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Birder. Boomer. Navy veteran. RN. Ally. Progressive. #Opposition
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This seems like a really bad idea, esp. for someone with no experience in ATF’s guns/arson/bombs based prosecutions or their regulatory mission (on top of the slightly demanding job of being FBI director: Kash Patel to also take over as acting ATF director www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

They learned something from their first term. The only thing that stops a bad guy with a grift is a good guy with principles. So this time they're firing all the good guys with principles.

MUSK LOSES BIG IN GERMANY Germany’s CDU/CSU wins big, while the far-right AfD underperforms in second—despite backing from Elon Musk and JD Vance. AfD is now likely to be completely shut out of the governing coalition.

And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

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I'll tell you what I didn't get done last week. I didn't fire every federal employee and/or agency investigating my companies for unethical and illegal conduct. You?

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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

one thing that's worth pointing out about the current wave of constituent fury at Republican town halls: the reason you're primarily seeing those viral moments in ruby red districts is because every Republican whose district is even remotely competitive is actively hiding from their constituents

open.substack.com/pub/luciantr... "Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), a Senate Armed Services Committee member, posted on X. “We must refocus on lethality.” They don't care about lethality. What they care about is reversing woke with good old fashioned white boy DEI."

open.substack.com/pub/joycevan... "Replacing their leadership with Trump loyalists could have serious implications for how the military reacts in a number of situations, including assisting with mass deportations and policing protests, which they are currently prohibited from doing by the Posse..."

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open.substack.com/pub/marybrau... The BEST explanation of sinusitis and its treatment I've ever read!

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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

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Victoria DeLano is one of thousands of federal probationary employees fired in recent days by the new Department of Government Efficiency team. At the time of her firing, she said she was the only Office of Civil Rights investigator based in Alabama. www.al.com/educationlab...

I don't believe in Hell, but if I did I would die happy knowing there was a special seating section for anyone currently railing against "the sin of empathy," and every one of those seats is made with hot rusty barbs

open.substack.com/pub/roberthu... "As Senate Republicans attempted to pass a budget for 2024-2025, Democrats introduced an amendment to protect Medicaid from cuts. Every Republican voted against the amendment except Senators Susan Collins and Josh Hawley."

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🚨West Virginia introduced a bill in the Senate & aims to make opioid treatment programs ILLEGAL in the state. Senate Bill 204 targets programs that provide on-site administration or dispensing of opioid agonist medications, like methadone, commonly used in treatment.🚨 www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/...

Ringed Galaxies are rare (~1 in 10,000). Before this image was captured, we never had seen a galaxy with more than 3 rings. This recent image of Galaxy LEDA 1313424 (dubbed the 'Bullseye Galaxy') shows 9 or maybe 10 rings. (Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Imad Pasha [Yale], and Pieter van Dokkum [Yale])

Valuing diversity is not a crime Installing white men in every position of power is not a meritocracy

We should all applaud Judge Ho’s appointment of former Bush SG Paul Clement to present a perspective distinct from those of the indicted NYC Mayor Eric Adams and the Trumpservient DOJ prosecutor Emil Bove. Well played! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/n...

Why did Hegseth just fire every top military branch lawyer? What did they refuse to sign off on? A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.

INBOX: Washington Governor Bob Ferguson’s office says that the state Employment Security Department is helping affected federal employees who have been laid off apply for unemployment benefits and seek new work, and is reporting numbers on affected federal workers.

“What part of diversity, equity, and inclusion do you have a problem with?” www.science.org/content/arti...

firing for "too much DEI" is plainly firing a woman and a Black man on the presumption only white men can be qualified. this is disgusting biogtry.

Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white **retired** Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

Laguna Beach is an art colony. We support the arts. Chip Bok is the brilliant award-winning political cartoonist that created this artwork.

This x10000000000 “In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

It has been a long and grueling week. Thank you to everyone who offered kind words of support. If you want to follow everything happening to democracy in court, while also supporting pro-democracy independent media, please sign up for Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...

😃 Major grocery retailers in Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino County still supporting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts: ---Albertson's - owner of Safeway ---Costco ---Grocery Outlet ---Raley's - owner of Raley's, Nob Hill and Bel Air ---Sprouts 1/3