FYI: Yakima, Washington.

#ICE #washingtonstate #pnw #yakima #cascadia @governorferguson.bsky.social @atg.wa.gov How much longer you think we are going to let this go on while asking you NICELY? ⏰

#BookWormSat

"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness"
John Keats

Epstein survivor Sarah Ransome on Ghislaine Maxwell. Listen to the survivors.

Todd Smith was Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s longtime political consultant when he admitted to soliciting bribes for licenses the agency typically issues for $100.

Miller then put him on the payroll at $218,000 per year.

an overwhelming percentage of cuts at the NSF are to STEM education. experts see it as part of a broader attack on DEI, as well as on education as a whole.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/s...

Shopping for groceries used to mean checking freshness and price. Now Jennifer Schulze wonders if the food is even safe to eat. Trump is gutting the system that’s protected Americans from contaminated food and medicine for over a century.

The Trump administration is firing hundreds and perhaps thousands of federal workers as part of a crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Many of the fired weren't in DEI jobs.

The Trump admin is dismantling Freedom of Information Act offices. Then the offices send out emails like, “Hello, the FOIA office has been placed on admin leave and is unable to respond to any emails.” The lengths this admin will go to ensure zero transparency with the American people is astounding.

A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.

Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.

I am sending some joy to those who are worried about the stock markets today.

Statement from the Musk-appointed head of SSA celebrating the deletion of research grants studying the financial security of the older adults and the disabled. Just one way that the richest man in the world is dictating societal priorities.
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Damon Hininger, CEO of private prison giant Core Civic, just told investors: " I've worked at CoreCivic for 32 years, and this is truly one of the most exciting periods in my career ... we're anticipating .. the most significant growth in our company's history."

theintercept.com/2025/02/11/c...

"The Boss of Everyone and Everything": No paper straws or local bike lanes. Trump is increasingly trying to enforce his will on areas like the arts, sports, news, private companies and college campuses. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...

Employees across several agencies including the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy and the General Services Administration have all been affected this week, with many being given notice on Thursday.

It’s been easy to feel overwhelmed by the speed and scale of President Trump’s exercises of authority, which appear to recklessly and haphazardly flout the law. But there is a deliberate program playing out, Jeannie Suk Gersen writes.

Oh, Mapquest… How you doin’?😉

Need a pick me up? Amber Mark’s Tony Desk concert got me up and moving, slow and easy.

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