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This is excellent.
JD Vance is skiing at a Vermont resort this weekend. The resort’s snow reporter took the opportunity to make some good trouble, sending out a message of resistance against an administration “threatening our democracy, our livelihoods, our land”. [kottke.org]
Good Trouble: JD Vance Chastised by Vermont Snow Reporter
JD Vance, fresh off of helping his boss ambush & insult a foreign leader in the White House yesterday afternoon, is on vacation in Vermont with his family this weekend and will be skiing at Sugarbush Resort in Warren, VT
kottke.org
March 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This is excellent.
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I mean it’s just the agency tasked with nuclear security, how bad can it be?
DOE's general counsel and IT offices told DOE Sec. Chris Wright that giving DOGE rep Luke Farritor IT access was a "bad idea" bc he hadn’t had a standard background investigation needed to access the department’s system, per a source. Wright granted him access anyways. www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/c...
Trump energy secretary allowed 23-year-old DOGE rep to access IT systems over objections from general counsel | CNN
Concerns were raised that the DOGE rep — a former SpaceX intern — did not have the background investigation required to access the Department of Energy’s system.
www.cnn.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I mean it’s just the agency tasked with nuclear security, how bad can it be?
Thank you to all those paying attention, and working to have a world where kindness matters. Thank you to the journalists, photographers, and support staff who are covering this coup.
February 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Thank you to all those paying attention, and working to have a world where kindness matters. Thank you to the journalists, photographers, and support staff who are covering this coup.
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Thank you! A U.S. District Judge has approved requests from anonymous federal employees to proceed under pseudonyms in multiple cases against the Trump administration to protect themselves from potential harassment and threats.
February 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Thank you! A U.S. District Judge has approved requests from anonymous federal employees to proceed under pseudonyms in multiple cases against the Trump administration to protect themselves from potential harassment and threats.
@karenamina.bsky.social Hi Karen, let us all be calm, free, and safe.
February 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
@karenamina.bsky.social Hi Karen, let us all be calm, free, and safe.