At the nation’s scientific and public health agencies, panic set in as officials braced for a wave of layoffs. The Trump administration is now embracing forced resignation of officials at CDC and NIH.
I have tried to contact Senator Josh Hawley at every regional office and DC. The voicemails are so glitchy, I can barely understand them. I want to know what he’s going to do about this smash and grab by an unelected South African billionaire looting the US. What does he plan to do about it.
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Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
I’m old enough to remember when RATM said, “Fvck you, I won’t do what you tell me.”
Let’s do that…
It's been a week. The shock part is over; the awe part never happened. Time to be throwing sand into the fascist gears, y'all.
Trump just revoked the Equal Employment Opportunity executive order of 1965, rolling back 60 years of progress on civil rights.
The order had prohibited employment discrimination in federal hiring based on race, religion, and gender.
Stained glass art of Bishop Budde
“Make good trouble.”
~ John Lewis
Day 1:
Plain white eggs: $4.33
Gas: $2.88/gallon
✅Elon Musk gave the “Heil Hitler” salute at the DC parade after Trump’s inauguration.
✅The Trump administration shut down the border to asylum seekers.
✅Meta forced millions of Facebook users to follow Trump.
Day one. If you chose this I suggest you reflect well.
On this list, among many other things, is EO14087, ‘Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans’. If nothing else everyone should agree that lowering medication cost for senior citizens was a good thing.
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🤨 Additionally- Aaron Szabo has been chosen to lead the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation. He will oversee efforts to roll back climate and air pollution rules, including replacing standards on power plants, vehicles, and other sectors to align with Trump’s self-reported agenda.
When the dog is sleeping in the bed, I always wish he would point his face at me instead of his butt. But then I remember reading that they do that because they have to face outward to protect you. And then I tell him loudly in his ear, “THERE AREN’T ANY LIONS.” Then we just go to sleep.
This is the GOP’s long con on full display.
From tonight’s RWB Zoom. Also, don’t react to sensationalism and feed yourself. Learn something new, read, and take space for your own development.
Who else is on the RWB Zoom with Heather Cox Richardson right now? *discuss* Personally, I am invigorated.