MarlaGnarla
@marlagnarla.bsky.social
Bicycle Mechanic, Dog Mom, Aerospace, Coffee, Radios, Typewriter, Fountain Pens, Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars, Geek.
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Not a nebula—just Earth showing off. NASA astronaut Anne McClain snapped this stunning top-down view of lightning from the ISS, lighting up night clouds over Alabama and Georgia. Space turns storms into celestial art.
Image Credit: NASA/Anne McClain
Image Credit: NASA/Anne McClain
May 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Not a nebula—just Earth showing off. NASA astronaut Anne McClain snapped this stunning top-down view of lightning from the ISS, lighting up night clouds over Alabama and Georgia. Space turns storms into celestial art.
Image Credit: NASA/Anne McClain
Image Credit: NASA/Anne McClain
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If you've had one of those days when all you really need is a baby bear trying to catch snowflakes, here's a baby bear trying to catch snowflakes.
April 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
If you've had one of those days when all you really need is a baby bear trying to catch snowflakes, here's a baby bear trying to catch snowflakes.
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It’s the May Day emu dance with emu Taz. Happy May Day.
May 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It’s the May Day emu dance with emu Taz. Happy May Day.
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NEW: Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah.
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
Utah Farmers Signed Up for Federally Funded Therapy. Then the Money Stopped.
Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
www.propublica.org
April 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
NEW: Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah.
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
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Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.
Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104
Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret for decades, even from her family.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.
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Kamala Harris: The courage of Americans who are speaking out to say, it is not ok to violate court orders. Saying it is not ok to detain and disappear American citizens or anyone without due process. The courage of judges to uphold the rule of law in the face of those who would jail them.
May 1, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Kamala Harris: The courage of Americans who are speaking out to say, it is not ok to violate court orders. Saying it is not ok to detain and disappear American citizens or anyone without due process. The courage of judges to uphold the rule of law in the face of those who would jail them.
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Quite literally whitewashing the purpose of the Underground Railroad www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
April 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Quite literally whitewashing the purpose of the Underground Railroad www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Truly terrifying erasure of history.
Points to the meaning & value of the printed (and I do mean printed) word to understand history. Easy to change a web site (even the wayback machine isn't perfect). Impossible to change a book's content once it's printed.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Points to the meaning & value of the printed (and I do mean printed) word to understand history. Easy to change a web site (even the wayback machine isn't perfect). Impossible to change a book's content once it's printed.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
April 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Truly terrifying erasure of history.
Points to the meaning & value of the printed (and I do mean printed) word to understand history. Easy to change a web site (even the wayback machine isn't perfect). Impossible to change a book's content once it's printed.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Points to the meaning & value of the printed (and I do mean printed) word to understand history. Easy to change a web site (even the wayback machine isn't perfect). Impossible to change a book's content once it's printed.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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In a shocking turn of events, many of the people who said they wanted "free speech" actually just wanted to be the ones in charge of which speech is free.
UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
March 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
In a shocking turn of events, many of the people who said they wanted "free speech" actually just wanted to be the ones in charge of which speech is free.
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BREAKING - Trump team met with Ukraine’s top 2 opposition leaders to try to topple Zelenskyy
The plan has FAILED - both opposition leaders have officially said they do NOT support calling an election to replace Zelenskyy while the war is going on
The plan has FAILED - both opposition leaders have officially said they do NOT support calling an election to replace Zelenskyy while the war is going on
March 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
BREAKING - Trump team met with Ukraine’s top 2 opposition leaders to try to topple Zelenskyy
The plan has FAILED - both opposition leaders have officially said they do NOT support calling an election to replace Zelenskyy while the war is going on
The plan has FAILED - both opposition leaders have officially said they do NOT support calling an election to replace Zelenskyy while the war is going on
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four votes for “the president is a king and the framers created a monarchy”
BREAKING: On a 5-4 order, SCOTUS denies DOJ’s motion to vacate Judge Ali’s State/USAID order, but notes that his prior deadline passed, so Ali is going to have to go back to the drawing board and “clarify” what the gov’t needs to do, “with due regard for the feasibility of any compliance timelines.”
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 24A831
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ET AL. U. AIDS VACCINE ADVOCACY COALITION, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION TO VACATE THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(March 5, 2025]
On February 13, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia entered a temporary restraining order enjoining the Government from enforcing directives pausing disbursements of foreign development assistance funds.
The present application does not challenge the Government's obligation to follow that order. On February 25, the District Court ordered the Government to issue payments for a portion of the paused disbursements-those owed for work already completed before the issuance of the District Court's temporary restraining order-by 11:59 p.m. on February 26. Several hours before that deadline, the Government filed this application to vacate the District Court's February 25 order and requested an immediate administrative stay. THE CHIEF JUSTICE entered an administrative stay shortly before the 11:59 p.m. deadline and subsequently referred the application to the Court. The application is denied. Given that the deadline in the challenged order has now passed, and in light of the ongoing preliminary injunction proceedings, the District Court should clarify what obligations the Government must fulfill to ensure compliance with the temporary restraining order, with due regard for the feasibility of any compliance timelines. The order heretofore entered by THE CHIEF JUSTICE is vacated.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiancyolrpahy5eevk7jckhjxanf3xodqpitrzmowz5o6ke7ukg7sq@jpeg)
March 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
four votes for “the president is a king and the framers created a monarchy”
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It would be helpful if more people understood renewable energy is actually an extremely disruptive technology and the reason monied interests are trying to make folks hate it is that they are the ones which will be disrupted.
