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Federal Worker Spent Entire Week Golfing

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A group of frustrated Yosemite National Park staffers hoping to draw attention to the federal government’s sweeping workforce cuts hung an upside-down American flag Saturday thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.

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Dawn, Rosamol, 2018. Another oldie. Happy memories.

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🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 Meanwhile in France…

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This week's comic: Automation nation

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“To The Stars” Yosemite National Park, California I don’t do a lot of night sky landscapes but this was one of my favorites. One of my dear friends got a print of this before she passed away. She said it was her favorite. #bluesky #landscape #photography #nightsky #stars

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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.

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Dogs, sometimes they're just so damn cool.

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World Wonders What Trump Has On United States That’s Forcing Nation To Keep Him In Power theonion.com/world-w...

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👀 🔥

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Weekends are meant for playing 😂

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Sharing more townhall videos today because they’re giving me hope. THIS is good trouble! Who is this man? I want to shake his hand and buy him a drink.

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Shoutout to Governor Janet Mills! This is the kind of courage we need.

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“Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company?” -Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960), US author, anthropologist, filmmaker #WomensArt

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I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath. I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.

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"Piece Plan"

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Happy Friday everyone! Here's a coyote out for a walk on a cold winter's day. This shot was actually taken from the opposite side of a freeway as the coyote wandered along the edge of a nearby Provincial Park. #wildlife #coyote

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This is how it’s done.

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“Kindness is seen as a weakness, but it's a strength, both in its ability to care for other and in its recognition of the ways we're all connected. I wish you the fortress in comfort, the kinship in kindness, and the courage in encouragement, in both what you give and what you receive.”

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Here are some faint northern lights. They have cool colours, though. It was -30 outside when I took this shot. Have a good weekend, everybody! #northernlights #nature #canada #aurora #boreal

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Time for a little video - waves endlessly crashing against basalt columns cliffs at Arnarstapi - hours of fun :) (Hope the resolution isn't ruined, and may need a click!) #Iceland #iPhone15Pro

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Donald Trump has reportedly spent an estimated $10.7 million worth of taxpayer money to play golf since his inauguration. This is happening as Head Start programs have struggled to access previously approved federal funding due to the Trump admin's illegal impoundment. Hello?

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If someone you know is detained: immigrantjustice.org/know-your-ri...

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“You’re gonna make a few mistakes when you’re up all night tripping on ketamine,” the 16-year-old deputy head of DOGE said.

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A pomegranate bonsai from the Huntington, one of the larger trees in their collection. #Bonsai

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I'm a huge fan of Dolly Parton. We're the same age and same height, but she can sing better. We also share the same values, including that every child should have the chance to dream big and succeed. Indiana Republicans should reverse these cuts. www.huffpost.com/entry/indian...

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Appearing today in The Week:

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Here's one of the warnings I gave in an article before the US election. It's devastating to see it all happening. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The cutest Love story between a Staffy and a Magpie ❤️

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Thursday’s front page of the British Daily Star. Putin’s Poodle

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🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸

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Photographer Varun Aditya captured this stunning clip of a pride of lions without using a flash. The photographer spent three nights in a hiding place, waiting for the perfect moment.

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📢 “He’s trying to steal Medicaid to enrich himself. He’s gutting NASA to line his pockets with SpaceX. He’s looting everything good in America for private profit.” - @aoc.bsky.social at today’s #SaveOurServices NYC rally. The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com

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‘It’s definitely not moving’: another bear makes evacuated LA home its own

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“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”

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The Lyin’ King. 👑

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Works as advertised

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This 1940 map was created by a radical utopian movement that wanted to expand America to include Greenland, Canada, Mexico, and the Panama canal. They wanted efficiency-minded engineers to run everything. Sound familiar? From Cornell University Library: digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:3...

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Just when you think Donald Trump cannot sink lower or be more shameful, today he's blaming Ukraine for the war and calling Zelinsky a dictator, when he knows perfectly well that Putin's constant re-elections are put-up jobs.

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What the corporate media aren’t telling you.

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‘Just bring it back to the show’: Robert De Niro is playing a US president in Zero Day, but Netflix don’t want any Trump questions

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The Writer Stuff Podcast is back with Elizabeth Kracht—agent, editor, and author of THE AUTHOR'S CHECKLIST. This book is incredibly helpful and simple to follow. Learn more from Elizabeth about what she's looking for and how the system works. thewritersdossier.com

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I literally think about this interaction every day since Jan 20, 2025.

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Dreaming of a world where every wolf is valued + appreciated 🥰

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President Trump is firing American workers who monitor bird flu outbreaks, safeguard nuclear facilities, and now those who promote American history in Dorchester – all to help pay for tax breaks for billionaires and giant corporations.

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Brooks Falls ‘Alice’ and ‘Bucky’. #katmai #nationalpark #brooksfalls #wildlife #nature #photography #travel #wildlife #landscape #outdoors #art #birds

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Make sure the human is following our group, we must keep it alive and safe

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