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As we head into the week expecting an early retirement offer and continued mass reductions of our workforce, I thought some reminder of what we do would be helpful.
This is what we do. Our employees were heroes. We are now under attack by our own government.
In 2010 the Deepwater Horizon, a BP-operated drilling rig, exploded, sank, and killed 11 workers. The resulting oil spill was the largest in US history, releasing 134 million gallons of oil.
#Resist
In 2010 the Deepwater Horizon, a BP-operated drilling rig, exploded, sank, and killed 11 workers. The resulting oil spill was the largest in US history, releasing 134 million gallons of oil.
#Resist
After the Spill: Deepwater Horizon Series, Part 1 | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
www.fws.gov
March 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
As we head into the week expecting an early retirement offer and continued mass reductions of our workforce, I thought some reminder of what we do would be helpful.
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Mike has been a friend of mine since we were young reporters at the @washingtonpost.com in the 1980s. He brims with talent, integrity and commitment to the truth. This is exactly what I expected and he had hoped he could stave off, which is a trash move by trash people. Throw them out.
March 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Mike has been a friend of mine since we were young reporters at the @washingtonpost.com in the 1980s. He brims with talent, integrity and commitment to the truth. This is exactly what I expected and he had hoped he could stave off, which is a trash move by trash people. Throw them out.
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I’m so tired of hearing Rubio & other rightwingers now claiming that if you’re on a green card you’re a ‘guest’ in this country. BS. You’re a lawful permanent resident. The clue is in the name. If someone is a permanent resident in your home, are they the same as the guests who come and go? Come on.
March 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I’m so tired of hearing Rubio & other rightwingers now claiming that if you’re on a green card you’re a ‘guest’ in this country. BS. You’re a lawful permanent resident. The clue is in the name. If someone is a permanent resident in your home, are they the same as the guests who come and go? Come on.
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A series of emails sent to national parks workers provided instructions on how to describe staff cuts to visitors.
They were told to avoid the word “fired” and not blame closures on staffing levels.
By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social
They were told to avoid the word “fired” and not blame closures on staffing levels.
By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social
Curious How Trump’s Cost Cutting Could Affect Your National Park Visit? You Might Not Get a Straight Answer.
National Park Service staff have received talking points ordering them to describe layoffs as “workforce management actions” and to reassure visitors that changes resulting from the cuts won’t impede…
propub.li
March 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A series of emails sent to national parks workers provided instructions on how to describe staff cuts to visitors.
They were told to avoid the word “fired” and not blame closures on staffing levels.
By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social
They were told to avoid the word “fired” and not blame closures on staffing levels.
By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social
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It was not clear if the deportations happened before a D.C. federal judge ordered the administration to stop using wartime powers to deport anyone immediately, and turn around any planes in the air.
U.S. deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, despite court order
It was not clear if the deportations happened before a D.C. federal judge ordered the administration to stop using wartime powers to deport anyone immediately, and turn around any planes in the air.
www.npr.org
March 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It was not clear if the deportations happened before a D.C. federal judge ordered the administration to stop using wartime powers to deport anyone immediately, and turn around any planes in the air.
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Love Signal. Recently got my mom on it as well.
March 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Love Signal. Recently got my mom on it as well.
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If the government can arrest someone because of their speech, we're all in danger.
We're fighting to free Mahmoud Khalil and protect all of our First Amendment rights.
We're fighting to free Mahmoud Khalil and protect all of our First Amendment rights.
Jen Rubin and Mike Zamore discuss detention of Columbia activist
Today in Manhattan, a federal judge will hear arguments over the legality of the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate who organized and participated in pro-Palestinian protests.
contrarian.substack.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
If the government can arrest someone because of their speech, we're all in danger.
We're fighting to free Mahmoud Khalil and protect all of our First Amendment rights.
We're fighting to free Mahmoud Khalil and protect all of our First Amendment rights.
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"The worst thing I can think of is being remembered as doing too little, holding back, and playing it safe as the world burned," writes @gregggonsalves.bsky.social.
We Need to Turn Our Outrage Way Up
This is no time to sit idly by. People's lives are at stake. We have to put our bodies on the line.
www.thenation.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"The worst thing I can think of is being remembered as doing too little, holding back, and playing it safe as the world burned," writes @gregggonsalves.bsky.social.
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t h e r e a s o n m a n y e l e c t e d d e m o c r a t s
a r e a c t i n g l i k e t h i s i s b e c a u s e
t h e y l i k e w h a t i s h a p p e n i n g
a r e a c t i n g l i k e t h i s i s b e c a u s e
t h e y l i k e w h a t i s h a p p e n i n g
March 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
t h e r e a s o n m a n y e l e c t e d d e m o c r a t s
a r e a c t i n g l i k e t h i s i s b e c a u s e
t h e y l i k e w h a t i s h a p p e n i n g
a r e a c t i n g l i k e t h i s i s b e c a u s e
t h e y l i k e w h a t i s h a p p e n i n g
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Imagine this: On the evening of March 8, you and your spouse unlock the door to your apartment building. As you step inside, two men—not in uniform—push their way in behind you. They tell you your visa has been revoked and that they are there to deport you.
March 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Imagine this: On the evening of March 8, you and your spouse unlock the door to your apartment building. As you step inside, two men—not in uniform—push their way in behind you. They tell you your visa has been revoked and that they are there to deport you.
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KEEP CALLING! It’s working. Anyone can call Schumer BTW. Tell the dems to vote no on the Repub “continuing resolution”. Republicans own the White House, senate, and Congress. If they can’t negotiate a CR, let alone a budget, this is their shutdown.
5calls.org/issue/cr-con...
5calls.org/issue/cr-con...
No DOGE Blank Check Federal Funding CR: House Bill FAILS, Friday Shutdown Deadline Remains ⭑ 5 Calls
UPDATE (03/12/25): The Senate Democratic Caucus stood united against the House-passed CR, effectively blocking the measure from passage. Both the …
5calls.org
March 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
KEEP CALLING! It’s working. Anyone can call Schumer BTW. Tell the dems to vote no on the Repub “continuing resolution”. Republicans own the White House, senate, and Congress. If they can’t negotiate a CR, let alone a budget, this is their shutdown.
5calls.org/issue/cr-con...
5calls.org/issue/cr-con...
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one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
March 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
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Happy International Women's Day!
May we all embody this energy today and always.
May we all embody this energy today and always.
March 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Happy International Women's Day!
May we all embody this energy today and always.
May we all embody this energy today and always.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the House hearing on sanctuary cities:
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
March 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM