Reposted by PatriciaMichelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Vote Gina Hinojosa for Governor to save Texans from the data centers Abbott is allowing to destroy the state. 19873862501
Reposted by PatriciaRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/06/2025“'I think mistakes were made,' said Lavingia, who worked at DOGE for nearly two months, 'I’m sure mistakes were made.' "The [DOGE A.I.] model hallucinated, deciding around 1,100 contracts were each worth $34 million when they were sometimes worth thousands..." www.propublica.org/article/insi...propublica.orgInside the AI Prompts DOGE Used to “Munch” Contracts Related to Veterans’ HealthExperts who reviewed the code for ProPublica found numerous and troubling flaws in the system, providing a disturbing glimpse into how the Trump administration is allowing artificial intelligence to g... 1062385806
Reposted by PatriciaDeSmog @desmog.com · 09/06/2025Who gets to eat the fish in the sea? This 2-year investigation from DeSmog reveals that Senegalese fish are being fed to seabass that ends up in UK supermarkets… fish that could be feeding people and employing them in Senegal. With @theguardian.com and Danwatch #WorldOceanDaybuff.lyRevealed: UK Supermarket Seabass Linked to Devastating Overfishing in SenegalWaitrose, Co-op, Lidl, Asda and Aldi among retailers selling fish fed on west African catch 14421
Reposted by PatriciaRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/06/2025"Trump adviser Peter Navarro had said he wanted to secure '90 deals in 90 days.' But nearly 60 days later, Trump has secured only one — a vaguely phrased framework with Britain that still hasn’t been made public..." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...washingtonpost.comOpinion | They are not good at thisNearly five months into Trump’s new reign of error, his administration’s mistakes are multiplying. 1853429791
Reposted by PatriciaKeith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 06/06/2025The Supreme Court, in two 6-3 rulings, allows Elon Musk’s DOGE team to have access to your private Social Security records and blocks a government watchdog group from accessing DOGE’s public records.nytimes.comSupreme Court Lets DOGE View Social Security Data 125228
Reposted by PatriciaRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/06/2025"Across the government, the Trump administration is scrambling to rehire many employees dismissed by DOGE initiatives after wiping out entire offices, in some cases imperiling key services such as weather forecasting and the drug approval process..." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...washingtonpost.comTrump administration races to fix a big mistake: DOGE fired too many peopleAcross the government, the administration is rehiring federal workers who were forced out or encouraged to resign. 27738761086
Reposted by PatriciaRobinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 06/06/2025NEW A little-noticed provision in the Senate budget bill would gut the government’s long-running CAFE fuel economy program for cars & light trucks. The provision sets all penalties for automakers who run afoul of the rules to zero — essentially repealing the law. heatmap.news/politics/cor...heatmap.newsNew GOP Budget Bill Guts Decades-Old Fuel Economy Rules for Cars and TrucksThe Senate’s reconciliation bill essentially repeals the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, abolishing fines for automakers that sell too many gas guzzlers. 13357206
Reposted by PatriciaKeith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 07/06/2025The federal prosecutor in Tennessee who would be responsible for the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia has resigned as US Attorney General Pam Bondi orders politically motivated charges against the wrongly deported Maryland man in Nashville.theguardian.comFederal prosecutor reportedly quit over concern Ábrego García indictment was politically motivated –US politics liveBen Schrader resigned same day people-smuggling charges were filed against Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador, media report says 59336
Reposted by PatriciaRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/03/2025"IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA" "in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...talkingpointsmemo.comIRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USAThe Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the... 949205699120
Reposted by PatriciaAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism. We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive 688017289221469
Reposted by PatriciaKeith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 22/02/2025The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library was forced to cancel events featuring authors of books on civil rights, climate change, and homelessness after the Trump administration fired the National Archivist. The National Archives oversees programming at 13 presidential libraries.nytimes.comAmid Changes at the National Archives, the Carter Library Cancels a Civil Rights Book EventAfter President Trump put in new leadership at the National Archives, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta abruptly canceled several events. 612462
Reposted by PatriciaKeith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 21/02/2025TRUMP STATEMENTS ON STOCK MARKET JANUARY 2024: "THIS IS THE TRUMP STOCK MARKET BECAUSE MY POLLS AGAINST BIDEN ARE SO GOOD” AUGUST 2024: “STOCK MARKETS CRASHING. I TOLD YOU SO!!! KAMALA DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE” FEBRUARY 2025: (I’m assuming he’ll blame this on Biden or Obama. 🙄)nytimes.comStock Market Sees Biggest Declines of Trump’s Presidency So FarFueling a 1.7 percent decline on Friday was an unexpected drop in the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, as Americans worried about stubborn inflation. 17018
Reposted by PatriciaKeith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 19/02/2025They finally found the government waste. abcnews.go.com/US/musk-work... 418273
Reposted by PatriciaDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Say goodbye to the US as the best place in the world to be a scientist. 🧪arstechnica.comWhite House budget proposal could shatter the National Science Foundation“This kind of cut would kill American science and boost China.”… 29645196
Reposted by PatriciaMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 05/02/2025www.courtwatch.news/p/lawsuits-r...courtwatch.newsAll The Federal Lawsuits Related to Trump Admin Executive OrdersWe put them all in one place. 14955036414130
Reposted by PatriciaKeith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Trump has signed an executive order attempting to usurp state control over California's water system. So much for states' rights. 😏nytimes.comTrump Seeks to Assert More Control Over California’s WaterThe president, who has assailed California’s leaders over wildfires, issued the directive in an executive order that was dated Friday but released on Sunday. 76822
Reposted by PatriciaRebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social · 08/01/2025ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change. Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk: www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...noaa.govWildfire climate connectionClimate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ... 12193967614705