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Etherealistic

@etherealist.bsky.social
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Macroeconomist. Philosopher. Childless cat lady. I curate and share credible but surreal news. #WTF #NotTheOnion The eye roll in my avatar is for all the cultists who don't have a clue how right-wing politico-economic policies are actually hurting them.

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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Nephrologist with valid H1B visa and no criminal record is deported. On what grounds? This is unreal. #WTF
nbcnews.com
Brown Medicine professor and doctor deported to Lebanon despite having valid visa, court filings claim
Court documents say Customs and Border Protection violated a court order to halt the deportation of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, which the agency allegedly carried out “without any justification.”
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
In a video posted to X, the company showed the owl being struck by a Tesla Cybertruck and floating up into the clouds. “Reward for whoever can identify the driver,” the company posted. “Please post any leads on Twitter.” #NotTheOnion
kron4.com
Duolingo owl dead, killed by Cybertruck, company says
(KRON) — In what some are calling a “master class” in killing off a company mascot, language-learning app Duolingo announced Tuesday that its trademark mascot, “Duo,” …
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
So much for claiming to support free market capitalism. #NotTheOnion
cbsnews.com
Missouri prosecutors sue Starbucks over DEI practices, claiming they raise prices and slow service
A new lawsuit filed by Missouri's attorney general alleges that Starbucks is unlawfully relying on "race-and-sex-based hiring practices."
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
I have no words. #WTF
independent.co.uk
Trump State Department official has called for mass sterilization of ‘low-IQ trash’
Darren Beattie previously served as a speechwriter for Trump, but he was fired in 2018 after he spoke at a conference attended by white nationalists
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Danish citizens have launched a crowdfunding campaign to buy California. This one-page website is awesome! Definitely worth checking out. Their plan is to rename California to New Denmark. And Los Angeles? More like Løs Ångeles. For 10,000 DKK, you get your name on a street there.
denmarkification.com
Help Denmark Buy California – Because Why Not?
Buy it from Trump, the bigliest crowdsourcing ever
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
On Tuesday, Georgia Representative Buddy Carter unveiled the Red, White, and Blueland Act of 2025. Apparently, they're moving forward with renaming in anticipation of the purchase. A mere 6 percent of Greenlanders want their nation to join the U.S., according to a poll last month. #NotTheOnion
the-independent.com
‘Red, White and Blueland?’ Republican unveils bill to rename Greenland
Georgia Representative Buddy Carter hopes to assist the U.S.’s ‘negotiator-in-chief’ with his plans to acquire the Arctic island
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the DoJ to pause prosecutions of Americans accused of bribing foreign govt officials to win or retain business in their countries. A White House factsheet said the law makes American companies less competitive. #NotTheOnion
reuters.com
Trump to loosen enforcement of US law banning bribery of foreign officials
President Donald Trump on Monday planned to sign an executive order that directs the Justice Department to pause prosecutions of Americans accused of bribing foreign government officials while trying to gain business in their countries.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Researching women's health is now DEI and ineligible for grants. Staff at the National Science Foundation are scouring thousands of research projects for dozens of words that could violate DEI orders. The agency directed scientists to halt work that doesn’t adhere to Trump's directives. #WTF
kpbs.org
Federal list of forbidden words may jeopardize research at UCSD
The banned words include: women, disability, bias, status, trauma, Black, Hispanic communities, as well as socioeconomic, ethnicity and systemic.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
THIS is how you convince conservatives to join the resistance!
reddit.com
From the missouri community on Reddit: Missouri Farmers on Trump and P2025
Explore this post and more from the missouri community
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
I used to think, "thankfully, this would never happen here." And then I see all the censorship going on X, while claiming free speech. And then I see the owner of X become the de-facto US President And then I see US papers self-censoring political news. I can't say "never" to myself anymore.
