Citizens cannot, by legal definition, be "deported." What she's describing is kidnapping and forced imprisonment without cause. She and many, many others in this administration should face prison one day. bsky.app/profile/ones...

US Senators from every one of these states—AR, TX, KY, MO, OK, MS, TN—(1) approved Trump/Musk/Doge cuts to NOAA and FEMA, and (2) said Calif would need to change its internal policies before getting federal help for LA fire disaster.

Every one of these US Senators happens to be MAGA/GOP.

Buckle up for one of the nastiest Black Mondays in Wall Street history.

Portland OR Hands Off Rally

Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING
#handsoff

Sen. Jim Banks told a laid off U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employee who approached him that they “probably deserved it” and they “seem like a clown.”

On Vietnam War Veterans Day, we pause to honor those who served—and those who never made it home. Your courage, your sacrifice, and your stories will never be forgotten. We are forever in your debt.

In a nutshell:

— The Espionage Act contains a provision that criminalizes the disclosure of national secrets through gross negligence.

— The law does not require that the info be classified, it refers simply to national defense information.

Arrest them. Immediately.

Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar on stage in Tucson in front a crowd of 23,000 people.

Tucson, Arizona today.

Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.

23,000 showed up.

this stuff is happening across the country and even more intensively downstream of the veterans admin but it's happening in so many places at once and without any public notification that it's still only barely emerging in the news

Oklahoma proposes teaching standards suggesting 2020 election ‘discrepancies’ A new social studies agenda approved by the education board would require high-schoolers to review baseless claims related to President Trump’s 2020 election loss.

Here we go: the rewriting of history has formally begun

"Oklahoma proposes teaching standards suggesting 2020 election ‘discrepancies’"

www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Whoever is doing this in the UK deserves an award.

Elon Musk’s staffers visited the U.S. Institute of Peace, accompanied by two FBI agents. They were met at the door by a lawyer who informed them that the institute holds “private and independent status as a non-executive branch agency.” Following this, the staffers left.

Eisenhower

“Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history."

-- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954

💰 The Cost of Bullets 💰

The DoD spends $26.9M/week for civilian employees to write & submit weekly bullet points—that’s $1.4B per year of taxpayer💲. All for a redundant task that exists only to make our lives miserable.

Is this really the best use of tax dollars? #WastefulSpending #DoDBureaucracy

Hey @kaine.senate.gov and @markwarner.bsky.social!

Are you NO on cloture and the CR yet?

#ShitShowShutdown

Holds the codes to… well, you know

Students hold signs at protest reading "Fuck Fascism" and "Jews Hate ICE"

Jewish students at Columbia university today organized a demonstration in solidarity with anti-war student organizer Mahmoud Khalil and to denounce Trump's attacks on public education and protest. Photo via @/Columbia_psc

The Trump regime expands its discouraged (BANNED) words across federal agencies. The list is long

Gift article www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A couple of golf outings could pay for over 300 federal jobs for an entire year.

They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.

1910 First scientist hired at the Forest Products Laboratory (Eloise B. Gerry). • 1913 First forest fire lookout (Hallie M. Daggett - Klamath National Forest [NF]) • 1957 First forester hired (Joanne G. McElfresh - Deerlodge NF). • 1978 First to head a research project (Jackie Robertson at Pacific Southwest Station - PSW). • 1978 First special agent (Janet Arling). • 1979 First District Ranger (Wendy Milner Herrett - Blanco RD, White River NF). • 1985 First Forest Supervisor (Geri B. Larson - Tahoe NF). • 1991 First Director of a Research Station (Barbara C. Weber at PSW). • 1992 First Regional Forester (Elizabeth Estill - Rocky Mountain Region 2). • 1999 First Associate Chief for Natural Resources (Hilda Diaz-Soltero - Washington office). • 2002 First Chief Operating Officer/Associate Chief (Sally Collins - Washington office) • 2007 First Chief of the Forest Service (Abigail R. Kimbell)

First, First, First.

Who imagined celebrating “firsts” would be an act of #resistance in 2025?

To honor #InternationalWomensDay here are key “firsts” for women of the Forest Service.

With our web sites scrubbed, see our #ForestService #HerStory at @archive.org:

web.archive.org/web/20241231...

The hypocrisy is off the charts.

Elon Musk’s use of Air Force One with family sparks backlash over ‘government waste’ | The Express Tribune Photos of Elon Musk, his mother, and son on Air Force One with Trump fuel criticism over government spending concerns.

While Trump & Musk DOGE cut the federal workforce and federal contracts leaving THOUSANDS of Americans UNEMPLOYED, Elon Musk & his family are flying for FREE on Air Force.

MUSK is a BILLIONAIRE!! Why are OUR taxes paying for this? THIS is fraud, waste, & abuse.

tribune.com.pk/story/253234...

Report: Trump Had Over $280 Million In Debt Forgiven And Avoided Paying Taxes On Most Of It The debt largely came from his Chicago tower.

Nothing screams HYPOCRITE quite like Trump complaining about & gutting school loan forgiveness for grads dedicated to service & bettering our communities while he’s had HUNDREDS of MILLIONS in debt forgiven due bankruptcy 6 times.

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