Phoenix
@mxphoenixfierz.bsky.social
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October 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Frustrating doesn’t even scratch the surface!
August 9, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Frustrating doesn’t even scratch the surface!
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This story hasn’t seem to have gotten much attention. I’ll dig into it!
August 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This story hasn’t seem to have gotten much attention. I’ll dig into it!
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Exclusive: Two days after the Social Security Administration purposely and falsely labeled 6,100 living immigrants as dead, security guards arrived at the office of a well-regarded senior executive in the agency’s Woodlawn, Maryland, headquarters.
Trump administration overrode Social Security staff to list immigrants as dead
A senior executive who objected was marched out of his office and put on leave, while earlier warnings about the agency’s deaths database were ignored.
wapo.st
April 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Exclusive: Two days after the Social Security Administration purposely and falsely labeled 6,100 living immigrants as dead, security guards arrived at the office of a well-regarded senior executive in the agency’s Woodlawn, Maryland, headquarters.
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Trump Administration Orders More Logging in Los Padres, Other National Forests. www.independent.com/2025/04/08/t...
Trump Administration Orders More Logging in Los Padres, Other National Forests
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued an emergency order to increase timber harvesting across 113 million acres of national forests, including in Santa Barbara County.
www.independent.com
April 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Trump Administration Orders More Logging in Los Padres, Other National Forests. www.independent.com/2025/04/08/t...
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Older adults are expected to make up an increasing percentage of California’s population over the next 25 years. State projections suggest adults 55 and older will account for about 35% of the population by 2050. www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...
‘Healthy aging’ communities are taking off in the Bay Area — with six-figure price tags
Upscale “aging in place” communities are taking off around the Bay Area for seniors seeking a long and healthy retirement.
www.sfchronicle.com
April 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Older adults are expected to make up an increasing percentage of California’s population over the next 25 years. State projections suggest adults 55 and older will account for about 35% of the population by 2050. www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...
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Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez set to speak at 'Fighting Oligarchy' rally in downtown LA. abc7.com/post/bernie-...
Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez set to speak at 'Fighting Oligarchy' rally in downtown LA
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are set to speak in downtown Los Angeles Saturday as part of what Sanders calls his effort to have real discussions on America.
abc7.com
April 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez set to speak at 'Fighting Oligarchy' rally in downtown LA. abc7.com/post/bernie-...
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Threats to US biomedical research grants at the NIH are coming thick and fast — and so are the lawsuits. Here, Nature unpacks the legal claims.
https://go.nature.com/4idgY9d
https://go.nature.com/4idgY9d
NIH cuts triggered a host of lawsuits: Nature’s guide to what’s next
A host of legal claims aim to roll back the Trump administration’s grant terminations, indirect-cost cap and more.
go.nature.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Threats to US biomedical research grants at the NIH are coming thick and fast — and so are the lawsuits. Here, Nature unpacks the legal claims.
https://go.nature.com/4idgY9d
https://go.nature.com/4idgY9d
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@chrismurphyct.bsky.social: They're out there saying 'we just passed a bill to eliminate taxes on tips & taxes on SS benefits.' NONE of that's in the bill. But they deny that they're cutting Medicaid. So they want credit for popular stuff that isn't in the bill but ignore the deeply unpopular stuff.
March 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social: They're out there saying 'we just passed a bill to eliminate taxes on tips & taxes on SS benefits.' NONE of that's in the bill. But they deny that they're cutting Medicaid. So they want credit for popular stuff that isn't in the bill but ignore the deeply unpopular stuff.
REMEMBER THEIR NAMES
The companies and individuals who forget humanity and assist in the dehumanization of their fellow human beings.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The companies and individuals who forget humanity and assist in the dehumanization of their fellow human beings.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
From Lollapalooza to Detention Camps: Meet the Tent Company Making a Fortune Off Trump’s Deportation Plans
The privately held company Deployed Resources has made billions running tent detention facilities to hold immigrants entering the U.S. at the border. Now it is cashing in again on Trump’s plan to hold...
www.propublica.org
April 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
REMEMBER THEIR NAMES
The companies and individuals who forget humanity and assist in the dehumanization of their fellow human beings.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The companies and individuals who forget humanity and assist in the dehumanization of their fellow human beings.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Are we sure this isn’t part of an RFK Jr plan to add poop to butter?
