Onward Through the Fog

BREAKING

Maryland AG Brown files lawsuit to block Hagerstown ICE warehouse.

“The lawsuit alleges that DHS and ICE violated NEPA by purchasing the property and moving forward with construction plans without conducting any of these required steps.”

Image of canyon walls and the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park. Text overlays the photo and reads, “Big Bend Needs Our Help. Urgently.Customs and Border Protection is planning to build a physical border wall through the National Park and State Park in West Texas.”

Image of Big Bend canyon walls and the Rio Grande river at sunset. Text over the image reads, “Big Bend NP protects 800,000 acres of Chihuahuan Desert. The wall would fragment miles of one of the last connected desert ecosystems in North America.”

Image from above the canyon in Big Bend, mountains are in the distance, and photo was taken in the middle of the day. Text overlays the image and reads, “The impact would be devastating. Wildlife corridors would be severed. Black bears, mountain lions, javelina, pronghorn and other species will find their paths blocked. Decades of cross-border stewardship and preservation of Indigenous history will be impeded. Construction roads, lighting, and permanent surveillance will disrupt the wilderness character of the park.”

Image of kayaks next to the river bank in the canyon. Text reads, “Environmental regulations and laws are being bypassed. Landmark regulations and laws meant to protect histories, health, and ecosystems, like the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act are being ignored.”

🚨DHS is trying to destroy YOUR public lands!🚨

What do 450 bird species…
67 reptile and amphibian species…
and 1,200 plant species…
on 800,000 acres of sensitive desert have in common?

They’re in Big Bend National Park, about to be WALLED OFF from the Rio Grande. ❌

Why do facts, science, and similar things get labeled "liberal" to the dummies?

10 days?

I don't usually call people names, but he's dumb sometimes at least.

And water is wet. Duh.

If the ICE terrorist/agent has a history of this, then I don't think that gives the justifications for his action Vance thinks it does.

If the ICE terrorist/agent has a history of this, then I don't think that gives the justifications for his action Vance thinks it does.

A screenshot of Adam Cochran providing context from attorneys on the officer involved shooting in Minnesota. These attorneys would advise this particular ICE agent to take a plea deal because his actions do not align with a self defense argument.

If that ICE officer was dragged by a vehicle 6 months ago, why is he back on duty? Was that incident investigated? Was he psychologically cleared to return to work? If he is "senistive" as Vance suggests, maybe he shouldn't have been there in the first place.

I would add that we should add protests at news stations for reporting lies instead of facts

Is this the right time to say "We are all Renee Good" now?

Is this the right time to say "We are all Renee Good" now?

Let's be clear about something. This will domino into policies of other agencies within the federal government. Land Mngmt agencies such as Bureau of Land Managment and National Parks rely on the EPA rules to make decisions about projects in their jurisdictions. So do state gov'ts.

Is Jerry Nadler not running?

I'll be honest and say, I cannot look at images or watch videos without feeling retraumatized by all of it. What a horrible thing to witness. And then knowing they all got pardons is the worst gut punch ever to Americans who believe in democracy.

I'm sorry, but WTF does the Secretary of Interior, who leads the management of Federal lands have ANYTHING expertise say about oil in Venezuela. I'll give you the answer: it has zero to do with #PublicLands and everything to do with Burgum being a "drill, baby drill" guy.

I'm sorry, but WTF does the Secretary of Interior, who leads the management of Federal lands have ANYTHING expertise say about oil in Venezuela. I'll give you the answer: it has zero to do with #PublicLands and everything to do with Burgum being a "drill, baby drill" guy. #DUH

#FederalEmployees

This is a great video. No doubt the historic architects will need to use this video to document what used to be, so we can document history.

The Trump administration pauses wind projects off New England, New York and Virginia An Interior Department statement did not detail the national security risks. It's the administration's latest pus to hobble offshore wind and limit renewable energy sources.

An Interior Department statement did not detail the national security risks. It's the administration's latest pus to hobble offshore wind and limit renewable energy sources. n.pr/495bLxP

Expect lawsuits if Superintendents lose their jobs over this. AND, expect lawsuits from employees who receive an evaluation that doesn't match the benchmark standards.

This goes against the directive from Deputy Director of Operations at NPS to score everyone no better than a "fully successful". Superintendents were directly threatened with their job if they don't fall in line.

More information coming from NPS employees, and other DOI agencies about Employee Performance Evaluation Plans (EPAPs) - many supervisors are showing a willingness to thwart authority and give employee ratings that align with their performance.

Thank you. Been saying this, too, for far too long. NPR was where I first heard a news outlet use the term "post-truth", and that was back in 2018 or 2019. Yet, here we are!

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Ratings are also used to determine any end of year awards for well-performing employees.

These ratings are rumored to be used for future RIFs, and this administration wants a record to say most employees are not high performing.

Reports are coming in from federal employees at the NPS that the performance appraisals for employees will be "calibrated" and no one is allowed to receive the highest rating. Any Suprrintendent who doesn't comply will be replaced (fired?).