, health care, and education, all to give tax cuts to billionaires. They are literally stealing from the poor to give to the rich.

Russia invaded Ukraine. This is Putin’s war. If Trump won’t say it, the Senate damn well should. And we will have the chance tonight.

Why is this so hard for news orgs? www.status.news/p/cbs-evenin...

I’m forcing the Senate to vote on an amendment to reverse Trump’s layoffs of thousands of critical wildland firefighters. My colleagues claim to support our first responders. Time for them to prove it.

Y’all, this tool from @housebudgetdems.bsky.social is 🔥, and I want to hear how the #RepublicanRipOff would hit YOUR community. I’ll go first. 🧵

Many people take core functions of the federal government for granted, as it protects them from disasters or national security concerns, but might not otherwise affect them. But that could change after widespread firings.

They are coming for earned benefits. This will turn many voters against them when they try.

Egg prices are up and bird flu is spreading rapidly. DOGE's response? Fire the thousands of USDA employees who were working on the government's response to bird flu. Make sure you thank Elon Musk and Trump next time you go to the grocery store and see $10 eggs.

This morning, my colleagues and I stood in front of FBI headquarters to make it clear to everyone who wants an FBI focused on violent crime and not on political retribution: Kash Patel would be a disaster as FBI Director.

Medicare is under attack, too. Many seniors cannot physically travel easily. This new policy is cruel to inflict upon them and will increase burdens on doctors and nurses.

Correcting hashtag to #apacentral25 #philsci 🌱🐋 📗

RESCHEDULE: Anyone who might have been planning to go to the author-meets-critics session for _The Land Is Our Community: Aldo Leopold’s Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium_, please be advised that due to technical difficulties, the new time is: Friday, 12:30 PM Central #apacentral2025