Mark S
markinthesky.bsky.social
Mark S
@markinthesky.bsky.social
Trump is good with spending money on advertising during the shutdown, but is pushing back against a judge when the judge says he MUST spend the existing money on feeding starving people.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
ICE Isn't Letting the Shutdown Stop It From Spending Big on Ads
New data shows ICE, DHS spent nearly $10 million on ads promoting deportation and recruitment — even as the shutdown furloughs thousands.
www.rollingstone.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
What the hell is wrong with our country that this is a legit ad?!
October 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I belong to a union. Apparently, because NASA has “national security interests,” the union’s power was just stripped. Given the upcoming RIFs, thats pretty important.

You’d think if it was that important to the US, he wouldn’t be slashing our budget. 🤷🏻‍♂️

news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
Daily Labor Report®
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August 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Reposted by Mark S
On May 23, President Trump signed an executive order he’s calling a “restoration of gold standard science.” But don’t be fooled, this is not about scientific integrity. It’s about political control.

The order gives Trump’s political appointees sweeping power over federal science. They can now:
June 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Reposted by Mark S
April 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“The power to question is the basis of all human progress.”
-Indira Gandhi
“Get over it.”
-people that don’t want to think about specifics.
March 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
So let me get this straight.
An F-18 strike package arriving in Yemen at 1038 hours is not classified, but a bunch of Venezuelans arriving on a charter plan is a state secret?
Got it.
March 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Just a reminder that Hegseth, who used a personal non-secure device with a non-secure social media app who-knows-where to talk about secret battle plans and accidentally included press, has (according to CNN) started another new investigation of Hillary Clinton for the use of a private email server.
March 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Science is real. This is foolishness.
The Iowa GOP advanced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a healthcare provider to administer a Covid vaccine.

Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
March 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Reposted by Mark S
At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years.

Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.
February 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM