Randy Showstack
@randyshowstack.bsky.social
Environment, science, and health journalist, editor, communications strategist. Past President, DC Chapter, Society of Professional Journalists. http://RandyShowstack.com
This is a powerful call to action from David Brooks, which I encourage you to read and re-post.
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Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal. (Gift Article)
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
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April 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This is a powerful call to action from David Brooks, which I encourage you to read and re-post.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
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The April 9 U.S. Senate committee hearing to confirm Jared Isaacman as the next #NASA administrator got testy when he skirted around questions about his relationship with Elon Musk.
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U.S. Sen. Ed Markey questions NASA nominee Jared Isaacman about his relationship with Elon Musk
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April 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The April 9 U.S. Senate committee hearing to confirm Jared Isaacman as the next #NASA administrator got testy when he skirted around questions about his relationship with Elon Musk.
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If you want to hear inspiring speeches from the April 5 pro-democracy rally in Washington, D.C., videos of many speakers are at: lnkd.in/dWDbz3TM These include remarks by U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin and leaders from Indivisible, League of Conservation Voters & Public Citizen.
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April 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
If you want to hear inspiring speeches from the April 5 pro-democracy rally in Washington, D.C., videos of many speakers are at: lnkd.in/dWDbz3TM These include remarks by U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin and leaders from Indivisible, League of Conservation Voters & Public Citizen.
U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost speaking at the April 5 pro-democracy rally in Washington, D.C.
Rep. Maxwell Frost speaking at the April 5 Pro-Democracy Rally in Washington, D.C.
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April 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost speaking at the April 5 pro-democracy rally in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Rep. Al Green speaking at the April 5 pro-democracy rally in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Rep. Al Green speaking at the April 5 Pro-Democracy Rally in Washington, D.C.
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April 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
U.S. Rep. Al Green speaking at the April 5 pro-democracy rally in Washington, D.C.
"There is nothing more immediately urgent than for us to go to court and beat Trump again and again,” Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen, said to pro-democracy ralliers in Washington D.C., where about 100,000 people protested against the Trump administration and Elon Musk on April 5.
Nothing More Urgent than to Keep Beating Trump in Court, Public Citizen's Robert Weissman says
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April 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"There is nothing more immediately urgent than for us to go to court and beat Trump again and again,” Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen, said to pro-democracy ralliers in Washington D.C., where about 100,000 people protested against the Trump administration and Elon Musk on April 5.
“Under Donald Trump, pollution is making a comeback,” Peter Maysmith, incoming executive director of the League of Conservation Voters, said to pro-democracy ralliers in Washington D.C., where about 100,000 people protested against the Trump administration and Elon Musk on April 5.
"Under Donald Trump, Pollution Is Making a Comeback," says LCV's Peter Maysmith
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April 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“Under Donald Trump, pollution is making a comeback,” Peter Maysmith, incoming executive director of the League of Conservation Voters, said to pro-democracy ralliers in Washington D.C., where about 100,000 people protested against the Trump administration and Elon Musk on April 5.
“You are the patriots standing up for our country,” Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Massachusetts) said to pro-democracy ralliers in Washington D.C., where about 100,000 people protested against the Trump administration and Elon Musk on April 5.
"You Are the Patriots Standing Up for Our Country," Rep. Katherine Clark Says at April 5 Rally
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April 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“You are the patriots standing up for our country,” Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Massachusetts) said to pro-democracy ralliers in Washington D.C., where about 100,000 people protested against the Trump administration and Elon Musk on April 5.
“Right now, we are all part of the single largest pro-democracy protest in years,” Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible, said at the pro-democracy rally in Washington, D.C. where about 100,000 people protested against the Trump administration and Elon Musk on April 5.
"We Are All Part of the Single Largest Pro-Democracy Protest in Years,” says Ezra Levin, Indivisible
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April 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“Right now, we are all part of the single largest pro-democracy protest in years,” Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible, said at the pro-democracy rally in Washington, D.C. where about 100,000 people protested against the Trump administration and Elon Musk on April 5.
“This is what kicking the shit out of fascism looks like," U.S. Rep. Eric Swallwell said to the estimated 100,000 people at the pro-democracy rally in Washington, D.C. and about the millions across the country who protested against the Trump administration and Elon Musk on April 5.
Millions Protest Trump Administration and Musk Policies and Actions at April 5 Rallies Across U.S.
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April 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“This is what kicking the shit out of fascism looks like," U.S. Rep. Eric Swallwell said to the estimated 100,000 people at the pro-democracy rally in Washington, D.C. and about the millions across the country who protested against the Trump administration and Elon Musk on April 5.
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin at the April 5 pro-democracy rally in Washington, D.C.
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People Are Waking Up to the "Authoritarian Takeover,” U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin Says at April 5 Rally
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April 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin at the April 5 pro-democracy rally in Washington, D.C.
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A rally to save NOAA is scheduled for Thursday, March 20 at 10 a.m. in front of NOAA's Silver Spring, Maryland offices. The Trump administration and Elon Musk have targeted NOAA, one of the best U.S. science agencies, with drastic cuts to the agency and its workforce. www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfu...
Unite to Save NOAA · Chesapeake Climate Action Network / Action Fund
Federal workers continue to be wrongfully terminated and those who are left have the fear they could be next at any moment.
Reports indicate that the Administration is preparing for another mass ter...
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March 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A rally to save NOAA is scheduled for Thursday, March 20 at 10 a.m. in front of NOAA's Silver Spring, Maryland offices. The Trump administration and Elon Musk have targeted NOAA, one of the best U.S. science agencies, with drastic cuts to the agency and its workforce. www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfu...
A national day of action is set for Saturday, April 5. Information from the website: "They’re dismantling our country. They’re looting our government. And they think we’ll just watch. On Saturday, April 5th, we rise up with one demand: Hands Off!"
Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
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March 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A national day of action is set for Saturday, April 5. Information from the website: "They’re dismantling our country. They’re looting our government. And they think we’ll just watch. On Saturday, April 5th, we rise up with one demand: Hands Off!"
If Chuck Schumer is so afraid of Democrats being blamed if they don't vote for the awful Republican funding bill, why don't they just abstain or not even show up for the vote?
March 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
If Chuck Schumer is so afraid of Democrats being blamed if they don't vote for the awful Republican funding bill, why don't they just abstain or not even show up for the vote?
A sign spotted at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C. on March 7.
March 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A sign spotted at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C. on March 7.
A sign spotted at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C. on March 7.
March 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A sign spotted at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C. on March 7.
A sign spotted at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C. on March 7.
March 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
A sign spotted at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C. on March 7.
A sign spotted at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C. on March 7.
March 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A sign spotted at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C. on March 7.
An attendee holding a sign at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C. on March 7.
March 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
An attendee holding a sign at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C. on March 7.
Trump and Musk are going after science because science tells the truth.
Unbelievable.
The online listing on the DOGE website mentions an NOAA office in Hilo, Hawaii and an estimate of how much would be saved by cancelling its lease - $150,692 a year.
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March 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Trump and Musk are going after science because science tells the truth.