Becca Gergely
@msrmg.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️ It's spelled: "LGBTQ+" in case you were wondering
Mom.
English teacher.
Lover of books, teenagers, & especially teenagers with books; mtns, veggies, lakes, live music, soup, salad, knitting, my family, integrity & banned books.
Mom.
English teacher.
Lover of books, teenagers, & especially teenagers with books; mtns, veggies, lakes, live music, soup, salad, knitting, my family, integrity & banned books.
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They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.
Trump: Gutting National Parks—And Hiding the Evidence
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
March 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.
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What a different world we could have.
March 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What a different world we could have.
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Spending funds Congress has not appropriated literally violates the Constitution and to do so knowingly and willfully is a crime punishable by two years in prison. See 31 USC 1341(a) and 1350.
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No one wants a paper trail because spending funds Congress has not appropriated is colloquially known as “stealing from the US Treasury.”
March 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Spending funds Congress has not appropriated literally violates the Constitution and to do so knowingly and willfully is a crime punishable by two years in prison. See 31 USC 1341(a) and 1350.
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?p...
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?p...
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NOTE: The opponents of DEI are purging anyone who is not a white man from military leadership
This is not about merit; it’s about normalizing racism and misogyny
This is not about merit; it’s about normalizing racism and misogyny
No More Female 4-Stars: Franchetti Firing Leaves Top Ranks Filled by Men
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's first female chief, last week without any clear explanation -- part of a purge of top uniformed leadership that included the Joint...
www.military.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
NOTE: The opponents of DEI are purging anyone who is not a white man from military leadership
This is not about merit; it’s about normalizing racism and misogyny
This is not about merit; it’s about normalizing racism and misogyny
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Sugarbush's official snow reporter got brave today! Her full post was taken down, but you can read it below!
We need to salute courage wherever it appears.
The official snow reporter at Vermont's Sugarbush, where JD Vance came on a skiing vacation this weekend, pointed out in her snow report this a.m. that the Trump team is ignoring climate change.
Her report was pulled down
kottke.org/25/03/jd-van...
The official snow reporter at Vermont's Sugarbush, where JD Vance came on a skiing vacation this weekend, pointed out in her snow report this a.m. that the Trump team is ignoring climate change.
Her report was pulled down
kottke.org/25/03/jd-van...
Good Trouble: JD Vance Chastised by Vermont Snow Reporter
JD Vance, fresh off of helping his boss ambush & insult a foreign leader in the White House yesterday afternoon, is on vacation in
kottke.org
March 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Sugarbush's official snow reporter got brave today! Her full post was taken down, but you can read it below!
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The Department of Ed has a form to snitch on DEI policies in schools.
I’d be a shame if we broke it with thousands of responses… enddei.ed.gov
I’d be a shame if we broke it with thousands of responses… enddei.ed.gov
Department of Education FormLock
enddei.ed.gov
February 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The Department of Ed has a form to snitch on DEI policies in schools.
I’d be a shame if we broke it with thousands of responses… enddei.ed.gov
I’d be a shame if we broke it with thousands of responses… enddei.ed.gov
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there is really going to be no option but to prosecute these people the second they are out of power if we ever want a chance to fix this country
Musk’s hackers burglarized "a vast trove of information about the entire federal workforce” on OPM computers even as Trump was being sworn in — that is "hours before Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, was officially created by an executive order.”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside DOGE’s Clash With the Federal Workforce
With a surprise incursion in the first minutes of the Trump presidency, Elon Musk’s programmers seized control of a key personnel agency; ‘rogue bureaucrats’ fight back.
www.wsj.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:37 AM
there is really going to be no option but to prosecute these people the second they are out of power if we ever want a chance to fix this country
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RFK Jr. is going to kill Americans. And every Senator who voted to confirm him is complicit. newrepublic.com/post/192059/...
RFK Jr. Takes a Sledgehammer to Two Major Vaccine Developments
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already implementing his dangerous anti-vax views at HHS.
newrepublic.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
RFK Jr. is going to kill Americans. And every Senator who voted to confirm him is complicit. newrepublic.com/post/192059/...
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The number of non-citizens on Social Security is 0. The cost of printing out this stupid Executive Order is greater than the money received by non-citizens on Social Security—which again is $0.
