just kim

And here's @laminda.bsky.social's essential starter pack of independent journalists/outlets. go.bsky.app/2Fq4P6e

From CNN*: The CDC still faces limits on public health communications under Trump. ||| But see the AMA’s YouTube channel† for updates on bird flu, tuberculosis, measles, & other outbreaks. *https://tinyurl.com/3krbym9u †https://tinyurl.com/475v9tt3

Fellow AuDHD and neurodivergent pals with intense senses of justice…

It’s really fucking hard right now. We can’t exhaust ourselves trying to rationalize this.

Take a break, pick your rage. This hits us all especially hard, so we’ve got to reserve our strength.

‘Fuck That’: Federal Workers Say They’re Scared But ‘Digging In’ Amid Trump’s Chaos “Ironically for the Trumpies, bringing us back to the office will make us stronger morale-wise,” said one EPA employee as Trump vowed to purge civil servants.

NEW: I heard from federal employees across various agencies about the internal chaos they're experiencing because of Trump and how they feel going forward in their jobs.

A clear theme? They are scared - and also pissed off and hunkering down to fight.

"Fuck that." www.huffpost.com/entry/federa...

Doctors Whose Licenses Were Revoked, Suspended Named In Pro-RFK Jr. Letter To Senate The letter was meant to lend credibility to Kennedy’s nomination, which has faced strenuous opposition from experts due to his decades of anti-vaccine activism.

"A letter submitted to the Senate sent by 'physicians' in support of Kennedy's nomination includes names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked, suspended or faced other discipline, the AP has found..."

www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...

Today from Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny:

snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

« Resistance to Trump and Musk will take many forms, all of which can involve some level of participation from the public. We can amplify stories of the personal heroes who stood up to the illegal orders. We can support our Democratic leaders even as we urge them to take stronger stances. »

YOU SWORE AN OATH TO US, NOT ELON GET THE TOOLKIT TO TAKE ACTION: INDIVISI.ORG/CHOOSETOFIGHT

This week, we’re asking you to plan a visit to your closest US Senate office to push senators to stand up against Trump’s lawless overreach. The ask will be slightly different if your senator is a Democrat or Republican. We put together a toolkit with everything you need: indivisi.org/choosetofight

TOOLS FOR THE #RESISTANCE - #USA

Us after the last two weeks: frazzled and furious (furry-ous?)

"Punching Nazis" is a general category. It includes but is not limited to actual punching. If what you're doing gums up the works for them, makes their lives difficult, frustrates their aims, slows them down, pisses them off, and makes them look like fools, well then, you, my friend, are a steely-eyed Nazi puncher.

Something I wrote elsewhere but is relevant here, as we start this first full week of February 2025:

TRUMP AND MUSK ARE TRYING TO OVERTHROW OUR AMERICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT. Right now. Right in front of us.

How to stop them and beat them. In media, in Congress, in the Senate - TODAY.

GET THE ALL-NEW MONDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST HERE: tinyurl.com/ccp4d8cx

same. it's surreal.

Trump says Americans could feel 'some pain' from tariffs as he threatens more import taxes President Donald Trump says Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China.

Are you getting whst you wanted from your president? #resist #fafo

apnews.com/article/trum...

Once again, it was created by congress in 1961. Any decision to close it requires congress. This move is illegal.

When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.

Musk tweet boasting of "feeding USAID into the chipper"

“I went over it with him in detail, and he agreed that we should shut it down,” Musk said. “And I actually checked with him a few times [and] said ‘are you sure?’” The answer was yes, he said. “And so we’re shutting it down,” Musk said. USAID staffers were told that the agency’s headquarters in Washington will be closed Monday amid the turmoil. In an email to staff early Monday, the agency’s leadership said: “Agency personnel normally assigned to work at USAID headquarters will work remotely … with the exception of personnel with essential on-site and building maintenance functions individually contacted by senior leadership.”

The executive branch does not have the legal right to cancel appropriated spending or eliminate agencies created by Congress.
Trump and Musk are doing both. Entirely lawless and unconstitutional.
The world's largest provider of food assistance shut down.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

This article that was written during the end of the first Trump administration has been on my mind lately: what living through a societal collapse feels like: wrongplanet.net/forums/viewt...

yup. same thing i said back in january 2020

How academic leaders should respond to shock and awe Eugenie Reich The first weeks of the second Trump administration have brought unprecedented shock and awe to science. In response, the leaders of the scientific community must cease their hand-wrin…

From lawyer & former investigative journalist @eugenie-reich@bskysocial: “The 1st weeks of the 2nd Tr*mp administration have brought … shock & awe to #science. … The … #scientific #community must cease hand-wringing & align behind two strong approaches … : #protest and #candor.” tinyurl.com/4nh8tnp5

Elon Musk, who has at least 14 kids: "Instead of teaching fear of pregnancy, we should teach fear of childlessness."

If we want to stop "teaching" fear of pregnancy, maybe we should start by making pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood safer. And maybe we should do something about the fact that homicide is the most common cause of death among women who are pregnant or have recently given birth.

a tweet from ben shapiro and a response from michael stahlke. shapiro: i asked my four year old daughter whether she thought it would be more fun to have a job or be a mommy. she said, “to be a mommy so i can cuddle my babies.” clearly she has already been victimized by the patriarchy. stahlke: i asked my six month old the same question and she said, “the false dichotomy in the premise of this question proves the ongoing need for feminism. you would never ask a boy to choose between procreation and professional fulfillment”

seen on the book of faces this morning:

I can’t think of a single dystopian novel or movie that imagined our government filled not with aliens but ignorant conspiracy theorists, Russian assets, sex criminals and grifters.

Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably inside your purse/backpack at any given moment:

- ipad
- a book
- pens
- small notepad
- papers from work

i should dig up my old twitter handles and try to remember my old passwords just so that i can make this graph a little prettier

People on BlueSky reacting to The Onion buying Infowars is how Elon thought people on Twitter would react to him buying it.

i started watching captain america & the winter soldier today and had a thought. all these orange menace worshippers act like they think they’re captain america when they’re actually hydra.

Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink If there's one universally accepted truth in the modern age, it's that sequels suck. And Trump 2.0 will be no exception. Trump, Vance, and their MAGA minions feel vindicated by the victory of their bi...

Also, Indivisible, which was awesome in the wake of the 2016 election, is preparing to be awesome again, and has a toolkit. docs.google.com/document/d/1...