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OMB THREATENS LAYOFFS AT THE NLRB
According to Bloomberg, OMB has directed the NLRB to “think creatively” about how to reduce staff, despite President Trump’s appointed leaders of the agency agreeing that ANY job losses would devastate our ability to enforce federal law.
OMB THREATENS LAYOFFS AT THE NLRB
According to Bloomberg, OMB has directed the NLRB to “think creatively” about how to reduce staff, despite President Trump’s appointed leaders of the agency agreeing that ANY job losses would devastate our ability to enforce federal law.
April 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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OMB THREATENS LAYOFFS AT THE NLRB
According to Bloomberg, OMB has directed the NLRB to “think creatively” about how to reduce staff, despite President Trump’s appointed leaders of the agency agreeing that ANY job losses would devastate our ability to enforce federal law.
OMB THREATENS LAYOFFS AT THE NLRB
According to Bloomberg, OMB has directed the NLRB to “think creatively” about how to reduce staff, despite President Trump’s appointed leaders of the agency agreeing that ANY job losses would devastate our ability to enforce federal law.
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The IRS unit that audits ultrawealthy earners has lost 38% of its employees this year.
This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.
See what DOGE is really about?
This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.
See what DOGE is really about?
April 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The IRS unit that audits ultrawealthy earners has lost 38% of its employees this year.
This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.
See what DOGE is really about?
This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.
See what DOGE is really about?
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Things Democratic Senators could do that would be useful:
- Withdraw unanimous consent from all Senate business until constitutional rule was restored
- Refuse to vote for any legislation until constitutional rule was restored
- Boycott as a caucus until constitutional rule was restored
- Withdraw unanimous consent from all Senate business until constitutional rule was restored
- Refuse to vote for any legislation until constitutional rule was restored
- Boycott as a caucus until constitutional rule was restored
April 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Things Democratic Senators could do that would be useful:
- Withdraw unanimous consent from all Senate business until constitutional rule was restored
- Refuse to vote for any legislation until constitutional rule was restored
- Boycott as a caucus until constitutional rule was restored
- Withdraw unanimous consent from all Senate business until constitutional rule was restored
- Refuse to vote for any legislation until constitutional rule was restored
- Boycott as a caucus until constitutional rule was restored
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If any of these are your representatives, urge them to divest from Tesla: Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.), Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), Adam Smith (D-Wash.), and Dwight Evans (D-Pa.).
March 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If any of these are your representatives, urge them to divest from Tesla: Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.), Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), Adam Smith (D-Wash.), and Dwight Evans (D-Pa.).
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Layoffs at NOAA, which warns us about severe weather
Attacking NIH, which finds cures for illnesses
Dismantling SSA, which administers Social Security payments
Terminating food inspectors and food safety committees at the USDA...
The "specifics" of DOGE put us all at risk.
Attacking NIH, which finds cures for illnesses
Dismantling SSA, which administers Social Security payments
Terminating food inspectors and food safety committees at the USDA...
The "specifics" of DOGE put us all at risk.
March 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Layoffs at NOAA, which warns us about severe weather
Attacking NIH, which finds cures for illnesses
Dismantling SSA, which administers Social Security payments
Terminating food inspectors and food safety committees at the USDA...
The "specifics" of DOGE put us all at risk.
Attacking NIH, which finds cures for illnesses
Dismantling SSA, which administers Social Security payments
Terminating food inspectors and food safety committees at the USDA...
The "specifics" of DOGE put us all at risk.
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In a historic first in Minnesota, a medical provider has been charged with an inmate's death.
The director of nursing in charge of care at Beltrami County Jail in 2018, Michelle Skroch, has been charged w/ manslaughter for the torturous death of Hardel Sherrell: unicornriot.ninja/2025/nursing...
The director of nursing in charge of care at Beltrami County Jail in 2018, Michelle Skroch, has been charged w/ manslaughter for the torturous death of Hardel Sherrell: unicornriot.ninja/2025/nursing...
Nursing Director Charged For 2018 Jail Death of Hardel Sherrell - UNICORN RIOT
For the first time ever, a medical care provider has been charged for an inmate's death. Nurse faces manslaughter over Hardel Sherrell's 2018 in-custody death.
unicornriot.ninja
March 29, 2025 at 3:36 AM
In a historic first in Minnesota, a medical provider has been charged with an inmate's death.
The director of nursing in charge of care at Beltrami County Jail in 2018, Michelle Skroch, has been charged w/ manslaughter for the torturous death of Hardel Sherrell: unicornriot.ninja/2025/nursing...
The director of nursing in charge of care at Beltrami County Jail in 2018, Michelle Skroch, has been charged w/ manslaughter for the torturous death of Hardel Sherrell: unicornriot.ninja/2025/nursing...
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Although the article focuses on methane emissions linked to food waste rotting in landfills, the full climate impact of food waste is WAY bigger:
Landfill methane PLUS wasted agricultural production emissions PLUS wasted energy use in food supply chains PLUS wasted forest clearing for agriculture
Landfill methane PLUS wasted agricultural production emissions PLUS wasted energy use in food supply chains PLUS wasted forest clearing for agriculture
Tariffs won’t just hit your wallet. They could also increase food waste.
From farm to retail, the threat of trade barriers is already impacting the food supply chain.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Food #Waste #Trash #Climate #Agriculture
From farm to retail, the threat of trade barriers is already impacting the food supply chain.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Food #Waste #Trash #Climate #Agriculture
Tariffs won't just hit your wallet. They could also increase food waste.
From farm to retail, the threat of trade barriers is already impacting the food supply chain.
grist.org
March 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Although the article focuses on methane emissions linked to food waste rotting in landfills, the full climate impact of food waste is WAY bigger:
Landfill methane PLUS wasted agricultural production emissions PLUS wasted energy use in food supply chains PLUS wasted forest clearing for agriculture
Landfill methane PLUS wasted agricultural production emissions PLUS wasted energy use in food supply chains PLUS wasted forest clearing for agriculture
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Sometimes you just have to ask—why? The Senate voted to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was expected to save Americans billions each year.
March 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Sometimes you just have to ask—why? The Senate voted to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was expected to save Americans billions each year.
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Not to be a wide-eyed naïf about such things but... am I right in thinking that they levelled an entire building to get to one guy and *that* is not controversial to anyone in the American media or political class, only that this information was recklessly shared in an unsecured chat?
March 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Not to be a wide-eyed naïf about such things but... am I right in thinking that they levelled an entire building to get to one guy and *that* is not controversial to anyone in the American media or political class, only that this information was recklessly shared in an unsecured chat?
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"When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order."
Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
March 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order."
Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
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Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
March 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
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We need a new free speech movement.
And universities should sue the Trump regime for abridging the First Amendment rights of their institutions and their students.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/we-need-a-new-free-speech-movement
And universities should sue the Trump regime for abridging the First Amendment rights of their institutions and their students.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/we-need-a-new-free-speech-movement
March 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We need a new free speech movement.
And universities should sue the Trump regime for abridging the First Amendment rights of their institutions and their students.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/we-need-a-new-free-speech-movement
And universities should sue the Trump regime for abridging the First Amendment rights of their institutions and their students.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/we-need-a-new-free-speech-movement
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Under the new policy, departments are prohibited from sharing statements through university channels expressing solidarity with others or seeking to advance a particular position on a matter of public concern.
U of M board of regents prohibit faculty statements on ‘matters of public concern’
The approved resolution prohibits U of M departments from issuing statements on “matters of public concern or public interest,” after some departments expressed solidarity with Palestinians in 2023.
www.mprnews.org
March 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Under the new policy, departments are prohibited from sharing statements through university channels expressing solidarity with others or seeking to advance a particular position on a matter of public concern.
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These are the same Senate Democrats who lectured the base for years about the importance of preserving the filibuster so it would still be available when Democrats were in the minority
March 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
These are the same Senate Democrats who lectured the base for years about the importance of preserving the filibuster so it would still be available when Democrats were in the minority
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Senate democrats appear poised to remind everyone why people didn't show up to vote for democrats in 2024.
March 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Senate democrats appear poised to remind everyone why people didn't show up to vote for democrats in 2024.
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CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
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We had Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm on @mprnews.org Morning Edition with @cathywurzer.bsky.social today to talk about why the FDA cancelling flu panels matters. Shots take 6 mo to develop, often in eggs. We asked whether bird flu could complicate it, too.
📖 or 🎧: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
📖 or 🎧: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
RFK Jr. cancelled flu vaccine meetings. What does that mean for fall shots?
Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm, the head of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the implications of ...
www.mprnews.org
February 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
We had Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm on @mprnews.org Morning Edition with @cathywurzer.bsky.social today to talk about why the FDA cancelling flu panels matters. Shots take 6 mo to develop, often in eggs. We asked whether bird flu could complicate it, too.
📖 or 🎧: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
📖 or 🎧: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
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DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA.
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
February 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA.
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
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I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
February 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
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BREAKING: The mass firing of upwards of 1,800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including top climate scientists and weather forecasters, has begun.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
February 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
BREAKING: The mass firing of upwards of 1,800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including top climate scientists and weather forecasters, has begun.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.