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I-270, Exit 1

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Bethesda Declaration signer. Science advocate. "... government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Abraham Lincoln Support: 🇺🇸🧪🔬🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 Like: ⚽🚲🎸🎶

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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · Nov 27

If we are going back, can we at least go back to when we vaccinated our kids, drank pasteurized milk, and inspected our food?

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 8h

In a national cohort of veterans, the 2024–2025 Covid-19 vaccine was linked to reduced risks of emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths from Covid-19 across the overall cohort and in various subgroups. Full study results: nej.md/47anKdz

#MedSky #IDSky

A graph showing the Covid-19–associated composite outcome over 180 days in the 2024–2025 vaccination season

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 13h

🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social

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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 8h

No, you are not the AG. You are the Speaker of the House. Do your fucking job and swear in Adelita Grijalva.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 11h

Poor AF1. Trying to show it's usefulness while the gilded Qatari Flying Palace is being retrofitted. Don't be sad AF1, just wait for January 21, 2029 like the rest of us.

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themedici.bsky.social @themedici.bsky.social · 12h

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Trump Higher Ed Compact 2025

We stand for education—for science, for students and for freedom—and against this backward, anti-American policy. We call on university leaders, faculty, staff and students to unite in rejecting the T...

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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 14h

6/6 Federal workers want a CR that protects healthcare for millions of Americans, stops illegal impoundment of Congressionally appropriated funds, protects civil rights that DHS and ICE are destroying, and protects the federal workers from illegal firings. Read more
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Civil Servants Demand an End to Executive Overreach

Join federal workers from across the federal government as we urge Congress to pass nothing less than a continuing resolution (CR) that reasserts Congress's constitutional powers, upholds our democrac...

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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 14h

5/6 "Sooner or later, Trump could opt to make the shutdown much more painful, especially at agencies that Democrats care about the most, and for federal workers whose jobs they want performed."

MISLEADING: Agencies have been throttled or closed since Jan 20, denying services to all Americans.

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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 14h

4/n "Trump says he’s willing to negotiate on health care but only after the government reopens."

CLUELESS: Trump will not negotiate if he gets his budget or a clean CR. If that happens, millions of Americans will lose healthcare or be faced with unaffordable premiums. Hospitals will close.

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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 14h

3/n "If they [federal workers] knew they would ultimately not be paid for sitting at home, they would be pushing much harder for Democrats to pass a so-called “clean” [CR]"

LIE. Federal workers still have to pay bills while missing paychecks. Fuck the Ed Board for saying what we would/would not do

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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 14h

2/n "A big reason Democrats were inclined to force this shutdown is because of a law passed in 2019, after the last shutdown, that guarantees back pay to furloughed federal workers."

LIE. The shutdown is mainly about healthcare. The MAGA threat to withhold pay was made AFTER the shutdown began.

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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 14h

🧵 1/6 If you needed further convincing that the Washington Post is a MAGA mouthpiece, their ed board is trying to convince Democrats to sacrifice healthcare for millions of Americans by passing MAGA's continuing resolution. I won't post a link and give them hits, but here are responses to excerpts.

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ALLSTRIKE @allstrike.bsky.social · 17h

#maga are some of the most hate filled, angry, constantly teetering on the edge of violence people I have ever met. Hippies just want to have sex and chill.
#fucktrump #releasethefiles #musicmeme #music #resist #resistance #NoKings #FightFascism #AntiAuthoritarian #FuckICE #FightTheNazis

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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 17h

I followed Montgomery Co. BLM on Twitter in 2020. Their radical posts about protests included: wear a mask, wear sunscreen, bring water. The nerve!

I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 17h

@ianlmorgan.bsky.social made this list of federal worker declarations against administration policies harmful to Americans and people of the world. You can add your name to most of them (or sign anonymously) and stand with us.
#NIH #EPA #NASA #NSF #CDC #FEMA #VA #HUD #DOJ

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Federal Workers Standing Up | Linktree

These letters highlight examples of federal workers standing up for the federal service that the American people rely on.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Science and Freedom Alliance - SAFA @safa-science.bsky.social · 1d

This is a legitimately amazing video from @schumer.senate.gov

Please watch.

Thank you, Chuck Schumer!

youtube.com/shorts/Bl01O...

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Rosa Lafer-Sousa @rosalafersousa.bsky.social · 1d

Over the weekend ICE abducted an NIH contractor when he showed up to a courthouse for his green card hearing. He is documented. His wife is a citizen.

He is also member of the skeleton crew of animal care staff that works through a shutdown, to ensure the health and wellbeing of research animals.

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Rep. April McClain Delaney @repaprildelaney.bsky.social · 1d

Under the Government Employment Fair Treatment Act, federal employees are guaranteed back pay at the end of any shutdown. That is the law and cannot be undone at the whim of this Executive Branch.

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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 1d

Voughter-fraud is trying to scare us. All furloughed feds will receive back pay. It's the law.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 1d

"many of these [university] leaders seem not to be including the risk of losing the trust of members of the communities they are charged to lead."

@jeremymberg.bsky.social on the lack of action by university leadership to Trump's war on academic freedom; a short (3-page) read and well worth it.

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 2d

I have been trying to get this published as an op-ed, but I am going to post it here since I think it is timely in light of the "consent" extortion events.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 2d

JFC. Teslas can be sold from the White House lawn, and gifts over 400 million dollars are always acceptable from our fre-enemies. But God fucking forbid a furloughed fed receive go fund me assistance

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OGE Posts Guidance on Accepting Assistance, Outside Work During Shutdown

Following is guidance from the Office of Government Ethics on ethical considerations for federal employees who are put in non-pay status during agency

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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 3d

Urbanophileophobe. Rolls off the tongue.

I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 3d

Someone tell this dumb motherfucker that Chuck Schumer is a Senator and cannot call the House into session.

I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 3d

A real estate mogul, a great deal maker on his own opinion, paid $608M for a cages and bunk beds. The art of the deal?

Michael Froomkin @mfroomkin.bsky.social · 3d

Firsf I'd heard of it.

www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...

Feds pay Florida $608M for Alligator Alcatraz day before government shutdown

The federal government has reimbursed the state of Florida for its state-run immigration facilities.