Isabella Muzquiz

After L.A. Fires, Edison Wants to Bury Power Lines in Altadena and Malibu Southern California Edison is echoing calls from homeowners to move spark-prone electrical equipment underground. Company officials estimated the cost at more than $650 million.

Southern California Edison, the electric utility whose equipment has been the focus of investigations into the deadly Eaton fire, said on Friday that it planned to bury over 150 miles of power lines in fire-prone areas near Altadena and Malibu — one of the top requests from fire-ravaged communities.

When I say you don’t have to worry about microplastics in your brain I mean that there is much stronger evidence that you should be worrying about other things that you don’t ever think about, like the draining of peatlands for agriculture, and things that you think about all the time, like fascism.

I so, so desperately want to interview a FEMA worker (former or current) for my grad class research project. Honestly, I'm wondering if I should make it my thesis focus...

Social Security faces thousands more job cuts even with service in tailspin The agency has already seen 7,000 job losses from dramatic cost-cutting efforts by Trump and Musk — even as they promise no benefit reductions.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are destroying Social Security.

Phone lines are overwhelmed. The offices are understaffed. The website has crashed four times. Experts are saying the system is at risk of collapsing.

Trump and Musk’s solution? Lay off thousands of more workers.

Groups across the country have received letters notifying them that their grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities have been canceled, raising alarms about serious harm to museums, historical sites, and a wide range of community projects.

Supreme Court allows Trump officials to freeze teacher training grants Lower courts had blocked the Trump administration’s effort to cut funding from teacher training and development programs created by Congress.

A divided Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to at least temporarily freeze up to $65 million in educational grants designed to address teacher shortages, which the government says fund programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion.

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker delivered a speech that lasted 25 hours and 5 minutes on the Senate floor, condemning the harmful impact he says President Donald Trump's administration is having on the American public. cnn.it/4iN4Uws

Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if auto prices rise because of tariffs | CNN Business President Donald Trump said Saturday he doesn’t care if automakers hike prices because of his tariffs. In fact, he encouraged them to.

Of course, Trump and his cabinet of billionaires don't care if prices rise. These plutocrats are out to enrich themselves at the expense of everybody else. Let them eat DOGE.

An FDA worker confirms what I've seen out there.

CDC's entire FOIA office is gone.

The FDA's communications and web office were cut.

"The FDA as we know it is gone."

Widespread layoffs, purge of leadership underway at U.S. health agencies The move comes after Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement of a sweeping reduction of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Exclusive: Members of President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, including White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts.

The Florida legislature has spent more time policing Capitol sinks than they have solving a whole host of issues Floridians are facing.

Calling all high school artists of #TX35: we’re accepting submissions for our Congressional Art Competition until April 11th! 🎨

Students can apply & the winner will have their art displayed in the US Capitol for one year.

Apply & share now at casar.house.gov/art!

Analysis: Trump order targets agency that provides crucial funding for libraries and museums The Institute of Museum and Library Services provides financial support to a wide array of cultural and educational institutions, including art, science and history museums, zoos, aquariums,…

On March 14, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order that called for the dismantling of seven federal agencies “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.”

The Institute of Museum and Library Services was also on the list. (via @us.theconversation.com)

Trump’s “DESTROY ALL LABOR UNIONS” executive order from last night must be stopped, rescinded, and buried deep in the ground.

Even if a judge blocks it temporarily, we must not stop fighting it with full force until it is gone for good.

Half the US population could be in the path of severe thunderstorms early next week | CNN Unseasonable warmth is setting the stage for damaging thunderstorms capable of bringing powerful wind, large hail and tornadoes to nearly 175 million people in the central and eastern United States Su...

Unseasonable warmth is setting the stage for damaging thunderstorms capable of bringing powerful wind, large hail and tornadoes to nearly 175 million people in the central and eastern United States Sunday and Monday.

Look, everyone, it’s been more than fifty years since Warergate. Attaching -gate to every scandal or potential scandal is just cringe.

Let’s call it: Signal Dome.

Incredible how many local mayoral candidates running on a "democratic" line said they agree with eliminating DEI...while admitting they only got to where they are based on the equal opportunity it afforded them. The cognitive dissonance is real.

Studying emergency management & preparedness in communication really feels like watching history repeat on exponential levels. Infrastructure and intersectional vulnerabilities are exacerbating an already dangerous situation when it comes to climate change.

March for Trans visibility in downtown San Antonio 3/29/25

March for Trans visibility in downtown San Antonio 3/29/25

The top of the poster lists the organizations: Thrive Youth Center, Unfiltered Wings, Equality Texas, The Transgender Education Network of Texas, Trans Masc Folks Y Mas, and Lyn-Z Andrews Entertainment. “A March for Trans Visibility: The March of Us. ¡No nos borrarán! March 29th 10am. Bexar County Courthouse: 100 Dolorosa, San Antonio, TX 78205.”

SAGA is proud to join forces with some amazing local advocacy organizations for this year’s Trans Day of Visibility march! Join us as we march to celebrate resilience, honor our ancestors who fought for liberation, and demand a future where every queer and trans person can thrive.

Clarifying for anyone interested:

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It's not being given to the university.

This questionnaire is anonymous and only raw numbers are being used in a homework exercise. I don't have the financial privilege of fleeing Texas, and I don't intend to if I can complete my degree and use it to fight systemic inequality as a queer Chicana.

RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist In his resignation letter, Marks rebuked Kennedy for seeking “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies” about vaccines.

The Trump administration pushed out Peter Marks, the nation’s top vaccine regulator and an architect of the U.S. program to rapidly develop coronavirus vaccines.

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Where storms, potential floods and record heat will hit the U.S. this week Extreme weather will affect many regions of the country this week. Here are the places that will be hardest hit.

The week ahead will come with several noteworthy weather events in the United States, highlighted by the potential for record heat in Texas starting midweek alongside a western atmospheric river, and a late-week likelihood of severe thunderstorms in the central and southern states.

We've reduced intelligence to what people can do with computers, which is fueling the current hype cycle.

Who is Amy Gleason, the acting administrator of DOGE? In his address to Congress Tuesday, President Donald Trump made clear that Elon Musk is in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency. Yet government lawyers have argued in court that Gleason…

In his address to Congress Tuesday, President Donald Trump made clear that Elon Musk is in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency. Yet government lawyers have argued in court that Gleason and not Musk is the agency’s leader.

Don’t undervalue how much voters appreciate those who genuinely give a damn, are willing to fight for their people, and take the “service” part of public service seriously.

Walz, reflecting on 2024 race, says Democrats played it ‘too safe’ Tim Walz, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 2024, says the party’s campaign strategy was too cautious and didn’t resonate with voters.

Tim Walz, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 2024, says the party’s campaign strategy was too cautious and didn’t resonate with voters.