Margaret Keck

Yes, I was also wondering about the zoo.

Now they are going after the Smithsonian.

There is generally a high minimum balance requirement in order to have an account without fees. My daughter avoided having a bank account for quite a while. If you are living paycheck to paycheck, it’s hard to navigate.

In some countries this position is known as a Political Officer.

It’s a good time to donate to The Internet Archive.

Three books and a slew of articles.

Pentagon Removes Webpages Celebrating Racial Integration of the Armed Forces Several webpages that celebrated the armed forces’ history of racial integration have...

“An Army webpage from 2008 that lauded the 60th anniversary of President Harry Truman’s 1948 integration order has disappeared. It was available as recently as last year, web archives show” talkingpointsmemo.com/news/pentago...

The Times is carrying it, with pictures.

I posted this article (gifted) on FB, and it was removed. The same thing happened to another NYT piece I posted earlier today.

That’s the point.

I thought that stuff belonged in the national archives.

Yes. Nauseating, embarassing…

It’s disgraceful.

map of government employment by congressional district by party, percent employed by federal government, and number of federal employees

Lots of GOP House members have large numbers of federal employees in their districts. Yes, DC metro is hardest hit by DOGE, but the pain from cuts will be felt across the country. crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/...

table of top 10 GOP districts for federal employment

Here's a list of the top 10 Republicans in terms of federal employment (and their office phone numbers).

Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.

100% of his salary is paid by WA state.

Elon fired him. Share his story.

What a jerk.

The Path to American Authoritarianism What comes after democratic breakdown.

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... This is by far the best, clearest and most realistic analysis of what we're in for that I've seen.

Confirmation bias?

So is it now only going to be legal to hire white dudes?

So Costco will only be allowed to hire white men?

Isn’t he the one who was getting permission to change code?

Thanks for this!

Yes, I took that as a declaration of interest.

So what are the odds that these folks crash the Treasury Department’s computer system, either after they empty it or in the process…

Well, Edelweiss and La Marseillaise (sp?) were more inspirational…

That’s the most positive news I’ve seen all week.

None of mine would have either, but they never really were, for methodological reasons.

It would be interesting to see if he does it.

Trump ally Peter Marocco behind evisceration of USAid: ‘He’s a destroyer’ Campaign ally sowed trail of enmity during first Trump presidency and allegedly was present at January 6 riot

“Marocco strode into the offices of USAID this week flanked by members of Musk’s DOGE…with clipboards in hand. Several hours later, almost 60 senior officials from the office had been put on paid leave.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...