Julie Griswold

Absolutely incredible turn out at MN State Capitol! #HandsOff

Absolutely proud of you all! HUG! So far, 3.1 million protesters counted today — that’s nearly 1% of the U.S. population! Photos are flooding social media everywhere. Still waiting on more numbers to come in.

Massive crowd at Hands Off rally in St. Paul, Minnesota

Wow. #HandsOff rally in St. Paul, Minnesota is massive!

The American people have risen up and they are PISSED AS HELL.
#HandsOff

Portland OR Hands Off Rally

Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING
#handsoff

This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.

Atlanta, Boston, NYC, Chicago, Denver, Seattle, DC, Louisville, Austin, Dallas, San Fran, LA, Santa Barbara, Huntsville, Boise, Omaha, Bangor, both Portlands, Juneau, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Carson City, Missoula, Helena, Youngstown, Columbia SC, and many more. Millions came out to say #handsoff

The Judiciary’s Last Stand Trump’s campaign against the rule of law has ratcheted up dramatically.

“The dismantling of America’s constitutional government is under way,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes. “The judges now stand alone—but their courage may not be enough to stop Trump.”

YouTube video by Dustin Unnerstall "We Are Fighting Against a Dictator Backed by a Traitor" – A French Senator Speaks Out

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A perfect cartoon by Tim Williams @timwilliamsart.bsky.social

Cartoon by Zez Vaz depicting Ukranian war time President Zelenskyy in the Oval Office surrounded by Trump, JD Vance, Marc Rubio and other goons all wearing a clown nose (except Zelenskyy). One journalist challanges Zelenskyy saying "Why aren't you wearing a clown nose?"

Dress Code Drama at the Oval Office
zezvaz.com/cartoons

Elon Musk has shut down a team of tech-savvy civil servants responsible for developing the IRS’s free tax-filing service and improving government websites. As a result, 90 employees were immediately locked out of their devices and informed that their jobs were deemed non-essential.

Keep ‘em cooking! I protested outside a national park yesterday and witnessed others forming solidarity with Ukraine holding flags, slowing traffic.

Some examples of research USGS does that is at risk with RIFs and restructuring:
- earth quake and volcano monitoring and warnings
- landslide risk assessments
- water quality testing
- wildlife conservation
- wildfire prevention and post-fire rehabilitation
- invasive species tracking

It’s Time to Ditch the Term DEI We can’t debate its merits when we don’t agree on what it means.

“Americans have developed a bad habit of deploying ‘DEI’ as if it has a clear meaning,” writes Conor Friedersdorf. “Instead they could use more particular language to describe their positions”:

This is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.

The People Carrying Out Musk’s Plans at DOGE The Times identified 50 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.

The People Carrying Out Musk’s Plans at DOGE www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The article includes a request form for anyone to report activities of these individuals to NYT (for follow-up and journalist ground-truthing). This is public accountability to MAKE DOGE TRANSPARENT

The Montserrat Volcano Observatory is now on Bluesky !

Tenth Circle Added To Rapidly Growing Hell

Tenth Circle Added To Rapidly Growing Hell
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It is really hard to watch people willfully tear down an infrastructure that allowed us to double lifespans, drastically reduce poverty, and become one of the richest countries in the world.

If Barack Obama had George Clooney in to take over a Cabinet meeting & made him a fake government employee to start dismantling entire agencies of the government contra laws Congress passed, he'd have been impeached immediately & the entire national media would be talking about nothing else.

Elon Musk’s private security detail gets deputized by US Marshals Service | CNN Politics The US Marshals Service has deputized members of Elon Musk’s private security detail, giving them certain rights and protections of federal law enforcement agents, three law enforcement officials fami...

Jesus Fucking Christ “Now that members have been deputized, they have more rights and could be authorized to carry weapons on federal grounds.”

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patrimonialism.

Beware the Ides of March

Many of Donald Trump’s actions appear senseless to onlookers, writes Jonathan Rauch. But there is a political strategy that explains exactly why he does what he does: patrimonialism. theatln.tc/ZLzRyGHe

I keep seeing "Why aren't the Americans striking" and "Because our healthcare is tied to our jobs" and it never gets less true or less depressing

Sean Hannity Tries to Calm the Waters Who is running the U.S., Trump or Musk?

"Like many Americans lately, I am seized with curiosity about who is actually running the government of the United States. For that reason, I watched Sean Hannity’s Fox News interview with President Donald Trump and Elon Musk," writes Tom Nichols.

Confronting Debris Flow Hazards After Wildfire - Eos Scientists and practitioners have identified research priorities to improve scientific understanding of postfire debris flows and meet decisionmaking challenges posed by this growing hazard.

Compounded hazards caused by postfire precipitation are becoming more common across western North America and around the world, creating pressing research questions, write scientists from @azgeology.bsky.social @cageosurvey.bsky.social @cafirescience.bsky.social & elsewhere