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Conservation is ‘neither optional nor ideological’ - The Wildlife Society TWS challenges proposed rollback of Public Lands Rule as comment period closes

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Trump administration reminds federal employees they can proselytize in the office Supervisors can solicit employees to attend their church, OPM says in new guidance.

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Are you kidding me…!?! 🤨😒

WATCH LIVE: Maryland governor is set unveil plan to help displaced federal workers YouTube video by ABC 7 News - WJLA

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Don’t buy today. Give the greedheads a taste of their own medicine.

International Polar Bear Day | Polar Bears International International Polar Bear Day is February 27! See what you can do to take part in this special day.

On a brighter note

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An unvaccinated child has died in the Texas measles outbreak A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.

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'No Amazon, no Walmart, no fast food': What's behind the 'Feb. 28 economic blackout' The People's Union USA, a self-described “grassroots movement” founded by John Schwarz, is encouraging Americans to refrain from making non-essential purchases on Friday.

Let’s go www.yahoo.com/news/no-amaz...

Old Video Of Marco Rubio Warning Republicans About Supporting Trump Resurfaces—And It's On Point You were right the first time, Marco.

You had it right the first time.

This is a fantastic list of ways/resources to resist without having to to go to a protest.

There are real everyday ways that you can help out even if you aren’t a front lines type of person!

This is what true politicization of the DoJ looks like.

FAA Employees Say Trump and Musk's Purge Is a 'Threat' to Air Safety Donald Trump and Elon Musk fired hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees. The administration argues it won’t affect air safety.

“There are currently four people remaining over there to do the work of 15 people. The danger to the national airspace can’t be understated."

"This is a very real threat to the American flying public.”

EXCLUSIVE ⤵️

A tweet from Pete Buttigieg ( @PeteButtigieg ) stating: "I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation...to increase your bank fees." Below the tweet, there are two images. The first image on the left is a screenshot from Rolling Stone with a headline in bold text that reads: "TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO LET BANKS JACK UP OVERDRAFT FEES" with a subheading that says: "The administration's assault on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is turning into a direct attack on consumers." The second image on the right is from a news article titled "Banking Law" with a photo of Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, during a hearing in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2025. The caption below the image reads: "Feb. 13, 2025, 1:10 PM CST GOP Takes First Step Toward Repealing CFPB $5 Overdraft Fee Cap."

Will their voters ever wake up to the fact that the GOP isn’t out to help them?

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Guess I’m done shopping there…

THE ASK This week, between Monday and the vote on Vought, we're asking people from all over the country to plan a visit to Senate State Offices to demand Democrats fight and to hold Republicans accountable for their complicity. DEMOCRATS MUST USE EVERY PROCEDURAL TOOL TO SHUT DOWN TRUMP'S AGENDA Yes, we need Democrats to vote no on Vought's nomination, but no is not enough. Democrats have the power to grind Senate business to a halt and force Republicans to feel the political cost of backing Trump's extremist agenda. Here's how: 1. Deny a Quorum: If Republicans don't have 51 votes in the chamber, Democrats can walk out and shut down Senate business entirely. 2. Block Unanimous Consent: Object to every procedural shortcut, forcing Republicans to take the longest possible route for every step of the confirmation process. 3. Max Out Debate Time: Use all 30 hours of debate on Vought to expose Project 2025, Musk's Treasury takeover, and the funding freeze. 4. Delay and Disrupt: Force roll-call votes, quorum calls, and procedural delays to slow everything down. 5. Blanket Opposition: Democrats cannot continue to vote for Trump's other nominees, helping to install more MAGA loyalists into powerful positions in the federal government while this power grab continues. No Business as Usual: This is a constitutional crisis. Democrats must abandon the old rules and fight with everything they have. Bottom line: Senate Democrats must block, delay, and obstruct every step of this process-no cooperation, no easy votes, no fast-tracking Trump's takeover. To learn more about how Senate Democrats can shut down Trump's agenda with procedural hardball, check out our explainer here.

Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Which companies are rolling back DEI and which are standing firm Calls for ending these corporate initiatives are intensifying in Trump's second term.

Friendly reminder if you are able to resist a bit with the power of the purse…

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Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.

Like I said: Quiet coup www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

Tweet claims Trump fired Justice Department officials involved in his prosecution, calling it a "Banana Republic" move. Includes a CNN screenshot of Jake Tapper reporting the news with the U.S. Capitol in the background.

Banana Republic does what now?

Tweet from user Cadence reports that the Idaho State House passed a resolution 46-24, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges and reinstate marriage as only between one man and one woman. Includes a screenshot of the resolution text from the State Affairs Committee.

I’d like to see them try and take off my wedding ring.

Tweet from Senator Tim Kaine states, 'Trump sows chaos in federal workforce then says "resign within a week and I'll give you 7 months severance." Don't fall for it! Trump told innumerable contractors he'd pay--then stiffed them. He has no authority to promise severance pay. Wait him out!'

Listen to Sen. Kaine. And never Trust Trump on money.

Trump's treasury nominee Scott Bessent, who is worth ~$500 million, said extending Trump's tax cuts for the rich is "the most important economic issue of the day."

When asked if we should raise the federal minimum wage above the current paltry $7.25 an hour, he said, "No, sir."

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we must recommit ourselves to educating each other about the horrors of the Holocaust — and fight back against authoritarianism.

There isn't "too much focus on past guilt."

There's a blatant attempt to rewrite the atrocities of the past.

Post says "Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO)." Below is a photo of Donald Trump and beside it is a photo of the WHO logo.

What could possibly go wrong?

The new White House has already deleted dozens of environmental justice websites and reports. Worry not, they’re all backed up on various independent university websites. eelp.law.harvard.edu/tracker-type...

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Trump’s inaugural address centers on pledge to lift a country in ‘decline’ In his second Inaugural Address, the president reprised dark themes from his first and laid out an expansive policy agenda.

President Trump's inaugural address was a misleading assessment of the U.S. It has a growing economy, falling inflation, slowing illegal immigration, a record-breaking stock market, the lowest levels of violent crime in years and a military that has limited engagement in conflicts around the world.

Stay strong. For us, this is more than just a job-it’s a calling. Together, we will stand to protect our parks, environment, and wildlife. Four years… we remain hopeful that the attack on our public lands will be less brutal this time.

I’ll be posting this today