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The public comment period for changing passports to misgender trans people is open. Please take a moment to let them know that you do not support that change.

submitted 15 hours ago • 17 comments

Hey, I'm going to do this, and I hope you will too. Not because I think a one day pause will be a devastating blow, but because coordinated action takes practice, and if you don't do the small stuff, you will have a harder time gearing up for the big stuff.

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

📬🚨 HUGE NEWS 📬🚨 Trump plans to fire the USPS governing board, merge the Postal Service into the Commerce Department. It would disrupt 55 years of non-political mail service, and threatens to upend trillions of dollars of ecommerce and the 250 year-old US mail system.

submitted 3 days ago • 195 comments

Breaking news: 57 percent of Americans say President Donald Trump has exceeded his authority since taking office for his second term, according to a new Washington Post-Ipsos poll.

submitted 4 days ago • 222 comments

More than 10,000 federal employees who had yet to complete their probationary periods have been fired by the Trump administration, including those who work to protect American agriculture.

submitted 4 days ago • 102 comments

Public comment is now open for passport gender marker changes. You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment. My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc. www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...

submitted 4 days ago • 134 comments

“After we’ve discriminated against, deported, or disparaged all the immigrants, the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women, and minorities. Once we’ve ostracized our neighbors and betrayed our friends… what comes next?” - Gov. JB Pritzker

submitted 4 days ago • 475 comments

The fired staffers were tasked with making sure medications given to animals work well and are safe.

submitted 4 days ago • 54 comments

Last night, Trump signed a new EO basically declaring himself king, using the Unitary Executive Theory—aka “POTUS can do whatever the fuck POTUS wants” doctrine. I didn't know much about it, but here's what I've learned so far. It’s the legal theory behind every wannabe dictator’s wet dream. 🧵

submitted 5 days ago • 31 comments

Wrecking every safety net we have.

submitted 5 days ago • 20 comments

New cosplay! Fourth Wing was a surprise love for me, and as soon as I read it I wanted to be Violet. I recorded a bunch yesterday, so be ready for way more! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Y4PVdG/ #cosplay #bookcosplay #cosplaytransition

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

submitted 6 days ago • 847 comments

I’m not sure the rest of the country fully grasps the panic and anger building in DC, MD, and VA. The entire economy of this area is about to collapse. Paychecks are stopping. Careers are ruined. Taxes are about to plummet. Yet no one seems able to stop this madness.

submitted 6 days ago • 359 comments

I spent most of yesterday working on a cosplay then filming said cosplay. Be prepared for a lot of Violet Sorrengail over the next couple weeks. #cosplay

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner

submitted 7 days ago • 186 comments

Hey friends, just read this helpful article on Reddit. afsa.org/virtual-go-bag

submitted 8 days ago • 9 comments

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

submitted 8 days ago • 410 comments

I was laid off this morning from USFWS as part of the sweeping DOGE cuts to probationary employees across the Dept. of Interior. To say I'm devastated doesn't even scratch the surface-I'm losing my dream job working with pallid sturgeon on the Missouri River. Solidarity with all my fed workers. 💔🐟

submitted 9 days ago • 100 comments

I would join the #boycottmusk movement if Starlink weren’t the only reasonable option for internet where I live. I will join it in every other way. This is true for so many things, BTW. In rural communities alternative options are limited for a lot of things.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

🦬 Hearing reports that the U.S. Forest Service is verbally delegating authority to fire probationary employees. Employees in other agencies received a termination letter outside their chain of command. DOI is up next. We have yet to see how our termination notices will arrive, but...

