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I'm attending Volunteer Blue/Together We Elect's event, “No Kings–Then or Now: Historian H. Cox Richardson, AG Campbell, US Rep. Raskin - Reschedu www.mobilize.us/volunteerblu...
No Kings–Then or Now: Historian H. Cox Richardson, AG Campbell, US Rep. Raskin - Rescheduled! · Volunteer Blue/Together We Elect
No Kings – Then or Now: Fighting on All Fronts
RESCHEDULED: Volunteer Blue and its 40-plus partner organizations are (re)inviting you to join us on Friday, May 9th, for this special event.
We will ...
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April 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I'm attending Volunteer Blue/Together We Elect's event, “No Kings–Then or Now: Historian H. Cox Richardson, AG Campbell, US Rep. Raskin - Reschedu www.mobilize.us/volunteerblu...
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🧵Delighted to share a new guest post by Dr Anne Toomey on **8 things scientists can do right now to stand up for science in the US**
Thread of her *evidence-based* actions follows, whole post here
christinapagel.substack.com/p/eight-thin... 1/11
Thread of her *evidence-based* actions follows, whole post here
christinapagel.substack.com/p/eight-thin... 1/11
Eight things scientists can do right now to stand up to the Trump administration’s attacks on research, public health, and the environment
A guest post by Dr Anne Toomey, author of the book "Science with Impact: How to Engage People, Change Practice, and Influence Policy".
christinapagel.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🧵Delighted to share a new guest post by Dr Anne Toomey on **8 things scientists can do right now to stand up for science in the US**
Thread of her *evidence-based* actions follows, whole post here
christinapagel.substack.com/p/eight-thin... 1/11
Thread of her *evidence-based* actions follows, whole post here
christinapagel.substack.com/p/eight-thin... 1/11
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"Future generations will marvel that it wasn’t China’s actions that eroded US standing. Instead, it was a US president and the billionaire he unleashed to shoot first and aim later, eliminating an institution that is a cost-effective example of what once distinguished the US from our adversaries."
Opinion | Samantha Power: Killing U.S.A.I.D. Is a Win for Autocrats Everywhere
The attacks on the agency are cruel and counterproductive.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"Future generations will marvel that it wasn’t China’s actions that eroded US standing. Instead, it was a US president and the billionaire he unleashed to shoot first and aim later, eliminating an institution that is a cost-effective example of what once distinguished the US from our adversaries."
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Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
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UPDATE: My colleagues and I were locked out of the Dept. of Education and denied a meeting with Acting Secretary Carter.
February 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
UPDATE: My colleagues and I were locked out of the Dept. of Education and denied a meeting with Acting Secretary Carter.
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BREAKING: Judge Carl Nichols - a Trump appointee - announced he will pause Trump’s effort to gut USAID. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Judge to pause Trump administration effort to gut USAID's workforce by thousands
Two labor groups had sued the Trump administration after it said that thousands of USAID employees would be placed on administrative leave starting at 11:59 p.m. Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
BREAKING: Judge Carl Nichols - a Trump appointee - announced he will pause Trump’s effort to gut USAID. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive: President Trump's nominee as Air Force Secretary, currently a top official at the national spy satellite agency, arranged a multibillion-dollar contract solicitation in a way that favored Elon Musk's SpaceX, according to seven people familiar with the contract reut.rs/4b7MUKt
Exclusive: Trump Air Force nominee arranged satellite contract in manner that favored Musk's SpaceX, sources say
President Donald Trump's nominee as Air Force Secretary, currently a top official at the national spy satellite agency, arranged a multibillion-dollar contract solicitation in a way that favored Elon Musk's SpaceX, according to seven people familiar with the contract.
reut.rs
February 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Exclusive: President Trump's nominee as Air Force Secretary, currently a top official at the national spy satellite agency, arranged a multibillion-dollar contract solicitation in a way that favored Elon Musk's SpaceX, according to seven people familiar with the contract reut.rs/4b7MUKt
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SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.
www.motherjones.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Representation without taxation for a handful of billionaires, taxation without representation for the rest of us.
February 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Representation without taxation for a handful of billionaires, taxation without representation for the rest of us.
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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
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Republicans want you to hit your kids instead of giving them health care
Senator Tommy Tuberville: We have an attention deficit problem in this country. Attention deficit — when you or I were growing up — our parents didn’t use a drug they used a belt.
January 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Republicans want you to hit your kids instead of giving them health care
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“Now that Trump has quickly shown his hand, any I-told-you-so impulse in the face of human suffering — even suffering self-invited by miscalculation — is counterproductive. It’s also a distraction from the crucial task of coalescing around a defensive strategy.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/o...
Opinion | Stop Feeling Stunned and Wounded, Liberals. It’s Time to Fight Back.
Americans alarmed by President Trump’s agenda must reunite and recalibrate.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
“Now that Trump has quickly shown his hand, any I-told-you-so impulse in the face of human suffering — even suffering self-invited by miscalculation — is counterproductive. It’s also a distraction from the crucial task of coalescing around a defensive strategy.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/o...
