@marthar.bsky.social
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/tOiXePMM
Join me on April 5th
app.sosha.ai
April 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/tOiXePMM
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#ResistanceAction
Make a plan for the April 5th protest in your area NOW.
This is this coming Saturday.
Tell 2 friends and bring them with you. We need numbers too big to ignore.
April 5, everywhere:
handsoff2025.com
Make a plan for the April 5th protest in your area NOW.
This is this coming Saturday.
Tell 2 friends and bring them with you. We need numbers too big to ignore.
April 5, everywhere:
handsoff2025.com
Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
handsoff2025.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
#ResistanceAction
Make a plan for the April 5th protest in your area NOW.
This is this coming Saturday.
Tell 2 friends and bring them with you. We need numbers too big to ignore.
April 5, everywhere:
handsoff2025.com
Make a plan for the April 5th protest in your area NOW.
This is this coming Saturday.
Tell 2 friends and bring them with you. We need numbers too big to ignore.
April 5, everywhere:
handsoff2025.com
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The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on ...
propub.li
March 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
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The State Department was set to buy $400 million worth of armored Teslas from Elon Musk. But after a report from Drop Site News exposed the massive conflict of interest, the department quietly deleted the word “Tesla” and changed the $400 million line item to a generic “armored electric vehicles.”
Tesla Name Quietly Removed From Federal Contract After Uproar
The State Department has suddenly deleted any mention of “Tesla” after facing massive backlash over its recent contract.
newrepublic.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The State Department was set to buy $400 million worth of armored Teslas from Elon Musk. But after a report from Drop Site News exposed the massive conflict of interest, the department quietly deleted the word “Tesla” and changed the $400 million line item to a generic “armored electric vehicles.”
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Elon Musk is making it clear that he's going after Social Security with the narrative that 'there's massive fraud' and he's going to clean it up. He's laying the groundwork to gut Social Security.
February 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Elon Musk is making it clear that he's going after Social Security with the narrative that 'there's massive fraud' and he's going to clean it up. He's laying the groundwork to gut Social Security.
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What could go wrong? www.npr.org/2025/02/13/n...
February 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
What could go wrong? www.npr.org/2025/02/13/n...
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Do you work in network security and would like to have a heart attack? Then boy do I have a paragraph or two for you.
February 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
There are plans available online for people to mob/visit their reps together..
*The list of Democratic Senators who voted to confirm Bessent, who handed Musk and his hackers the keys to the treasury's databases, is disheartening.
*The list of Democratic Senators who voted to confirm Bessent, who handed Musk and his hackers the keys to the treasury's databases, is disheartening.
February 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
There are plans available online for people to mob/visit their reps together..
*The list of Democratic Senators who voted to confirm Bessent, who handed Musk and his hackers the keys to the treasury's databases, is disheartening.
*The list of Democratic Senators who voted to confirm Bessent, who handed Musk and his hackers the keys to the treasury's databases, is disheartening.
if nothing else, write to or call all your reps., especially Senators and Congresspeeps, and DEMAND CONCERTED ACTION to stop or slow walk confirmations and refuse to allow compliance with illegal or wildly destructive acts.
Tell them they must stop what looks like a coup.*
Tell them they must stop what looks like a coup.*
February 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
if nothing else, write to or call all your reps., especially Senators and Congresspeeps, and DEMAND CONCERTED ACTION to stop or slow walk confirmations and refuse to allow compliance with illegal or wildly destructive acts.
Tell them they must stop what looks like a coup.*
Tell them they must stop what looks like a coup.*
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If Trump and the tech mogul–fascism enthusiast succeed in destroying the agency, it could have devastating results.
Elon Musk’s Crusade to Shut Down USAID Suddenly Gets More Serious
Donald Trump’s right-hand man is escalating his war to gut the federal government.
buff.ly
February 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
If Trump and the tech mogul–fascism enthusiast succeed in destroying the agency, it could have devastating results.
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NEW: WIRED confirmed various automated efforts to remove pronouns from both email and Slack at USAID, the EPA, the GSA, and more.
Pronouns Are Being Forcibly Removed From Government Email Signatures
WIRED confirmed various automated efforts to remove pronouns from both email and Slack at USAID, the EPA, the GSA, and more.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
NEW: WIRED confirmed various automated efforts to remove pronouns from both email and Slack at USAID, the EPA, the GSA, and more.
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Information includes "databases that store medical histories, personally identifiable information, workplace evaluations, and other private data."
'Can’t believe what I’m seeing': Musk reportedly takes control of federal workers' data
Elon Musk's henchmen have reportedly installed a commercial server to control federal databases that contain Social Security numbers and other highly sensitive personal information.The tech billionair...
www.rawstory.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Information includes "databases that store medical histories, personally identifiable information, workplace evaluations, and other private data."
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A flurry of seemingly illegal orders and firings could tee up the Supreme Court to cement a vast expansion of Presidential authority. Isaac Chotiner speaks with the former legal head of the Justice Department about what could come next.
How Donald Trump Is Transforming Executive Power
A flurry of seemingly illegal orders and firings could tee up the Supreme Court to cement a vast expansion of Presidential authority.
www.newyorker.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A flurry of seemingly illegal orders and firings could tee up the Supreme Court to cement a vast expansion of Presidential authority. Isaac Chotiner speaks with the former legal head of the Justice Department about what could come next.
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The FBI said it has also removed “diversity” from its list of core values instilled in all employees.
FBI paints over core values wall to comply with Trump administration DEI rollback
A photo shows the core values at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, being painted over.
www.live5news.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The FBI said it has also removed “diversity” from its list of core values instilled in all employees.
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"It's something that he feels very strongly about," Trump said while flubbing Musk's name.
Trump admits 'Leon' Musk has access to fed payment system to fire people who are 'no good'
President Donald Trump again referred to Elon Musk as "Leon" while admitting that the billionaire chief of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has access to the U.S. payments syst...
www.rawstory.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"It's something that he feels very strongly about," Trump said while flubbing Musk's name.
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Exclusive: The Trump administration has asked congressional leaders to approve new transfers of roughly $1 billion worth of bombs and other military hardware to Israel, according to U.S. officials familiar with the sale
U.S. Readies New $1 Billion Arms Sale to Israel
The Trump administration has asked congressional leaders to approve new transfers of roughly $1 billion worth of bombs and other military hardware to Israel, according to U.S. officials familiar with…
www.wsj.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Exclusive: The Trump administration has asked congressional leaders to approve new transfers of roughly $1 billion worth of bombs and other military hardware to Israel, according to U.S. officials familiar with the sale
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1/ For the people who are asking: “Where are the protests?!” There have been many! Much of them organized by immigrants rights groups and leftists. Here’s a thread of some I have found, or know people who have attended. Feel free to add your own.
February 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
1/ For the people who are asking: “Where are the protests?!” There have been many! Much of them organized by immigrants rights groups and leftists. Here’s a thread of some I have found, or know people who have attended. Feel free to add your own.
Defend press freedom--don't capitulate!
please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...
please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...
Defend Press Freedom: Urge Paramount Not to Settle Out of Court with Trump
If we lose our First Amendment rights and freedom of the press, democracy is finished. We need big media companies and powerful CEOs to stand up to Trump.
sign.moveon.org
February 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Defend press freedom--don't capitulate!
please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...
please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...
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Trump's wind order "could impact essentially any wind project, even ones not sited on federal lands" reports @jael.bsky.social.
“If in fact the federal government stops issuing approvals, a significant amount of the pipeline would be interrupted” says @americancleanpower.bsky.social's Jason Grumet
“If in fact the federal government stops issuing approvals, a significant amount of the pipeline would be interrupted” says @americancleanpower.bsky.social's Jason Grumet
Trump’s Wind Order Could Hit ‘More Than Half’ of New Projects
The American wind industry faces a potentially existential threat.
heatmap.news
January 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Trump's wind order "could impact essentially any wind project, even ones not sited on federal lands" reports @jael.bsky.social.
“If in fact the federal government stops issuing approvals, a significant amount of the pipeline would be interrupted” says @americancleanpower.bsky.social's Jason Grumet
“If in fact the federal government stops issuing approvals, a significant amount of the pipeline would be interrupted” says @americancleanpower.bsky.social's Jason Grumet
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A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order to end the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship to babies born on American soil, dealing the president his first setback as he attempts to upend U.S. immigration laws. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...
January 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order to end the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship to babies born on American soil, dealing the president his first setback as he attempts to upend U.S. immigration laws. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...
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JPMorgan boosted CEO Jamie Dimon's pay to $39 million after the firm broke its own record for the highest annual profit in the history of US banking
JPMorgan Boosts Jamie Dimon’s Pay to $39 Million After Record Profit
JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon’s pay to $39 million for 2024, a year in which the biggest US bank beat its own record for the highest annual profit in the history ...
www.bloomberg.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
JPMorgan boosted CEO Jamie Dimon's pay to $39 million after the firm broke its own record for the highest annual profit in the history of US banking
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A federal district court judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Trump’s revocation of birthright citizenship, striking the first blow against the president’s sweeping, aggressive executive orders.
Judge Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order—Igniting Legal Battle
A federal judge has ripped Donald Trump over what he called a “blatantly unconstitutional” executive order.
newrepublic.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A federal district court judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Trump’s revocation of birthright citizenship, striking the first blow against the president’s sweeping, aggressive executive orders.
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President Donald Trump has pardoned anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Among the people pardoned were those involved in the October 2020 invasion and blockade of a Washington clinic.
Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances
President Donald Trump is pardoning anti-abortion activists who were convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances.
apnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
President Donald Trump has pardoned anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Among the people pardoned were those involved in the October 2020 invasion and blockade of a Washington clinic.