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After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down

9 people were killed in a tornado last night in KY. The NWS office responsible for that area has faced some of the most extreme cuts by the Trump administration, including the loss of overnight forecasting.

Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.

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In our entire history only one President got our credit downgraded in both his terms AND got us added to the Human Rights Watch List.

Does It Matter if the U.S. Surgeon General Never Practiced Medicine?

Does it matter if the pilot has never landed an aircraft before?

Commission your friends for art. Give them dollars (this makes them happy) in exchange for drawing you like (this makes you happy). This is symbiosis. This is a healthy ecosystem.

Support your friends. Support art. Support your friends' art.

This is important.

Now that Trump has openly stated he’s going to defy SCOTUS I come back to wondering what Schumer meant by “rise up.” Is it protests? Because those are happening. What is his plan now to fight this as a U.S. Senator, one of the 100 most powerful people in the country?

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

started watching @bardsofnewyork.bsky.social’s Dark Age campaign this week because I keep seeing clips of Synnove and Katari interacting and wanted to see that play out - and instead, 6.25 episodes in, I have become so incredibly enamored by everything about Aelys and whatever she’s got going on

🌊🍵TeaHaw🍵🌊
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I looked for a fairly green photo to post to today and found this one with @smollymauk.bsky.social taken by @mahoumaddie.bsky.social back in 2022!

#criticalrole #mightynein #caduceusclay #fjordstone #criticalrolecosplay #mightyneincosplay #caduceusclaycosplay #fjordcosplay

Macron, with Trump scowling next to him, says "the aggressor is Russia"

Van Hollen: "There's no Article 4 in the Constitution that gives Elon Musk that authority, and the way he's been 'delegated' this authority is illegal, and the actions he's taking are illegal, and we need to shut down this illegal operation."

BRENNAN: Do you believe the president has the unilateral authority to cancel funds appropriated by Congress?

JOHN CURTIS: We'll find out

BRENNAN: You don't have a point of view?

CURTIS: I believe this is how we test the Constitution

Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp' Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.

Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees.

Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law

Time to do things that make him react to you.
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The Secretary of Defense goes on tv to explain he is preparing to have the military break the law.

📢 “He’s trying to steal Medicaid to enrich himself. He’s gutting NASA to line his pockets with SpaceX. He’s looting everything good in America for private profit.” - @aoc.bsky.social at today’s #SaveOurServices NYC rally.

The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com

Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care.

Big counter salvo!

Charlie Chaplin dressed as hitler

Remembering today that Chaplin self-funded The Great Dictator because the studios were too afraid of taking sides when there were so many Nazi sympathizers in the States that they didn’t want to alienate

Members of Congress were just denied entry to the Department of Treasury. This is a 5 alarm fire.

I’m bashing through as many issues as I can tonight while fighting a stomach bug, having a script really helps

By erasing it, or trying to, they make it more memorable. The Internet is written in indelible ink.

Americans voted for cheaper groceries. Less than a week on the job and Trump's already managed to get us into a trade war that will drive up the cost of coffee and be a gut-punch to American farmers and manufacturers, all because Colombia hurt his feelings.

Earlier today, the Israeli military fired on displaced Palestinians trying to make their way back to their homes in northern Gaza, leaving several injured.

Never forget January 6th. Never forget January 6th. Never forget January 6th.

Right out of the gate they are detaining U.S. citizens and saying their “papers”are fake. It was always a lie.

• Get a library card
• Use your library card
• Support indie booksellers
• Read banned books
• Read diverse authors
• Resist
• Repeat

#booksky #resist

With ICE raids already starting, remember this when you get asked if you've seen anyone they're looking for,

NO
I don't remember
I haven't seen anyone
I don't know
Fuck off

Ok, maybe not the last one, but erase your memory

Be an ally

everyone should read books that make them feel kinda stupid. read stuff with words you gotta look up, it's good for you.

big on this one - me being around is gonna make someone mad and I love making certain people mad

One thing before tomorrow:

Use your local libraries.

Get your card.

Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.

Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).

Attend promoted activities.

Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.

Tell your kids that libraries are good.

They are.

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