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Public lands are a treasure.

The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.

Trump and DOGE Propel V.A. Mental Health System Into Turmoil A chaotic restructuring order threatens to degrade services for veterans of wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.

In Veterans Affairs facilities across the U.S., therapy and other mental health services have been thrown into turmoil amid the dramatic changes ordered by President Trump and pushed by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

People are saying that Russia is winning, and Putin is now on the inside.

Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:     Section 1.  Purpose

Bias? www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Trump is considering executive action to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education

If it were legal to fire you, they wouldn't put so much effort into getting you to resign voluntarily.

Tulare County water managers were perplexed and frustrated, noting both physical and legal barriers that make it virtually impossible for Tulare County river water to be used for southern California fires. First, it would have to be pumped at great expense across the San Joaquin Valley to get to the California Aqueduct and then travel hundreds of miles south. Second, this isn't "loose" water free for the taking. "Every drop belongs to someone," said Kaweah River Watermaster Victor Hernandez. "The reservoir may belong to the federal government, but the water is ours. If someone's playing political games with this water, it's wrong." It was no game on Thursday when area water managers were given about an hour's notice that the Army Corps planned to release water up to "channel capacity," the top amount rivers can handle, immediately. The Army Corps later agreed to more measured releases, alleviating a mad scramble to alert first responders and have crews on standby in case river banks were breached and levees overtopped, as happened during the 2023 floods.

It’s hard to convey how bafflingly stupid this is, but the article makes an admirable effort.

Again: Trump just ordered 2 dams open to levels that would’ve flooded areas and farms, without warning, all to back up the lies he told about the fires — and the rivers don’t even flow to LA.

Locals panicked and they backed off.
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Insert yes-man.

Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago.

Physicians are struggling with these barriers and frustrated that their hands are tied. A more accurate description would be “another woman is dead because of the abortion ban which prevented doctors from providing life saving medical care.”

I agree the abortion ban is killing women. I think using the word “refuse” is not fair to the physicians caught in the middle of this. They are at risk of being prosecuted if they provide this medical care. I see so many headings inferring the blame on physicians and not the politicians.

A lot of people are asking, “What can we do to protect our parks from being destroyed by the Trump admin?” Let’s be honest, the next four years are going to be tough. Just like the first term, we anticipate a relentless assault on the environment-maybe even worse, now that lessons were learned. 1/4

Inspiring story of Mary McGee, the first person and only woman to ride the Baja 500 solo, and on a motorcycle no less! “Racing was never just about competition for me—it was about freedom, courage, and pushing myself beyond limits.” So many great quotes in the documentary from this wise woman.

Five Ways R.F.K. Jr. Could Undermine Lifesaving Childhood Vaccines If he is confirmed as H.H.S. secretary, the longtime vaccine critic would be in a position to change the government’s immunization recommendations and delay the development of new vaccines.

If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as health secretary, the longtime vaccine critic would be in a position to change the government’s immunization recommendations and delay the development of new vaccines. Here are five things he could change.

I’ve seen cats and birds posted on this platform, but where are the horses? #equine #horsepeople