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judithvw.bsky.social
Retired professor, weaver, gardener, and last but not least a grandmother, aka “Mimi”
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Needed a bit of cheer this day. Rorygirl fit the bill

Senate Republicans have confirmed Trump’s least qualified Cabinet nominees—and given up their role as an independent check on the president. This will encourage Trump, @dgraham.bsky.social writes. And in bowing to him, senators may be defying voters’ preferences.

NO!!!

Gotta love @borowitzreport.bsky.social

JUST IN: The case, brought by the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees, was intended to block the administration's efforts to dismantle USAID.

While Trump has been distracting America with everything else, Elon Musk’s staffers are quietly taking over NOAA and the Department of Labor. They are also using AI to help rewrite a significant portion of the federal government’s computer systems.

The projection of strength obscures the reality of weakness open.substack.com/pub/kristind...

The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here. HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻 archive.org/details/2025...

It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office. Here’s a recap of what’s happening:

Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:

Highly recommend @contrariannews.org for a news source focused on saving democracy. Created and led by seasoned journalists

Happy Birthday, my Amigo! Wishing you a most wonderful day! @papa44.bsky.social

The fact that NIH grant-making has been switched off so haphazardly, for reasons that remain unclear, and despite the scope of troubles it creates, suggests that higher ed will be profoundly vulnerable during the second Trump era, writes @ibogost.bsky.social: theatln.tc/e1Ng2ddw

Today at Kirk Park. Might need to make a tapestry of this photo.

Our snowy backyard with a bit of fun color