Marilee Brooks-Gillies
@maribrooksg.bsky.social
Avid reader, amateur gardener, walking enthusiast, mom, midwesterner, baker of bundt cakes, Rhetoric and Writing scholar, writing center director, English professor. Loves lakes, language, and laughter.
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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This ongoing observation of atmospheric CO2 concentrations, started in 1950 and continuous ever since, is one of the best things the US government has ever done.
Trump, Elon, and DOGE are shutting it down.
Trump, Elon, and DOGE are shutting it down.
430.33 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 10-Mar-2025 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
March 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
This ongoing observation of atmospheric CO2 concentrations, started in 1950 and continuous ever since, is one of the best things the US government has ever done.
Trump, Elon, and DOGE are shutting it down.
Trump, Elon, and DOGE are shutting it down.
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"No Other Land," the Palestinian-Israeli made film showing the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers, just won the Oscar for Best Documentary.
It can't get a distributor in the US.
Which tells you everything about censorship in the US.
It can't get a distributor in the US.
Which tells you everything about censorship in the US.
March 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"No Other Land," the Palestinian-Israeli made film showing the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers, just won the Oscar for Best Documentary.
It can't get a distributor in the US.
Which tells you everything about censorship in the US.
It can't get a distributor in the US.
Which tells you everything about censorship in the US.
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45 senators—and millions of parents and educators—said no to Linda McMahon's extreme anti-student agenda.
And we will keep saying no to her for as long as she tries to harm students and educators.
And we will keep saying no to her for as long as she tries to harm students and educators.
Senate confirms McMahon to lead Education Department as Trump pushes to shut it down
The Senate has voted to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s education chief, a role that places her atop a department President Donald Trump has vowed to dismantle.
buff.ly
March 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
45 senators—and millions of parents and educators—said no to Linda McMahon's extreme anti-student agenda.
And we will keep saying no to her for as long as she tries to harm students and educators.
And we will keep saying no to her for as long as she tries to harm students and educators.
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Netanyahu’s extremist government has halted ALL humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Starving children is a war crime.
UN leaders said: "International humanitarian law is clear: we must be allowed access to deliver vital lifesaving aid. We need to get aid in and the hostages out.”
Starving children is a war crime.
UN leaders said: "International humanitarian law is clear: we must be allowed access to deliver vital lifesaving aid. We need to get aid in and the hostages out.”
March 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Netanyahu’s extremist government has halted ALL humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Starving children is a war crime.
UN leaders said: "International humanitarian law is clear: we must be allowed access to deliver vital lifesaving aid. We need to get aid in and the hostages out.”
Starving children is a war crime.
UN leaders said: "International humanitarian law is clear: we must be allowed access to deliver vital lifesaving aid. We need to get aid in and the hostages out.”
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Embracing traditional U.S. #imperialism would upend the rules that have kept the globe relatively stable since World War II. A foreign policy expert fears a return to the old approach would unleash fear, chaos – and, as a worst case, nuclear war. 🗃️ #polisky #empire https://buff.ly/41bC95f
February 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Embracing traditional U.S. #imperialism would upend the rules that have kept the globe relatively stable since World War II. A foreign policy expert fears a return to the old approach would unleash fear, chaos – and, as a worst case, nuclear war. 🗃️ #polisky #empire https://buff.ly/41bC95f
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"Books are meat and medicine
and flame and flight and flower
steel, stitch, cloud and clout,
and drumbeats on the air."
~ Gwendolyn Brooks 📚📚
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackSky
and flame and flight and flower
steel, stitch, cloud and clout,
and drumbeats on the air."
~ Gwendolyn Brooks 📚📚
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackSky
February 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"Books are meat and medicine
and flame and flight and flower
steel, stitch, cloud and clout,
and drumbeats on the air."
~ Gwendolyn Brooks 📚📚
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackSky
and flame and flight and flower
steel, stitch, cloud and clout,
and drumbeats on the air."
~ Gwendolyn Brooks 📚📚
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackSky
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💰 Corruption Update 💰
While millions are losing medications provided by USAID, farmers are losing their land because of USDA cuts, and thousands of researchers are struggling to pay rent, Elon Musk has awarded himself $400m to sell the Army the dumbest truck every built.
While millions are losing medications provided by USAID, farmers are losing their land because of USDA cuts, and thousands of researchers are struggling to pay rent, Elon Musk has awarded himself $400m to sell the Army the dumbest truck every built.
State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
💰 Corruption Update 💰
While millions are losing medications provided by USAID, farmers are losing their land because of USDA cuts, and thousands of researchers are struggling to pay rent, Elon Musk has awarded himself $400m to sell the Army the dumbest truck every built.
While millions are losing medications provided by USAID, farmers are losing their land because of USDA cuts, and thousands of researchers are struggling to pay rent, Elon Musk has awarded himself $400m to sell the Army the dumbest truck every built.
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This is absolutely insane. Musk’s DOGE crew just straight up *took* $80 million from an NYC bank account!
Okay what is going on here. Are the accounts at a private banking entity? Does the federal government have direct debit permission set up? So many questions as to how Treasury instructed this payment. (Via NY Post’s Craig McCarthy)
February 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This is absolutely insane. Musk’s DOGE crew just straight up *took* $80 million from an NYC bank account!
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The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
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I’m a part time librarian and I just want to echo what I’ve seen other librarians say recently: there is a HUGE uptick in requests for social justice, climate justice, abolition, history, etc books and I just want to say nobody is giving up the fight. If anything people are fighting harder #library
February 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I’m a part time librarian and I just want to echo what I’ve seen other librarians say recently: there is a HUGE uptick in requests for social justice, climate justice, abolition, history, etc books and I just want to say nobody is giving up the fight. If anything people are fighting harder #library
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This is so very very sad and wrong!
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is so very very sad and wrong!
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February 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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