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: I’ll say this again: download all your SF-50s, performance evals, and your eOPF. Now. Print hard copies. And make sure you file an informal grievance with your supervisor within 15 days of any adverse action. Here is a template: www.muellershewrote.com/p/informal-g...

submitted 10 days ago • 326 comments

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

submitted 11 days ago • 91 comments

Richest nations ‘exporting extinction’ with demand for beef, palm oil and timber

submitted 10 days ago • 10 comments

The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.

submitted 10 days ago • 1052 comments

Do you remember that time Pence tried to see Hamilton and the cast called him out. Or when McConnell was chased out of a resraurant and not allowed a peaceful meal. Or when Cruz abandoned Texas during the deep freeze and we shamed him into going home. That. Do that.

submitted 10 days ago • 510 comments

The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

submitted 10 days ago • 16 comments

Since RFK Jr just got confirmed today, I am taking this chance to share this wonderful @sciam.bsky.social piece on The Staggering Success of Vaccines www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...

submitted 10 days ago • 10 comments

Nope, it’s inflation and avian influenza. This smacks of avocado toast and lack of homeownership.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

A new study shows that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians.

submitted 10 days ago • 27 comments

It’s very interesting to me that he wants to absorb one bordering country and build a giant wall against the other. And by interesting I mean not surprising, and definitely racist.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

“If a married woman hasn’t paid $130 to update her passport —assuming she has one, which only about half of Americans do— she may not be able to vote in the next election if the SAVE Act becomes law,” @wendyweiser.bsky.social tells Glamour

submitted 11 days ago • 81 comments

⚠️ Pet owners, be aware. ⚠️ Cats and dogs can contract bird flu. Cats are more likely to experience severe illness or death. #BirdFlu #VetCare #Cats #Dogs #PetHealth

submitted 12 days ago • 15 comments

Where is bird flu coming from? Bird flu virus is circulating in wild birds and has spilled over into dairy cattle (16 states) and poultry (51 jurisdictions). 65 of 68 human infections have come from animal exposure, for 3 of 68 the source is unknown. www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/sit...

submitted 12 days ago • 6 comments

Awesome! Now can you work on disbarring JD Vance, Jim Jordan, Mike Johnson….and any other lawyer who supports this nonsense Vance and Project 2025 espouses. Their degrees should be rescinded too.

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

It has been 194 days since @sagaftra.org actors started striking video games. In that time, we have signed over 150 games to Interim agreements, proving that our demands are more than reasonable. But the bargaining partners still refuse to give us anything more than lip service. (cont'd)

submitted 19 days ago • 12 comments

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

submitted 13 days ago • 58 comments

“We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party or your views, change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less.”

submitted 13 days ago • 53 comments

funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread

submitted 14 days ago • 256 comments

I really really need you guys to make a conscious rejection of generative AI tools part of your ongoing political resistance. Don't use ChatGPT. Turn off Gemini. Don't read the AI results forced upon you at the top of Google search. Don't use AI art generators or support anyone who does. Please.

submitted 19 days ago • 180 comments

This cannot be posted enough!

submitted 16 days ago • 48 comments

✅ DEI Action of the Day™ Join Costco $65 a year Yesterday, 19 Republican attorneys sent a letter to Costco: "Within 30 days, please either notify us that Costco has repealed its DEI policies or explain why Costco has failed to do so." Join Costco here: www.costco.com/join-costco....

submitted 26 days ago • 284 comments

SHARE THE NEWS There will be an economic blackout Feb 28 nationwide. This means don't buy ANYTHING unless it's from a small business. Do not use Target, Walmart, or Amazon. Get the word out! We want THEM to see that WE have the power. We will start with 1 day, then 3, then specific companies.

submitted 15 days ago • 59 comments

I want a rpg like Dragon Age except it’s Bridgerton and you have to find a suitable partner before the end of the game through stealth and dates but you have to let me have a fully customized pc, a pc home, and a pc wardrobe. Oh and collection system like Skyrim. Oh and you also fight crime.

submitted 15 days ago • 52 comments

I keep thinking about that ex-staffer that was like “no you don’t understand, 30 calls is a lot” — then for self-motivation I pretend I’m gonna be the 30th person calling and the office being like “oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck we gotta move”

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments