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Erin, First Atlantic Hurricane This Year, Quickly Strengthens to Category 5

Just a day after Erin became a hurricane, it's reached Category 5 strength, with sustained wind speeds of 160 miles per hour. That's more than twice the jump the Weather Service defines as “rapid intensification.”

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What a clown car

I'm going to publish the entirety of an exchange I just had with the press office of the DOJ. I want you to see how they are talking about truth.

Standing Together in the Wake of the CDC Tragedy From For OS announcements to all of HHS HHS-NEWS-ALL@LIST.NIH.GOV on behalf of HHS News Do Not Reply (OS/ASPA) DoNotReply.HHS.News@HHS.GOV Date Sat 8/9/2025 11:31 AM To HHS-NEWS-ALL@LIST.NIH.GOV HHS-NEWS-ALL@LIST.NIH.GOV Dear colleagues, As many of you have heard, a tragic shooting occurred yesterday at the CDC’s Roybal Campus in Atlanta. One police officer, David Rose, lost his life in the line of duty. Our prayers are with the officer’s wife and three children, one of them unborn. I also send my prayers out to the entire CDC family — especially those directly impacted. We know how deeply unsettling this is, particularly for those working in Atlanta. The shock and uncertainty that follow incidents like this are real, and they affect us all in different ways. We want everyone to know, you’re not alone. Leadership is in close coordination with CDC teams to ensure support is available on the ground. Any HHS staff feeling the weight of this tragedy can call the SAMHSA Disaster Distress 24/7 Helpline at 1-800-985-5990. This is a reminder of the very human challenges public servants sometimes face — even in places dedicated to healing and progress. But it also reinforces the importance of the work you do every day. From public health labs to data systems to community programs, your efforts matter. They move us closer to our shared goal: making this country healthier, safer, and more resilient. We’ll get through this the same way we approach our mission — together. In solidarity, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

RFKJ, will there be enough staff at SAMHSA to answer our calls since you fired most of them?

And which part of our work is important? COVID vaccines? Violence prevention (also fired).

We don’t need your platitudes. We need you to stop telling lies that are putting our lives in danger.

You know, when I first got into politics, men would always tell me that WOMEN were too emotional to lead. 🧐

AP style having been long ago excommunicated for its lack of an oxford comma.

“Whoa. Tesla is doing really bad. It must be because I’m not there enough.” - A deluded megalomaniac

In the Superfund program, if a responsible party can be identified (and it can with PFAS) they will pay for the cleanup. The only cleanups paid for by the government are ones created long ago by long defunct businesses for whom a responsible entity simply doesn't exist.

Two different approaches to the Easter message.

Head of US Space Force base in Greenland is fired after Vance visit The commander of a U.S. Space Force base in Greenland has been fired after she sent a base-wide email breaking with official messaging following Vice President JD Vance’s visit to the Danish territory...

Aaaand she was fired.
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Thank you Col. Meyers for standing up!
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Morning pep talk:

1) #Resist
2) don’t violate the Hatch Act
3) #Resist
4) take care of yourself. Practice resilience.
5) #Resist
6) practice conservation
7) #Resist
8) take care of coworkers
9) Start again at #1

The image is a screenshot of a tweet from Bearly Politics (@i_ratus ). The tweet reads: “‘Yes, you’re wearing a suit, BUT DID YOU EVEN SAY THANK YOU?!’” Below the tweet, there is an image of three individuals in a formal setting, with two of them seated on ornate yellow chairs and gesturing with their hands. A penguin is standing on one of the chairs, dressed in a small suit. The background includes a fireplace, a flag, and other decorative elements, suggesting a formal or official room.

We have a winner!

Today's #HandsOff rally in St. Paul, Minnesota 🔥🔥🔥

Americans REALLY don't like billionaires stealing their services and democracy

savepublicservices.com

West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.

CWA, AFGE, UAW... the labor movement is ready to fight back. Join our call in 2 hrs!

Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.

hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd . ALT: hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd .

I'm no lawyer, but it seems like discussing war plans in Signal outside a SCIF is maybe just a little bit worse than using a private server to send emails that weren't even marked as classified. But what do I know.

Screenshot of a scam message claiming to be Good To Go!

We're hearing more reports of fake calls & texts claiming to be Good To Go! and linking to a fake website. Remember, these aren't from Good To Go! so please don't click the link! To verify your balance or check your account, always visit MyGoodToGo.com

Donate to Stand with LACC Families in Hard Times, organized by Annalee Work Little Anchor Child Care (LACC) has been a trusted early childhood education cente… Annalee Work needs your support for Stand with LACC Families in Hard Times

Please consider donating to help families of terminated NOAA employees in Seattle. This is specifically to support families who use the on-site childcare. My children attended that daycare and we know many of the families. We're heartbroken.

www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

‼️SEATTLE‼️

Join federal workers in Washington to demand an END to illegal mass firings and IMMEDIATE reinstatement of fired federal workers next Friday 3/14!

Let me guess. This will all end with private companies buying the properties then leasing them back to the Fed Govt for even more money. It's always been Elon's plan to put more govt money in the hands of private businesses.

Non-core property list Learn about our lease cost avoidance plan and its successes.

GSA has released a list of buildings it plans to close. This list includes nearly *all* federal buildings in Seattle (I can only think of one not on the list). This, after we've been asked to work from the office 100%. Where are we supposed to go??

www.gsa.gov/real-estate/...

So malicious compliance it is! 🥄

Regular weekly 5 bullet accomplishments email expected to come directly from agencies within next few days. Feds: consider encrypting your email, asking for a read receipt, and using data poisoning techniques to throw a wrench in how AI is able to use your responses.

🧵RFKJr said the measles outbreak that led to the death of a child is “not that unusual” (links below). That’s a lie. It IS unusual because we have the ability to have NO measles outbreaks. But with falling vaccine rates, we are seeing yearly outbreaks of increasing size (links below).

Let’s hear it for unions. This is one of the unions that some USACE ppl are a part of.

If I am understanding correctly this is DOGE's version of "gov't efficiency"

Blast an unbaked email, create mass confusion, make managers dream up their interpretation of the guidance, and then days later say, "Nevermind."

Then another email kicks off the whole process again.

Gov't efficiency!

Lol, DoD's polite F you.

Elon Musk instructed federal workers to respond to an email summarizing their weekly accomplishments, a tactic he previously used to downsize staff at X. “Please reply to this email with approximately five bullet points of what you accomplished this week and CC your manager,” the message stated.