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Philip FKA Dick 🌐|🌎 @ashlock@mastodon.social
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Human with love and curiosity for humanity.

Originally from Pacific Northwest shores of Anacortes Washington and the San Juan Islands. Instigating anew as democracy denied in palindromic paradox on the banks of Anacostia Washington D.C. and San Juan P.R.
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philipashlock.bsky.social
Thanks for explaining this so clearly and passionately @hankgreen.bsky.social

youtu.be/payvx8pUTS4
April 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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joelhs.bsky.social
Imagine basing so much of your public identity on your adult conversion to Catholicism, only to be publicly dismissed by the actual Catholic hierarchy.
"Pope Francis skipped the Vatican’s official meeting with Vice President JD Vance Saturday, instead having his No. 2 give the vice president a lecture on compassion, according to a Vatican statement. Pope Francis was absent from Vance’s conversation with Cardinal Pietro Parolin. However, the statement said there was “an exchange of opinions on the international situation, especially regarding countries affected by war, political tensions and difficult humanitarian situations, with particular attention to migrants, refugees, and prisoners.”"
April 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
philipashlock.bsky.social
Hope for humanity from the Pacifist Palestinian Buddhist Arrested by ICE — as told by his Jewish Israeli friend.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=FOCj...

Thanks for sharing @hankgreen.bsky.social
The Palestinian Buddhist Arrested by ICE
YouTube video by hankschannel
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April 20, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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andreaschris.bsky.social
An insightful interview by @hankgreen.bsky.social w/ Mikey Barat, an Israeli and friend of the recently arrested palestinian student Mosen Madawi. A nice story of an Israeli & a Palestinian finding common ground, but the US administration baselessly swooping in to rip'em apart: youtu.be/FOCjZZhy4Mo
The Palestinian Buddhist Arrested by ICE
YouTube video by hankschannel
www.youtube.com
April 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: SCOTUS orders the government not to remove anyone from the United States under Trump’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation who is a part of the potential class in the Northern District of Texas case until further order of the court.

Only Thomas and Alito note their dissent.
(ORDER LIST: 604 U.S.) SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2025 24A1007 ORDER IN PENDING CASE A.A.R.P., ET AL. V. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF U.S., ET AL. There is before the Court an application on behalf of a putative class of detainees seeking an injunction against their removal under the Alien Enemies Act. The matter is currently pending before the Fifth Circuit. Upon action by the Fifth Circuit, the Solicitor General is invited to file a response to the application before this Court as soon as possible. The Government is directed not to remove any member of the putative class of detainees from the United States until further order of this Court. See 28 U. S. C. §1651(a). Justice Thomas and Justice Alito dissent from the Court's order. Statement from Justice Alito to follow.
April 19, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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airbagged.bsky.social
woke and DEI get removed, economy instantly crashes.
April 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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not-young.bsky.social
The administration got rid of 18F under the cover of night. People who own skyscrapers are afraid of 100 people who make websites.

Not because of the latest tech fad, but because we proved the government can be fixed, the government can be made better and the government can work for the people.
March 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
philipashlock.bsky.social
Are you a public servant for the American people working in the Federal Government?

Here is a quick and dirty* tool to compare different payout scenarios for severance and resignation

phil.ashlock.us/severance/

*no guarantee of being 100% accurate but does validate against example data from OPM
Severance Pay Calculator
phil.ashlock.us
February 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM