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THIS IS HOW YOU STAND UP: EEOC admin judge Karen Ortiz resisted an order to hand over all LGBT cases for “review” and told colleagues to resist too. She knows she’ll likely to be fired.
“I can exist on cornflakes and community if it means that my soul is intact.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
How Federal Employees Are Fighting Back Against Elon Musk
Some civil servants are using whatever levers they have to resist the orders of the world’s richest man, both in public and behind closed doors.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.

100% of his salary is paid by WA state.

Elon fired him. Share his story.
February 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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'We'll bring hygge to Hollywood': Danes offer to buy California after Trump's Greenland claims
'We'll bring hygge to Hollywood': Danes offer to buy California after Trump's Greenland claims
A light-hearted petition has been launched in Denmark to buy the state of California in after Donald Trump said he wanted to take over Greenland.
news.sky.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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So, ears... evolution resulted in our clade losing the ability to adjust ears to change position... but human ears still try to adjust position to track sounds (even if it's probably not helping most of us to hear better). 🧪
elifesciences.org/articles/54536
February 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM