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Federal employees are important public servants. Trump and musk need to back off! www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

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Hair conditioners typically contain dozens of ingredients, which are often sourced from petrochemicals or synthesized oils and fats. A new gel, made from a mere handful of components, looks to lignin from wood to protect and restore hair. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky🧪

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People need to realize that what’s happening is a revolution led by the worst people in the world, whose goals mean suffering on a scale not seen for nearly a century.

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Many are asking what should we do now? “We use our power, organize, mobilize, educate…the American story will not be written by who occupies the White House or by the wealthiest among us…it will be written by you, by ‘we the people.’” -fmr VP Kamala Harris receiving the NAACP Chairman’s Award.

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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.

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A study in Nature Communications found that insecticides, fungicides and herbicides have negative effects on non-target plants, animals and microorganisms within terrestrial and aquatic systems. https://go.nature.com/4aY865i 🧪

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Thank you to the 350 community members who joined me for a town hall in Santa Rosa last night. Your voices are making a real impact as we push back against Trump’s unlawful actions. I encourage you to keep sharing your stories with your neighbors, friends, families, and elected officials.

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The United States accidentally fired Kamala Harris and is trying to figure out how to rehire her.

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The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

submitted 19 hours ago • 142 comments

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

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You do know that Blue states fund the Red ones, right?

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🚨PA colleagues: "Senator Fetterman wants to hear from you about how the federal funding freeze is affecting Pennsylvania." "If your project has been impacted, please fill out our constituent impact form:" forms.office.com/g/mFv2JAPxpC Get out your Other Support and share that info!

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Also if you feel strongly about Eric Adams, you should call your city councilmember to express that and ask for their position. You’d be surprised. Hochul’s stance is highly disappointing but it doesn’t come from nowhere. Press all your electeds. City elections are in 5 months. Ask candidates too.

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Update on the Measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u... There likely hundreds of cases, so many not being diagnosed. And many more to come. All preventable.

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Fired federal workers share the crucial jobs no longer being done Six people describe what they were doing to benefit public health, safety and the environment www.sciencenews.org/article/fire...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he was firing Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first female officer to rise to the Navy’s top job of Chief of Naval Operations, and would be looking for her replacement.

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Got to say I LOVE the Trump Administration negotiating to get Rare Minerals from Ukraine, for 2 reasons: 1. It reduces our dependence on China for Lithium and Graphite (China provides near 70% of world supply) 2. More than 50% of those minerals are in Russian Annexed land.

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www.vanityfair.com/style/story/... This guy.....

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A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.

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A number of federal agencies, from HHS to the USDA, have laid off employees only to rescind those terminations days later. An expert says it "suggests something about mismanagement of government."

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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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democraticleader.house.gov/shareyourstory

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If you're wondering what the vibes are in DC, it's sort of now a thing when you talk to people to open a conversation with some version of "Hi...do you...still have a job..."

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Anyone needing explainers on what F&A means and does for universities, please use the @c4lifesciences.bsky.social resources here: www.coalitionforlifesciences.org/facilities-a...

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We have underestimated the extent to which our elected representatives have themselves been washed under with propaganda. Many of them have no idea what’s even true anymore.

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chiefexecutive.net/the-costco-w... Why #Costco is so successful - long term oriented vision, staying true to core #values -going from a #startup to $249 billion.

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Reading up on microplastic pollution in agriculture, and yeah. it is a huge issue. The evidence is not hard to find, in fact it is promoted by companies selling artificial fertilizer. Polymer = plastic It's "smart" nitrogen though... smartnitrogen.com/how-esn-works/

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NEW: Minnesota was just ranked a top state both to retire and to raise a family. By investing in the things that matter – economic opportunity, health and safety, and strong communities – we’re building the best state for all Minnesotans from childhood through retirement.

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NIH leader resigns, effectively calling Trump a traitor, elected politicians cowards, and notes this is being done by foreign interests to intentionally kill the United States.

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I am sorry for the people who really need these services. Many working poor like adjunct lecturers at the major research universities and community colleges need these basic services.

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This is NUTS!! Huge cost and burden to both the patient and medicare.

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Here's what we know about the recent layoffs at federal agencies and the ripple effects they're expected to have on US science. cen.acs.org/careers/empl... #chemsky🧪

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Phase II – What’s Inside the Soil? The soil holds more than nutrients—microplastics, glowing red under fluorescence. Even unstained, they were visible. A ciliate appears, but no beneficial nematodes. Is the microbiome imbalanced? What’s next?

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— Accidentally fired workers trying to contain bird flu — Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile — Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans “Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.

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Emergency food, TB testing and other programs have not resumed, despite a judge’s order halting President Trump’s dismantling of USAID.

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I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?

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This is so sad

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Worth reposting!

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Yes that’s the point. Exactly what project 2025 says

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🧵 NEWS: Coca-cola says rolling back DEI poses risk to business. Coke is clinging to its DEI initiatives, despite threats: Trump executive order, US Attorney General Pam Bondi, state attorneys general, EEOC chief, Stephen Miller, anti-DEI shareholder activists www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

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The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service. “It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”

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The mothers met in a Whatsapp group. They have vowed to fight until their sons, who they say have not committed crimes and do not have ties to gangs, are released.

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A free press is essential to any democracy. It’s unconscionable that this Administration is attempting to intimidate and punish outlets for their coverage. thehill.com/media/514995...

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If the recent layoffs and funding freezes made by the Trump Administration have impacted the safety or well-being of you or someone you know, I want to hear about it. Submit your stories through Democrats’ new portal:

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Legislation that I passed and was funded by Congress, Solar for All, could reduce electric bills for working class families by 80%. The Trump Admin is refusing to release the money in order to protect the profits of fossil fuel billionaires. Unacceptable. Release the funds NOW.

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Breaking News: The Trump administration plans to cut 84% of staff at the office that funds the U.S.'s disaster recovery, raising questions about how the country will rebuild from hurricanes, wildfires and other calamities made worse by climate change.

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After Texas banned abortion, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women died in Texas hospitals than had in pre-pandemic years, which ProPublica used as a baseline to avoid COVID-19-related distortions.

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How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did

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