Caroline Wright

Roses are red
Violets are blue

There is a shortage of top notch air traffic controllers. If you have retired, but are open to returning to work, please consider doing so.

Wait??? . . . 🤨

Didn't they just fire a bunch of them earlier this month??? 👀

Elon Musk claims DOGE has saved $55 billion, but the numbers don’t add up. DOGE released a list of canceled contracts totaling $16 billion in supposed savings. However, nearly half of that came from an $8 billion ICE contract—except that contract was actually worth just $8 million.

A closer look at federal records shows Musk’s claims are vastly overstated, and the $55 billion figure lacks any real documentation. Share to help stop the spread of misinformation.

Some federal workers are ‘getting wealthy at taxpayer expense,’ says Elon Musk, whose companies have received at least $20 billion from the government

See here's how to do a headline.

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list of banned keywords

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

Say it with me: “The only word I know is ‘lawyer’.”

Musk’s team—Christopher Young, Nikhil Rajpal, and Gavin Kliger—is currently at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). This move comes just months after Musk posted “Delete CFPB” on his X social media platform.

Hoping the sun is shining where you are today 🌞

#dahlias #bloomscrolling #flowerfeed #bluesky #saturday #weekendvibes #gardenshour #michiganflowers

Deport Elon Musk.

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were ordered to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “L.G.B.T.” or “pregnant people.”

Our coalition has grown to 30,000 federal employees. Details regarding new guidance will be distributed. For those not in our coalition, here is a public message: hide any online content that is public, document everything you witness or experience, and keep daily notes at home with dates and times.

RFK suggesting that black people don't need the same vaccines as white people is in the same vein as doctors believing that black people have a higher pay intolerance or literal thicker skin. This shit is DANGEROUS

Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don't have birthright citizenship, even though they have for 100 years

Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders

The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don’t have birthright citizenship, even though they have for 100 years

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This guy too.

Well. Just saying.

Trump's Gag Order Halts CDC Publication MMWR did not publish as usual at 1 p.m. today

For the first time in its more than 60-year history, the CDC's Weekly Report did not go out as scheduled

"This is a concerning precedent that public health messages won't be left to public health professionals and experts, and instead will be potentially controlled by politicians,"

In the 1930s, Victor Klemperer and others made the decision to bear witness, knowing that one day history would look in horror at what the Nazis were doing. Bearing witness today is vital. Eyes wide open as one govt agency after next is MAGAfied. Eyes wide open at what is happening in our names.

Candid Conversation: How can Tarrant improve access to mental health care? Join us as we discuss the future of accessible mental health care in Tarrant County.

Tarrant County and Texas have long struggled with providing adequate mental health care. On Feb. 26, our panel of leaders and experts will examine the mental health resources available in Tarrant County and discuss ways to improve access.

🦋 WELCOME TO BLUESKY! I recommend exploring our custom feeds, which are a little like hashtags but more interesting. We have them for academic and professional subjects, sports, cities, hobbies (e.g., gardening, baking), and many more. Search them in the sidebar under Feeds. 🧵

The autistic guide to waving exuberantly without accidentally Sieg Heiling We’ve all done it. Who hasn’t been innocently hanging out at the inauguration of a man dubbed by people in his own party as the next Hitler and accidentally performed a Nazi salute that could only be ...

The autistic guide to waving exuberantly without accidentally Sieg Heiling. From @thedailytism.bsky.social:

thedailytism.com/the-autistic... #autism #autistic #neurodiversity

The year of our Lord 2025😊

President Trump has pardoned or ordered the release of virtually all who were federally prosecuted for Jan. 6, including those convicted of seditious conspiracy or assaulting police officers.

Here's free access to my colleagues' extraordinary coverage of that day:

www.pulitzer.org/winners/wash...

But people on Twitter may Nazi it

ICE is planning immigration raids starting Tuesday. Please amplify.

What's the website?

Enjoy the last day before tomorrow. Then four years…