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Marietta

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No gods. No masters. No leashes.

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Your regular reminder that the US air & water pollution laws passed in the 60s & 70s -- and the elaborate federal bureaucracy created to administer them -- constitute one of the most successful gov't interventions in history. WILDLY successful. The envy of the world.

24.02.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 11605    πŸ” 2910    πŸ’¬ 198    πŸ“Œ 123

There was not, never has been, an era when Republicans actually, in their hearts, *supported* cleaning up the commons at the expense of corporations. They are for private gains at the expense of the collective -- always have been. It's just, they used to have to compromise; now they don't.

24.02.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 358    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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US Forest Service worker firings threaten Helene recovery in WNC, workers say The firing of U.S. Forest Service workers in Asheville threatens Helene recovery efforts, current and former employees say, and future of the agency.

US Forest Service worker firings threaten Helene recovery in western North Carolina. Caroline Becker, GIS specialist working in Asheville on compiling data and mapping for engineers rebuilding roads destroyed by Helene, was among the many illegally fired. Support @nffe-fsc.bsky.social

19.02.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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One of our supporters shared this with usβ€”people are getting creative tonight!

14.02.2025 04:25 β€” πŸ‘ 83886    πŸ” 25997    πŸ’¬ 760    πŸ“Œ 899

I love how the outrage here is that federal employees refused to let Musk’s minions from DOGE β€” a bullshit private body that has absolutely no right to access this info β€” have open access to federal systems.

It’s like getting indignant that a mugger’s victim had the audacity to resist.

02.02.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2562    πŸ” 528    πŸ’¬ 100    πŸ“Œ 13
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The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.

The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.

Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

02.02.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 21106    πŸ” 12345    πŸ’¬ 774    πŸ“Œ 903

Please share: We’ve received word that Elon Musk’s staffers are using space characters to identify information leakers. Before sharing any information, please use a checker to detect and remove these.

02.02.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 12732    πŸ” 4404    πŸ’¬ 198    πŸ“Œ 213
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At the point where maybe the upside down seems better than reality or maybe getting stuck on Groundhog Day tomorrow is better than getting through 2025.

02.02.2025 04:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Elon Musk has infiltrated the U.S. Treasury Office to identify ways to cut off funding for various projects, prompting the abrupt retirement of the Treasury official responsible for overseeing the government’s vast payment system.

31.01.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5646    πŸ” 1556    πŸ’¬ 211    πŸ“Œ 136
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#willemdafoe

29.01.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Scientific breakthroughs we might not have had without NSF funding:

The Internet
Smartphones
DNA analysis
MRIs
Doppler radar
Bar codes

And this is just the tiniest tip of the iceburg.

28.01.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1283    πŸ” 180    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 4
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Just a girl and her chicken.

25.01.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0