Di ♿️ she/her

Rage Against Elon Musk Turns Tesla Into a Target The backlash against the electric vehicle company has turned violent at times, as its billionaire chief executive parlays his support for President Trump into consequential influence over the federal ...

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/b...

Republicans can't meet their own budget target without cutting Medicare or Medicaid, budget office says The House GOP has ordered the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid funding, to cut $880 billion in a bill to advance Trump's agenda.

Republicans can't meet their own budget target without cutting Medicare or Medicaid, budget office says
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases at critical forecasting centers NOAA's nerve center of national weather forecasting is on a lease cancellation list.

NEW: The Trump admin has informed NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled. If this comes to pass, it's a really big deal. Includes weather fcst nerve center in College Park, Md.: www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...

Trump Orders Permanent Govt Shutdown – No, Really … It hasn’t gotten a lot of attention but Donald Trump’s February 11th...

Trump Orders Permanent Govt Shutdown – No, Really … talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...

While Republicans are trying to gut Medicaid, Democrats are fighting to save it.

We know that healthcare is a human right, not a privilege for the wealthy.

#DontCutMyMedicaid

Microchip company’s closure means pet owners will need to reregister their pets’ microchips Recent reports of the abrupt closure of pet microchip company Save This Life has prompted calls for pet owners to reregister their chipped pets.

The closure of Save This Life, a pet microchip company, has prompted alerts for potentially affected pet owners.
www.avma.org/news/microch...

House GOP Makes Official Its Plan For Devastating Cuts To Medicaid
talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...

This is Oligarchy. The three richest men in the world have become $196 BILLION richer since Donald Trump was elected.

$196 billion for three men in 99 days.

Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.

This site is refreshed often.

Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...

Pam Bondi ends FBI effort to combat foreign influence in U.S. politics
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Trump is weighing big cuts to the U.S. Education Department While only Congress can shutter the department, the president is reportedly considering executive action to severely scale back its responsibilities and staffing.

www.npr.org/2025/02/03/n...

Transportation Secretary Says ‘No Early Retirement’ for Air Traffic Controllers The new secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, appeared to walk back an enticement to retire, saying F.A.A. safety workers were exempt from the offer for federal workers.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

Musk associates given unfettered access to private data of government employees The Musk-connected political hires include two recent high school graduates

open.substack.com/pub/elonmusk...

Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee President Donald Trump has moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security by firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up while...

From January 21st. It wasn't DEI.

apnews.com/article/coas...

None Dare Call It A Coup
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

How did racist mass texts bypass some anti-spam guardrails after the election? Americans across the country received harmful hate messages via text after the election. The communication industry has been trying to figure out how it happened.

How did racist mass texts bypass some anti-spam guardrails after the election?
www.npr.org/2025/02/02/g...

What it's like to party in the native habitat of Groundhog Day star Punxsutawney Phil It was a big party in Punxsutawney this weekend. "This is my favorite holiday," one local says of the fuss-free day, adding, "You don't have to even see your in-laws." This year, Phil saw his shadow.

www.npr.org/2025/02/02/n...

Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.

www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...

Contact your Congressional legislators and make sure they know how you feel about the potential cuts.

To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class
www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Anyone with an Alexa or other listening device in your home might want to reconsider its use during the current Administration. I have no idea how cooperative the companies will be.

A Chance Discovery May Have Finally Cracked the Antibiotic Resistance Puzzle
scitechdaily.com/a-chance-dis...

The grift is on. The less money the government spends on important things, the more the convicted felon and his band of thieves can take. If they were interested in financial responsibility, the debt ceiling would not be as important to him.

How Jury Nullification Could Set Luigi Mangione Free in UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Case
www.yahoo.com/news/jury-nu...

Trump suggests Proud Boys and Oath Keepers might have a place in the ‘political conversation’ after Jan 6 pardons
www.yahoo.com/news/trump-w...

Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/h...

Mischief the mini horse eating hay pellets off the ground. She's standing next to her stall.

Stock tank with a bubble and fountain pump.

I added the heater to Mischief's stock tank. She doesn't like the way it smells and neither do I. 5°F was too cold for the fountain pump and bubbler. Mischief is drinking which is all that matters.

National Institutes of Health cancel scientific meetings after Trump directives
www.npr.org/sections/sho...