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Left the toxicity of that other place. Childless cat lady interested in Earth science, cycling, hiking, gardening, wine/cider-making
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#science #FedFunding #resist

Gift article from @washingtonpost.com about SSA guy giving access to DOGE, being put on leave/investigation, then getting promoted to lead it and him demoting the person who put him on leave. wapo.st/41qBKwR #corruption

Hmm #DOGE is lying about how much money they saved? Shocking. Gift article: wapo.st/3DcnJcP

Worst. Episode. EVER.

I canceled my @washingtonpost.com subscription when it was clear Bezos was compromised. This is my last week on my old subscription, so I am posting my remaining gift articles. wapo.st/41q9tXf Summary: fired qualified Black joint chiefs commander for "merit" hiring of unqualified white dude

Happy Tax Season! This is your daily reminder that Elon Musk’s Tesla paid $0 in federal income taxes despite raking in $2.3 billion.

These trilobite slippers were just the indulgence i needed #invertebrates #geology #paleontology #earthscience

NEW: A first-of-its-kind analysis by @propublica.org found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% after Texas’ near-total abortion ban went into effect in September 2021. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

Three updates: 1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.

"What can Democrats do?" is the wrong question. Ask, "What would John Lewis do?" www.cnn.com/2016/06/22/p...

A good read on how Dems should respond to the administration @whipkclark.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov @wyden.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @petebuttigieg.bsky.social #resist

Among those Trump and Musk fired at the FAA: - Lawyers who help keep drunk or reckless pilots out of the skies - Air traffic control support staff - Employees who track potential new flying hazards like cranes - Staffers who medically clear pilots to fly www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

It is as though Trump and Musk have been inspired by Bond villains. Musk by Elliot Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies and Trump by Goldfinger. I am half expecting them to say the gold is contaminated and the US will have to use their cryptocurrency

1) One last thing because it drives me insane. The money we “spent” on Ukraine was not just plane loads of cash like these morons think. We paid American workers to make weapons….those weapons replaced older shit we and allies were giving Ukraine. Kind of a win win except for the deficit.

Voyagers 1 & 2 continue their journey through space 47 years later. If you want to check in on them, NASA has you covered in real* time. *V1&2 are over 15B miles away. Data is delayed by a wee bit as a result.

The plaintiffs in the case need to put this in front of the judge, stat

And in case you need healthcare, here is a directory of LGBTQ+ friendly healthcare providers: lgbtqhealthcaredirectory.org Doctors, sign up for the directory so you can be found as a safe space! #MedSky #QueerSky #LGBTQ

Important read 👇 about #DOGE firings of #FedWorkers. While bias was assumed, it is clear in chart form. #resist @altusaid.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social @altcdc.bsky.social @alttaxpro.bsky.social @msbtterswrth.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @whipkclark.bsky.social @markey.senate.gov

Wired: Americans still have free speech guarantees under the government structure Tired: Most news and lots of interpersonal communication happens on social media, where policies and algorithms interfere as part of the business model Inspired: Have face-to-face conversations, even if they are hard

We applaud the example set by @chriswarcraft.bsky.social! 👏👏👏

DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

3rd day in a row on the golf course while Musk runs the country. He didn’t even know yesterday that the head of the Social Security Admin resigned, and didn’t know SpaceX employees were working at the FAA/DOD, and claimed Medicaid wasn’t being cut when it’s being cut massively.

A reminder I will be providing at least once a month for all of the remaining years of my life: Months before the 2024 election, the Department of Justice announced that there were at least six hundred Russian assets inside the United States and that some...were SITTING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

This is not about money this is more attempts to control the narrative (Gift article): wapo.st/3D6fEq3

@npr.org @apnews.com @cnn.com @cbsnews.com @washingtonpost.com @nytimes.com @nbcnews.com #DOGE #musk

@whipkclark.bsky.social @markey.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov @petebuttigieg.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @occupydemocrats.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org

You're tired. I'm tired. We're all fucking tired. We get it. Writing sanguine blog posts about current events is not enough. You are in a position to force change, so grow a gods-damned spine and do something about it for fucks sake.

This is incredibly frustrating and sad.

The federal government just destroyed OSHA’s publications on preventing #WorkplaceViolence in health care, along with 17 other safety resources! This is critical information to keep health care workers and our patients safe. popular.info/p/in-botched...

resist.bot/petitions/PL... Text SIGN PLKUZV to 50409 to let your congress folks know that cuts to TSA and FAA staff is putting our security and lives at risk. #resist #AltGov #AltFam

how are you feeling lately?

Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.