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This article might dampen your weekend mood, but it's a must read. The situation in the US government is already dire, but trying to comprehend what comes next is even more unsettling.

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The warring desires to take a hot shower for muscle aches or a cold one to preserve my dye job.

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I love logging into work, learning i have a sudden report due AND i have to scramble to prep for a work trip with a take off at 730am Monday. I need a break and it's not coming for at least a week 😭

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Yay!! A federal judge in California sided with a coalition of unions, temporarily barring the Office of Personnel Management from ordering federal agencies to terminate probationary workers, stating that the firings were ‘illegal, should be stopped, and rescinded.’

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This is evil. Pure evil.

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As someone who was part of the second #AltGov wave by way of @roguenasa.bsky.social and @brooklynmarie.bsky.social in the before times and came back for this shitshow, nice to see it acknowledged in real time although I’d have preferred to toil away in obscurity.

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#BookSky For this week's bonus post, I wrote about the Indexing series by @seananmcguire.bsky.social and the Fractured Fable series by @alixeharrow.bsky.social. Happy National Tell A Fairy Tale Day! Check them out for amazing adventures and LGBT representation! open.substack.com/pub/flutteri...

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"It is no exaggeration to say this will kill people—mainly people who are elderly, disabled and/or poor. Society’s most vulnerable sit in the crosshairs of our nation’s wealthiest people who have absolutely everything, but somehow always want more."

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Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.

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Submit to Ashley Moon’s “Anchor”-themed Flash 405 writing contest by 3/5! We accept 405 words of fiction or nonfiction, 4 pages of stage & screen, 5 lines of poetry, & experimental work. Multiple submissions are encouraged. Winners receive cash prizes & publication: tinyurl.com/FlashAnchor.

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A fun book on the women Jane Austen read, what they wrote & 1 woman's arguement for why we should read them today. If you loved Devoney Looser’s SISTER NOVELISTS and Ramie Targoff’s SHAKESPEARE’S SISTERS, you’ll love JANE AUSTEN’S BOOKSHELF! bit.ly/boohshelf #amreading #bookreview

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Trump officials are trying to sneak around federal judges’ orders. They could be held in civil contempt of court, which can include jail time and can’t be undone with a presidential pardon, according to @sbagen.bsky.social . My latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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New newsletter! Slow but steady progress and my interests are showing open.substack.com/pub/gwentoli...

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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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One of these men got his job as chairman of the joint chiefs based entirely on the color of his skin. It's not the one on the left.

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It's an editing day! I really want to publish this collection.

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An important detail that I think gets lost in the madness: Federal workers are categorized as "probationary" when they get promoted. So experts who've worked in government for 10, 20, 30 years are getting indiscriminately cut in the DOGE purge because they got promoted, not because they're new.

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for those of you in the kindle ecosystem and upset about the USB disabling thing, this little script worked perfectly for downloading a copy of all my ebooks in AZW3 format for, uhh, use with whatever tools you might want to use later on: gist.github.com/danmactough/...

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Reading is resistance. Check out this collection of LGBTQ books and dive into something new. books.bookfunnel.com/QueerRomance... #lgbtqromance #amreading

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This agency is the place that stops hackers from shutting down the power grid

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Listen I know shit sucks but PLEASE find the things that make you happy and keep doing them. It is not frivolous. It is how you survive.

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Most of the people quoted here are Republicans afraid of death threats from their own party leader. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

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Nothing is as depressing as my mom telling me she's glad I've found something to be excited about because it's been awhile. I hadn't thought life had been that rough but am now evaluating the past two years. Jeez. The horrors of being known, I guess.

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One from Dartmoor back in the Summer.

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SCOOP: The director of data science and engineering for the United States Digital Service—which Elon Musk rebranded as the US DOGE Service—has resigned from her position. “I do not believe that DOGE can continue to deliver the work of USDS, based on their actions so far,” she said.

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With your help, Q became the first openly trans musher in Iditarod history. This year, he's ready to complete the journey. Thank you so much to everyone who's supported the team in different ways! If you're moved to contribute, we are doing some final fundraising for expenses ❤️ #uglydogs

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It's Aro Awareness Week! Which means it's time for recommendations of aro books! 🧵

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New story on my substack! When they're tired of you, your parents can call the Hansel House. open.substack.com/pub/gwentoli...

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As it's Aro Week, I had to give you some of my fave aro books 💚🤍🖤 All of these made me feel so seen in my aro identity 💚🤍🖤 I could definitely do more if you guys want part 2 👀 Full list in the alt text ✌️ #booksky #queerbooksky #aromantic #aroweek

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Yesterday kicked off Aromantic Awareness Week! Here are some reads to get you started. (1/2)

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FEMA firings are set to increase tonight, even after Trump approved FEMA funding for Kentucky. He calls FEMA worthless but then utilizes it?

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I have already been on this plane longer than flight time and we haven't taken off 😭

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Sitting in the airport and a bunch of peeps in Mizzou gear jogged past. Hope the team makes their flight

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A federal judge, Amir H. Ali, ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze foreign aid spending halted in Trump’s first week, ruling that the freeze was based on dubious logic and likely causing irreparable harm to aid groups facing financial shortfalls and potential shutdowns.

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Books to read in February! Because we all know how important DEI initiatives are.

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They removed the T then the Q. It's only a matter of time before they delete the rest of the letters. I want to scream.

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The Chariho Republicans have been up to shenanigans with the school committee for years. Now that they have a majority, they are gearing up to show Rhode Island why we need the Freedom to Read Act.

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Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it. Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on. Making this my pinned post.

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So I've been working on something.... short story retellings based on Grimm fairy tales! Ko-Fi subscribers get first access, but then I'll share them on my substack. First one is almost ready, so stay tuned!

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