Malania could have had a hit movie if she’d just stood there and read the Epstein files.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."

Humans were making fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, study finds LONDON (AP) — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is ...

Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now eastern England around 400,000 years ago. https://to.pbs.org/3KUcGsH

Ranked Choice Voting - FairVote Ranked choice voting makes our elections better by allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference.

Remember that rank choice voting is a cool system that we could have which would fix SOME of the problems with our election system... if we get elections again...
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I'm so tired

Happy No Kings Day!

In America, we have no kings.

Letter to Santa, I mean “executive order” asking for multiple federal acts to be binned

“Zero-based regulatory budgeting to unleash American energy”. What absolute fuckwits.

On the list to be sunsetted in Sept.

Another ridiculously stupid and cruel executive order, this time targeting all the federal environmental laws that keep us and wildlife safe(r). Text reads: “Presidential Actions ZERO-BASED REGULATORY BUDGETING TO UNLEASH AMERICAN ENERGY Executive Orders April 9, 2025” Fuck all this

Part of the body of the text of the executive order, which reads “(i) For the FWS, this order applies to all regulations issued pursuant to the following statutes and any amendments thereto: (i) the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act; (ii) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918; (iii) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934; (iv) the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act of 1965; (v) the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972; (vi) the Endangered Species Act of 1973; (vii) the Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976; and (viii) the Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982. (j) For the EPA and ACE, within 30 days of the date of this order, the Administrator of the EPA and Secretary of the Army shall provide to the President, through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB Director), a list of statutes vesting EPA and ACE with regulatory authority that shall be subject to this order. Sec. 4. Zero-Based Regulating. (a) To the extent consistent with applicable law, each of the Covered Agencies shall issue a sunset rule, effective not later than September 30, 2025, that inserts a Conditional Sunset Date into each of their Covered Regulations.”

Somehow amid the chaos of *waves hands*, I missed the full list of this one. Let’s talk about how this is going to result in the deaths of A LOT of birds…particularly if we sunset the Migratory Bird Treaty Act 1/

Yet Another Illegal Trump Action: “Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting” Executive Order Defies Law Washington, DC – Today, the Sierra Club responded to Donald Trump’s sweeping “Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting” executive order which seeks to retire key safeguards and would hollow out nearly all envi...

Yet Another Illegal Trump Action: “Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting” Executive Order Defies Law

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Trump Proposes one of the Greatest Deregulations Ever - Unleash Prosperity Every anti-energy regulation at the EPA, the Department of Energy, the Interior Department, and the Army Corps of Engineers will sunset unless specifically designated for…

Every anti-energy regulation at the EPA, the Department of Energy, the Interior Department, and Corps of Engineers will sunset unless specifically designated for re-promulgation under Trump's new "Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting" executive order.

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New Executive Order Seeks to Sunset Key Energy Regulations | McCarter & English, LLP - EUROPE SAYS President Trump signed on April 9, 2025 an executive order titled Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy that seeks to deregulate the

New Executive Order Seeks to Sunset Key Energy Regulations | McCarter & English, LLP

https://www.europesays.com/1997816/

President Trump signed on April 9, 2025 an executive order titled Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy…

A screenshot of text from a portion of Trump's Executive Order called the Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash Energy. The list seen here are of major conservation, management, and protection acts such as: Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934 Anadromous Fish Conservation Act of 1965 Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 Endangered Species Act of 1973 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 and Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982

A list of acts impacted:

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
Anadromous Fish Conservation Act
Marine Mammal Protection Act
Endangered Species Act
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Coastal Barrier Resources Act

Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.

Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?

RFK jr says the US was healthier during his childhood than it is now. Really? I’m 1950s, 45%of Americans smoked. Now it’s < 12%. Infant mortality rate was 29/1000 births. Now it’s 5.6/1000. Maternal mortality rate was 95/1000 live births. Now 12.5/1000

@jreinermd.bsky.social
#medsky

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RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”

Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.

In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”

Department of the Interior Renames Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Honor of Jocelyn Nungaray | U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signed a Secretary’s Order renaming the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas to the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge, following an executive order issued by Preside...

🦬 This is a national embarrassment on par with "Gulf of America", and it's evil as well. This administration is using a girl's death to whip up a moral panic over immigrants, just like they did with Laken Riley.

Anahuac is an Aztec word meaning "close to water" — and we will continue to use it.

Should Democrats let the government shut down? — Vox Once again, the country is on the brink of a government shutdown.

Democrats absolutely should let the government shut down.

This might sound like a dig or hyperbole. But not enough mention of this. It says quite explicitly in 2.11 Exec Order that end-state level after all cuts is permanent level of govt to equal what it is during a full government shut down. Seems like worth highlighting this?

Wyoming will invalidate out-of-state driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants - WyoFile Gov. Gordon did not sign the bill and acknowledged lawmakers had thrust the state into uncharted waters.

A bill invalidating driver's licenses some states issue to undocumented immigrants thrusts the state into uncharted waters, Gov. Mark Gordon says.

Still, he allowed the bill, which could keep undocumented people working in the state off the roads, to become law without his signature.

Colorado School of Mines project hopes to warm houses, lower bills in mobile home communities 3-year program hopes to bring energy efficiency to low-income families in Lake County and create a model for other communities

“How can we produce technologies that can work for everybody, not only for people that make $500,000?”

Colorado School of Mines project hopes to warm houses, lower bills in mobile home communities.

John Deere investors firmly reject anti-DEI resolutions at annual meeting Investors at John Deere's annual meeting reject anti-DEI resolutions despite company distancing itself from diversity measures

"John Deere investors voted overwhelmingly against a resolution aimed at its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on Wednesday, continuing a pattern of shareholder distaste for anti-DEI measures despite Republican political pressure on executives."

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We are firing Rangers at National Parks, scientists & aid workers that treat/prevent/research disease and feed the poor, & disabled vets helping fellow vets at VA hospitals, but the good news is we are going to buy a shit ton of crypto so Trump & his friends can make billions.

‘What fresh hell awaits me today?’ Federal workers share their stories. Maryland is home to about 327,000 federal workers. They share their stories of stress and uncertainty as they watch colleagues fired and contend with the Trump administration's demands to document…

"The real enemy is not me, the dedicated employee and disabled veteran... The real enemy is the reckless decision-making that puts Americans, patriots, civil servants, and civilians in danger while undermining the very functions that keep this government — and this nation — strong."

Trump admin. argues DOGE is exempt from records requests in FOIA lawsuit Elon Musk promised "maximum transparency," but that apparently doesn't include Freedom of Information requests to DOGE.

The Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency is exempt from public records requests, according to the Trump administration.

Musk’s Purges Suddenly Take a Horrific Turn—and Wreck an Ugly MAGA Lie We can now be depressingly confident that their mass cuts are killing people.

“This is going to be a massive loss of life overall,” a surgeon who formerly led USAID’s global health initiatives tells @gregsargent.bsky.social. “Children are likely already dying, and will clearly be dying in large numbers.”

'Trump can go to hell' — We asked 7 Ukrainian soldiers about Zelensky's Oval Office argument An astounding political encounter played out in front of the world on Feb. 28, as a highly-anticipated meeting between Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump descended into a ve...

As a highly-anticipated meeting between Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump descended into a verbal brawl, Ukraine's soldiers continued to fend off Russia's invasion. We reached out to hear their thoughts on Friday's events.

Letter to the editor: The Oval Office fiasco was a calculated setup to humiliate Ukraine and undermine democracy The recent Oval Office meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wasn’t just a diplomatic disaster — it was a setup. From the moment Zelensky walked into ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump held an Oval Office press briefing on Feb. 28 that ended in a heated argument.

"Let’s be clear: Zelensky didn’t walk into a discussion. He walked into a trap," writes Graden Keller in this letter to the editor.

Rejecting Trump’s Call to Annex Their Nation, Canadians Rally Around the Flag While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s threats have led to a surge in flag sales and buffed up the national symbol’s image.

While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s repeated threats have led to a surge in flag sales. The country’s flag makers are struggling to keep up with soaring demand.

Trump-Zelenskyy spat: European leaders back Ukraine while White House touts support for Trump Global leaders rally behind President Zelenskyy after Oval Office showdown with Trump, highlighting deep fissures over Ukraine.

Ukraine’s European partners as well as other global leaders rallied behind President #VolodymyrZelenskyy while the White House touted support for President #DonaldTrump’s “American First strength” after a remarkable showdown in the Oval Office between the two leaders
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