April 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Are we sure this isn’t part of an RFK Jr plan to add poop to butter?
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Legally, Musk's involvement in the U.S. government must end by 30 May 2025, not that the Trump administration cares about the Constitution. It is possible this is all political theater.
Current signals strongly suggest there is a bigger rift between Trump and Musk, and it's getting wider.
5/5
Current signals strongly suggest there is a bigger rift between Trump and Musk, and it's getting wider.
5/5
April 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Legally, Musk's involvement in the U.S. government must end by 30 May 2025, not that the Trump administration cares about the Constitution. It is possible this is all political theater.
Current signals strongly suggest there is a bigger rift between Trump and Musk, and it's getting wider.
5/5
Current signals strongly suggest there is a bigger rift between Trump and Musk, and it's getting wider.
5/5
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On 6 March, Trump took the first steps to curb DOGE's powers.
Musk's revision of DOGE's potential fiscal impact was lost in this week's news cycle due to tariffs and trade wars. He quietly slashed the estimated savings DOGE could achieve through FY2026 by 85%, from $1000B to $150B.
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Musk's revision of DOGE's potential fiscal impact was lost in this week's news cycle due to tariffs and trade wars. He quietly slashed the estimated savings DOGE could achieve through FY2026 by 85%, from $1000B to $150B.
4/5
April 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
On 6 March, Trump took the first steps to curb DOGE's powers.
Musk's revision of DOGE's potential fiscal impact was lost in this week's news cycle due to tariffs and trade wars. He quietly slashed the estimated savings DOGE could achieve through FY2026 by 85%, from $1000B to $150B.
4/5
Musk's revision of DOGE's potential fiscal impact was lost in this week's news cycle due to tariffs and trade wars. He quietly slashed the estimated savings DOGE could achieve through FY2026 by 85%, from $1000B to $150B.
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The honeymoon is over.
Over the last week, Trump advisor Navarro &Transportation Secretary Duffy have publicly criticized Elon Musk and/or DOGE.
Musk just criticized Trump's planned NASA budget cuts, and yesterday, Trump said, "I don’t need him for anything other than I happen to like him."
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Over the last week, Trump advisor Navarro &Transportation Secretary Duffy have publicly criticized Elon Musk and/or DOGE.
Musk just criticized Trump's planned NASA budget cuts, and yesterday, Trump said, "I don’t need him for anything other than I happen to like him."
1/5
April 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The honeymoon is over.
Over the last week, Trump advisor Navarro &Transportation Secretary Duffy have publicly criticized Elon Musk and/or DOGE.
Musk just criticized Trump's planned NASA budget cuts, and yesterday, Trump said, "I don’t need him for anything other than I happen to like him."
1/5
Over the last week, Trump advisor Navarro &Transportation Secretary Duffy have publicly criticized Elon Musk and/or DOGE.
Musk just criticized Trump's planned NASA budget cuts, and yesterday, Trump said, "I don’t need him for anything other than I happen to like him."
1/5
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NEW: Whooping cough is killing babies. It’s not just measles cases that are soaring as vaccine rates decline. And the Trump administration recently cut $11 billion from state and local agencies on the front lines of protecting Americans from outbreaks. www.propublica.org/article/whoo...
“Not Just Measles”: Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring as Vaccine Rates Decline
While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak, experts warn that whooping cough and other preventable diseases could get much worse with falling vaccination rates and Trump’s ...
www.propublica.org
April 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
NEW: Whooping cough is killing babies. It’s not just measles cases that are soaring as vaccine rates decline. And the Trump administration recently cut $11 billion from state and local agencies on the front lines of protecting Americans from outbreaks. www.propublica.org/article/whoo...
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I'm looking for a JAWS-user to do remote accessibility testing for a digital project—scholarly edition of a video game. If you use JAWS regularly and have done accessibility testing before (required), please get in touch! I need the work done in April/May. Please DM with your availability and rates.
April 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I'm looking for a JAWS-user to do remote accessibility testing for a digital project—scholarly edition of a video game. If you use JAWS regularly and have done accessibility testing before (required), please get in touch! I need the work done in April/May. Please DM with your availability and rates.
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Republicans’ tax cut bill is one step closer to passing. It’s entirely built on a lie.
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Republicans’ tax cut bill is one step closer to passing. It’s entirely built on a lie.