theguardian.com
Leeds student jailed in Saudi Arabia for 34 years over tweets is released
Salma al-Shehab was arrested in 2021 during holiday in Saudi Arabia
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Predicting this would be taken down, somebody saved this to isavedit. I really don't understand the whole unintelligible babbling thing. Do you? #NotTheOnion
isaveddit.com
Paula White, the leader of Trump’s White House Faith Office, speaking in tongues - PublicFreakout | ISaveddit
ISaveddit is the leading platform for saving and sharing Reddit videos.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Ohio to be the next state introducing a "Conception Begins at Erection Act" to regulate male behavior regarding pregnancy. “Fair is fair, right?" If they want to deny women "access to contraceptives then let’s start policing men in the same way,” Somani (D) said. #NotTheOnion
wtrf.com
“Conception Begins At Erection Act” could be a new law in Ohio which would make it illegal for men to have sex without intent to make a baby
A memo sent out by Rader and Somani to other representatives to co sponsor says “the legislation seeks to ensure that men share responsibility in reproductive health, particularly in light of…
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
This is so messed up. #WTF
cnn.com
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ordered by acting director to stop fighting financial abuse | CNN Business
Russell Vought, the newly installed acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sent an email Saturday night ordering all employees at the consumer watchdog to stop virtually all work...
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
A PRRI survey released last month showed White evangelicals were the only faith group in which a majority — 62 percent — of members agreed that immigrants who enter the country illegally are “poisoning the blood of our country.” But they're a big group and are now attacking everyone who disagrees.
washingtonpost.com
Attacks on Catholics, Lutherans suggest new Trump approach on religion
Allies of the president are leveling attacks on religious groups, including Catholics and Lutherans, and questioning their efforts to help migrants.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Romance novelists (and video commentators) are freaking out over this Oklahoma bill. As it stands now, this bill would ban anything with a sex scene, sexual action, or depiction in it, meaning even romance novels or boudoir photos. #WTF
kfor.com
Language in pornography ban bill concerns some
As it stands now, this bill would ban anything with a sex scene, sexual action, or depiction in it, meaning even romance novels or boudoir photos.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Paula White-Cain, 58, is a Florida megachurch “prosperity theology" preacher. This teaches that God rewards the truly faithful with material wealth and personal success. Since these are the congregations growing the most, it's wild to watch Christianity literally turning into money worshiping.
yahoo.com
Trump Enrages Christian MAGA By Naming ‘Heretic’ Pastor to White House
President Donald Trump angered some of his Christian supporters on Friday when he named a televangelist who even some conservative evangelicals have labeled a “heretic” as part of his White House admi...
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
The eggs were stolen from a trailer at Pete & Gerry's Organics. Police are still scrambling to try to figure out whodunit. I feel sorry for them as a small biz doing organic. That hit has got to be rough. Elsewhere I read that it would have taken 4 pickup trucks. How do you move/sell stolen eggs?
usatoday.com
Someone has stolen 100,000 eggs from a Pennsylvania company. Police say they're worth $40K
Around 100,000 eggs were stolen from Pete & Gerry's Organics in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, state police said.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Petro also said the drug trafficking business "could easily be dismantled if they legalize cocaine in the world. It would be sold like wine." Since 2022. when he came to power, he's been trying to end the six decades of conflict with Colombia's armed drug traffickers.
cbsnews.com
Cocaine "no worse than whiskey," would be "sold like wine" if legalized worldwide, Colombia's president says
Cocaine "is no worse than whiskey" and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, said Colombian President Gustavo Petro, whose nation is the world's biggest cocaine producer and exporter.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
If you're going to spend a ridiculous amount on eggs, these researchers think you should at least know the scientifically best way to cook them. The research was published in Communications Engineering. Apparently it's all about the 2-part structure (white & yolk) needing different temperatures.
