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I found this Common Script Lichen (Graphis scripta) growing on the north side of a Tulip-tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) last week. The script-like pattern of its fruiting bodies has given it another name - Secret Writing Lichen.
February 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Oh, Donny boy…
Dear Manager,
1. I drank a whiskey drink.
2. I drank a vodka drink.
3. I drank a lager drink.
4. I drank a cider drink.
5. I sang the songs that remind me of the good times; I sang the songs that remind me of the better times.
1. I drank a whiskey drink.
2. I drank a vodka drink.
3. I drank a lager drink.
4. I drank a cider drink.
5. I sang the songs that remind me of the good times; I sang the songs that remind me of the better times.
February 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Oh, Donny boy…
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Thousands of people marched in DC in solidarity with Ukraine and against impunity by oligarchs like Trump and Putin. They gathered outside the Russian embassy. #3E #EndOligarchy #EndImpunity #USprotests #DCprotests #StandWithUkraine
February 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Thousands of people marched in DC in solidarity with Ukraine and against impunity by oligarchs like Trump and Putin. They gathered outside the Russian embassy. #3E #EndOligarchy #EndImpunity #USprotests #DCprotests #StandWithUkraine
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They learned something from their first term.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a grift is a good guy with principles.
So this time they're firing all the good guys with principles.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a grift is a good guy with principles.
So this time they're firing all the good guys with principles.
February 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
They learned something from their first term.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a grift is a good guy with principles.
So this time they're firing all the good guys with principles.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a grift is a good guy with principles.
So this time they're firing all the good guys with principles.
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OPMs email servers trying to hold back all the external troll emails they’re getting in response to DOGE.
a black and white photo of a waterfall coming down a wall .
ALT: a black and white photo of a waterfall coming down a wall .
media.tenor.com
February 23, 2025 at 4:24 AM
OPMs email servers trying to hold back all the external troll emails they’re getting in response to DOGE.
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“Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular.” — Timothy Snyder
February 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular.” — Timothy Snyder
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It's never good when the richest person in the world and the worst person in the world are the same person.
February 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
It's never good when the richest person in the world and the worst person in the world are the same person.
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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
February 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
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DOGE wants illegal access to an IRS system that contains the personal identification numbers and bank information for millions of taxpayers. Call your reps and demand they block DOGE's access to this highly sensitive data.
🔥📞🔥 5calls.org/issue/musk-d...
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Protect Your IRS Data from DOGE ⭑ 5 Calls
Elon Musk’s invented agency DOGE is seeking to give an employee illegal access to an IRS system called the Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS). …
5calls.org
February 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
DOGE wants illegal access to an IRS system that contains the personal identification numbers and bank information for millions of taxpayers. Call your reps and demand they block DOGE's access to this highly sensitive data.
🔥📞🔥 5calls.org/issue/musk-d...
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I’m kinda not over this: an American company that makes the most popular map in the world and is regarded for accuracy has changed the name of a major body of water that everybody knows to something that nobody calls it to avoid government reprisal
February 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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sure why not
February 11, 2025 at 4:27 AM
sure why not
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New #FactChecker --> No, Janet Yellen doesn’t back Trump’s tariff claim wapo.st/4aTEmGI
Analysis | No, Janet Yellen doesn’t back Trump’s tariff claim
The White House keeps snipping part of a quote to make the case tariffs don’t raise consumer prices
wapo.st
February 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
New #FactChecker --> No, Janet Yellen doesn’t back Trump’s tariff claim wapo.st/4aTEmGI
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Wikipedia is rolling out anonymity features piloted in countries with authoritarian governments in the US & is making a change to not show editor IP addresses in response to a global "increase in threats" from Elon Musk, Heritage Foundation, and governments
www.404media.co/wikipedia-pr...
www.404media.co/wikipedia-pr...