He's distracting his MAGA base to steal $800B in Medicaid & give billionaires trillions in tax cuts.
He's distracting his MAGA base to steal $800B in Medicaid & give billionaires trillions in tax cuts.
February 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The number of non-citizens on Social Security is 0. The cost of printing out this stupid Executive Order is greater than the money received by non-citizens on Social Security—which again is $0.
He's distracting his MAGA base to steal $800B in Medicaid & give billionaires trillions in tax cuts.
He's distracting his MAGA base to steal $800B in Medicaid & give billionaires trillions in tax cuts.
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In the past, when presidents tried to trim the number of government employees, the result was not lowering the cost of the government. This is because those jobs were often given to private contractors at higher rates.
So it is no coincidence that a big private contractor is running this DOGE scam.
So it is no coincidence that a big private contractor is running this DOGE scam.
February 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
In the past, when presidents tried to trim the number of government employees, the result was not lowering the cost of the government. This is because those jobs were often given to private contractors at higher rates.
So it is no coincidence that a big private contractor is running this DOGE scam.
So it is no coincidence that a big private contractor is running this DOGE scam.
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Trump announced plans to cut 65% of the EPA’s staff.
February 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Trump announced plans to cut 65% of the EPA’s staff.
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Trump threatened to sue journalists, authors, and book publishers who use anonymous sources. Granting certain sources anonymity is a common journalistic practice, especially when sources fear retribution.
February 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Trump threatened to sue journalists, authors, and book publishers who use anonymous sources. Granting certain sources anonymity is a common journalistic practice, especially when sources fear retribution.
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Dozens of DOGE ‘receipts’ saved no money and killed contracts meant to boost efficiency
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog... by @janetimm.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog... by @janetimm.bsky.social
Dozens of DOGE ‘receipts’ saved no money and killed contracts meant to boost efficiency
Many of the receipts published by Elon Musk’s DOGE aren’t receipts at all — they’re negotiated deals with vetted vendors who might do future government work.
www.nbcnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Dozens of DOGE ‘receipts’ saved no money and killed contracts meant to boost efficiency
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog... by @janetimm.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog... by @janetimm.bsky.social
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How long before bezos starts spiking articles like this one www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
How long before bezos starts spiking articles like this one www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
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As Elon Musk guts entire government agencies and fires thousands of federal workers that deliver vital services to the country, remember that his corporations have received at least $38 billion in government contracts over the past 20 years.
Yet will any of this be touched by DOGE? Of course not.
Yet will any of this be touched by DOGE? Of course not.
February 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
As Elon Musk guts entire government agencies and fires thousands of federal workers that deliver vital services to the country, remember that his corporations have received at least $38 billion in government contracts over the past 20 years.
Yet will any of this be touched by DOGE? Of course not.
Yet will any of this be touched by DOGE? Of course not.
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Just going to leave this here should it become useful to anyone…
February 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Just going to leave this here should it become useful to anyone…
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Medicaid covers nearly half of all children born in the country and around two-thirds of nursing home care for seniors.
The Republican Party is voting today on a budget framework with will gut Medicaid to finance more tax cuts for the top 1%.
"Party of family values."
The Republican Party is voting today on a budget framework with will gut Medicaid to finance more tax cuts for the top 1%.
"Party of family values."
February 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Medicaid covers nearly half of all children born in the country and around two-thirds of nursing home care for seniors.
The Republican Party is voting today on a budget framework with will gut Medicaid to finance more tax cuts for the top 1%.
"Party of family values."
The Republican Party is voting today on a budget framework with will gut Medicaid to finance more tax cuts for the top 1%.
"Party of family values."
Eric Prince strikes again.
If only there were a word for this
A group of prominent military contractors, including former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince, has pitched the Trump White House on a proposal to carry out mass deportations through a network of “processing camps” on military bases and a “small army” of private citizens empowered to make arrests.
February 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Eric Prince strikes again.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated over 1,400 employees.
February 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated over 1,400 employees.
We should do it too, because it's good for kids.
Denmark to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs
Denmark to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs
Government accepts advice of commission that also says children under 13 should not have their own smartphone
Denmark is to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs on the recommendation of a government commission that also found that children…
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We should do it too, because it's good for kids.