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A new website created by about a dozen federal employees, called “We the Builders,” aims to be a secure outlet for government workers to share stories about how their workplaces are being impacted by DOGE, and a place to explain the real-world impact of its access to government tech systems.

NEW resources on our website: Flyer Template (Canva) • Marching 101 • Know Your Rights • Find a Protest • Host a Protest • Digital Safety • Virtual Actions Head to www.FiftyFifty.one to join the movement! #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne #March4thForDemocracy @polrev.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #20bookchallenge #indiebookstores Day 13

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #20bookchallenge #indiebookstores #trilogy Day 12

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #20bookchallenge #indiebookstores Day 11

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #20bookchallenge #indiebookstores Day 10

Governor Newsom sends letter to State Water Board in support of the Delta Conveyance Project: #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2025/02/19/g...

I’m launching a sci-fi book club!

A FOIA Files SCOOP: Elon Musk’s DOGE Targets #FOIA Requests at Agency Under its Purview DOGE also wants to be notified when there’s any attempt at oversight from Congress, inspectors general, even the Government Accountability Office. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #20bookchallenge #indiebookstores #daveeggers Day 9

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #20bookchallenge #indiebookstores Day 8

#50501movement.bsky.social Benicia, CA

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BENICIA PROTEST: The Benicia Independent calls on everyone to PROTEST in Benicia this Monday, 12 Noon at the Gazebo, First & Military Streets. beniciaindependent.com/protest-on-p...

These three horsemen of the MAGA-tech-bro apocalypse are in the position of penthouse dwellers who think their top floor apartment doesn't rest on all the floors underneath... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/no-one-knows...

I heartily recommend is this substack, from historian @timothysnyder.bsky.social "American foreign policy…is about draining power from the United States and its allies, thereby creating atmospherics in which Donald Trump feels good and Elon Musk converts lost state capacity into personal profit."

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #20bookchallenge #indiebookstores #michaelchabon Day 7

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #20bookchallenge #indiebookstores Day 6

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #20bookchallenge #indiebookstores Day 5:

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #20bookchallenge #indiebookstores Day 4:

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #20bookchallenge #indiebookstore Day 3:

Okay. I’m calling total bullshit on Apple and Google. Both companies have changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. Seriously? Is this some sort of weird joke or retribution for removal of confederate statues? Come on! #googlemaps

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #indiebooks Day 2:

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. @booksky.club @indiebookshops.bsky.social Day 1:

At risk.

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Gave this book to my Dad when it was first published. Now I’m finally reading it. The New Silk Roads is next of course. All history they did not teach in school. #relearnhistory

It’s that time of year. Seeds ordered.

I love this historic #rewilding of the Klamath River, the largest dam removal in US history, in one of the most biodiverse areas in California. Returning stewardship to the Yurok restores tribal food sovereignty and better care for the river, land and wildlife. www.activenorcal.com/yurok-tribe-...