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So.
It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year.
I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.
It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year.
I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.
February 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
So.
It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year.
I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.
It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year.
I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.
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Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports
February 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports
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February 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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(h/t: @the.language.nerds)
February 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
(h/t: @the.language.nerds)
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For the visual learners...
February 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
For the visual learners...
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The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Take a photo that depicts the violent attacks on January 6th. Alter the faces /clothes to represent a diverse population and MAGA has a different story. Yesterday, a friend I’ve had for over forty years said the police escorted the protesters into the capitol…no one was hurt or killed. WTF???
February 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Take a photo that depicts the violent attacks on January 6th. Alter the faces /clothes to represent a diverse population and MAGA has a different story. Yesterday, a friend I’ve had for over forty years said the police escorted the protesters into the capitol…no one was hurt or killed. WTF???
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"A letter submitted to the Senate sent by 'physicians' in support of Kennedy's nomination includes names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked, suspended or faced other discipline, the AP has found..."
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
Doctors Whose Licenses Were Revoked, Suspended Named In Pro-RFK Jr. Letter To Senate
The letter was meant to lend credibility to Kennedy’s nomination, which has faced strenuous opposition from experts due to his decades of anti-vaccine activism.
www.huffpost.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:49 AM
"A letter submitted to the Senate sent by 'physicians' in support of Kennedy's nomination includes names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked, suspended or faced other discipline, the AP has found..."
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
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This is Twilight Zone stuff....
For a photo op & a bragging media post, Trump minions at the USACoE have thrown away millions of gals of #water farmers were relying on for later this year. This water will not be captured, will not be useful for cities or farms or firefighting. It is now lost.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.
www.latimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This is Twilight Zone stuff....
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"Trump's military deportation flight to Guatemala on Monday likely cost at least $4,675 per migrant... more than five times the $853 cost of a one-way first class ticket on American Airlines from El Paso, Texas, the departure point for the flight..."
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
US military deportation flight likely cost more than first class
U.S. President Donald Trump's military deportation flight to Guatemala on Monday likely cost at least $4,675 per migrant, according to data provided by U.S. and Guatemalan officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Trump's military deportation flight to Guatemala on Monday likely cost at least $4,675 per migrant... more than five times the $853 cost of a one-way first class ticket on American Airlines from El Paso, Texas, the departure point for the flight..."
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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Trump's baseless claims about the tragic plane collision in Washington, DC are not surprising—they are a pattern.
In the past, he also boosted false and disproven claims in the aftermath of terrorist attacks, a national pandemic, police brutality, and natural disasters. Here is the timeline:
In the past, he also boosted false and disproven claims in the aftermath of terrorist attacks, a national pandemic, police brutality, and natural disasters. Here is the timeline:
How Trump makes tragedies worse, a history
The president blaming DEI for a deadly plane crash is not the first time he's peddled conspiracy theories as the nation reels from a crisis.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Trump's baseless claims about the tragic plane collision in Washington, DC are not surprising—they are a pattern.
In the past, he also boosted false and disproven claims in the aftermath of terrorist attacks, a national pandemic, police brutality, and natural disasters. Here is the timeline:
In the past, he also boosted false and disproven claims in the aftermath of terrorist attacks, a national pandemic, police brutality, and natural disasters. Here is the timeline:
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The guy from The Apprentice, who hired a Fox weekend host to run the Pentagon and a cast member from the Real World to run the FAA (the two agencies associated with the incident) says the real cause of a deadly plain crash is DEI.
REPORTER: I'm trying to figure out how you can come to the conclusion right now that diversity had something to do with this crash.
TRUMP: Because I have common sense, ok? And unfortunately a lot of people don't
TRUMP: Because I have common sense, ok? And unfortunately a lot of people don't
January 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The guy from The Apprentice, who hired a Fox weekend host to run the Pentagon and a cast member from the Real World to run the FAA (the two agencies associated with the incident) says the real cause of a deadly plain crash is DEI.
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We did not have a FAA administrator to respond to the tragic crash last night in DC. Why? Because Elon Musk pushed the head appointed under Biden to resign after he fined SpaceX for failing to follow safety license requirements. www.theverge.com/news/603113/...
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out
FAA chief Michael Whitaker resigned earlier this month after facing criticism from Musk.
www.theverge.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We did not have a FAA administrator to respond to the tragic crash last night in DC. Why? Because Elon Musk pushed the head appointed under Biden to resign after he fined SpaceX for failing to follow safety license requirements. www.theverge.com/news/603113/...
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
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Now, Trump is trying to solve the problem he invented as part of his anti-trans campaign strategy—by going much, much further than the earlier lies, and threatening to prosecute teachers who take steps to acknowledge or support the identities of trans or nonbinary students.
