Peter Raphael Lemkin
@whiteroseresearch.bsky.social
Anti-fascist researcher, painful-truth teller, environmental scientist & activist, good-trouble maker, anti-authoritarian, anti-bigoted, aging 60's hope-filled past, single, Malamute lover, Nature lover, mountains, travel, free thinker, info-lover.
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Hamilton’s firing is a bad sign for the future of FEMA, and an even worse sign for disaster response in the U.S. The past few decades have seen some big government mistakes in disaster relief, and now, we’re about to see what will happen after massive cuts.
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Trump Sacks FEMA Chief One Day After He Tried to Save the Agency
Donald Trump fired the acting FEMA administrator—right before hurricane season begins.
newrepublic.com
May 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Hamilton’s firing is a bad sign for the future of FEMA, and an even worse sign for disaster response in the U.S. The past few decades have seen some big government mistakes in disaster relief, and now, we’re about to see what will happen after massive cuts.
newrepublic.com/post/195036/...
newrepublic.com/post/195036/...
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One would think that venture capitalists, especially those with ties to the Trump administration, would be the most forceful champions of America’s research universities, given how much these institutions have fueled careers and fortunes.
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Opinion | White House Tech Bros Are Killing What Made Them (and America) Wealthy
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May 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
One would think that venture capitalists, especially those with ties to the Trump administration, would be the most forceful champions of America’s research universities, given how much these institutions have fueled careers and fortunes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
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I’m fucking done. 🤦🏽♂️
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Trump names Jeanine Pirro interim US attorney for DC | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he’s appointing Fox News host and former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro the interim US attorney for Washington, DC, after his first pick faced what appeared to be i...
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May 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I’m fucking done. 🤦🏽♂️
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