Heartbreaking.

shop.ourparks.org they are currently sold out, but this is where that image is from

“The purpose of this exercise of free speech is to disrupt without violence and draw attention to the fact that public lands in the United States are under attack,” it reads. “The Department of the Interior issued a series of secretarial orders that position drilling and mining interests as the favored uses of America’s public lands and threaten to scrap existing land protections and conservation measures. Firing 1,000s of staff regardless of position or performance across the nation is the first step in destabilizing the protections in place for these great places.” “These losses, while deeply personal and impactful, may also be invisible to visitors and members of the public — we are shining a spotlight on them by putting a distress flag on El Capitan in view of Firefall. Think of it as your public lands on strike.”

Statement by Yosemite NPS workers: “These losses, while deeply personal and impactful, may also be invisible to visitors and members of the public — we are shining a spotlight on them by putting a distress flag on El Capitan in view of Firefall. Think of it as your public lands on strike.”

An upside-down American flag hangs from El Capitan near Yosemite National Park’s Horsetail Fall on Saturday to protest the thousands of federal job cuts made by President Donald Trump’s administration. Tracy Barbutes/Special to the Chronicle

Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.

My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread

Let's talk about what it means to reach out and be compassionate to folks who are starting to realize they made the wrong decisions in who to support and suddenly find themselves getting eaten by the leopards.

I've said this a few times and I want to make it abundantly clear: the outreach role is

if you’re in the US you should be reading or otherwise absorbing history and social theory from Black and Indigenous revolutionaries, and participating in mutual aid or community resource sharing efforts. find the others. work together. build community. learn from our history.

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.

Nestlé is really the lawful evil of the corporate world. Here’s how Nestlé is lobbying the US government and providing misinformation to help them make a profit!

Conservative Writer Who Accused Drag Queens of ‘Grooming’ Is Arrested on Child Molestation Charges A conservative writer who has written for publications such as The Federalist and The Daily Wire was arrested on charges of molesting a child under the age of 12.

A conservative writer who has written for publications such as The Federalist and The Daily Wire was arrested on charges of molesting a child under the age of 12.

Not a librarian.

www.mediaite.com/crime/conser...

Who would win? One Czech Republic or 8 beavers? I really thought a country could build a dam before adorable rodents but I was oh so wrong. Here’s the weird current event news about how a government lost to animals.

Seems like a good time to point out that you can download from the library of congress, and it would be worthwhile to download probably as much as you can while you can

If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.

Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.

But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.

They aren’t firing for a reason.

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

There is much in the history of medicine that I think might be usefully resurrected…miasma is not one of them.

Although, one of the clever things about RFK is that he takes seemingly uncontroversial things ‘environment plays a role in disease’, lures people in, and then turns it on its head.

Sincerely, federal employees: hold the line, don't resign. Partly because if you do resign, you categorically will not get paid whatever nonsensical severance you've been offered– it sounds too good to be true because it obviously is.

Tribal Libraries Preserve Culture and Languages Grants that support Native American, Native Alaskan, and Native Hawaiian libraries are a top priority

Tribal libraries are essential in preserving tribal languages and traditions throughout the United States.

Libraries record and preserve essential tribal records and make these available and accessible to the tribal community and the public.

Trump is offering all federal workers a buyout with seven months’ pay to shrink the government—but that’s not the whole story. Reports reveal some employees are being pressured to resign or face termination under the guise of organizational restructuring. In short: take the buyout or be fired.

Analysis of 2024 Election Results in Clark County Indicates Manipulation Election Truth Alliance Logo Using Cast Vote Record data available for Clark County, Nevada, data analysts with ETA identified patterns consistent with election fraud. People lie, numbers don’t. Verify the vote!”— Election Truth AllianceLAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES, January 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Data Analysts with the Election Truth Alliance (ETA), a non-partisan non-profit organization dedicated to election analysis, dialogue, and action, have completed an independent ...

Guys, FOX is reporting on it. This is not a drill. FOX is reporting on it!!!

#ForensicAuditNow

fox4kc.com/business/pre...

But it's wrong and apologist rhetoric. And that account is almost certainly an ai bot.

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English The idea that Trump sealed Gaza ceasefire deal was ‘not correct’: Analysis

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IRS Free File: Do your taxes for free | Internal Revenue Service Prepare and file your federal income tax return online for free. File at an IRS partner site with the IRS Free File Program or use Free File Fillable Forms. It's safe, easy and no cost to you.

Now that it is tax season I remind everyone:

DO NOT USE TURBOTAX.

THEY WERE REMOVED FROM THE IRS FREE FILE SYSTEM AND ARE NOT BOUND TO THOSE RULES.

Instead, if you make $84k or less a year, use any of the IRS Free File options found here: www.irs.gov/filing/irs-f...

The first step is recognizing there's a problem.

Advocates Demand Tenant Protections as LA Landlords Use Fires to Price Gouge Tenant groups are calling for an eviction moratorium and rent freeze as landlords seek to profit from the crisis.

In LA, existing price gouging laws might not be enough when it comes to housing.

Advocates are saying a rent freeze and an eviction moratorium are necessary in light of the devastating fires across the area.

truthout.org/articles/adv...

An image of all the blood vessels in a pigeon's head and neck. The vessels are neon red - glowing. This image won the Wellcome Award in 2017.

This award-winning image depicts blood vessels in a pigeon’s head. It was captured by the veterinarian Scott Echols as part of an ongoing endeavour known as the Grey Parrot Anatomy Project, which aims to develop ways to aid diagnosis and treatment for a host of animals, from birds to humans.

This is interesting & gives world perspective
But how does it help the people in the US struggling under the fact that the 1% here is about 500k to 1mill?

Katy ISD students denied access to 400 LGBTQ titles during review process Katy ISD librarians have been instructed to steer students away from more than 400 books with LGBTQ+ themes, records show.

Katy ISD librarians have been instructed to steer students away from more than 400 books with LGBTQ+ themes, even though the school district hasn't yet officially banned the titles, records show.

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In 1816 when Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein there was no summer cause a volcano erupted and ash clouded the sky.

I always wondered what that would look like and waking up this morning I now know..

The sky is black at 9am.

It’s terrifying, yet mesmerizing.

Stay safe LA.