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Linda Marks
@lmarks1986.bsky.social
I keep scientists doing science. Crone of Anarchy.
Theatre-lover, LGBTQIA ally, blue liberal, avid reader, supporter of independent bookstores, shoe collector, enjoy vegetarian cooking,
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ICE tear gassed people who were stuck in their vehicles because ICE blocked the intersection.

They were not even protesters. They were just stuck there due to ICE blocking them. As the helpless car passengers watched, ICE, unprovoked, began firing gas canisters upon the cars.
June 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
How bad will it be? Catastrophic.

Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.

But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.

Speak up now before it is too late.

(inflation adjusted $-s below)
June 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
www.msn.com/en-xl/news/o...

Concerned family member? An abusive partner? Someone interested in the Texas bounty on women? Afraid she might be bleeding - but search cameras nationwide for a month? What a chilling display of misused access, along with disregard for women.
MSN
www.msn.com
May 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Another outrage - another 30-year US resident & Green Card holder from Ireland disappeared into detention. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Irish woman living legally in US for decades detained after visiting her father in Ireland
Cliona Ward (54) lives in California but is being held in a large immigration prison in Washington state
www.irishtimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Uh guys? NBC just found out a DHS staffer accidentally added a journalist to an email thread about an ICE raid in Denver. Yeah, a completely separate incident.

THAT staffer is being punished — so why aren’t Hegseth & Waltz???
March 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
How will history describe this period - it is like a bad fever dream one cannot wake from.
IT GETS WORSE

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions.

New via @wsj.com:
Exclusive | Hegseth Brought His Wife to Sensitive Meetings With Foreign Military Officials
The defense secretary’s handling of sensitive information is under fire after he shared details about a strike on Houthi militants in a group chat on a widely used app.
www.wsj.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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We are excited to announce our official partnership with @indivisible.org for the National Day of Action on April 5th!

Stand Up for Science says: HANDS OFF OUR SCIENCE!

#standupforscience
#handsoffourscience

Find and register for an event near you: handsoff2025.com?utm_source=s...
March 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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1) JVL’s Law: Any institution not explicitly anti-Trump will eventually become useful to Trump.

2) Stop viewing political life through the lens of American politics as we have known it, and adopt the viewpoint of dissident movements in autocratic states. www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-thi...
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Illinois governor JB Pritzker tells us to take to the streets and be heard.
April 5 in DC, state capitol and protests nationwide.
March 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Krome Facility in #miami can hold 500 detainees. It's at 4000.

#ICE agents have stolen IDs from legal Green Card holders.

These are not criminals.
They're LEGAL Green Card holders.
1 glass of water per 24-hour period.

3 migrants have died

Federal agents and human rights lawyers denied access.
3 migrants dead at Krome facility in Miami due to lack of water and food. #kromedetentioncenter #urgent #kromefacility #miami #ice #coltonlexus #internalservices
TikTok video by Colton Lexus
www.tiktok.com
March 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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At a packed town hall Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern proposed a general strike to combat the Trump administration's assault on the federal government.
March 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Colorado…
March 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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BREAKING: This is the crowd to see AOC in Greeley, Colorado where GOP Congressman Gabe Evans refuses to hold a town hall.
March 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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BREAKING: 34,000 people have showed up in Denver, Colorado this evening to see Bernie Sanders and AOC fight oligarchy and authoritarianism.
March 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Look at those great Judeo-Chrisrian values showing up! Call it out - it's hate speech, it is a threat.
Leavitt: "We are encouraging illegal immigrants to actively self-deport to maybe save themselves from being in one of these fun videos."
March 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
"The language that is being used has a specific resonance, which, historically, has been used to change regime type. It is important that the rights of human beings were violated. It is important that the rule of law was ignored. It is important that the executive is trying to define reality."
Language used by individuals associated with the federal government who deported people without trial or due process to a concentration camp in El Salvador, defying a court order, has a specific resonance that, historically, has been used to change regime type.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-evil-a...
March 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
And 3 days after expressing disdain for a reporter from Voive of America, Trump issues an Executive Order putting the majority of VoA on indefinite leave.
Trump just shut down Voice of America

(per bsky.app/profile/davi...)
REPORTER: What about the president's plan to expel Palestinians out of Gaza?

TRUMP: Nobody is expelling any Palestinians. Who are you with?

REPORTER: I'm with Voice of America, sir.

TRUMP: Oh, no wonder.
March 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It's Women's History Month. It is an ideal time to learn about women of the US resistance movements.
In continued celebration of International Working Women's Day, we’re honoring the four McMaid workers whose courage sparked a movement in Chicago 40 years ago.

READ NOW
forgeorganizing.org/article/how-...
March 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Among the groups under investigation: Habitat for Humanity. Everytime I think it cannot get more hurtful and absurd, I don't have to look far.
Get loud, do not comply early, resist.
Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups
The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.
newrepublic.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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By popular demand, we are offering an online resistance lab for journalists and media makers about making and distributing media under surveillance. @interruptcrim.bsky.social www.interruptingcriminalization.com/events/all/r...
Resistance Lab: Making and Distributing Media Under Surveillance — Interrupting Criminalization
In this two-hour session, we will think through and skill-share ways of keeping our communities and sources safer when reporting in a context of criminalization and surveillance. (All times in EST.)
www.interruptingcriminalization.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are my senators😡 I left a final voicemessage with Gillibran's office. Can't get through to any Schumer offices. I encourage my other NY citizens to demand some townhall meetings for next week to hear how the Democrats will take action.
March 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
As government offices at all levels reel from changes, start getting your paperwork in place to prove your identity and citizenship. This is especially important for women who have chan g ed their names. www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
www.nhpr.org
March 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM