@figgythebabycat.bsky.social
#Stopthecoup #blue Wife and mother. Generation Jones. Kick boxer. Collector of seashells. Lawyer. Healthcare risk management. Population health. #BLM. Ally of LGBTQI. John 13:24 “Love one another”. Power to the People. Speak out. Meow.
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Well, honestly, that wasn’t Lindsey before. That was John McCain’s influence. Ol’ Linds is like a willow, a flip flop, and an empty vessel combined.
Walz on Musk getting briefed on China war plans: "I don't understand -- where are the Republicans? Where are the Lindsey Grahams?"
March 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Well, honestly, that wasn’t Lindsey before. That was John McCain’s influence. Ol’ Linds is like a willow, a flip flop, and an empty vessel combined.
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"When strange things happen and no one reacts, then everybody normalizes." @timothysnyder.bsky.social explains why public protests of Donald Trump's policies are "of the first importance."
March 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
"When strange things happen and no one reacts, then everybody normalizes." @timothysnyder.bsky.social explains why public protests of Donald Trump's policies are "of the first importance."
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In case you missed it, this special live session was recorded live and is now available at the link below!
Fri, Mar 7 @ 9am PT, I'll be hosting a special live YouTube live session timed to coincide w/ #StandUpForScience2025. I'll reflect on societal importance of weather & climate science, and discuss career strategies for students & fired federal workers.
www.youtube.com/live...
www.youtube.com/live...
Special Weather and climate office hour 03/07/2025: Stand Up for Science 2025 - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme weather and c...
www.youtube.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
In case you missed it, this special live session was recorded live and is now available at the link below!
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If the USFS cuts 7,000 more employees and scrambles to establish more local stewardship and good neighbor agreements, those agreements are going to have to generate income for the local partners. That no doubt means more removal of marketable timber and biomass, and less prescribed burning.
Forest Service Braces For Up to 7,000 Layoffs: E&E News Story | The Smokey Wire : National Forest News and Views
One thing I wonder about is whether other agencies have the same proportional cuts as the Forest Service. I'm not hearing about them, but I'm not following them closely, either. Anyway, here's the sto...
forestpolicypub.com
March 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If the USFS cuts 7,000 more employees and scrambles to establish more local stewardship and good neighbor agreements, those agreements are going to have to generate income for the local partners. That no doubt means more removal of marketable timber and biomass, and less prescribed burning.
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I mean, I suppose it is good that public pressure still has *some* effect in very specific and limited circumstances. But I have precisely zero confidence any of these re-hirings will last, or that additional firings/deep programmatic cuts to come will not have the same or worse effects.
March 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I mean, I suppose it is good that public pressure still has *some* effect in very specific and limited circumstances. But I have precisely zero confidence any of these re-hirings will last, or that additional firings/deep programmatic cuts to come will not have the same or worse effects.
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Yeah. With additional 10% cuts to NOAA coming next week and an apparent long-term plan for 30-50% staffing reductions to "dismantle" NOAA and "privatize" the NWS, I very strongly suspect some of these folks are unfortunately going to be re-(re-)fired at some point. Beyond absurd.
March 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Yeah. With additional 10% cuts to NOAA coming next week and an apparent long-term plan for 30-50% staffing reductions to "dismantle" NOAA and "privatize" the NWS, I very strongly suspect some of these folks are unfortunately going to be re-(re-)fired at some point. Beyond absurd.
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Getting fired and rehired potentially several times in a few months, with none of it related to performance, is so fucking efficient.
My friend who was a recently terminated first-year NWS Meteorologist told me today he woke up to an email saying his termination is rescinded and he is being reinstated with full backpay. I'm hoping this is all across the board. Curious if anyone else has heard about this?
March 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Getting fired and rehired potentially several times in a few months, with none of it related to performance, is so fucking efficient.
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BREAKING: HUNDREDS of New Yorkers have swarmed and shut down the Tesla dealer in Manhattan. Six have been arrested after occupying the showroom. Protests are erupting across America to reject Musk's billionaire regime. This is how we beat fascism.
Mass direct action.
#TeslaTakedown
Mass direct action.
#TeslaTakedown
March 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
BREAKING: HUNDREDS of New Yorkers have swarmed and shut down the Tesla dealer in Manhattan. Six have been arrested after occupying the showroom. Protests are erupting across America to reject Musk's billionaire regime. This is how we beat fascism.
Mass direct action.
#TeslaTakedown
Mass direct action.
#TeslaTakedown
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Texas cities are running low on the MMR vaccine as measles outbreaks expand and drive demand.
The measles epidemic in Texas is growing rapidly, and demand for the MMR vaccine has become overwhelming. Pharmacies are struggling to maintain supplies. Some pharmacy locations report the supply of the..
The measles epidemic in Texas is growing rapidly, and demand for the MMR vaccine has become overwhelming. Pharmacies are struggling to maintain supplies. Some pharmacy locations report the supply of the..
March 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Texas cities are running low on the MMR vaccine as measles outbreaks expand and drive demand.
The measles epidemic in Texas is growing rapidly, and demand for the MMR vaccine has become overwhelming. Pharmacies are struggling to maintain supplies. Some pharmacy locations report the supply of the..
The measles epidemic in Texas is growing rapidly, and demand for the MMR vaccine has become overwhelming. Pharmacies are struggling to maintain supplies. Some pharmacy locations report the supply of the..
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TRUMP=
Speak no climate change
See no climate change
Do nothing about climate change
It's still going to come and bite us. Promise.
❄️🧪💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#science
insideclimatenews.org/news/0703202...
Speak no climate change
See no climate change
Do nothing about climate change
It's still going to come and bite us. Promise.
❄️🧪💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#science
insideclimatenews.org/news/0703202...
