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Please go vote for 89 Backpack in Fat Bear Week before 6:00 Pacific/9:00 Eastern! It's a nailbiter! Even the shadows at Grand Canyon this weekend are rooting for Backpack on his rock.

WTF! The Trump administration plans to review (with the intent to remove or eliminate) some of the nation’s wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries. Agency director Brian Nesvik ordered officials to identify refuges/hatcheries whose purpose the administration claims “no longer aligns with the mission.”

At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.

The fact they chose California as the flash point is also an indicator that they don't think these things through LA has like 4M+ people. Sending every single ICE officer is ~20K, LAPD is 9K, LASD is 10K. Going in at 100:1 manpower – leaving zero bodies for literally anything else – is foolish 1/

Glad to see Mr. Fitz will be back on the Katmai cams this year! 5 days before we get to watch for our beloved Brooks Falls Bears! I was worried with all the funding cuts and firing that we wouldn't have it this year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWI0...

This is one of the best ads I have ever seen and I can’t believe I missed it

A super useful thread on what to do now that the GOP has a framework for reconciliation.

The only way Donald Trump is going to get people to flock to the streets cheering for him is to start the parade in this:

"This is what arbitrary, absolute power looks like. And this is why the men who wrote the Constitution never wanted anyone to have it" www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Dozens of federal employees tell WIRED that Trump's federal return to office order has resulted in chaos (including bad Wi-Fi and no toilet paper), with productivity plummeting and public services suffering.

The White House just put out a statement threatening to veto this bill if it reaches Trump's desk. punchbowl.news/sap-s-1272/

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Pam Bondi’s brother is running for DC Bar president. Ed Martin’s deputy is running for DC Bar treasurer. If like me you’re a DC lawyer who doesn’t usually vote in DC bar elections: time to start

It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory. Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.

This speaks volumes: Yale professors, Timothy Snyder, a historian of totalitarianism and the author of "On Tyranny," and Jason Stanley, a philosopher and the author of "How Fascism Works", move to Canada. leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2025/03... munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timot...

6/ There is it. Inter-Con contractor told USIP head of security that "DOGE threatened to cancel every federal contract Inter-Con held" if they didn't assist the break in.

Here is Judge Boasberg's order—in writing—after the disaster of a hearing today. He wants a sworn declaration that no one was removed based on the AEA proclamation and setting out when it went into effect, an estimate of how many individuals may be subject, and why DOJ can't answer its questions.

When I wrote my camps book, people sometimes had difficulty understanding how concentration-camp regimes were proud of what they were doing and wanted attention for it, even as they also hoped to keep many aspects secret and terrorize vulnerable classes. Anyway, this is what that looks like.

House Dems' text chains lighting up with apoplexy. "Complete and utter meltdown," says one member. Members floating marching onto the Senate floor. Others urging primaries not just for Schumer, but any Senate Dem who votes for the GOP bill. @Axios.com www.axios.com/2025/03/14/h...

A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill. Do not let anyone play games with you.

if Trump and his cronies are able to veto appropriations made by Congress, then we've already moved into a dictatorial system of government. Why would Democrats waste time negotiating spending deals if Trump can just rip them up after he signs them?

Critical messaging for Dems if they're being forced into a shutdown. Undo the cuts to Social Security, VA health care, cancer care research. Put the DOGE boys into a boxes w chaperones if the Republican want help. NEED TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR about what's at stake immediately in peoples lives.

@propublica.org reporter Brett Murphy with an explosive scoop. This is insanity.

So don't want to be the bearer of bad tidings: but DOGE canceled the lease on the facility that processes and stores all the nuclear waste created by the US military. Sorry. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/doge-...

Musk just gave the game away in his interview with Joe Rogan. He said that it's because of Social Security that "people are living longer than expected"—which coupled with a lower U.S. birth rate creates a situation he finds intolerable. He _is_ a Yarvinist—and he's coming for our Social Security.

This is it, right here. 🔥 “I’m always curious what exactly conservatives mean when they say they love America because you hate most of the people who live here.”

Absolutely stunning. Trump to Chief Justice Roberts: "Thank you again. Thank you again. I won't forget."

Folks are frustrated with Dems in Congress right now. Here’s my solution - get the hell out of DC and hold some hearings. I love town halls, but we need to focus on people right now. Have folks come testify about how these cuts are affecting them. Get local media there. Make it real.

Exactly. this is media 101. If Fox isn't going to report on how devastating DOGE cuts are and how enraged people are about them, then Dems should hold town halls to force local news coverage.

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

A story I heard once: Scene, a rodeo. In one row, a guy dressed in bright pink everything--hat, cowboy shirt and boots, flamboyant as fuck. In the next row, two good ol' boys, one of whom starts grousing about the flaming fella. The drawled reply: "What the hell do you think freedom MEANS, Earl?"

US intelligence indicates that Russia and China are attempting to recruit federal employees fired by the Trump administration, sources say

Breaking: RFK Jr. moves to quietly eliminate public comment from HHS's decision making: www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...

“I’m just out the money, and I’m a retired schoolteacher, and I can’t believe that my government would do this to me,” Bell said. “I haven’t heard from Gary Palmer, I haven’t heard from Katie Britt, nothing,” she continued. “I think they’re all scared to death.”

The House Republicans' heartless and reckless budget threatens 1 million Alabamians on Medicaid. 45.4% of Alabama children. 45% of moms giving birth. 35.2% of working-age adults with disabilities. 68% of people living in nursing homes. www.alreporter.com/2025/02/26/r...

what the actual

💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes. Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out

Remember, most young doctors like myself have never seen measles outside of textbooks. It’s because measles-containing vaccines work.

Reporter: When exactly did Amy Gleason start her job as DOGE administrator? WH Press Secretary: “Amy Gleason has been the DOGE administrator for quite some time, I believe several weeks, maybe a month, I’m not actually sure of the specific timeline...”

For those who are Amazon addicts, please rethink that habit which is supporting an oligarch. The power of the purse is still power.

BREAKING: House Republicans just passed their budget resolution 217-215 that would virtually guarantee deep cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, all to fund a major tax break for the ultrawealthy... and still add trillions to the national debt.

URGENT: The House is set to vote tomorrow on whether to advance $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid — eviscerating essential programs that provide lifesaving services for people with disabilities, children, seniors, and more. Tell your representative now: Don't cut Medicaid.