YouTube video by Jessica Craven
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April 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Republicans’ tax cut bill is one step closer to passing. It’s entirely built on a lie.
youtu.be/yDivWhDlS38
youtu.be/yDivWhDlS38
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#ICYMI: Speaker Mike Johnson lives in a $3.7 million D.C. townhouse with evangelical pastor Steve Berger, who has attacked the separation of church and state as “a delusional lie."
Berger's project: ministering to members of Congress so that what “they learn is then translated into policy.”
Berger's project: ministering to members of Congress so that what “they learn is then translated into policy.”
Speaker Mike Johnson Is Living in a D.C. House That Is the Center of a Pastor’s Secretive Influence Campaign
The Capitol Hill townhouse is owned by a major Republican donor. It’s the headquarters of a little-known political influence project that has reached a number of powerful Republican politicians.
propub.li
April 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
#ICYMI: Speaker Mike Johnson lives in a $3.7 million D.C. townhouse with evangelical pastor Steve Berger, who has attacked the separation of church and state as “a delusional lie."
Berger's project: ministering to members of Congress so that what “they learn is then translated into policy.”
Berger's project: ministering to members of Congress so that what “they learn is then translated into policy.”
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Our communities’ sacred lands and waters are NOT FOR SALE.
That’s why we are fighting to protect our air, land and water from this reckless agenda to open them to drilling, mining, and rollbacks of critical programs that used to be bipartisan.
We’ve come too far to go back.
That’s why we are fighting to protect our air, land and water from this reckless agenda to open them to drilling, mining, and rollbacks of critical programs that used to be bipartisan.
We’ve come too far to go back.
February 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Our communities’ sacred lands and waters are NOT FOR SALE.
That’s why we are fighting to protect our air, land and water from this reckless agenda to open them to drilling, mining, and rollbacks of critical programs that used to be bipartisan.
We’ve come too far to go back.
That’s why we are fighting to protect our air, land and water from this reckless agenda to open them to drilling, mining, and rollbacks of critical programs that used to be bipartisan.
We’ve come too far to go back.
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#ICYMI: ProPublica has confirmed the names and roles of more than 30 Musk-affiliated staffers who are helping the world’s richest man dismantle or downsize federal agencies one by one.
The Staffers Helping Elon Musk Dismantle and Downsize the U.S. Government, One Agency at a Time
Musk and his lieutenants are reshaping the government and its mission with the blessing of President Trump. ProPublica has confirmed the names and roles of more than 30 staffers affiliated with the…
propub.li
February 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
#ICYMI: ProPublica has confirmed the names and roles of more than 30 Musk-affiliated staffers who are helping the world’s richest man dismantle or downsize federal agencies one by one.
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I need more members of Congress to read or watch science-fiction/fantasy so they can recognize that this is God-Emporer behavior and that it always ends in catastrophe. Warhammer 40K, Mistborn, Star Wars, something, so they can get a clue.
February 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I need more members of Congress to read or watch science-fiction/fantasy so they can recognize that this is God-Emporer behavior and that it always ends in catastrophe. Warhammer 40K, Mistborn, Star Wars, something, so they can get a clue.
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WE ARE LIVE!
The Jesus INCC Influencer in the White House - Paula White | Too Many Tabs 3.08
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The Jesus INCC Influencer in the White House - Paula White | Too Many Tabs 3.08
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The Jesus INCC Influencer in the White House - Paula White | Too Many Tabs 3.08
YouTube video by Pearlmania500
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February 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
WE ARE LIVE!
The Jesus INCC Influencer in the White House - Paula White | Too Many Tabs 3.08
youtu.be/5g2U3Ob2NBI
The Jesus INCC Influencer in the White House - Paula White | Too Many Tabs 3.08
youtu.be/5g2U3Ob2NBI
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Musk’s website, DOGE, leaked classified government information to the entire world. NOFURN [Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals] information on their website about the [intelligence community] headcount has prompted a scramble as people check whether their information has been accessed.
February 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Musk’s website, DOGE, leaked classified government information to the entire world. NOFURN [Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals] information on their website about the [intelligence community] headcount has prompted a scramble as people check whether their information has been accessed.
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Finally saw one from someone I know. She worked for us while she was still in school.
Fire season is going to suck this year.
Fire season is going to suck this year.
February 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Finally saw one from someone I know. She worked for us while she was still in school.
Fire season is going to suck this year.
Fire season is going to suck this year.
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Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.
February 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.