Alina OB
@alina-cecilia.bsky.social
"Life is ironic. It takes sadness to know what happiness is, noise to appreciate silence, and absence to value presence."
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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BRAVO to Maine Governor Janet Mills for slapping petty tyrant trump in the face with her calmly defiant "see you in court."
THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE. 🔥🔥🔥
THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE. 🔥🔥🔥
February 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
BRAVO to Maine Governor Janet Mills for slapping petty tyrant trump in the face with her calmly defiant "see you in court."
THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE. 🔥🔥🔥
THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE. 🔥🔥🔥
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The 'find out' phase is here.
Jasmine Crockett Has Fiery Warning For 'Broke' Red States: 'We're In The Find Out Phase'
No lies detected 🔥
www.comicsands.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The 'find out' phase is here.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he was firing Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first female officer to rise to the Navy’s top job of Chief of Naval Operations, and would be looking for her replacement.
Pete Hegseth Fires Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Navy’s Top Officer
Adm. Lisa Franchetti spent roughly half of her 40-year career at sea, commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups and the U.S. Sixth Fleet.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he was firing Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first female officer to rise to the Navy’s top job of Chief of Naval Operations, and would be looking for her replacement.
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1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA
7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA
7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
February 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA
7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA
7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
It feels like a nightmare.
NEW: DOJ in disarray: Bove's bluster to blame? Resignations ripple after Adams case order.
Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/doj-in-dis...
Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/doj-in-dis...
DOJ in disarray: Bove's bluster to blame? Resignations ripple after Adams case order.
Also: Two more parts of Trump's anti-trans executive orders are blocked — a win for trans teens seeking health care and those supporting them.
www.lawdork.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It feels like a nightmare.
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Hearing that DOGE went into the Dept of Education today and shut down almost the entirety of the department's in-house research arm, Institute of Educational Sciences, cancelling contracts totally about $900m.
February 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Hearing that DOGE went into the Dept of Education today and shut down almost the entirety of the department's in-house research arm, Institute of Educational Sciences, cancelling contracts totally about $900m.
Love her!!!!
Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
February 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Love her!!!!
Brilliant.
February 3, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Brilliant.
Please! Let them help!
@corybooker.com hello I used to run the Wendy’s Twitter account and I am begging you to let me help you with the dems social media strategy, I will literally do it for free at this point
February 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Please! Let them help!
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🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.
January 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.
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The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on DEI programs in the federal workplace.
Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more
The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response t...
apnews.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on DEI programs in the federal workplace.
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Back in August, when @propublica.org and @documented.net obtained these training videos, this is what Leavitt had to say about Trump and Project 2025:
“As our campaign leadership and President Trump have repeatedly stated, Agenda 47 is the only official policy agenda from our campaign.”
“As our campaign leadership and President Trump have repeatedly stated, Agenda 47 is the only official policy agenda from our campaign.”
January 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Back in August, when @propublica.org and @documented.net obtained these training videos, this is what Leavitt had to say about Trump and Project 2025:
“As our campaign leadership and President Trump have repeatedly stated, Agenda 47 is the only official policy agenda from our campaign.”
“As our campaign leadership and President Trump have repeatedly stated, Agenda 47 is the only official policy agenda from our campaign.”
Unbelievably cruel.
The Trump administration instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Unbelievably cruel.
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1. Trump's policy toward China has changed dramatically since taking office.
During the campaign, he was promising tariffs of 60% or more.
Now Trump is down to 10% tariffs on China — or none at all
How do you explain the sudden shift
Two words: Elon Musk
During the campaign, he was promising tariffs of 60% or more.
Now Trump is down to 10% tariffs on China — or none at all
How do you explain the sudden shift
Two words: Elon Musk
How do you explain Trump's abrupt pivot on China? Elon Musk.
President Donald Trump campaigned on the promise that he would take a hard line on China, imposing massive tariffs on all Chinese goods entering the United States.
www.muskwatch.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
1. Trump's policy toward China has changed dramatically since taking office.
During the campaign, he was promising tariffs of 60% or more.
Now Trump is down to 10% tariffs on China — or none at all
How do you explain the sudden shift
Two words: Elon Musk
During the campaign, he was promising tariffs of 60% or more.
Now Trump is down to 10% tariffs on China — or none at all
How do you explain the sudden shift
Two words: Elon Musk
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The U.S. Air Force will resume teaching about the nation's first Black pilots and the women pilots of World War II. This followed widespread public outcry over their earlier decision to stop teaching about the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASPs.
U.S. Air Force resumes teaching about Tuskegee Airmen and WASP following outcry over DEI review
The U.S. Air Force will resume teaching about the nation's first Black pilots, and the women pilots of World War II. The Air Force paused that part of its basic training curriculum last week pending a...
www.tpr.org
January 27, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The U.S. Air Force will resume teaching about the nation's first Black pilots and the women pilots of World War II. This followed widespread public outcry over their earlier decision to stop teaching about the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASPs.
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Excellent post
January 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Excellent post
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We need to create a detail for him made up of volunteers! This is insane!
Breaking News: Dr. Anthony Fauci’s government-funded security detail was cut off by President Trump. He’s the latest prominent former official to lose protection since Trump's return to the White House.
Anthony Fauci Stripped of Government Security Protection
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, who was one of the nation’s top health officials for decades, had received death threats during the coronavirus pandemic. He has hired his own security detail.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We need to create a detail for him made up of volunteers! This is insane!
Costco shopper for LIFE! 🔥
💥BREAKING: An "overwhelming margin" of 98% of shares voted against the anti- #DEI measure in the preliminary results, Costco said.
www.businessinsider.com/costco-share...
www.businessinsider.com/costco-share...
Costco shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal
Costco shareholders voted down an anti-DEI proposal just days after President Trump issued sweeping new rules for federal agencies.
www.businessinsider.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Costco shopper for LIFE! 🔥