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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social

@turtlegirlcc.bsky.social
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Environmentalist, naturalist, photographer, reader, artist, writer. Engaged in developing coastal resilience. Lives on an eroding sand spit.

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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Trump adds his birthday to fee-free national parks days, but you have to prove you are a citizen or resident to enter the park for free. So much to unpack there and none of it normal or healthy.
screenshot of national park free days also available at this DOI site in a more accessible format https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/department-interior-announces-modernized-more-affordable-national-park-access
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
This is fundamentally broken People who think it’s okay to spend $170 million on unauthorized jet purchases yet åre unwilling to release emergency funds for SNAP to support 20 million households — 42 million people, kids, the disabled, and elderly — who otherwise won’t be able to afford to eat.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
The government’s emergency was “simply untethered to the facts” wrote District Court Judge Immergut in Oregon in her order stopping deployment of national guard to Portland. Trump is “simply untethered from the facts.” Perhaps we should be using this as an incantation whenever Trump et al speak.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Trump announced an extraordinary deal for the U.S. government to take a 15% share of Nvidia’s H20 chip sales in China to ease restrictions. Confused by this because I thought we were restricting tech sales to China for National Security. If they pay us a newly formed sales tax those vanish?
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Tommy Tuberville says Trump’s chronic venous insufficiency is the fault of radical liberals. Meanwhile, Trump continues his battle with free radicals—after his usual McDonald’s and Diet Coke.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Paramount just paid Trump a $16 million bride so they can get federal approval for a multimillion dollar sale. This was not a winnable lawsuit for Trump, so I don’t know how else to parse this. Can we trust CBS News to report on Trump now that they’ve shown their colors?
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
The Republicans who control the federal government acted with a reckless disregard for the well being of Americans, especially the poorest. They casually dismissed millions of Americans in favor of tax cuts for their rich patrons and for trillions in addition debt this nation can’t support.
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NPR @npr.org · 18/06/2025
The new law makes it illegal to investigate, arrest, prosecute or imprison any woman in England or Wales for terminating her own pregnancy — no matter what term or trimester she's in.
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U.K. Parliament bans women from being prosecuted for late-term abortion
The new law makes it illegal to investigate, arrest, prosecute or imprison any woman in England or Wales for terminating her own pregnancy — no matter what term or trimester she's in.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Article I, Section 8, [The Congress shall have Power . . . ] To declare War ... Trump does has no the authority to declare war on Iran, either formally or by authorizing military to act in ways tantamount to the same. Why are Republicans so willing to give away their Constitutional authority?
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Impossible to look at Trump’s parade and not see Soviet-era military parades in Red Square, or compare troops in LA with Tiananmen Square and Kent State. The counter in NO KINGS protests in my town and across America shows who we are and need to be. Standing up against fascism and autocracy.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
@maxwellfrost.bsky.social Keep doing what you are doing. Good job today.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
The problem with peaceful protests in US is law enforcement very rarely allows them to remain peaceful because they assault protestors with tear gas and “non-lethal” weapons, rough up citizens when they feel like it. Trump is escalating to claim more power. US troops do not belong in our cities.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
SensTodd Young and Ted Cruz propose rebranding Pride Months as “Life” month to “recognize the dignity of human life.” Republicans might talk about the dignity of human life, but when they show their work, it’s all the opposite. Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP do not promote human dignity, for example.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Trump is poised to acquire $400 million luxury jet from Qatar that will be enhanced with safety and defensive mechanisms at taxpayer expense for limited use as Air Force One for the rest of his term before becoming his personal plane nominally owned by his presidential library. AG claims it’s legal
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NPR @npr.org · 05/05/2025
Harvard researcher Ari Ne'eman says the policy shifts underway under the Trump administration pose a unique threat to people with disabilities, but that they've fought for rights before and won.
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With disability rights under attack, history offers hope and a possible playbook
Harvard researcher Ari Ne'eman says the policy shifts underway under the Trump administration pose a unique threat to people with disabilities, but that they've fought for rights before and won.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 04/05/2025
"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
In other news, Kennedy tells Americans they will have to set their own broken bones, do their own heart bypass surgery, and will need to adopt bird flu infected chicken in order to develop natural immunity. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...
