Phyllis Pez

Phyllis Pez

@pezco.bsky.social

History major. I love music, especially rock and roll. Lover of continual learning. I'm an independent but lean left.

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Jennifer Shin - WTAF
@jennifershin.bsky.social

Just more lies the Repugnants proliferated to rile up the base. The regime is relying on the fact that the cult doesn't know the difference between communism and socialism. This is why they're frequently throwing "communism" into their talking points lately.

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Phil Williams
@philinvestigates.com

From Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities: “NIH slashing the reimbursement of research costs will slow and limit medical breakthroughs that cure cancer and address chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.” www.aplu.org/news-and-med...

aplu.orgAPLU Statement on Cuts to Reimbursement of NIH Facilities & Administrative Costs - APLUWashington, DC – APLU President Mark Becker released the following statement on the National Institutes of Health’s announcement it will cut reimbursement of research facilities and administrative cos...

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Pissappointed (again)
@sweetfreedom.bsky.social

Replying to @maddow.bsky.social

Just saw a former staffer say we should be inundating our R Congresscritters with phone calls, because the more calls, the more people are needed to answer, which means their work grinds to a halt.

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jamelle
@jamellebouie.net

they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government

NBC News@nbcnews.com

Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”

nbcnews.comFederal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.
Phyllis Pez
@pezco.bsky.social

So we're going to shut down USAID to save money. But we're also going to build the gaza riviera and displaced the palestinian people? Sounds like WW111 to me!

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John Scalzi
@scalzi.com

There is still beauty in this world

Omar Wasow@owasow.bsky.social

Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:

nytimes.comProud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.

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Nick Knudsen
@nickknudsenus.bsky.social

Very important from @alisonmgill.bsky.social: All federal employees need to understand the grievance process if you’re placed on administrative leave other otherwise targeted by the administration. There is a limited window for you to act, so please read this great guidance about how to proceed.

open.substack.comInformal Grievance Template for Adverse Personnel ActionsThere is a limited amount of time to oppose personnel actions. Time is short.

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The New York Times
@nytimes.com

The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, was fired on Saturday, prematurely ending a five-year term. In the role, he was known for his aggressive enforcement and expansion of consumer protection laws.

nytimes.comTrump Administration Fires Consumer Bureau Chief Rohit ChopraRohit Chopra, who led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was known for his aggressive enforcement and expansion of consumer protection laws.