Koralee Putnam
@koralee65.bsky.social
Mom of 3, introvert, swimmer, kayaker, biker, runner, steampunk fantasy costume creator.
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Appreciating the beauty that is.
March 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Appreciating the beauty that is.
In the history of the universe!
Revolutionary!
Revolutionary!
Judge Alsup: “The Office of Personnel Management does not have any authority whatsoever under any statute in the history of the universe to hire and fire employees at another agency. They can hire and fire their own employees.”
February 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In the history of the universe!
Revolutionary!
Revolutionary!
I'm not sure it will be noticed, but I'm.
Voted for Trump, now have buyer’s remorse? The Trump philosophy seems to be his version of FAFO. Don’t buy anything on the 28th unless you absolutely have to.
#Resist
#Resist
February 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I'm not sure it will be noticed, but I'm.
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A very solid speech. If we hadn't voted in opposite world, his fellow senators would honor their oaths and stop abdicating power to the courts they've demolished. Shame.
Just watched Sen King's speech on the Senate floor - thank you for that! Every American should hear this.
#CourageIsContagious
youtu.be/g2ptQFOi9Pg
#CourageIsContagious
youtu.be/g2ptQFOi9Pg
“Thoughtless and Dangerous” King says on Senate Floor in Response to Trump Administration Firings
YouTube video by Senator Angus S. King, Jr.
youtu.be
February 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
A very solid speech. If we hadn't voted in opposite world, his fellow senators would honor their oaths and stop abdicating power to the courts they've demolished. Shame.
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Now, the USPS is preparing to push back as Trump moves to dissolve its leadership and bring the independent agency under his administration’s control. America, this cannot be allowed—protecting the USPS is essential.
Please share this and call Congress.
Please share this and call Congress.
February 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Now, the USPS is preparing to push back as Trump moves to dissolve its leadership and bring the independent agency under his administration’s control. America, this cannot be allowed—protecting the USPS is essential.
Please share this and call Congress.
Please share this and call Congress.
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Washington's state school superintendent has told districts the Trump administration's directive to end “race-based” practices does "not hold the power of law."
WA superintendent tells schools to resist Trump order to end DEI efforts
Washington's state school superintendent has told districts the Trump administration's directive to end “race-based” practices does "not hold the power of law."
www.seattletimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Washington's state school superintendent has told districts the Trump administration's directive to end “race-based” practices does "not hold the power of law."
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KLUWE: “MAGA is profoundly corrupt, unmistakably anti-democracy, and, most importantly, MAGA is explicitly a Nazi movement. You may have replaced a swastika with a red hat, but that is what it is."
@usatoday.com
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@usatoday.com
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
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February 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
KLUWE: “MAGA is profoundly corrupt, unmistakably anti-democracy, and, most importantly, MAGA is explicitly a Nazi movement. You may have replaced a swastika with a red hat, but that is what it is."
@usatoday.com
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
@usatoday.com
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Good article.
Are we on the brink of a constitutional crisis? “We’re at the Rubicon,” Anthony Romero, the executive director of the A.C.L.U., told David Remnick. “Whether we’ve crossed it is yet to be determined.”
We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country”
Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts.
www.newyorker.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Good article.
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The SAVE Act would make it significantly harder for married women, as well as many other members of the population, to exercise their right to vote as Americans.
Married women could be stopped from voting under SAVE Act
www.newsweek.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The SAVE Act would make it significantly harder for married women, as well as many other members of the population, to exercise their right to vote as Americans.
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SCOOP: A US Treasury threat intelligence analysis has designated DOGE staff an ‘insider threat'. An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’
An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
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February 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
SCOOP: A US Treasury threat intelligence analysis has designated DOGE staff an ‘insider threat'. An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
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"The Democratic Party needs to stop acting like it’s competing against a normal political party that plays by the rules, and it needs a bold vision for how to raise living standards, quality of life and security for all Americans.”
Nancy Pelosi Gets a Surprising New Primary Challenger
Saikat Chakrabarti, AOC's former chief of staff, thinks the Democrats need a bolder vision.
newrepublic.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"The Democratic Party needs to stop acting like it’s competing against a normal political party that plays by the rules, and it needs a bold vision for how to raise living standards, quality of life and security for all Americans.”
