Little Bird in AK
@megan-in-ak.bsky.social
Scientist 🐧, ally 🌈. Doing the best I can with this wild and beautiful life. 🌊🐾🌲
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WATCH: "They are underwater across the board, and they know it. And that is causing them to double down in public. But it is backfiring. That is why—whether it's a shutdown, whether it's all of this—they want us to blink first. And we have too much to save," says AOC.
October 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
WATCH: "They are underwater across the board, and they know it. And that is causing them to double down in public. But it is backfiring. That is why—whether it's a shutdown, whether it's all of this—they want us to blink first. And we have too much to save," says AOC.
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SCIENTISTS: The proposed Schedule F is out. It has potential to undermine or destroy merit-based science.
Rules/regulations have the force of law. This rule may put peer review in the hands of political appointees.
Make your public comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Rules/regulations have the force of law. This rule may put peer review in the hands of political appointees.
Make your public comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to increase career employee accountability. Agency supervisors report great difficulty removing employees for poor performance or misconduc...
www.federalregister.gov
April 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
SCIENTISTS: The proposed Schedule F is out. It has potential to undermine or destroy merit-based science.
Rules/regulations have the force of law. This rule may put peer review in the hands of political appointees.
Make your public comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Rules/regulations have the force of law. This rule may put peer review in the hands of political appointees.
Make your public comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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This is some sick shit
April 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This is some sick shit
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I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
April 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
When empathy is called feminine and feminine is called the root of all evil, then you know it is a war on women… and everyone.
They started with Critical Race Theory
Then Wokeness
Then Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Now Empathy
www.salon.com/2025/04/11/m...
Then Wokeness
Then Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Now Empathy
www.salon.com/2025/04/11/m...
Elon Musk and the Christian right call empathy "toxic" and "suicidal" — blame their shared misogyny
MAGA demonizes empathy as the "pathological feminine" — and it's why women shouldn't be Supreme Court justices
www.salon.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:05 AM
When empathy is called feminine and feminine is called the root of all evil, then you know it is a war on women… and everyone.
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🚨 The Trump administration has made clear that it will not stop at the destruction and degradation of scientific research in the United States. It will also misrepresent, misinterpret, and bastardize it to achieve distinctly unscientific ends.
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
The Trump Administration Is Turning Science Against Itself
In addition to firing researchers and pulling funds, the Trump administration is also inverting science.
www.wired.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
🚨 The Trump administration has made clear that it will not stop at the destruction and degradation of scientific research in the United States. It will also misrepresent, misinterpret, and bastardize it to achieve distinctly unscientific ends.
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
Trying my damned best to
hold the line but starting to feel there is no line to hold.
hold the line but starting to feel there is no line to hold.
April 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Trying my damned best to
hold the line but starting to feel there is no line to hold.
hold the line but starting to feel there is no line to hold.
All Hands meetings with Dept Secretaries lay out an administration’s vision, esp the 1st All Hands for a new Sec.
Curious what Interior will be up to? Seems human employees will be replaced by supercomputers while we develop our parks for industry and release dodo birds & dire wolves to the wilds.
Curious what Interior will be up to? Seems human employees will be replaced by supercomputers while we develop our parks for industry and release dodo birds & dire wolves to the wilds.
April 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
All Hands meetings with Dept Secretaries lay out an administration’s vision, esp the 1st All Hands for a new Sec.
Curious what Interior will be up to? Seems human employees will be replaced by supercomputers while we develop our parks for industry and release dodo birds & dire wolves to the wilds.
Curious what Interior will be up to? Seems human employees will be replaced by supercomputers while we develop our parks for industry and release dodo birds & dire wolves to the wilds.
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What we're seeing at #handsoff protests nationwide today and what we saw at the ballot box on Tuesday are not unrelated. The public is furious. It will not be silenced. And those who side with Trump and Musk—or refuse to fight back—will be swept out of office.
April 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
What we're seeing at #handsoff protests nationwide today and what we saw at the ballot box on Tuesday are not unrelated. The public is furious. It will not be silenced. And those who side with Trump and Musk—or refuse to fight back—will be swept out of office.
Hands Off Peaceful Protest today in Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage Daily News reporting >1000, independent estimates from the crowd put us closer to 3500-5000 representing a broad demographic.
April 6, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Hands Off Peaceful Protest today in Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage Daily News reporting >1000, independent estimates from the crowd put us closer to 3500-5000 representing a broad demographic.
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April 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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We're going back to the Hill next week--make YOUR voice a part of it! Use the QR code in the attached flyer to tell your representatives how you feel about foreign aid and the actions of this administration. The deadline is Tuesday night, April 8.
April 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
We're going back to the Hill next week--make YOUR voice a part of it! Use the QR code in the attached flyer to tell your representatives how you feel about foreign aid and the actions of this administration. The deadline is Tuesday night, April 8.
Although Trump and Musk insist they are fighting fraud, they have not yet provided evidence for their sweeping claims.
Did Musk fire hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees to increase "efficiency"? I don't think so. There is a better explanation:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
www.theatlantic.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Although Trump and Musk insist they are fighting fraud, they have not yet provided evidence for their sweeping claims.
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I know it's small in the whole scheme of things, but the bloodbath at NPS in Hawaii is almost certainly going to lead directly to the extinctions of no fewer than 4 native Hawaiian songbirds in the next 4-5 years.
February 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I know it's small in the whole scheme of things, but the bloodbath at NPS in Hawaii is almost certainly going to lead directly to the extinctions of no fewer than 4 native Hawaiian songbirds in the next 4-5 years.
This is a government takeover. The government is being dismantled. This is not a drill. (Don’t) Ask me how I know. Do share on platforms with broad reach. Wake the FORK up, America.
February 14, 2025 at 5:50 AM
This is a government takeover. The government is being dismantled. This is not a drill. (Don’t) Ask me how I know. Do share on platforms with broad reach. Wake the FORK up, America.
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🚨🚨🚨 Urgent Message to Share WIDELY 🚨🚨🚨
Federal employees that are dismissed as part of the Musk & Trump assault should appeal on the grounds that they were fired for partisan political reasons‼️
➡️ Make an appeal to MSPB following these procedures:
www.mspb.gov/appeals/appe...
💪🏼👊🏼✊🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Federal employees that are dismissed as part of the Musk & Trump assault should appeal on the grounds that they were fired for partisan political reasons‼️
➡️ Make an appeal to MSPB following these procedures:
www.mspb.gov/appeals/appe...
💪🏼👊🏼✊🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
MSPB Mission: To protect the Merit System Principles and promote an effective Federal workforce free of Prohibited Personnel Practices.
www.mspb.gov
February 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
🚨🚨🚨 Urgent Message to Share WIDELY 🚨🚨🚨
Federal employees that are dismissed as part of the Musk & Trump assault should appeal on the grounds that they were fired for partisan political reasons‼️
➡️ Make an appeal to MSPB following these procedures:
www.mspb.gov/appeals/appe...
💪🏼👊🏼✊🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Federal employees that are dismissed as part of the Musk & Trump assault should appeal on the grounds that they were fired for partisan political reasons‼️
➡️ Make an appeal to MSPB following these procedures:
www.mspb.gov/appeals/appe...
💪🏼👊🏼✊🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! I am lucky to know and work with so many bada$$ and talented women in sciences. (Including my friend KS, who keeps beaming that smile through the snottiest of maritime weather!)
February 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! I am lucky to know and work with so many bada$$ and talented women in sciences. (Including my friend KS, who keeps beaming that smile through the snottiest of maritime weather!)
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Buckle up everyone this is going to be a LONG thread but if you are a current Fed you are going to want to bookmark it because it’s the roadmap for what’s coming. #SaveUSAID #SaveAmerica 1/
February 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Buckle up everyone this is going to be a LONG thread but if you are a current Fed you are going to want to bookmark it because it’s the roadmap for what’s coming. #SaveUSAID #SaveAmerica 1/
“Fascism moves fast once it is out in the open, and we are losing critical time due to people feeling overwhelmed and apathetic. Within the average government employee and the public, there is still a deep belief that the law will protect the norms, functions, and institutions of our government…”
Plea from a civil servant: Don't look away from Musk's bureaucratic coup
A plea from a civil servant: do not let them overwhelm you into apathy. We must stay united, informed, and proactive.
washingtonsocialist.mdcdsa.org
February 8, 2025 at 3:29 AM
“Fascism moves fast once it is out in the open, and we are losing critical time due to people feeling overwhelmed and apathetic. Within the average government employee and the public, there is still a deep belief that the law will protect the norms, functions, and institutions of our government…”
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Ask the man who knows
Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Of course it’s a coup
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Ask the man who knows
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Keep pushing back. Hard.
He blinked on tariffs.
His California water stunt failed and has been ridiculed.
He was forced to roll back cutting grants and govt payments.
NSF support is resuming.
CDC webpages are being restored.
Street protests are starting.
Lawsuits are being filed.
Fight back.
He blinked on tariffs.
His California water stunt failed and has been ridiculed.
He was forced to roll back cutting grants and govt payments.
NSF support is resuming.
CDC webpages are being restored.
Street protests are starting.
Lawsuits are being filed.
Fight back.
February 4, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Keep pushing back. Hard.
He blinked on tariffs.
His California water stunt failed and has been ridiculed.
He was forced to roll back cutting grants and govt payments.
NSF support is resuming.
CDC webpages are being restored.
Street protests are starting.
Lawsuits are being filed.
Fight back.
He blinked on tariffs.
His California water stunt failed and has been ridiculed.
He was forced to roll back cutting grants and govt payments.
NSF support is resuming.
CDC webpages are being restored.
Street protests are starting.
Lawsuits are being filed.
Fight back.
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I have filed a criminal complaint with the Colorado State Attorney General against Elon Musk and DOGE for illegally accessing private data through the Treasury Department. I suggest every American citizen do the same in their State. DOGE and Elon Musk are not government agents
February 1, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I have filed a criminal complaint with the Colorado State Attorney General against Elon Musk and DOGE for illegally accessing private data through the Treasury Department. I suggest every American citizen do the same in their State. DOGE and Elon Musk are not government agents
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In the new Trump presidency, we have got to remain focused. We can’t panic.
No matter how many executive orders he signs or statements he issues, our goal is the same:
We must fight to create an America based on economic, social & environmental justice.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
No matter how many executive orders he signs or statements he issues, our goal is the same:
We must fight to create an America based on economic, social & environmental justice.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What Trump didn’t say in his inauguration speech | Bernie Sanders
The simple truth is that Trump ignored almost every major issue facing this country’s working families in his first speech
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
In the new Trump presidency, we have got to remain focused. We can’t panic.
No matter how many executive orders he signs or statements he issues, our goal is the same:
We must fight to create an America based on economic, social & environmental justice.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
No matter how many executive orders he signs or statements he issues, our goal is the same:
We must fight to create an America based on economic, social & environmental justice.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...