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(They/He) Contractually bound to occupied Nimi’ipuu land. I mostly just retweet stuff I want to read later (hey bluesky, add a save feature)
A lawsuit challenging Idaho’s transgender bathroom ban in K-12 public schools could end soon, after a group at Boise High School suing over the law dropped the case.
High school group challenging Idaho’s trans bathroom ban drops lawsuit after student’s death • Idaho Capital Sun
A lawsuit challenging Idaho’s transgender bathroom ban in K-12 public schools could end soon, after a school group suing dropped the case.
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These 8 Democrats voted to pass a national ban on trans teachers and mention of LGBTQ topics. Rep Henry Cuellar (TX) Rep. Don Davis (NC) Rep. Cleo Fields (LA) Rep. Laura Gillen (NY) Rep. Vicente González (TX) Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH) Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA) Rep. Eugene Vindman (VA)
“The letter calls on lawmakers to fully fund USFS and BLM recreation budgets in its Fiscal Year 2027 budget […] with a commensurate increase to National Forest system salaries and expenses.”
Outdoor Alliance@outdooralliance.bsky.social · 4mo agoOutdoor brands, and conservation orgs are coming together to help protect America's public lands. Last week, Outdoor Alliance and more than 70 organizations and businesses sent a letter to Congress outlining specific investments needed to keep pace with the growing demand for outdoor recreation:
Speaking of the Forest Service, please help us save it. actionnetwork.org/letters/cong... (we're the largest FS union representing 20,000 Forest Service employees including many of the ~7000 being forced to move)
Congress must act: Stop the Forest Service workforce dismantlement
Tens of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees represented by the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) are urging members of Congress to oppose the Trump administration's announced ...
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you simply cannot imagine how much 20 equivalent trees will cost
Dan Izzo@izzos.net · 4mo agoThe first line of this video is: "I'm suing my neighbors because they cut down twenty trees on my property..." That sound you heard was very lawyer going "ohhhhhh shit...:
☎️ would be awesome if you could call Congress on your lunch break about the Forest Service reorg. Some are calling it a dismantling. Big business (timber, mining, oil, realty, etc.) might call it “dinner.” 📞 Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121 Details in 🧵
Alt US Forest Service@altusfs.altgov.info · 4mo agoMost prescient, clear/eyed work of writing I’ve read on reorg. Read it. Then act. “Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now. Tell them this is not a reorganization — it’s the destruction of a federal agency by executive fiat and that Congress must intervene.”
Long-term studies are vital to understanding how species and ecosystems are responding to climate change and other environmental stressors, but difficult to sustain under typical short-term grant cycles. LTER has been funding these since 1980. This is breaking something that can’t be replaced.
Mike Kaspari@mikekaspari.bsky.social · 4mo agoNSF LTER program “archived”. LTER=“Long Term Ecological Research”. This program has been incredibly successful, incredibly frugal for what they accomplish, and…of course…targeted by evil know-nothings. My heart is breaking.
Most prescient, clear/eyed work of writing I’ve read on reorg. Read it. Then act. “Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now. Tell them this is not a reorganization — it’s the destruction of a federal agency by executive fiat and that Congress must intervene.”
Kim Kelly@kimkelly.bsky.social · 4mo agoAmidst 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...
The U.S. Forest Service announced national reorganization plans Thursday, cutting its research and development headquarters at a University of Vermont laboratory.
US Forest Service cuts research positions at local lab - VTDigger
The U.S. Forest Service announced national reorganization plans Thursday, cutting its research and development headquarters at a University of Vermont laboratory.
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Literally one of the defining studies of American bureaucracy is The Forest Ranger. Illustrates what motivation and strong organizational culture can produce. m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51a...
Friendly House leaders are looking at next steps. Let’s be real: USFS leaders assumed quiet diligence and results would be respected. If your work is affected by closures— send a tip to let House leaders know the work you do at your facility. democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/contact/tipl...
Report Waste, Fraud and Abuse | The House Committee on Natural Resources
House Committee on Natural Resources - Democrats
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All right, live whatevering of Trump v. Barbara, the birthright citizenship case. Arguing for the bad guys is US Solitictor General John (voice is an immutable characteristic so let's show some respect) Sauer. For the plaintiffs it's ACLU legal director Cecillia Wang.
This excellent article on substack helps explain the ramifications of this so-called “reorganization”: substack.com/@jimpattiz/n...
