Mary Beth H.

SMH

Accessibility as a core value For 18F, accessibility wasn’t just a requirement for shipping but a core value in how we approached each project as well as working as a team.

Whatever DOGE might hope, accessibility can’t be ignored. All of us will experience some form of disability in our lives, and following best practices for accessible design makes the experience of interacting with government better for everyone.

YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger TRUMP LIED: The Truth About US Spending in Ukraine Revealed!

Did we really ship $350 Billion to Ukraine without any oversight?!

Of course not. And it isn’t anywhere near that number. Here’s the truth:

youtu.be/ZROD0LjN3HU?...

How *not* to look away Cruelty is central to the authoritarian playbook

Read more about the four ways we can confront an autocrat's dehumanizing tactics in our latest weekly briefing, and remember to subscribe: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-not-to...

Why? Because they really don’t care.

I found a ‘dead’ person collecting Social Security in Seattle “Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.

The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.

He was not dead.

👇🏻👇👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾

My heart aches.

Definitely not my first, second, or third choice, but I’d still vote for him if he won the nomination.

Yes, and she’s providing plenty of notice for them to build a viable candidacy.

Judge blocks Trump from enforcing 'chilling' order against law firm While Trump's executive order takes aim at Perkins Coie, the judge said it "casts a chilling harm of blizzard proportion across the entire legal profession."

JUST IN: While Trump's executive order takes aim at Perkins Coie, the judge said it "casts a chilling harm of blizzard proportion across the entire legal profession."

Please read and share.

Musk is attempting to blame Ukraine for the X cyberattack, but word has already spread that it was a false flag. What is a false flag? A false flag operation is an act committed to disguise the actual source of responsibility and shift blame onto another party.

Betrayed and Abandoned: Trump’s War on Veterans Slashing the VA, Gutting Benefits, and Breaking America’s Promise to Those Who Served

Trump hugged the flag, then stabbed veterans in the back. Cutting 80,000 VA jobs won’t improve services-it’s a betrayal of those who served. Veterans kept
their promise, why won’t he? Read more:

adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/betrayed-a...

Disgraceful that you were let go.

DOGE's cuts are harming veterans That's not efficient. It's cruel, it's wrong, and it's unAmerican.

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Truth. Why is this South African neo-Nazi billionaire allowed to do so much harm to our Veterans and the dedicated staff who serve them?

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s mass firings at federal agencies

All topics ⭑ 5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

I chose the topic “Save the Veterans Health Administration” and used the provided script (with an added sentence or two from my personal perspective) to complete my first action via 5 Calls. I spoke to one staffer and left two voicemails. Please use your voice; numbers count!
5calls.org/all/

Insanity reigns.

Senator Murray: Trump Must Reverse Firing of VA Researchers Across the Country, Threatens to Decimate Lifesaving Work on Veterans’ Medical Care, Prosthetics, and More - Senator Patty Murray Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member and former Chair of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, responded ...

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😠😥🤬

Trump administration lays off most probationary staff and warns big cuts to come Office of personnel management orders agencies to dismiss workers who had not yet gained civil service protection

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Because we all need a reason to smile.

Evening Roundup: Another front opens in the battle to save democracy Featuring pro-democracy columns and videos from Jen Rubin, Norm Eisen, Eric Swawell and Michèle Taylor and a cartoon by RJ Matson. Plus, we want to hear from you.

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Courageous actions.

Elon—the richest man on Earth—is gutting the world’s largest provider of food aid. He could end world hunger single-handedly and still be the richest man alive. But he won’t.

Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!

Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…

Five Things Dems Must Do to Fight Trump Now The party is not helpless. In fact, Democrats have some effective tools at their disposal.

What can the opposition party do? Like, actually *do*, right now? Five concrete things the Democrats can do to fight Trump:

What Trump’s Finger-Pointing Reveals Words, including the words of presidents, matter so very much.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Civil Service Strong: Resources for Civil Servants Effective. Impartial. Resilient. The civil service comprises dedicated, nonpartisan federal employees who work tirelessly across the country and around the world to ensure the effective delivery of go...

If you’re a government employee, thank you for your service & here’s a resource you may find helpful. Stay strong. www.civilservicestrong.org

Oh how we miss Portillo’s.

Shorebird wading in the harbor

Long-billed curlew, Santa Barbara harbor
#birds

In An Extraordinary Moment DC Bishop Challenges Trump To Have Mercy For "People Who Are Scared Now" (Video) Please watch and share my friends. Watch, and share.

www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/in-an-extr... if you haven’t seen this yet, please watch. Courage and conviction. Truth to power.