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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.

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.

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

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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.

#willemdafoe

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.

Just a girl and her chicken.