Carol Spears

A couple hundred people brave the cold to rally for protecting our national perks at Cuyahoga Valley national Park on March 22. Thank you to @resistancerangers.bsky.social

A federal judge in Maryland issued an even more sweeping restraining order on Thursday, surpassing an earlier one from the same day. The order broadly prohibits the Trump administration from implementing any future “reductions in force,” such as this week’s directive to terminate half of the

This kind of rhetoric isn’t just misleading—it’s dangerous. It fuels hostility toward public servants and encourages people to see them as enemies rather than the essential workers who educate our kids, protect our communities, maintain infrastructure, and provide critical services.

These are bold and wild allegations from the FBI, which is moving to criminalize organizations like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the EPA.

In a court filing, Citibank disclosed that it had been directed by the FBI to freeze the bank accounts of these groups.

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were ordered to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “L.G.B.T.” or “pregnant people.”

Congress? Hello—federal workers here. We are struggling to fight all of this on our own.

USAID.gov is down. Why is this concerning? Trump has no legal authority to eliminate a congressionally funded independent agency. The work of USAID is vital, and if this can happen to them, it can happen to any of us.

Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.

Cat love 🥰😍🥹

Please.

OK, still learning how to use blue sky. Only photo I wanted to post was the one of the bluebird pair flying into the nest box. Somehow pictures of Blake superior jumped up in there.

Photo I took in my backyard a pair of bluebirds with a good night kiss

I've shared this before. Seems like a good time to share it again.

This is what an endangered wolf family looks like. Strong, resilient, loving 🐺

I’m thankful for the top ten scientific developments that improve health:

Vaccines
Antibiotics & antimicrobials
Clean water, sanitation, & hygiene
Food safety & fortification innovations
Modern agriculture methods
Public health education campaigns

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Study confirms face masks' effectiveness in reducing disease transmission, calls for improved public understanding Researchers reviewed the benefits, practicalities, and harms of masks and masking, finding that masks are effective in reducing respiratory disease transmission despite some adverse effects, and empha...

When the mask mandate was lifted from Mass General Brigham in May '23, hospital transmission of resp virus went up. When the mandate was re-instituted in Jan '24, infection rates went down. www.news-medical.net/news/2024052...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is a good day to thank undocumented immigrants.
🦃 3/4 of them are essential workers vital to keeping our country running.

They make up:
📌 23% of construction workers
📌 40%–55% of agriculture workers
📌 25% of food preparation & serving workers
📌 8% of healthcare workers

I am grateful for your leadership, compassion, and courage.

This needs to be said, loud, and often.

So sad how we have stolen from ourselves the indescribable wonder of our night sky

Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and vetted and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like

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Don’t hide—Resist!