@annmariebyrnes.bsky.social
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Thanks to Portsmouth Uni Palaeo Society for buying my ENTIRE stock of #Dinopedia. I guess I need more then.
May 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Thanks to Portsmouth Uni Palaeo Society for buying my ENTIRE stock of #Dinopedia. I guess I need more then.
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Military historian teaching in the Army’s most elite officer training school booted to the curb, along with his entire department; the base which houses it, itself historic, to be shuttered.
April 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Military historian teaching in the Army’s most elite officer training school booted to the curb, along with his entire department; the base which houses it, itself historic, to be shuttered.
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Slate is offering free access to @slate.com Plus for federal workers who have been laid off. Slate has work advice columns (including from me), financial advice columns, and great news and legal coverage of this sociopathic administration. slate.com/fed-plus <7/n>
If you’re a federal employee—current or recently laid off—Slate Plus is free for six months.
Thousands of federal employees are facing job cuts—or working under growing uncertainty. Slate is offering them six months of Slate Plus for free.
slate.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Slate is offering free access to @slate.com Plus for federal workers who have been laid off. Slate has work advice columns (including from me), financial advice columns, and great news and legal coverage of this sociopathic administration. slate.com/fed-plus <7/n>
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When I wrote this back in January, I hoped it would make a few people smile. Now it's come full circle and made *me* smile, because @meganseling.bsky.social at @thestranger.com over in Seattle decided it would make a good cartoon, and got Greg Stump to draw one. 😁 www.thestranger.com/climate-issu...
April 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
When I wrote this back in January, I hoped it would make a few people smile. Now it's come full circle and made *me* smile, because @meganseling.bsky.social at @thestranger.com over in Seattle decided it would make a good cartoon, and got Greg Stump to draw one. 😁 www.thestranger.com/climate-issu...
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
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Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
April 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
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In a powerful moment of history, African American Senator Cory Booker has broken Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech on the Senate floor—a record originally set in opposition to the Civil Rights Act.
April 1 may go down as the beginning of the end for Trump. The tides are shifting.
April 1 may go down as the beginning of the end for Trump. The tides are shifting.
April 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
In a powerful moment of history, African American Senator Cory Booker has broken Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech on the Senate floor—a record originally set in opposition to the Civil Rights Act.
April 1 may go down as the beginning of the end for Trump. The tides are shifting.
April 1 may go down as the beginning of the end for Trump. The tides are shifting.
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It’s ended with one phrase from John Lewis: “Let’s get in good trouble”.
- 25+ hours
- 25+ hours
April 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
It’s ended with one phrase from John Lewis: “Let’s get in good trouble”.
- 25+ hours
- 25+ hours
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How Digital Archivists Are Saving Public Information from the Memory Hole
➡️ spectrum.ieee.org/digital-arch...
➡️ spectrum.ieee.org/digital-arch...
Can We Trust Our Government to Safeguard Vital Research Data? Meet the Digital Archivists Battling to Keep Information Accessible!
Through clever usage of APIs, the Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School has created an archive of Data.gov, home to 311,000 public datasets
spectrum.ieee.org
April 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
How Digital Archivists Are Saving Public Information from the Memory Hole
➡️ spectrum.ieee.org/digital-arch...
➡️ spectrum.ieee.org/digital-arch...
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
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🚨 CBS News has received an internal NSA bulletin from Feb 2025 warning staff NOT to use Signal app for sensitive info, citing vulnerabilities to Russian hackers. These docs were sent pre-Houthi chat scandal with Jeffrey Goldberg.
NSA warned of vulnerabilities in Signal app a month before Houthi strike chat
The National Security Agency sent a bulletin in February warning of Russian hackers trying to access encrypted conversations on Signal.
www.cbsnews.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🚨 CBS News has received an internal NSA bulletin from Feb 2025 warning staff NOT to use Signal app for sensitive info, citing vulnerabilities to Russian hackers. These docs were sent pre-Houthi chat scandal with Jeffrey Goldberg.
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This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
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Was waiting to see what she thought.
March 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Was waiting to see what she thought.
