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@unftr.com the local grocery store has put locks on the super cheap medications like aspirin.

We should be writing Project 2029—defining the society we want, clearly and publicly. Let’s start today.

"Residents say they are distraught after being surrounded by hate and suspicious of police officers whom county officials criticized for not cracking down on the neo-Nazi march." wapo.st/3XgHiaQ

The wealthy commit fraud WAY MORE than the rest of us do. They also serve WAY LESS time in prison.

RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore

Just got fired from being a freshman football coach, if you want to know what MAGA does to communities. They don’t care about what helps people, because the school is certainly not going to find an ex-NFL player willing to coach there at that level, they only care about trying to hurt people.

All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.

Jeff Bezos Sends Note To Whole Foods Staff Forbidding Criticism Of Grapes

Last Tuesday, I was set to give a talk on 'climate change in the Northeast' at a retirement home but had to cancel due to hourly job threats. After nearly two weeks of overwhelming uncertainty, today it happened. I was fired from my dream of working at NOAA. I'm so sorry to everyone also affected.

Maybe instead of purging the Social Security workers who make sure seniors get their checks on time, we should be expanding benefits to make life a little easier for your parents and grandparents.

BREAKING: A federal judge in California has ordered OPM to rescind memos calling for the mass termination of probationary employees, saying the agency overstepped its legal authority and must inform other agencies it lacked the authority to issue such a directive.

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federal agencies to terminate probationary workers, stating that the firings were ‘illegal, should be stopped, and rescinded.’

HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE PULLING THE VOTE ON THE BUDGET RESOLUTION. THEY DON'T HAVE THE VOTES!

From Twitter: @rcbregman

Apparently it’s now legal for Republican Members of Congress to assault women in Washington DC.

Just bums me out when I get an update from someone I admire saying, "Great news! I'm going to Substack!" I mean, why. I get that some people joined a few years ago and are now trapped. But why join Substack now when there are way better alternatives?

“Sustainability is about performance and function, but equally, it’s about beauty and getting people to get excited about it, so they want to participate. The grand goal is to inspire widespread adoption of solar for societal impact.” news.cornell.edu/sto...

"all serving members are trained to understand that America stands for more than naked self-interest. Above all, it stands up for the Constitution and the rule of law, including the laws of armed conflict and those that restrict the use of the military against American citizens."

We made a comic about a dog.

Morning, exercise done! Time for podcasts, Coffee, Chores, Studying.

kirsten gillibrand on WNYC right now being the perfect distillation of how Dems cannot just take the win on congestion pricing. a bold move that's already working great? yeah well sure but what if firefighters have to bring forever chemicals on the train & everyone gets cancer, did you think of that

Crowd keeps growing outside Treasury as Members who were DENIED entry speak

Our United Airlines pilot made sure to emphasize *Mexico* when he said we'd be flying over the Gulf of *Mexico* today. It's the little things. Microdose hope.

i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people

Thank you everyone for your support over the last 24 hours. My YouTube channel has been restored, so you can continue to listen to my annoying voice and watch me move my hands too much. And Cindy will continue to look cute as a distraction.

@drsusanoliver.bsky.social thank you for SCIENCE!

@therealtruther.bsky.social hello on bluesky! We've talked on Spaces in the past.

@jsm2334.bsky.social hello fellow epistemologist!

Community is the antidote to despair. Happy to host! 🌹

overcast.fm/+AALcDBMsOr4... Red dye number three shown to be safe in humans Still banned.

This will cost a LOT of lives, and not just in the United States. And I actualy think they know that. #WHO

@unftr.com Bread tube was a reference to Bread and Roses: m.youtube.com/watch?v=YsvG... Life and dignity. I feel like I have been too aware of the culture and not enough of the governance, your excellent podcast helps.

I just saw a post on Facebook start with ‘Convicted Rapist Mark Zuckerberg….’ Let’s see how long this no fact checking lasts.

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overcast.fm/+AALP8srYRs8 Comparing the student perspectives around the Vietnam war and the current US wars, racism of the 1960's and today.

Seattle weather unusual?