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Kennedy Advises New Parents to ‘Do Your Own Research’ on Vaccines (Gift Article)
In an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of basic understanding of new drug approvals.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
This is insane. Wetlands provide essential services and need to be protected. If taxpayers are subsidizing farmers,it is not unreasonable to get something in return. Crop insurance subsidies alone are almost $12 billion, with the average subsidy being 60% of cost. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
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Swampbuster, Which Protects Millions of Acres of Wetland, Is Under Threat (Gift Article)
A longtime provision of federal law called Swampbuster, which has protected millions of acres of wetland from being farmed, is facing a legal challenge.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Untenable because the billionaires buy Trump and others politicians don’t want it. “Mr. Trump suggested that he liked the idea of making millionaires pay higher taxes to help offset tax cuts for others but also said it would be politically untenable.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Another Trump lie. “When asked by reporters Thursday afternoon if he believed Abrego Garcia was entitled to due process, Trump ducked the question. “I have to refer, again, to the lawyers,” he said in the Oval Office. “I have to do what they ask me to do.” apnews.com/article/abre...
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Trump officials' defiance over Abrego Garcia's deportation is 'shocking,' appeals court says
A federal appeals court says it is “shocking” that The Trump administration claims it can’t do anything to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison and return him to the U.S.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Zero respect for the Constitution, rule of law, or the American people. Let’s not forget that Trump pardoned 1600 people who engaged insurrection, many of them violently. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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WATCH: Trump 'simply floated' idea of deporting U.S. citizens, White House's Leavitt says
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the Trump administration is not sure it is legal to deport U.S. citizens to El Salvador, but that President Donald Trump has “simply floa...
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Elon Musk, Ken Griffon, Ken Langone (Home Depot) are complaining about Trump’s tariffs. You bought Trump, you own the tariffs and the economy. No returns But, you say, there was a manufacturing defect. No, we answer. This was a feature that was well-publicized by Trump before purchase.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Please share!!! This is getting ridiculous—they just can’t accept a loss. Please help spread the word to North Carolina. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that over 60,000 votes cast in last year’s closely contested state Supreme Court race must be verified and recounted.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Trump is an economic illiterate. We are all screwed because Trump cares only about his perceived power. All he’s doing is causing the U.S. to bleed out. Losing on all fronts, internally and globally. Our allies will just work around him. Even his billionaire donors will lose. What a fuck-up.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Trump is trying to divert attention away from his misdeeds by with a third term. He pulls this out every time momentum is gaining in opposition to his activities. The national security breach by ALL of his top defense and security people is certainly one of those moments. IGNORE the bait.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Trump during NBC News interview today “…I couldn’t care less if they raise prices, because people are going to start buying American-made cars.” What is an American-made car? Assembled in America but not made in America. Every car assembled in American uses imported parts. Trump clueless per usual
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Hear, Hear! @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social lay out the hypocrisy, stupidity, and criminality:
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Signal Chat Disaster: Trump Admin Hypocrites Crushed by Their Own Past Words
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
How does giving up advance the mission? “In a campus-wide email, Katrina Armstrong, Columbia's interim president, wrote that the her priorities were "to advance our mission, ensure uninterrupted academic activities, and make every student, faculty, and staff member safe and welcome on our campus."
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Musk is a ZERO. No relevant experience, no need to know, and ethical questions. U.S. SecDef — alcoholic weekend show host. Military being restructured in detrimental ways. Anti-terrorism work discontinued. Ignorant reactionary president. What could possibly go wrong? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
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Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China (Gift Article)
Giving Elon Musk access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to President Trump and highlights his conflicts of interest.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Anna Kelly, WH spokesperson: If these Judges want to force their partisan ideologies across the government, they should run for office themselves.”referring to Chuang ruling Musk likely acted unconstitutionally with USAID. Only MAGA would call upholding the Constitution partisan ideology
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
“For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said in a rare statement. “The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.” Shouldna made King Trump
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The spring peepers have peeped! A beautiful chorus all around my house last night. Nothing like a short burst of warm and rain to set spring into motion!