From Project 2025: "NPR and PBS stations are in reality no longer noncommercial, as they run ads in everything but name for their sponsors. They are also noneducational." (Page 248)
And of course, the Republicans are going after them...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
And of course, the Republicans are going after them...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Sponsorships (Gift Article)
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said the inquiry could help Congress decide whether to continue funding local stations.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
From Project 2025: "NPR and PBS stations are in reality no longer noncommercial, as they run ads in everything but name for their sponsors. They are also noneducational." (Page 248)
And of course, the Republicans are going after them...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
And of course, the Republicans are going after them...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
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Using the tragic plane collision over the Potomac that cost 67 human souls as an occasion to slam DEI hiring was obscene. There’s zero evidence at this point that an underqualified air traffic controller or pilot had any role in this crash.
January 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Using the tragic plane collision over the Potomac that cost 67 human souls as an occasion to slam DEI hiring was obscene. There’s zero evidence at this point that an underqualified air traffic controller or pilot had any role in this crash.
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Checking in on Kash Patel’s confirmation hearing:
January 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Checking in on Kash Patel’s confirmation hearing:
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"Call their policies crazy and leftist, but California leaders do in fact understand that climate change is supercharging drought, heat, and wildfires, and they are trying to mitigate the threat."
-- @jilldlawrence.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/extorting-...
-- @jilldlawrence.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/extorting-...
Extorting With Disaster: Why Stop At California?
Nice hurricanes you got there, be a shame if you had to expand Medicaid to get help.
www.thebulwark.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Call their policies crazy and leftist, but California leaders do in fact understand that climate change is supercharging drought, heat, and wildfires, and they are trying to mitigate the threat."
-- @jilldlawrence.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/extorting-...
-- @jilldlawrence.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/extorting-...
Is anybody else sick and tired of Trump blaming his DEI kids (Don Jr., Eric, Ivanka) every time there's some kind of disaster?
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Trump, Musk and MAGA douse California wildfires with conspiracies, hate and lies | Opinion
While wildfires rage across Los Angeles, Donald Trump and weirdo presidential wingman Elon Musk are doing all they can to make things worse.
www.usatoday.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Is anybody else sick and tired of Trump blaming his DEI kids (Don Jr., Eric, Ivanka) every time there's some kind of disaster?
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Remember something: When Trump claims that DEI policies require hiring unqualified people into key positions, (1) He clearl doesn't understand what DEI policies actually say, and (2) DEI is simply his codeword for saying the racist and sexist stuff out loud.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump baselessly blames DEI and Democrats for Washington DC plane crash
President scapegoats diversity and inclusion initiatives while addressing air traffic disaster that left 67 dead
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Remember something: When Trump claims that DEI policies require hiring unqualified people into key positions, (1) He clearl doesn't understand what DEI policies actually say, and (2) DEI is simply his codeword for saying the racist and sexist stuff out loud.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"..about 60% of that went to employees in the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security—agencies exempted from Trump’s plan. ... If 10% of eligible workers took Trump’s offer, the government would save only $10.8 billion annually."
www.brookings.edu/articles/tru...
www.brookings.edu/articles/tru...
Trump’s dramatic plan to cut the federal workforce
Brookings Senior Fellow Elaine Kamarck analyzes the impact of Trump's attempted buyout of the federal workforce.
www.brookings.edu
January 31, 2025 at 3:29 AM
"..about 60% of that went to employees in the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security—agencies exempted from Trump’s plan. ... If 10% of eligible workers took Trump’s offer, the government would save only $10.8 billion annually."
www.brookings.edu/articles/tru...
www.brookings.edu/articles/tru...
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
January 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
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LGBTQ youth are calling crisis hotlines in record numbers
Fears have escalated with the Trump³⁴'s anti-LGBTQ actions and the release of his J6 goons onto our streets
Image below has hotline numbers that can help
We have to stick together. We must remain visible. We can not obey in advance
Fears have escalated with the Trump³⁴'s anti-LGBTQ actions and the release of his J6 goons onto our streets
Image below has hotline numbers that can help
We have to stick together. We must remain visible. We can not obey in advance
January 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
LGBTQ youth are calling crisis hotlines in record numbers
Fears have escalated with the Trump³⁴'s anti-LGBTQ actions and the release of his J6 goons onto our streets
Image below has hotline numbers that can help
We have to stick together. We must remain visible. We can not obey in advance
Fears have escalated with the Trump³⁴'s anti-LGBTQ actions and the release of his J6 goons onto our streets
Image below has hotline numbers that can help
We have to stick together. We must remain visible. We can not obey in advance
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I kept this screenshot assuming someday we might be asked to forget.
January 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I kept this screenshot assuming someday we might be asked to forget.
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Big air hi-five across the internet to anyone else who knew they were dead serious about project 2025. No one writes that many pages without meaning it.
January 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Big air hi-five across the internet to anyone else who knew they were dead serious about project 2025. No one writes that many pages without meaning it.
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Check out these peaceful protesters on the day of love!
January 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Check out these peaceful protesters on the day of love!