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Blue dot in eastern South Dakota. Retired environmental microbiologist. Lack patience at this point. @suegibson097 at bird place
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Many products sold in the U.S. are made in El Salvador. In response to the El Salvador president’s statements today, we’re calling for an immediate boycott of all Salvadoran-made goods. Please help by listing any products or brands made in El Salvador in the comments below.
April 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Judge Susan Crawford has spent her career protecting the rights of all Wisconsinites.
Over the years, she’s fought to defend abortion access, healthcare, and workers’ rights—and now, she’ll be a fair, common-sense voice Wisconsin deserves on the state Supreme Court.
Vote for her by April 1st!
March 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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It’s not wrong. How do you screw up something so basic when you’re supposed to be on the leading edge of technology? HOW DO YOU SCREW UP SOMETHING SO BASIC EVEN IF YOU BUILT IT IN YOUR GARAGE???
March 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Dear US colleagues,
In response to the Trump administration, my university @univ-amu.fr is setting up a new program dedicated to welcoming American scientists wishing to pursue their work in France.
There are several M$ in the budget.
www.univ-amu.fr/en/public/ac...
Safe Place For Science: Aix Marseille Université ready to welcome American scientists | Aix Marseille Université
In a context where some scientists in the United States may feel threatened or hindered in their research, our university is announcing the launch of the Safe Place For Science program, dedicated to w...
www.univ-amu.fr
March 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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I work for my state government. After dealing with 1 cruel coworker and 1 bad boss, my advice: When verbally asked to do something, email them and seek confirmation that "per our verbal conversation, you asked that I __, is this accurate? Did I miss any details?" to present as proof if they lie.
March 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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REMINDER: Ukraine gave up nuclear weapons. Three decades ago, Ukraine was the third-largest nuclear power in the world. Ukraine agreed to completely denuclearize.

In exchange, the U.S., the U.K. and Russia guaranteed Ukraine's security in a 1994 agreement known as the Budapest Memorandum.
March 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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(1/5) Updated Suicide Prevention Resources - please reach out if you're struggling!

National Crisis Line: 988

For Veterans: 988, press 1

National Text Line: text "HOME" to 741741

The above lines are the only ones tied into the National 988 network. All the rest in this thread are not.
February 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Go to @skyeperryman.bsky.social As head of Democracy Forward, she has many lawyers to assist government employees. 202-448-9090 info@democracyforward.org Please repost as often as possible. Get the word out. You have been illegally fired. You can sue. Bring your case to Democracy Forward ASAP.
February 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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🔥 WATCH: “DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING?”

U.S. Army Chorus sings Les Miz protest songs at the Governor’s Ball at the White House 👀 — about a Paris uprising of peasants against a monarchy.

(Likely entirely lost on those in attendance)

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGdktRX...
February 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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We need some accountability here. Who are the administrators within the NSF who did this and under what instructions?

I believe federal FOIA regulations would applied to general communications leading up to this action if not to individual personnel decisions.
US science agency reclassifies hundreds of workers as probationary, US lawmaker says
National Science Foundation administrators reclassified hundreds of employees from permanent to probationary status in violation of labor contracts, according to a U.S. lawmaker and agency employee.
www.reuters.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Who needs a spine!?
February 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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New: U.S. negotiators pressing Kyiv for access to Ukraine's critical minerals have raised the possibility of cutting off the country's access to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet system, per three sources. www.reuters.com/business/us-...
Exclusive: US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources
U.S. negotiators pressing Kyiv for access to Ukraine's critical minerals have raised the possibility of cutting the country's access to Elon Musk's vital Starlink satellite internet system, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Please heed this advice. Every natural disaster deployment I have been to has had significant morbidity and mortality from carbon monoxide poisoning.
If you have lost power in Kentucky due to flooding and are using a portable generator, remember to keep it outdoors. Do not run it in your garage even with the door open. Portable generators can produce deadly levels of carbon monoxide in minutes.

www.nbcnews.com/weather/wint...
Kentucky faces devastating flooding with 9 dead and more than a thousand rescued
A mother and her 7-year-old child were killed in Kentucky when the car they were in was swept away by floodwaters in Hart County near Interstate 65.
www.nbcnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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My thoughts for the next four years...
January 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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A message for Republican Senators: Trump's agenda will fleece your constituents, while lining the pockets of his billionaire buddies. If you vote for Trump's policies, the fallout will follow you to your graves. We'll make sure of it.
Message
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:02 AM
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“If there’s a God, what’s one gripe you’d voice after your death?”

Why? Why do good dogs (all dogs are good, btw) suffer & wait for love in a kill shelter while bad humans thrive & hate in complete comfort?

Then I’d kick him in his Birkenstocks for that one.
December 6, 2024 at 6:03 AM
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It is quite the fragile god who needs political power to preserve and enforce their will.

It is quite the powerful God who is born in poverty, partners with the poor, washes feet, heals the sick, advocates for the oppressed, is unjustly killed and still changes the entire world.
November 17, 2024 at 2:49 PM