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Civil disobedience is often necessary. Thank you Chris Kluwe.#civil disobedience
February 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Civil disobedience is often necessary. Thank you Chris Kluwe.#civil disobedience
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To all who see this:
Indivisible is co-founded by @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and part of a larger network helping average, everyday Americans fight back.
Rep. Al Green has filed articles of impeachment & it's our job to convince Republicans and Senior Dems to accept.
indivisible.org/coup
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Indivisible is co-founded by @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and part of a larger network helping average, everyday Americans fight back.
Rep. Al Green has filed articles of impeachment & it's our job to convince Republicans and Senior Dems to accept.
indivisible.org/coup
▼ MORE ▼
February 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
To all who see this:
Indivisible is co-founded by @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and part of a larger network helping average, everyday Americans fight back.
Rep. Al Green has filed articles of impeachment & it's our job to convince Republicans and Senior Dems to accept.
indivisible.org/coup
▼ MORE ▼
Indivisible is co-founded by @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and part of a larger network helping average, everyday Americans fight back.
Rep. Al Green has filed articles of impeachment & it's our job to convince Republicans and Senior Dems to accept.
indivisible.org/coup
▼ MORE ▼
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This is our sense too. Things are changing. Keep fighting, keep speaking up.
America, you broke through—the media, from small outlets to large, is finally picking up on what’s happening. Legislators, judges, and attorneys general across the country are speaking out. They hear you. We love you and are honored to serve you! 🦬💚🇺🇸
February 4, 2025 at 4:23 AM
This is our sense too. Things are changing. Keep fighting, keep speaking up.
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Make the Senate Listen
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Make the Senate Listen
Don’t be afraid to call or write your senators before they vote on the Kash Patel nomination, along with those of Robert Kennedy, Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Make the Senate Listen
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...
What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
www.science.org
February 5, 2025 at 5:31 AM
What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...
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Trump EPA appointees plan to demote career employees who oversee scientific research, enforcement of pollution laws, hazardous waste cleanup & the agency’s HR department and replace them with political appointees (read: Trump loyalists), Lisa Friedman reports www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/c...
E.P.A. Demotes Career Employees Overseeing Science, Enforcement and More (Gift Article)
A spokeswoman for the agency said the change was “common practice.” Others said it injects partisanship into jobs that have always been neutral.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Trump EPA appointees plan to demote career employees who oversee scientific research, enforcement of pollution laws, hazardous waste cleanup & the agency’s HR department and replace them with political appointees (read: Trump loyalists), Lisa Friedman reports www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/c...
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You deserve a break from the dumpster fire to enjoy a little dose of happy beauty. Thank you, Canada 💕
ARCTIC PATIENCE
A sleepy polar bear mother endures playful cubs climbing across her thick fur. Wapusk National Park ( 🇨🇦) provides crucial denning habitat for these vulnerable marine mammals.
📹 rmsteckphotography
A sleepy polar bear mother endures playful cubs climbing across her thick fur. Wapusk National Park ( 🇨🇦) provides crucial denning habitat for these vulnerable marine mammals.
📹 rmsteckphotography
February 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
You deserve a break from the dumpster fire to enjoy a little dose of happy beauty. Thank you, Canada 💕
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It's like the worst movie ever. I'm thinking "War Games" is coming...."would you like to play a game?"
February 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It's like the worst movie ever. I'm thinking "War Games" is coming...."would you like to play a game?"
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🧪 and #EduSky
I put all these words in a google sheet if that helps anyone docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I put all these words in a google sheet if that helps anyone docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
February 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🧪 and #EduSky
I put all these words in a google sheet if that helps anyone docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I put all these words in a google sheet if that helps anyone docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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There is almost no chance now of saving the Greenland Ice Sheet, nor the West Antarctic Ice Sheet for that matter
This locks-in a ~12m sea level rise, which will eventually drown every coastal town and city
But do our 'leaders' care - do they even know?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This locks-in a ~12m sea level rise, which will eventually drown every coastal town and city
But do our 'leaders' care - do they even know?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Temperatures at north pole 20C above average and beyond ice melting point
Scientists say unusually mild temperatures linked to low-pressure system over Iceland directing strong flow of warm air towards north pole
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
There is almost no chance now of saving the Greenland Ice Sheet, nor the West Antarctic Ice Sheet for that matter
This locks-in a ~12m sea level rise, which will eventually drown every coastal town and city
But do our 'leaders' care - do they even know?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This locks-in a ~12m sea level rise, which will eventually drown every coastal town and city
But do our 'leaders' care - do they even know?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This paper has been delighting me for months, but I've been struggling to write about delightful things. I finally forced myself to sit down and just be delighted by the ocean.
We still need delightful things.
A tongue-eating isopod takes a 5-million+ year journey through fossilized feces:
We still need delightful things.
A tongue-eating isopod takes a 5-million+ year journey through fossilized feces:
A tongue-eating isopod takes a 5-million+ year journey through fossilized feces
One day, 5 to 20 million years ago, a tongue-eating isopod parasitized some unknown Miocene fish, embedding itself in the fish’s mouth where wit would grow and consume scraps as its host feed…
www.southernfriedscience.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This paper has been delighting me for months, but I've been struggling to write about delightful things. I finally forced myself to sit down and just be delighted by the ocean.
We still need delightful things.
A tongue-eating isopod takes a 5-million+ year journey through fossilized feces:
We still need delightful things.
A tongue-eating isopod takes a 5-million+ year journey through fossilized feces:
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The strike back.
Exclusive: Federal workers have filed an emergency motion requesting a restraining order to disconnect the DOGE server that's being used to conduct Trump's "deferred resignation program." The workers had previously accused DOGE of illegally bypassing a mandated privacy audit.
By me at @wired.com:
By me at @wired.com:
Federal Workers Sue to Disconnect DOGE Server
Two federal workers, citing reports that Elon Musk’s associates are operating an illegally connected email server at OPM, seek a restraining order.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The strike back.
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Education Department employees have been placed on leave for attending diversity training. Meanwhile, Republicans have introduced a bill to eliminate the Department of Education.
February 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Education Department employees have been placed on leave for attending diversity training. Meanwhile, Republicans have introduced a bill to eliminate the Department of Education.
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- SGEs are limited to providing services for up to 130 days in a 365-day period.
- SGEs are prohibited from acting as an agent or attorney before the government.
- SGEs must not participate in matters affecting their personal financial interests.
- SGEs are prohibited from acting as an agent or attorney before the government.
- SGEs must not participate in matters affecting their personal financial interests.
February 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
- SGEs are limited to providing services for up to 130 days in a 365-day period.
- SGEs are prohibited from acting as an agent or attorney before the government.
- SGEs must not participate in matters affecting their personal financial interests.
- SGEs are prohibited from acting as an agent or attorney before the government.
- SGEs must not participate in matters affecting their personal financial interests.
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Reminder to Elon:
- SGEs are subject to the same ethics standards as other federal employees.
- SGEs must comply with conflict of interest laws.
- SGEs must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
- SGEs are subject to the same ethics standards as other federal employees.
- SGEs must comply with conflict of interest laws.
- SGEs must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
February 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Reminder to Elon:
- SGEs are subject to the same ethics standards as other federal employees.
- SGEs must comply with conflict of interest laws.
- SGEs must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
- SGEs are subject to the same ethics standards as other federal employees.
- SGEs must comply with conflict of interest laws.
- SGEs must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
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Trump is considering executive action to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education
February 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Trump is considering executive action to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education
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The Trump administration blamed the dismantling of USAID on its workers’ high levels of “insubordination.” Nothing like gaslighting America.
February 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The Trump administration blamed the dismantling of USAID on its workers’ high levels of “insubordination.” Nothing like gaslighting America.
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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
Politics Girl, Leigh McGowan, talking about Elon Musk gaining access to government computer information at the Treasury Dept. our private information: ss numbers, tax returns, banking info, pmts from medicare, social security, va benefits, medicaid, Musk now has access to all the country's money.
February 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Politics Girl, Leigh McGowan, talking about Elon Musk gaining access to government computer information at the Treasury Dept. our private information: ss numbers, tax returns, banking info, pmts from medicare, social security, va benefits, medicaid, Musk now has access to all the country's money.
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Perfectly captured.
February 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Perfectly captured.
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Let’s try something. We here at @altnih4science.bsky.social want to boost descriptions of NIH-funded science.
If you’re a scientist with a post or thread that describes your work, please tag us or DM us, and we’ll repost.
We’ll use the #NIHFundsGreatScience hashtag so people can read in future. 🧪
If you’re a scientist with a post or thread that describes your work, please tag us or DM us, and we’ll repost.
We’ll use the #NIHFundsGreatScience hashtag so people can read in future. 🧪
February 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Let’s try something. We here at @altnih4science.bsky.social want to boost descriptions of NIH-funded science.
If you’re a scientist with a post or thread that describes your work, please tag us or DM us, and we’ll repost.
We’ll use the #NIHFundsGreatScience hashtag so people can read in future. 🧪
If you’re a scientist with a post or thread that describes your work, please tag us or DM us, and we’ll repost.
We’ll use the #NIHFundsGreatScience hashtag so people can read in future. 🧪