Melissa Morris
@bunchofmelarkey.bsky.social
astronomer, educator, they/she, and angry
Reposted by Melissa Morris
Their objective has always been to decimate our communities. The Trans+ communities have been getting the worst of it.
This is incredibly sad news and will not be a stand-alone case.
If you have Trans+ folks / young people in your life who need to chat with someone, this number is useful.
This is incredibly sad news and will not be a stand-alone case.
If you have Trans+ folks / young people in your life who need to chat with someone, this number is useful.
February 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Their objective has always been to decimate our communities. The Trans+ communities have been getting the worst of it.
This is incredibly sad news and will not be a stand-alone case.
If you have Trans+ folks / young people in your life who need to chat with someone, this number is useful.
This is incredibly sad news and will not be a stand-alone case.
If you have Trans+ folks / young people in your life who need to chat with someone, this number is useful.
Reposted by Melissa Morris
“Just since Donald Trump’s election, Musk’s personal net worth has grown by far more than the entire annual budget of U.S.A.I.D., which in any case accounts for less than 1 percent of the federal budget.”
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“Just since Donald Trump’s election, Musk’s personal net worth has grown by far more than the entire annual budget of U.S.A.I.D., which in any case accounts for less than 1 percent of the federal budget.”
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Here’s a story with some numbers. The proposed cuts are unfathomable: a 60% reduction to NSF would be the end of American science as we know it.
February 7, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Here’s a story with some numbers. The proposed cuts are unfathomable: a 60% reduction to NSF would be the end of American science as we know it.
Reposted by Melissa Morris
The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy
If the Court and federal workers fail to stop Elon Musk, we are heading for authoritarianism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
Reposted by Melissa Morris
NEW: Officials across the US government privately warn that Musk's DOGE blitz appears to be violating numerous laws
Legal objections voiced at Treasury, Education, USAID, GSA, OPM, EEOC, OMB & elsewhere
Messages, audio, interviews all reveal internal concerns
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Legal objections voiced at Treasury, Education, USAID, GSA, OPM, EEOC, OMB & elsewhere
Messages, audio, interviews all reveal internal concerns
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
U.S. government officials privately warn Musk’s blitz appears illegal
The billionaire’s DOGE team has launched an all-out assault on federal agencies, triggering numerous legal objections.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
NEW: Officials across the US government privately warn that Musk's DOGE blitz appears to be violating numerous laws
Legal objections voiced at Treasury, Education, USAID, GSA, OPM, EEOC, OMB & elsewhere
Messages, audio, interviews all reveal internal concerns
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Legal objections voiced at Treasury, Education, USAID, GSA, OPM, EEOC, OMB & elsewhere
Messages, audio, interviews all reveal internal concerns
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Reposted by Melissa Morris
if you’re 25 years old with control of the entire treasury system and you don’t delete every student debt file, you are the biggest loser the world has ever seen
February 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
if you’re 25 years old with control of the entire treasury system and you don’t delete every student debt file, you are the biggest loser the world has ever seen
Reposted by Melissa Morris
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
February 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
I'm here! I'm trying out bluesky! Hopefully this one doesn't also get bought out by one of the Worst People Ever!
February 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I'm here! I'm trying out bluesky! Hopefully this one doesn't also get bought out by one of the Worst People Ever!