Renee
@renee-michelle.bsky.social
Gen X'r, Dem, Mom, Psychologist, Ally, Vet, Feminist.
In an order on Saturday evening, Judge Amy Berman Jackson granted a permanent injunction against the government, allowing Hampton Dellinger to remain the head of the Office of Special Counsel, which protects federal whistle-blowers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u....
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u....
Judge Rules Trump Can’t Fire Head of Federal Watchdog Agency Without Cause
A federal judge said that the president’s efforts to remove Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, were unlawful. The agency protects whistle-blowers.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
In an order on Saturday evening, Judge Amy Berman Jackson granted a permanent injunction against the government, allowing Hampton Dellinger to remain the head of the Office of Special Counsel, which protects federal whistle-blowers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u....
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u....
'The privilege of being an American citizen...The strength, the success, the progress of our democracy, more than anything else depends NOT on it's governments, not on it's corporations, not on it's NGO's. It depends on it's citizens.' ~Antony Blinken, (R) SecState
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv-e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv-e...
American Conversations: Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Heather Cox Richardson, January 2025
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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March 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
'The privilege of being an American citizen...The strength, the success, the progress of our democracy, more than anything else depends NOT on it's governments, not on it's corporations, not on it's NGO's. It depends on it's citizens.' ~Antony Blinken, (R) SecState
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv-e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv-e...
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This is excellent.
JD Vance is skiing at a Vermont resort this weekend. The resort’s snow reporter took the opportunity to make some good trouble, sending out a message of resistance against an administration “threatening our democracy, our livelihoods, our land”. [kottke.org]
Good Trouble: JD Vance Chastised by Vermont Snow Reporter
JD Vance, fresh off of helping his boss ambush & insult a foreign leader in the White House yesterday afternoon, is on vacation in Vermont with his family this weekend and will be skiing at Sugarbush Resort in Warren, VT
kottke.org
March 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This is excellent.
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To President Zelensky, From an Embarrassed American
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To President Zelensky, From an Embarrassed American
Dear President Zelensky,
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February 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
To President Zelensky, From an Embarrassed American
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Lawrence: Trump humiliated again on the world stage by British PM Starmer
During Donald Trump’s meeting with British PM Keir Starmer, @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com says that Trump was “humiliated by his own ignorance.”
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiEY...
During Donald Trump’s meeting with British PM Keir Starmer, @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com says that Trump was “humiliated by his own ignorance.”
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiEY...
Lawrence: Trump humiliated again on the world stage by British PM Starmer after France's Macron
YouTube video by MSNBC
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February 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Lawrence: Trump humiliated again on the world stage by British PM Starmer
During Donald Trump’s meeting with British PM Keir Starmer, @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com says that Trump was “humiliated by his own ignorance.”
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiEY...
During Donald Trump’s meeting with British PM Keir Starmer, @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com says that Trump was “humiliated by his own ignorance.”
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiEY...
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In early February, John Schwarz, a self-described "mindfulness and meditation facilitator," proposed a 24-hour nationwide "economic blackout" of major chains on the last day of the month. cnn.it/3CXUcDW
February 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
In early February, John Schwarz, a self-described "mindfulness and meditation facilitator," proposed a 24-hour nationwide "economic blackout" of major chains on the last day of the month. cnn.it/3CXUcDW
The American Dream of Being an Expat
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The American Dream of Being an Expat
I confess that I'm a little lost presently.
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February 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The American Dream of Being an Expat
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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
February 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....
www.commondreams.org
February 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
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Only an idiot would think we should eliminate:
- Emergency response in natural disasters
- Education and healthcare for disabled children
- Clean air and water programs
- Gang crime investigations
- Monitoring of nursing home abuse
- Nuclear reactor regulation
- Cancer research
- Emergency response in natural disasters
- Education and healthcare for disabled children
- Clean air and water programs
- Gang crime investigations
- Monitoring of nursing home abuse
- Nuclear reactor regulation
- Cancer research
February 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Only an idiot would think we should eliminate:
- Emergency response in natural disasters
- Education and healthcare for disabled children
- Clean air and water programs
- Gang crime investigations
- Monitoring of nursing home abuse
- Nuclear reactor regulation
- Cancer research
- Emergency response in natural disasters
- Education and healthcare for disabled children
- Clean air and water programs
- Gang crime investigations
- Monitoring of nursing home abuse
- Nuclear reactor regulation
- Cancer research
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) sued the Trump administration to release over $3 billion of federal funding allocated to his state’s agencies.
@marcelias.bsky.social explains:
@marcelias.bsky.social explains:
Pennsylvania Governor Sues Trump to Unfreeze Billions in Federal Funds
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) sued the Trump administration to release over $3 billion of federal funding allocated to his state’s agencies, saying that...
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February 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) sued the Trump administration to release over $3 billion of federal funding allocated to his state’s agencies.
@marcelias.bsky.social explains:
@marcelias.bsky.social explains: