Dianne Saenz
@diannes.bsky.social
Democracy lover. Tend my garden of plants and ideas. Passionate about learning about international cultures/people. I try to be kind, always.
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“Mr. Trump does not directly control the Smithsonian, which is overseen by a Board of Regents that includes Democrats and Republicans and is overseen by Congress. But the Smithsonian is facing pressure to give ground….”
20 graphs and three ads before “maybe he can’t.”
“Mr. Trump does not directly control the Smithsonian, which is overseen by a Board of Regents that includes Democrats and Republicans and is overseen by Congress. But the Smithsonian is facing pressure to give ground….”
20 graphs and three ads before “maybe he can’t.”
You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying."
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
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August 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
This was paragraph TWENTY.
“Mr. Trump does not directly control the Smithsonian, which is overseen by a Board of Regents that includes Democrats and Republicans and is overseen by Congress. But the Smithsonian is facing pressure to give ground….”
20 graphs and three ads before “maybe he can’t.”
“Mr. Trump does not directly control the Smithsonian, which is overseen by a Board of Regents that includes Democrats and Republicans and is overseen by Congress. But the Smithsonian is facing pressure to give ground….”
20 graphs and three ads before “maybe he can’t.”
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Responding to President Trump’s plan to put District police under federal control, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb called the move “unprecedented, unnecessary, and unlawful.”
“There is no crime emergency in the District of Columbia,” Schwalb said.
“There is no crime emergency in the District of Columbia,” Schwalb said.
Live updates: Trump announces federal takeover of D.C. police, deploys National Guard to fight crime
Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s second term and the Republican-led Congress.
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August 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Responding to President Trump’s plan to put District police under federal control, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb called the move “unprecedented, unnecessary, and unlawful.”
“There is no crime emergency in the District of Columbia,” Schwalb said.
“There is no crime emergency in the District of Columbia,” Schwalb said.
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💬 European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that the EU will work on a 19th package of sanctions against #Russia and warned against concessions to Moscow.
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Kallas says EU will work on 19th Russia sanctions package
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that the EU will work on a 19th package of sanctions against Russia and warned against concessions to Moscow.
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August 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
💬 European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that the EU will work on a 19th package of sanctions against #Russia and warned against concessions to Moscow.
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Thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our ancestors, U.S. women have had the right to vote for 105 years. www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted the video profiling Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug Wilson, who opposes same-sex marriage.
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August 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our ancestors, U.S. women have had the right to vote for 105 years. www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...
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Crime is falling but many people believe it's rising – a very clear illustration of partisan media and algorithmic media's power to warp people's perceptions of the world around them 🧵
August 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Crime is falling but many people believe it's rising – a very clear illustration of partisan media and algorithmic media's power to warp people's perceptions of the world around them 🧵
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Public data is the foundation of economic research & analysis. Transparent revisions are a normal part of that process. Attacking BLS for political reasons like this will have immense costs in terms of public trust even if, as likely, Trump can't get the manipulated data he wants
August 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Public data is the foundation of economic research & analysis. Transparent revisions are a normal part of that process. Attacking BLS for political reasons like this will have immense costs in terms of public trust even if, as likely, Trump can't get the manipulated data he wants
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Posting this piece I wrote in February for reasons slate.com/business/202...
Trump Is Deleting the Data That Keeps This Country Running
The gutting of government statistics is a recipe for chaos.
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August 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Posting this piece I wrote in February for reasons slate.com/business/202...
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"Since AFP was founded in 1944, we have lost colleagues in conflicts. Some have been injured, others taken prisoner.
"But none of us remember witnessing colleagues die of hunger."
"But none of us remember witnessing colleagues die of hunger."
A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
July 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
"Since AFP was founded in 1944, we have lost colleagues in conflicts. Some have been injured, others taken prisoner.
"But none of us remember witnessing colleagues die of hunger."
"But none of us remember witnessing colleagues die of hunger."
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Researchers believe the issue is likely to lead to a large number of victims including governments and enterprises, and warn that attackers are compromising cryptographic keys allowing them to maintain access to victims’ systems even after the affected servers are patched.
Warnings issued as hackers actively exploit critical zero-day in Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft has issued an urgent patch for most SharePoint servers after cybersecurity researchers found threat actors globally exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the products.
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July 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Researchers believe the issue is likely to lead to a large number of victims including governments and enterprises, and warn that attackers are compromising cryptographic keys allowing them to maintain access to victims’ systems even after the affected servers are patched.
NPR interview w/Atul Gawande, one of my public health heroes: The data reveal that cuts to U.S. foreign assistance have resulted in the loss of 300,000 lives since the beginning of 2025, many of them children. Added that cuts will impede prevention of ebola, avian flu cases among Americans.
July 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
NPR interview w/Atul Gawande, one of my public health heroes: The data reveal that cuts to U.S. foreign assistance have resulted in the loss of 300,000 lives since the beginning of 2025, many of them children. Added that cuts will impede prevention of ebola, avian flu cases among Americans.
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“.. Am I going to have enough crew around tomorrow to get the cows milked and cows fed and everything done?” he said. “What’s my contingency plan to do the essentials, if not?”
@politico.com
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July 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
“.. Am I going to have enough crew around tomorrow to get the cows milked and cows fed and everything done?” he said. “What’s my contingency plan to do the essentials, if not?”
@politico.com
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This is from The Guardian. Forget Cancun or anything else the man is known for and nail Ted Cruz to this for the rest of his life. He did this LAST WEEK.
July 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
This is from The Guardian. Forget Cancun or anything else the man is known for and nail Ted Cruz to this for the rest of his life. He did this LAST WEEK.
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Again, the administration’s basic strategy is to use SCOTUS to bail it out of inconvenient district court injunctions against doing probably-to-almost-certainly illegal things. Then it does the things. Then later by the time the merits are considered, the damage has been done. Repeat.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court *allows* the Trump administration to implement large-scale layoffs and reorganization plans across the federal government, despite a pending legal challenge. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissents. #SCOTUS
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July 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Again, the administration’s basic strategy is to use SCOTUS to bail it out of inconvenient district court injunctions against doing probably-to-almost-certainly illegal things. Then it does the things. Then later by the time the merits are considered, the damage has been done. Repeat.
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Supreme Court has just announced the Trump admin can move forward with plans to cut the federal workforce and dismantle agencies.
Are you a federal worker affected by the cuts? We want to hear from you.
Please reach out on our tip line and help us investigate 🔎
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Are you a federal worker affected by the cuts? We want to hear from you.
Please reach out on our tip line and help us investigate 🔎
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Do You Work For the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants To Hear From You.
We’re doubling down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy. With your help, we can dig deeper.
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July 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Supreme Court has just announced the Trump admin can move forward with plans to cut the federal workforce and dismantle agencies.
Are you a federal worker affected by the cuts? We want to hear from you.
Please reach out on our tip line and help us investigate 🔎
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Are you a federal worker affected by the cuts? We want to hear from you.
Please reach out on our tip line and help us investigate 🔎
www.propublica.org/tips/federal...
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“Things will be missed,” former FDA inspector Patrick Stone said about the layoffs. “We are going to have a lot less safe drugs.” @propublica.org
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FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say
Beyond staff cuts, the departures of some longtime investigators in recent months have left less experienced people tasked with rooting out dangerous manufacturing practices.
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July 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“Things will be missed,” former FDA inspector Patrick Stone said about the layoffs. “We are going to have a lot less safe drugs.” @propublica.org
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"The top advertiser in this political cycle so far is the Department of Homeland Security running political ads with taxpayer dollars on behalf of Donald Trump." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/your-...
Your Taxpayer Dollars at Work—on Trump Campaign Ads
AdImpact is the canonical source that many journalists use to track political...
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July 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"The top advertiser in this political cycle so far is the Department of Homeland Security running political ads with taxpayer dollars on behalf of Donald Trump." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/your-...
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July 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Just to be absolutely clear, this bill will kill people both passively and directly.
July 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Just to be absolutely clear, this bill will kill people both passively and directly.
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We know too well the devastating consequences of such action—families torn apart, livelihoods destroyed, and multigenerational trauma inflicted on a community for decades.
#AlligatorAlcatraz #NeverAgainIsNow
#AlligatorAlcatraz #NeverAgainIsNow
July 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We know too well the devastating consequences of such action—families torn apart, livelihoods destroyed, and multigenerational trauma inflicted on a community for decades.
#AlligatorAlcatraz #NeverAgainIsNow
#AlligatorAlcatraz #NeverAgainIsNow
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia describes being tortured in the El Salvador mega prison, where Trump sent him without due process — admittedly by mistake.
As un-American as it gets. And others are still there.
As un-American as it gets. And others are still there.
July 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia describes being tortured in the El Salvador mega prison, where Trump sent him without due process — admittedly by mistake.
As un-American as it gets. And others are still there.
As un-American as it gets. And others are still there.
Let's just cancel U.S. fireworks this year. They pollute our air and frighten the bejeezus out of animals.
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These maps show how quickly Fourth of July fireworks diminish air quality
In 2019 in Washington, D.C., for example, the smoke got so bad that many couldn’t actually see the fireworks.
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July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Let's just cancel U.S. fireworks this year. They pollute our air and frighten the bejeezus out of animals.
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With the House bill now passed, I wanted to re-up two important stories:
The bill benefits the rich, and inflicts deepest harm on the poorest Americans, data show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/b...
The deep federal aid cuts will not arrive immediately. A timeline: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
The bill benefits the rich, and inflicts deepest harm on the poorest Americans, data show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/b...
The deep federal aid cuts will not arrive immediately. A timeline: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
Poorest Americans Dealt Biggest Blow Under Senate Republican Tax Package
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
With the House bill now passed, I wanted to re-up two important stories:
The bill benefits the rich, and inflicts deepest harm on the poorest Americans, data show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/b...
The deep federal aid cuts will not arrive immediately. A timeline: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
The bill benefits the rich, and inflicts deepest harm on the poorest Americans, data show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/b...
The deep federal aid cuts will not arrive immediately. A timeline: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
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Santa Monica's own Stephen Miller not a fan of Los Doyers.
NEW: Group backed by Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, files complaint against Dodgers over DEI practices
Stephen Miller-backed group files complaint against Dodgers over DEI
The move comes as the Dodgers commit to $1 million to help immigrants in raids.
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July 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Santa Monica's own Stephen Miller not a fan of Los Doyers.
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Termination of these data products has now been pushed to July 31. NOAA's notice today states that the terminations are to "mitigate a significant cybersecurity risk." Navy told me the program "no longer meets our information technology modernization requirements."
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A DoD weather satellite program will stop distributing data products by June 30, per an announcement this week. The program collects vital information used in hurricane forecasts, and meteorologists are alarmed -- one told me his "gut reaction was disbelief." My story: www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
Trump terminates satellite data considered crucial to storm forecasting
Meteorologists called the end of the DOD program "insanity" and "alarmingly bad news" as the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ramps up.
www.eenews.net
June 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Termination of these data products has now been pushed to July 31. NOAA's notice today states that the terminations are to "mitigate a significant cybersecurity risk." Navy told me the program "no longer meets our information technology modernization requirements."
www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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