Brian
@bvicg.bsky.social
Love my husband, our dogs, and the life we’ve built together. Live in Silver Spring, MD. Proud civil servant.
USDA's DEI Purge: How Trump and Rollins are reshaping American agriculture investigatemidwest.org/2025/09/16/u...
USDA's DEI Purge: How Trump and Rollins are reshaping American agriculture - Investigate Midwest
In Vicksburg, Mississippi, the south end of town near the municipal airport has no grocery stores, no food pantries. Mired in a federally recognized food desert, nearby families struggled to obtain he...
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September 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
USDA's DEI Purge: How Trump and Rollins are reshaping American agriculture investigatemidwest.org/2025/09/16/u...
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Whether in your yard or at a local park, every bit of healthy habitat counts. So get your crew together & help them get gardening: Carpool to a plant nursery, team up for yard work, give out native seeds!
🌎 Find resources to get started & even more Earth Week activities ➡️ xerces.org/blog/stronge...
🌎 Find resources to get started & even more Earth Week activities ➡️ xerces.org/blog/stronge...
April 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Whether in your yard or at a local park, every bit of healthy habitat counts. So get your crew together & help them get gardening: Carpool to a plant nursery, team up for yard work, give out native seeds!
🌎 Find resources to get started & even more Earth Week activities ➡️ xerces.org/blog/stronge...
🌎 Find resources to get started & even more Earth Week activities ➡️ xerces.org/blog/stronge...
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Donald Trump is truly an inspiration and role model to young people who aspire to public service AND are also committed to exploring a rewarding career in public corruption, sexual assault, sedition, and a litany of other crimes.
April 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Donald Trump is truly an inspiration and role model to young people who aspire to public service AND are also committed to exploring a rewarding career in public corruption, sexual assault, sedition, and a litany of other crimes.
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The Pentagon is set to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s closely guarded plan for any potential war with China, officials said. nyti.ms/41GYSGt
March 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The Pentagon is set to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s closely guarded plan for any potential war with China, officials said. nyti.ms/41GYSGt
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to figure out what’s behind rising rates of autism, “but what if there’s no mystery to be solved?” asks the scientist Holden Thorp. He argues that we already know what’s driving the uptick — and it’s not vaccines.
Opinion | Sorry, R.F.K.: There Is No Autism Mystery
Greater awareness, not vaccines, has driven an increase in diagnoses.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to figure out what’s behind rising rates of autism, “but what if there’s no mystery to be solved?” asks the scientist Holden Thorp. He argues that we already know what’s driving the uptick — and it’s not vaccines.
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On this #BugBanterPodcast, @bug-gwen.bsky.social is here to teach us how to help people connect with bugs & science! Rather than just "the facts", try starting with meeting people's needs & interests!
Audio & transcript 🔗 xerces.org/bug-banter/s...
Video w/ captions ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK8_...
Audio & transcript 🔗 xerces.org/bug-banter/s...
Video w/ captions ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK8_...
Season 2; Episode 5: Social and Emotional Learning: Making Science Accessible
YouTube video by Xerces Society
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March 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
On this #BugBanterPodcast, @bug-gwen.bsky.social is here to teach us how to help people connect with bugs & science! Rather than just "the facts", try starting with meeting people's needs & interests!
Audio & transcript 🔗 xerces.org/bug-banter/s...
Video w/ captions ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK8_...
Audio & transcript 🔗 xerces.org/bug-banter/s...
Video w/ captions ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK8_...
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
I think he likely left a little pee stain on that sofa. Coward.
March 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I think he likely left a little pee stain on that sofa. Coward.
It’s time for the world to start talking about a boycott of World Pride and the 2026 Olympics.
March 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It’s time for the world to start talking about a boycott of World Pride and the 2026 Olympics.
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Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
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Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
February 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
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Something to remind you
It's a world worth saving
It's a world worth saving
February 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Something to remind you
It's a world worth saving
It's a world worth saving
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This is what America's conservative "Christians" are doing to the planet's most vulnerable children.
I know this is brutal to look at, my friends, but we all need to face reality and bear witness to what happens when greedy billionaires cut off aid to the world's poorest children.
How callous do you have to be to let children suffer and die to line the pockets of the wealthy and well-connected?
How callous do you have to be to let children suffer and die to line the pockets of the wealthy and well-connected?
February 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This is what America's conservative "Christians" are doing to the planet's most vulnerable children.
People on the DC metro system this morning wearing “Fuck Musk” signs and shirts. ❤️❤️
February 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
People on the DC metro system this morning wearing “Fuck Musk” signs and shirts. ❤️❤️
Goodbye WAPO. Democracy is dying in darkness.
February 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Goodbye WAPO. Democracy is dying in darkness.
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If you have scripture on your tongue and hate on your agenda, kindly shut up and take a damn seat. You are what is wrong with this country right now.
February 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
If you have scripture on your tongue and hate on your agenda, kindly shut up and take a damn seat. You are what is wrong with this country right now.
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The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument web page, removing the “T” in references to LGBTQ+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument web page, removing the “T” in references to LGBTQ+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
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Top Trump administration officials are openly questioning the judiciary’s authority to serve as a check on executive power as the new president’s sweeping agenda faces growing pushback from the courts.
Vance and Musk attack judicial authority as Trump's agenda gets pushback from courts
Over the past 24 hours, billionaire Elon Musk and Vice President JD Vance have not only criticized a federal judge's decision that blocks Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing…
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February 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Top Trump administration officials are openly questioning the judiciary’s authority to serve as a check on executive power as the new president’s sweeping agenda faces growing pushback from the courts.
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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PROGRESSIVES AGAINST KAMALA HARRIS IN 2024: "Don't vote for her!!!! She isn't good for Palestine!!!!"
DONALD TRUMP IN 2025: "We should ethnic cleanse the Palestinians from Gaza so I can build some Mediterranean-view condos."
DONALD TRUMP IN 2025: "We should ethnic cleanse the Palestinians from Gaza so I can build some Mediterranean-view condos."
February 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
PROGRESSIVES AGAINST KAMALA HARRIS IN 2024: "Don't vote for her!!!! She isn't good for Palestine!!!!"
DONALD TRUMP IN 2025: "We should ethnic cleanse the Palestinians from Gaza so I can build some Mediterranean-view condos."
DONALD TRUMP IN 2025: "We should ethnic cleanse the Palestinians from Gaza so I can build some Mediterranean-view condos."