Peace is hard
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Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, June 21, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
www.nytimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Reposted by Peace is hard
Reposted by Peace is hard
My taxes are paid. Somebody owes me some representation.
April 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
My taxes are paid. Somebody owes me some representation.
Reposted by Peace is hard
“Am I doing enough?”
I ask myself this often.
I made this account on a whim. I saw no Alt USFS presence on Bluesky, I saw a need; I acted.
My work is guided by public service & belief knowledge = power.
It’s been a wild few months.
If you’ve ideas for what more I / we can do, reply or DM me.
I ask myself this often.
I made this account on a whim. I saw no Alt USFS presence on Bluesky, I saw a need; I acted.
My work is guided by public service & belief knowledge = power.
It’s been a wild few months.
If you’ve ideas for what more I / we can do, reply or DM me.
April 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“Am I doing enough?”
I ask myself this often.
I made this account on a whim. I saw no Alt USFS presence on Bluesky, I saw a need; I acted.
My work is guided by public service & belief knowledge = power.
It’s been a wild few months.
If you’ve ideas for what more I / we can do, reply or DM me.
I ask myself this often.
I made this account on a whim. I saw no Alt USFS presence on Bluesky, I saw a need; I acted.
My work is guided by public service & belief knowledge = power.
It’s been a wild few months.
If you’ve ideas for what more I / we can do, reply or DM me.
Reposted by Peace is hard
Reposted by Peace is hard
Please repost. Someone very dear to me tried to kill himself this week, in part triggered by the insanity in the news.
Take time for yourself. Step away but don’t step out. Especially for my feds and veterans and #LGBTQ+ peeps—you are loved & needed.
Ask for help. DMs are open.
#resist despair
Take time for yourself. Step away but don’t step out. Especially for my feds and veterans and #LGBTQ+ peeps—you are loved & needed.
Ask for help. DMs are open.
#resist despair
(1/5) Updated Suicide Prevention Resources - please reach out if you're struggling!
National Crisis Line: 988
For Veterans: 988, press 1
National Text Line: text "HOME" to 741741
The above lines are the only ones tied into the National 988 network. All the rest in this thread are not.
National Crisis Line: 988
For Veterans: 988, press 1
National Text Line: text "HOME" to 741741
The above lines are the only ones tied into the National 988 network. All the rest in this thread are not.
March 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Cutting Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security will result in people dying.
Cutting medical research and funding will result in people dying.
Cutting foreign aid, FEMA and NOAA will result in people dying.
A few cars on fire is considered violence, but somehow the rest isn’t.
Cutting medical research and funding will result in people dying.
Cutting foreign aid, FEMA and NOAA will result in people dying.
A few cars on fire is considered violence, but somehow the rest isn’t.
March 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Cutting Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security will result in people dying.
Cutting medical research and funding will result in people dying.
Cutting foreign aid, FEMA and NOAA will result in people dying.
A few cars on fire is considered violence, but somehow the rest isn’t.
Cutting medical research and funding will result in people dying.
Cutting foreign aid, FEMA and NOAA will result in people dying.
A few cars on fire is considered violence, but somehow the rest isn’t.
Reposted by Peace is hard
Reposted by Peace is hard
If one guy holds most of the tech people rely on, it is a vulnerability, but also it's one guy: as a global population we should be able to easily just take it from him, so it seems to me the real vulnerability is an internalized belief that private ownership is more sacrosanct than human thriving.
Musk threatens to shut off Starlink access if Ukraine won’t sign the minerals “deal”.
So many of us warned about Europe’s near-total tech dependence on the US. Deeply irresponsible to rely on the continued benevolence of an external actor for such vital systems. kyivindependent.com/us-threatens...
So many of us warned about Europe’s near-total tech dependence on the US. Deeply irresponsible to rely on the continued benevolence of an external actor for such vital systems. kyivindependent.com/us-threatens...
US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters
The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink service after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communicati...
kyivindependent.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
If one guy holds most of the tech people rely on, it is a vulnerability, but also it's one guy: as a global population we should be able to easily just take it from him, so it seems to me the real vulnerability is an internalized belief that private ownership is more sacrosanct than human thriving.
Reposted by Peace is hard
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
Reposted by Peace is hard
A federal judge in Seattle issued a preliminary injunction late Friday blocking the government from withholding federal funds from hospitals in four states that offer gender-transition treatment for people under 19.
Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youth Health Providers in 4 States
The states — Washington, Oregon, Minnesota and Colorado — had sued to block President Trump’s plan to withhold federal funds from hospitals that offer transgender treatment to people under 19.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A federal judge in Seattle issued a preliminary injunction late Friday blocking the government from withholding federal funds from hospitals in four states that offer gender-transition treatment for people under 19.
Reposted by Peace is hard
Reposted by Peace is hard
For folks asking if I'm going to attend Trump's joint address to Congress next week: no. Instead, I'm choosing to hear directly from Oregonians and will be hosting an open-to-all town hall on Facebook live. Oregonians can submit questions in advance here:
Town Hall Participation Form
If you are a constituent of a lawmaker of an upcoming People's Town Hall, submit your information here!
If you have questions or difficulties with the form, email [email protected]
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February 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
For folks asking if I'm going to attend Trump's joint address to Congress next week: no. Instead, I'm choosing to hear directly from Oregonians and will be hosting an open-to-all town hall on Facebook live. Oregonians can submit questions in advance here:
Reposted by Peace is hard
For three years, Ukraine has been fighting and dying on the front lines of democracy. Despite what Trump and pro-Putin Republicans want you to believe, Ukraine's fight is our fight. We cannot abandon our allies in their time of need.
February 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
For three years, Ukraine has been fighting and dying on the front lines of democracy. Despite what Trump and pro-Putin Republicans want you to believe, Ukraine's fight is our fight. We cannot abandon our allies in their time of need.
Please take Oregon as a bonus.
On behalf of California, we accept. ktla.com/news/califor...
Thousands of Danes sign petition to buy California from U.S.
In response to President Donald Trump’s continued musing about the U.S. acquiring Greenland from Denmark, Danish citizens have launched their own effort to purchase America’s most econo…
ktla.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Please take Oregon as a bonus.
Reposted by Peace is hard
After tea, in the fade-light, Old Fox walked to the sheep church on the Downs. It was dark, lit by a single oil lamp & deserted but for an elderly hare in the front pew. He was wiping tears away. It's all so hard, he said. I know, said Old Fox & went to sit with him.
February 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
After tea, in the fade-light, Old Fox walked to the sheep church on the Downs. It was dark, lit by a single oil lamp & deserted but for an elderly hare in the front pew. He was wiping tears away. It's all so hard, he said. I know, said Old Fox & went to sit with him.
Reposted by Peace is hard
January 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Reposted by Peace is hard
Feels like a good time to remind everyone that if you are a public servant wishing to report retaliation, acts of corruption or abuse of government power, I have a page for that on my website: www.wyden.senate.gov/whistleblowe...
January 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Feels like a good time to remind everyone that if you are a public servant wishing to report retaliation, acts of corruption or abuse of government power, I have a page for that on my website: www.wyden.senate.gov/whistleblowe...
Reposted by Peace is hard
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Reposted by Peace is hard
2025 in a nutshell…
January 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
2025 in a nutshell…
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