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Lorenzo T. R. Flores
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Software Engineer at the San Francisco Estuary Institute (https://www.sfei.org/).

This is a personal account and does not reflect the views of my employer.

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lorigga.bsky.social
Lorenzo T. R. Flores @lorigga.bsky.social · Nov 15
I'm Lorenzo, I work for an environmental non-profit as a software engineer.

I love learning about things other people nerd out about. Lots of interests, too many to list.
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gettymuseum.bsky.social
How did the Virgen de Guadalupe evolve from a colonial icon to a modern emblem of defiance?

Listen a new season of Getty's podcast ReCurrent, an exploration of impact of cultural heritage in our every day. Episode one: gty.art/4hGcE3P
Photograph of a figure standing in front of a painting of Virgen de Guadalupe. Text reads: New season of Getty podcast ReCurrent focuses on memory. Listen to episodes getty.edu/podcasts
November 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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weathergoddess.bsky.social
Live news from #Japan for thise interested in the #earthquake and #tsunami threat. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
www3.nhk.or.jp
July 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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nwsbayareabot.bsky.social
⚠️TSUNAMI ADVISORY in effect for the California coast. Stay away from the water! Stay away from beaches and waterways! Remain away from shore until local officials say that it is OK to return. #KnowYourZone at . #CAwx #Tsunami https://x.com/NWSBayArea/status/1950370981848961247
July 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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jenee.bsky.social
I will never recover from the years I spent working in media amid a totally deranged obsession with empathy for Trump voters who wanted nothing but to make other people suffer
July 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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inrange.tv
Here's an interactive map:
wilderness.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
wilderness.maps.arcgis.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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bannerite.bsky.social
Republicans want to sell over 250 million acres of public lands are eligible for sale in the bill, including local recreation areas, wilderness study areas and inventoried roadless areas!
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR bill
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
www.wilderness.org
June 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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cynic4hope.bsky.social
Site w/ info 4 keeping👁️ on fascists' anti-immigrant, anti-human policies of #TrumpIsATraitor ship. #NoKKKings #LaMigra #LaResistencia #Resist #NoKings #UniteBlue #BlueCrew #LBGTQ+ #BLM #Latinx #BadassFeminists @vetsat.bsky.social #AmericanOpposition
#StrongerTogether 💙
www.aila.org/deaths-at-ad...
Deaths at Adult Detention Centers
AILA provides a continually updated list of press releases announcing deaths in adult immigration detention.
www.aila.org
June 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
There are widespread reports of ICE agents abducting people while masked, without warrants or identification. Due to recent events, we strongly advise: do not open your door or car for anyone you don’t know. That’s the message. No need to elaborate.
June 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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404media.co
CBP Confirms It Is Flying Predator Drones Above Los Angeles To Support ICE

🔗 www.404media.co/cbp-confirms...
CBP Confirms It Is Flying Predator Drones Above Los Angeles To Support ICE
The confirmation follows 404 Media's reporting using flight data and air traffic control (ATC) audio that showed the agency was flying Predator drones above Los Angeles.
www.404media.co
June 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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msnbc.com
BREAKING: ICE is preparing to deploy tactical units to five cities run by Democratic leaders, according to two sources familiar with the planning of future ICE operations.
June 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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lisaloe.bsky.social
Los Angeles population is roughly 4M+ people.
It’s a massive city, folks.

The combined 4700 National Guard and Marines have been sent to about a 3-block area to aggressively eat lunch and watch peaceful protestors sing and dance. 👇🏽
💃🏽🎶🕺🏼

So now you know.

Keep lifting the veil, LA fam!
A map of protests and deployed National Guard troops in Los Angeles, on June 9,2025. ARCGIS
June 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
Let this sink in.

Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.

