D.C. native. Proud mom. Community development advocate. Environmentalist. Believer in social justice. Former Peace Corps volunteer.
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You’re about to hear all kinds of things about a bill called the SAVE Act. Congressional Republicans are using it as a cover to take away voting rights from thousands of Americans—all while claiming it’s about stopping non-citizens from voting. 5 things to know 🧵👇🏻
HHS employees, DO NOT OPEN YOUR EMAIL
HHS employees, DO NOT OPEN YOUR EMAIL.
Not without reading this first.
They’re going to cut off your network access as soon as you read your email, so you need to download a bunch of things first. Details at the link.
DO NOT OPEN YOUR EMAIL WITHOUT READING THIS FIRST.
See also the firings in the Epidemic Intelligence Service.
#datascience #fascism #medicine #politics #science #uspol #uspolitics
This may be the final broken straw for American Democracy.
Trump firing the Archivist of the US is a big effing deal. This, more than any other firing, is the canary in the coal mine. A president has never fired an Archivist in the 100 yr history of having this position. What are the Archivist’s duties? A 🧵:
... "Trump’s whole strategy: Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president. He is trying to substitute perception for reality. He is hoping that perception then becomes reality. That can only happen if we believe him." ...
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Read. Resist.
"He used the constitution to shatter the constitution."
Rest in Peace, President Jimmy Carter. This hits hard as he was the first political figure that I was truly aware of. His legacy is much more than the political challenges, some of which were ma ufactured and made worse by his oppenents. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/jimmy-carter-accomplished-what-no-president-has-done-since-john-quincy-adams-jqa
Jimmy Carter Accomplished What No President Has Done Since John Quincy Adams https://www.thebulwark.com/p/jimmy-carter-accomplished-what-no-president-has-done-since-john-quincy-adams-jqa
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