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The post 9/11 Bush era restructuring of govt for "security" and "natl def" was always about mass surveillance and overt fascist govt rule. Libertarians, progressives, and labor movements should all unite to repeal Bush era laws.
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez has introduced a bill that would abolish not just ICE, but the DHS altogether, repealing the 2002 law establishing the agency and replacing it with one focused on protecting civil and human rights.
"The corruption of this administration is matched by it's incompetence." -Heather Cox Richardson @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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🚨 NEW: "Donald Trump reported more than $1.4 billion in income from his family’s crypto ventures last year, showing how he now earns most of his income from digital assets that have benefited from his policies" Tom Bergin and Koh Gui Qing for @reuters.com
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Every dollar spent on forest fuels treatment saves about $3.75 in wildfire damages, according to new research from UC Davis that analyzed nearly 300 wildfires across the western United States. 👉 Read the full study at: bit.ly/ForestFuelUCD #WildfireResilience #ForestHealth #PrescribedFire
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And, here, in much more detail. This is an absolutely critical read for all federally funded scientists and institutions. Now is not the time to sit in the corner, hoping you won't be noticed - now is the time for action. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...
Great 🧵 and break down. SCIENTISTS went above and beyond for decades showing their work, filling in knowledge gaps, responding to critique in good faith. Global action bent the worst case scenario curve down. The response to attacking the problem, finally: "No problem here!!!" Imbeciles 🫠
Lesson time. This isn't an unhinged rant, it's been carefully crafted to undermine the UN panel on climate change, and the democrats who support it. When analyzing disinformation, political communication like trump's must be analyzed not just by its tone, but by its strategic intent. 🧵 1 of
The best hour of TV I've watched in a very long time. Watch till the end. Not a second wasted. youtu.be/7DlF5Cf4VLM?...
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So the people who elected Trump are having a FAFO moment. They gave us this mess. I ave no sympathy, and especially no empathy.
New piece: Trump’s approval rating among low-engagement voters has fallen 30 points since Jan, the worst decline for any group. The GOP’s big advantage with hard-to-reach voters has evaporated as economic turmoil & toxic politics turns them away from Trump www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-do-di...
Decades of under staffing and under funding created a backlog of tail work across the West. Now the FS is caving and allowing chainsaws into the wilderness. Forest Service OKs chainsaws to clear trails in one of the largest wilderness areas | KUNC share.google/u3qaQmt0kx55...
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Cool, and Forest Service R&D is getting gutted cause we can't afford science. And NSF, NCAR, NOAA, NASA, HHS, USAID.... and on and on and on. So tired of this shit.
The cost of the war in Iran has hit nearly $1 billion a day as the U.S. has blown through weapons. Our national security correspondent Eric Schmitt explains what to know. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/u...