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· Jan 23
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The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service.
“It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”
“It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”
Fired Park Rangers Try to ‘Open Some Hearts’ on Social Media
Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about their firings and share their love of the National Park Service.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service.
“It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”
“It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”
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A federal judge ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing it to proceed with mass terminations of probationary federal workers. The administration has already dismissed 6,700 employees from the IRS, with plans to lay off an additional 50,000 workers from the Defense Department next.
February 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
A federal judge ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing it to proceed with mass terminations of probationary federal workers. The administration has already dismissed 6,700 employees from the IRS, with plans to lay off an additional 50,000 workers from the Defense Department next.
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Breaking News: The FDA approved a new medication to treat pain from an injury or surgery. Unlike opioid pain medicines, it cannot become addictive.
FDA Approves Journavx Drug to Treat Pain Without Addiction Risk
The drug, Journavx by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, blocks pain signals to the brain, making it nonaddictive.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Breaking News: The FDA approved a new medication to treat pain from an injury or surgery. Unlike opioid pain medicines, it cannot become addictive.
Decade birthdays are worth a bigger celebration than what Brian prefers so I combined the last two decades we have celebrated.
This time I surprised him with our Oregon friends and a pretty pretty princess 50th birthday! 🎉
Happy Birthday My Love. ♥️💖✨
This time I surprised him with our Oregon friends and a pretty pretty princess 50th birthday! 🎉
Happy Birthday My Love. ♥️💖✨
January 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Decade birthdays are worth a bigger celebration than what Brian prefers so I combined the last two decades we have celebrated.
This time I surprised him with our Oregon friends and a pretty pretty princess 50th birthday! 🎉
Happy Birthday My Love. ♥️💖✨
This time I surprised him with our Oregon friends and a pretty pretty princess 50th birthday! 🎉
Happy Birthday My Love. ♥️💖✨
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They revoked the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965 because in order to wage their culture war on DEI it has to be legal to fire people based on their race, religion, sex, or national origin.
January 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
They revoked the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965 because in order to wage their culture war on DEI it has to be legal to fire people based on their race, religion, sex, or national origin.
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They are rolling back Civil Rights bills that have been on the books for over 60 years. That’s project 2025 stuff right there.
January 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
They are rolling back Civil Rights bills that have been on the books for over 60 years. That’s project 2025 stuff right there.
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Because we can never stopping making it crystal clear how fucked up this is.
January 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Because we can never stopping making it crystal clear how fucked up this is.
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The World Health Organization will cut costs and review which health programs to prioritize after President Donald Trump announced he was withdrawing the US from the agency, the WHO's chief told staff in an internal memo seen by Reuters reut.rs/4hdDFKL
WHO chief to cut costs, reset priorities after US exit, document shows
The World Health Organization will cut costs and review which health programmes to prioritise after President Donald Trumpannounced he was withdrawing the U.S. from the agency, the WHO's chief told staff in an internal memo seen by Reuters.
reut.rs
January 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The World Health Organization will cut costs and review which health programs to prioritize after President Donald Trump announced he was withdrawing the US from the agency, the WHO's chief told staff in an internal memo seen by Reuters reut.rs/4hdDFKL
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
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Hiring freeze ordered at US Dept of Veterans Affairs, which operates dozens of hospitals, 100s of clinics and veterans benefits programs nationwide
January 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Hiring freeze ordered at US Dept of Veterans Affairs, which operates dozens of hospitals, 100s of clinics and veterans benefits programs nationwide
Hello, please follow me here. May be exiting Meta.
January 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Hello, please follow me here. May be exiting Meta.