ElizaBeth Streif
@betsybettybeth.bsky.social
Fish biologist + Cookie Monster incarnate
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Trump reading off a literal list of Tesla retail prices is the purest distillation yet of a dynamic that won’t end well. It’s already going quite badly.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The United States of Elon Musk Inc.
The degree to which Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s interests are intertwined is unprecedented—and ultimately unsustainable.
www.wired.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Trump reading off a literal list of Tesla retail prices is the purest distillation yet of a dynamic that won’t end well. It’s already going quite badly.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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What impact has DOGE's $1 limit had on how SSA staff do their job?
Examples from just one local office:
• Can't pay to shred documents with PII
• Can't buy death certs to verify if users have died
• Can't provide ASL interpreters
• Running out of paper and toner
www.wired.com/story/doge-o...
Examples from just one local office:
• Can't pay to shred documents with PII
• Can't buy death certs to verify if users have died
• Can't provide ASL interpreters
• Running out of paper and toner
www.wired.com/story/doge-o...
These Are the 10 DOGE Operatives Inside the Social Security Administration
The team working at the Social Security Administration appears to be among the largest DOGE units deployed to any government agency.
www.wired.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
What impact has DOGE's $1 limit had on how SSA staff do their job?
Examples from just one local office:
• Can't pay to shred documents with PII
• Can't buy death certs to verify if users have died
• Can't provide ASL interpreters
• Running out of paper and toner
www.wired.com/story/doge-o...
Examples from just one local office:
• Can't pay to shred documents with PII
• Can't buy death certs to verify if users have died
• Can't provide ASL interpreters
• Running out of paper and toner
www.wired.com/story/doge-o...
As if we needed more evidence of corruption. This swing of the wrecking ball hit Governor Mills and will directly harm Maine’s natural resources and economy for the long haul.
For context, the funding being terminated is 50% of Maine Sea Grant's budget. Cutting $4.5 million won't make a drop in the overall federal budget, but will decimate the program. Maine Sea Grant, like all Sea Grant programs, exists to serve the American people. The return on investment is huge.
March 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
As if we needed more evidence of corruption. This swing of the wrecking ball hit Governor Mills and will directly harm Maine’s natural resources and economy for the long haul.
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Out of 34 Sea Grant programs, Maine’s is the only one targeted for elimination by Trump. This isn’t about trans people playing sports. It’s clearly retribution for the Governor standing up to Trump, it doesn’t matter what the policy disagreement is. www.mainecoastfishermen.org/post/press-r...
PRESS RELEASE: Maine’s Fishing Industry Shocked by Shuttering of Sea Grant Program
...federal government shuttered the Maine Sea Grant program.
www.mainecoastfishermen.org
March 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Out of 34 Sea Grant programs, Maine’s is the only one targeted for elimination by Trump. This isn’t about trans people playing sports. It’s clearly retribution for the Governor standing up to Trump, it doesn’t matter what the policy disagreement is. www.mainecoastfishermen.org/post/press-r...
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A reminder for these times.
March 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A reminder for these times.
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Brooke is spot on here. Please take a moment to read this important piece.
In case you missed it, in case you need it.
This Is How to Debunk the Onslaught of Disinformation - Dame Magazine
So here we are, back in a disinformation-riddled Trump administration. This time around, though, we have fewer journalists, no Twitter, and malevolent maniacs wrecking our federal government. History ...
www.damemagazine.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Brooke is spot on here. Please take a moment to read this important piece.
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This article might dampen your weekend mood, but it's a must read.
The situation in the US government is already dire, but trying to comprehend what comes next is even more unsettling.
The situation in the US government is already dire, but trying to comprehend what comes next is even more unsettling.
The DOGE Takeover Is Worse Than You Think
What’s happening to the US government right now is bad. What comes next is worse.
buff.ly
March 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This article might dampen your weekend mood, but it's a must read.
The situation in the US government is already dire, but trying to comprehend what comes next is even more unsettling.
The situation in the US government is already dire, but trying to comprehend what comes next is even more unsettling.
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You can make whatever campaign promises you want, but budgets don’t lie.
This is the middle-finger Trump gave to 99% of Americans tonight.
This is the middle-finger Trump gave to 99% of Americans tonight.
February 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
You can make whatever campaign promises you want, but budgets don’t lie.
This is the middle-finger Trump gave to 99% of Americans tonight.
This is the middle-finger Trump gave to 99% of Americans tonight.
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The ABA supports the rule of law. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
February 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The ABA supports the rule of law. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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“Why do I need NOAA? I’ve got a weather app.”
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
About our agency
NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science. Our reach goes from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean floor as we work to keep the public informed of the changing environment aro...
www.noaa.gov
February 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“Why do I need NOAA? I’ve got a weather app.”
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
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Their aim is nothing short of a new Dark Ages. Anti-science, anti-education, anti-democracy, in favor of needless human suffering.
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Their aim is nothing short of a new Dark Ages. Anti-science, anti-education, anti-democracy, in favor of needless human suffering.
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Living the Onion with some depression cake (i.e.1930s,no eggs) moonlighting as anxiety cake. Lasted sub 48 hrs, highly recommend for some fleeting dopamine in our current dystopian nightmare. cherrybombe.com/blogs/recipe... #cake #coup
February 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Living the Onion with some depression cake (i.e.1930s,no eggs) moonlighting as anxiety cake. Lasted sub 48 hrs, highly recommend for some fleeting dopamine in our current dystopian nightmare. cherrybombe.com/blogs/recipe... #cake #coup
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This is what happens when you ask me to help sanewash the Trump tariffs.
February 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is what happens when you ask me to help sanewash the Trump tariffs.
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The End of Term Archive team @eotarchive.org crawled millions of federal webpages! If you are worried about a page going down or changing information on it, you can check to see if it is saved in the Internet Archive's @waybackmachine.bsky.social. 1/2
January 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The End of Term Archive team @eotarchive.org crawled millions of federal webpages! If you are worried about a page going down or changing information on it, you can check to see if it is saved in the Internet Archive's @waybackmachine.bsky.social. 1/2
Happy 6th birthday to John Quincy Adams reincarnate, who believes all humans deserve kindness, compassion, and laughter. #dog #johnquincyadams #springerspaniel #humanrights #democracy
January 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Happy 6th birthday to John Quincy Adams reincarnate, who believes all humans deserve kindness, compassion, and laughter. #dog #johnquincyadams #springerspaniel #humanrights #democracy
Morone americana preserved with alcian blue. One of the many amazing specimens of the NYS Museum fish collection.
January 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Morone americana preserved with alcian blue. One of the many amazing specimens of the NYS Museum fish collection.