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Current state: Stalemate between fight or flight
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Six weeks of the most corrupt administration.

I can't help but hope for the break up of both the Democrats and Republicans into additional parties.

The Post Millennial published a letter that Ed Martin, the acting U.S. attorney in DC, sent to the dean of Georgetown Law. “It has come to my attention reliably that Georgetown Law School continues to teach and promote DEI. This is unacceptable. I have begun an inquiry into this…” 1/

“In some cases, photos seemed to be flagged for removal simply because their file included the word ”gay,” including service members with that last name and an image of the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II.”

1990s culture wars: We’re cancelling the Enola Gay exhibit bc veterans and historians can’t agree whether we should celebrate its role in ending WWII or critically assess the decision to use nuclear weapons 2020s culture wars: We’re cancelling the Enola Gay bc “gay” is a no-no word

Reminder that the Census determines how federal dollars, and House seats, are allocated. This is, yet another, five alarm fire.

BREAKING: We're sending an open letter to universities across the country, offering support and urging them to reject pressure to punish international students and faculty for exercising their First Amendment rights. Schools must hold firm against the Trump administration's censorship attempts.

@golden.house.gov This is not the way to do it. As a voter and business owner in your district who happens to be married to a Canadian, I am livid.

Perhaps some less awful billionaires could pay for their security details.

As a small business owner, I was surprised to get a call today from someone out of state looking to support a small business in Maine as thanks to Governor Mills standing up to Trump.

Imagine looking at someone having this much fun and thinking, "Obviously, mentally unstable." Rock on Governor Mills!

Worst. Episode. EVER.

Governors doing the heavy lifting.

"I remind you: no one is above the law." Now that's rich.

Farmer Kev is my farmer. We shouldn't be putting people who grow our food in this position.

Taking a sledgehammer to something requiring a scalpel... If one wanted to remove DEI, which I do not.

Area free speech absolutist says journalists he doesnt like should face a “long prison sentence”

Wish I could travel back two decades in time to tell myself that the guy who was then head of the Republican National Committee is now doing more to fight back against a Republican president than most Democrats.

"If Trump is denying access to outlets that refuse to lick his boots, then any media outlet that has access is compromised. Journalists who want to be worthy of the name have a moral obligation to follow the AP’s example in enraging the toddler in chief."

Beautiful morning. 10f, feels like 3 (-12c, -16).

We already have agencies that find fraud. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was one of them.

Call your R reps. If you have a regional accent, make the most of it. Tell them you didn't vote for CANCER and ask them what the hell they're gonna do to stop Musk and Trump. reps.fyi

Take a walk, recharge, call your representatives.

This is bonkers.

Another day.

Waiting on the snow.

If you want a long, but very thorough, read on just how crazy dangerous the situation is with Elon, @brockm.bsky.social has laid it all out in a single article. Please read it. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

Goad elected officials into getting off their ass. Call House/Senate reps (try the local office lines, not DC line). If you don't know what to say, here's a script. I'll be calling multiple times a week until they act. Demand to know what they're doing. If you reply "nothing matters" I'll block.

Sasson Soffer's 'Dilly Dally'. I love snowy days where color photos look black and white.

This was an excellent explanations of who pays more when it comes to higher tariffs versus lower income tax.

Trying not to be overwhelmed.

The largest employer in the US is threatening to lay off half of its work force that was scattered across the country with the largest concentrations of employees in CA, TX, FLA, GA, MD, VA and DC.

Breathe.

"The most important thing is not being right, it’s doing right."

As the Trump administration pushes forward on downsizing the federal government, our recent explainer has stats on: –the current and historical number of federal workers –their geographic location –demographics –job descriptions –average pay –average tenure –civil service protections –more

A walk in the snow today included conversations on a constitutional crisis, emergency powers, civil servants...

This comments section is the first time I've felt even a shred of hope in eight days.

Snow squalls expected.

American science and medicine has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty over the past week. Here are some stories to get up to speed. 1/12

OK YES that was an earthquake, says USGS -- right off York Harbor in Maine. More to come: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

I'm not a photographer, just someone who goes for a walk every morning to stay sane.