Tara
@deriver.bsky.social
I work in higher ed and college access. Also:
* Hiking & wilderness
* Nature & natural history
* Writing & futurism
* Gardening & sewing
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Maine
[Dériver: to divert; to drift, wander; to derive]
* Hiking & wilderness
* Nature & natural history
* Writing & futurism
* Gardening & sewing
🌲
Maine
[Dériver: to divert; to drift, wander; to derive]
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Really feels like I'm watching SNL right now
March 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Really feels like I'm watching SNL right now
Get your passport.
The rumors are true: The proposed SAVE Act, now considered a priority for Republicans in the House, will make it harder, if not practically impossible, for millions of women to vote.
The Christian Nationalist Plot to Disenfranchise Women Voters
The SAVE Act, which purports to fend off the phantasmal threat of voter fraud, would throw millions of women off the voting rolls.
newrepublic.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Get your passport.
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THIRTY percent of federal workers are veterans… compared to five percent in the rest of the workforce.
When the Trump-Musk administration does their indiscriminate firings, veterans disproportionately pay the price.
When the Trump-Musk administration does their indiscriminate firings, veterans disproportionately pay the price.
February 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
THIRTY percent of federal workers are veterans… compared to five percent in the rest of the workforce.
When the Trump-Musk administration does their indiscriminate firings, veterans disproportionately pay the price.
When the Trump-Musk administration does their indiscriminate firings, veterans disproportionately pay the price.
Positive news for Mainers
BREAKING: Federal judge temporarily blocks NIH indirect costs rate cap issued Friday as applied to states that sued over the act this morning.
Judge Angel Kelley, a Biden appointee, ordered further briefing as well, and set a hearing on Feb 21 in the case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Angel Kelley, a Biden appointee, ordered further briefing as well, and set a hearing on Feb 21 in the case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF STATES’ EX PARTE
EMERGENCY MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
ANGEL KELLEY, D.J.
Plaintiff States’ Ex Parte Emergency Motion For Temporary Restraining Order [Dkt. 4]
is GRANTED. Defendants and their officers, employees, servants, agents, appointees, and
successors are hereby enjoined from taking any steps to implement, apply, or enforce the Rate
Change Notice (NOT-OD-25- 068) within Plaintiff States until further order is issued by this
Court. Counsel for Defendants shall file a status report with the Court within 24 hours of the
entry of this Order, and at biweekly intervals thereafter, confirming the regular disbursement and
obligation of federal financial assistance funds and reporting all steps that NIH, HHS and their
officers, employees, servants, agents, appointees, and successors have taken to comply with the
Court’s temporary restraining order.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreihvi3vmbg3ktgcxnic4m27q4outa3mtxm6v37rgstm45wvuk565pu@jpeg)
February 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Positive news for Mainers
If you can today, try to find a bit of nature, and remind yourself that you are part of it.
February 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If you can today, try to find a bit of nature, and remind yourself that you are part of it.
“I’ve learned to let the beauty of the world and the bravery of other people pull me up and out of the despair.” - Kate DiCamillo
It’s only been three weeks, but already I am exhausted by my own fury. I emailed Kate DiCamillo and asked for help. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/o...
Opinion | Tenderness as an Act of Resistance (Gift Article)
They are trying to overwhelm us and force us to look away. But we must not.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“I’ve learned to let the beauty of the world and the bravery of other people pull me up and out of the despair.” - Kate DiCamillo
World-weary? The woods are always here for you 🩵
December 21, 2024 at 10:49 PM
World-weary? The woods are always here for you 🩵
Wind-carved archipelagos
December 6, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Wind-carved archipelagos
Seeking gardeners in bear country to share advice about securing my garden with electric fencing around the perimeter. Any specific tips? I’m growing a range of produce, including berries. 🐻
November 27, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Seeking gardeners in bear country to share advice about securing my garden with electric fencing around the perimeter. Any specific tips? I’m growing a range of produce, including berries. 🐻
I love Stick Season because it shows me the architecture of the forest.
November 24, 2024 at 11:56 PM
I love Stick Season because it shows me the architecture of the forest.