Storm
@firewitchstorm.bsky.social
Poly, pan, agender, switch. they/them
Keeper of the cats
Keeper of the cats
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Team Maryland will keep working for you.
We won't back up, and we won't back down.
We won't back up, and we won't back down.
October 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Team Maryland will keep working for you.
We won't back up, and we won't back down.
We won't back up, and we won't back down.
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My guess is this was coordinated across the entire executive branch, like a Hands Across the Hatch Act Violation event or something
Breaking: HHS, Commerce, Probably Other Agencies Send Entire Staff Email Blaming Democrats for Shutdown
Please forgive the multiple editions in one day — occasionally I'll send breaking news out such as this.
On Tuesday afternoon, employees at the Department for Health and Human Services and the Depart...
www.gravityisgone.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
My guess is this was coordinated across the entire executive branch, like a Hands Across the Hatch Act Violation event or something
I feel like I'm drowning
September 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I feel like I'm drowning
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Today, my NIH colleagues and I did something scary but really important. We spoke up about egregious harms we are seeing happen to research participants and public health through thoughtless and politicized policies at NIH. 🧵1/3
apnews.com/article/nih-...
apnews.com/article/nih-...
June 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Today, my NIH colleagues and I did something scary but really important. We spoke up about egregious harms we are seeing happen to research participants and public health through thoughtless and politicized policies at NIH. 🧵1/3
apnews.com/article/nih-...
apnews.com/article/nih-...
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There is a second support letter that the public can sign.
You can help advance medical
cures in the US, and defend against Trump’s tyrannical attacks on the country, by signing it. Please do. We hope for your support.
And please share with your family and friends!
You can help advance medical
cures in the US, and defend against Trump’s tyrannical attacks on the country, by signing it. Please do. We hope for your support.
And please share with your family and friends!
Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Support NIH Staff Now!
www.standupforscience.net
June 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
There is a second support letter that the public can sign.
You can help advance medical
cures in the US, and defend against Trump’s tyrannical attacks on the country, by signing it. Please do. We hope for your support.
And please share with your family and friends!
You can help advance medical
cures in the US, and defend against Trump’s tyrannical attacks on the country, by signing it. Please do. We hope for your support.
And please share with your family and friends!
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“I feel like I’ve reached my personal limit for the duck and cover approach,” she said. “I just don’t think we’re able to effectively uphold the science anymore.”
‘Unrecognizable and highly toxic’: NIH staffers speak out ahead of Senate hearing on budget cuts - The Boston Globe
More than 300 staffers signed a letter to the NIH director urging him to stop politically motivated cuts to research grants.
www.bostonglobe.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
“I feel like I’ve reached my personal limit for the duck and cover approach,” she said. “I just don’t think we’re able to effectively uphold the science anymore.”
I have a coalition of Canadians who I don't even know trying to find replacement fishes for Sassy's favorite toy from PetValu since they closed all US shops. The Internet is sometimes wonderful 😭 crossing our fingers (paws?)
February 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I have a coalition of Canadians who I don't even know trying to find replacement fishes for Sassy's favorite toy from PetValu since they closed all US shops. The Internet is sometimes wonderful 😭 crossing our fingers (paws?)
Stay strong, hold the line
February 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Stay strong, hold the line
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Rather than magick on a national level, my guidance has been to focus on the soul of the land of our towns, states and regions, with the intention of cleansing, protection and blessing amid chaos. State birds, flowers, and minerals can be helpful allies to call on.
February 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Rather than magick on a national level, my guidance has been to focus on the soul of the land of our towns, states and regions, with the intention of cleansing, protection and blessing amid chaos. State birds, flowers, and minerals can be helpful allies to call on.
They're coming for smut.
OK bill SB593 makes open door romance (where smex scenes are described) a FELONY & punishable by 10 years in prison or $100k fine PER BOOK. Will also affect narrators, performances, book sellers, etc.
This is a test case bill. If it passes here, they'll push it elsewhere.
OK bill SB593 makes open door romance (where smex scenes are described) a FELONY & punishable by 10 years in prison or $100k fine PER BOOK. Will also affect narrators, performances, book sellers, etc.
This is a test case bill. If it passes here, they'll push it elsewhere.
February 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
They're coming for smut.
OK bill SB593 makes open door romance (where smex scenes are described) a FELONY & punishable by 10 years in prison or $100k fine PER BOOK. Will also affect narrators, performances, book sellers, etc.
This is a test case bill. If it passes here, they'll push it elsewhere.
OK bill SB593 makes open door romance (where smex scenes are described) a FELONY & punishable by 10 years in prison or $100k fine PER BOOK. Will also affect narrators, performances, book sellers, etc.
This is a test case bill. If it passes here, they'll push it elsewhere.
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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
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Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
February 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
The face of somebody who is driving me up a wall. He's lucky it's a cute face
January 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The face of somebody who is driving me up a wall. He's lucky it's a cute face
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FAA says a military helicopter collided with the American Airlines passenger jet from Wichita near DCA.
There must be immediate hearings on how the federal government/Department of Defense allowed this to happen and if removal of safety protocols and recent personnel changes led to this incident.
There must be immediate hearings on how the federal government/Department of Defense allowed this to happen and if removal of safety protocols and recent personnel changes led to this incident.
January 30, 2025 at 3:02 AM
FAA says a military helicopter collided with the American Airlines passenger jet from Wichita near DCA.
There must be immediate hearings on how the federal government/Department of Defense allowed this to happen and if removal of safety protocols and recent personnel changes led to this incident.
There must be immediate hearings on how the federal government/Department of Defense allowed this to happen and if removal of safety protocols and recent personnel changes led to this incident.
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If not Project 2025, why Project 2025 shaped…
January 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
If not Project 2025, why Project 2025 shaped…
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I'm still working on the tarot cards! I'll probably take a break every few cards to draw something unrelated, like this.
Orion the black cat. She likes the fire. 🔥
Artwork made with Procreate.
#blackcats #meme #illustrator
Orion the black cat. She likes the fire. 🔥
Artwork made with Procreate.
#blackcats #meme #illustrator
January 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I'm still working on the tarot cards! I'll probably take a break every few cards to draw something unrelated, like this.
Orion the black cat. She likes the fire. 🔥
Artwork made with Procreate.
#blackcats #meme #illustrator
Orion the black cat. She likes the fire. 🔥
Artwork made with Procreate.
#blackcats #meme #illustrator
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Spooky is such a pretty feral
January 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Spooky is such a pretty feral
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Sigh. We tried to warn them.
January 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Sigh. We tried to warn them.
Working on a few classes I'd like to teach!
-one on my method of guising
-one on uncrossing methods
-several around mental health & paganism
-probably something on accessibility or consent
-one on my method of guising
-one on uncrossing methods
-several around mental health & paganism
-probably something on accessibility or consent
January 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Working on a few classes I'd like to teach!
-one on my method of guising
-one on uncrossing methods
-several around mental health & paganism
-probably something on accessibility or consent
-one on my method of guising
-one on uncrossing methods
-several around mental health & paganism
-probably something on accessibility or consent