Wikipedia Prepares for 'Increase in Threats' to US Editors From Musk and His Allies
The Wikimedia Foundation says it will likely roll out features previously used to protect editors in authoritarian countries more widely.
www.404media.co
February 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Trump’s solution? Cryptocurrency…
Performative cuts to copper-colored coins that never hurt anybody obscure the fact that basically nothing is ever simple or easy. Nickels may be even more costly to the government than pennies www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/b...
Getting rid of the penny introduces a new problem: nickels | CNN Business
President Donald Trump says he has ordered the US Mint to stop making pennies, which he correctly says cost more than one cent to produce.
www.cnn.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Trump’s solution? Cryptocurrency…
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Elon Musk's SpaceX wants to launch 25 Starship rockets this year. The last one exploded, sending debris raining down on the islands of Turks & Caicos. He now has power over the federal agency that licenses launches. @propublica.org @heathervogell.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/elon...
One Agency Tried to Regulate SpaceX. Now Its Fate Could Be in Elon Musk’s Hands.
The Trump ally and DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office, which has proposed fines and grounded SpaceX after explosions and ...
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Elon Musk's SpaceX wants to launch 25 Starship rockets this year. The last one exploded, sending debris raining down on the islands of Turks & Caicos. He now has power over the federal agency that licenses launches. @propublica.org @heathervogell.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/elon...
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BREAKING: A judge orders the CDC, FDA and HHS to restore webpages that were deleted to comply with a Trump executive order.
Judge orders HHS, CDC and FDA to restore deleted webpages with health information
The NGO Doctors for America argued that HHS, CDC and FDA violated federal law in removing medical information from public-facing websites.
www.cbsnews.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
BREAKING: A judge orders the CDC, FDA and HHS to restore webpages that were deleted to comply with a Trump executive order.
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An @apnews.com reporter was barred from an Oval Office event because the AP hasn't renamed Gulf of Mexico. www.ap.org/the-definiti...
February 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
An @apnews.com reporter was barred from an Oval Office event because the AP hasn't renamed Gulf of Mexico. www.ap.org/the-definiti...
“… and sheer cowardice from the corporations.”
Insane how quickly the racist regression is happening in this country. Decades of progress being undone in weeks, without even any laws having to be passed. Just sheer intimidation from Trump and the right, and sheer cowardice from the corporations.
Google Calendar removes Black History Month, Pride and other cultural events
Company says listed holidays were not ‘sustainable’ for its model in latest move to roll back diversity efforts
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
“… and sheer cowardice from the corporations.”
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All I hope is that if - if - Dems ever get back into power, they've learned lessons from this period, and they understand that they're actually allowed to use a little of that power, given what we've seen Republicans and Musk do in just three weeks.
Sheesh.
I hope but I'm not optimistic.
Sheesh.
I hope but I'm not optimistic.
February 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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I switched to Apple Maps last week. Still deciding what to do about Calendar and/or email…
Google was among the first companies to change the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on its maps. Other sources for online maps have not yet followed Donald Trump's executive order.
Here's How All Online Maps Are Handling the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Name Change
Google is among the first companies to change the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on its maps. Other sources for online maps have not yet followed Donald Trump's executive order.
wrd.cm
February 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I switched to Apple Maps last week. Still deciding what to do about Calendar and/or email…
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Would it be something to find out months from now that the programmers hired by DOGE have installed remote controls or back doors on US Government systems? It would explain why programmers are auditing and not accountants.
February 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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This!
February 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This!
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The work freeze at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is putting Big Tech regulations 'on ice'. The cease-work order won’t just affect lawsuits and enforcement actions. It will stall regulation that could govern tech companies like Apple and Google.
The CFPB Work Freeze Is Putting Big Tech Regulations ‘On Ice’
The cease-work order at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won’t just affect lawsuits and enforcement actions. It will stall regulation that could govern tech companies like Apple and Google.
wrd.cm
February 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The work freeze at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is putting Big Tech regulations 'on ice'. The cease-work order won’t just affect lawsuits and enforcement actions. It will stall regulation that could govern tech companies like Apple and Google.