On behalf of the people of Erie County, I wish the members of our Muslim community in WNY and elsewhere a blessed and holy month of #Ramadan.

#RamadanMubarak

I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?

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Democratic senators will hold the Senate floor all night long in opposition to the nomination of Russ Vought, an organizer of Project 2025, to head the OMB.

I know pointing out hypocrisy doesn’t matter anymore, but if there’s one person I wouldn’t want to be the judge of who goes into locker rooms, it would be the man who openly boasted about walking into dressing rooms of underage girls

Elon Musk wants the power to cut off programs that pay for your grandma's nursing home stay.

There's nothing "efficient" about ripping health care away from millions.

www.nytimes.com/.../musk-fed...

watch me play the part i was born to - sam the eagle - in a live stage reading of the muppet movie this coming sunday to benefit california wildfire relief! in-person tickets are sold out but the livestream is available to all!

Worst part about the Tariffs is that it's taking our eyes of the Treasury

Project 2025 is here

Just like we said it would be

They set up a snitch line for DEI in the federal government. If you feel like sending your best copies of the bee movie script or some queer smut, have at it.

DEIAtruth@opm.gov

Thank you @mariann_budde @mariannbudde you’re braver than all of the spineless men and women in our government standing with him and those in the voting booths who support his hateful, cruel, uneducated, ignorant, racist, transphobic, white nationalist agenda and rhetoric.

#belikemariann

If you need to stop doomscrolling, here's a few things going right:

🏡 Integrating nature into buildings or biophilic design is gaining popularity, building around existing trees & boosting connection w/ nature (AP)

BREAKING: A district court ruled that the FBI's use of Section 702 to conduct warrantless searches of a person's digital communications violates the Fourth Amendment.

This is a victory for our right to privacy from government spying.

🚍🚆 Due to frigid temperatures, NFTA Metro Bus, Rail, & Paratransit are offering FREE fares today (Jan. 22).

SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.

You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.

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Martin Luther King Jr. said...

"To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education.

A Lake Effect Snow Warning and Bitter Cold Wind Chill Warning are in effect for most of WNY through Wednesday. -15° to -20° F wind chills are expected starting 4 PM this afternoon or tomorrow depending on location.

Details of the warnings can be found at: facebook.com/share/p/15pybrvrrb/

JUST IN: Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a multiphase ceasefire that commits them to end the war in Gaza, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch said.

This analysis confirms that working people should be on high alert for Trump's tax plan that overwhelmingly benefits the wealthy.

Republicans in Congress are already scheming how to pay for these billionaire handouts with painful cuts to health care services like Medicaid.