Trump tells DOJ to prosecute teachers who “unlawfully” support trans or nonbinary students
The latest executive order threatens funding for schools that teach about gender and race.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Now, Trump is trying to solve the problem he invented as part of his anti-trans campaign strategy—by going much, much further than the earlier lies, and threatening to prosecute teachers who take steps to acknowledge or support the identities of trans or nonbinary students.
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NEWS: Egg prices continue to soar in the United States as RFK Jr.'s nomination is already in trouble and Donald Trump is trying to get his federal assistance freeze to the United States Supreme Court. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Egg Prices Soar As RFK Jr. Looms | Morning News Update
Egg prices continue to soar in the United States as RFK Jr.'s nomination is already in trouble and Donald Trump is trying to get his federal assistance freeze to the United States Supreme Court.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
NEWS: Egg prices continue to soar in the United States as RFK Jr.'s nomination is already in trouble and Donald Trump is trying to get his federal assistance freeze to the United States Supreme Court. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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Vaccines are life saving. The individual & public health benefit outweighs the risk more than nearly any other approved drug/med procedure.
Example: Tylenol is responsible for more deaths & hospitalizations than all vaccines combined.
#RFKJr made $Ms off of telling people otherwise.
Example: Tylenol is responsible for more deaths & hospitalizations than all vaccines combined.
#RFKJr made $Ms off of telling people otherwise.
January 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Vaccines are life saving. The individual & public health benefit outweighs the risk more than nearly any other approved drug/med procedure.
Example: Tylenol is responsible for more deaths & hospitalizations than all vaccines combined.
#RFKJr made $Ms off of telling people otherwise.
Example: Tylenol is responsible for more deaths & hospitalizations than all vaccines combined.
#RFKJr made $Ms off of telling people otherwise.
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This morning, we learned that President Trump fired Board Member Gwynne Wilcox, whose Senate-confirmed term runs until 2028.
This move must be called out for what it is—a frontal assault on the NLRB, its employees, workers, and the very idea of an independent civil service. 🚨
This move must be called out for what it is—a frontal assault on the NLRB, its employees, workers, and the very idea of an independent civil service. 🚨
January 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This morning, we learned that President Trump fired Board Member Gwynne Wilcox, whose Senate-confirmed term runs until 2028.
This move must be called out for what it is—a frontal assault on the NLRB, its employees, workers, and the very idea of an independent civil service. 🚨
This move must be called out for what it is—a frontal assault on the NLRB, its employees, workers, and the very idea of an independent civil service. 🚨
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Al Sharpton has asked that we begin to boycott companies that are ending DEI programs and bow down to the Criminal in Chief.
McDonald's, Meta, Walmart, John Deere, Harley-Davidson, Lowe’s, and Ford are among the major companies that have rolled back their DEI policies. Let's Go!
McDonald's, Meta, Walmart, John Deere, Harley-Davidson, Lowe’s, and Ford are among the major companies that have rolled back their DEI policies. Let's Go!
January 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Al Sharpton has asked that we begin to boycott companies that are ending DEI programs and bow down to the Criminal in Chief.
McDonald's, Meta, Walmart, John Deere, Harley-Davidson, Lowe’s, and Ford are among the major companies that have rolled back their DEI policies. Let's Go!
McDonald's, Meta, Walmart, John Deere, Harley-Davidson, Lowe’s, and Ford are among the major companies that have rolled back their DEI policies. Let's Go!
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this is an illegal order. the president does not have the legal authority to discriminate against entire categories of americans on the basis of sex. this order is no different than if he had issued one reinstituting segregation.
NEW: Here is Trump's anti-trans military executive order. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces
www.whitehouse.gov
January 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
this is an illegal order. the president does not have the legal authority to discriminate against entire categories of americans on the basis of sex. this order is no different than if he had issued one reinstituting segregation.
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With Avian flu spreading & mutating now is NOT the time to pull out of the WHO, suspense, CDC, NIH and definitely not time to confirm #RFKVaccineDenyer and have him lead HHS! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Take a minute to tell Republican senators #GrowAPair of ovaries and say no to tRUMPsinsanity
Take a minute to tell Republican senators #GrowAPair of ovaries and say no to tRUMPsinsanity
Will bird flu spark a human pandemic? Scientists say the risk is rising
H5N1 is adapting to new mammal hosts, raising the possibility of the virus spreading between humans.
www.nature.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
With Avian flu spreading & mutating now is NOT the time to pull out of the WHO, suspense, CDC, NIH and definitely not time to confirm #RFKVaccineDenyer and have him lead HHS! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Take a minute to tell Republican senators #GrowAPair of ovaries and say no to tRUMPsinsanity
Take a minute to tell Republican senators #GrowAPair of ovaries and say no to tRUMPsinsanity
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NEW: Trump loves taking credit for other people’s work. Now he's inheriting the strongest economy in decades – and you can guess what comes next.
Biden Built It. Trump Will Claim It. Don't Let Him
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
NEW: Trump loves taking credit for other people’s work. Now he's inheriting the strongest economy in decades – and you can guess what comes next.