Patricia
@tobarp.bsky.social
Ecuadorian-American, 🇪🇨 South Bronx raised, Mama to 3, love good fiber, food, & people. Hater of injustice! #latinxknitters #BLM #freepalestine🇵🇸
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“'I think mistakes were made,' said Lavingia, who worked at DOGE for nearly two months, 'I’m sure mistakes were made.'
"The [DOGE A.I.] model hallucinated, deciding around 1,100 contracts were each worth $34 million when they were sometimes worth thousands..."
www.propublica.org/article/insi...
"The [DOGE A.I.] model hallucinated, deciding around 1,100 contracts were each worth $34 million when they were sometimes worth thousands..."
www.propublica.org/article/insi...
Inside the AI Prompts DOGE Used to “Munch” Contracts Related to Veterans’ Health
Experts who reviewed the code for ProPublica found numerous and troubling flaws in the system, providing a disturbing glimpse into how the Trump administration is allowing artificial intelligence to g...
www.propublica.org
June 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“'I think mistakes were made,' said Lavingia, who worked at DOGE for nearly two months, 'I’m sure mistakes were made.'
"The [DOGE A.I.] model hallucinated, deciding around 1,100 contracts were each worth $34 million when they were sometimes worth thousands..."
www.propublica.org/article/insi...
"The [DOGE A.I.] model hallucinated, deciding around 1,100 contracts were each worth $34 million when they were sometimes worth thousands..."
www.propublica.org/article/insi...
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Who gets to eat the fish in the sea?
This 2-year investigation from DeSmog reveals that Senegalese fish are being fed to seabass that ends up in UK supermarkets… fish that could be feeding people and employing them in Senegal.
With @theguardian.com and Danwatch #WorldOceanDay
This 2-year investigation from DeSmog reveals that Senegalese fish are being fed to seabass that ends up in UK supermarkets… fish that could be feeding people and employing them in Senegal.
With @theguardian.com and Danwatch #WorldOceanDay
Revealed: UK Supermarket Seabass Linked to Devastating Overfishing in Senegal
Waitrose, Co-op, Lidl, Asda and Aldi among retailers selling fish fed on west African catch
buff.ly
June 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Who gets to eat the fish in the sea?
This 2-year investigation from DeSmog reveals that Senegalese fish are being fed to seabass that ends up in UK supermarkets… fish that could be feeding people and employing them in Senegal.
With @theguardian.com and Danwatch #WorldOceanDay
This 2-year investigation from DeSmog reveals that Senegalese fish are being fed to seabass that ends up in UK supermarkets… fish that could be feeding people and employing them in Senegal.
With @theguardian.com and Danwatch #WorldOceanDay
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"Trump adviser Peter Navarro had said he wanted to secure '90 deals in 90 days.' But nearly 60 days later, Trump has secured only one — a vaguely phrased framework with Britain that still hasn’t been made public..."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | They are not good at this
Nearly five months into Trump’s new reign of error, his administration’s mistakes are multiplying.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"Trump adviser Peter Navarro had said he wanted to secure '90 deals in 90 days.' But nearly 60 days later, Trump has secured only one — a vaguely phrased framework with Britain that still hasn’t been made public..."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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The Supreme Court, in two 6-3 rulings, allows Elon Musk’s DOGE team to have access to your private Social Security records and blocks a government watchdog group from accessing DOGE’s public records.
Supreme Court Lets DOGE View Social Security Data
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The Supreme Court, in two 6-3 rulings, allows Elon Musk’s DOGE team to have access to your private Social Security records and blocks a government watchdog group from accessing DOGE’s public records.
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"Across the government, the Trump administration is scrambling to rehire many employees dismissed by DOGE initiatives after wiping out entire offices, in some cases imperiling key services such as weather forecasting and the drug approval process..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump administration races to fix a big mistake: DOGE fired too many people
Across the government, the administration is rehiring federal workers who were forced out or encouraged to resign.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"Across the government, the Trump administration is scrambling to rehire many employees dismissed by DOGE initiatives after wiping out entire offices, in some cases imperiling key services such as weather forecasting and the drug approval process..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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NEW
A little-noticed provision in the Senate budget bill would gut the government’s long-running CAFE fuel economy program for cars & light trucks.
The provision sets all penalties for automakers who run afoul of the rules to zero — essentially repealing the law.
heatmap.news/politics/cor...
A little-noticed provision in the Senate budget bill would gut the government’s long-running CAFE fuel economy program for cars & light trucks.
The provision sets all penalties for automakers who run afoul of the rules to zero — essentially repealing the law.
heatmap.news/politics/cor...
New GOP Budget Bill Guts Decades-Old Fuel Economy Rules for Cars and Trucks
The Senate’s reconciliation bill essentially repeals the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, abolishing fines for automakers that sell too many gas guzzlers.
heatmap.news
June 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
NEW
A little-noticed provision in the Senate budget bill would gut the government’s long-running CAFE fuel economy program for cars & light trucks.
