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Jan Childress

@ratoknn.bsky.social

Traveler, birder, environmentalist, social justice, glbtq ally, liberal , democrat, grandmother

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RFK is a disgrace for his family to bare. His brain is hopelessly damaged by the worms ๐Ÿ›

23.04.2025 22:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotlineโ€™s program for LGBTQ youth In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.

The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.

22.04.2025 19:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19405    ๐Ÿ” 10030    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3204    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3424
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BREAKING: we won! A federal judge has enjoined the administration's shut down of Voice of America

Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients

More details to follow--stay tuned!

22.04.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34914    ๐Ÿ” 6873    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 631    ๐Ÿ“Œ 330
April 22, 2025
BY EMAIL
Todd Blanche
Deputy Attorney General
United States Department of Justice

Dear Deputy Attorney General Blanche,
The Department placed each of us on administrative leave ostensibly to review our, and
the Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney's Office's, handling of the Adams case. It is now clear that one of the preconditions you have placed on our returning to the Office is that we must express regret and admit some wrongdoing by the Office in connection with the refusal to move to dismiss the case. We will not confess wrongdoing when there was none.
We have served under Presidents of both parties, advancing their priorities while pursuing
justice without fear or favor. The role of a career prosecutor is not to set policy. But a prosecutor must abide by the oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and the rules of professional ethics set by the bar and the courts. The Department has long understood that these duties can and should coexist with the need to follow Department policies and orders. This is to the benefit of all: the courts, defendants, and the public, who can have confidence in the good faith and judgment of line prosecutors; the Department, which retains credibility while still receiving zealous advocacy from its lawyers; and the prosecutors themselves, who can stand in court confident that they are ethically carrying out their duties.
Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington. That is wrong.
Serving in the Southern District of New York has been an honor. There is no greater privilege than to work for an institution whose mandate is to do the right thing, the right way, for the right reasons. We will not abandon this principle to keep our jobs. We resign.
Sincerely,
Celia V. Cohen
Andrew Rohrbach
Derek Wikstrom
Assistant United States Attorneys

April 22, 2025 BY EMAIL Todd Blanche Deputy Attorney General United States Department of Justice Dear Deputy Attorney General Blanche, The Department placed each of us on administrative leave ostensibly to review our, and the Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney's Office's, handling of the Adams case. It is now clear that one of the preconditions you have placed on our returning to the Office is that we must express regret and admit some wrongdoing by the Office in connection with the refusal to move to dismiss the case. We will not confess wrongdoing when there was none. We have served under Presidents of both parties, advancing their priorities while pursuing justice without fear or favor. The role of a career prosecutor is not to set policy. But a prosecutor must abide by the oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and the rules of professional ethics set by the bar and the courts. The Department has long understood that these duties can and should coexist with the need to follow Department policies and orders. This is to the benefit of all: the courts, defendants, and the public, who can have confidence in the good faith and judgment of line prosecutors; the Department, which retains credibility while still receiving zealous advocacy from its lawyers; and the prosecutors themselves, who can stand in court confident that they are ethically carrying out their duties. Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington. That is wrong. Serving in the Southern District of New York has been an honor. There is no greater privilege than to work for an institution whose mandate is to do the right thing, the right way, for the right reasons. We will not abandon this principle to keep our jobs. We resign. Sincerely, Celia V. Cohen Andrew Rohrbach Derek Wikstrom Assistant United States Attorneys

NEW: Read the resignation letter of three federal prosecutors who'd worked on the Eric Adams case: "Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...

22.04.2025 20:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10840    ๐Ÿ” 3874    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 68    ๐Ÿ“Œ 264
A small bird with a rounded body and iridescent feathers perches on a branch. Its head and throat shine with deep blue and violet tones, while its chest and sides are covered in soft green and gray. The background is a smooth blur of dark green.

A small bird with a rounded body and iridescent feathers perches on a branch. Its head and throat shine with deep blue and violet tones, while its chest and sides are covered in soft green and gray. The background is a smooth blur of dark green.

Another nice Costa Rican hummingbird, the tiny Violet-headed Hummingbird. At @tapirvalley.bsky.social

#birds #hummingbirds #nature

23.04.2025 00:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17239    ๐Ÿ” 1405    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 222    ๐Ÿ“Œ 68

The Regime is not going to bring him back for a due process hearing.

23.04.2025 22:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
From left to right, Congressman Jim McGovern, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and Senator Ed Markey stand outside an ICE detention center in Louisiana.

From left to right, Congressman Jim McGovern, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and Senator Ed Markey stand outside an ICE detention center in Louisiana.

I spent the day at the ICE Detention centers where Rรผmeysa ร–ztรผrk and Mahmoud Khalil are being unjustly detained. They've been taken thousands of miles away from home and denied due process.

Iโ€™m here to call for their immediate release and make it known that they havenโ€™t been forgotten.

23.04.2025 01:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12430    ๐Ÿ” 2322    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 283    ๐Ÿ“Œ 96
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โ€œThe grand show is eternal
It is always sunrise somewhereโ€ - John Muir

22.04.2025 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7135    ๐Ÿ” 658    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 121    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34
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Donald Trump babbled about all of his trade deals, โ€œa lot of moneyโ€ he (wrongly) thinks theyโ€™re going to be bringing in, and insults China again.

