Meredith AL
@meredithjs.bsky.social
Happily free of the X insanity. Here to commiserate with some decent, like-minded people and to enjoy the occasional laugh despite the times we are facing ahead.
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Trump cuts aid for elderly people and families who use food banks in Michigan
"The USDA has confirmed to the council that... purchases made after Jan. 19 are not currently eligible for reimbursement and it's unclear when or if they will be..."
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
"The USDA has confirmed to the council that... purchases made after Jan. 19 are not currently eligible for reimbursement and it's unclear when or if they will be..."
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Michigan food banks heading for critical shortages due to funding uncertainty
The Food Bank Council of Michigan said $3.7 million worth of orders for chicken, pork and other items are unlikely to be filled.
www.detroitnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Trump cuts aid for elderly people and families who use food banks in Michigan
"The USDA has confirmed to the council that... purchases made after Jan. 19 are not currently eligible for reimbursement and it's unclear when or if they will be..."
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
"The USDA has confirmed to the council that... purchases made after Jan. 19 are not currently eligible for reimbursement and it's unclear when or if they will be..."
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
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We’ve tried to shelter our minds but tonight we’re preparing for the genocide of Science.
Entire NIH departments will have no leaders.
World renowned Scientists kicked to the curb without cause, & grants will loose their lead investigators.
Is this what they want?
Chaos? Destruction?
Entire NIH departments will have no leaders.
World renowned Scientists kicked to the curb without cause, & grants will loose their lead investigators.
Is this what they want?
Chaos? Destruction?
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
www.science.org
February 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
We’ve tried to shelter our minds but tonight we’re preparing for the genocide of Science.
Entire NIH departments will have no leaders.
World renowned Scientists kicked to the curb without cause, & grants will loose their lead investigators.
Is this what they want?
Chaos? Destruction?
Entire NIH departments will have no leaders.
World renowned Scientists kicked to the curb without cause, & grants will loose their lead investigators.
Is this what they want?
Chaos? Destruction?
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“Breaking an existing contract—worth billions—with an American telecom company...in favor of the company run by the guy doing all the cuts and overseeing the contracts is both deadly serious and cartoonishly corrupt,€� says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on Elon Musk’s business deal with the FAA.
February 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
“Breaking an existing contract—worth billions—with an American telecom company...in favor of the company run by the guy doing all the cuts and overseeing the contracts is both deadly serious and cartoonishly corrupt,€� says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on Elon Musk’s business deal with the FAA.
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First on the chopping block: The federal proofreaders.
February 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
First on the chopping block: The federal proofreaders.
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(1,3) This is personal for me. I know Anthony Gardner personally. He helped when my brother was sick & dying from cancer related to his service defending America on 9/11. I worked with Anthony on The Glade at the 9/11 Memorial which exists to honor those who did
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
9/11 health program cuts to cause 'life and death' delays, fired worker says
Up to 20% of staff at the WTC Health Program were impacted by cuts of probationary workers and buyouts, U.S. senators said in a letter.
www.usatoday.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
(1,3) This is personal for me. I know Anthony Gardner personally. He helped when my brother was sick & dying from cancer related to his service defending America on 9/11. I worked with Anthony on The Glade at the 9/11 Memorial which exists to honor those who did
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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wow – redefining when I’m 64
this is an incredible performance
this is an incredible performance
Paul McCartney: Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End (Live) – SNL50
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtu.be
February 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM
wow – redefining when I’m 64
this is an incredible performance
this is an incredible performance
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People will die because Trump and Musk are reckless clowns.
On the heels of multiple airplane disasters, including one less than a month ago that killed 67 people, and after years of warnings about our understaffed air traffic control system, Trump has begun firing hundreds of FAA air traffic control workers.
apnews.com/article/doge...
apnews.com/article/doge...
Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a fatal mid-air collision in Washi...
apnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
People will die because Trump and Musk are reckless clowns.
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FFS!
𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 are firing National Park Service EMTs
There will be no one to attend to you if you get attacked by wildlife, fall while climbing/hiking, have a skiing incident, are drowning, break a leg/arm/your neck, etc
Alex Wilds is one such federal employee. Read what he's saying
𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 are firing National Park Service EMTs
There will be no one to attend to you if you get attacked by wildlife, fall while climbing/hiking, have a skiing incident, are drowning, break a leg/arm/your neck, etc
Alex Wilds is one such federal employee. Read what he's saying
February 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
FFS!
𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 are firing National Park Service EMTs
There will be no one to attend to you if you get attacked by wildlife, fall while climbing/hiking, have a skiing incident, are drowning, break a leg/arm/your neck, etc
Alex Wilds is one such federal employee. Read what he's saying
𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 are firing National Park Service EMTs
There will be no one to attend to you if you get attacked by wildlife, fall while climbing/hiking, have a skiing incident, are drowning, break a leg/arm/your neck, etc
Alex Wilds is one such federal employee. Read what he's saying
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Elon is big mad about the co-equal branches of government thingie in the Constitution.
February 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Elon is big mad about the co-equal branches of government thingie in the Constitution.
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CDC source:
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
February 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
CDC source:
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
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Unreal. The US government is dumping Asian and African families and children in random countries that they have no connection to. Dumping, not "deporting." Deportation implies the return of a person to their home country. This is treating people like toxic waste.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...
February 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Unreal. The US government is dumping Asian and African families and children in random countries that they have no connection to. Dumping, not "deporting." Deportation implies the return of a person to their home country. This is treating people like toxic waste.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...
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We need to make #CourageIsContagious a trending hashtag and amplify these acts of integrity, bravery, and fidelity to the rule of law. Thank you, SDNY attorneys, for leading by example
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
February 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We need to make #CourageIsContagious a trending hashtag and amplify these acts of integrity, bravery, and fidelity to the rule of law. Thank you, SDNY attorneys, for leading by example
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So basically, the Department of Health and Human Services is finished. If you want to stay safe from food recalls, viruses, and whatever else is coming—better start looking elsewhere for reliable information.
February 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
So basically, the Department of Health and Human Services is finished. If you want to stay safe from food recalls, viruses, and whatever else is coming—better start looking elsewhere for reliable information.
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Garcia: "I find it ironic that our chairman, Rep. Greene, is in charge of running this committee. In the last Congress, Chairwoman Greene literally showed a dick pic in our Oversight hearing, so I thought I'd bring one as well. This, of course, is President Elon Musk ... "
February 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Garcia: "I find it ironic that our chairman, Rep. Greene, is in charge of running this committee. In the last Congress, Chairwoman Greene literally showed a dick pic in our Oversight hearing, so I thought I'd bring one as well. This, of course, is President Elon Musk ... "
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It's an all you can eat FAFO buffet.
February 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
It's an all you can eat FAFO buffet.
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"This nation cannot exist as an island. But that is the path that this administration is on, and the onus is on responsible folks from all political persuasions to find common ground to stop this madness."
February 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
"This nation cannot exist as an island. But that is the path that this administration is on, and the onus is on responsible folks from all political persuasions to find common ground to stop this madness."
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Here is a quick guide by our outstanding graphics team. Malika Khurana; Andrew Wilson and Lily Boyce.
February 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Here is a quick guide by our outstanding graphics team. Malika Khurana; Andrew Wilson and Lily Boyce.
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At what point does our silence, our tentative peace, and our relational head-turning constitute complicity with the historic barbarism this President is unleashing on this entire planet?
FULL POST: johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-may-nee...
FULL POST: johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-may-nee...
Our New Cold War: We May Need to Cut Ties With Trump Supporters
I really hate this.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
At what point does our silence, our tentative peace, and our relational head-turning constitute complicity with the historic barbarism this President is unleashing on this entire planet?
FULL POST: johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-may-nee...
FULL POST: johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-may-nee...
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The American Bar Association has just called upon every attorney, regardless of their political views, to join them & stand up for the rule of law & at minimum insist that our government "follow the law."
Every lawyer has an ethical responsibility to do so.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
Every lawyer has an ethical responsibility to do so.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
February 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The American Bar Association has just called upon every attorney, regardless of their political views, to join them & stand up for the rule of law & at minimum insist that our government "follow the law."
Every lawyer has an ethical responsibility to do so.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
Every lawyer has an ethical responsibility to do so.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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I don't know how you read this as a parent without feeling overcome with sorrow and rage. These evil people have made trans children their political punching bag and it's killing them.
In a new lawsuit filed against Trump by state AGs, a family with a trans kid shares she died by suicide last month citing fears Trump would deny her access to gender-affirming care. "Her parents have expressed fear...that what happened to their daughter does not happen to other children."
![The serious concerns over how the Order will detrimentally impact transgender
youth cannot be overstated. One Washingtonian, as her parents describe her, was a bright and
gentle soul who loved playing musical instruments, trying new things, and playing Magic the
Gathering. She was excited to learn Japanese and the impact of gender-affirming care was
immediately clear to her family. Her parents described that “her joy was clear with every new
milestone in her transition. She was so happy to get to the next step, to get closer to presenting
in a way that was true to herself.” But the day before the presidential election, she shared,
“[t]omorrow I get to find out if I’m illegal.” After the election, she asked her parents if they
could move to Canada because she was fearful of new restrictions on transgender youth and
worried about losing access to gender-affirming care. In January 2025, she took her life. After
the Order issued, her parents expressed that the outlook for transgender futures looks scary and
shared fears of what ending gender-affirming care would have meant for their daughter’s access
to therapy, puberty-delaying medication, hormones, and hope of surgery. Her parents have
expressed fear for the many lives who depend on gender-affirming care and that what happened
to their daughter does not happen to any other children.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mlmouohgzbjofidukcp4pxf2/bafkreich7jyv3lnkmd5r234itpdhtvavgblc46ai6d47tb4i7oxgfga2ym@jpeg)
February 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I don't know how you read this as a parent without feeling overcome with sorrow and rage. These evil people have made trans children their political punching bag and it's killing them.
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