Susan Celia Swan
@susanceliaswan.bsky.social
Art & Activism. Executive Director, V-Day (V-Day, City of Joy, One Billion Rising) Board member, V-Day & Feminist.com. All views are my own.
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NEW: President Trump's hiring freeze has stopped the onboarding of seasonal federal firefighters, including those who work for agencies called on to help battle the devastating L.A. fires, creating a potential shortfall ahead of the next fire season. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Trump's freeze stalls federal firefighter hiring
Crews helped battle the deadly Los Angeles-area wildfires, and now some worry a shortfall will weaken response capabilities as fire season approaches.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
NEW: President Trump's hiring freeze has stopped the onboarding of seasonal federal firefighters, including those who work for agencies called on to help battle the devastating L.A. fires, creating a potential shortfall ahead of the next fire season. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Bruce MacKinnon, the editorial cartoonist at the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, drew this last November.
No newspaper would print it.
It now deserves an outing.
No newspaper would print it.
It now deserves an outing.
February 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Bruce MacKinnon, the editorial cartoonist at the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, drew this last November.
No newspaper would print it.
It now deserves an outing.
No newspaper would print it.
It now deserves an outing.
Reposted by Susan Celia Swan
Pro-democracy forces should focus now on Hegseth's extremist statements and views. Hegseth is clearly unfit to serve in this critical position, and we need to be far more aggressive in saying so. We cannot count on there being hearings for picks like this. Need to fight and define him now.
NEW: In comments we uncovered, Pete Hegseth justified the January 6, 2021 US Capitol attack and slammed condemnations of the riot. He also spread a baseless conspiracy the break-in was a false flag operation carried out by leftist groups disguised as Trump supporters
www.cnn.com/2024/12/17/p...
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KFile: Pete Hegseth spread baseless conspiracy theories that January 6 attack was carried out by leftist groups | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, justified the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and spread baseless conspiracy theories claiming the initial break-in was a...
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December 17, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Pro-democracy forces should focus now on Hegseth's extremist statements and views. Hegseth is clearly unfit to serve in this critical position, and we need to be far more aggressive in saying so. We cannot count on there being hearings for picks like this. Need to fight and define him now.