Love getting out in the field for work looking for black fly larvae in PA rivers

Been thinking about this Zappa quote a lot lately.

I am struggling…
wanting to keep abreast of the happenings with all the government issues and yet not get too bogged down or overwhelmed. And how to find out the reality of the situations that concern me most…when so much concerns me.
And find time to still live my life and be there for my family.

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If you don’t follow this podcast you should. Chris Morgan is such a great storyteller.
I can’t imagine anyone better to go hiking with.

Never before has there been such a gang of Republican politicians so willing to sell their souls for their own reelection at the expense of the rule of law and the health, safety, security and freedom of their children, grandchildren, constituents and country.

Best one yet!!

If you are in a government agency, and believe the actions you are experiencing are illegal and unethical, we are here for you.
www.democrats.senate.gov/whistleblowers

Civil servants do everything they can to assist fellow citizens and improve their country day in and day out, often doing so much more than asked of them. We can, and should, find ways to improve our government without denigrating the service of others.

Does he even hear himself? https://www.comicsands.com/musk-oval-office-unelected?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

Trump and Elon have placed new restrictions on NOAA & the National Weather Service, putting routine weather forecasts at risk.

"...it’s going to be a crackdown on climate,” said a senior Noaa scientist. “People are just somewhere between disturbed and terrified.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

RFK Jr. is disqualified, dangerous, and cannot be given the power to make critical health care decisions for millions of Americans.

I'm headed to the floor to put up a fight against his nomination.