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"Tulips teach us that even in the face of adversity, we can find the strength to reach for the light." -Kahlil Gibran

I know a lot is going on and much is uncertain, but we must help each other find light. I hope in some way my last spring's tulips help. 🌱
#Gardening #Gardens #Flowers #Photography
February 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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The rate at which things are happening can be overwhelming, and that’s sort of the point. This barrage of policy and changes is meant to destabilize us, and paralyze us from fighting back or making sense of what’s going on.
How to survive the ‘shock and awe’ Trump news cycle | Xtra Magazine
Two weeks into his second presidency, it has felt like a nonstop onslaught of news. Here are three ways to cope
xtramagazine.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Banning noncompetes. Changing OT pay rules to include more workers. Capping credit card fees. Erasing student loan debt.

All Biden Admin executive actions to help working people that were blocked by Trump-appointed judges.

And Republicans didn't have a problem with any of it.
Alarm as JD Vance says federal judges ‘aren’t allowed’ to control president
Experts argued expansive view of executive power could cause constitutional crisis
www.independent.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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The freeze of the NIH is just the latest culmination of the right's long war on science, education, and democracy.

Here are some of my ideas for what I think scientists can do about it. 🧪 conservechange.medium.com/five-things-...
Five things scientists can do to fight the rise of fascism.
Access to trustworthy information is among the most important preconditions for safeguarding democracy.
conservechange.medium.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM