Michele McGowen
michelemcgowen.bsky.social
Michele McGowen
@michelemcgowen.bsky.social
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We are the ones who will save us.
#BuildTheBelovedCommunity
A Congressional Budget Office report analyzing data from 2022 found that federal employees teleworked slightly less often than workers in the private sector.
Part of President Trump’s remolding of the federal workforce is an in-person work requirement. Already most federal employees aren't eligible for remote work.
Federal return-to-work deadlines are here. Who is coming back to the office?
www.csmonitor.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Reposted by Michele McGowen
Get 'er done.
February 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
February 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Cleaning out my closet earlier and rediscovered some frog items I collected years ago. Put them back into rotation on my dresser as I am trying to find ways to invite joy delight and whimsy in.
January 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Reposted by Michele McGowen
Hot damn! @msmagazine.com named my upcoming novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster one of the most anticipated feminist books of 2025. (And yeah, it is pretty dang feminist, come to think of it.) Thanks so much to @karlajstrand.com!

Read the list here: msmagazine.com/2025/01/21/a...
January 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Reposted by Michele McGowen
Bingham started doing these drawings two days after the fires began. She realized she couldn’t afford to donate to all of her friend’s recovery funds. So she put out a call on Instagram asking people to send her pictures of their homes, which she'd draw for free. via @kcrw.com
An artist gifts 1,000 drawings of homes destroyed by fires
One artist’s offer to create free portraits of homes destroyed in the Palisades and Eaton Fires generated hundreds of requests.
www.kcrw.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This event will be live-streamed! www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/events/haben...
Haben Girma & Mychal Threets Discuss Disability Stories @West | Berkeley Public Library
www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org
January 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM