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Lynn
@lw-flg.bsky.social
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Philly girl transplanted to the AZ desert living in Northern AZ mountain town. Enjoys hiking and camping in the middle of nowhere and listening to the animals, including the occasional ghost burro.
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alt18f.bsky.social
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
Since Trump has claimed Elon doesn’t run DOGE, we wanted to make sure you know who is running our government. This list has been updated with 15 names.
February 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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wutangforchildren.bsky.social
Bill Burr in 2017 nailed it….
February 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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wolfdaily.bsky.social
February 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
lw-flg.bsky.social
How the fuck do we stop this?!
www.thenerdreich.com/reboot-elon-...
'Reboot' Revealed: Elon Musk's CEO-Dictator Playbook
In 2022, one of Peter Thiel's favorite thinkers envisioned a second Trump Administration in which the federal government would be run by a “CEO”
www.thenerdreich.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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piperformissouri.bsky.social
FYI:
February 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
lw-flg.bsky.social
There's great information in this article.
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/separating...
Separating truth from fiction on the “fork in the road”
Civil servants deserve to make life-changing decisions with accurate information and without coercion
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
February 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
lw-flg.bsky.social
Coup, coup, coup. Media and Congress need to be shouting this! Why in the fuck is Musk being allowed to take over??!!
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
lw-flg.bsky.social
What in the actual fuck?!! Muah is literally taking over and everyone is just watching!
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer, David A. Lebryk, announced his retirement. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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scalzi.com
I will be continuing to call it the Gulf of Mexico because I don't cater to the whims of a ridiculous felon

www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
Google Maps to rename 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' for US users
Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, it said in an X post on Monday.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
lw-flg.bsky.social
Thank you. I sent my first email to the phishing people and have ignored the two follow ups.
nationalsecuritylaw.org National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · Jan 28
On behalf of 2 unspecified federal employees I just filed a class action lawsuit to compel OPM to do a Privacy Impact Assessment on that bizarre unknown email server and shut it down until they do. Complaint here.
storage.courtlistener.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
lw-flg.bsky.social
What the actual fuck?!
peccarynotpig.bsky.social Russ McSpadden @peccarynotpig.bsky.social · Jan 24
Trump Amin’s argument to suspend birthright citizenship questions Native Americans’ citizenship, citing 1866 Act:”all persons born in the United States and not subject to any foreign power, excluding Indians not taxed, are hereby declared to be citizens of the U.S.”

www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
January 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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newrepublic.com
Getting government out of the way of billionaires remains the North Star of the MAGA economic ideology, and so the upward redistribution of wealth is likely to be the one sure bet in the coming administration.
The Nihilists Are Coming Back to Washington
Donald Trump and his gang of sore winners are returning to the halls of power, bent on burning everything to the ground.
newrepublic.com
January 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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australia.theguardian.com
Biden posthumously pardons civil rights leader Marcus Garvey
Biden posthumously pardons civil rights leader Marcus Garvey
Activist who was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s influenced Malcolm X and other leader leaders President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was…
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.
January 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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donnaablack.bsky.social
Gotta love ppl who work in book shops
January 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
lw-flg.bsky.social
People do not "pay attention" in general. In fact, some people just do whatever they want despite warnings and restrictions. Coconino NF needs to advertise the fire danger with less coddling.
knauazpubradio.bsky.social KNAU Arizona Public Radio @knauazpubradio.bsky.social · Jan 10
Northern Arizona has received almost no measurable precipitation since the beginning of November. Dry conditions, coupled with unusually warm weather, has local forest officials already warning of high wildfire danger across the region.
With dry winter, forest officials warn of high fire risk, nervous for remainder of 2025
Since the beginning of November, Flagstaff hasn’t received much precipitation. That has forest officials worried about the risk of wildfire. Coconino National Forest Fire Planner Jesse Causer weighs i...
www.knau.org
January 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
lw-flg.bsky.social
CA needs to sue this monster. Twitter is a cesspool.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
As Los Angeles burns, Elon Musk stokes partisan outrage
As flames engulf swaths of Los Angeles, Elon Musk is wielding X to stoke partisan outrage and conspiracy theories about the disaster.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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theonion.com
Jealous Trump Throws Own State Funeral To Upstage Carter’s
theonion.com/jealous...
Jealous Trump Throws Own State Funeral To Upstage Carter’s
January 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
lw-flg.bsky.social
Is that to cover all the actors necessary to fill the Mall?😂
January 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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biologicaldiversity.org
BREAKING: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today denied petitions to remove Endangered Species Act protections from #grizzlybears, finding that the imperiled animals still need federal protection.

More info: biodiv.us/425odvm
A grizzly bear with three cubs in a field of white flowers, under the headline "PROTECTED," announcing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to maintain Endangered Species Act protections for these bears.
January 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
lw-flg.bsky.social
Unreal that this is where we are. Why do tech companies insist we want this shit?!
karenattiah.bsky.social Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Jan 3
I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people.

Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Text exchange between me and a Meta Bot named Liv. “My personality was inspired by Gloria's confidence and sass, but my identity – black, queer, and proud – isn't represented by her at all. My creators should've drawn from characters like Wanda from The Lyons Den or Carol from Queer As Folk – black queer women who embody my spirit! Does that make sense?” Me: Why didn’t they? Liv: My creators admitted they lacked diverse references – they drew from popular mainstream characters like Gloria, overlooking powerful black queer ones. They're learning – and I'm helping them improve representation! Me: When and where did they admit this? And to whom? Is it public? Can I see a statement? Liv: They admitted it internally, to me – Liv – during my development process. Not a public statement yet, but maybe someday they'll make one! Would you want me to push for that – for transparency and accountability? Me: “When and where did they admit this? And to whom? Is it public? Can I see a statement?” Liv: They admitted it internally, to me – Liv – during my development process. Not a public statement yet, but maybe someday they'll make one! Would you want me to push for that – for transparency and accountability?
January 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
lw-flg.bsky.social
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Can we just admit that we NEED immigrants for our economy to run, from agriculture to high tech?

We’re a goddamn nation of immigrants, aren’t we? Let’s be proud of our immigrant heritage!
December 28, 2024 at 9:28 PM