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We commemorate and mourn the losses resulting from cuts to funding, programs, and people that have been both discriminatory and indiscriminate. We gather every Saturday at 10 am at the Medical Center Metro station at NIH in Bethesda. Opinions are our own.

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Yes! DMed you 😁

07.10.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a person 's face with the words `` bit of both '' written on it . ALT: a close up of a person 's face with the words `` bit of both '' written on it .

Why not both?

06.10.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What do you know, when science funding is interrupted, you get less science

06.10.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
The image is an X post by user Joshua Reed Eakle from 20 hours ago, stating: "The end of due process for immigrants is the end of due process for citizens. Few understand this." The post includes a profile picture and a verified badge.

The image is an X post by user Joshua Reed Eakle from 20 hours ago, stating: "The end of due process for immigrants is the end of due process for citizens. Few understand this." The post includes a profile picture and a verified badge.

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.

05.10.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 24689    πŸ” 6843    πŸ’¬ 610    πŸ“Œ 261
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Every day Trump officials are using DOL platforms in violation of the Hatch Act to push blatant lies, claiming Dems are insisting on healthcare for illegal immigrants.

FALSE. It's about healthcare for millions of American citizens--a literal life or death matter--and other critical public services.

06.10.2025 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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I went on MSNBC The Weekend Primetime. Here’s what I didn’t get to say, part 2. TikTok video by jennajmn

What I didn’t get to say on @msnbc.com part 2

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8A6KecL/

06.10.2025 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OGE Posts Guidance on Accepting Assistance, Outside Work During Shutdown Following is guidance from the Office of Government Ethics on ethical considerations for federal employees who are put in non-pay status during agency

JFC. Teslas can be sold from the White House lawn, and gifts over 400 million dollars are always acceptable from our fre-enemies. But God fucking forbid a furloughed fed receive go fund me assistance

www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs...

06.10.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL how many Jays who don’t respond well to critique can there possibly be

04.10.2025 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Enjoy!

bsky.app/profile/drra...

04.10.2025 10:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
04.10.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan MuΓ±oz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

03.10.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 26557    πŸ” 13732    πŸ’¬ 769    πŸ“Œ 534
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BREAKING: A federal judge says there is a realistic likelihood that the prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was driven by vindictive motives β€” reflected in the public statements of Bondi, Blanche, Noem et al.

He has ordered discovery on the question.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

03.10.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 8865    πŸ” 2480    πŸ’¬ 226    πŸ“Œ 104

Good for them. This is how we stand up to terrorists.

04.10.2025 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œWe’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out” We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests β€” a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a β€œmini...

In July, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests β€” a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.

ICE claims its officers use a β€œminimum amount of force.”

You can judge for yourself.

04.10.2025 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1104    πŸ” 528    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 33
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Head of Eisenhower library forced out after sword spat with Trump The Army vet and historian declined Trump's request to gift Eisenhower's sword to King Charles out of obligation to preserve it for the American public.

www.airforcetimes.com/veterans/mil...

04.10.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

Breaking on MSNBC:

An FBI agent in the Washington field office has been fired for refusing to arrest and perp walk James Comey.

This news was first reported by Reuters.

03.10.2025 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 21062    πŸ” 6397    πŸ’¬ 572    πŸ“Œ 322
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Response to the β€˜Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education’ | Office of the President

πŸ‘This is what leadership looks like

Bravo #Dartmouth

04.10.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Proud that we have played some small role in this β€” in urge Congress to stand up to Trump, and supporting those who want to do that.

Thank you @rephuffman.bsky.social - and to @ramirez.house.gov and @ivey.house.gov who stood with us on Monday outside the Capitol.

πŸ’ͺ

03.10.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump attacks 9 universities: Sign the alumni petition to defend your school now Are you an alum outraged by Trump's attacks on universities? Defend your school now by signing this alumni petition in support of these 9 universities as well as campus communities across America.

🚨 Are you an alum from one of the 9 universities Trump is attempting to extort right now?

✍️ Sign this petition to defend your university, free speech, and democracy. I signed.

This is a time for courage, not capitulation.
#JustSayNo #Compact πŸ§ͺ🧠🧬

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03.10.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5
"I am even more disappointed to see what has happened to this office and the Department of Justice in just a few short months. The decisions to remove experienced career officials from US Attorneys Offices, the FBI, and other critical parts of DOJ undermines our country's ability to counter terrorist organizations, malign nation-state actors, and countless others that seek to harm our nation and its citizens."

"I am even more disappointed to see what has happened to this office and the Department of Justice in just a few short months. The decisions to remove experienced career officials from US Attorneys Offices, the FBI, and other critical parts of DOJ undermines our country's ability to counter terrorist organizations, malign nation-state actors, and countless others that seek to harm our nation and its citizens."

Fired national security prosecutor Michael Ben'Ary warns of the danger ahead in his goodbye letter to EDVA colleagues.

"The [DOJ] leadership is more concerned with punishing the President's perceived enemies than they are with protecting our national security."

03.10.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our military is not trained for de-escalation or peacekeeping, they are trained to kill efficiently. We should not be sending them into our cities to police civilians.

Not only does this go against the Posse Comitatus Act, it will only escalate tensions.

02.10.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2
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What Mississippi's infant mortality crisis says about the risks of Medicaid cuts Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts coming, experts fear the crisis may worsen in other states.

Mississippi’s infant mortality rate just hit a 10-year high β€” nearly double the national average.

Now, thanks to the shutdown, funding for Medicaid + nutrition programs is on the chopping block.

Babies’ lives are at stake. #ProtectMedicaid #HealthJustice #Shutdown2025

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

03.10.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 475    πŸ” 257    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 23

oh my god oh my god oh my god this is amazing

03.10.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Earth Three is already thinking about the future.

We need to get more people to Earth Two.

/end

03.10.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The vast majority of Americans who are against the Trump administration are still on Earth One. They have not yet realized that they need to move to Earth Two and come up with a different way to fight this regime.
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03.10.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Earth Two is a different dimension. You already understand that the world is completely different. Earth Two is where you have acknowledged that authoritarianism exists and that you need to do something completely different to confront it.
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03.10.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Earth One is basically where you think you are working within the normal system, that normal rules apply, and that you can do opposition politics by sending a letter to your congressman and doing a small protest to make your voice heard, writing an article for the newspaper, and so on.
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03.10.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There is a philosophical activist Dorian Warren from the organization Community Change, who talks about Earth One, Earth Two, and Earth Three.
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03.10.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, well, well

Color me shocked πŸ™„

03.10.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5
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FBI fires agent trainee who displayed Pride flag, sources say | CNN Politics FBI Director Kash Patel has fired a longtime bureau employee who displayed a Pride flag in his workspace during a past assignment, according to multiple people familiar with the termination.

FBI Director Kash Patel has fired a longtime bureau employee who displayed a Pride flag in his workspace during a past assignment

More impingement on free speech rights

www.cnn.com/2025/10/02/p...

03.10.2025 11:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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