Jim Pattiz (@jimpattiz)
They just killed the Forest Service. Headquarters shipped to Utah — the epicenter of every scheme to steal your public lands. Every regional office shuttered. Fifty research facilities destroyed. A c...
substack.com
“The USFS reorganization is ‘part of the Trump administration’s attack on science and the scientists America depends on for healthy public lands’”
US Forest Service to move headquarters from Washington DC to Salt Lake City
Announcement part of controversial shakeup described by critics as administration attack on ‘science and scientists’
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USFS employees are 💯 justified in whistleblowing for retaliation. For decades, R&D employees advanced science that grew Agency and public understanding of how life-sustaining natural systems work. Powerful interests hated that. democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/contact/tipl...
Alt US Forest Service@altusfs.altgov.info · 4mo agoLet’s be crystal clear about why these facilities have been targeted: Forest Facts threaten rapacious land use. Research at Fresno California was instrumental in establishing the need for conservation of old growth forests. If we don’t ask pesky questions, industry can do whatever it wants, yes?
1. In devastating news, the Supreme Court just ruled in favor of conversion therapy, a practice the UN calls torture. The ruling could have catastrophic consequences, writes Jackson in her sole dissent. The ruling comes on trans day of visibility. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Supreme Court Rules Against Conversion Therapy Bans On Transgender Day Of Visibility
"The fallout could be catastrophic," said Justice Jackson in her lone dissent of the 8-1 opinion.
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anyway, the true story of #NoKings isn’t how many individual *people* showed up, it’s how many individual *protests* there were
Emily Dolhansky@emilydolhansky.bsky.social · 4mo agoholy shit. just drove through the community of Elkton, OR. population 180. there were about 30 older folks holding a #NoKings protest they had a papier-mâché Trump wearing a diaper
1. Idaho has passed the most extreme anti-trans law in the nation, a bathroom ban. The second offense would be 5 years in jail, and the 4th offense could lead to life in prison due to Idaho's 3 strikes law. It now heads to Governor Brad Little's desk. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Idaho Passes Most Extreme Bathroom Ban In Nation, Creating Path To Life In Prison
Second offense transgender bathroom usage has a 5 year maximum penalty, but four offenses trigger's Idaho's "persistent violator" statute, which can carry life in prison.
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I wrote about a company that had bad vibes from the jump defector.com/vindicated-a...
Vindicated At Last In My Years-Long Loathing Of Grammarly | Defector
I first learned about the AI writing assistant Grammarly nearly a decade ago, when their YouTube ads suddenly sprang into ubiquity, clinging to my precious videos like a swarm of spotted lanternflies....
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This is already out of date btw. The first two days were pretty much at a cost of $3bn per day, and that doesn't even include all the external costs associated with infrastructure damage, industry disruption etc.
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 5mo ago
This week, Republicans in Congress are trying to pass two bills — HR 4758 and HR 4626 — that would eliminate energy efficiency standards that saved American families $6,000 on their utility bills over the last decade.
JFC I've heard that Fetterman is considering supporting the SAVE act. It's a disaster of a bill that would create sweeping disenfranchisement. Whoever your senators are, I don't care, call them. I don't wanna hear if you think they definitely will or won't support this, take 3 minutes & call.
So DOD risked civilian airspace to obliterate some fucking balloons; when FAA found out and asked them to stop they refused; FAA did what it had to keep people safe; when the public rightly freaked out, DOD relented, lied, and blamed the FAA. Sounds like Hegseth! www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...
Surprise US military plans to use counter-drone laser triggered El Paso airspace closure, Sources say | CNN
A Pentagon plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration about potential risks to civilian flights prompted Wednesday’s unprecedent...
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Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 6mo ago1. Tests don’t last 10 days. 2. They aren’t conducted near major metros. 3. There is advance warning. IMO something was supposed to happen last night/this morning that either failed or was called off.
It took me months, about 495 rides, recovering from a shattered right foot and hacking a folding scooter, but I finally own a Nintendo Switch 2 using points obtained from Citi Bike. Afterwards, it left me questioning the very nature of work. For @aftermath.site. aftermath.site/switch-2-cit...
My Grueling Quest To Buy A Switch 2 By Riding Citi Bikes
After roughly 495 bike rides and interrupted by a broken foot, I have a Nintendo Switch 2 from riding Citi Bike points. Was that work?
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Chris Person@papapishu.bsky.social · last yr.Ok but what if I did this
