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🌎🌍🌏Tree hugger. Birder. I don’t want to live on Mars.
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Trump, who (falsely) claimed during his election campaign that Biden wasn't doing ENOUGH to assist with NC's hurricane recovery....wait for it....just revoked Biden's Dec 2024 hurricane clean-up reimbursement agreement.
#ncpol
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#ncpol
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FEMA will stop 100% cost-share in Helene recovery • NC Newsline
"I am extremely disappointed and urge the President to reconsider FEMA’s bad decision, even for 90 days," Gov. Josh Stein said.
ncnewsline.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Trump, who (falsely) claimed during his election campaign that Biden wasn't doing ENOUGH to assist with NC's hurricane recovery....wait for it....just revoked Biden's Dec 2024 hurricane clean-up reimbursement agreement.
#ncpol
ncnewsline.com/2025/04/12/f...
#ncpol
ncnewsline.com/2025/04/12/f...
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Intuit charges big bucks just for ordinary people to pay their taxes.
At the same time, they are doing everything they can to sabotage Direct File, the IRS’ free, easy, and popular tax filing tool.
It’s a scam, and I'm not letting them get away with it.
At the same time, they are doing everything they can to sabotage Direct File, the IRS’ free, easy, and popular tax filing tool.
It’s a scam, and I'm not letting them get away with it.
Democrats Accuse Intuit of ‘Misleading’ Taxpayers Into Paying for TurboTax
Intuit has been lobbying to end the government’s free filing program.
www.notus.org
April 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Intuit charges big bucks just for ordinary people to pay their taxes.
At the same time, they are doing everything they can to sabotage Direct File, the IRS’ free, easy, and popular tax filing tool.
It’s a scam, and I'm not letting them get away with it.
At the same time, they are doing everything they can to sabotage Direct File, the IRS’ free, easy, and popular tax filing tool.
It’s a scam, and I'm not letting them get away with it.
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Exclusive: Researchers at the US National Institutes of Health were told they can't attend scientific conferences and meetings without official permission, even if they pay their way and go during time off, current and former NIH scientists told Reuters reut.rs/4j7rFLT
Exclusive: US NIH scientists barred from attending conferences on their own time and dime
Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health have been told they cannot attend scientific conferences and meetings without official permission, even if they pay their own way and go during time off, three current and former NIH scientists told Reuters.
reut.rs
April 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Exclusive: Researchers at the US National Institutes of Health were told they can't attend scientific conferences and meetings without official permission, even if they pay their way and go during time off, current and former NIH scientists told Reuters reut.rs/4j7rFLT
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I'm appalled by the USDA's decision to pause funding to the University of Maine System.
This will hurt our farmers, halt critical research, and impact students throughout Maine.
Once again, our state is being targeted for retribution—all because our officials are standing up for the rule of law.
This will hurt our farmers, halt critical research, and impact students throughout Maine.
Once again, our state is being targeted for retribution—all because our officials are standing up for the rule of law.
USDA halts more than $100M in funding for University of Maine System programs
The move temporarily pauses USDA funding for Maine's university system after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off the state over Maine's decision to allow transgender athletes to compete in sp...
www.pressherald.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I'm appalled by the USDA's decision to pause funding to the University of Maine System.
This will hurt our farmers, halt critical research, and impact students throughout Maine.
Once again, our state is being targeted for retribution—all because our officials are standing up for the rule of law.
This will hurt our farmers, halt critical research, and impact students throughout Maine.
Once again, our state is being targeted for retribution—all because our officials are standing up for the rule of law.
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Eating is DEI now.
BREAKING | Trump freezes $1 billion in food aid given to local schools and food banks to help low-income families
Trump freezes $1 billion in food aid given to local schools and food banks
Nonprofits first reported the freeze Tuesday
www.independent.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Eating is DEI now.
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“If everything goes right, none of you will be able to afford food, housing, or retirement ever again.” theonion.com/trump-says-r...
Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression
WASHINGTON—Warning that Americans should brace themselves for an economic “period of transition,” President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that a recession would be an unfortunate but necessary st...
theonion.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
“If everything goes right, none of you will be able to afford food, housing, or retirement ever again.” theonion.com/trump-says-r...
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At 5 pm Fri, the Social Security Admin announced that it will withhold the *entire* Social Security benefits of overpaid seniors & people w/disabilities, even if not their fault—reversing a Biden-era reform that limited repayment to 10% of the monthly benefit.
This will cause needless suffering.
This will cause needless suffering.
March 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
At 5 pm Fri, the Social Security Admin announced that it will withhold the *entire* Social Security benefits of overpaid seniors & people w/disabilities, even if not their fault—reversing a Biden-era reform that limited repayment to 10% of the monthly benefit.
This will cause needless suffering.
This will cause needless suffering.
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Bernie out there working.
March 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Bernie out there working.
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We want to send a message to the world: what has happened today is an absolute disgrace. It is completely un-American.
February 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
We want to send a message to the world: what has happened today is an absolute disgrace. It is completely un-American.
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Three years ago today, Putin's tanks rolled into Ukraine, and Russian aircraft began bombing the country.
Trump is lying. Russia started the war, not Ukraine.
Putin is a dictator, not Zelensky.
