Twelve Virginia Youth Sued the State, Asserting their Right to a Healthy Climate One of the plaintiffs in Layla H. v. Commonwealth is from the Fredericksburg area. The state Supreme Court recently declined to hear the case. What happened and what's next?

YOUTH -V- GOV: Twelve Virginia youth assert their right to a healthy climate. At the heart of the cases is that the environment is a public good, and that the government's failure to protect it is a violation of the childrens rights to life and liberty.

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Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Appeasement Is Failing: Why Fighting Back Against Trump Is the Only Option If there’s any lesson so far in Trump’s second term, it’s that playing nice isn’t just bad optics — it’s a losing strategy.

Leaders choosing appeasement over resistance in hopes of either protection or morsels of compromise are finding it's a losing strategy

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Federal Cuts Prompt Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration’s cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.

Something we will have to explain not only to our own children but also to those in other countries as to why we turned our back on them.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...

This is really something. So glad to see it.

Hideous

Trump Administration Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judge Rules A federal judge on Thursday called the administration’s justification for firing thousands of workers with probationary status a “sham.”

A saner mind prevails, at least for the moment. Federal judge orders 6 federal agencies to rehire.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...

No DOGE Blank Check Federal Funding CR: House Bill FAILS, Friday Shutdown Deadline Remains ⭑ 5 Calls UPDATE (03/12/25): The Senate Democratic Caucus stood united against the House-passed CR, effectively blocking the measure from passage. Both the …

KEEP CALLING! It’s working. Anyone can call Schumer BTW. Tell the dems to vote no on the Repub “continuing resolution”. Republicans own the White House, senate, and Congress. If they can’t negotiate a CR, let alone a budget, this is their shutdown.

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YouTube video by CBS News GOP lawmaker abruptly ends hearing after misgendering Democratic representative

Rep Keith Self misgenders Rep Sarah McBride - McBride rises way above it. Rep Keating also steps in for the win. youtu.be/D-Ey3I_e6xI?...

YouTube video by LiveNOW from FOX Chaos erupts during DOGE hearing | LiveNOW from FOX

Rep Larson calls out no-show Musk m.youtube.com/watch?v=gEin...

Go here for updates on constitutional rights cases, including Mahmoud Kahlil's. These folks are awesomely pressing forward to defend our constitution during this onslaught.

SCOTUS rejects Republican-led effort to halt climate lawsuits in Dem-led states The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit from Republican attorneys general in 19 states aimed at blocking climate change suits against the oil and gas industry from Democratic-led states

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Hi Jane:-)