HE is the โ€œlaughingstock.โ€

Where are the public details of all of these so-called trade deals?

Oh wait. There isnโ€™t one with China?

Shocker.

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23.04.2025 19:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 320    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
A vertical-format photo of a soft, pink cloud formation over a sandy beach with pools of seawater. Horizontal below centre.

A vertical-format photo of a soft, pink cloud formation over a sandy beach with pools of seawater. Horizontal below centre.

A softer sky for today. West Wittering, the beach of my childhood. It felt like we could run forever.

23.04.2025 08:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8160    ๐Ÿ” 640    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 234    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26
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Gray angel with the SMDH at us on Earth Day!! #grayangelfish #angelfish #smdh #earthday #closeup #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity #glennnevis #coralcityfoundation #ccf #kbcf #keybiscaynecommunityfoundation

23.04.2025 00:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7483    ๐Ÿ” 760    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 119    ๐Ÿ“Œ 42
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Earth Dayโ€ขEvery Day๐ŸŒฟโœจ

23.04.2025 02:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14230    ๐Ÿ” 1811    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 62    ๐Ÿ“Œ 36

Truth at last!! Elon owns tRump. He brought him for $227. Million to his American PAC and 20.5 million to his campaign.

23.04.2025 21:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Guess who wants this photo banned from the internet? Please like and repost! ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜˜

26.12.2024 03:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26176    ๐Ÿ” 11872    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 779    ๐Ÿ“Œ 496
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They both keep their money in Tax Havens.

23.04.2025 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1112    ๐Ÿ” 418    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

We will no longer have the agency that told us there was $hit in our butter. You can thank p20-25 for that. Elon is just following the script written by foundations with billionaires money. We are becoming an autocracy with a dictator.

23.04.2025 21:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Butter Recalled Due to Potential Fecal Contaminationโ€”Here's What to Know A recall was just announced on 1,700 pounds of butter sold in seven states due to โ€œelevated levels of coliform.โ€ Hereโ€™s what to know.

Butter Recalled Due to Potential Fecal Contaminationโ€”Here's What to Know: www.eatingwell.com/butter-recal...

09.04.2025 22:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 135    ๐Ÿ” 143    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 206
White House statement do not retaliate and you will be rewarded

White House statement do not retaliate and you will be rewarded

Our response to the words used by every domestic abuser? 800% tariff effective immediately.

11.04.2025 03:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2470    ๐Ÿ” 384    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 50    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

Not one reporter asked about the Executive Orders targeting Chris Krebs & Miles Taylor during todayโ€™s Cabinet press conference. Not one. A president using DOJ to punish those who spoke out? Thatโ€™s banana republic territory. I waited. The question never came.
Why? Has the fear already taken hold?

11.04.2025 02:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28321    ๐Ÿ” 7998    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1193    ๐Ÿ“Œ 344

Of course thereโ€™s a problem. The Regime is discriminating against women, blacks and anything that singles out ethnicity. They are white washing history by erasing contributions by women, immigrants,blacks and any truth about slavery ,genocide of indigenous peoples and anything that donโ€™t like.

23.04.2025 21:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.

Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents donโ€™t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?

11.04.2025 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52176    ๐Ÿ” 14742    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1607    ๐Ÿ“Œ 689

How perilously close we are coming to a fascist dictatorship!

23.04.2025 21:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hereโ€™s an idea for Passover, the Freedom Holiday: When El Salvadorโ€™s President Bukele enters the White House Monday April 14 for an โ€œofficial working visit,โ€ he should BRING MR. GARCIA WITH HIM, HOPEFULLY ALIVE, AND RETURN THE RANSOM HE COLLECTED FOR ENSLAVING THAT LAWLESSLY SEIZED INNOCENT MAN.

12.04.2025 11:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3689    ๐Ÿ” 1267    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 163    ๐Ÿ“Œ 72
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INCREDIBLE opinion by Wilkinson refusing to stay Judge Xinis's orders in the Abrego Garcia case, condemning DOJ's arguments as "shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

17.04.2025 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18021    ๐Ÿ” 5451    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 278    ๐Ÿ“Œ 355

AI is an easy way to deceive people into believing something thatโ€™s not true. Itโ€™s going to become harder to discern fact from fiction.

23.04.2025 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can't believe we're all going to be replaced by this

23.04.2025 10:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 584    ๐Ÿ” 190    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 50    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

It's gas because it's clearly tailoring the answers to the user, which is definitely not going to be a problem for getting impartial and non-biased answers using Google (badger prices may vary by location)

23.04.2025 11:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

60 minutes would have won the lawsuit. CBS capitulated to the tyrant. The more he wins with out a fight the more he will demand. Heโ€™s a tyrant and wannabe dictator.

23.04.2025 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is also a remarkable statement from a prominent journalist who himself works for a large wealthy corporation.

โ€œHope you enjoy the money, Shari.โ€

23.04.2025 12:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5516    ๐Ÿ” 1137    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 119    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31
Low angle view of plants and spring blossoms with USPS delivery truck in background.

Low angle view of plants and spring blossoms with USPS delivery truck in background.

Spring reminder to support USPS (aka stop gov from gutting it and trying to make it private)! ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ’Œ

22.04.2025 18:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12841    ๐Ÿ” 1957    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 50

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