Erica Gordon

Hundreds of FAA probationary workers fired by Trump administration, union says | CNN Politics The Trump administration has started firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration probationary employees who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure, according to their union.

what would you do differently if you were actively trying to cause more plane crashes? www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...

'Honestly terrifying': Yosemite National Park is in chaos The Trump administration is derailing decades of conservation efforts in California's most loved park.

This is a prelude to selling off our national parks. That is why they are being intentionally wrecked by our malignant government.

This makes me so so mad I hate this.

Flyer: Keep DOGE out of DOL rally, February 5 at 3pm at 200 Constitution Ave NW

🚨ALL OUT FOR WORKERS RIGHTS! Tomorrow in D.C. at the Department of Labor—show Elon Musk and his lackeys that workers are ready and willing to fight back!! 🚨

Stream PBS and PBS KIDS Free on Prime Video PBS and Amazon announced that more than 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel will launch ad-free as a Prime Video FAST offering. This marks the…

PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch.

This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.

Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations

www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky

Air Force drop videos with Tuskegee Airmen after Trump’s DEI crackdown The Tuskegee Airmen were the country’s first all-Black military airmen who fought during World War II.

The Air Force confirmed it has dropped a training video with the famed Tuskegee Airmen following Trump’s DEI crackdown

F.F.S.

Thanks for speaking the truth 💪🏻

Most Searched Playground – Google Uncover 25 of the most searched people, places, and moments from the past 25 years.

this is the most magical where's waldo-esque thing searchplayground.google

(that I shouldn't have clicked on so early in my workday 😆)

A tweet from @HariKondabolu that says “The US not calling for a ceasefire despite the number of children who have been killed saddens me greatly. At the same time, guns have killed so many American kids, and we have done little to stop that. So we're somewhat morally consistent about killing children.”

Well, this tweet just fucked me all the way up. As it should.

Adding Alt-Text to an image is not that hard and the UI on BlueSky makes it even easier

A quick description of the picture you're posting and a copy/paste of any text and you're done

No one is asking for a novel, just to know what's so funny

first snowfall in my new home! <3

Israel-Gaza live updates Live updates on the Israel-Gaza conflict.

so. many. lives. 💔

"At least 1,400 people have died and 4,629 others have been injured in Israel, according to Israeli authorities. In Gaza, 5,087 people have died and 15,273 have been wounded, according to the Palestinian Health Authority." abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

The pinks were so beautiful this morning!

Imagine your own fucking outlet, the one you literally died working for, passive voicing your own murder.

Helloooo to my 40s.

I think the best response I've seen to AI anything has been, "Why should I bother reading something that nobody could be bothered to write"

I forgot how wonderful it is to hear the actual rain, not just traffic driving in it. <3

NEPHEW: Does life get easier when you're older?

ME: [eating "ranch blasted" taco shells directly from the box because they are basically giant corn chips] Life doesn't get easier but you learn to adapt

Related: I may never leave this corduroy couch.

My 18 y.o. cat discovering what a sectional is is the BEST.

Next week is apparently Sea Otter Awareness Week, so remember: If you sea otter, say otter.

A Record Number of Billion-Dollar Disasters Show U.S. Isn't Ready for Climate Change The U.S. has already seen a record number of disasters costing at least $1 billion in 2023, which underscores how unprepared the nation is to withstand climate-driven catastrophe

The U.S. has had a record number of billion-dollar disasters this year...and it's only September 🧪 by @andreatweather.bsky.social & graphics by @unamandita.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-re...

there is a lot of tired in me right now.

Ok climate change is very NOT funny but this made me laugh.

“You would just engineer a tree” 😂

Opinion | Know what makes ‘post-covid’ life complicated? Cancer. My husband has bone-marrow cancer. For us, the pandemic is only as over as it is safe to reenter the world: not particularly.

I have a piece in the Washington Post today about those for whom the “post-Covid world” is not so “post.” Thanks in advance to anyone who’s reading 🎉🌱 www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

glad this made NPR because this is just...

www.npr.org/2023/09/19/1...