Sam Hausfather
@avlsam.bsky.social
Retired dean of education and teacher. Father, husband, hiker, focused on social justice and climate.
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Difficult to stress how much it's complete psycho shit to indiscriminately fire hundreds of thousands of young poorly paid federal employees who probably uprooted their entire lives and moved to take jobs in service of their country for absolutely no reason.
The Trump administration has directed agency heads to fire most trial period and probationary staff within two days, taking aim at many of the roughly 200,000 people hired by the federal government within the last two years
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Trump administration directs agency heads to fire most probationary staff
Terminations should happen within two days, according to four people familiar with internal conversations.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Difficult to stress how much it's complete psycho shit to indiscriminately fire hundreds of thousands of young poorly paid federal employees who probably uprooted their entire lives and moved to take jobs in service of their country for absolutely no reason.
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Breaking 🚨 HIAS joins two other refugee resettlement agencies as a plaintiff in Pacito vs. Trump, the first lawsuit challenging President Trump's Executive Order to suspend the U.S. refugee resettlement program (USRAP).
Read our full statement ⬇️
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HIAS Joins Litigation to Stand Up for Refugees
HIAS joins the first lawsuit challenging President Trump's EO suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.
hias.org
February 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Breaking 🚨 HIAS joins two other refugee resettlement agencies as a plaintiff in Pacito vs. Trump, the first lawsuit challenging President Trump's Executive Order to suspend the U.S. refugee resettlement program (USRAP).
Read our full statement ⬇️
Read our full statement ⬇️
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Let's break down this week's headlines:
February 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Let's break down this week's headlines:
From Heather Cox Richardson’s newsletter: CNN host Jim Acosta announced he was leaving: “Don’t give into the lies. Don’t give into the fear. Hold onto the truth and to hope. Even if you have to get out your phone, record that message: I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear.”
January 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
From Heather Cox Richardson’s newsletter: CNN host Jim Acosta announced he was leaving: “Don’t give into the lies. Don’t give into the fear. Hold onto the truth and to hope. Even if you have to get out your phone, record that message: I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/o...
This is a dangerous rabbit hole our nation is going into
This is a dangerous rabbit hole our nation is going into
Opinion | How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality
Us and them is all the rage.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/o...
This is a dangerous rabbit hole our nation is going into
This is a dangerous rabbit hole our nation is going into
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president of California Citrus Mutual: “We’re in the middle of our citrus harvesting ... Yesterday about 25% of the workforce, today 75% didn’t show up.” calmatters.org/economy/2025...
'People aren't going to work': A surprising immigration raid set off fears in California farm country
‘If this is the new normal, this is absolute economic devastation,’ says local economist.
calmatters.org
January 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
president of California Citrus Mutual: “We’re in the middle of our citrus harvesting ... Yesterday about 25% of the workforce, today 75% didn’t show up.” calmatters.org/economy/2025...
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A good educational video to share with your communities. Helps break down the tactics of, and our human responses to, authoritarianism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp9Q...
The Brain on Authoritarianism
YouTube video by Horizons Project
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A good educational video to share with your communities. Helps break down the tactics of, and our human responses to, authoritarianism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp9Q...
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If she can do it, we can all do it.
January 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If she can do it, we can all do it.
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Santa, underrated climate hero:
1. Spreads anti-coal message to impressionable young hearts and minds
2. Flies on 100% carrot-powered sleigh
3. Works from home 364 days of the year
1. Spreads anti-coal message to impressionable young hearts and minds
2. Flies on 100% carrot-powered sleigh
3. Works from home 364 days of the year
December 24, 2023 at 11:22 PM
Santa, underrated climate hero:
1. Spreads anti-coal message to impressionable young hearts and minds
2. Flies on 100% carrot-powered sleigh
3. Works from home 364 days of the year
1. Spreads anti-coal message to impressionable young hearts and minds
2. Flies on 100% carrot-powered sleigh
3. Works from home 364 days of the year
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Happy Thanksgiving to immigrants and their kids. You've made America more beautiful, and your kids exemplify that every day.
You made a hard decision, and a right one, and you're completely validated in it.
You've spread beauty and dignity across the acres that needed you most.
You made a hard decision, and a right one, and you're completely validated in it.
You've spread beauty and dignity across the acres that needed you most.
November 28, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to immigrants and their kids. You've made America more beautiful, and your kids exemplify that every day.
You made a hard decision, and a right one, and you're completely validated in it.
You've spread beauty and dignity across the acres that needed you most.
You made a hard decision, and a right one, and you're completely validated in it.
You've spread beauty and dignity across the acres that needed you most.
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