During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
June 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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authorkaraj.bsky.social
The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
May 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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emilycurates.bsky.social
#Harvard University has made it possible to virtually explore the Great #Pyramid of Giza in stunning 3D and 360º! Now you can take a digital tour and uncover the mysteries of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Tour here: giza.fas.harvard.edu/giza3d/
April 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
lorigga.bsky.social
Lot's of NOAA datasets are slated for decommission soon:
www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...
Notice of Changes
Notices of changes are formal public announcements of planned services changes to applications and other products.
www.nesdis.noaa.gov
April 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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bielleogy.bsky.social
Still enraged they cut the NIH Bridges programs. 13 students in my lab came as CC students through Bridges. Students who had little/no support or guidance before. They could now be in lab instead of needing to make ends meet off-campus. Most are now in PhD progs (incl GRFP awardees) or applying. 1/2
April 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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riotgrlerin.bsky.social
betty white as roses: thread
Betty White in magenta jacket with yellow collared shirt underneath. Yellow and magenta colored rose to match.
March 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
lorigga.bsky.social
Great segment that gave me a lot of chuckles this past weekend:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3Vz...
Lovett and Ari Test Their Relationship Against Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne
YouTube video by Lovett or Leave It
www.youtube.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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zackstanton.bsky.social
A group of prominent military contractors, including former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince, has pitched the Trump White House on a proposal to carry out mass deportations through a network of “processing camps” on military bases and a “small army” of private citizens empowered to make arrests.
Documents reveal how military contractors want to take over mass deportations
The group, led by Blackwater veteran Erik Prince, has close Trump ties.
www.politico.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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andylevy.net
lil psa for those who use chrome on their computer and have been driven crazy by the constant "sign in with google" prompts that pop up at various sites and didn't realize they could disable them and have been suffering in silence until now like i've been: here's how to get rid of them
To select your third-party sign-in prompt preferences: On your computer, open Chrome. At the top right, select More More and then Settings. On the left, select Privacy and security and then Site settings. Under “Content,” select Additional content settings and then Third-party sign-in. Select to show or block sign-in prompts: Sites can show sign-in prompts from identity services: If you enable "Sign in automatically," you won’t need to confirm before you log in to a website with your identity service. Learn how to sign in to sites & apps automatically. Block sign-in prompts from identity services: If you block this feature, Chrome won’t show sign-in prompts through your identity service. The website you visit or your identity service can still show you similar prompts. You can still log in with your identity service through the typical sign-in buttons or your username and password.
February 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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cristianfarias.com
If history is a guide, Spending Freeze 1.0, now dead, will be followed by Spending Freeze 2.0 and maybe Spending Freeze 3.0, each of which will be better written and lawyered than the one before.
legal.reuters.com Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · Jan 29
JUST IN: The White House Office of Management and Budget has rescinded a Trump administration directive pausing federal loans, grants and other financial assistance, a White House official said reut.rs/4hruGWg
January 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs.

Full text, per government source:
January 29, 2025 M-25-14 MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FROM: Matthew J. Vaeth, Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget Me SUBJECT: Rescission of M-25-13 OMB Memorandum M-25-13 is rescinded. If you have questions about implementing the President's Executive Orders, please contact your agency General Counsel.
January 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.

Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
SUBJECT: Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs 'The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024. of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending wokeness" and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve. This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements. For example, during the initial days of his Administration, President Donald J Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025). Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan 20, 2025), Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025). Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20. 2025). Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20. ent these orders, each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis of all jal assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that any of the President's executive orders. In the interian, to the extent applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency nay be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial surice tot foreign nongovernmental organizations, DEL woke gender ideology, and the pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the he temporary pause will become effective on January 28, 2025, at 5:00 rehensive analysis. Federal agencies must immediately deadlines for assistance programs arising while the les must report this information to OMB along with an directs Federal agencies to pause all activities associated conducting merit review panels No later than Febrar - 10. 2025, agencies shail submit to OMB detailed information on any programs projects or activities subject to this pause. Each agency must pause. (i) issuance of disbursement of Federal funds under all open awards, and (il) other relevant has reviewed provided guidance to your agency with respect to the information act recordin grant and ptions allowing Federal agencies to issue new awards or take other case basis. To the extent required by law, Federal agencies may continue nistrative actions. such as closeout of Federal awards (2 CFR 200.344), or expressly required by law
January 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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oliverlaughland.bsky.social
What a beautifully made and immersive short documentary on the quiet battle to preserve the Haíłzaqv language in British Columbia:

youtu.be/s-aw1r76CnE?...
Racing to keep our language alive: H̓ágṃ́ṇtxv Qṇtxv Tx̌ (We’re all we got)
YouTube video by The Guardian
youtu.be
January 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM