Rachel Mace
@rachelmace.bsky.social
Writer, dreamer, traveler. Wife & fur mama to my favorites. Faith-driven but not interested the noise of modern Christian nationalism. Abortion is healthcare. Save Earth. Standing firm in the democratic resistance.
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An op ed by @katherinelocke.bsky.social for anyone concerned about book banning and its affect on education. "Representation in books and educational materials leads to better educational outcomes."
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OPINION: Teaching children through diverse and inclusive books improves their educational outcomes — Mahmoud v. Taylor could end that
In Mahmoud v. Taylor, parents claim that a Maryland county’s board of education violated their religious rights by failing to provide an opt-out for their children from a read-aloud of a book with LGB...
hechingerreport.org
June 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
An op ed by @katherinelocke.bsky.social for anyone concerned about book banning and its affect on education. "Representation in books and educational materials leads to better educational outcomes."
hechingerreport.org/opinion-ever...
hechingerreport.org/opinion-ever...
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Happy Obama Appreciation Day.
June 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Happy Obama Appreciation Day.
@maddow.msnbc.com can you comment more on the Insurrection Act? Many folks have been discussing it.
A lot of people have been asking us about the rumor that Trump will invoke the Insurrection Act on April 20th. We want to remind everyone to take things one day at a time and face each battle as it comes.
April 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
@maddow.msnbc.com can you comment more on the Insurrection Act? Many folks have been discussing it.
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Waddle up. Kendrick Lamar, your move.
April 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Waddle up. Kendrick Lamar, your move.
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This is well worth reading:
"Whatever dam of despair that kept so many Americans quiet or despondent has now broken..."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"Whatever dam of despair that kept so many Americans quiet or despondent has now broken..."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
A Bright Spot Is Emerging Amid All This Trump Chaos
The point of mass protest is not to stage a perfectly organized, fully realized one-time event.
slate.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This is well worth reading:
"Whatever dam of despair that kept so many Americans quiet or despondent has now broken..."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"Whatever dam of despair that kept so many Americans quiet or despondent has now broken..."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
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Rumor that DOI will have shared services across all bureaus for HR, Contracting, Budget, Grants, Training, IT, communications, and civil rights.
This sounds like a horror story. Every time we centralize the service to the field typically becomes less able to meet demand.
Rumor that DOI will have shared services across all bureaus for HR, Contracting, Budget, Grants, Training, IT, communications, and civil rights.
This sounds like a horror story. Every time we centralize the service to the field typically becomes less able to meet demand.
DOI plans to consolidate the following support functions (info direct from sr. leadership)
www.reddit.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Rumor that DOI will have shared services across all bureaus for HR, Contracting, Budget, Grants, Training, IT, communications, and civil rights.
This sounds like a horror story. Every time we centralize the service to the field typically becomes less able to meet demand.
Rumor that DOI will have shared services across all bureaus for HR, Contracting, Budget, Grants, Training, IT, communications, and civil rights.
This sounds like a horror story. Every time we centralize the service to the field typically becomes less able to meet demand.
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BREAKING: The House passed a budget framework that would slash billions in Medicaid funding.
Medicaid is a lifeline for tens of millions of Americans, including people with disabilities, women, seniors, and children. The Senate must reject these dangerous cuts.
Medicaid is a lifeline for tens of millions of Americans, including people with disabilities, women, seniors, and children. The Senate must reject these dangerous cuts.
February 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
BREAKING: The House passed a budget framework that would slash billions in Medicaid funding.
Medicaid is a lifeline for tens of millions of Americans, including people with disabilities, women, seniors, and children. The Senate must reject these dangerous cuts.
Medicaid is a lifeline for tens of millions of Americans, including people with disabilities, women, seniors, and children. The Senate must reject these dangerous cuts.
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Honor your oath.
February 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Honor your oath.
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1400 more firings at Veterans Affairs:
"Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..."
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
"Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..."
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
VA fires 1,400 more staffers in second round of workforce reductions
About 2,500 VA workers have been forced out of their jobs in the last few weeks.
www.militarytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
1400 more firings at Veterans Affairs:
"Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..."
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
"Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..."
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/so...
Solidarity with Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde!
During a prayer service at Washington's National Cathedral following the inauguration, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde courageously spoke directly to President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance—seat...
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February 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/so...
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@aoc.bsky.social We’d like your help organizing a March on Washington to ensure protester safety and secure permits. We’re aiming for a Saturday at least two weeks out to allow for travel planning.
February 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
@aoc.bsky.social We’d like your help organizing a March on Washington to ensure protester safety and secure permits. We’re aiming for a Saturday at least two weeks out to allow for travel planning.
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To the best of our knowledge, CDC's current communication restrictions are:
-Domestic communication for routine occurrences and outbreaks
-Global communication with directly funded partners only
-No communication with WHO or PAHO unless exempted for outbreaks
-No communication with South Africa
-Domestic communication for routine occurrences and outbreaks
-Global communication with directly funded partners only
-No communication with WHO or PAHO unless exempted for outbreaks
-No communication with South Africa
February 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
To the best of our knowledge, CDC's current communication restrictions are:
-Domestic communication for routine occurrences and outbreaks
-Global communication with directly funded partners only
-No communication with WHO or PAHO unless exempted for outbreaks
-No communication with South Africa
-Domestic communication for routine occurrences and outbreaks
-Global communication with directly funded partners only
-No communication with WHO or PAHO unless exempted for outbreaks
-No communication with South Africa
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Trump has granted Musk even more power to reshape the federal government by signing an executive order requiring agencies to cooperate with Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” to reduce their workforces and limit hiring replacements.
February 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Trump has granted Musk even more power to reshape the federal government by signing an executive order requiring agencies to cooperate with Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” to reduce their workforces and limit hiring replacements.
February 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Stay strong my friends. Rest. Recharge. Dig deep. We need each other and the country needs us.
I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.
Albert Camus, The Plague
I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.
Albert Camus, The Plague
February 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Stay strong my friends. Rest. Recharge. Dig deep. We need each other and the country needs us.
I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.
Albert Camus, The Plague
I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.
Albert Camus, The Plague
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The House of Representatives is considering a bill that will lead to voter purges and widespread disenfranchisement of eligible voters.
The SAVE Act stems from baseless claims of voter fraud and is part of a strategic, well-financed effort to suppress voting.
The SAVE Act stems from baseless claims of voter fraud and is part of a strategic, well-financed effort to suppress voting.
The SAVE Act Would Disenfranchise Millions of Citizens
The SAVE Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation unavailable to millions and upend the way every American citizen registers to vote.
www.americanprogress.org
February 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The House of Representatives is considering a bill that will lead to voter purges and widespread disenfranchisement of eligible voters.
The SAVE Act stems from baseless claims of voter fraud and is part of a strategic, well-financed effort to suppress voting.
The SAVE Act stems from baseless claims of voter fraud and is part of a strategic, well-financed effort to suppress voting.
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It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
February 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
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February 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM