Heidi Klein
@hi-decline.bsky.social
Singer and voice instructor at Texas Woman’s U. I like to get my hands dirty in my yard and in the kitchen. Dogs make me happy. So do birds. I wish I lived in Scotland. My husband and son are the greatest guys I know.
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A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
FEMA will no longer go door-to-door to assist disaster victims
The move, says one agency worker, will “severely hamper our ability to reach vulnerable people.”
www.motherjones.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
Road tripping through Indiana and Kentucky is an eye-opening experience. So many cringy billboards. Do you think Jesus will really text me back?
June 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Road tripping through Indiana and Kentucky is an eye-opening experience. So many cringy billboards. Do you think Jesus will really text me back?
The country is on fire, but I’ve got a spoon and tub of beef tallow, so I’ll be just fine.
April 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The country is on fire, but I’ve got a spoon and tub of beef tallow, so I’ll be just fine.
Wishing more members of congress would join Rep. McCollum in calling out the ongoing attacks to our individual and national security. mccollum.house.gov/media/press-...
U.S. Rep Betty McCollum Statement on Elon Musk's Illegal and Unconstitutional Raid on Federal Agencies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over the weekend, The New York Times reported that allies of Elon Musk have obtained access to the Treasury Department’s federal payment system, allowing Mr.
mccollum.house.gov
February 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Wishing more members of congress would join Rep. McCollum in calling out the ongoing attacks to our individual and national security. mccollum.house.gov/media/press-...
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Banks and other businesses with sensitive personnel info inform customers when their data may have been compromised.
Now that non-government operatives have stolen federal student loan data, it stands to reason that higher education institutions inform students and their families.
Good idea.
Now that non-government operatives have stolen federal student loan data, it stands to reason that higher education institutions inform students and their families.
Good idea.
Hear me out —
If parents call colleges freaked about their FAFSA data being leaked, schools may have to issue statements — which would reach a whole lot more families about how warped this is.
Organizing isn’t always calling electeds. Sometimes it’s just calling people with a bigger megaphone.
If parents call colleges freaked about their FAFSA data being leaked, schools may have to issue statements — which would reach a whole lot more families about how warped this is.
Organizing isn’t always calling electeds. Sometimes it’s just calling people with a bigger megaphone.
Musk staff have access to student aid data now.
February 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Banks and other businesses with sensitive personnel info inform customers when their data may have been compromised.
Now that non-government operatives have stolen federal student loan data, it stands to reason that higher education institutions inform students and their families.
Good idea.
Now that non-government operatives have stolen federal student loan data, it stands to reason that higher education institutions inform students and their families.
Good idea.
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Wired continuing to run circles around the NYT & WaPo & like every other Important Newspaper
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls So...
www.wired.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Wired continuing to run circles around the NYT & WaPo & like every other Important Newspaper
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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This is why civil service protections matter. This is a story about a group of Musk people in government trying to break the law, being stopped by civil servants, and then those civil servants were put on leave and the lawbreaking proceeded.
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
edition.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This is why civil service protections matter. This is a story about a group of Musk people in government trying to break the law, being stopped by civil servants, and then those civil servants were put on leave and the lawbreaking proceeded.
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
Instead of POTUS and FLOTUS, we can simply call them Trusk.
November 26, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Instead of POTUS and FLOTUS, we can simply call them Trusk.
Oh, great. Oz. Cue the flying monkeys.
November 19, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Oh, great. Oz. Cue the flying monkeys.
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When Obama nominated Tom Daschle -- a congressional leader with three decades of experience working on federal health care policies -- to be HHS secretary, the senator had to withdraw because a donor provided him with a car.
If only he'd beheaded a whale!
www.theguardian.com/world/2009/f...
If only he'd beheaded a whale!
www.theguardian.com/world/2009/f...
Senator Tom Daschle withdraws as health secretary nominee
Former senator Tom Daschle came under scrutiny over failure to pay $140,000 in taxes
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:15 AM
When Obama nominated Tom Daschle -- a congressional leader with three decades of experience working on federal health care policies -- to be HHS secretary, the senator had to withdraw because a donor provided him with a car.
If only he'd beheaded a whale!
www.theguardian.com/world/2009/f...
If only he'd beheaded a whale!
www.theguardian.com/world/2009/f...
An Onion made me cry happy tears today. Ultimate irony.
November 14, 2024 at 3:46 PM
An Onion made me cry happy tears today. Ultimate irony.