AltFormerFed (aka Farmer Fred)
@dataprism.altgov.info
Retired Fed. I survived 45. Honored to have served the people.
#Resist with compassion
#ClimateChange is here
#Tribal #Sovereignty is #Treaty Law #LGBTQ+ #WeSeeYou
It takes #AllOfUs
Legit #altGov accounts don’t sell merch or ask for $$. Beware the grift.
#Resist with compassion
#ClimateChange is here
#Tribal #Sovereignty is #Treaty Law #LGBTQ+ #WeSeeYou
It takes #AllOfUs
Legit #altGov accounts don’t sell merch or ask for $$. Beware the grift.
Pinned
Congrats Sarha, ewe half successfully unscrambled my secret identity. #dyslexicsuntie
a man wearing glasses and a blue jacket looks at the camera
ALT: a man wearing glasses and a blue jacket looks at the camera
media.tenor.com
I’ve given it a lot of thought and I feel it’s necessary to publicly acknowledge and thank Sarah @skarabara.bsky.social for exposing my true identity as Farmer Fred. For transparency, I’ve revised my profile name accordingly. I trust all of you will keep my secret safe.
#DyslexicsUntie
#resist
#DyslexicsUntie
#resist
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HERO 🔥🔥🔥
An anonymous AI company wants to buy Dr. Tim Grosser's family land in Kentucky to build a data center.
They offered him up to $8 million dollars, and he refused.
They asked him to name his price, and he still refused.
They offered him up to $8 million dollars, and he refused.
They asked him to name his price, and he still refused.
December 20, 2025 at 4:25 AM
HERO 🔥🔥🔥
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Because the fuckers who run @hhsofficial.bsky.social more specifically the FDA, are hateful assholes looking only to make themselves money. They sent out a new PMAP guidance (performance eval) while most ppl are on vacation. And let me tell you it’s some fucking shit! 🧵🧵
First what did they send:
First what did they send:
December 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Because the fuckers who run @hhsofficial.bsky.social more specifically the FDA, are hateful assholes looking only to make themselves money. They sent out a new PMAP guidance (performance eval) while most ppl are on vacation. And let me tell you it’s some fucking shit! 🧵🧵
First what did they send:
First what did they send:
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Let’s give this article a more apt name. How about ‘Federal Science and Scientists Under Siege’?
Mostly sharing from NYT because I appreciate the inclusion of an audio option.
Also taking this opportunity to make a plug for donating to conservation nonprofits this year if you have spare change.
Mostly sharing from NYT because I appreciate the inclusion of an audio option.
Also taking this opportunity to make a plug for donating to conservation nonprofits this year if you have spare change.
A Somber Mood at Science Meeting as Trump Budget Cuts Continue
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Let’s give this article a more apt name. How about ‘Federal Science and Scientists Under Siege’?
Mostly sharing from NYT because I appreciate the inclusion of an audio option.
Also taking this opportunity to make a plug for donating to conservation nonprofits this year if you have spare change.
Mostly sharing from NYT because I appreciate the inclusion of an audio option.
Also taking this opportunity to make a plug for donating to conservation nonprofits this year if you have spare change.
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The admin is wasting no crisis... Sec. Kristi Noem said she is suspending the diversity visa lottery program (DV-1) after the Brown University suspect entered the U.S. through it in 2017.
December 19, 2025 at 4:43 AM
The admin is wasting no crisis... Sec. Kristi Noem said she is suspending the diversity visa lottery program (DV-1) after the Brown University suspect entered the U.S. through it in 2017.
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This is shit. So I guess focusing on “lethality” means fixing your own barracks room? Maybe with that $1776 bonus? Wtf. taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-ba...
Sailors may have to fix their own barracks rooms, says Navy’s top enlisted leader
Sailors may have to make repairs “kind of how you would normally do if it was your own house,” said the Navy's top enlisted leader.
taskandpurpose.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is shit. So I guess focusing on “lethality” means fixing your own barracks room? Maybe with that $1776 bonus? Wtf. taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-ba...
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More insights on this unethical vaccine study - which is paid for by the CDC and involves experimenting on a vulnerable infant population.
When Vaccine Research Raises the Wrong Questions
How the CDC quietly announced funding a study for global vaccine research that has questionable ethical considerations
drrubin.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
More insights on this unethical vaccine study - which is paid for by the CDC and involves experimenting on a vulnerable infant population.
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Statistically, 15% of domestic violence attacks occur in the short period between Thanksgiving & New Year's.
Over 2300 women were murdered in DV attacks in 2024 alone.
There have been 180 fatal human/bear conflicts in North America since 1784.
TheHotline.org
Call 800-799-7233
Text BEGIN to 88788
Over 2300 women were murdered in DV attacks in 2024 alone.
There have been 180 fatal human/bear conflicts in North America since 1784.
TheHotline.org
Call 800-799-7233
Text BEGIN to 88788
December 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Statistically, 15% of domestic violence attacks occur in the short period between Thanksgiving & New Year's.
Over 2300 women were murdered in DV attacks in 2024 alone.
There have been 180 fatal human/bear conflicts in North America since 1784.
TheHotline.org
Call 800-799-7233
Text BEGIN to 88788
Over 2300 women were murdered in DV attacks in 2024 alone.
There have been 180 fatal human/bear conflicts in North America since 1784.
TheHotline.org
Call 800-799-7233
Text BEGIN to 88788
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Silencing a black woman's voice is so on brand for that knuckle dragging knotty-pated dewberry. 🤬
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Silencing a black woman's voice is so on brand for that knuckle dragging knotty-pated dewberry. 🤬
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vanity fair photographer christopher anderson posts this story on his instagram, suggesting he intentionally posed stephen miller underneath a painting of native americans
December 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
vanity fair photographer christopher anderson posts this story on his instagram, suggesting he intentionally posed stephen miller underneath a painting of native americans
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After public blowback, a Kansas tribe has cancelled an agreement to build a holding area for immigrants arrested by ICE. With some Native Americans swept up and detained in recent ICE raids, the deal was derided online as “disgusting” and “cruel.”
apnews.com/article/nati...
apnews.com/article/nati...
Kansas tribe ends nearly $30 million deal with ICE
A Kansas tribe said it has walked away from a nearly $30 million federal contract to come up with preliminary designs for immigrant detention centers after facing a wave of online criticism.
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
After public blowback, a Kansas tribe has cancelled an agreement to build a holding area for immigrants arrested by ICE. With some Native Americans swept up and detained in recent ICE raids, the deal was derided online as “disgusting” and “cruel.”
apnews.com/article/nati...
apnews.com/article/nati...
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UPDATE ON THE PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE BROWN SHOOTING
It's being reported on WCVB Boston that there is an active scene in New Hampshire.
The press conference that was scheduled to take place at 4 this afternoon is still on hold because of developments, but it will be taking place at some point.
It's being reported on WCVB Boston that there is an active scene in New Hampshire.
The press conference that was scheduled to take place at 4 this afternoon is still on hold because of developments, but it will be taking place at some point.
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
UPDATE ON THE PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE BROWN SHOOTING
It's being reported on WCVB Boston that there is an active scene in New Hampshire.
The press conference that was scheduled to take place at 4 this afternoon is still on hold because of developments, but it will be taking place at some point.
It's being reported on WCVB Boston that there is an active scene in New Hampshire.
The press conference that was scheduled to take place at 4 this afternoon is still on hold because of developments, but it will be taking place at some point.
The pettiness is the point.
WH added text to the pictures hanging on the wall… to sum it up: it is deranged.
December 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The pettiness is the point.
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Sometimes, we have to create our own joy. One way to do this is to exercise our creative juices. Take a few minutes each day to create…painting, woodworking, sculpting, crocheting, knitting, embroidery, cooking, gardening…whatever your jam is. Share your creations with others.