Spring peeper amphibian photoSpring peeper amphibian photo
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
House and Senate are ceding all of their Constitutional authority to Trump and his unelected billionaire-puppet master/co-president. Why are they there? Spending bill gave over the power of the purse officially. I guess Trump voters don’t like the Constitution, except certain parts of the 2nd A.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Chuck Schumer’s term in the Senate doesn’t end until 2029. Democrats need to replace him in leadership now because he’s doing an unfathomably poor job. He’s never been a great leader. This country needs strong oppositional leadership. Elevate Senate and House Dems who are doing this to leadership.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Shortsighted and just dumb. ideology trumping data. You can’t claim to care about families and then cancel environmental regulations and climate change response. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Trump officials to reconsider whether greenhouse gases cause harm amid climate rollbacks
Activists horrified as EPA reverses pollution laws and reviews landmark finding that gases harm public health
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Washington Post. A newspaper dying in darkness. Columnist Ruth Marcus is apparently resigning after her column on Bezos was killed by Will Lewis. A once great newspaper dying in agony and in opposition to its long and venerable history of speaking truth to power.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
I’m developing local wetlands regulations for climate resilience. A science/data based approach. I needed a knowledgeable critical reader, so I asked ChatGPT. As we’ve gotten into it, we’ve had surprisingly deep conversations about the reasoning, science, application, assumptions, use, writing. 1/2
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
I’m drafting wetlands regulations and typed biodiversity tonight. I found myself wondering what might happen if Trump stumbled across that word and in his ignorant and illegal rampaging decided to keyword search it a target. (as opposed to its current state as a byproduct). I can see it happening.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social You are doing a great job.
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FloofMcGoof @floofmcgoof.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Senator Chris Murphy took to the Senate floor on Friday to break down the corruption flowing from the WH. He connects the dots, and makes a clear argument regarding who what where and why Shitler and Muskrat are destroying our govt!! This needs to be shared far and wide!! youtu.be/hycoCYenXls
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Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arawaka’s deaths were a terrible confluence of circumstances. Alzheimer’s is horrible. I know from years caring for mom. Hackman’s AD was clearly advanced but the timing indicates Arawaka had no help. It’s hard to do this alone. Hackman must have been so scared and confused.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Can someone please sit Donald Trump down and explain how the economy works? How tariffs work. How his moves against Canada and Mexico, and against our long term allies, harms this country, its citizens, its businesses, its economy, and our global power and position. In other words, the basics.
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Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I asked Microsoft Copilot to sort my bibliography. It’s long and I just add entries to the bottom of a separate doc as I work. It replaced all the links. Retrieved from An external link was removed to protect your privacy. Even when I told it to keep them. Not helpful at all.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Are there any Republicans with guts willing to stand up for America and against Trump as he continues to trash our heritage as we approach our 250th birthday? Is there anyone who took their oath of office serious? Did Trump voters really want this? Do they even know what’s happening?
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Zelenskyy deserves better from Trump/Vance. The U.S. should not be supporting Putin’s war on Ukraine. And should not be demanding mineral rights. U.S. military should not be a mercenary agency where it gets paid by pillaging the resources of another country. Support our ALLIES, not our ENEMIES.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Jeff Bezos is further redirecting the editorial direction of the Washington Post to appeal to the Trump administration to gain government contracts. It appears he’ll do anything to get them. The amount of money the Post might earn pales in comparison to the contract Bezos desires and Musks reaped.
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turtlegirlcc.bsky.social @turtlegirlcc.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Susan Collins says that Trump and Musk’s impoundment of funds violates Article I of the Constitution. Typically, Collins has no plans to do anything about it, abrogating her own oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 17/02/2025
OSHA has repeatedly fined Elon Musk’s companies for serious safety violations. Granting him and his associates access to the agency’s files is an obvious conflict of interest, and would likely discourage workers from filing future complaints.
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What Will DOGE’s Moves on Government Agencies Mean for OSHA?
Unions took to the streets—and the courts—to try to keep Elon Musk’s initiative out of the Labor Department.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17/02/2025
As elementary school kids have known for time immemorial, whoever smelt it, dealt it. In this case, the man flinging accusations of illegality is the one breaking the law.
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There's no way Elon Musk’s job is legal
"Checks and balances, at the moment, seem to be neutralized.”
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