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Many of the city's most acclaimed chefs are joining Seattle Stands With Immigrants, a weekend fundraiser to benefit the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.
Top Seattle restaurants team up for immigrants’ rights fundraiser
Many of the city's most acclaimed chefs are joining Seattle Stands With Immigrants, a weekend fundraiser to benefit the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.
www.seattletimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Many of the city's most acclaimed chefs are joining Seattle Stands With Immigrants, a weekend fundraiser to benefit the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.
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Trump has given Elon Musk access to our government's highly-sensitive central payment system—and he's vowing to use it to cut off funding people are counting on. What will Musk target next? Cancer research? Food banks? Housing assistance? Veterans' benefits?
This is not ok.
This is not ok.
February 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Trump has given Elon Musk access to our government's highly-sensitive central payment system—and he's vowing to use it to cut off funding people are counting on. What will Musk target next? Cancer research? Food banks? Housing assistance? Veterans' benefits?
This is not ok.
This is not ok.
Kudos to Costco.
A former executive at the bulk store told Fox News that the company has always strived to hire a diverse workforce that represents America.
Former Costco executive hits back at DEI criticism: "Who we are"
www.newsweek.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Kudos to Costco.
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Granting Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency access to the Treasury’s payment systems is “as dangerous as it gets,” critics have warned.
Why Musk's access to the Treasury payment system is so dangerous
Critics sound the alarm after Musk and DOGE allies ‘given access’ to internal Treasury payment system
www.independent.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Granting Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency access to the Treasury’s payment systems is “as dangerous as it gets,” critics have warned.
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All of your most sensitive data and our country’s checkbook are in the hands of an unelected billionaire.
This is the most corrupt administration in history and it’s putting our economy & government in serious jeopardy.
It’s time to speak out and fight back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
This is the most corrupt administration in history and it’s putting our economy & government in serious jeopardy.
It’s time to speak out and fight back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
All of your most sensitive data and our country’s checkbook are in the hands of an unelected billionaire.
This is the most corrupt administration in history and it’s putting our economy & government in serious jeopardy.
It’s time to speak out and fight back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
This is the most corrupt administration in history and it’s putting our economy & government in serious jeopardy.
It’s time to speak out and fight back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
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Happy Black History Month!
February 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Happy Black History Month!
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The federal government is not Twitter and when Trump and Musk break government it has consequences—lives are on the line.
Food safety inspection. Air traffic control. Social Security checks. Nuclear Security. Drug approvals. Wildfire management.
The list goes on.
Food safety inspection. Air traffic control. Social Security checks. Nuclear Security. Drug approvals. Wildfire management.
The list goes on.
February 2, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The federal government is not Twitter and when Trump and Musk break government it has consequences—lives are on the line.
Food safety inspection. Air traffic control. Social Security checks. Nuclear Security. Drug approvals. Wildfire management.
The list goes on.
Food safety inspection. Air traffic control. Social Security checks. Nuclear Security. Drug approvals. Wildfire management.
The list goes on.
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It is absolutely unacceptable for the Trump administration to purge the CDC of important scientific data that matters to millions of people. I refuse to let ideologues stomp out evidence-based objective research—we all need to speak out. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
CDC Data Are Disappearing
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
www.theatlantic.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
It is absolutely unacceptable for the Trump administration to purge the CDC of important scientific data that matters to millions of people. I refuse to let ideologues stomp out evidence-based objective research—we all need to speak out. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:
I go to @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social for historical perspective and contemporary context about the dystopia we're experiencing. Snyder's post today has both, plus real actionable guidance. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:
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Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
February 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
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For everyone who voted for Trump because “he’s not a politician”…
I hope your next colonoscopy is done by a plumber.
I hope your next colonoscopy is done by a plumber.
February 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
For everyone who voted for Trump because “he’s not a politician”…
I hope your next colonoscopy is done by a plumber.
I hope your next colonoscopy is done by a plumber.