Spencer Phillips
@spencer802.bsky.social
Ecological economist, consultant, part-time expat, dog lover.
Trump's forest plan:
1.Fire employees, rescind roadless rule & close offices to make land stewardship and visitor safety impossible.
2.Claim that agency is failing to carry out its mission, so...
3.Sell the people's forests to private industry, who...
4.Ruin our land and lock us out.
bit.ly/3VE0Q7S
1.Fire employees, rescind roadless rule & close offices to make land stewardship and visitor safety impossible.
2.Claim that agency is failing to carry out its mission, so...
3.Sell the people's forests to private industry, who...
4.Ruin our land and lock us out.
bit.ly/3VE0Q7S
Trump administration plans to close unknown number of U.S. Forest Service offices in Alaska | Alaska Beacon
The Forest Service, under the direction of the Department of Agriculture, is planning massive cutbacks to staff and offices nationwide.
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September 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Trump's forest plan:
1.Fire employees, rescind roadless rule & close offices to make land stewardship and visitor safety impossible.
2.Claim that agency is failing to carry out its mission, so...
3.Sell the people's forests to private industry, who...
4.Ruin our land and lock us out.
bit.ly/3VE0Q7S
1.Fire employees, rescind roadless rule & close offices to make land stewardship and visitor safety impossible.
2.Claim that agency is failing to carry out its mission, so...
3.Sell the people's forests to private industry, who...
4.Ruin our land and lock us out.
bit.ly/3VE0Q7S
So...legal precedents are not fairytales. Good to know. abcnews.go.com/Politics/jus...
Justice Clarence Thomas says legal precedents are not 'the gospel'
Justice Clarence Thomas says the Supreme Court should take a more critical approach to settled precedent. It is not "the gospel," he says.
abcnews.go.com
September 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
So...legal precedents are not fairytales. Good to know. abcnews.go.com/Politics/jus...
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Don't like the numbers? Just fire the person responsible for gathering them.
Trump's doing what every tyrannical regime has always done: wiping out the truth and replacing it with lies.
Trump's doing what every tyrannical regime has always done: wiping out the truth and replacing it with lies.
BREAKING: Trump says he has told his team to fire the Commissioner of Labor Statistics.
This announcement comes after worse than expected jobs numbers in July, and a downward revision of -258,000 jobs for the May and June jobs reports.
This announcement comes after worse than expected jobs numbers in July, and a downward revision of -258,000 jobs for the May and June jobs reports.
August 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Don't like the numbers? Just fire the person responsible for gathering them.
Trump's doing what every tyrannical regime has always done: wiping out the truth and replacing it with lies.
Trump's doing what every tyrannical regime has always done: wiping out the truth and replacing it with lies.
So UVa President Ryan's resignation makes a lot more sense: BOV: "Do you want to be pushed off the cliff with or without the golden parachute?"
www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
A look at Ryan’s presidential employment contract
This contract, originally established in 2018 when Ryan was hired, was renewed in 2022 and outlines the terms of his employment, including salary and benefits.
www.cavalierdaily.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
So UVa President Ryan's resignation makes a lot more sense: BOV: "Do you want to be pushed off the cliff with or without the golden parachute?"
www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
Muir Woods exhibit becomes first casualty of White House directive to erase history www.sfgate.com/california-p...
Muir Woods exhibit is first casualty of White House directive to erase history
"In order to know your role in history, you need to see yourself in it."
www.sfgate.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Muir Woods exhibit becomes first casualty of White House directive to erase history www.sfgate.com/california-p...
Happy Fourth. "One of the great ironies of history is that the triumph of Maga has led to the piecemeal destruction of everything that once made America great, and on every level."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...
This Fourth of July, the world declares its independence from America | Stephen Marche
America is turning away from itself, and the rest of the world must follow
www.theguardian.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Happy Fourth. "One of the great ironies of history is that the triumph of Maga has led to the piecemeal destruction of everything that once made America great, and on every level."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...
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I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
June 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
If only karma was real, we would know whose grandchildren will spend their childhoods in oxygen tents or huffing inhalers.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s EPA announces major rollbacks to power plant pollution limits
More than 200 health experts say regulatory proposals will lead to biggest increase in pollution in decades
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
If only karma was real, we would know whose grandchildren will spend their childhoods in oxygen tents or huffing inhalers.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Karoline Leavitt on deployment of National Guard troops in L.A.: "The Trump Administration has a zero tolerance policy for criminal behavior and violence, especially when that violence is aimed at law enforcement officers trying to do their jobs."
Trump: <pardons Jan 6 rioters>
Trump: <pardons Jan 6 rioters>
White House Statement on Deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles | The American Presidency Project
www.presidency.ucsb.edu
June 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Karoline Leavitt on deployment of National Guard troops in L.A.: "The Trump Administration has a zero tolerance policy for criminal behavior and violence, especially when that violence is aimed at law enforcement officers trying to do their jobs."
Trump: <pardons Jan 6 rioters>
Trump: <pardons Jan 6 rioters>
What a disappointment. Seems our "leaders" can't do much other than shoot themselves in the foot.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/w...
U.S. Tells Its Diplomats in Vietnam to Avoid War Anniversary Events (Gift Article)
The reversal adds another Trump administration blow to decades of reconciliation efforts.
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
What a disappointment. Seems our "leaders" can't do much other than shoot themselves in the foot.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/w...
Well so much for letting States decide when life and death issues are on the line. On the upside, with Trump tanking the global economy maybe we'll reduce emissions simply because we don't have any money to spend on things.
April 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Well so much for letting States decide when life and death issues are on the line. On the upside, with Trump tanking the global economy maybe we'll reduce emissions simply because we don't have any money to spend on things.
First they came for Columbia, but...
Trickle-down authoritarianism is already in place at my U. It seems unlikely that others are not feeling the squeeze.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trickle-down authoritarianism is already in place at my U. It seems unlikely that others are not feeling the squeeze.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why are other universities silent in condemning Trump’s attacks on Columbia? | Zephyr Teachout
If university leaders allow themselves to be bullied, how do we expect any other institutions to stand up?
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
First they came for Columbia, but...
Trickle-down authoritarianism is already in place at my U. It seems unlikely that others are not feeling the squeeze.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trickle-down authoritarianism is already in place at my U. It seems unlikely that others are not feeling the squeeze.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...