Did they all have tears in their eyes, or is that reserved only for the other guy?

Yep, 'nuff said.

That's a fun list to read through! Been on several of them - number 11 in Budapest is my longest.

My guess is that they were headed downtown to party with a few thousand friends.

Dupont Circle and Woodley Park/Zoo in DC are pretty long, too. 😁

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Victor Orbán’s removal sends a timely signal.

Corrupt kleptocratic Christian nationalism was on the ballot in Hungary today — just as it will be on the ballots that Americans will cast in November.

It was repudiated abroad — may it be repudiated here in November (and beyond).

A background image of a ranger looking out over a sunset. A large graphic of a jolly ranger with the words: resistance rangers is over a text box, that says, "This post is for the rangers who follow us thinking about the new “buyout”. (niche content alert! sorry the public, we love you anyways)"

Often we speak to the public, but today - we're talking to you, ranger friends. Another week, another (our third!) buy-out attempt, or "deferred resignation"/fork in the road email.

DHS calling furloughed staff back to work despite shutdown | Federal News Network DHS is recalling thousands of employees who have been furloughed since Feb. 14 under the partial government shutdown.

That's what it looks like.

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Secret Service (part of DHS) uses dogs (bomb sniffers, etc.). On its face, I don't think this is a big concern. Is there a major event scheduled for the Naval Academy?

Short 🧵

Killjoy. 😜

We’ve gotten over 100+ new followers for @jenjordanga.bsky.social today.

Her race to flip a Georgia State Supreme Court seat is a little over one month away, and we need to help her spread the word.

Let’s see how high we can get her follower count.

Please give Jen a follow.

Consider yourselves "on call" and GET BACK TO WORK.

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"We have a sacred duty to protect *life."

* Some restrictions apply. Void where prohibited.

POUTINE!

Oh, I know. I know. 😕

VANKY!!! Come get your dad!!!

So what are you DOING about it???

You are important.

YOU MATTER.

Want some good news? Heck yeah you do.

CDC colleagues recently published a paper showing the decline in cervical cancer among young women in the US, thanks to effective prevention measures like the HPV vaccine.

Huzzah for public health!

#NationalPublicHealthWeek

Read the abstract and text here:

Good morning, BlueSky.

Good morning, blue sky, new grass and blooms. ☀️🌱🌷

Years pass, we change, nations rise and fall, and even in the darkest times, nature reminds us how to grow, one little sprout, shoot or leaf at a time.

Store the energy you need for when change and growth become urgent.

Unfortunately, unintended targets are sometimes included with them. Maybe just keep the ban in place.

As much as the US tends to worship the military, they're still human, and not all humans are good people. There's also the issue of self-harm and domestic violence.

Hegseth lifts ban on service members carrying personal firearms on base Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that he was lifting a ban on service members’ ability to carry personal firearms on U.S. military bases.  “Our warfighters defend the rights to car…

Gosh, what could go wrong?

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