Carrie
@luvflyball.bsky.social
Social media newbie who has decided that if we don't support something more positive X will become the norm for online interaction. So here I am. And oh yeah I am an electrical engineer who has am amazing family.
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The Pentagon removing references to courageous Black people?
Corporations being encouraged to stop trying to hire people who are not white?
Schools banned from telling the truth about slavery?
Trump likes to pretend he is a new Abraham Lincoln, but he is just an older, stupider George Wallace.
Corporations being encouraged to stop trying to hire people who are not white?
Schools banned from telling the truth about slavery?
Trump likes to pretend he is a new Abraham Lincoln, but he is just an older, stupider George Wallace.
March 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The Pentagon removing references to courageous Black people?
Corporations being encouraged to stop trying to hire people who are not white?
Schools banned from telling the truth about slavery?
Trump likes to pretend he is a new Abraham Lincoln, but he is just an older, stupider George Wallace.
Corporations being encouraged to stop trying to hire people who are not white?
Schools banned from telling the truth about slavery?
Trump likes to pretend he is a new Abraham Lincoln, but he is just an older, stupider George Wallace.
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BREAKING: Homeland Security is ending a collective bargaining agreement with tens of thousands of TSA employees, marking a major attack on worker rights.
Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers, an attack on worker rights
The Department of Homeland Security says it's ending the collective bargaining agreement with the tens of thousands of frontline employees at the Transportation Security Administration responsible for protecting air travel.
bit.ly
March 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
BREAKING: Homeland Security is ending a collective bargaining agreement with tens of thousands of TSA employees, marking a major attack on worker rights.
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Heads up feds, the chatter is that Doge is monitoring badge scans and using min. over to build a case for termination. It’s the best these dumb fuckers got🤣😂💀
a man stands in front of a microphone with the words look who 's late below him
Alt: a man stands in front of a microphone with the words look who 's late below him
media.tenor.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Heads up feds, the chatter is that Doge is monitoring badge scans and using min. over to build a case for termination. It’s the best these dumb fuckers got🤣😂💀
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Jessie A. Mahaffey, one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of the USS Oklahoma during the 1941 Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, has died.
Mahaffey passed away March 1 in Alexandria, La., at the age of 102.
#Flashes
Mahaffey passed away March 1 in Alexandria, La., at the age of 102.
#Flashes
March 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Jessie A. Mahaffey, one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of the USS Oklahoma during the 1941 Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, has died.
Mahaffey passed away March 1 in Alexandria, La., at the age of 102.
#Flashes
Mahaffey passed away March 1 in Alexandria, La., at the age of 102.
#Flashes
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@juliettekayyem.bsky.social:
"The DOGE team shows no understanding of how much work and human expertise go into protecting Americans from infectious diseases, deadly accidents, natural disasters, and other catastrophes."
gift link 🎁: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
"The DOGE team shows no understanding of how much work and human expertise go into protecting Americans from infectious diseases, deadly accidents, natural disasters, and other catastrophes."
gift link 🎁: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?
Elon Musk and his team are endangering Americans in many ways.
www.theatlantic.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
@juliettekayyem.bsky.social:
"The DOGE team shows no understanding of how much work and human expertise go into protecting Americans from infectious diseases, deadly accidents, natural disasters, and other catastrophes."
gift link 🎁: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
"The DOGE team shows no understanding of how much work and human expertise go into protecting Americans from infectious diseases, deadly accidents, natural disasters, and other catastrophes."
gift link 🎁: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Fact based vaccine information. Not the bullshit RFK Jr is feeding the world. vaxopedia.org
VAXOPEDIA
Vaxopedia is an A to Z guide to vaccines.
vaxopedia.org
March 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Fact based vaccine information. Not the bullshit RFK Jr is feeding the world. vaxopedia.org
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NEW: A federal judge in CA just entered a TRO (temporary restraining order) against the Office of Personnel Management & its Acting Director, Charles Ezell, finding that OPM illegally terminated probationary federal employees because it had no authority to do so.
www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-r...
www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-r...
Judge rules mass firings of federal probationary employees is likely illegal
U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered the Office of Personnel Management to inform certain federal agencies that it had no authority to order the firings of probationary employees, including the D...
www.cbsnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
NEW: A federal judge in CA just entered a TRO (temporary restraining order) against the Office of Personnel Management & its Acting Director, Charles Ezell, finding that OPM illegally terminated probationary federal employees because it had no authority to do so.
www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-r...
www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-r...
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Train robbers swipe $2m worth of Nikes in heists across California and Arizona
Train robbers swipe $2m worth of Nikes in heists across California and Arizona
Many shoes haven’t hit market yet as authorities investigate at least 10 incidents targeting BNSF trains in remote areas
Thieves have targeted freight trains running through the deserts of California and Arizona in a string of audacious heists resulting…
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Train robbers swipe $2m worth of Nikes in heists across California and Arizona
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DOGE quietly deleted the 5 biggest spending cuts it celebrated last week www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week
The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
DOGE quietly deleted the 5 biggest spending cuts it celebrated last week www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
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Fresh doubt cast on authenticity of Rubens painting in National Gallery
Fresh doubt cast on authenticity of Rubens painting in National Gallery
Exclusive: Art historian points to ‘bad craftsmanship’ in 17th-century work entitled Samson and Delilah
Doubts about whether Peter Paul Rubens painted the Samson and Delilah picture in the National Gallery have been revived by new evidence.
Forty-five…
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Fresh doubt cast on authenticity of Rubens painting in National Gallery
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EU spends more on Russian oil and gas than financial aid to Ukraine – report
EU spends more on Russian oil and gas than financial aid to Ukraine – report
Europe estimated to have bought €22bn of fossil fuels from Russia in 2024 but gave €19bn to support Kyiv
The EU is spending more money on Russian fossil fuels than on financial aid to Ukraine, a report marking the third anniversary of the invasion has…
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
EU spends more on Russian oil and gas than financial aid to Ukraine – report
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Sag awards 2025: Timothée Chalamet, Demi Moore, Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña win major categories
Sag awards 2025: Timothée Chalamet, Demi Moore, Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña win major categories
Screen Actors Guild awards go to Shōgun and Conclave ensembles, while Jane Fonda gives a rousing political speech while accepting a life achievement award
Timothée Chalamet has won best actor in a surprise upset at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild awards for…
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Sag awards 2025: Timothée Chalamet, Demi Moore, Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña win major categories
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LATEST: In a rapidly growing measles outbreak in northwest Texas, 90 cases have been confirmed as of Friday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Measles outbreak in Texas balloons to 90 cases
The outbreak began in late January and has grown significantly this week, with 32 new cases reported just since Tuesday.
www.nbcnews.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
LATEST: In a rapidly growing measles outbreak in northwest Texas, 90 cases have been confirmed as of Friday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
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In today’s episode, we talk to an expert about the evolution of the gloriously creepy anglerfish, plus the first discovery of an Egyptian pharaoh tomb in over a century.
Listen here 🎧: https://buff.ly/3CYnpyv
Listen here 🎧: https://buff.ly/3CYnpyv
February 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In today’s episode, we talk to an expert about the evolution of the gloriously creepy anglerfish, plus the first discovery of an Egyptian pharaoh tomb in over a century.
Listen here 🎧: https://buff.ly/3CYnpyv
Listen here 🎧: https://buff.ly/3CYnpyv
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New:
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
February 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New:
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.
February 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.
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The CDC has an ultra-competitive 2-year program to train "the best of the best" to lead public health labs.
Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)
Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)
Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs
Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend
www.science.org
February 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The CDC has an ultra-competitive 2-year program to train "the best of the best" to lead public health labs.
Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)
Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)
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February 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Cathy Harris – the chair of a board protecting government workers from unfair employment practices – sued the Trump administration for illegally firing her, arguing that her termination violated federal law and the U.S. Constitution.
Chair of Board That Protects Rights of Federal Workers Sues Trump for Illegally Firing Her
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Cathy Harris – the chair of a board protecting government workers from unfair employment practices – sued the Trump administration for illegally firing her, arguing that her termination violated federal law and the U.S. Constitution.
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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
February 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
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This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as *allude* to slavery or the civil rights movement.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
clarksvillenow.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as *allude* to slavery or the civil rights movement.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
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February 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Got my first "Violating an Executive Order" and "I'll make sure you lose federal funding" parent threat today for teaching "DEI" books in our upcoming "Liberty and Justice" themed unit. Even in "Blue" Massachusetts we're dealing with this.
Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
February 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Got my first "Violating an Executive Order" and "I'll make sure you lose federal funding" parent threat today for teaching "DEI" books in our upcoming "Liberty and Justice" themed unit. Even in "Blue" Massachusetts we're dealing with this.
Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
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#medsky#pedsky#idsky#immunosky 🧪
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!
Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!
Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵
A Single-Dose Breakthrough: PfSPZ-LARC Vaccines Offer Transformative Protection Against Malaria – Sanaria
sanaria.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
#medsky#pedsky#idsky#immunosky 🧪
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!
Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!
Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵
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