@mcblucher.bsky.social
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If anyone in the US was considering giving up meat, it seems like a good time to give that a go.
"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat."
www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry
The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.
www.seattletimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If anyone in the US was considering giving up meat, it seems like a good time to give that a go.
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when rfk makes america healthy again, the children afflicted by sickle cell will just be sent to the labor camps…err…work farms where they can recover
Nearly half of CDC's developmental disabilities and birth defects center is now off the job
Secy Kennedy's layoffs included entire team working on sickle cell disease
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cut...
Secy Kennedy's layoffs included entire team working on sickle cell disease
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cut...
CDC faces backlash for cutting sickle cell, adult disability programs
Nearly half of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities was laid off.
www.cbsnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
when rfk makes america healthy again, the children afflicted by sickle cell will just be sent to the labor camps…err…work farms where they can recover
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Yes. I have tried to argue over and over that Trump/Vance's large scale destruction of clean energy manufacturing jobs (the manufacturing jobs of the future!) should be relevant to discussions of their stated goal of reinvigorating US manufacturing. No one listens
newrepublic.com/article/1933...
newrepublic.com/article/1933...
April 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Yes. I have tried to argue over and over that Trump/Vance's large scale destruction of clean energy manufacturing jobs (the manufacturing jobs of the future!) should be relevant to discussions of their stated goal of reinvigorating US manufacturing. No one listens
newrepublic.com/article/1933...
newrepublic.com/article/1933...
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So historically speaking, and as a matter of long-term impact, this news story, which will almost certainly come to a head imminently, is considerably more significant than what is happening on Wall Street today, as significant as that undoubtedly is
April 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
So historically speaking, and as a matter of long-term impact, this news story, which will almost certainly come to a head imminently, is considerably more significant than what is happening on Wall Street today, as significant as that undoubtedly is
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My Stop the Presses newsletter lists 20 “rude” questions I’d like the news media to ask.
For example, I’d ask Pete Hegseth if he really stopped drinking.
I’d ask Kristi Noem why she wore a $50K Rolex to a Salvadoran prison photo op.
I’d ask Trump what he liked about his friend Jeffrey Epstein.
For example, I’d ask Pete Hegseth if he really stopped drinking.
I’d ask Kristi Noem why she wore a $50K Rolex to a Salvadoran prison photo op.
I’d ask Trump what he liked about his friend Jeffrey Epstein.
20 ‘rude’ questions the media should ask
Trump and his MAGA henchmen get away with way too much.
www.stopthepresses.news
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My Stop the Presses newsletter lists 20 “rude” questions I’d like the news media to ask.
For example, I’d ask Pete Hegseth if he really stopped drinking.
I’d ask Kristi Noem why she wore a $50K Rolex to a Salvadoran prison photo op.
I’d ask Trump what he liked about his friend Jeffrey Epstein.
For example, I’d ask Pete Hegseth if he really stopped drinking.
I’d ask Kristi Noem why she wore a $50K Rolex to a Salvadoran prison photo op.
I’d ask Trump what he liked about his friend Jeffrey Epstein.
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The message is: crowd large.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
You can stop asking where the mass opposition is. It's everywhere.
People poured out to protest not only what Trump has done—and what they fear he will do next.
www.motherjones.com
April 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The message is: crowd large.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
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"The government took one of these individuals and shipped him to a foreign gulag at the same time that it was granting the other one permission to pillage the government itself. That’s America in 2025."
A Tale of Two Men
Look at MAGA family values, in all its repellent splendor.
www.thebulwark.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
"The government took one of these individuals and shipped him to a foreign gulag at the same time that it was granting the other one permission to pillage the government itself. That’s America in 2025."
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"It’s hard not to think the American thought police have disappeared a promising student into their gulag archipelago for the alleged 'crime' of publishing their political opinion in a college newspaper."
I've been unable to think of little else since watching the video of masked secret police from ICE whisking away Rumeysa Ozturk - a shocking scene of police state repression I never hoped to see in America
What's even worse is why she was disappeared. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/rume...
