Ana Byers

Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.

Remind you of anyone?

Members of Congress should never be allowed to trade stocks. Period.

After massive public backlash, the Social Security Administration is rolling back its disastrous cuts to phone services.

This is a huge victory for the public against DOGE's rampage.

Keep up the fight.

No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.

We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.

Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.

Who is going to do it next? Keep the slowdown going! Keep the spotlight on the negative impact of this administration on American citizens going.

The hits keep coming: Republicans are quietly preparing to sell off public lands – owned by the taxpayers – to pay for their tax breaks for billionaires.

Make a bigger deal out of this. Tell your constituents what it means to have lies like this happen and how it impacts THEM.

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.

Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

#carefullycuratedreality

The Dems should hold their own STOU at the same time. One in each state, that the public can attend. Share the same info. Allow time for public comment.

The cowardice of the GOP has been astounding 👇

#TraitorTrump

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.

Democracy requires your courage.

Yes, GOP congressman introduced a bill that would allow Trump to serve a third term "It is imperative that we provide President Trump with every resource necessary," the bill's sponsor wrote.

Yes, a congressman introduced a bill that would let Trump run for a third term.

Measles outbreak in Texas rises to at least 58 cases — the state's worst in over 30 years A measles outbreak in Texas​ has led to 58 confirmed cases, making it the state's worst in over 30 years — and local health officials say additional cases​ are likely to occur.

In 2019, RFK Jr visited Samoa to spread anti-vax lies, spurring a measles outbreak that led to the deaths of 83 people - mostly children.

We can’t let that tragedy repeat in Texas. The MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles. Let’s stop the spread.

www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-m...

Port: It's not just about kids, and it's not just libraries Legislation under consideration in Bismarck wouldn't just restrict access to books in schools and libraries. The language of the bill also applies to private book stores.

A new North Dakota bill would require stores to pull any book with any "material harmful to minors" from the shelves.

For those in the cheap seats, that effectively means ANY mention of sex, sexuality or gender.

A bookseller could be arrested for displaying 1984.

www.inforum.com/opinion/colu...

He's preparing to do something really bad.

Dismissed Nuclear Bomb Specialists Recalled by Energy Department The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Musk and DOGE are so dangerous and incompetent they fired more than 300 staff at the NNSA only to have to call them back when they realized they were involved with nuclear security. There is no Oops! with nuclear weapons. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Contact Ranking Member

My office is hearing reports that the Trump administration’s purges include firing veterans who have served our country for years.

Our veterans deserve better.

If you've been impacted, call congress: (202) 224-3121

And share your story:

www.veterans.senate.gov/contact-rank...

The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

This. Also. @aoc.bsky.social @ericswalwell.bsky.social et al , can you do what ever you guys do in the House to let Musk, Trump and everyone know that the UCFE, which funds unemployment benefits , is in the Dept of Labor. If these funds are cut, the cost will fall on the states.

Thousands of IRS workers could be laid off as soon as next week The Trump administration intensified sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection.

The Trump administration intensified sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection.

NOAA is reportedly on the DOGE chopping block.

The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.

A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.

Again, this isn't about efficiency.

Great advice from @mark.bsky.social today: if you see something, save something.

@archive.org has a free tool on their website that allows anyone to save a webpage they fear might disappear.

There's even a browser extension that allows you to save every page you visit, if you are so inclined.

CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired

Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...

No Evidence US Govt Allocated $50M To Send Condoms to Gaza Trump’s White House press secretary claimed millions of taxpayer dollars were spent to fund condoms in Gaza.

Trump’s WH press secretary claimed millions of taxpayer dollars were spent to fund condoms in Gaza. Here's what we found.

The federal civilian worker payroll totaled $271 billion in 2022.

The annual cost of permanently extending Trump's tax cuts that primarily benefited rich individuals? $400 billion.

Keep this in mind as Trump and DOGE lay off thousands of federal workers.

Stand with science. Always.

Former Kennedy Center president speaks out in first interview since her firing NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Deborah Rutter, former head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in her first interview since the board installed President Trump as its new chair.

Deborah Rutter was fired this week after a decade as president of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

She says the center worked hard to expand its audience by broadening the programming, inviting "all manner of arts and artists to our stages. ... I pray that that can be sustained."

Yes, Trump Executive Order Revokes DEI Measures From 1965. Here's What That Means Trump revoked a decades-old executive order saying federal contractors must take affirmative action to avoid discrimination in hiring and employment.

✅ Yes, U.S. President Donald Trump has revoked the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965.