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Happening in Spokane now. ICE abducted a Venezuelan kid here legally and 500-ish protestors are blocking the vehicles. Tear gas has since been deployed
Spokane police are here. Crowd is huge. 300-500. It’s gotten way escalated with shouting and music. Spokane police dept is armed with less lethal weapons. Sheriffs office just rolled up
June 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Happening in Spokane now. ICE abducted a Venezuelan kid here legally and 500-ish protestors are blocking the vehicles. Tear gas has since been deployed
I've been working with a local coalition on a five-year CDC cooperative agreement to prevent violence affecting youth. This week we learned that the whole CDC team was fired. No program or grant support. No technical assistance. Year 5 funding is uncertain. 💔 docs.google.com/document/u/0...
HHS RIF running list
Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Office of the director (OD) -Office of Human Resources (OHR) -Acquisitions -IT -Comms -42% of CDC senior staff eliminated National Center for Chronic Disease Prev...
docs.google.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I've been working with a local coalition on a five-year CDC cooperative agreement to prevent violence affecting youth. This week we learned that the whole CDC team was fired. No program or grant support. No technical assistance. Year 5 funding is uncertain. 💔 docs.google.com/document/u/0...
GoJoe Patrol giving the thousands of peaceful protesters lining blocks of Division the middle finger during yesterday’s #handsoff rally in #Spokane. #GoAwayGoJoe
April 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
GoJoe Patrol giving the thousands of peaceful protesters lining blocks of Division the middle finger during yesterday’s #handsoff rally in #Spokane. #GoAwayGoJoe
April 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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The fired staffers were tasked with making sure medications given to animals work well and are safe.
FDA staff handling drug safety for pets and livestock lost jobs in Trump firings
The fired staffers were tasked with making sure medications given to animals work well and are safe.
www.npr.org
February 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The fired staffers were tasked with making sure medications given to animals work well and are safe.
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Rose is one of thousands of federal workers who have been terminated by the Trump administration. At 26, she's left wondering what to do now.
She worked for years to get a federal job. Within a month, she was fired
Rose is one of thousands of federal workers who have been terminated by the Trump administration. At 26, she's left wondering what to do now.
www.npr.org
February 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Rose is one of thousands of federal workers who have been terminated by the Trump administration. At 26, she's left wondering what to do now.
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President Donald Trump’s purge of federal employees is already harming the visitor experience at national parks across the country.
Long lines and canceled rentals: Firings bring chaos to national parks
Trump’s purge of federal employees is already harming the visitor experience at national parks across the country.
wapo.st
February 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
President Donald Trump’s purge of federal employees is already harming the visitor experience at national parks across the country.
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Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
February 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
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The Trump administration isn’t complying with the TRO enjoining them from withholding federal funds, and now it’s putting Washington at risk of more devastating wildfires.
We need to be in court now demanding an end to this regime’s shenanigans.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
We need to be in court now demanding an end to this regime’s shenanigans.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
February 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
The Trump administration isn’t complying with the TRO enjoining them from withholding federal funds, and now it’s putting Washington at risk of more devastating wildfires.
We need to be in court now demanding an end to this regime’s shenanigans.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
We need to be in court now demanding an end to this regime’s shenanigans.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
What’s the word for posting on bluesky? Are we saying bleeting? Skeeting? 🧐
February 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
What’s the word for posting on bluesky? Are we saying bleeting? Skeeting? 🧐
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I know he wants us exhausted, but dammit, I'm exhausted.
February 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I know he wants us exhausted, but dammit, I'm exhausted.
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Say it with us: Transgender and nonbinary people deserve access to medically sound health care! 🗣️ ️🏳️⚧️
February 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Say it with us: Transgender and nonbinary people deserve access to medically sound health care! 🗣️ ️🏳️⚧️
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Another time sensitive action item! Link in our bio - take action to get long overdue protections in place for trans and intersex individuals held in jails.
February 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Another time sensitive action item! Link in our bio - take action to get long overdue protections in place for trans and intersex individuals held in jails.
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As Jesus famously said, Love thy neighbor a bit less than thyself
I mean yes, there is such a concept in Christianity. It appears quite notably in the letters of Paul, for instance, where it’s a concept he *relentlessly* argues against, and in the Gospel where it’s a concept Jesus very much repeatedly scorns. So it is technically in there!
January 31, 2025 at 1:53 AM
As Jesus famously said, Love thy neighbor a bit less than thyself
Here is how to find out who your federal legislators are: www.congress.gov/members/find.... These are the people to talk to about things happening at the national level. If you’re passionate about state legislation, there’s a website for that too #civics
www.congress.gov
January 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Here is how to find out who your federal legislators are: www.congress.gov/members/find.... These are the people to talk to about things happening at the national level. If you’re passionate about state legislation, there’s a website for that too #civics
We are going to lose children over this
“[This executive order is] patently unconstitutional nonsense designed to demean transgender and all LGBTQ+ young people." – Nicholas Hite, Lambda Legal Senior Attorney via @advocate.com
BREAKING: Trump signs executive order targeting transgender students, their teachers, and their schools
The new executive order looks to end so-called radical indoctrination in schools and includes topics related to race, privilege, and oppression.
www.advocate.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
We are going to lose children over this
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@lambdalegal.bsky.social If you are trans and have experienced your documents being withheld, Lambda Legal is currently collecting accounts. For WA folks, contact them at their Western office: 213-382-7600
January 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
@lambdalegal.bsky.social If you are trans and have experienced your documents being withheld, Lambda Legal is currently collecting accounts. For WA folks, contact them at their Western office: 213-382-7600
Hope you’re happy with the price of eggs 🤦🏻♀️
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump signs executive order to restrict transgender care access for people under 19
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to restrict gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19.
abcnews.go.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Hope you’re happy with the price of eggs 🤦🏻♀️
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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There are so many things I would ban before TikTok, including SUVs and assault weapons…
January 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
There are so many things I would ban before TikTok, including SUVs and assault weapons…