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@rick2oak.bsky.social

Engineer. Guitarist. Gardner. Husband. Father. Cat lover. Physicist. Photographer. Cook. Reader. Writer. Working to be my better self. There is no other option.

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We need to learn and adapt. Every single Senate Dem vote for Rubio. It got us nothing. "Rollover and play dead" got us nothing. Fight back or lose the democracy. Full stop.

28.02.2025 22:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4433    ๐Ÿ” 970    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 187    ๐Ÿ“Œ 57
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After Moss Landing, whatโ€™s next for battery storage? The fire that destroyed a 300-MW battery installation is a โ€œlearning opportunityโ€ for a safety-conscious industry, experts say. Will non-lithium chemistries benefit?

Not a lot of "taking responsibility" here, but some movement towards better safety. Who will insure that gets translated to policy, and policed?

www.utilitydive.com/news/moss-la...

03.03.2025 21:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Musk depicted as Nazi on Tesla. GOES FROM O TO 1939
IN 3 SECONDS
TESLA
THE SWASTICAR

Musk depicted as Nazi on Tesla. GOES FROM O TO 1939 IN 3 SECONDS TESLA THE SWASTICAR

Anti-Musk sentiments continue to rise worldwide.

Teslaโ€™s reputation continues to fall. #EndOligarchy #BoycottTesla

24.02.2025 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6439    ๐Ÿ” 1582    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 113    ๐Ÿ“Œ 65

one party is trying to kill us and the other doesn't want to be rude and interrupt them

13.02.2025 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 631    ๐Ÿ” 175    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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Theyโ€™ve called armed federal officers to the scene. We arenโ€™t dangerous. We are here to represent our people. To defend public education. This is an authoritarian regime. You cannot block members of Congress from entering the Department of Education.

07.02.2025 15:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19811    ๐Ÿ” 6714    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1306    ๐Ÿ“Œ 791
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Rally at the Treasury - TUESDAY, 5:00pm Viva La Resistance

Read & share our Substack.

04.02.2025 00:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Elon Musk is a terrible president (Tim Walsh)

04.02.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

OPM claims agencies can ignore union telework contracts - Government Executive search.app/pJZbnKJgGbe2...

04.02.2025 13:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We Choose to Fight: Nobody Elected Elon! ยท MoveOn **Rally at the Treasury building to stop Elon Muskโ€™s billionaire takeover.** Nobody elected Elon! We need everyone to fight this hostile takeover at every levelโ€”that includes Democrats in Congress, wh...

TOMORROW: Weโ€™re rallying at the Treasury building with @moveon.org to stop Elon Muskโ€™s hostile takeover and tell this unelected billionaire to get his hands off our money. We hope you can join us if youโ€™re in the D.C. area.

03.02.2025 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14620    ๐Ÿ” 5464    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 329    ๐Ÿ“Œ 569
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Informational picket at the Oakland Federal Building. We have until March to build opposition to the budget that will end the civil service.

03.02.2025 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Enough. The Democrats must shut down the Senate and use their power. Stop voting for these idiots. Stop all unanimous consent. Demand answers. Filibuster. Where is the fucking outrage?

01.02.2025 23:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16606    ๐Ÿ” 4063    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 649    ๐Ÿ“Œ 262

Canadians are blockading red-state liquor. Isn't that kind of mean-spirited?

02.02.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Isn't that kind of mean-spirited?

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If it were legal to fire you, they wouldn't put so much effort into getting you to resign voluntarily.

31.01.2025 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56685    ๐Ÿ” 13603    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 634    ๐Ÿ“Œ 483

This attack on the federal government must not go unchallenged. Federal employees are the human infrastructure of this country. Please pay attention to what they do for you. You will miss their service.

01.02.2025 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The DC control tower was understaffed. There was only one controller, controlling both helicopters and planes. Those are supposed to be separate jobs.

We need to investigate whether Donald Trump's hiring freeze last week played a role.

30.01.2025 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5339    ๐Ÿ” 1547    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 227    ๐Ÿ“Œ 79
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Senator Adam Schiff torched Kash Patel:

"Mr. Patel may be, I don't know, but he may be the first nominee for FBI Director in history who felt it necessary to plead the 5th."

BOOM!

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30.01.2025 20:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40173    ๐Ÿ” 10458    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 690    ๐Ÿ“Œ 378
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๐Ÿ”ฅ Heating up.

Schiff: I want you to look at Capitol police & tell them you're proud that you raised money off people that assaulted their colleagues

Patek: That's an abject lie. I've never accepted violence against law enforcement.

Schiff: You didn't accept it, you glorified it! ๐ŸŽฏ

30.01.2025 22:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21595    ๐Ÿ” 4907    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 560    ๐Ÿ“Œ 162

We are watching Project 2025 come to life. Thankfully, pro-democracy groups are fighting back in the courts. @democracydocket.com's 16-person team tracks these lawsuits so you don't have to.

Support their work. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/

28.01.2025 22:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33005    ๐Ÿ” 7734    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 553    ๐Ÿ“Œ 200

Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last.

Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.

29.01.2025 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 67712    ๐Ÿ” 16284    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 969    ๐Ÿ“Œ 785
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How can anyone in their right mind ignore this letter from Caroline Kennedy about her cousin, RFK Jr.?

29.01.2025 03:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34241    ๐Ÿ” 8002    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1665    ๐Ÿ“Œ 483
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Saw this over at the bad place, and it made me laugh.๐Ÿ˜‚

29.01.2025 05:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19973    ๐Ÿ” 4173    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 548    ๐Ÿ“Œ 290
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Banking regulator rescinds more than 200 job offers for examiners it needs A government-wide hiring freeze is adding to a staffing shortage at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., complicating the agencyโ€™s efforts to oversee thousands of banks across the country.

do you enjoy knowing that when you deposit money in a US bank, you won't lose that money? nice, right?

it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.

i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

27.01.2025 22:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26775    ๐Ÿ” 9949    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1932    ๐Ÿ“Œ 716
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Stop the architect of Trump's Project 2025

Confirming Russell Vought would accelerate Trumpโ€™s plans to dismantle our democracy. I just contacted my senators and urged them to oppose Vought's nomination as OMB director. app.sosha.ai/s/OipSVeps

28.01.2025 00:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kansas tuberculosis outbreak becomes largest ever in US The state has seen tuberculosis cases double between 2023 and 2024, with the CDC offering support on the ground.

www.newsweek.com/tuberculosis...

DJT WANTS TO SILENCE/Eliminate the CDC and the NIH
Let's also not forget Robert F Kennedy Jr

LARGEST TUBERCULOSIS OUTBREAK IN HISTORY now in Kansa
Thank you to Dr. Laura Haynes for this important information @drlaurahaynes.bsky.social

28.01.2025 00:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 967    ๐Ÿ” 555    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26
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Scientists find heavy metal spike in Moss Landing soil post-battery facility fire Research scientists at San Josรฉ State University's Moss Landing Marine Laboratories said they have detected "unusually high concentrations of heavy-metal nanoparticles in marsh soils at Elkhorn Slough...

Scientists find heavy metal spike in Moss Landing soil post-battery facility fire.
Luckily SJSU was already monitoring elkhorn. The jump in cadmium and nickel is not good search.app/VdFDBEs3WKo5...

27.01.2025 22:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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