Chris Bubser

Mass Layoffs Begin at NOAA The cuts came just before a separate wave of departures was expected under the Trump administration’s so-called deferred resignation program.

All the cuts are heartbreaking and scary- I’m sharing the ones that impact our Sierra community most immediatley to keep people informed. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/c...

Join the Mammoth Community Coffee tomorrow - on Sustainability! us02web.zoom.us/j/85087147614 then come to office hours, where you can tell me what's on your mind, or ask me anything about the town. If I don't know the answer, I probably know someone who does #Communityengagement #Sustainability

Probationary employees are the newest employees of the NPS- the future of our parks. They’re all gone or will be soon. The future of the NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. America’s greatest idea. To save a rounding error in the Federal budget. 😡

We are calling for a nationwide and international boycott of all Elon Musk-related products and services. Sell your Tesla shares, avoid buying Tesla vehicles, cancel Starlink, and delete your X accounts.

@altusaid you made my day - I needed this SO badly!

This is one of my big fears. People everywhere need #NOAA data every day, but where I live in the #sierranevada it can make the difference between life and death. We must protect our #FederalAgencies!

Governor Newsom announces suite of new wildfire community hardening measures | Governor of California

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Southern California Edison Found Irregularities on Equipment Where Eaton Fire Broke Out Southern California Edison said video evidence had led it to look more broadly at whether its equipment might have been the cause of the deadly blaze.

The power company Southern California Edison found several irregularities in equipment near where the Eaton fire started in Altadena, adding to a growing pool of evidence linking the utility to the possible origin of the deadly fire.

Eight.

US dairy cows infected with 2nd form of bird flu for the 1st time: USDA A second type of bird flu has been found in U.S. dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Wednesday.

And with RFK Jr. at the helm, it’ll go from bad to apocalyptic…

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We rise and tomorrow there will be more of us! ✊

Updates on National Endowment for the Arts FY 2026 Grant Opportunities The National Endowment for the Arts is updating its FY 2026 grant guidelines, with deadlines in March and July 2025. These changes impact organizations applying in the Grants for Arts Projects or Chal...

So, the National Endowment for the Arts announced today that they are reworking the guidelines for all 2026 grants and will be prioritizing projects that center the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It's now just a propaganda fund.

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FireAid LA Benefit Concert YouTube video by Billie Eilish

Want to feel hopeful for 4 straight hours? Watch this and please donate. Thank you to all the amazing artists who showed LA so much love! #ilovela
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Don’t miss the opportunity to join us for a community coffee on wildfire preparedness and our town’s response to the LA wildfires. The meeting is on zoom-https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85087147614 you can find the link at www.visitmammoth.com

Needed this.

To do: join @chirla-org.bsky.social an amazing immigrant rights group. I just did.

Para hacerlo: únete a @chirla-org.bsky.social, un increíble grupo de derechos de los inmigrantes. Acabo de hacerlo.

i said a few times here and there before the election that we’ll see what the mass deportation plan looks like when it’s ICE agents dragging grandmothers out of churches and, well, here we are

So happy to support our wonderful adaptive sports program, DSES, this evening, and to see so many great people including the awesome Susie! Learn more about DSES here: disabledsportseasternsierra.org

Amazing turnout for the tree lighting -first time at our new Community Recreation Center, which has a full sized ice rink. Thanks to everyone with the vision and tenacity to make the CRC happen. Seeing all the kids skating is so joyful!

When your town has a 50’ Jeffrey Pine at the comm center, you have an instant town tree! Bring your skates (it’s free tonight) non-perishable food for ESTA stuff-a-bus & a wrapped gift for a child for the IMACA tree.

I’m hoping people will Rest and then get ready. We know what we need to do. We will need to shift our focus for now. We need to see who needs help and then show up for them. We know how to do that.

Surprisingly, yes. I feel a bigger responsibility than I expected. I went to Vons last night & I really looked at everyone - everyone who was working, the people getting groceries. This town is the embodiment of the collision of people who have so much and those barely getting by.

Day 1: Woke up, walked Linus, checked
on Vote Mama Foundation’s $Million match (TY MFG!) dropped off rental car at airport & rode bike back. Zoom mtgs & off to town council where I became mayor.11 pm walk with Linus. The stars were dazzling & my breath made a thick fog in the beam of my headlamp.