npr.org
These researchers have found a scientifically perfect way to cook eggs
An Italian study published this week has found the way to cook a perfect egg — you'll just need to spend 32 minutes to make it happen.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
When it comes to hate speech, "It is always one rule for Elon, another rule for everyone else," the head of the Centre for Countering Digital Hate said. Reddit banned the subs: r/IsElonDeadYet Where a user posted daily that he was STILL alive r/WhitePeopleTwitter Where people shared wtf X posts
bbc.com
Reddit community banned as user spat with Musk intensifies
The tech billionaire had complained that some Reddit users were advocating violence against his staff.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Sean Duffy, the US transportation secretary, said his department will prioritize grants to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average. Brookings says it's basically nuts. Biden prioritized grants for historically disadvantaged communities. #NotTheOnion
ajc.com
Federal transportation funding to hinge on birth, marriage rates
Secretary Sean Duffy said his department will prioritize grants to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Russian state TV unknowingly ran a story made up by Panorama, Russia's version of The Onion. The story said that DeepSeek - the impressive Chinese AI tech that's freaking everyone out - built its advanced models with long-lost Soviet-era code. That's some next level wishful thinking. #NotTheOnion
technology.org
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Some cute news - you deserve a break from the political drama. I love it when animals joke with humans to remind us we're not as great as we think we are. The photo (in thread) of the finished dam is impressive. #NotTheOnioin
voxnews.al
The government had been planning it for 7 years, beavers built the dam in two days and saved them $1 million
castorIn the Czech Republic, beavers built a dam in two days, which local authorities had planned for 7 years
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
First Budde, now Dolan, It's kind of wild to see MAGA trashing clergy while they're creating a task force to "protect" Christianity. It's actually about using Christianity to justify atrocities. Like usual, from authoritarians, over the course of history.
fox5ny.com
Cardinal Dolan fires back at VP J.D. Vance over immigration policy comments
Vice President J.D. Vance is facing backlash from Cardinal Timothy Dolan after Vance accused Catholic bishops of profiting from immigration aid.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
I never thought I'd see this happening. #MakeAmericaSickAgain
cnn.com
Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate | CNN
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
In Mitch's bio, "The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party," he rails on Trump. But, I just can't envision Mitch crying over his staffers being traumatized by J6. I can't imagine Mitch crying for, or even feeling sorry for, anyone.
thenewsglobe.net
Mitch McConnell Calls Trump ‘Unfit for Office,’ Describes Him as ‘Not Very Smart, Irascible, and Nasty,’ While Blasting the MAGA Movement as ‘Completely Wrong
In a candid reflection on the state of the Republican Party, outgoing Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) declared that former President Donald Trump has significantly harmed the party’s co...
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Trump wants to bring 4 million WHITE South Africans to the US for resettlement - because they're facing discrimination there. 1) Isn't that DEI? 2) Who made that call? #NotTheOnion
the-independent.com
Trump order prioritizes US resettlement of white South Africans
Trump also shut down all South African aid, much of which is used to battle AIDS and HIV
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
This is super scary. Elon has basically taken over the US payments infrastructure and locked out government employees. States' access to funding can now be weaponized if they don't do what Trump and Musk want. This control will be able to keep them in control of the government indefinitely. #WTF
lawfaremedia.org
Elon Musk Weaponizes the Government
The billionaire is turning the U.S. government’s own strategy against itself.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
ND House Concurrent Resolution 3020 would “acknowledge the Kingship of Jesus Christ.” “We desire there shall be a recognition of Almighty God as the source of authority; of the Lord Jesus Christ as the rightful ruler of nations…” It's the same group trying to overturn gay marriage. #NotTheOnion
heartlandsignal.com
Controversial Christian nationalist legislation introduced in North Dakota House
At the start of the new legislative session, a group of North Dakota legislators put forward a potentially unconstitutional resolution that would have the state “acknowledge the Kingship of Jesus Chri...
