5:30 a.m. – wake up and lie there and think. 6:15 a.m. – get up and eat breakfast (lots). 7:15 a.m. – get to work writing, writing, writing. Noon – lunch. 1:00-3:00 p.m. – reading, music. 3:00-5:00 p.m. – correspondence, maybe house cleaning. 5:00-8:00 p.m. – make dinner and eat it. After 8:00 p.m. – I tend to be very stupid and we won’t talk about this.

Ursula le Guin remains undefeated

From a source: “Just had a co-presenter for a buildings research conference bow out. She’s a dual citizen and the FBI came knocking to ask her about her involvement in coauthoring chunks of the Paris Agreement.

Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”

Trump claims they were "defrauding" the United States. This includes Habitat for Humanity, where Jimmy Carter built homes for the poor with his own hands.

I hope his book tour is shut down by protests.

Knowing what IDEA is should be a prerequisite of *having* a first day on that job.

Students hold signs at protest reading "Fuck Fascism" and "Jews Hate ICE"

Jewish students at Columbia university today organized a demonstration in solidarity with anti-war student organizer Mahmoud Khalil and to denounce Trump's attacks on public education and protest. Photo via @/Columbia_psc

Introducing the Willy-Nilly System of Governance The Willy-Nilly System of Governance is a hybrid model that brings together both definitions of the term willy-nilly: “in a careless way without pl...

"We're doing just whatever we feel like with no foresight, illustrating one of the Willy-Nilly System’s central tenets: There are no wrong answers because we should not assess any of our decisions before implementing them."

Every teacher’s union in the country should go on strike immediately

Seriously @markwarner.bsky.social why the FUCK are you playing ball with fascists?!? What the hell is wrong with you?

@markwarner.bsky.social Why are you colluding with the Rs to gut the functionality of our government? You have no reason to vote for these candidates

I lost my job. USDA Forest Service. My probation was up next week. I did everything right. I took a GS-7 role with a master’s degree just to get my foot in the door. I spent years doing seasonal fieldwork for low pay, working in remote places, gaining experience, and building skills, just for a chance at a permanent position. I was about to be a GS-9. I wrote NEPA reports. I conducted field surveys. I worked fire support. I dedicated myself to this work because I believed in it. Public lands don’t manage themselves. The wildlife, watersheds, and forests we protect don’t just stay protected without people on the ground making it happen. My coworkers and I took on that responsibility, often in places most people never think about but that matter more than they know. And now? Just like that, I’m out. Edit: I’ve consistently supported progressive policies and have voted Democrat in every national and local election since I was 18. I do appreciate folks asking, I have some coworker having a serious 'leopards ate my face' moment right now.

This comment on r/fednews really stood out to me. Trump and Musk want people to think they're firing do-nothing "bureaucrats," but they're really getting rid of people dedicated to serving this country and keeping it operational. I hope these stories get told.

“He visited Dachau and offered a few canned remarks about how inspired he was by the stories of the ‘unspeakable evil’ he witnessed… Then, when his trip to Europe concludes next week, he’ll return to the United States to continue overseeing the construction of internment camps to house migrants.”

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI

The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

Do you remember that time Pence tried to see Hamilton and the cast called him out.

Or when McConnell was chased out of a resraurant and not allowed a peaceful meal.

Or when Cruz abandoned Texas during the deep freeze and we shamed him into going home.

That.

Do that.

People will be like: come join us in building political power in the local community with these outstanding local leaders! And you look and, oh, it’s just some bosses who are known by ex-employees as sexual predators and/or authoritarians who drive people who challenge them out of their jobs.

Hurricane Helene devastated western NC - we are still recovering, and will be for years to come. Because we knew it was coming, schools and many businesses were closed, leaving roads clear so rescuers could do their jobs. Imagine how many more lives would have been lost without prior warning.

“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to love each other. You have to defend each other. You have to fight.”

-Mike Davis

the fascists are looking to rigidly define gender not just to punish trans people like they claim but to lay the groundwork for the oppression of all women. when gender is legally mutable, it is harder to use it to restrict people’s rights.

they want to build a cage around you, made from our bones

Trump Blames Crash on DEI, Expert Says It’s Understaffing, Lax Regulation Donald Trump is blaming DEI for the deadliest U.S. aviation disaster in more than two decades, when a regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter collided over a Washington, D.C. airport, killing 67 people....

"Nonsensical": As Trump Blames Crash on DEI, Aviation Expert Says It's Understaffing, Lax Regulation

Remember this is going to be a LONG fight the initially bombardment seven been getting is to make you feel weak and tired. Your goal is to keep going and prepare for the much larger fight ahead. We are tired, BEEN tired, tired means we're not dead, so we MUST keep moving.

#unitedwestand

They track all of your data and searches. Their algorithms will predict your behavior, even if it is just an intention or idea.

If you haven’t already, try to extract yourself from their clutches.

A reminder to try to buy your items elsewhere instead of doing searches for those items and purchasing them through sites like Amazon, Google, Meta, and other companies that are explicitly endorsing this administration.

This is Orwellian (first time for me to ever invoke that term).

Trump administration is calling people in the country "unlawful" who are: immigrants who signed all the paperwork, entered the country legally, and have remained here documented and lawfully.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...

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I, too, can see all obstacles in my way. And they have names.

Why should the public care about the freeze on the NIH? Aside from the need for scientific pursuits to make our society better…
-For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return.
-Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)

We have been defanged by the idle politeness this society demands, to the point where if you call someone out for doing something bad or selfish, the argument then becomes about you calling them bad or selfish, not the harm they did. Do we see now how that is just abuser culture & leads to fascism?

There’s a lot of value in a humanities education, but being able to see through glib con men is a nice one.

“The Party told you to ignore the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

George Orwell, 1984