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Genealogy keeps me sane. Lucky to be working in a genealogy library. Still trying to get past my GGGrandfather after 30 years of searching. Researching Kentucky, Connecticut, Ireland, Germany, Spain and Cuba. Wish I qualified for dual citizenship.
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Wow - if you never knew the scope of the responsibilities of the National Archives ( #NARA ), read this. #archives #genealogy action.everylibrary.org/we_should_al...

submitted 21 hours ago • 2 comments

Let’s make him FAMOUS, shall we?! 👇 You know what to do.

submitted 1 day ago • 211 comments

Following Trump’s new Executive Order re: the S.F. Presidio, here’s a shareable link to an unrolled version of my highly sourced thread about the Tech Bros’ plan to build a “Freedom City” in the Presidio. The MSM has yet to connect these dots, & it’s driving me crazy! skywriter.blue/pages/did:pl...

submitted 1 day ago • 44 comments

Not to change the subject, but I just discovered that McAfee changed my search engine from Google to Yahoo without my permission. I fixed it, but this weekend I'm removing McAfee from my system. (I do have another security system up and running.) Thanks for listening.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Elizabeth Fulhame of #Edinburgh #chemistry #skystorians #🗃️ #📚

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

This is code for cuts to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. This is a war on Medicare.

submitted 3 days ago • 38 comments

I … cannot deal with this one tonight, but y’all should see it. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

submitted 2 days ago • 106 comments

York County, SC/NC… #Genealogy #BlackGenealogy This interview is “Rough stock” as in unedited but every second fascinating. This gentleman’s story of discovering and paying respects in providing the dignity that these enslaved deserve. (1) youtu.be/FK4w9KfIAkw

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Bright passionate people who wanted to dedicate their lives to public service were fired in a mass email over the holiday weekend. This has absolutely nothing to do with efficiency, fraud, waste, or abuse. And your life will be worse because of it.

submitted 4 days ago • 83 comments

When the dismantlists talk about "trimming the fat" or "bloated" whatever relating to the federal government, remind them that there have been about the same number of federal employees since the 1960s. Meanwhile US population has increased by ~70% and GDP has increased 29-fold.

submitted 5 days ago • 14 comments

This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.

submitted 4 days ago • 8248 comments

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

submitted 5 days ago • 2289 comments

Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.

submitted 6 days ago • 988 comments

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submitted 6 days ago • 941 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 7 days ago • 410 comments

How’d I miss this? “It’s Denali,” says @lisamurkowski.bsky.social www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/releas...

submitted 7 days ago • 218 comments

The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans. Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.

submitted 8 days ago • 834 comments

👀 "If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me." -- AUSA Hagan Scotten, SDNY.

submitted 8 days ago • 520 comments

As you know, I've been in communication with hundreds of federal workers & I've noticed a pattern. This is totally anecdotal, but I feel like I need to say something. For at least 5 agencies, the payment systems went offline briefly & were then restored - all around the time DOGE was there. 1/

submitted 9 days ago • 537 comments

I need someone to answer this damn question!

submitted 9 days ago • 1813 comments