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
At an event, Daudrich said there’s no homelessness issue in the northern town for obvious reasons. He said his plan is to bring 10 polar bears to Winnipeg and release them in front of the legislature. It's now OK for candidates to suggest making vulnerable people bear food. #NotTheOnion
ctvnews.ca
Tory candidate won’t apologize for joking that polar bears could deal with homeless
A candidate for leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives says he won’t apologize for making a joke about tackling homelessness by letting polar bears roam free in Winnipeg.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
LBGTQ is no more. It is now only LBG, to reflect Trump's Executive Order regarding gender. Government websites have been updated. #WTF
tyla.com
People concerned as US Department of State removes two letters from LGBTQ+
There have been a long list of executive orders affecting the LGBTQ+ community since Donald Trump returned to office
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
This news is making me physically ill #WTF
usatoday.com
Trump tries to fire chair of Federal Election Commission. Why she's refusing to leave.
President Trump has moved to fire Ellen Weintraub, the Democratic chair of the FEC, but she says her termination is invalid and won't step down.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
So not only was having read only access a lie, but they now need to figure out wtf this kid did to the Treasury software. President Musk must go! #WTF
futurism.com
Elon's DOGE Boy Who "Resigned" Was Apparently Doing Something Very Naughty With the Treasury's Code
Did Elon Musk's DOGE boy resign because of racist tweets, or was he not allowed to make code changes to the US Treasury's payments system?
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
This is rightfully starting to go viral. If the legit video evidence weren't included, it would be unbelievable. Viewer discretion advised.
youtube.com
DARK GOTHIC MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America
YouTube video by Blonde Politics | The Silly Serious
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Yep.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
It's kind of wild to see fascists hijacking Christianity. They should just officially register MAGA as a new religion, with Trump as its prophet. Then the next edition of the Trump Bible can be rewritten to say whatever they want - and they won't need to gaslight what Christianity is and is not.
christianpost.com
Tucker Carlson says Episcopal Church is 'not Christian at all' after Mariann Budde sermon: 'Pagan'
Former Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson called the Episcopal Church an angry, hateful organization that is non-Christian in an interview last week responding to a female bishop who rebuked
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The states' rights focused Supreme Court finally benefited the left. Seems SCOTUS couldn't figure out how to justify siding with big energy in their fight to move their Hawaii law breaking environmental destruction case out of state jurisdiction and into (big oil friendlier) federal court.
thecooldown.com
Supreme Court issues 'landmark' decision in lawsuit against major industry: 'Immense costs ... caused by the defendants'
In a landmark new decision, the Supreme Court voted to allow Honolulu officials to proceed with a lawsuit against Big Oil.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Copy of letter in thread here. Trump and Musk are acting like dictators, with their yes men in place. Mid-terms can't come soon enough. #WTF
reuters.com
US prosecutor warns of legal risk for anyone hindering Musk's efficiency effort
A federal prosecutor appointed by President Donald Trump asked Elon Musk for information about anyone trying to impede the work of the billionaire's government efficiency effort, warning of possible criminal sanctions, in a letter posted on platform X on Monday.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The American Federation of Government Employees, a union representing some 800,000 workers, said Trump would be breaching legally binding contracts. Trump is citing a 2010 Supreme Court decision stating a President “cannot choose to bind his successors by diminishing their powers.”
thenewsglobe.net
Trump moves to cancel recent union agreements with federal workers, Trump voters are in shock
President Donald Trump said late Friday that he plans to nullify federal employee union contracts that agencies agreed to late in former President Joe Biden’s term. In a memo to agency heads, Trump sa...
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
“We want to make sure that we’re not punishing states that have nothing to do with this. We’re wanting to make sure that we’re very targeted in our response, because we don’t want to inflict more harm on families that cross the border than we necessarily have to,” Kahlon said.
thestar.com
B.C. has pulled red state liquor from the shelves in response to Trump’s tariff
VANCOUVER - Liquor from U.S. Republican states is off store shelves in British Columbia in the first act of retaliation Premier David Eby has promised to tariffs announced by the
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Just came across this. It's depressing.
gregpalast.com
Trump Lost. Vote Suppression Won.
Here are the numbers...
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
I don't know how I missed this. A bill to nullify OSHA. "NOSHA," was introduced by Andy Biggs, R - AZ. One OSHA requirement is to track workplace safety. I can just imagine Rs saying, "Eliminating OSHA will reduce the number of safety hazards." Right. Bc none will be reported. #WTF
congress.gov
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Utah lawmakers are concerned the "deep state" is planning to deliberately crash the economy to establish an authoritarian world government. To combat this perceived threat from the WEF, WHO, UN, etc., lawmakers passed HB158, stating Utah will not abide by any of their mandates. #NotTheOnion
utahpoliticalwatch.news
Utah bill bans WHO, UN in search of non-existent threat
Utah legislators advance bill blocking WHO and UN authority in the state, despite no evidence of interference from international organizations. Conspiracy theories drive debate.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
The Ottawa Senators hosted the Minnesota Wild tonight. As usual, the anthem played before the game. The reaction from the crowd was not as usual. A chorus of boos is heard in response to Trump's new tariffs, which will increase the cost of Canadian (and Mexican) goods by 25% and energy by 10%.
youtube.com
Canadians Boo U.S. Anthem After Trump’s 25% Tariff on Canada
YouTube video by Ticker
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) analyzed animal weather prognosticators, with 20+ years experience. Staten Island Chuck, a NY-based groundhog, ranked 1st with an impressive 85% accuracy rate on his forecasts. Fan fave, Punxsatawney Phil, came in second to last of 19.
noaa.gov
Grading the groundhogs
In honor of Groundhog Day and in the spirit of fun, we pitted groundhogs from all over the United States against each other — and data from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information — to s...
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Employees were instructed to remove pronouns from everything from government grant applications to email signatures across the department. Just another directive from Trump's executive orders to end "radical and wasteful DEI programs." and restore "biological truth to the federal government."
abcnews.go.com
Federal employees told to remove pronouns from email signatures by end of day
Employees at multiple federal agencies were ordered to remove pronouns from their email signatures by Friday afternoon, according to internal memos obtained by ABC News.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
The USDA is (was) a big climate researcher, since it's tasked with proactively figuring out how to protect our food supply - in the face of changing climate patterns. The department's website has extensive resources on climate science, carbon sequestration, and adaptation strategies for farmers.
abcnews.go.com
USDA orders removal of climate change mentions from public websites
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has directed officials to remove content related to climate change from its public websites, according to emails obtained by ABC News.
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Professional jump roper - who also writes children's books about a superhero who uses a jump rope - got to be that superhero himself. The super hero shares Fisher’s nickname: the Rope Warrior, according to the author’s website.
theguardian.com
Jump rope pro saves neighbor and dog from ice pond – with jump rope
David Fisher of Westfield, Indiana, and son Felix rescued man who had fallen in after trying to rescue dog
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
How did those pedestrian collision tests go for the Cybertruck? (Those are required in the EU). Because - we now know that front nose is sharp enough to bisect a 400 pound buck. The driver said he was using autonomous mode right before and after striking the deer, but not when it happened.
fuelarc.com
Updated: CyberTruck "Slices Deer in Half"... Elon claims that it is safer for pedestrians. - FuelArc News
Here’s a story you all saw coming. If a new model pickup truck is on the road for any amount of time, somebody is going to ram a deer with it! What makes this collision unique is the pickup truck in q...
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Etherealistic @etherealist.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Radical fascists in TN just passed a law making it a Class E felony to vote for new laws that don't agree with their inhumane policy positions. The Dems say it restricts lawmakers’ ability to represent their constituents. I think that's exactly the point. #WTF
wkrn.com
Tennessee Senate passes controversial immigration bill that some call unconstitutional
In a 26-7 vote, state senators approved SB6002 Wednesday, which will create criminal penalties (Class E felony) for officials who adopt sanctuary policies. According to the bill’s text, offic…
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