Lisa Brackmann

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

Head of NASA Sean Duffy intends to destroy a satellite that collects key data on carbon dioxide and plant health, by causing it to burn up in the atmosphere. The U.S. Dept of Agriculture and private agriculture firms use the data to forecast crop yield, drought conditions and more.

It’s weird. Seems like a lot of people in baseball world don’t value his skill set which to me is just ridiculous. Not everybody needs to be a super-slugger. He puts the ball in play and keeps the line moving

Oh and Laureano — small sample size but oh my! He just seems like the perfect fit

I hope they re-sign both of them. That DP Iglesias started…Monday? That was just spectacular.

Noticing a pattern here.

Potentially unpopular #Padres opinion: my favorite players right now are Arraez and Iglesias. I think Arraez is underrated all around. He’s almost always in the middle of scoring situations, and his defense at 1B has become really solid. Iglesias is a great bench piece. Love his defense!

As a Padres lifer I’ve been thru this before but…I don’t know if it was ever THIS bad

they call them "the twins" in honor of the only two people on the roster

I may not be the biggest baseball expert but I feel like the Padres are gonna be tough to beat #padres #ajiscrazy

OK, so who did the Padres give up in the Orioles trade? #padres #orioles

I heard they want to keep Suarez. Cease I think is still on the block

I get that… I’m still not sure that it makes sense though. The pen has very rarely been a problem for the Padres. I feel like they go dumpster diving for relief pitchers and come up with gold just about every time. We need a bat.

I don’t get the Padres trade. I really don’t. #baseball #padres

This whole trade leaves me…puzzled.

I 🤎💛 Yu Darvish and I am so glad to see him pitching like this again #padres

What an excellent question.

Also: Why would Democrats create hoax records to implicate *themselves* in human trafficking?

Good lord this umpire is terrible #padres

This is horrific.

ATTN: If you're one of the Treasury employees that handled Epstein's Suspicious Activity Reports, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻

Nice seeing the Xander we were promised!

The Voyager Declaration Dear Interim Administrator Duffy, In light of your recent appointment as Interim NASA Administrator, we bring to your attention recent policies that have or threaten to waste public resources, compromise human safety, weaken national security, and undermine the core NASA mission. We, the signatories of this letter, dissent from these policies, and raise these concerns because we believe strongly in the importance of NASA's mission, which we are dedicated to uphold. Major programmatic shifts at NASA must be implemented strategically so that risks are managed carefully. Instead, the last six months have seen rapid and wasteful changes which have undermined our mission and caused catastrophic impacts on NASA's workforce. We are compelled to speak up when our leadership prioritizes political momentum over human safety, scientific advancement, and efficient use of public resources. These cuts are arbitrary and have been enacted in defiance of congressional appropriations law The consequences for the agency and the country alike are dire. Our Shared Commitment to Dissentin� Opinions We share a commitment to dissenting views in accordance with NASA Policy Directive 1000.0C, NASA supports full and open discussion of issues of any nature (e.g., programmatic, institutional), including alternative and divergent views. Diverse views are to be fostered and respected in an environment of integrity and trust with no suppression or retribution. (NPD 1000.0C, Section 3.5.5) Employees across the agency have raised concerns about recent actions to NASA leadership, yet we remain pressured to implement harmful measures. We choose to write to you directly because: (I) as Interim Administrator, you are the final step in the chain of Technical Authority, and (2) the issues we raise are agency-wide, rather than project-specific. As defined in NASA Procedural Requirement 7120 5F, Formal Dissent is "a substantive disagreement with a decision or action that an indiv…

• We dissent to changes to NASA's Technical Authority capacities that are driven by anything other than safety and mission assurance. The culture of organizational silence promoted at NASA over the last six months already represents a dangerous tum away from the lessons learned following the Columbia disaster. Changes to the system of Technical Authority, as suggested would be made in the June 25th NASA Town Hall, should be made only in the interests of improving safety, not in anticipation of future budget cuts. • We dissent to the closing out of missions for which Congress has appropriated funding because it represents a permanent loss of capability to the United States both in space and on Eatlh. Once operational spacecraft are decommissioned, they cannot be turned back on. Additionally, cancelling missions in development threatens to end the next generation of crucial observations. • We dissent to implementing indiscriminate cuts to NASA science and aeronautics research because this will leave the American people without the unique public good that NASA provides. Basic research in space science, aeronautics, and the stewardship of the Earth are inherently governmental functions that cannot and will not be taken up by the private sector. Furthermore, NASA has a nearly threefold return on investment in economic activity, and supports national security by ensuring the United States maintains its lead in science and technology. • We dissent to NASA's non-strategic staffing reductions because they will jeopardize NASA's core mission. Thousands of NASA civil servant employees have already been terminated, resigned or retired early, taking with them highly specialized, irreplaceable knowledge crucial to carrying out NASA's mission. • We dissent to canceling NASA participation in international missions because in doing so, NASA is abandoning America's allies. To date, 55 nations have signed on to the Artemis Accords, and withdrawing support from missions with our long-s…

We stand in solidarity with our colleagues at the NIH and EPA who have released similar statements concerning the administration's actions at their respective agencies. We dedicate this letter to Gus Grissom, Ed White, Roger Chaffee, Dick Scobee, Michael J. Smith, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Gregory Jarvis, Christa McAuliffe, Rick Husband, Willie McCool, Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark, and Ilan Ramon. Their legacies underpin every conversation about our shared commitment to safety and dissenting opinions at NASA.

NEW: Hundreds of NASA employees have filed a letter of formal dissent.

"We are compelled to speak up when our leadership prioritizes political momentum over human safety, scientific advancement, and efficient use of public resources. The consequences for the agency and the country alike are dire."

CBS cancels Colbert as media continues to turn Trumpward It's not just bending the knee. It's also oligarchic solidarity.

"Execs at CBS’s parent company Paramount may have dumped Colbert not to appease Trump, but to join with him. There’s ample evidence that billionaires genuinely, sincerely like Trump’s vision of authoritarian rule by billionaire, and want to do their part to crush dissent and discipline the proles."

Everyone I saw detained at 26 Fed last week, like the young man below, followed the rules by attending their court dates. Judges granted them hearings on their asylum applications, signaling they were safe for the time being, before masked and armed agents ambushed them.

Tell Your Elected Leaders: No Secret Police on Our Streets We have the right to know who is policing our neighborhoods. Add your name now to demand action from your elected leaders: Unmask ICE. End secret police. Protect our communities.

Californians:
Please sign the No Secret Police Act

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A pair of small arcs denotes the woman’s breasts, and the future president’s signature is a squiggly “Donald” below her waist, mimicking pubic hair.

The letter concludes: “Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.” 2/4

a collage shows photos of trump with jeffrey epstein and with Ghislaine Maxwell at different times in the 90s and 2000s

For the life of me I just can't figure out why Trump doesn't want the Epstein files released.

It's a mystery to everyone!

I’m just going to remind you all that this is a man who fantasized about having sex with his own daughter on national morning television.

He, his butler, and Melania are in Epstein’s phone book.

Buncha MAGA brains are going to break when this is all finally strung together for them.

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Governors say FEMA is no longer reliable for disaster aid State leaders say they have no one to turn to when FEMA denies their disaster aid requests.

"Since February, Trump denied six out of 10 major-disaster requests from Democrat-run states, while approving 14 out of 15 requests from Republican governors."

Blue states, it's time to stop kicking taxes up to the feds. Create a fund to support each other instead.

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A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."