US Coast Guard Academy Censors ‘Climate Change’ From Its Curriculum - Inside Climate News
The terminology will be stricken in classes for future officers in a service that confronts global warming every day, a move some say will weaken it.
insideclimatenews.org
March 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
TRUMP=
Speak no climate change
See no climate change
Do nothing about climate change
It's still going to come and bite us. Promise.
❄️🧪💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#science
insideclimatenews.org/news/0703202...
Speak no climate change
See no climate change
Do nothing about climate change
It's still going to come and bite us. Promise.
❄️🧪💙📚
#scicomm
#climate
#science
insideclimatenews.org/news/0703202...
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“‘In 2018, a 19-month-old girl, Mariee, tragically died after leaving the facility, and in 2019, a guard was accused of physically assaulting a 5-year-old," the organization said.” www.commondreams.org/news/trump-f...
'Cruelty Is the Point': Private Prison Giants Set to Cash In as Trump Revives Family Detention | Common Dreams
"Taking away a child's freedom and deliberately putting them in these conditions is unconscionable, as is denying a parent their most fundamental role of providing their child with a loving and nurtur...
www.commondreams.org
March 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“‘In 2018, a 19-month-old girl, Mariee, tragically died after leaving the facility, and in 2019, a guard was accused of physically assaulting a 5-year-old," the organization said.” www.commondreams.org/news/trump-f...
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Spread this widely to everybody who is a member of the DC Bar. It is really important to work to block Pam Bondi’s brother.
#lawsky
I'm delighted to announce that I have been nominated to be the President of the DC Bar! Please share this information and vote for me during the election period of April 15 through June 4, 2025. Here is my Candidate Statement: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
I'm delighted to announce that I have been nominated to be the President of the DC Bar! Please share this information and vote for me during the election period of April 15 through June 4, 2025. Here is my Candidate Statement: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
March 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Spread this widely to everybody who is a member of the DC Bar. It is really important to work to block Pam Bondi’s brother.
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Another highlight from the Trenton New Jersey stand up for science rally:
Samwang.substack.com
Samwang.substack.com
Fixing Bugs In Democracy - by Sam Wang | Substack
Data, politics, and necessary repairs. Click to read Fixing Bugs In Democracy - by Sam Wang, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
Samwang.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Another highlight from the Trenton New Jersey stand up for science rally:
Samwang.substack.com
Samwang.substack.com
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Vice signalling.
Musk states "the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy". Charles Darwin, who actually researched this stuff, showed it was empathy, specifically, that enabled humanity to flourish.
Government AI, defending DOGE and more: Takeaways from Elon Musk’s three-hour interview with Joe Rogan
The wide-ranging interview between the two prominent Trump supporters comes as Musk remakes the federal government.
www.politico.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Vice signalling.
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Somewhere, Jeff Bezos is angrily clicking “track shipment” to see what happened to his new editorial page.
March 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Somewhere, Jeff Bezos is angrily clicking “track shipment” to see what happened to his new editorial page.
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In an ideal world, the opposition leadership would be leading the opposition.
Rashida Tlaib's whiteboard, Dave Min's pocket Constitution, and Jasmine Crockett's T-shirt were all, apparently, against the advice of Hakeem Jeffries, not to mention the actual walkouts and heckling
March 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
In an ideal world, the opposition leadership would be leading the opposition.
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To all the MAGA folks screeching that Democrats didn't stand up and clap for a kid with cancer:
Republicans are defunding research for kids with cancer.
Sit down.
Republicans are defunding research for kids with cancer.
Sit down.
March 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
To all the MAGA folks screeching that Democrats didn't stand up and clap for a kid with cancer:
Republicans are defunding research for kids with cancer.
Sit down.
Republicans are defunding research for kids with cancer.
Sit down.
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The reporting is horseshit and has been horseshit for weeks now, how many times do people have to be fooled by anonymous quotes?
March 5, 2025 at 4:24 AM
The reporting is horseshit and has been horseshit for weeks now, how many times do people have to be fooled by anonymous quotes?
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Dude says we have to take care of our law enforcement
FUCK YOU!!! YOU ASSHOLE YOU PARDONED OUR ATTACKERS
FUCK YOU!!! YOU ASSHOLE YOU PARDONED OUR ATTACKERS
March 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Dude says we have to take care of our law enforcement
FUCK YOU!!! YOU ASSHOLE YOU PARDONED OUR ATTACKERS
FUCK YOU!!! YOU ASSHOLE YOU PARDONED OUR ATTACKERS
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Remember when MTG was removed during Biden's SOTU.
Oh. Wait.
Oh. Wait.
March 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Remember when MTG was removed during Biden's SOTU.
Oh. Wait.
Oh. Wait.
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We will not normalize…
March 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
We will not normalize…
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Release the visitor logs
March 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Release the visitor logs
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JUST IN: Judge Contreras has granted a permanent injunction restoring Cathy Harris to the Merit Systems Protection Board, despite President Trump's attempt to fire her.
This may rocket to SCOTUS alongside the Dellinger case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This may rocket to SCOTUS alongside the Dellinger case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Memorandum & Opinion – #40 in HARRIS v. BESSENT (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-00412) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION granting [22] Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment and granting declaratory and injunctive relief. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 3/4/2025. (lcrc3...
storage.courtlistener.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
JUST IN: Judge Contreras has granted a permanent injunction restoring Cathy Harris to the Merit Systems Protection Board, despite President Trump's attempt to fire her.
This may rocket to SCOTUS alongside the Dellinger case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This may rocket to SCOTUS alongside the Dellinger case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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“Silent protest doesn’t work when their goal is to keep you silent.”
Brilliantly said!
Brilliantly said!
March 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
“Silent protest doesn’t work when their goal is to keep you silent.”
Brilliantly said!
Brilliantly said!