Karen Storz
@bookstorz.bsky.social
Librarian at Wellesley College. W ‘83
April 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Nearly all the nominees for health agencies have engaged in spreading COVID disinformation & conspiracy theories over the last 5 years. I can't emphasize enough how dangerous it will be if they are confirmed. Motivated by revenge, they will try to dismantle all critical public health infrastructure.
March 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Nearly all the nominees for health agencies have engaged in spreading COVID disinformation & conspiracy theories over the last 5 years. I can't emphasize enough how dangerous it will be if they are confirmed. Motivated by revenge, they will try to dismantle all critical public health infrastructure.
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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
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I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner
February 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner
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You know Kate Winslet in Contagion? Where she runs into a hot zone, risking her life, so Americans could be safer?
She was an EIS officer. That’s who was just fired at CDC today. EIS officers. And many, many more public servants fighting every day for your health.
She was an EIS officer. That’s who was just fired at CDC today. EIS officers. And many, many more public servants fighting every day for your health.
February 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
You know Kate Winslet in Contagion? Where she runs into a hot zone, risking her life, so Americans could be safer?
She was an EIS officer. That’s who was just fired at CDC today. EIS officers. And many, many more public servants fighting every day for your health.
She was an EIS officer. That’s who was just fired at CDC today. EIS officers. And many, many more public servants fighting every day for your health.
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NASA workers were told to "drop everything" and spend their time scrubbing mentions of women in leadership, indigenous people, and environmental justice from the web: www.404media.co/nasa-dei-dro...
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites
"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.
www.404media.co
February 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
NASA workers were told to "drop everything" and spend their time scrubbing mentions of women in leadership, indigenous people, and environmental justice from the web: www.404media.co/nasa-dei-dro...
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President Trump has threatened to cut off more AID to South Africa unless they stop “treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY”. Fair to guess that he is not worried about the treatment of poor black South Africans here. Also fair to assume this is all Elon.
February 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
President Trump has threatened to cut off more AID to South Africa unless they stop “treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY”. Fair to guess that he is not worried about the treatment of poor black South Africans here. Also fair to assume this is all Elon.
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USAID fought apartheid. Musk is killing it
The makings of an unelected coup
the.ink
February 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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If your Senator's voicemail is full, you can send a free fax to them using faxzero.com/fax_senate.php I c&p'd key points from @indivisible.org toolkit into a single page doc to send if that helps anybody. Just hit FILE > Make a Copy > Edit the Intro > Download > PDF. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Fax to Senators 2/2/2025
I am a constituent in [LOCATION] and am URGING my Senator to take seriously the crisis we are in. The Trump administration is attempting to shut down the functions of the federal government while it h...
docs.google.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
If your Senator's voicemail is full, you can send a free fax to them using faxzero.com/fax_senate.php I c&p'd key points from @indivisible.org toolkit into a single page doc to send if that helps anybody. Just hit FILE > Make a Copy > Edit the Intro > Download > PDF. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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I want to spell out the basic reason it’s so dangerous for Elon to have control of the U.S. payments system. It may seem like a technical matter, but the dynamics are simple. 1/x
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I want to spell out the basic reason it’s so dangerous for Elon to have control of the U.S. payments system. It may seem like a technical matter, but the dynamics are simple. 1/x
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Go. To. The. Treasury. And. Demand. Entry.
You are the ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee.
You are the ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee.
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
February 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Go. To. The. Treasury. And. Demand. Entry.
You are the ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee.
You are the ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee.
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i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
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J.D. Vance uses DEI to cover for a potentially white male pilot being at fault: "When you don't have the best standards in who you're hiring, it means, on the one hand, you're not getting the best people in government, but on the other hand, it puts stresses on the people who are already there."
Hesgeth and Vance use the Washington D.C. airliner-helicopter crash to make anti-diversity, equity and inclusion points, suggesting it was to blame for the collision.
The Vice President didn't even open his remarks by referencing the victims or families - just straight into anti-DEI points.
The Vice President didn't even open his remarks by referencing the victims or families - just straight into anti-DEI points.
January 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
J.D. Vance uses DEI to cover for a potentially white male pilot being at fault: "When you don't have the best standards in who you're hiring, it means, on the one hand, you're not getting the best people in government, but on the other hand, it puts stresses on the people who are already there."
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We say that people don't notice constitutional regime collapse because it comes on too slowly but I'm not sure how much faster it could be happening; we are literally at concentration camps on day 9.
January 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
We say that people don't notice constitutional regime collapse because it comes on too slowly but I'm not sure how much faster it could be happening; we are literally at concentration camps on day 9.
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I think the great political emotion of this age is the sense of defenselessness. It helped Trump win. And now the response to Trump by Democrats is spreading that emotion. Get. It. Together.
January 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I think the great political emotion of this age is the sense of defenselessness. It helped Trump win. And now the response to Trump by Democrats is spreading that emotion. Get. It. Together.
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Here’s the money line in the acting AG’s letter firing the prosecutors who worked on the Trump case. Leadership does not trust you in “implementing the president’s agenda.” DOJ supports and defends the Constitution, not the president’s agenda.
January 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Here’s the money line in the acting AG’s letter firing the prosecutors who worked on the Trump case. Leadership does not trust you in “implementing the president’s agenda.” DOJ supports and defends the Constitution, not the president’s agenda.
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The White House didn't say "stop teaching about the Tuskegee Airmen when you do US history." The White House said "stop doing DEI and wokeness," and the military interpreted it as "stop saying the Tuskegee Airmen were heroes, and maybe stop teaching about them altogether."
Yeah, that's bad.
Yeah, that's bad.
Here's the thing about the Tuskegee Airmen history - there was nothing in the EO about it. Someone in the Air Force interpreted it that way -- which is far worse.
January 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The White House didn't say "stop teaching about the Tuskegee Airmen when you do US history." The White House said "stop doing DEI and wokeness," and the military interpreted it as "stop saying the Tuskegee Airmen were heroes, and maybe stop teaching about them altogether."
Yeah, that's bad.
Yeah, that's bad.
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is a longtime friend of RFK, Jr. and reportedly has not yet committed to voting against him.
Personal friendship are not relevant to whether a nut job like RFK, Jr. is qualified.
Call Whitehouse: 202-224-2921
Or message: whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/email-sheldon
Personal friendship are not relevant to whether a nut job like RFK, Jr. is qualified.
Call Whitehouse: 202-224-2921
Or message: whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/email-sheldon
Email Sheldon - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
I look forward to hearing from you. All scheduling requests should be made via email to scheduling@whitehouse.senate.gov. Looking for help with a federal agency? Click here. "*" indicates required fie...
whitehouse.senate.gov
January 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is a longtime friend of RFK, Jr. and reportedly has not yet committed to voting against him.
Personal friendship are not relevant to whether a nut job like RFK, Jr. is qualified.
Call Whitehouse: 202-224-2921
Or message: whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/email-sheldon
Personal friendship are not relevant to whether a nut job like RFK, Jr. is qualified.
Call Whitehouse: 202-224-2921
Or message: whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/email-sheldon
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NEW: The immunity decision does not mean that Trump can do anything now.
Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-scotus...
Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-scotus...
The immunity decision does not mean that Trump can do anything now
The new administration is extreme, but that is not an excuse to say "there's no point." Also: The Trump administration has already started to take action at SCOTUS.
www.lawdork.com
January 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
NEW: The immunity decision does not mean that Trump can do anything now.
Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-scotus...
Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-scotus...
This. “The anger we feel can be harnessed and it is earned, but anger burns fast and it can consume us.”
Trump is strategically blitzing us with a flood of destructive actions and gleeful abuse. The point is to pummel us into submission.
We can’t afford to ignore it but we also have to take care of ourselves, otherwise we can’t fight back.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/theyre-try...
We can’t afford to ignore it but we also have to take care of ourselves, otherwise we can’t fight back.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/theyre-try...
They're Trying to Crush You: Audio From A Collapsing State
This has been a hell of a week.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This. “The anger we feel can be harnessed and it is earned, but anger burns fast and it can consume us.”
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The Trump administration warned federal employees of “adverse consequences” for not reporting colleagues resisting orders to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, giving a 10-day deadline to report via a special email account.
January 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The Trump administration warned federal employees of “adverse consequences” for not reporting colleagues resisting orders to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, giving a 10-day deadline to report via a special email account.
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The Trump admin has cancelled the panels that approve NIH grants, & is also banning scientists from communicating with the public, attending conferences, and hiring.
NIH is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world. This will severely halt the development of many lifesaving treatments.
NIH is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world. This will severely halt the development of many lifesaving treatments.
January 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The Trump admin has cancelled the panels that approve NIH grants, & is also banning scientists from communicating with the public, attending conferences, and hiring.
NIH is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world. This will severely halt the development of many lifesaving treatments.
NIH is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world. This will severely halt the development of many lifesaving treatments.
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"The appointment of a US health secretary with anti-vaccine views could cause deaths and have profound consequences around the world, global health experts fear."
No kidding.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
No kidding.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
RFK Jr could have disastrous global impact on public health, experts fear
Concerns anti-vaccine pick for US health secretary could pursue ‘anti-science positions’ on life-saving interventions
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 7:36 AM
"The appointment of a US health secretary with anti-vaccine views could cause deaths and have profound consequences around the world, global health experts fear."
No kidding.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
No kidding.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...