@heidiba.bsky.social
Charleston, WV | moved back home to do what I could to make it a better place | Regatta Wrangler | Economics, policy and accounting studier | my childhood core memories involve NPR
There are countless numbers of us blue dots trying to exist in these red states with “representatives” who won’t listen to us; relocating is not an option for many folks; we need all the help available and maybe, just maybe, folks will start to see who really cares about the issues that impact them.
March 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
There are countless numbers of us blue dots trying to exist in these red states with “representatives” who won’t listen to us; relocating is not an option for many folks; we need all the help available and maybe, just maybe, folks will start to see who really cares about the issues that impact them.
It made me physically ill to witness that. I would trade that embarrassment for Zelensky any day.
February 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It made me physically ill to witness that. I would trade that embarrassment for Zelensky any day.
I certainly hope that things turn out better for you than they are for us!
February 5, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I certainly hope that things turn out better for you than they are for us!
My husband keeps trying to convince me to abandon ship for Australia.
February 5, 2025 at 5:40 AM
My husband keeps trying to convince me to abandon ship for Australia.
Think I got it all there in order! Thank you for writing this piece.
February 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Think I got it all there in order! Thank you for writing this piece.
To my fellow resisters I say stay strong, find community, take care of your bodies and minds, and stand together in solidarity in these dark times.
February 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
To my fellow resisters I say stay strong, find community, take care of your bodies and minds, and stand together in solidarity in these dark times.
but I hope those of us trying to peacefully resist this onslaught have the courage, tenacity and integrity to endure until this all can be stopped and reversed without any bloodshed or loss of life
February 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
but I hope those of us trying to peacefully resist this onslaught have the courage, tenacity and integrity to endure until this all can be stopped and reversed without any bloodshed or loss of life
United States.
The threats of political violence against marginalized communities and now against the federal civil service are enormous,
The threats of political violence against marginalized communities and now against the federal civil service are enormous,
February 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
United States.
The threats of political violence against marginalized communities and now against the federal civil service are enormous,
The threats of political violence against marginalized communities and now against the federal civil service are enormous,
Should this authoritarian fever dream be allowed to continue for a full four years with no roadblocks or even speed bumps along the way, posterity will come to know all Trump voters and current Republicans as enablers of the final loss of any semblance of democracy that has ever existed in the
February 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Should this authoritarian fever dream be allowed to continue for a full four years with no roadblocks or even speed bumps along the way, posterity will come to know all Trump voters and current Republicans as enablers of the final loss of any semblance of democracy that has ever existed in the
Voters who cast a vote for this administration are responsible for this chaotic nightmare, regardless of their reasoning. The sycophantic apparatchiks who make up the modern Republican Party (now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Trump organization) are even more responsible for all this.
February 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Voters who cast a vote for this administration are responsible for this chaotic nightmare, regardless of their reasoning. The sycophantic apparatchiks who make up the modern Republican Party (now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Trump organization) are even more responsible for all this.
(estimated to be approximately 245 million people). Trump has no leadership mandate from majorities of this country and never did.
February 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
(estimated to be approximately 245 million people). Trump has no leadership mandate from majorities of this country and never did.
Despite all the rhetorical nonsense flying around, Trump was elected by only 49.8% of voters in the 2024 election cycle, a number that represents less than 32% of all eligible voters nationwide
February 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Despite all the rhetorical nonsense flying around, Trump was elected by only 49.8% of voters in the 2024 election cycle, a number that represents less than 32% of all eligible voters nationwide
and administrative laws being perpetrated by this careless administration, which lacks any respect for the rule of law whatsoever
February 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
and administrative laws being perpetrated by this careless administration, which lacks any respect for the rule of law whatsoever
Federal employee unions, certain states’ attorneys general, many employment law offices with histories of representing federal workers, as well as others, are attempting daily to counter the blitzkrieg of offenses against our Constitution, statutory laws, common laws
February 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Federal employee unions, certain states’ attorneys general, many employment law offices with histories of representing federal workers, as well as others, are attempting daily to counter the blitzkrieg of offenses against our Constitution, statutory laws, common laws
Any and all statements to the contrary are outright lies and falsehoods, part of an ongoing propaganda campaign against federal civil servants.
February 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Any and all statements to the contrary are outright lies and falsehoods, part of an ongoing propaganda campaign against federal civil servants.
The study also showed that over 61% of telework eligible employees were still spending a majority of their working time on-site in buildings and that only 10% of the federal civilian workforce is making use of remote work.
February 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The study also showed that over 61% of telework eligible employees were still spending a majority of their working time on-site in buildings and that only 10% of the federal civilian workforce is making use of remote work.
An Office of Management and Budget study on telework, remote work and space utilization by the government, completed in August 2024, clearly showed that 54% of the federal civilian workforce is not telework or remote work eligible given their job duties.
February 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
An Office of Management and Budget study on telework, remote work and space utilization by the government, completed in August 2024, clearly showed that 54% of the federal civilian workforce is not telework or remote work eligible given their job duties.
are blatant efforts to demoralize and intimidate federal workers into giving up their public service so that the weasels can more easily continue to enter and ransack the proverbial henhouse.
February 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
are blatant efforts to demoralize and intimidate federal workers into giving up their public service so that the weasels can more easily continue to enter and ransack the proverbial henhouse.
Arbitrarily attempting to force the federal civilian workforce back into buildings and eliminate teleworking and remote working options, coupled with what is likely an unlawful bait and switch to get federal employees to resign,
February 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Arbitrarily attempting to force the federal civilian workforce back into buildings and eliminate teleworking and remote working options, coupled with what is likely an unlawful bait and switch to get federal employees to resign,
The dishonest and manipulative attempt to paint the removal of DEI efforts as being merit-driven is laughable and anyone gullible enough to accept such an argument is clearly incapable of even defining, let alone understanding, DEI.
February 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The dishonest and manipulative attempt to paint the removal of DEI efforts as being merit-driven is laughable and anyone gullible enough to accept such an argument is clearly incapable of even defining, let alone understanding, DEI.
The purpose of eliminating DEI is to serve a white supremacist, patriarchal, anti-LGBTQ+, classist and ableist agenda.
February 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The purpose of eliminating DEI is to serve a white supremacist, patriarchal, anti-LGBTQ+, classist and ableist agenda.
in order to help attain the best, most capable workforces with the broadest and most informative range of perspectives and talents, have been arbitrarily and capriciously removed across the federal government.
February 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
in order to help attain the best, most capable workforces with the broadest and most informative range of perspectives and talents, have been arbitrarily and capriciously removed across the federal government.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives meant to overcome historical (and current) institutional and systemic biases in workforce hiring and development,
February 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives meant to overcome historical (and current) institutional and systemic biases in workforce hiring and development,
Many who investigated and helped to prosecute over 1,500 insurrectionist rioters who, at Trump’s urging, attempted a coup on Jan. 6, 2021, are being dismissed, with more to come, following Trump’s pardoning or commutation of sentences for the riotous mob.
February 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Many who investigated and helped to prosecute over 1,500 insurrectionist rioters who, at Trump’s urging, attempted a coup on Jan. 6, 2021, are being dismissed, with more to come, following Trump’s pardoning or commutation of sentences for the riotous mob.