March 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It would be helpful if more people understood renewable energy is actually an extremely disruptive technology and the reason monied interests are trying to make folks hate it is that they are the ones which will be disrupted.
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Rep. Edwards with the in-person town hall next week.
March 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Rep. Edwards with the in-person town hall next week.
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Cutting Medicaid will kill people.
People like Allie.
She has a bleeding disorder and requires regular blood transfusions.
“Without it, I will die.”
Read her story. Don’t look away. Pass it on.
People like Allie.
She has a bleeding disorder and requires regular blood transfusions.
“Without it, I will die.”
Read her story. Don’t look away. Pass it on.
The Human Costs of Medicaid Cuts
We get your voicemails on The People’s Hotline; We get your emails at shout@thedangerousones.com…and we’re listening.
www.tealandorangereport.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Cutting Medicaid will kill people.
People like Allie.
She has a bleeding disorder and requires regular blood transfusions.
“Without it, I will die.”
Read her story. Don’t look away. Pass it on.
People like Allie.
She has a bleeding disorder and requires regular blood transfusions.
“Without it, I will die.”
Read her story. Don’t look away. Pass it on.
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⚡️BREAKING: Trump halts military aid to Ukraine, media reports.
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a suspension of all military aid to Ukraine, escalating pressure on President Volodymyr Zelensky mere days after a heated exchange in the Oval Office cast doubt on U.S. support for Kyiv.
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a suspension of all military aid to Ukraine, escalating pressure on President Volodymyr Zelensky mere days after a heated exchange in the Oval Office cast doubt on U.S. support for Kyiv.
BREAKING: Trump halts military aid to Ukraine, media reports
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a suspension of all military aid to Ukraine on March 3, escalating pressure on President Volodymyr Zelensky.
kyivindependent.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
⚡️BREAKING: Trump halts military aid to Ukraine, media reports.
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a suspension of all military aid to Ukraine, escalating pressure on President Volodymyr Zelensky mere days after a heated exchange in the Oval Office cast doubt on U.S. support for Kyiv.
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a suspension of all military aid to Ukraine, escalating pressure on President Volodymyr Zelensky mere days after a heated exchange in the Oval Office cast doubt on U.S. support for Kyiv.
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Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.
March 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.
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Mike Lawler: "I've been very clear: I will not cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid."
(Bookmark this one.)
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March 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Mike Lawler: "I've been very clear: I will not cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid."
(Bookmark this one.)
(Bookmark this one.)
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A very big deal. One of three field offices in the FBI. James Dennehy was superb at what he did, a man of character and of the law. Trump wants a yes person in the job. FBI will become his enforcement arm!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/n...
James Dennehy, New York’s Top F.B.I. Agent, Forced Out After Defiant Email
James E. Dennehy had told agents to “dig in” in the face of the Trump administration’s culling of officials who investigated the Jan. 6 attack.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A very big deal. One of three field offices in the FBI. James Dennehy was superb at what he did, a man of character and of the law. Trump wants a yes person in the job. FBI will become his enforcement arm!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/n...
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March 1, 2025
March 1, 2025
John Simpson of the BBC noted recently that “there are years when the world goes through some fundamental, convulsive change.” Seven weeks in, he suggested, 2025 is on track to be one of them: “a time...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:49 AM
March 1, 2025
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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Grovel. The word you're looking for is grovel. When you come before Trump, it's not as an equal, it's as a peasant, a serf, a prole, hat in hand, touching your forelock, and you grovel and kiss his ass and tell him how great he is, or you are guilty of criminal disrespect against the State.
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March 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Grovel. The word you're looking for is grovel. When you come before Trump, it's not as an equal, it's as a peasant, a serf, a prole, hat in hand, touching your forelock, and you grovel and kiss his ass and tell him how great he is, or you are guilty of criminal disrespect against the State.
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Mass firings, shutting down critical services, blowing up our alliances, crashing the markets, encouraging inflation...
These aren't the actions of a political party aspiring to get reelected.
These are the actions of an authoritarian regime that does not intend to honor elections ever again.
These aren't the actions of a political party aspiring to get reelected.
These are the actions of an authoritarian regime that does not intend to honor elections ever again.
March 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Mass firings, shutting down critical services, blowing up our alliances, crashing the markets, encouraging inflation...
These aren't the actions of a political party aspiring to get reelected.
These are the actions of an authoritarian regime that does not intend to honor elections ever again.
These aren't the actions of a political party aspiring to get reelected.
These are the actions of an authoritarian regime that does not intend to honor elections ever again.
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This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
More accurate, fewer words;
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
March 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
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WATCH — @emmavigeland.bsky.social : “Trump is the privatization President. An agenda of authoritarianism and mass privatization.”
March 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
WATCH — @emmavigeland.bsky.social : “Trump is the privatization President. An agenda of authoritarianism and mass privatization.”