🚨ATTENTION CDC AND ALLIES!🚨
We have power together.

To see our strength and build community, we ask that you wear something 💚green💚 to work on WEDNESDAY to show solidarity and readiness to defend public health.

Please spread the word!
#courageiscontagious #wearthecolor #spreadthecolor

Can confirm.

CDC leadership has not been included in decisions that affect the agency's future. Termination emails will go directly from HHS to CDC staff. The tone from Center directors today: “sorry we don't know anything. Please tell us if you're RIF'd. We'll do a headcount Monday of those still standing".

Donald Trump's executive order would make it harder for millions to register to vote, would disenfranchise voters Trump doesn't like, and give power to election deniers to overturn elections they don't win.

This is the greatest threat to democracy right now and it must be stopped.

Spring has sprung

Today, a reporter from the Russian state news agency TASS gained unauthorized access to the Oval Office. How does one gain unauthorized access to the Oval Office? Meanwhile, AP and Reuters were blocked.

If you’re at home today, not spending money, and feeling bored, you might be wondering, “What could I do?” Well, task one: you can make random reports on this website: enddei.ed.gov

Shameful behavior towards an ally. I've never thought I'd be embarrassed to be an
American. But here we are.

A spiral galaxy seen close up and almost face on. It is filled with puffy, patchy clouds of hot gas and dust. Red, orange and yellow colours indicate light emitted by different particles. The brightest colours are in the centre and along the two spiral arms, which wind out from the centre. Star clusters hide in the gas along the arms. A few large, bright white stars are prominent in the foreground, near to us.

🆕 This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope image shows NGC 2283, a barred spiral galaxy; its central bar of stars is encircled by loosely wound spiral arms 🔭

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A huge thank you to all of our followers! We're excited to share that we reached 100k today! We are grateful for your interest and engagement.

A reminder that we're hosting an AMA tonight at 9ET/6PT. We'll be answering as many of your questions as we can! Hope to see you there!

You know where you can go and not worry about breaking the economic blackout today?

Your local library! All those books and you won’t spend a penny!

NOAA is an absolute mess, and it’ll be worse tomorrow. Please help us. There have already been over 1,000 terminations. It’s not just layoffs—Elon Musk and his staffers are trying to completely dismantle us. Today, there were tons of firings, and more are coming tomorrow.

There are now 955 cases & 60 deaths from an unknown illness in DRC (links below). As this outbreak is growing, CDC is not permitted to exchange information with WHO and USAID outbreak response support is banned. Yesterday the Supreme court “paused” a federal judge order for USAID payments to resume.

Seal of the US embassy in juba south Sudan

Among the more inhumane things Trump/Musk have done this week, DOGE cut off food, water, & fuel to the US embassy in South Sudan. They are living on what power the generator can provide. The country has no potable water & there's a cholera outbreak in the country.
These Americans are in real danger.

You spoke with the Senator himself or his staff? Also, he always sends form letters no matter what the topic and it's 100% the party line.

I'm still just trying to figure it out too. I'll check into Klobuchar's page. I'm on the CDC page and just signed up for Marc Elias. Elias is a lawyer for the ACLU and has great updates on the current debaucle.

NEW: DOJ files a notice of correction indicating that (1) it underestimated the number of USAID employees placed on leave; and (2) misstated that only future contracts were being frozen, when existing contracts were frozen as well.

I suspect the judge will not be happy.
www.democracydocket.com

Here it is in a nutshell:

1. Trump is an authoritarian.
2. With the GOP controlling Congress, courts are key to protecting democracy.
3. So far, courts are doing a good job on #2.
4. GOP will next attack election rules like they did in 2021.

Don't let the cynics convince you not to fight. FIGHT!

Hi Kay. I see you

Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.

Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

USAID fought apartheid. Musk is killing it The makings of an unelected coup

USAID kind of had this coming. I mean, it did challenge apartheid.

the.ink/p/usaid-foug...

Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you.

Do something

I just heard that eggs have increased in price over 30% in the past week. I'm wondering what the current inflation rate is? I'm guessing not anything good.

This is a "must read".

@egold222.bsky.social
Hi Ellen!

I'm hoping so. I'm working on it.

Hi Kay! Good to see you here!

Hey there!