@mphd11901.bsky.social
☮❤☕ 💯liberal 🚫MAGA
Son, husband, dad, library advocate, Nittany Lion alum, CSR on the other end of the ☎️ by day, IBEW brother, ex-shoe dawg & former EMT.
Went to the farmstand for corn & came home with an orange tabby 🐱
Son, husband, dad, library advocate, Nittany Lion alum, CSR on the other end of the ☎️ by day, IBEW brother, ex-shoe dawg & former EMT.
Went to the farmstand for corn & came home with an orange tabby 🐱
It just dawned on me that the relationship between Donald Trump and Elon Musk is suspiciously close—and closed—in the same way the relationship between Trump and Putin is.
Then I remembered the WSJ report revealing Musk speaks with Putin regularly.
Then I understood everything.
Then I remembered the WSJ report revealing Musk speaks with Putin regularly.
Then I understood everything.
March 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“Inside the federal government, all of that is gone,” Duncan said. “It’s all been scrapped.”
19thnews.org/2025/02/dei-...
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‘It’s all been scrapped’: Women in wildland firefighting bootcamps canceled after DEI cuts
Women already had an intimidating entry point to the male-dominated field. Trump's orders to dismantle DEI in the federal government could hurt years of progress.
19thnews.org
March 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“Inside the federal government, all of that is gone,” Duncan said. “It’s all been scrapped.”
19thnews.org/2025/02/dei-...
19thnews.org/2025/02/dei-...
Remember when allies were united with us? Congrats 47; we're now a member of the "axis of evil".
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norwegian-fu...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norwegian-fu...
Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine
Haltbakk Bunkers will cease supplying fuel to U.S. forces in Norway and American ships docking in Norwegian ports, citing dissatisfaction with recent U.S. policy towards Ukraine.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
March 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Remember when allies were united with us? Congrats 47; we're now a member of the "axis of evil".
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norwegian-fu...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norwegian-fu...
How's them unemployment numbers looking? #47recession #47depression
Nearly 600 federal workers packed a job fair in Howard County this week to take part in mock interviews, pose for professional headshots and adapt their often-lengthy resumes for the private sector.
Maryland’s displaced federal workers hunt for jobs
Hundreds of federal workers packed a job fair in Howard County Tuesday night to rehearse in mock interviews, pose for professional headshots and adapt their often lengthy resumes for the private…
buff.ly
March 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
How's them unemployment numbers looking? #47recession #47depression
Absolutely chilling
therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning
The secretary of Defense has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, sources tell Recorded Future News.
therecord.media
February 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Absolutely chilling
therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
Hold each of them complicit
Here's the first @bluestein.bsky.social video that X blocked (with the last few seconds trimmed off).
Audience member: "[Congress] controls the budget, not the president. And you are doing us a disservice to set that down and not stand up for us!"
Audience member: "[Congress] controls the budget, not the president. And you are doing us a disservice to set that down and not stand up for us!"
February 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Hold each of them complicit
"Alexa play, 'Popular,' from the Wicked musical." 😏
(Jk what are u doing throw your Alexas AWAY!)
#fuckamazon #abolishtheoligarchy #shutdown315 #eattherich
www.newsweek.com/what-shutdow...
(Jk what are u doing throw your Alexas AWAY!)
#fuckamazon #abolishtheoligarchy #shutdown315 #eattherich
www.newsweek.com/what-shutdow...
What is #Shutdown315? Nationwide plan to shut down USA for 1 day
The movement, Shutdown 315, is calling for Americans to stop making purchases from major corporations on March 15.
www.newsweek.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Wondering what all this “3.5%” business is about? Check out this article to learn more:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
February 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
February 16, 2025 at 4:56 AM
A library seems like a great place to launch a revolution
youtu.be/vW5EVNT--DA?...
youtu.be/vW5EVNT--DA?...
What If We Ran The Economy?
YouTube video by Andrewism
youtu.be
February 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A library seems like a great place to launch a revolution
youtu.be/vW5EVNT--DA?...
youtu.be/vW5EVNT--DA?...
Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it:
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website
"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."
www.404media.co
February 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Scary.
"Thomas and Gorsuch wrote a concurrence in that 2020 case saying that Humphrey's should be overturned. So that's two votes in favor."
"Thomas and Gorsuch wrote a concurrence in that 2020 case saying that Humphrey's should be overturned. So that's two votes in favor."
The Acting Solicitor General has notified Congress of DOJ's intent to ask #SCOTUS to overrule Humphrey's Executor—a major 1935 ruling upholding the independence of agencies like the FCC, FTC, NLRB, etc.
fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...
Because *less* independence is what we need...
fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...
Because *less* independence is what we need...
February 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Scary.
"Thomas and Gorsuch wrote a concurrence in that 2020 case saying that Humphrey's should be overturned. So that's two votes in favor."
"Thomas and Gorsuch wrote a concurrence in that 2020 case saying that Humphrey's should be overturned. So that's two votes in favor."
And dog days if summer too!
‘Mother Nature thinks people should shut down’: why we’re so unmotivated in winter
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
‘Mother Nature thinks people should shut down’: why we’re so unmotivated in winter
It’s normal to have low energy in the colder months – but for some, seasonal affective disorder can shut down their lives
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
And dog days if summer too!
Reposted
In December, NYT revealed that Elon Musk and SpaceX were failing to meet govt reporting protocol designed to protect state secrets while they haul in billions in Pentagon contracts.
This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
February 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
In December, NYT revealed that Elon Musk and SpaceX were failing to meet govt reporting protocol designed to protect state secrets while they haul in billions in Pentagon contracts.
This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
I imagine Drump will try to monetize the Kennedy Center Honors as a PPV event for his own gain...after he changes the org's signature 🌈 to red, white, and blue 🤦♂️
February 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I imagine Drump will try to monetize the Kennedy Center Honors as a PPV event for his own gain...after he changes the org's signature 🌈 to red, white, and blue 🤦♂️
That's how you do it. She's got avocados! WTG FEC Chair Weintraub
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www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cbc....
Top U.S. election official says Trump made illegal attempt to fire her
www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.org
February 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
That's how you do it. She's got avocados! WTG FEC Chair Weintraub
www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cbc....
www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cbc....
I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons
February 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Poignant
February 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Poignant
It doesn't really matter if all this shit is illegal if there's no one willing to actually use power to enforce the consequences.
Without enforcement, the law is just words in the wind.
Without enforcement, the law is just words in the wind.
February 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
In the flood of darkness happening there are folks like this doing heroic things
📣 UPDATE: OK, still working with some others to figure out the best way to present it all, but in the meantime here's the first batch of links to the most-recent archived versions of every page at the CDC prior to the Trump/Musk Purge:
acasignups.net/25/02/02/whi...
acasignups.net/25/02/02/whi...
In which I provide links to archived versions of every CDC.gov page available pre-purge (Part 1 of 15)
As horrific as it is that the Trump/Musk Administration is purging data from federal websites, it's good to know that the Internet Archive has been archiving much of it. However, in addition to the Ar...
acasignups.net
February 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
In the flood of darkness happening there are folks like this doing heroic things
Starting tomorrow, get vaccinated. Everything you can.
The CDC took down their list. Use this.
www.immunize.org/vaccines/vis...
The CDC took down their list. Use this.
www.immunize.org/vaccines/vis...
Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) Overview | Immunize.org| Immunize.org
Find materials on legal requirements to give VISs to patients before vaccinating.
www.immunize.org
February 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM