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Monica Kunz

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WTF America?

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Amazing to me that publications do a story on Musk 'letting go' of his baby-mom, mother of four of his 18 children, without furnishing any sense of Musk's relationship with his eight concubines and his rejection of traditional notions of marriage and family in favor of Lebensborn-style eugenics.
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Indivisible Santa Barbara @indivisiblesb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Please join Indivisible Santa Barbara for No Kings: Vote Early on 10/17/26 at Alameda Park. The rally begins at noon and will be followed by a march down Anacapa to De La Guerra Plaza and a Party to the Polls at the ballot drop box near SB City Hall. No thrones, no crowns and NO KINGS!
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The botched execution of Christa Pike shows again why we must abolish the death penalty. It erodes our nation's soul. My column on Pike, and on watching Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh die and seeing the inherent immorality of the death penalty firsthand: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Christa Pike's botched execution is a moral stain on America | Opinion
I understand the shock over Tennessee's botched execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike. But it never should have happened in the first place.
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Men explain rape to me
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Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
He isn't doing "vanity projects." He is destroying the nation's capital. He's going to leave Washington DC in ruins. If, of course, he leaves.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026
Look at this photo we found from Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish Bahamas wedding. Can you spot the Russian oligarch close to Putin who bankrolled the event? 🧵
A group photo shows about 35 people, including Donald Trump Jr.; his wife, Bettina Anderson; Ivanka Trump; Jared Kushner; Tiffany Trump; and Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev.

Little Pipe Cay/Lux Hospitality Bahamas; Laura Gordon Photography via Instagram; Laura Gordon Photography
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 11/09/2026
Here's what I think about when I think back on 9/11. The attack happened on the watch of a Republican president who had been warned, repeatedly & explicitly, that an attack was coming. He dismissed those warnings.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I think I noted during the recent Belfast riots that a certain kind of man is not really interested in protecting women & girls; he's interested in protecting the exclusive right of his kind of man to abuse and control women and girls.
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Monica Kunz @monicakunz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I don't know how effective this is but I just sent feedback to complain to Apple about changing the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America." If anyone else cares to try and see if this works here is the link: www.apple.com/feedback/map...
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Feedback - Maps for macOS
Apple wants to hear from you. Send us your comments and feedback about Maps.
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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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[Op-Ed] Trump Regime’s Vaccine Rollback Is Part Of The White Supremacist War On Black And Brown Children
We must not dismiss the new rollback on childhood vaccines as just another fresh eruption of stupidity, “parental choice,” religious conscience, anti-science lunacy, or administrative incompe…
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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
California has the largest virtual power plant in the world, with 200,000 participants. At the exact moment when the grid is dirtiest and most expensive to run, this program surges in with the cheapest, cleanest power. Newsom's budget would kill it. That's just bad policy.
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200,000 Californians create as much power as a nuclear plant to help the grid. Now that's up in the air
California has one of the most successful "virtual power plants" in the world, but it's on the chopping block.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23/07/2026
Roughly 70% of women in heterosexual marriages have changed their last name. That means using their birth certificate as proof of citizenship to vote is not an option. This is not a coincidence — it’s a deliberate effort to suppress Democratic votes. Learn more: demdock.com/4b15Hbw
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Statement from Annie Farmer on meeting with Todd Blanche: "After meeting with Todd Blanche, I feel even more confident in urging senators to vote against his confirmation as the United States' Attorney General. "I found him abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal to survivors."
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
This piece misrepresents the dispute by treating Trump DOJ claims about how to treat public RELEASES of document as if they applied to SHARING with other law enforcement. DOJ shares info all the time. Except about Trump-related crimes and ICE murders.
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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Dolores Huerta did the same thing. César Chavez raped her multiple times, impregnated her twice, and she kept silent for decades because she knew if she said anything during his lifetime, *she'd* be blamed for "hurting the movement"...if she were believed at all. Our lives are always low priority.
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Monica Kunz @monicakunz.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Now we know why we should not listen to those stupid Dem “centrists” led by Suozzi about Dem Socialists being a problem! They (“centrists”) are MAGAs wearing blue! Glad my rep @carbajal.house.gov would never vote for Trump anything!
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Melissa Murray @profmmurray.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
About Trump v. Barbara: Do not give the Court and the CJ credit for reading and upholding the Constitution. It's a travesty that this is not a unanimous decision... it's also a travesty that the Court let this question percolate for a year, giving credence to a crank theory of citizenship.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
“How much is a magical world worth?” A beautiful thread about Cabo Verde, the Peace Corps, and the World Cup:
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If you ever doubt how magical this world is, one day you will decide to go to a World Cup watch party in Oakland that you found online to root for a country where you spent two years trying to coax English out of the mouths of Cape Verdean teenagers. 1/7
11:42 AM • 6/25/26 • 670K ViewsJill Tucker
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And at the watch party you will ask the organizer if he's from Cape Verde. He will say yes, from Praia. And you'll say oh! I lived there for two years. I was a teacher. And he will ask, "What's your name?" You will tell him and he will say,
"You were my teacher."
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11:43 AM • 6/25/26 • 92K ViewsJill Tucker @jilltucker • 20h
And across 30+ years and 6,000 miles you will hug a now man who tried to find you and remembered the songs you taught him and his classmates and he will apologize for how badly behaved they all were. And you will laugh and try not to cry and gape in wonder at at this crazy world.

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You will remember how much you love the World Cup. And what the Peace Corps meant to you. What those students, 40 to a class with no glass on the windows, meant to you.
11:43 AM • 6/25/26 • 62K ViewsJill Tucker @jilltucker • 20h
Ivan, the grown man with a touch of grey in his beard, will tell you later he has struggled to describe what it meant to him to meet again - that he shared our photo with classmates.
And when he returns from watching the Cabo Verde game, we will try to find the words together.

Jill Tucker @jilltucker • 20h And then you read that the US
House of Representatives will vote a day before that game on an amendment to eliminate the Peace Corps, which costs 1/6 the price of the Tomahawk missiles the US used in the war on Iran.

Jill Tucker @jilltucker •20h And you wonder: How much is a magical world worth?
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 27/06/2026
The UN's top human rights official is demanding independent investigations into deaths inside US immigration detention, and says those responsible for breaking the law must be held to account. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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UN calls for ‘prompt investigations’ of deaths in US immigration custody
High commissioner for human rights calls for ‘those responsible for violations of the law’ to be held to account
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/06/2026
European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say
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European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say
Study also finds high humidity means people in hundreds of cities are enduring their worst ever heat stress The heatwave scorching western Europe is the most severe and widespread ever and is only possible due to the climate crisis driven by fossil fuel burning, scientists have said. Almost half of Europe’s 850 largest cities are also enduring their worst ever heat stress, a combination of temperature and humidity, they found. Muggier conditions mean sweating is less effective at cooling the body, making heatwaves even more dangerous. Continue reading...
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Friends, they’re not even trying to hide their voter suppression. ⬇️
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Monica Kunz @monicakunz.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social I think you need to stop being feckless. So tired of you and @schumer.senate.gov. I think you need to start understanding your voters
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This amount would fund the US National Science Foundation for a decade. 🧪
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Pentagon seeks $80 billion from Congress for Iran war
The Pentagon has told lawmakers it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the war in Iran.
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Blanche v. Lau is devastating for green card holders. It means that if they leave the U.S. then return, a border officer can claim they committed a crime at some point, revoke their lawful status, and confiscate their green card without meaningful evidence of wrongdoing. It's really, really bad.
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CalMatters @calmatters.org · 18/06/2026
Some California schools get three times more funding than others. Here’s why School funding in California steers a lot to wealthy districts and to those with high-needs students. Those in the middle get a lot less.
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Some California schools get three times more funding than others. Here’s why
School funding in California steers a lot to wealthy districts and to those with high-needs students. Those in the middle get a lot less.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 12/06/2026
While his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully. Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...
Verge headline: The world's first trillionaire is a killer
by TC Sottek

Image of Elon Musk doing a "fascist salute" in the form of an oil painting on a wall
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
NYT is always "progressives should abandon their principles! Sell out! Sell out! SELL OUT!" This is something you will constantly find at the NYT, a piece dressed up as a news article that is editorializing frantically for a political position, not neutrally presenting the facts.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/climate/democrats-climate-change-oil-gas.html
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ACLU @aclu.org · 07/06/2026
There are currently more bills attacking trans youth’s right to play sports across the U.S. than there are trans youth in school sports.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
In the latest play from Project 2025, the Trump Administration has announced plans to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a $368 million network of more than 900 instruments that continuously monitor the ocean. This is a deliberate destruction of critical scientific infrastructure.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
“.. The U.S. is now spending more on data center construction than on public transportation infrastructure, according to new Census Bureau figures out today.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Excellent profile of Tom Steyer @tomsteyerhq.bsky.social We're going to need some class traitors www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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California ‘Class Traitor’ Tom Steyer Wants to Tax His Fellow Billionaires
The former hedge fund titan is waging one of the most expensive gubernatorial campaigns in US history — on a platform the business community hates.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Doesn't fit into 240 characters, but since you asked: www.meditationsinanemergency.com/hey-californ...
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Hey California! What Does It Take to Be Governor?
For decades most politicians who are not outright climate deniers have sounded like "oh yes, as you mention, the building is on fire and countless beings are trapped in it, and what if in a week or so...
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 24/05/2026
Our nation’s heath is in the hands of a pseudoscience grifter. Let’s change that. Help us embolden a congress that will remove RFK Jr. by visiting the link in our bio, or go here: zurl.co/6diyM #RFKJr #RemoveRFKJr #ImpeachTheQuack #ImpeachRFKJr #StandUpForScience
The graphic contains a photo of RFK Jr., the HHS logo, and the black Stand Up for Science logo. The graphic reads: "This is who is running out nation's health. CBS News: "I don't want to seem like I'm being evasive, but I don't think people should be taking medical advice from me." - RFK Jr. "RFK Jr. has got to go. Help us embolden a Congress that will remove RFK Jr., LINK IN BIO."
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Monica Kunz @monicakunz.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
How are we doing this? This is f’d up
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 16/05/2026
Gerrymandering affects all Americans, but some of its most significant costs are borne by communities of color. Our expert explains the how and why of it all: bit.ly/3MqI6FI
brennancenter.org
Gerrymandering Explained
The practice has long been a thorn in the side of American democracy, but it’s becoming a bigger threat than ever.
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Spooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Seven people died from poisoned Tylenol in 1982, and for more than 4 decades every pill in America has been sold in tamper proof bottles.
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 11/05/2026
new zealander everlee wihongi was due to meet with her lawyer yesterday. then ICE moved her to their most notorious tent facility in texas: 3000 people, highest death rate, most sexual assaults. and today, she disappeared off the system. please RT: www.webworm.co/everleehasdi...
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Everlee Has Disappeared
Everlee Wihongi was transferred by ICE to the notorious "Camp East Montana" at Fort Bliss, Texas. Then she disappeared.
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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
If you’d like to understand the foreign election conspiracy theories Trump is likely to dredge up & rehash, incl Venezuela, I wrote a debunker for just this sort of moment a few months back. Share it w/friends & fam who might be inclined to believe this stuff. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/five...
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Five Foreign Election Conspiracy Theories Making the Rounds Again
Conspiracy theories about 2020 fraud are being dredged up again as pretext for consolidating federal control over elections.
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
"Hello daddy. I hope you are OK. Tell everyone from my class hello." here's some of what I saw and learned this week when I visited the Dilley ICE family detention center in Texas.
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I don't think AI is going to take all our jobs, but I do think it may create a permanent underclass of people who cannot think, problem-solve, or communicate on their own If I was conspiratorially minded I might even suspect that's the reason people in power are pushing AI so hard
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Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows
New research suggests that reliance on AI assistants can have a negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem solve.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 01/05/2026
BREAKING: A federal court granted anti-abortion politicians’ request to impose nationwide restrictions on telehealth access to mifepristone. If SCOTUS doesn’t block this ruling, it will upend how people across the country get abortion and miscarriage care even in states where abortion is protected.
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Monica Kunz @monicakunz.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I have to say we need the moderators of the CA governor’s debate to teach other moderators how to do this #cagovernordebate
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L’Etat C’est Moi @letatcestmoi.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
You may know the California governor campaign is in flux. Now's the time to take a fresh look at Xavier Becerra. I can't think of a better review of his exemplary character, qualifications & accomplishments than this, from a former colleague in the Biden-Harris administration. Read & share. 1/x
The Case for Xavier Becerra
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Given how rapidly the CA governor’s race has changed in just 24 hours, it’s time for CA voters to take a close look at Xavier Becerra.
I’m biased, of course. I was his public affairs chief at HHS in the Biden-Harris administration. But XB is the kindest, most decent, fearless, empowering Cabinet secretary I’ve worked for – and I’ve worked for a number of them under four US presidents.
Here’s the case for Xavier Becerra:
- XB’s personal story is All-American.
- He’s the son of two immigrants who worked very, very hard to make lives better for their family and helped XB achieve everything he could ever have
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 08/04/2026
Americans suffer from a desperate need to believe in the inherent goodness of the American electorate--the idea that a voter in 2024--after nearly a decade of unfiltered, widely broadcast, deeply fascist rhetoric from Donald Trump--was simply "tricked" by a Facebook algorithm or a Fox News segment.
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Indivisible Santa Barbara @indivisiblesb.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
We ask the following: 1. Block any funding for this war. Not one dime. 2. Use War Powers Resolutions to force votes to end this war. 3. Hold Trump Regime officials accountable for their crimes and corruption. Senator Padilla: 202-224-3553, Senator Schiff: 202-224-3841, Rep Carbajal: 202-225-3601
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
There is something you can do about all of this — make your plans for May 1. This country needs a united show of power, energy, and hope. indivisible.org/events/may-d...
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May Day Strong: No Work, No School, No Shopping | Indivisible
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Amidst everything else, the Trump regime has quietly killed off the U.S. Forest Service 🌲 “One hundred and ninety-three million acres of your national forests… just handed, on a silver platter, to the people who’ve spent their entire careers trying to destroy it.” www.hatchmag.com/articles/tru...
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Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the ...
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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 03/04/2026
“They’re destroying more than fifty research facilities across thirty-one states, labs that house decades of irreplaceable long-term science…And they’re replacing all of it — the offices, the scientists, the institutional knowledge, the professional independence — with fifteen political appointees”
hatchmag.com
Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the ...
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