@ulysent.bsky.social
Passionate and concerned over the current state of our society and the world. …tinkerer also a musician, woodworker, teacher, home cook & beer brewer. Love for Watchmaking, Comedy, & Democracy
On the bright side, this excellent from the CA Dept of Education: "our offer is this: *nothing.*"
01.02.2025 02:11 — 👍 3434 🔁 804 💬 44 📌 66If Trump dismantles the Dept. of Education, he will be jeopardizing public education for our most vulnerable communities.
Rural schools. Low-income areas. Special ed teachers and students with disabilities.
Our families, kids, and teachers deserve more.
NEW reporting from @yamiche.bsky.social:
At the Dept. of Education, dozens of employees who attended a diversity training course encouraged by former Education Sec. Betsy DeVos during President Trump’s first administration have been placed on paid leave as part of Trump’s targeting of DEI programs.
This has been the dream of white supremacists since the end of segregation.
Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. as DOGE probes data www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
🚨Joint letter to Congress signed by former FBI & CIA Director Judge William Webster, the FBI Agents Association & other FBI law enforcement groups warning: this is political retaliation that threatens national security.
04.02.2025 14:25 — 👍 9083 🔁 3235 💬 240 📌 103Not for nothing but everyone realizes that these teenagers and 20 somethings who have complete access to the Treasury payment source code are now #1 espionage recruitment targets for Russia and China, right?
04.02.2025 13:40 — 👍 44459 🔁 13024 💬 2177 📌 766Happy Black History Month!
As February begins, remember that the erasure of history, the restructuring & control of information and the flood the zone release of disorienting developments are all weaponized tools to create vertigo, steal joy, diminish pride and protect the interests of supremacy.
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31.01.2025 23:46 — 👍 6067 🔁 1626 💬 170 📌 50ICYMI: Delaware AG Jennings released "Know Your Rights" guidance for our immigrant communities. Regardless of your immigration status, in Delaware, we respect the rule of law. The guidance is available here: de.gov/kyr
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29.01.2025 03:01 — 👍 38 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 0Thank you for playing her video in full tonight — no one else has done so. You’re so right about its importance. I haven’t seen it here in bsky size clips either, so here it is.
29.01.2025 03:07 — 👍 52 🔁 19 💬 5 📌 1The Trump administration, moving quickly to clamp down on health and science agencies, has canceled a string of scientific meetings and instructed federal health officials to refrain from all public communications.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/h...
‘This Is a Dangerous Virus’ -- A bird-flu pandemic is far from inevitable. But health experts are closely monitoring an outbreak in dairy cattle that could quickly escalate among people, by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h... via @nytimes.com #AvianInfluenza #H5N1
27.01.2025 14:41 — 👍 48 🔁 22 💬 0 📌 0BREAKING: The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
Schatz: The drumbeat below all of this has to be that the policy of the Trump Administration is to rip regular people off. They’re transferring wealth from regular working people, the elderly, students, the disabled and shoving it to the wealthiest individuals that have ever walked this planet.
27.01.2025 00:29 — 👍 5090 🔁 1449 💬 117 📌 60The bishop who pleaded at the inaugural prayer service for President Trump to “have mercy” defends her sermon.
23.01.2025 12:38 — 👍 8248 🔁 943 💬 343 📌 95"Frankly, I have difficulty understanding how a member of the bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order. It just boggles my mind," said the judge who temporarily blocked Trump's executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship.
24.01.2025 02:15 — 👍 366 🔁 64 💬 14 📌 4What Donald Trump’s executive orders reveal about his views on Presidential power.
24.01.2025 02:25 — 👍 140 🔁 32 💬 21 📌 4read this thread… it’s just jaw-dropping:
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