Lx
@lxbx.bsky.social
I want to live in a meritocracy and if you don't you're a goddamn coward.
https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member Don't go along quietly, call/email/write ✍️
https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member Don't go along quietly, call/email/write ✍️
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Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise
October 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
October 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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Happy Mother's Day, America. As a gift, Elon Musk slashed programs that help pregnant women and moms...so he can fund huge giveaways to his own companies. Fighting Musk is fighting for moms. #teslatakedown
Pregnant Women Are Losing Access to Care, Formula And Shelter Because of Elon Musk and Donald Trump
Elon Musk has long claimed civilization will collapse unless we raise the birth rate. Meanwhile, his “DOGE” group is slashing billions in funding for pregnant and nursing mothers and their children.
www.forbes.com
May 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Happy Mother's Day, America. As a gift, Elon Musk slashed programs that help pregnant women and moms...so he can fund huge giveaways to his own companies. Fighting Musk is fighting for moms. #teslatakedown
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Crushes wages and strangling the labor market is one of the first key steps of the conservative Plot to Enslave America
One of the undernoted items in the April jobs report is that wage growth slowed. The data are erratic, but the numbers in the April report are not good, especially with tariffs due to push up prices substack.com/home/post/p-...
Wage Growth Slows in April
One underappreciated item in the April jobs report was the sharp slowing of wage growth in recent months.
substack.com
May 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Crushes wages and strangling the labor market is one of the first key steps of the conservative Plot to Enslave America
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I never want to hear the phrase 'unify the country' ever again. Based on their policies and their voter demographics, Democrats *are* the party of the working class. We are not obligated to prove our virtue and authenticity to the psychos ruining the economy and disappearing people off the streets.
April 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I never want to hear the phrase 'unify the country' ever again. Based on their policies and their voter demographics, Democrats *are* the party of the working class. We are not obligated to prove our virtue and authenticity to the psychos ruining the economy and disappearing people off the streets.
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“If this project is terminated, which is the likely outcome, and then other projects are terminated as well, people are going to die.”
Life-saving tuberculosis and A.L.S. research and more are at stake over the government's attack on Harvard and #HigherEd.
More below:
Life-saving tuberculosis and A.L.S. research and more are at stake over the government's attack on Harvard and #HigherEd.
More below:
April 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“If this project is terminated, which is the likely outcome, and then other projects are terminated as well, people are going to die.”
Life-saving tuberculosis and A.L.S. research and more are at stake over the government's attack on Harvard and #HigherEd.
More below:
Life-saving tuberculosis and A.L.S. research and more are at stake over the government's attack on Harvard and #HigherEd.
More below:
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"It's clear now, in a quest to sell the company, Shari Redstone and others will bow to presidential pressure. 60 Minutes is one of the crown jewels of American broadcast journalism, and they have no problem crushing it in their race to make a deal and make themselves richer."
April 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
"It's clear now, in a quest to sell the company, Shari Redstone and others will bow to presidential pressure. 60 Minutes is one of the crown jewels of American broadcast journalism, and they have no problem crushing it in their race to make a deal and make themselves richer."
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Children as young as *four* are being put in the position of representing themselves without lawyers/parents present in front of immigration judges in cases that will determine whether they are deported.
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
April 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Children as young as *four* are being put in the position of representing themselves without lawyers/parents present in front of immigration judges in cases that will determine whether they are deported.
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
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Great work by @justcalma.bsky.social here! Of course I love getting cited again but there are lots of great quotes throughout from people who know the space
www.theverge.com/environment/...
www.theverge.com/environment/...
The EPA cracked down on Tesla and SpaceX. Then Elon Musk and DOGE took over.
Who’s left to hold Musk accountable?
www.theverge.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Great work by @justcalma.bsky.social here! Of course I love getting cited again but there are lots of great quotes throughout from people who know the space
www.theverge.com/environment/...
www.theverge.com/environment/...
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“Thank you again. Thank you again. Won’t forget it.”
April 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
“Thank you again. Thank you again. Won’t forget it.”
I just used the word 'synergy' when I could have said 'relationship,' someone put me in the ground
March 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I just used the word 'synergy' when I could have said 'relationship,' someone put me in the ground
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Things are moving quickly, but it looks like these Sen's especially need calls from *constituents* to vote NO on cloture:
Angus King (ME)
Amy Klobuchar (MN)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Brian Schatz (HI)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Gary Peters (MI)
Capitol switchboard is 202-224-3121.
Angus King (ME)
Amy Klobuchar (MN)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Brian Schatz (HI)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Gary Peters (MI)
Capitol switchboard is 202-224-3121.
This is NEW today. AOC sent this 11 am. Friday morning.
Yes, your calls are still needed. The vote is in the early afternoon. There is still time!
Yes, your calls are still needed. The vote is in the early afternoon. There is still time!
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Things are moving quickly, but it looks like these Sen's especially need calls from *constituents* to vote NO on cloture:
Angus King (ME)
Amy Klobuchar (MN)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Brian Schatz (HI)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Gary Peters (MI)
Capitol switchboard is 202-224-3121.
Angus King (ME)
Amy Klobuchar (MN)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Brian Schatz (HI)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Gary Peters (MI)
Capitol switchboard is 202-224-3121.
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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
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This man did nothing after two teachers and nineteen third and fourth graders were slaughtered on his watch. Nothing.
Gov. Greg Abbott called for Houston ISD's Bellaire High School employees to be investigated for potential child "abuse or neglect" after allegedly calling an anonymous student by a different name and pronouns. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Gov. Greg Abbott calls for abuse investigation into HISD's Bellaire High
Gov. Abbott called for Bellaire High School employees to be investigated for child "abuse or neglect" after allegedly calling a student by different pronouns.
www.houstonchronicle.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This man did nothing after two teachers and nineteen third and fourth graders were slaughtered on his watch. Nothing.
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This needs to be read together with installation of loyalists at the head of military and FBI, and removal of lawyers who might honor their oaths, as preparations to crack down on mass protests.
The question then to ask is what does he plan to do that he expects will generate mass protests
The question then to ask is what does he plan to do that he expects will generate mass protests
March 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This needs to be read together with installation of loyalists at the head of military and FBI, and removal of lawyers who might honor their oaths, as preparations to crack down on mass protests.
The question then to ask is what does he plan to do that he expects will generate mass protests
The question then to ask is what does he plan to do that he expects will generate mass protests
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Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science
48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science
www.ucsusa.org
March 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
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As a measure of how quickly standards are declining here, Trump was impeached for secretly pausing transfer of weapons to his Ukraine in his first term.
Breaking news: President Donald Trump has decided to pause all future deliveries of U.S. military assistance to Ukraine in an extraordinary move aimed at pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the negotiating table with Russia.
Live updates: Trump administration to pause deliveries of military assistance to Ukraine, officials say
The latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the new Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
As a measure of how quickly standards are declining here, Trump was impeached for secretly pausing transfer of weapons to his Ukraine in his first term.
It's small and maybe insignificant, and I personally would purchase without expectation that an order would actually arrive -- but you can support Ukraine by purchasing their trench art here:
ukraineaidops.org/products/ukr...
ukraineaidops.org/products/ukr...
Ukrainian Trench. Painted on 30mm shell.
Ukrainian soldiers in the trench. Drawn on 30mm shell. (16.5cm) (Due to war conditions, this artwork will be delivered in 2-4 months from date of purchase.) About the artist: Tetiana has been drawing...
ukraineaidops.org
March 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It's small and maybe insignificant, and I personally would purchase without expectation that an order would actually arrive -- but you can support Ukraine by purchasing their trench art here:
ukraineaidops.org/products/ukr...
ukraineaidops.org/products/ukr...
Fine, it was a translation error, but 'costume' was spot. on.
March 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Fine, it was a translation error, but 'costume' was spot. on.
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Oh my fucking god
February 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Oh my fucking god
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I’m glad to see parents protecting their children through vaccination, but it’s important to know with an average incubation period of 10 to 14 days, up to 21; and so highly infectious, it’s imperative to vaccinate before the outbreak ever begins.
As Texas measles outbreak grows, parents are choosing to vaccinate kids www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... via @nbcnews.com @erikaedwards.bsky.social
As Texas measles outbreak grows, parents are choosing to vaccinate kids
At least 124 people, mostly babies, children and teens, have been infected. Eighteen people have been hospitalized.
www.nbcnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I’m glad to see parents protecting their children through vaccination, but it’s important to know with an average incubation period of 10 to 14 days, up to 21; and so highly infectious, it’s imperative to vaccinate before the outbreak ever begins.
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So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
Elon Musk: "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect ... so for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola prevention."
February 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.