What's even worse is why she was disappeared. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/rume...
The disappearing of Rumeysa Ozturk is something I never thought I’d see in America | Will Bunch
Masked federal agents in an unmarked vehicle snatched a Tufts student off the street for an op-ed she wrote in a college newspaper.
www.inquirer.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
"It’s hard not to think the American thought police have disappeared a promising student into their gulag archipelago for the alleged 'crime' of publishing their political opinion in a college newspaper."
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Republicans are pushing for a law allowing 14-year-olds to work overnight shifts.
Don't vote for Republicans. Vote for decency instead.
Don't vote for Republicans. Vote for decency instead.
Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants.
Bill would allow 14-yr-olds to work overnight shifts, end guaranteed meal breaks for 16/17-yr-olds.
(Legislature *already* passed law allowing home-schooled 16/17-yr-olds to work any hour of the day)
Bill would allow 14-yr-olds to work overnight shifts, end guaranteed meal breaks for 16/17-yr-olds.
(Legislature *already* passed law allowing home-schooled 16/17-yr-olds to work any hour of the day)
Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
New York (CNN) — Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/ne...
wsvn.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Republicans are pushing for a law allowing 14-year-olds to work overnight shifts.
Don't vote for Republicans. Vote for decency instead.
Don't vote for Republicans. Vote for decency instead.
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The Trump administration has suspended millions in USDA grants to tribal colleges and universities. Now some students are facing their final weeks on campus.
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
She’s on a Scholarship at a Tribal College in Wisconsin. The Trump Administration Suspended the USDA Grant That Funded It.
Tribal colleges and universities, which ProPublica last year found are perpetually underfunded by Congress, say it’s illegal to withhold financial support from them. Their funding is protected by…
propub.li
March 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Trump administration has suspended millions in USDA grants to tribal colleges and universities. Now some students are facing their final weeks on campus.
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
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Michael Lewis tells the story of a “government bureaucrat.” It’s long and complex, which may be part of the problem. But read it.
wapo.st/3Ft2hBe
wapo.st/3Ft2hBe
Opinion | The free-living bureaucrat
Michael Lewis on Heather Stone of the Food and Drug Administration.
wapo.st
March 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Michael Lewis tells the story of a “government bureaucrat.” It’s long and complex, which may be part of the problem. But read it.
wapo.st/3Ft2hBe
wapo.st/3Ft2hBe
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Today marks three weeks until Election Day.
Visit crawfordforwi.com/vote and make a plan to cast your ballot on or before April 1st.
Visit crawfordforwi.com/vote and make a plan to cast your ballot on or before April 1st.
March 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Today marks three weeks until Election Day.
Visit crawfordforwi.com/vote and make a plan to cast your ballot on or before April 1st.
Visit crawfordforwi.com/vote and make a plan to cast your ballot on or before April 1st.
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UPDATE: From the original poster of the letter on FB:
March 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
UPDATE: From the original poster of the letter on FB:
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I'm looking forward to catching up LIVE with Stephen Colbert tonight. Feels like there will be plenty to discuss!
Tune in to the Late Show at 11:35 pm ET.
Tune in to the Late Show at 11:35 pm ET.
March 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I'm looking forward to catching up LIVE with Stephen Colbert tonight. Feels like there will be plenty to discuss!
Tune in to the Late Show at 11:35 pm ET.
Tune in to the Late Show at 11:35 pm ET.
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NEW: A source tells me that response teams for FEMA set to deploy to the South Carolina wildfires are unable to travel because their government issued travel cards have had their limits reduced to $1. FEMA response team cards were supposed to be exempt.
March 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
NEW: A source tells me that response teams for FEMA set to deploy to the South Carolina wildfires are unable to travel because their government issued travel cards have had their limits reduced to $1. FEMA response team cards were supposed to be exempt.
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This is precisely what the Democrats should do at Shitler’s address to the joint session of Congress. 👇🏻👇🏻
March 4, 2025 at 4:32 AM
This is precisely what the Democrats should do at Shitler’s address to the joint session of Congress. 👇🏻👇🏻
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Lots of good responses to this, including some really interesting writers in my inbox. Love that. Now how do we make it structural instead of just me in my spare time answering all these emails.
I want to say again to academics who are interested in public writing. Look locally. Sure national outlets are good and I do that too, but this kind of visibility in your community can have a real impact.
February 24, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Lots of good responses to this, including some really interesting writers in my inbox. Love that. Now how do we make it structural instead of just me in my spare time answering all these emails.
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Sharing on behalf of firefighter friends:
Federal firefighters consist of engine crews, smoke jumpers, hotshots, & helitack. However, many fires are staffed by federal agencies "fire-ready reserves", often called the militia. These are trained and qualified 'red card' folks. @altusda.bsky.social
Federal firefighters consist of engine crews, smoke jumpers, hotshots, & helitack. However, many fires are staffed by federal agencies "fire-ready reserves", often called the militia. These are trained and qualified 'red card' folks. @altusda.bsky.social
February 18, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Sharing on behalf of firefighter friends:
Federal firefighters consist of engine crews, smoke jumpers, hotshots, & helitack. However, many fires are staffed by federal agencies "fire-ready reserves", often called the militia. These are trained and qualified 'red card' folks. @altusda.bsky.social
Federal firefighters consist of engine crews, smoke jumpers, hotshots, & helitack. However, many fires are staffed by federal agencies "fire-ready reserves", often called the militia. These are trained and qualified 'red card' folks. @altusda.bsky.social
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It's not just government employees. Universities and private research labs are reeling from the effects of grant freezes and uncertainty in the flow of science funding. It could take decades to get back to where we were with the states of science.
February 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
It's not just government employees. Universities and private research labs are reeling from the effects of grant freezes and uncertainty in the flow of science funding. It could take decades to get back to where we were with the states of science.
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Half my coworkers got fired yesterday, including a PhD level person who was running a large project, which was the first of its kind. We are losing an entire generation of bright scientists.
February 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Half my coworkers got fired yesterday, including a PhD level person who was running a large project, which was the first of its kind. We are losing an entire generation of bright scientists.
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These are Fort Campbell-based 101st Airborne Division soldiers escorting the Little Rock Nine in 1957. Fort Campbell is erasing *its own* history.
February 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
These are Fort Campbell-based 101st Airborne Division soldiers escorting the Little Rock Nine in 1957. Fort Campbell is erasing *its own* history.
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NEW: Marocco has tried shutting down nearly all USAID programs & freezing foreign aid. He’s led the charge to place nearly all USAID staff on administrative leave.
Officials said they see the move as retribution against those who opposed his earlier work.
By @annamaria.bsky.social + Brett Murphy
Officials said they see the move as retribution against those who opposed his earlier work.
By @annamaria.bsky.social + Brett Murphy
Trump Official Destroying USAID Secretly Met With Christian Nationalists Abroad in Defiance of U.S. Policy
Now one of the most powerful people in the U.S. government, Peter Marocco’s turbulent tenure during the first Trump administration sheds light on his current efforts to dismantle the American foreign ...
www.propublica.org
February 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
NEW: Marocco has tried shutting down nearly all USAID programs & freezing foreign aid. He’s led the charge to place nearly all USAID staff on administrative leave.
Officials said they see the move as retribution against those who opposed his earlier work.
By @annamaria.bsky.social + Brett Murphy
Officials said they see the move as retribution against those who opposed his earlier work.
By @annamaria.bsky.social + Brett Murphy
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Reports are emerging that the Trump administration has fired approximately 200,000 federal workers as part of its recent round of layoffs.
If you’re one of those affected, we want to hear your story. Send it to our tipline:
If you’re one of those affected, we want to hear your story. Send it to our tipline:
🤫 Hush Line
An open-source whistleblowing platform for organizations and individuals.
thebulwark.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Reports are emerging that the Trump administration has fired approximately 200,000 federal workers as part of its recent round of layoffs.
If you’re one of those affected, we want to hear your story. Send it to our tipline:
If you’re one of those affected, we want to hear your story. Send it to our tipline: