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Sandandwaves

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🦋💙🌊 🐈‍⬛ I stand for science, conservation, and human rights for all. true blue, world traveler, ocean soul, photographer, art, nature, and animal lover. Tree hugger. Ocean breezes and music bring me joy. 🚫 MAGA, 🚫 unsolicited DMs

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism "Habeas corpus," what is it, exactly?
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🌟Deborah M. Weeks 2.0 Please refollow 🚫DM’s 🌟 @deborah-10-06.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨 TAXPAYERS SHOULD BE FURIOUS. Nearly $1.5M in taxpayer money funded pro-Trump ads weeks before the midterms. Former Bush ethics lawyer Richard Painter called them “sheer propaganda” and what “authoritarian governments do to promote their leaders.” #USDemocracy apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com
Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP
AdImpact says three taxpayer-funded ads promoting President Donald Trump are nearing a cost of at least $1.5 million.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 20h
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23h
A man charged with rape and sexual assault casually joking about consent at an official event with Trump White House officials.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23h
Trump’s Pentagon is preparing to cut 20% of senior military posts as his top envoys discuss sanctions relief, energy deals, and economic cooperation with Putin’s team. The timing is raising serious questions.
meidasnews.com
Trump's Hegseth Plans 20% Cut to Senior Military Posts as Putin Envoy Courts U.S.
As the Pentagon prepares to downgrade or eliminate senior billets by January 1, 2027, Trump officials are discussing Russian energy and economic cooperation while Moscow's war on Ukraine continues.
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@harpsealsdotorg @harpsealsdotorg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🆘FINAL CALL FOR COMMENTS...ENDS TOMORROW NIGHT! If you are a wildlife enthusiast or coastal visitor, here are comments you can copy & paste in the Federal Register to help end the seal hunt for good.🧵
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Counting the days until Midterms. VOTE BLUE! Trump is banning stds majoring in degrees that don’t make enough $ from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. The policy will be implemented in 2027. trib.al/Y98uBJc
trib.al
Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 28/09/2026
An unelected political appointee is disobeying the will of Congress & the rule of law by withholding funds for programs approved with bipartisan support. Blatantly unconstitutional. Flagrantly anti-science. The latest example of authoritarianism from the Trump admin.
npr.org
What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump
President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 26/09/2026
For months, I’ve been raising the alarm about the loss of staff at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and how it is imperiling their work protecting our wildlife and public lands. In December, 25% of the agency was gone. Now, it’s nearly 40%. But FWS still refuses to address the staffing crisis.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
GAO, the agency tasked under the Impoundment Control Act with adjudicating impoundments, says as explicitly as possible the Donald Trump and Russ Vought’s pocket rescission is illegal. “The President may not force the expiration of budget authority Congress has already enacted and did not rescind.”
politico.com
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 20/09/2026
“The arrangement would give Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, a direct role in determining how NIH distributes its $48 billion in congressionally-appropriated money.” Bypassing the many checks and balances at NIH on grant funding decisions.
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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Vought is staging a power grab on NIH funding. NIH Vigil next Sat Sept 26 we’ll be telling him not on our watch. Join us. 1/2 www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Trump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his control
The move came after the NIH director refused Trump’s request to cut Harvard grants in an Oval Office meeting.
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Signs of Fascism" originated in my town. (Sequim, WA) I filmed it. I remember getting a call, "hey your video got 5,000 views." By the end of the day it had 60K. Over 100K in a few days from just one platform. Then my DM blew up! Everyone wanted to replicate the signs. Nice to see the signs today.
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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.altgov.info · 18/09/2026
““These overly broad allowances to share sensitive health information are extremely concerning, given this administration’s clearly stated goals of targeting vulnerable populations,” Democrats wrote.” federalnewsnetwork.com/pay-benefits...
federalnewsnetwork.com
Democrats warn OPM’s health data collection plan goes too far | Federal News Network
Democrats doubled down on concerns that the administration’s plan to collect detailed federal employee health data poses security risks and legal questions.
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 15/09/2026
We've got some DOGE activity over at USWDS (US Web Design System). DOGE had kicked existing staff out and brought in a crony by the name of Sam Corcos to take over the systems. This is actively occurring today. We will get more info to you as we can.
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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 15/09/2026
Don't let them sweep this under the rug, and hide this away as some unimportant update. Replacing USWDS with vibecoded NDS garbage will make it harder for you to access your benefits and public data and to use federal websites.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 15/09/2026
Genuinely an insane paragraph from Sam Alito. “Voter fraud is real and scary and we have to stop it, so the fact that implementing Trump’s mail ballot rule will disenfranchise millions is legally irrelevant.” Brain melted. A right-wing podcaster in a robe. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
___, (slip op., at 9) (internal quotation marks omitted).
As for the equities, the Government has a strong interest
in enforcing the rule, and implementing it will also “en-
hance the visibility of Federal Ballot Mail” in order to better
detect election fraud. 91 Fed. Reg. 54972. On the other side
of the balance, the plaintiff States invoke the practical ef-
fects of implementing the rule close to the midterm elec-
tions. I take that problem very seriously, but it is not
enough to convince me to deny the application.
First, as the District Court acknowledged, the States dis-
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
OMG! Supreme Court rebuffs Trump's attempt to break mail-in voting 7-2 We @democracydefendersfund.org were proud to file a brief in support of this outstanding outcome for LULAC & working with CLC Also a VERY important signal of how Trump's other election sabotage efforts will be treated
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 14/09/2026
Today has been a real banger of a news day. Here’s another fun one - the EPA will begin testing drinking water for abortion medications and contraceptives. Sounds like the opening chapter of a Margaret Atwood novel. jessica.substack.com/p/breaking-e...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14/09/2026
Kinda wild that Trump dismisses his long history of close ties with Putin's regime as a "Russia hoax" and just ... gets away with it.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 11/09/2026
Lutnick is worth an estimated $7.3 billion.
forbes.com
How Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Went From 9/11 Hero To 'Most Hated Guy On Wall Street’
Lutnick is worth an estimated $7.3 billion.
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 12/09/2026
It doesn't make sense to adopt new rules or scrap existing ones that could lead to long-term damage to the ocean environment just for some short-term economic gains. No one wants their seafood with a side of endangered whale, no matter their political affiliation.
starnewsonline.com
NOAA proposal could change protections for NC right whales, turtles
The Trump administration is proposing rule changes to boost US seafood competitiveness. But some fear they could endanger N.C. whales and sea turtles.
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Nigel Goldenfeld @nigelgoldenfeld.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🧪Depressing news about political interference in NSF, NIST & NOAA ... to change the policy to allow political interference. Excellent & detailed reporting/analysis by @aip.bsky.social as usual.
aip.org
Science Agencies Pull ‘Political Interference’ Protections From Scientific Integrity Policies
NSF and the Department of Commerce have scrubbed references to the dangers of political interference in science from official agency policy documents.
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beSpacific – Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and … @bespacific.com.web.brid.gy · 11/09/2026
bespacific.com
NOAA is putting commercial fishing ahead of conservation
Ars Technica: “In July, the Trump administration relegated endangered leatherback turtles, sea lions, and whales to mere collateral damage in its race to profit from the oceans. Now, fisheries science is in the government’s crosshairs. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced new agency priorities last week that they say are a commitment to ...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 03/09/2026
This is outrageous. Un-American. Straight from an authoritarian playbook. ICE has no business knowing how you voted. It’s time to wake the hell up. Our democracy is under threat.
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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 01/09/2026
This is a BFD
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Thank you to the USPS whistleblower. May your courage be contagious.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
You’re not alarmed enough 🚨
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Alt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info · 01/09/2026
Can someone please stop Trump from deforesting DC what the actual fuck. He is like the anti-Lorax— orange and just take his mustache and put it on his head, fucking fuck. The willows, I weep, and the cherries, I scream.
static.klipy.com
The Lorax: Highly Offended by Marshmallow
Alt: The Lorax: Highly Offended by Marshmallow
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
My quote of the day The best mind-altering drug is the truth. Lily Tomlin
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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 01/09/2026
But an unsigned order from SCOTUS says we gotta let them start criming bc there’s still time to make them stop criming so this can’t possibly be true /s Also, I was told there would be cake
static.klipy.com
Office Space: Stephen Root's Cake Craving
ALT: Office Space: Stephen Root's Cake Craving
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 31/08/2026
Spotted outside The Penthouse Nightclub in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. REUTERS/Chris Helgren.
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💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Before the 100 year old cherry blossoms he ripped out the ancient willows along the promenade at
The Kennedy Center.
Stay angry folks.
threads.com/@woop.pod_with_alanna
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
🚨 ICYMI: This is one of the most offensive and egregious things I’ve ever covered (and that’s saying a lot seeing how it’s Florida):
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Maida ☠️ @emmaidama.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
STAY LOUD. STAY WOKE. STAY HUMAN. #Pinks 🌸 #USDemocracy
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
So the USA is stealing Venezuelan oil and entrenching a new dictator in power to oppress the Venezuelan people. There needs to be a reckoning for all this.
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Sandandwaves @sandandwaves.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Dear Canadian friends, I hope you know how much so many of us love and appreciate you! Some of us are appalled by him even more than you are! 💕🇨🇦
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
CBS Miami got the actual grand jury report implicating Ashely Moody and Ron DeSantis in stealing Medicaid funds to put into political campaign. www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...
cbsnews.com
Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.
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Homebrew593🇨🇦 @homebrew593.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
#SlavaUkrainii 🇺🇦🌻 #ZelenskyyIsAWarHero
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Corrupt AF www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...
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Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.
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Miranda Green @mirandagreen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
As this year’s Super El Niño approaches, the government’s public-facing website is no longer online. ENSO has been dark since June 25, 2025. But thanks to a handful of former NOAA employees, the ENSO blog is making a return this week.
atmos.earth
The Government Killed a Beloved El Niño Blog. Former Employees Are Bringing It Back. | Atmos
The move comes ahead of a highly anticipated Super El Niño expected to peak this fall.
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Ocean Hoptimism @oceanhoptimism.org · 26/08/2026
The Trump administration is recasting NOAA Fisheries around short-term industry gains—expanding harvest quotas, reopening long-protected waters and celebrating “regulatory relief”—while sidelining the agency’s conservation mandate.
motherjones.com
Trump administration's new priorities put profits ahead of marine conservation
“They’re totally missing any sense of stewardship toward the ocean that supports all of us."
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