Good Trouble, Necessary Trouble
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Here's the part where all the unconstitutional stuff thrown at the wall by 47 to see what sticks starts to fall.
But not before lives are upended, websites are scrubbed, people - children - are told they aren't welcome, and countless resources are spent. I'm spitting mad at this country.
But not before lives are upended, websites are scrubbed, people - children - are told they aren't welcome, and countless resources are spent. I'm spitting mad at this country.
Judge largely blocks Trump's executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs
A U.S. district judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the administration from terminating or changing federal contracts they consider equity-related.
www.npr.org
February 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Here's the part where all the unconstitutional stuff thrown at the wall by 47 to see what sticks starts to fall.
But not before lives are upended, websites are scrubbed, people - children - are told they aren't welcome, and countless resources are spent. I'm spitting mad at this country.
But not before lives are upended, websites are scrubbed, people - children - are told they aren't welcome, and countless resources are spent. I'm spitting mad at this country.
Margo K (@margaretoutside) on Threads
At Rocky Mountain National Park
www.threads.net
February 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The devastation is not immediate, which is what makes it so insidious.
The truth is, this was always the plan. The government trims just enough from the bones to let the rot set in, and when the foundations start to crumble, they will say the only answer is to sell off the ruins.
The truth is, this was always the plan. The government trims just enough from the bones to let the rot set in, and when the foundations start to crumble, they will say the only answer is to sell off the ruins.
America’s Last Best Thing
On Trump's National Park Layoffs and the Erosion of America’s Public Land
open.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The devastation is not immediate, which is what makes it so insidious.
The truth is, this was always the plan. The government trims just enough from the bones to let the rot set in, and when the foundations start to crumble, they will say the only answer is to sell off the ruins.
The truth is, this was always the plan. The government trims just enough from the bones to let the rot set in, and when the foundations start to crumble, they will say the only answer is to sell off the ruins.
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The 3400 firings at USFS cut staffing "by about 10 percent, potentially making it harder for the federal government to address increasingly intense wildfires and manage millions of acres of federal forests and grasslands."
Forest Service fires 3,400 people after ‘deferred resignation’ deadline passes
The cuts amount to about a 10 percent reduction in the agency’s workforce.
www.politico.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The 3400 firings at USFS cut staffing "by about 10 percent, potentially making it harder for the federal government to address increasingly intense wildfires and manage millions of acres of federal forests and grasslands."
"I’m not sure when human and planetary well-being became partisan issues, but they shouldn't be. We need to arrive at a place of moral clarity: it is wrong to persecute a group of people because they are different from you, it is wrong to disparage our planet and rob generations of their futures."
Finding Our Humanity in Times of Division | Atmos
Amid scapegoating and dehumanization, compassion becomes all the more imperative.
atmos.earth
February 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"I’m not sure when human and planetary well-being became partisan issues, but they shouldn't be. We need to arrive at a place of moral clarity: it is wrong to persecute a group of people because they are different from you, it is wrong to disparage our planet and rob generations of their futures."
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New, from me: DOGE's mass firings of probationary employees are a masterclass in how not to manage public organizations.
They don’t have a plan to fix what they are breaking because they don’t understand or care about the damage they are doing. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/doge-misma...
They don’t have a plan to fix what they are breaking because they don’t understand or care about the damage they are doing. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/doge-misma...
DOGE Mismanagement Principles
Musk et al. don't know or care about the damage they are doing
donmoynihan.substack.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
New, from me: DOGE's mass firings of probationary employees are a masterclass in how not to manage public organizations.
They don’t have a plan to fix what they are breaking because they don’t understand or care about the damage they are doing. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/doge-misma...
They don’t have a plan to fix what they are breaking because they don’t understand or care about the damage they are doing. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/doge-misma...
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I linked DOGE staffer Marko Elez to a deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” and wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity."
He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that...
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I linked DOGE staffer Marko Elez to a deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” and wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity."
He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
I'm holding on for dear life to the last "yes, but" section:
"Yes, but: ... The legislative branch has historically resisted such moves, including during Trump's first term. ... With slim majorities in both chambers, it's unlikely to pass, if it even reaches to a floor vote." 🤞🤮
"Yes, but: ... The legislative branch has historically resisted such moves, including during Trump's first term. ... With slim majorities in both chambers, it's unlikely to pass, if it even reaches to a floor vote." 🤞🤮
Trump-voting states have more to lose if Education Department dismantled
States that voted for Trump receive more federal education funds than those that voted for Harris.
www.axios.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I'm holding on for dear life to the last "yes, but" section:
"Yes, but: ... The legislative branch has historically resisted such moves, including during Trump's first term. ... With slim majorities in both chambers, it's unlikely to pass, if it even reaches to a floor vote." 🤞🤮
"Yes, but: ... The legislative branch has historically resisted such moves, including during Trump's first term. ... With slim majorities in both chambers, it's unlikely to pass, if it even reaches to a floor vote." 🤞🤮
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The six young men raiding US personnel data for Elon Musk are now among the world’s biggest intelligence targets, yes. They have access to tons of sensitive info, and are in way over their heads.
Safe to say plans to try hacking, bribes, blackmail, honey pots—you name it—are already in the works.
Safe to say plans to try hacking, bribes, blackmail, honey pots—you name it—are already in the works.
All those kids on Musk's payroll are absolutely being targeted by foreign intelligence now, that is if their boss hasn't already just handed everything over. They'll all have girlfriends named Natasha by the end of the week.
February 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The six young men raiding US personnel data for Elon Musk are now among the world’s biggest intelligence targets, yes. They have access to tons of sensitive info, and are in way over their heads.
Safe to say plans to try hacking, bribes, blackmail, honey pots—you name it—are already in the works.
Safe to say plans to try hacking, bribes, blackmail, honey pots—you name it—are already in the works.