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Looking for Blue Skies. Educator & Psychologist. World traveler. Michigan. Might be an expat in the future.
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A month ago, the idea that the new German chancellor would talk about "independence from the US" would have been unbelievable

Friedrich Merz, Germany's new chancellor, pledged support for Ukraine will be a top priority for his government and that it must "win the war". "Victory means restoring territorial integrity" and "we are not neutral, we are not standing aside. We are on the side of Ukraine.” #GermanElection #CDU

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I posted this longer version on X #Emails2DOGE cc: [email protected]

The French Parliament has approved a ban on the manufacture, import, and sale of #PFAS in cosmetics, ski wax, and clothing by January 2026, which will be extended to all textiles in 2030.

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

Germany, now will you take the AfD threat seriously? now more than ever their spaces and mouthpieces need to be challenged and diminished.

👀 NEW: the current under secretary of State for Management, Ambassador Tibor Nagy, has sent an email regarding OPM's request for five accomplishments: "No employee is obligated to report their activities outside of their department chain of command."

Van Hollen: "There's no Article 4 in the Constitution that gives Elon Musk that authority, and the way he's been 'delegated' this authority is illegal, and the actions he's taking are illegal, and we need to shut down this illegal operation."

We don’t just need to defeat Trump, we need to defeat Trumpism and everything he has corrupted. @heathmayo.bsky.social discusses this and more on the LP Podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Gi...

Hilarious. After the DOGErs set up the new government-wide all employee email system in late January OPM, where it is housed, sent out an advisory which states explicitly that no employee ever has to respond to any of the emails. See 4.2 and 4.3. www.opm.gov/media/kfpozk...

Breaking News: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that he would step down if his country could join NATO. His remark came days after President Trump questioned his legitimacy and called him a “dictator,” echoing a Kremlin talking point. nyti.ms/3Qur4ab

In the wealthiest nation on earth, 25% of seniors should not be living on $15,000 a year or less. We should EXPAND Social Security, not cut it. I will soon be introducing legislation to significantly raise Social Security benefits and extend the solvency of the program.

Breaking: Germany’s center-right opposition is on track to win the election, despite a strong showing by a far-right party, exit polls show.

"Unlike Donald Trump, Elon Musk, or J. D. Vance, I have had children serve in uniform in wartime," writes @eliotacohen.bsky.social. "The parent of a service member looks with a particularly keen eye at who is in command."

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Anna B Ehlers, a Tlingit of the Chilkat tribe, Alaska, skilled master weaver #womensart

Nothing scary about this then

Tillis is up for reelection in NC next year.

This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

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Ed Yong, the Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer, was one of the most trusted journalists covering Covid-19. His immersion in the pandemic left him depleted, and the natural world helped act as a salve to that despair. Read or listen to The Interview. nyti.ms/3CZsyX5

WaPo Page One: “If you’re going to just yell at me, that’s not going to be an effective town hall,” McCormick said .. “But we’re pissed!” a woman shouted. #GA07 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Not all heroes wear capes 🤣🔥

Literally…

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.

Elon Musk and his team say they have saved the government $55 billion. Their “wall of receipts” is riddled with mistakes.

Interesting thing for the President to say about a person who, according the government’s lawyers, “has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself” and “only has the ability to advise the President, or communicate the President’s directives.”

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DOGE is like if Fyre Festival was a government agency.

Per @adamschiff.com: “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.”

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com As a reporter, James Gerstenzang covered five presidents and is familiar with the conventional disputes between journalists and presidents. But Trump's ban on The AP "is emblematic of the broader assault by the White House on the public's right to know," he writes.

Trump’s every act demonstrates his belief that power is vested in him personally, and affirms that he is bent on amassing more. The new cover of The Economist.

Trump drops at Super Bowl and Daytona 500 wasted millions of dollars. #Vanity. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/02/22/o...

We are arms dealers to terrorists.

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.

Americans shocked by '60 Minutes' report on German speech policing

Video snippet courtesy of Belfast legend David Holmes on Instagram...

Strong statement by retired Rear Admiral Mike Smith, President of NSL4A: "National Security Leaders for America strongly condemns the removal of senior military officers without just cause. ... Removing experienced leaders with meritorious records weakens the force and emboldens America’s enemies."

@gtconway.bsky.social I like this creative idea. Everyone respond with a film reference!

It’s not hyperbole to say that American science is being destroyed before our eyes.

Jimmy Carter Library canceled three long-ago scheduled book events--on climate change, homelessness, and civil rights--because they were not approved in DC. #TrumpCensorship

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LOL! Yes! I love this creative idea! Respond with a film reference.

Exactly. Everyone should respond with an exhaustive list and end it with, but “I didn’t have any time to play golf!”

US officials are reportedly threatening to revoke Starlink access for Ukraine if they don’t give us 50% of their mineral rights. That’s not diplomacy, it’s extortion. We’re also pushing them to kill a UN Resolution that blames Russia for starting the war. Facts matter.

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