December 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Sometimes, we have to create our own joy. One way to do this is to exercise our creative juices. Take a few minutes each day to create…painting, woodworking, sculpting, crocheting, knitting, embroidery, cooking, gardening…whatever your jam is. Share your creations with others.
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Nelson Mandela said "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children".
Stand up and reveal your soul.
Stand up and reveal your soul.
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Nelson Mandela said "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children".
Stand up and reveal your soul.
Stand up and reveal your soul.
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As someone who works with (and contributed to) USWDS and several of it's agency-specific forks, the NDS is truly an insult to the incredible work of teams at @alt18f.bsky.social, @altusds.altgov.info, GSA and others who have spent a decade creating one of the best design systems in the world.
This tweet from Big Balls says the new “Tech Force” website is their first using the “America Design System.” Here are just a few reasons why that sucks. 🧵
December 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
As someone who works with (and contributed to) USWDS and several of it's agency-specific forks, the NDS is truly an insult to the incredible work of teams at @alt18f.bsky.social, @altusds.altgov.info, GSA and others who have spent a decade creating one of the best design systems in the world.
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Okay.
Phew. What a fucking week. (It's Monday.😭)
I was talking with an internet friend about surviving this moment.
And honestly, we're all the walking wounded, with or without the national and international crises.
🧵
Phew. What a fucking week. (It's Monday.😭)
I was talking with an internet friend about surviving this moment.
And honestly, we're all the walking wounded, with or without the national and international crises.
🧵
December 16, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Okay.
Phew. What a fucking week. (It's Monday.😭)
I was talking with an internet friend about surviving this moment.
And honestly, we're all the walking wounded, with or without the national and international crises.
🧵
Phew. What a fucking week. (It's Monday.😭)
I was talking with an internet friend about surviving this moment.
And honestly, we're all the walking wounded, with or without the national and international crises.
🧵
Be like Rob. Spend every breath trying to make this country a better place for #AllOfUs
"Norman often referred to Rob as a son, and their close relationship was extraordinary, to us and the world," the family of Norman Lear said. "Norman would have wanted to remind us that Rob and Michele spent every breath trying to make this country a better place." https://to.pbs.org/44q7gwf
How Rob Reiner is being remembered
Here’s a look at some notable reactions to Reiner’s death.
to.pbs.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Be like Rob. Spend every breath trying to make this country a better place for #AllOfUs
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'Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity."
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
'Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity."
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Your next decision matters more than your last mistake. Have a good week.
December 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Your next decision matters more than your last mistake. Have a good week.
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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The Soulless Train
December 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Soulless Train
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Bless the Muslim man who disarmed a terrorist shooter in Australia!
Bless The Muslim Man Who Disarmed a Terrorist Shooter in Australia
So shines a good deed in a weary world.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Bless the Muslim man who disarmed a terrorist shooter in Australia!
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the good that you do persists in this world
December 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
the good that you do persists in this world
The Birthday Paradox:
If you put 40 people in a room, there’s a 90% probability 2 will have the same birthday.
The American Paradox:
If you put 25,000 students on a college campus, 25,000 of them have already had their lives altered by gun violence.
If you put 40 people in a room, there’s a 90% probability 2 will have the same birthday.
The American Paradox:
If you put 25,000 students on a college campus, 25,000 of them have already had their lives altered by gun violence.
i don't think this is even a real statistical anomaly anymore. it seems like there's someone in the crowd at every mass shooting who has been through it before. this doesn't have to be our shared cultural experience.
Two survivors of Brown University attack escaped other school shootings
Mia Tretta was shot in the abdomen in 2019 at a school near LA and Zoe Weissman witnessed a Florida shooting in 2018
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Birthday Paradox:
If you put 40 people in a room, there’s a 90% probability 2 will have the same birthday.
The American Paradox:
If you put 25,000 students on a college campus, 25,000 of them have already had their lives altered by gun violence.
If you put 40 people in a room, there’s a 90% probability 2 will have the same birthday.
The American Paradox:
If you put 25,000 students on a college campus, 25,000 of them have already had their lives altered by gun violence.