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@bfiencke.bsky.social
Writer, working mom. Interested in educational equity, the environment and living in a non-facist nation state. Posts are my own.
Langston Blvd Arlington VA
June 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Trump: Gutting National Parks—And Hiding the Evidence
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
March 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Trump: Gutting National Parks—And Hiding the Evidence
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
My 12-year-old just said that Elon should be first in line for RFK Jr’s Wellness Farms. #snl #ketamine
a man in a suit and tie says i can 't on snl
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says i can 't on snl
media.tenor.com
March 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
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The reporting on DOJ is going to be so categorically bad this year that I don’t know, quite seriously, if I’ll be able to stomach it
If you’re a reporter covering DOJ right now and you don’t understand that you’re simply covering a law firm of Trump personal lawyers you need to get off the beat now
If you’re a reporter covering DOJ right now and you don’t understand that you’re simply covering a law firm of Trump personal lawyers you need to get off the beat now
February 14, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The reporting on DOJ is going to be so categorically bad this year that I don’t know, quite seriously, if I’ll be able to stomach it
If you’re a reporter covering DOJ right now and you don’t understand that you’re simply covering a law firm of Trump personal lawyers you need to get off the beat now
If you’re a reporter covering DOJ right now and you don’t understand that you’re simply covering a law firm of Trump personal lawyers you need to get off the beat now
My parernal grandfather’s migration through Europe started in St. Petersburg, waking up at the age of 8 and being told only that they were leaving. It included stops in what was then Constantinople, many years in Berlin, and then Paris before reaching the U.S.
February 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
My parernal grandfather’s migration through Europe started in St. Petersburg, waking up at the age of 8 and being told only that they were leaving. It included stops in what was then Constantinople, many years in Berlin, and then Paris before reaching the U.S.
Interesting coincidence.
www.newsweek.com/usaid-elon-m...
www.newsweek.com/usaid-elon-m...
Alleged USAID probe into Starlink raises Elon Musk conflict concerns
In 2022, USAID and Starlink collaborated to provide 5,000 Starlink terminals to Ukraine amid its ongoing war against Russia.
www.newsweek.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Interesting coincidence.
www.newsweek.com/usaid-elon-m...
www.newsweek.com/usaid-elon-m...
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Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
February 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
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An EEOC admin. judge sent a fiery all-department email this AM alleging:
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.
February 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
An EEOC admin. judge sent a fiery all-department email this AM alleging:
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.
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Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.
February 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.
This does not give me a lot of confidence. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This does not give me a lot of confidence. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
My 7th grader has an essay assignment about how to improve the democratic process. Her 3 main points/ideas are: automatic voter registration, expanding races to include more than two candidates and growing programs like civics education in schools. Gives me a tiny bit of hope for our future.
November 20, 2024 at 2:21 AM
My 7th grader has an essay assignment about how to improve the democratic process. Her 3 main points/ideas are: automatic voter registration, expanding races to include more than two candidates and growing programs like civics education in schools. Gives me a tiny bit of hope for our future.