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JWST captures M51, a stunning 27M light-years away! Locked in a dance with NGC 5195, its spiral arms glow with star nurseries and dust waves. First spotted by Messier in 1773, it later helped prove galaxies exist.
Credit:NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI (Space Telescope Science Institute), FEAST Program
Credit:NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI (Space Telescope Science Institute), FEAST Program
March 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
JWST captures M51, a stunning 27M light-years away! Locked in a dance with NGC 5195, its spiral arms glow with star nurseries and dust waves. First spotted by Messier in 1773, it later helped prove galaxies exist.
Credit:NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI (Space Telescope Science Institute), FEAST Program
Credit:NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI (Space Telescope Science Institute), FEAST Program
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A federal judge in Washington on Saturday blocked the Trump administration from ousting the top official at a federal watchdog agency, finding that its efforts to do so were unlawful.
Judge Rules Trump Can’t Fire Head of Federal Watchdog Agency Without Cause
A federal judge said that the president’s efforts to remove Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, were unlawful.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
A federal judge in Washington on Saturday blocked the Trump administration from ousting the top official at a federal watchdog agency, finding that its efforts to do so were unlawful.
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The federal agency responsible for traffic safety, which has been investigating self-driving technology in Tesla vehicles, will fire a “modest” number of employees, an agency spokesman said Friday.
Officials Are Fired at Traffic Safety Agency Investigating Musk’s Company
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has raised questions about crashes involving Tesla’s self-driving technology.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The federal agency responsible for traffic safety, which has been investigating self-driving technology in Tesla vehicles, will fire a “modest” number of employees, an agency spokesman said Friday.
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Federal workers began receiving emails Saturday asking them to describe what they did last week — as Elon Musk warned on social media that, if employees fail to respond, it will be taken as a resignation.
Feds must answer email on what they did last week — or lose jobs, Musk says
Musk says on X that feds must explain what they did last week — or resign
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February 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Federal workers began receiving emails Saturday asking them to describe what they did last week — as Elon Musk warned on social media that, if employees fail to respond, it will be taken as a resignation.
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The Trump administration blocked key parts of the federal government’s apparatus for funding biomedical research, effectively halting progress on much of the country’s future work on illnesses like cancer and addiction despite a federal judge’s order to release grant money.
Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling
Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical studies in jeopardy.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
The Trump administration blocked key parts of the federal government’s apparatus for funding biomedical research, effectively halting progress on much of the country’s future work on illnesses like cancer and addiction despite a federal judge’s order to release grant money.
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Because of a Trump executive order, the Census Bureau is stopping work on statistics that could help protect the rights of transgender people, its recently departed director, Robert Santos, tells NPR. By @hansilowang.bsky.social
Census Bureau stopped work on data for protecting trans rights, former director says
Because of a Trump executive order, the Census Bureau is stopping work on statistics that could help protect the rights of transgender people, its recently departed director, Robert Santos, tells NPR.
www.npr.org
February 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Because of a Trump executive order, the Census Bureau is stopping work on statistics that could help protect the rights of transgender people, its recently departed director, Robert Santos, tells NPR. By @hansilowang.bsky.social
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The first nationwide database tracking misconduct by federal police officers has been shut down by President Donald Trump, deleting a resource that experts said improved public safety by helping to prevent bad officers from jumping to new agencies and starting over.
Justice Department deletes database tracking federal police misconduct
The Trump administration has removed a nationwide database of federal police officers’ misconduct, launched by the Biden administration to keep bad cops from jumping from job to job.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The first nationwide database tracking misconduct by federal police officers has been shut down by President Donald Trump, deleting a resource that experts said improved public safety by helping to prevent bad officers from jumping to new agencies and starting over.
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One month after being pardoned by President Trump for his role in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, was arrested again on charges of assaulting a protester at a bizarre news conference held outside the Capitol on Friday.
Enrique Tarrio, Ex-Proud Boys Leader, Arrested on Charges of Assault Outside Capitol
Enrique Tarrio, who was pardoned for his role in the Capitol attack, had appeared with other Jan. 6 defendants outside the very building at the center of the riot that sent many of them to prison.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:15 AM
One month after being pardoned by President Trump for his role in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, was arrested again on charges of assaulting a protester at a bizarre news conference held outside the Capitol on Friday.
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A South Carolina man on death row has chosen death by firing squad as his method of execution, his lawyer said on Friday. If his execution is carried out, he will be the first person killed in that manner in the state’s history.
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad
The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:57 AM
A South Carolina man on death row has chosen death by firing squad as his method of execution, his lawyer said on Friday. If his execution is carried out, he will be the first person killed in that manner in the state’s history.
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I have struggled to even repost this story because the headline alone is so horrific. As the mom of an 11 year old, who sees up close the struggles to help kids understand how to navigate being in community, I'm so infuriated by the adults that fuel this. The kids get it from somewhere.
Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, just 11 years old, “took her own life in Texas after she was tormented by classmates who threatened to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities and have her family deported from the US, her grieving parents have said.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
11-year-old took her own life over deportation threats, family says
‘I waited a whole week for a miracle that my daughter would be well, but unfortunately, nothing could be done,’ despaired her mother
www.independent.co.uk
February 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I have struggled to even repost this story because the headline alone is so horrific. As the mom of an 11 year old, who sees up close the struggles to help kids understand how to navigate being in community, I'm so infuriated by the adults that fuel this. The kids get it from somewhere.
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Alberto Lovo Rojas has a legal work permit and a family in Spokane. He’s been detained.
This is a cruel attempt from the Trump administration to deport a hardworking, law-abiding Washingtonian who's contributing to his community and our economy.
This is a cruel attempt from the Trump administration to deport a hardworking, law-abiding Washingtonian who's contributing to his community and our economy.
A Spokane man who fled the Nicaraguan government in fear for his life is detained by ICE, again. His family is bracing for life without him
Alberto Lovo Rojas feared returning to Nicaragua with a target on his back.
www.spokesman.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Alberto Lovo Rojas has a legal work permit and a family in Spokane. He’s been detained.
This is a cruel attempt from the Trump administration to deport a hardworking, law-abiding Washingtonian who's contributing to his community and our economy.
This is a cruel attempt from the Trump administration to deport a hardworking, law-abiding Washingtonian who's contributing to his community and our economy.
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Breaking News: The Trump administration plans to cut 84% of staff at the office that funds the U.S.'s disaster recovery, raising questions about how the country will rebuild from hurricanes, wildfires and other calamities made worse by climate change.
Trump Team Plans Cuts at HUD Office That Funds Disaster Recovery
Staff at the office, a branch of the U.S. housing department that Congress uses to address the worst catastrophes, would be reduced by 84 percent.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration plans to cut 84% of staff at the office that funds the U.S.'s disaster recovery, raising questions about how the country will rebuild from hurricanes, wildfires and other calamities made worse by climate change.
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Long exposure of clouds moving across Colpoy's Bay on the #BrucePeninsula, #Ontario at sunrise.
Part of an ongoing long exposure project.
#PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #photography #longexposure #photo
Part of an ongoing long exposure project.
#PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #photography #longexposure #photo
February 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Long exposure of clouds moving across Colpoy's Bay on the #BrucePeninsula, #Ontario at sunrise.
Part of an ongoing long exposure project.
#PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #photography #longexposure #photo
Part of an ongoing long exposure project.
#PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #photography #longexposure #photo
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I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?
February 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?
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The move to close 500 stores comes after Joann declared bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year. The closures would leave it with far fewer stores than competitors Hobby Lobby and Michaels.
Craft supplier Joann to close 60% of its stores across U.S. as it looks for a buyer
The move to close 500 stores comes after Joann declared bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year. The closures would leave it with far fewer stores than competitors Hobby Lobby and Michaels.
www.npr.org
February 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The move to close 500 stores comes after Joann declared bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year. The closures would leave it with far fewer stores than competitors Hobby Lobby and Michaels.
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A worsening measles outbreak has taken root in Texas, sickening two dozen and hospitalizing nine on the western edge of the state, where childhood vaccination rates have dwindled in recent years.
Measles Outbreak Hits Town in Texas
As of Tuesday, 22 children and two adults had been infected, all of whom were unvaccinated, local officials said.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
A worsening measles outbreak has taken root in Texas, sickening two dozen and hospitalizing nine on the western edge of the state, where childhood vaccination rates have dwindled in recent years.
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It gives me no pleasure to say she was right.
February 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It gives me no pleasure to say she was right.
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Never. Forget. Never. Forgive. ✨
February 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Never. Forget. Never. Forgive. ✨
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UPDATE: In her confirmation hearing, Linda McMahon handled tough questions from Democrats, and affirmed President Trump's plans to shrink, and potentially eliminate, the department.
At McMahon's confirmation hearing, it was the Education Department on trial
In her confirmation hearing, Linda McMahon handled tough questions from Democrats, and affirmed President Trump's plans to shrink, and potentially eliminate, the department.
www.npr.org
February 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
UPDATE: In her confirmation hearing, Linda McMahon handled tough questions from Democrats, and affirmed President Trump's plans to shrink, and potentially eliminate, the department.
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DOJ had already dropped the case against Trump. Now a federal appeals court has formally dismissed the remainder of that case against Trump's valet Walt Nauta and property manager Carlos De Oliveira.
Court drops remaining classified documents appeal against Trump's aides
DOJ had already dropped the case against Trump. Now a federal appeals court has formally dismissed the remainder of that case against Trump's valet Walt Nauta and property manager Carlos De Oliveira.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
DOJ had already dropped the case against Trump. Now a federal appeals court has formally dismissed the remainder of that case against Trump's valet Walt Nauta and property manager Carlos De Oliveira.