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People are getting up off the mat.
People have gathered outside USAID HQ for press event with Democratic Congressmen Beyer, Raskin, Connolly and Olzewski and Senator Van Hollen where they're addressing the building's mysterious shutdown today in the midst of the Trump admin dismantling the agency.
(Photos shared with me)
(Photos shared with me)
February 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
People are getting up off the mat.
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka:
ICE agents, during a warrantless raid, detained undocumented residents as well as citizens.
“One of the detainees is a U.S. military veteran who suffered the indignity of having the legitimacy of his military documentation questioned.”
www.northjersey.com/story/news/e...
ICE agents, during a warrantless raid, detained undocumented residents as well as citizens.
“One of the detainees is a U.S. military veteran who suffered the indignity of having the legitimacy of his military documentation questioned.”
www.northjersey.com/story/news/e...
ICE raids establishment in Newark, detains undocumented residents
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka confirmed in a statement that the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a local establishment in the city.
www.northjersey.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka:
ICE agents, during a warrantless raid, detained undocumented residents as well as citizens.
“One of the detainees is a U.S. military veteran who suffered the indignity of having the legitimacy of his military documentation questioned.”
www.northjersey.com/story/news/e...
ICE agents, during a warrantless raid, detained undocumented residents as well as citizens.
“One of the detainees is a U.S. military veteran who suffered the indignity of having the legitimacy of his military documentation questioned.”
www.northjersey.com/story/news/e...
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
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Here's my writeup on the historic winter storm that gripped the northern Gulf Coast yesterday.
Florida's all-time snowfall record likely fell with a 9.5" report north of Pensacola. What a remarkable storm.
www.damweather.com/2025/01/hist...
Florida's all-time snowfall record likely fell with a 9.5" report north of Pensacola. What a remarkable storm.
www.damweather.com/2025/01/hist...
Historic Gulf Coast winter storm was the region's worst in 130 years
www.damweather.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Here's my writeup on the historic winter storm that gripped the northern Gulf Coast yesterday.
Florida's all-time snowfall record likely fell with a 9.5" report north of Pensacola. What a remarkable storm.
www.damweather.com/2025/01/hist...
Florida's all-time snowfall record likely fell with a 9.5" report north of Pensacola. What a remarkable storm.
www.damweather.com/2025/01/hist...
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This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
January 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
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Yes this is exactly what he meant to do you stupid ass.
January 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Yes this is exactly what he meant to do you stupid ass.
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I'll note again: News orgs keep repeating Trump WH line that it's targeting "DEI". As most people understand these things that's false. They're upending anti-discrimination and anti-discrimination in federal contracting rules going back as far as the 1960s. Not trying to make a big point abt ...
January 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I'll note again: News orgs keep repeating Trump WH line that it's targeting "DEI". As most people understand these things that's false. They're upending anti-discrimination and anti-discrimination in federal contracting rules going back as far as the 1960s. Not trying to make a big point abt ...
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This is literally handing over the future of medical science to other countries. Every day this continues will create damage to US research and universities that lasts for years—and can be measured in lives.
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is literally handing over the future of medical science to other countries. Every day this continues will create damage to US research and universities that lasts for years—and can be measured in lives.
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The resegregation era is in full swing.
If DEI has just "gotten out of hand," then why is the Trump administration going all the way back to a 1965 LBJ civil rights executive order for repeal?
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Just Revoked Anti-Discrimination Rules Enacted By LBJ In 1965
The new president just unwound a landmark anti-discrimination measure implemented amid the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
www.huffpost.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The resegregation era is in full swing.
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You know one way for YOU to obey in advance?
Is to say, "I can't affect what my Republican Senator does, so I'll go on Bluesky and whine that THEY'LL all comply in advance," when they have ALREADY rejected 2 nominees and forced FBI Background checks at least in some cases.
Is to say, "I can't affect what my Republican Senator does, so I'll go on Bluesky and whine that THEY'LL all comply in advance," when they have ALREADY rejected 2 nominees and forced FBI Background checks at least in some cases.
December 15, 2024 at 11:44 AM
You know one way for YOU to obey in advance?
Is to say, "I can't affect what my Republican Senator does, so I'll go on Bluesky and whine that THEY'LL all comply in advance," when they have ALREADY rejected 2 nominees and forced FBI Background checks at least in some cases.
Is to say, "I can't affect what my Republican Senator does, so I'll go on Bluesky and whine that THEY'LL all comply in advance," when they have ALREADY rejected 2 nominees and forced FBI Background checks at least in some cases.
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When you forget to switch to your burner account
December 12, 2024 at 1:04 AM
When you forget to switch to your burner account