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Artist, sorta-homesteader, working on climate adaptation and mitigation on a personal level, re-wilding, druid, Middle Earth Elwynne R of W, Bergental
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Elon just sent us all an email demanding a 5-bullet progress report by EOD Monday. FEDS please hold for Altgov guidance. Meanwhile, help us draft our report: 1. Held convos without pronouns 2. Practiced Roman salute 3. Checked genitals in bathroom 4. Burned all books 5. Threw out all spoons

Sound plan

I’ve been a fan of Buy Nothing Day (#blackfriday) for years so this economic boycott is something I can get behind and do. I also ditched amazon and bezosville years ago so I’m glad to see others get on that bandwagon. #shopsmall

Our parks are in chaos. We’ve seen firsthand how Trump’s hiring freeze, the rescinding of hundreds of job offers, and the layoff of 5% of NPS staff have left us overwhelmed and short-handed.

The 50501 Movement has planned protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol on Presidents’ Day at noon. While mainstream media isn’t covering it, many YouTubers have stepped up to provide coverage.

Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.

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.

New guidance has been shared with coalition members. If you’re outside the coalition, please download anything you might need. Terminations will escalate this coming week.

Musk’s staffers are accessing the heavily guarded Internal Revenue Service (IRS) system, which contains detailed financial information on every taxpayer, business, and nonprofit in the country.

Every member of the House is back on your home turf for congressional recess. We’ve got events scheduled across the nation to get their attention — because fighting back against the Trump-Musk coup is going to take all of us: indivisible.org/muskorus

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumin I'm toying with the idea of growing at least some what's needed for my favorite spice blends, so I looked up Cumin. I had no idea the name's current English pronunciation was so recent, or how it tracked through so many languages. Human languages are such a wild ride

Got 6" of snow from the most recent weather. Seems to have turned to rain now. Best to stay home and not shovel, I think. We have enough ice on the driveway already -- no need to shovel and add more.

Continuing to work on getting in better health and condition, bit by bit. Losing some weight, slowly -- the docs never push it, but I'll be happier when I can more easily get out of my own way. That aside, also happy that I'm stronger than I was a year ago.

Kung fu demo dress rehearsal went well last night. The team practiced on stage & also did a practice walk afterward from the green room to backstage. Tech for lights and music all set now. The team will be performing at Mt. Holyoke's China Night Friday!

E/I

This is important. Pay attention.

Been a busy time, altho' yesterday ended up mostly a rest day. Slept poorly last night but have stuff to do. Need to make at least enough turmeric capsules for tonight, pref. way more than that. Then see what I can do to create plant shelf space downstairs. And kung fu demo dress rehearsal tonight.

Just received this photo from a friend of a warehouse in Kinshasa. These are tuberculosis medications--ALREADY PAID FOR--that aren't being distributed due to the Trump Administration's stop work order. TB treatment is being interrupted in SO many patients around the world. What does that mean? (1/2)

Historic moment!

Remember when Kyle Rittenhouse went briefly anti-Trump, then got transvestigated (lol), then reverted back to Trump support with a public statement? Yeah so that's all fairly Maoist actually

Every company that has a black person holding a job that a white person wants is going to be dragged through a wasteful legal gauntlet because racists can't believe that a black person could ever be the most qualified applicant for a job.

Sweet wishes 🌸 #art

I work in the office carrying out the government purge. Here’s what I want you to know.

The 84-year-old appointee of Ronald Reagan halted Trump's assault on birthright citizenship, condemning it as a lawless outrage.

PART 3

PART 2

PART 1

I often talk about righteous fights. Make no mistake: we are in one. This fight will be long. Trump will continue to distract, divide, and demoralize us. But when things get tough, there is only one option ahead of us: Nevertheless, we must persist. 🧵Part one:

Members of Congress going into the US Agency for International Development!

Bit of closing the barn door after the horse is gone, but it can still help some.

I'm mostly trying to NOT post on what's happening with the new US administration because they love to throw stuff everywhere and cause a panic while they do their dirty work. Letting folks like HCRichardson track all that. However, Musk has taken over OPM. www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

A new method improves the MPPT tracking in 14.58%, minimising energy losses in photovoltaic generators. This is particularly interesting in the actual PV plants during initial and final hours of the day, even with applied backtracking algorithms to minimise shadows 🧪🔌💡 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nothing really new here to me, but I expect a lot of folks haven't seen it all tied together like this before. Maybe we should paint/cover all roofs to be white.

Here's another look at the coming Arctic heat. Over the next 4 days, Arctic polar temperatures could be more than 28°C (50°F) above average.