The provision sets all penalties for automakers who run afoul of the rules to zero — essentially repealing the law.
heatmap.news/politics/cor...
A little-noticed provision in the Senate budget bill would gut the government’s long-running CAFE fuel economy program for cars & light trucks.
The provision sets all penalties for automakers who run afoul of the rules to zero — essentially repealing the law.
heatmap.news/politics/cor...
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The federal prosecutor in Tennessee who would be responsible for the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia has resigned as US Attorney General Pam Bondi orders politically motivated charges against the wrongly deported Maryland man in Nashville.
Federal prosecutor reportedly quit over concern Ábrego García indictment was politically motivated –US politics live
Ben Schrader resigned same day people-smuggling charges were filed against Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador, media report says
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The federal prosecutor in Tennessee who would be responsible for the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia has resigned as US Attorney General Pam Bondi orders politically motivated charges against the wrongly deported Maryland man in Nashville.
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"IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA"
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA"
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
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Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
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The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library was forced to cancel events featuring authors of books on civil rights, climate change, and homelessness after the Trump administration fired the National Archivist. The National Archives oversees programming at 13 presidential libraries.
Amid Changes at the National Archives, the Carter Library Cancels a Civil Rights Book Event
After President Trump put in new leadership at the National Archives, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta abruptly canceled several events.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library was forced to cancel events featuring authors of books on civil rights, climate change, and homelessness after the Trump administration fired the National Archivist. The National Archives oversees programming at 13 presidential libraries.
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TRUMP STATEMENTS ON STOCK MARKET
JANUARY 2024: "THIS IS THE TRUMP STOCK MARKET BECAUSE MY POLLS AGAINST BIDEN ARE SO GOOD”
AUGUST 2024: “STOCK MARKETS CRASHING. I TOLD YOU SO!!! KAMALA DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE”
FEBRUARY 2025: (I’m assuming he’ll blame this on Biden or Obama. 🙄)
JANUARY 2024: "THIS IS THE TRUMP STOCK MARKET BECAUSE MY POLLS AGAINST BIDEN ARE SO GOOD”
AUGUST 2024: “STOCK MARKETS CRASHING. I TOLD YOU SO!!! KAMALA DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE”
FEBRUARY 2025: (I’m assuming he’ll blame this on Biden or Obama. 🙄)
Stock Market Sees Biggest Declines of Trump’s Presidency So Far
Fueling a 1.7 percent decline on Friday was an unexpected drop in the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, as Americans worried about stubborn inflation.
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
TRUMP STATEMENTS ON STOCK MARKET
JANUARY 2024: "THIS IS THE TRUMP STOCK MARKET BECAUSE MY POLLS AGAINST BIDEN ARE SO GOOD”
AUGUST 2024: “STOCK MARKETS CRASHING. I TOLD YOU SO!!! KAMALA DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE”
FEBRUARY 2025: (I’m assuming he’ll blame this on Biden or Obama. 🙄)
JANUARY 2024: "THIS IS THE TRUMP STOCK MARKET BECAUSE MY POLLS AGAINST BIDEN ARE SO GOOD”
AUGUST 2024: “STOCK MARKETS CRASHING. I TOLD YOU SO!!! KAMALA DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE”
FEBRUARY 2025: (I’m assuming he’ll blame this on Biden or Obama. 🙄)
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February 19, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Say goodbye to the US as the best place in the world to be a scientist. 🧪
White House budget proposal could shatter the National Science Foundation
“This kind of cut would kill American science and boost China.”…
arstechnica.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Say goodbye to the US as the best place in the world to be a scientist. 🧪
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Democracy Forward filed a lawsuit Wednesday — on behalf of a coalition of federal unions — against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to block access to Department of Labor (DOL) data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal Unions Sue DOGE Over Department of Labor Data Access
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Democracy Forward filed a lawsuit Wednesday — on behalf of a coalition of federal unions — against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to block access to Department of Labor (DOL) data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head.
So, I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
So, I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
We Are on Our Own
From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.
www.democracydocket.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head.
So, I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
So, I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
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Trump has signed an executive order attempting to usurp state control over California's water system. So much for states' rights. 😏
Trump Seeks to Assert More Control Over California’s Water
The president, who has assailed California’s leaders over wildfires, issued the directive in an executive order that was dated Friday but released on Sunday.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Trump has signed an executive order attempting to usurp state control over California's water system. So much for states' rights. 😏
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NEW VIDEO: Trump signed an executive order that makes it easier to fire and replace federal employees. Paige and I discuss its connection to Project 2025 and the lawsuit filed against it. youtu.be/XdBIAW7J1Ng
Trump Enacts Key Component of Project 2025
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
January 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
NEW VIDEO: Trump signed an executive order that makes it easier to fire and replace federal employees. Paige and I discuss its connection to Project 2025 and the lawsuit filed against it. youtu.be/XdBIAW7J1Ng
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ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
www.noaa.gov
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...