Joyce Loebig

You know… it’s nice seeing people go down for the sake of principle. I know Colbert will do fine, but this is still admirable.

1. Chainsaw the government
employees who protected us from food-related diseases.

2. Lie about it.

DOGE: the Department of Getting E. coli. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/h...

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Some hopeful news! We have added five new locations to the Malcolm Lives tour. Lansing, Boston, Harrisburg, New Haven & DMV. As powerful forces strive to compel us to stop learning about Black history, there are numerous bookstores, libraries, churches, and museums leaning into their missions. 1/2

The executive targets his opponents w/bogus investigations. His government disappears people w/out due process and vanishes them beyond reach. He usurps legislative power, controls public funds at will, & consolidates power. Loyalty is expected — or else.

Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.

Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, stating, “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT.” Approximately four hours later, he announced a 90-day pause on most trade tariffs, leading to a significant surge in the stock market. Do you think this is insider trading?

It’s not a coincidence that the same Americans who want to restore what’s history do not want Americans to learn about what’s history.

Every day, it looks more like a regime.

Now the Trump administration is pushing to put Columbia University under a consent decree—a court-enforced agreement that would legally bind the school to federal demands, with a judge overseeing whether they “comply.”

Well bravo to all those folks who voted for Mike Johnson to represent them. Hope they’re happy.

Head Start federal office serving Michigan shuts without notice • Michigan Advance The abrupt closure of a regional office for the federal agency overseeing Head Start child care and early education programs in Michigan could lead to disruptions in service. The National Head Start A...

From one day to the next, children separated from their routine and care. Parents without child care. This is cruel and irresponsible.

Head Start federal office serving Michigan shuts without notice michiganadvance.com/briefs/head-...

He did it because those tux-wearing bastards never once said "thank you."

The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.

A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.

Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.

The clause being waived is 52.222-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). It is titled, “Prohibition of Segregated Facilities” amd states: "The Contractor agrees that it does not and will not maintain or provide for its employees any segregated facilities at any of its establishments. . .

The media loves reporting on him. I try very hard not to share any image of his vile and foul face...I hate looking at it (not always possible, though)

YouTube video by 60 Minutes U.S. Marine Band forced to cancel concert with students of color after Trump DEI order

Watch and share: the fRump's and Republican's goal to allow discrimination at work. Kudos to 60 minutes for reporting and making this happen.

Alt National Park Service posted recently about the discrepancies in the DOGE site and claims. They might be keeping a tally.

not to defend the robber barons but Andrew Carnegie, the richest man of his era, gave away 90 percent of his wealth and funded the building of 2,811 libraries, and I’m afraid the current crop of oligarchs isn’t sending their best.

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YouTube video by Mark Rober Can You Fool A Self Driving Car?

Full video:

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Someone made a Wiley E. Coyote style painted wall to see if Tesla’s autopilot would detect it and well…

Because DOGE has shut down USAID's payment system (Phoenix), our housing electricity and the electricity in our USAID building have not been paid for. Mission leadership has informed us that the only reason our electricity is on is because we've asked for an extension from the electric company. The Mission asked for a waiver but because our payment system is down, the Treasury has no way to issue money to USAID and State Department representatives here are hesitant to make payments on our behalf for fear of not being reimbursed. 7. Once the electricity goes out in our homes, we lose access to our security cameras and radios. Again, I live in a high-risk post, so access to security systems is very important to me. 8. I have been told by Mission leadership that the cell phone and internet bills are due this week with no way to pay them. This is despite the so-called "waiver" process that has been allegedly implemented to preserve such access. 9. Our cell phones and radios are also the only way to communicate with the Regional Security Office about security threats. We have access to no other USAID security systems.

The agency is also considering spending about $25,000 to install a washer and dryer on the building’s 6th floor, according to a Feb. 25 invoice obtained by POLITICO. There is also a child’s play area decorated with a stuffed animal and toys, according to a photo of the room shared with POLITICO. “People are definitely … sleeping there,” said one GSA staffer.

DOGE cut off payments for the electricity, cell phone, and internet service of U.S. government employees who work in a high-risk area in Central America.

Meanwhile, DOGE apparently plans to spend $25,000 to install a washer and dryer for their own personal use in a federal office building in DC.

YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History

So much corruption, so little time youtu.be/hycoCYenXls?...

That is exactly true.

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Congressman Al Green removed from Trump address after heckling president Mike Johnson orders Texas lawmaker’s removal after Green repeatedly interrupted Trump’s joint speech to Congress House speaker Mike Johnson ordered Texas representative Al Green removed from the House chamber on Tuesday night after the congressman…

Congressman Al Green removed from Trump address after heckling president

a violet-green swallow going for a bite in flight

Several weeks ago I spent days trying to capture a decent shot of a small group of violet-green swallows at a park half a county away. I failed.

Today, I got one up the street.

In the meantime I had driven over 2000 miles.

You never know what will be in your backyard welcoming you to reality 🥰🪶

The spiral galaxy NGC 5042. It is noticeably bright around the central region of its disc, then dims somewhat out to the edge where there are fewer stars. Two spiral arms circle through the disc and emerge beyond its edge, around the galaxy’s sides. Many pink spots of new star formation, as well as dark reddish strands of dust, cover the galaxy. The arms contain some speckled, blue patches containing hot stars.

Using six wavelength bands, from the ultraviolet to the infrared, #Hubble has observed the spiral galaxy NGC 5042 in all its multicoloured magnificence!

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Kids too? Hadn't considered that.