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If anyone is an Eli Crane constituent, call him at (202) 225-3361 and let him know how you feel about him letting Pete Hegseth disappear the heroism of the Navajo Code Talkers.
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
Navajo Code Talkers get "DEI" label as military info disappears under Trump order
Also vanishing: The Civil War regiment from "Glory," women pilots from WWII and a Medal of Honor winner.
www.axios.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
If anyone is an Eli Crane constituent, call him at (202) 225-3361 and let him know how you feel about him letting Pete Hegseth disappear the heroism of the Navajo Code Talkers.
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
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Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and woman service members as a part of a broader effort to remove all references to DEI
Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans
Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website, part of a broader effort across the D...
www.spokesman.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and woman service members as a part of a broader effort to remove all references to DEI
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6/ This whole story, from Helen Puttick, about boys who think throttling girls is sexy, is actually rather disturbing but essential reading.
www.thetimes.com/article/13da...
www.thetimes.com/article/13da...
Boys think strangling women is sexy, charities warn
Beira’s Place and Rape Crisis Scotland warn of a growing number of cases of women being choked during sex, which they blame on violent pornography
www.thetimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
6/ This whole story, from Helen Puttick, about boys who think throttling girls is sexy, is actually rather disturbing but essential reading.
www.thetimes.com/article/13da...
www.thetimes.com/article/13da...
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One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ?
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
March 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ?
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
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Trump’s official English order doesn’t do what you think it does.
Here’s what the order says and a look at the state of language in the U.S. today:
linguisticdiscovery.com/posts/trump-...
Here’s what the order says and a look at the state of language in the U.S. today:
linguisticdiscovery.com/posts/trump-...
The linguistics of Trump’s official English policy
Trump issued an executive order making English the official language of the U.S.—sort of. Here’s what that order does, and what language in the U.S. looks like today.
linguisticdiscovery.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Trump’s official English order doesn’t do what you think it does.
Here’s what the order says and a look at the state of language in the U.S. today:
linguisticdiscovery.com/posts/trump-...
Here’s what the order says and a look at the state of language in the U.S. today:
linguisticdiscovery.com/posts/trump-...
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The Pentagon has marked 26,000 photos for deletion to purge evidence of diversity.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...
apnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The Pentagon has marked 26,000 photos for deletion to purge evidence of diversity.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
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NEW: This is brilliant from Trudeau.
"Today, the US launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner & ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying, murderous dictator. Make that makes sense." 💥
"Today, the US launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner & ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying, murderous dictator. Make that makes sense." 💥
March 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
NEW: This is brilliant from Trudeau.
"Today, the US launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner & ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying, murderous dictator. Make that makes sense." 💥
"Today, the US launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner & ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying, murderous dictator. Make that makes sense." 💥
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Today I am proud to sign legislation to make voting more convenient and accessible in New Jersey. 🗳️
We are extending early in-person early voting for primary elections – giving voters more time to cast their ballots before Election Day. www.nj.gov/governor/new...
We are extending early in-person early voting for primary elections – giving voters more time to cast their ballots before Election Day. www.nj.gov/governor/new...
www.nj.gov
March 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Today I am proud to sign legislation to make voting more convenient and accessible in New Jersey. 🗳️
We are extending early in-person early voting for primary elections – giving voters more time to cast their ballots before Election Day. www.nj.gov/governor/new...
We are extending early in-person early voting for primary elections – giving voters more time to cast their ballots before Election Day. www.nj.gov/governor/new...
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This is a very big dill
March 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is a very big dill
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Trudeau: We’re probably going to keep booing the American anthem. But let me tell Americans, we're not booing you. We're booing a policy that is designed to hurt us.
But we're Canadian. We're going to fight. And we're going to win.
But we're Canadian. We're going to fight. And we're going to win.
March 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Trudeau: We’re probably going to keep booing the American anthem. But let me tell Americans, we're not booing you. We're booing a policy that is designed to hurt us.
But we're Canadian. We're going to fight. And we're going to win.
But we're Canadian. We're going to fight. And we're going to win.