Trump is lying. Russia started the war, not Ukraine.
Putin is a dictator, not Zelensky.
February 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Three years ago today, Putin's tanks rolled into Ukraine, and Russian aircraft began bombing the country.
Trump is lying. Russia started the war, not Ukraine.
Putin is a dictator, not Zelensky.
Trump is lying. Russia started the war, not Ukraine.
Putin is a dictator, not Zelensky.
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While you weren't looking, Trump rolled back Biden's ethics rules prohibiting executive branch employees from accepting major gifts from lobbyists.
So much for "drain the swamp."
So much for "drain the swamp."
Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'
Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.
apnews.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
While you weren't looking, Trump rolled back Biden's ethics rules prohibiting executive branch employees from accepting major gifts from lobbyists.
So much for "drain the swamp."
So much for "drain the swamp."
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Spotted in Paris, France today, in honour of the 3rd anniversary of Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion. #StandWithUkraine
February 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Spotted in Paris, France today, in honour of the 3rd anniversary of Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion. #StandWithUkraine
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From a doctor in Maryland who specializes in public health and infectious diseases:
"People travel across the country to participate in these trials, some lifesaving trials. The pause doesn’t just impact the researcher...it impacts the patients themselves, potentially life-threatening impacts."
"People travel across the country to participate in these trials, some lifesaving trials. The pause doesn’t just impact the researcher...it impacts the patients themselves, potentially life-threatening impacts."
February 14, 2025 at 2:05 AM
From a doctor in Maryland who specializes in public health and infectious diseases:
"People travel across the country to participate in these trials, some lifesaving trials. The pause doesn’t just impact the researcher...it impacts the patients themselves, potentially life-threatening impacts."
"People travel across the country to participate in these trials, some lifesaving trials. The pause doesn’t just impact the researcher...it impacts the patients themselves, potentially life-threatening impacts."
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Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
February 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
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Keep. Making. Art.
It may feel weird or somehow improper to talk about your art or your writing, but we need it. It can’t be wall-to-wall nightmare all the time. Art is both counterweight and context. It’s escape and enlightenment and a mirror of our own exasperation. We need it. We NEED it. Keep showing us.
February 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Keep. Making. Art.
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The US Oligarch and Nazi Elon Musk has been defeated by a German court.
Germany has ruled that Musk must immediately provide researchers with access to X's data on politically related content ahead of the country’s election.
www.politico.eu/article/berl...
Germany has ruled that Musk must immediately provide researchers with access to X's data on politically related content ahead of the country’s election.
www.politico.eu/article/berl...
February 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The US Oligarch and Nazi Elon Musk has been defeated by a German court.
Germany has ruled that Musk must immediately provide researchers with access to X's data on politically related content ahead of the country’s election.
www.politico.eu/article/berl...
Germany has ruled that Musk must immediately provide researchers with access to X's data on politically related content ahead of the country’s election.
www.politico.eu/article/berl...
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The paper from James Hansen et al. has 39(!) figures, and this is figure 2 (seriously).
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The paper from James Hansen et al. has 39(!) figures, and this is figure 2 (seriously).
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The world’s richest person, without any actual authority, is infiltrating entire govt agencies and gaining access to sensitive info.
And it's being done in an effort to slash federal spending in the name of "efficiency" so America’s wealthy can get another huge tax cut.
And it's being done in an effort to slash federal spending in the name of "efficiency" so America’s wealthy can get another huge tax cut.
February 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The world’s richest person, without any actual authority, is infiltrating entire govt agencies and gaining access to sensitive info.
And it's being done in an effort to slash federal spending in the name of "efficiency" so America’s wealthy can get another huge tax cut.
And it's being done in an effort to slash federal spending in the name of "efficiency" so America’s wealthy can get another huge tax cut.
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This is an existential moment for federal scientists and other public servants as they face pressures to resign. We must do everything we can to safeguard the federal science enterprise. Thoughts and recommendations from me out in @nature.com today: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Despair is not an option’ — how scientists can help protect federal research
Government scientists in the US must be clear-eyed and continue to serve the public.
www.nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This is an existential moment for federal scientists and other public servants as they face pressures to resign. We must do everything we can to safeguard the federal science enterprise. Thoughts and recommendations from me out in @nature.com today: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Let me emphasize: Elon Musk has not been confirmed by Congress. His “department” was never actually enacted. No one other than Trump has given him any authority.
Democrats and any Republicans with a spine need to step in and stop this madness.
Call your rep now (202) 224-3121
Democrats and any Republicans with a spine need to step in and stop this madness.
Call your rep now (202) 224-3121
February 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Let me emphasize: Elon Musk has not been confirmed by Congress. His “department” was never actually enacted. No one other than Trump has given him any authority.
Democrats and any Republicans with a spine need to step in and stop this madness.
Call your rep now (202) 224-3121
Democrats and any Republicans with a spine need to step in and stop this madness.
Call your rep now (202) 224-3121
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Any country that does not have a democracy is ruled by thieves and thugs. But I never imagined a country anywhere would choose thieves and thugs in an open, fair election. We are not serious people.
February 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Any country that does not have a democracy is ruled by thieves and thugs. But I never imagined a country anywhere would choose thieves and thugs in an open, fair election. We are not serious people.