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corrie-in-pdx.bsky.social
@corrie-in-pdx.bsky.social
Pacific Northwest. Wore a corset to work for years (long story--might have to do with museums). Now I curate words and ideas instead. #resist
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Schumer is trying to justify his vote on Jake Tapper right now, saying if they had let the government shut down "they could fire half the workers in the federal government."

WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW CHUCK
March 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too?

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My YES vote is *not* an endorsement of this deeply flawed CR.

My YES vote is 💯 about refusing to shut our government down.

I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos.
 
I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down.
March 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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So this will be going into effect on the 32nd of Neverarry
March 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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We don't spend a penny on marketing. It's all word of mouth for @costplusdrugs.com

That's how we keep prices so low. Please spread the word !
March 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.

We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.

They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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March 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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closing a dozen overseas consulates? sure what could go wrong 😑
State Dept. Plans to Close Diplomatic Missions and Fire Employees Overseas (Gift Article)
American officials, including in the C.I.A., are concerned about mass closures hampering national security work. And China has overtaken the United States in global diplomatic footprint.
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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BREAKING: The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University has reneged on their commitment to host the @sciencewriters.org annual conference and withdrew their entire financial support.

The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.
March 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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NEW: The Defense Department is considering a 75% reduction in workforce targeting employees who work to prevent the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, according to a draft proposal obtained by WIRED. 😕
Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.
www.wired.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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I see tomorrow is Friday.

Is Friday going a tariff day, or a some-tariffs day, or a no-tariffs day?

Or will it be some other kind of day, like an annex-Greenland day, or a Hannibal-Lecter-wants-to-have-you-for-dinner day, or an Arnold-Palmer-size day, or something else?

I just can’t keep track.
March 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Reporter: "Are you considering revoking TPS status for the more than 20K Ukrainians who live here in the US?"

Trump: "On GPS?"

At this point I'm convinced that Putin is writing the policy documents and Trump just signs them.
March 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Thou shalt not claim to be improving efficiency when all you do is fire people and then beg them to come back.
March 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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March 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Reminder: Amazon Blackout—starting tomorrow.

Amazon ❌, Whole Foods ❌ off the to-do list!
March 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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The last time America increased tariffs like this, it was 1930 — and it triggered the Great Depression.
March 4, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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January 29, 2023. It was all there for everyone to see, who cared enough to notice.
March 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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SOTU seats are not assigned. There are general seating areas for each body (House, Senate, SCOTUS,etc) but there are honored seats for each party’s leadership and they’re even trying to squat those.

If it doesn’t sort out, be aware you may see applause on both sides of the aisle but they may be GOP
March 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Already hearing that Republican members have been showing up to the House floor trying to take up the Dem side seats for the joint address 💀
March 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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when Elon Musk started recruiting for DOGE last November, he said the work would be “tedious” and “compensation is zero"

now it turns out some DOGE operatives are earning six-figure salaries, one as high as $195,200, as much as a civil servant can legally make

www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
www.wired.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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I’m not going to the Joint Address. I will be live posting and chatting with you all here instead. Then going on IG Live after.
March 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Another good trope for Not My President’s Day
February 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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The Dep't of Health and Human Services laid off employees Saturday evening across some of its biggest agencies, including the FDA and CDC.

Those laid off included people who evaluate the safety of medical devices.
@rachelcohrs.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
Gift link:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Health Department Layoffs Expand to Medicare, FDA
The Department of Health and Human Services laid off employees Saturday evening across some of its biggest agencies — the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug Administration, ...
www.bloomberg.com
February 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Billionaire co-founder of AirBnB Joe Gebbia has joined Elon Musk’s DOGE team, so let’s spread awareness and make sure nobody books a goddamn thing through AirBnB ever again, shall we?
February 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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FFS!

𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 are firing National Park Service EMTs

There will be no one to attend to you if you get attacked by wildlife, fall while climbing/hiking, have a skiing incident, are drowning, break a leg/arm/your neck, etc

Alex Wilds is one such federal employee. Read what he's saying
February 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM