Bucks County, PA Sheriff Harran wants to enroll his department in 287(g) which would align the department with ICE & empower his deputies to hunt & arrest suspected immigrants Please let the Sheriff of Bucks Co know that local law enforcement is tasked to protect & serve, not to gestapo for the king

Took a “Know Your Rights” training this wknd to help protect our immigrant friends and neighbors. Find one and take it. DHS sent “it’s time to leave” notices to lots of immigrants and also us citizens. HHS tried to take immigrant kids out of LA schools, claiming a “welfare check.” #WeKeepUsSafe

A lot more staff took the Deferred Resignation/Early retirement this time around— it was re-offered the week of 7 April . I’m hearing ~ 11,000 for Army. No numbers yet for Civil Works (Corps of engineers) but I know 6 colleagues in my immediate circle. I am still here.

If wishbones worked, there would be a lot more turnover at the chicken processing plant... XD

The Black struggle against racism is central to the story of The United States. His attempt to expunge this story - under the guise of extinguishing “DEI” - represents an attempt to erase Blackness itself. News accounts that parrot his propaganda aid and abet this crime.

Once again for the people back, None of us are free until All of us are free.

For folks out there putting tons of energy into hating the current admin, I encourage you to take a break today and put that energy (or donation if you are able!) into a local org that is providing lifelines for the folks most impacted but this scary stuff. If you need tips, just ask here.

One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse

I missed this earlier. This is what dictators do. Criticize the press when they ask legitimate questions. Well done @kaitlancollins.bsky.social asking real questions to hold them accountable.

"So, the self-silencing that is happening right now is really, really scary, and that is what we have to stand up against. I think that there is no more dangerous response to authoritarianism than self-silencing.”

This.

A reminder that none of us are free until all of us are.

Sweeping job cuts and reorganizations taking place at the US Department of Health and Human Services under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leave the United States “weaker as a nation,” Dr. Peter Marks told CNN.

“School is not important. Work is not important. Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism will stop us all.” —Fred Hampton

The UC Office of the President disclosed personal & demographic info of 850+ UC faculty signatories to 2 letters to University Leadership. Disclosure made after being subpoenaed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as part of its investigation of antisemitism at UC campuses.

Today we march—nationwide! Join us and make some good trouble!

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I’m hearing that the 23,000 Reduction in force goal for the Army *may be more likely to target employees that work on overhead funding and less those who work on project funding. If true, This leaves USACE *district offices somewhat less vulnerable to cuts. This is opinion, however. Not fact.

Some humour for our lovely @alt-usace.bsky.social people.

🚨 BREAKING: 11 young people were arrested after Schumer locked the doors on us—we showed him how to fight, but he couldn’t even face us. His cowardly deal gives Musk the keys to our government while working people suffer. If he won’t fight for us, he’s unfit to lead. Step up or step aside.

I wrote about the kidnapping and potential deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, the histories of repression this case is built upon, and the new and horrifying moment we are experiencing.

NEW: I heard from a *bunch* of federal employees tonight with more backbone that Chuck Schumer. Spread the word! "Shutdowns suck, but what we’re experiencing is something much much worse and now is the moment to stand against it or you’re abdicating your duty as an elected official.”

What happened at Columbia today is appalling. If you care about freedom of speech and freedom of association, now is the time to act. We fight for our rights now or we lose them. Support @swcolumbia.bsky.social!

Dear Senators, Do not hand over our democracy because you are afraid of owning the shutdown. We will remember if you sell us out. We will support you if you support us.

This! Add your voice. 🏰

If Republicans wanted to keep the government open, they would have either put forward a clean CR or included Democrats in the negotiations for the 6 month stop-gap. Instead, they jammed in poison pills and DOGE wish-list items. No one can blame Dems for telling them to eat shit.

Americans have a right to know who is buying the cases and decisions of the Supreme Court. You can't claim to be against the "deep state" while protecting the anonymity of the right-wing billionaires astroturfing court cases and bribing Justices.

Free the River …

If we accept that “things” won’t go back to “normal” in our lifetimes, what would you be willing to put on the line in order to fight for the world our children (ALL the children!) deserve? And let’s be honest, “normal” never worked for most people anyway, and it destroyed the planet.

TWO GIRLS IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF MAINE! FEWER THAN 10 IN ALL OF THE NCAA! i know true believers can't be swayed, but i think hammering these numbers is important for the average person to understand that republicans are OBSESSSSSSED with such a minuscule group of people and it's fucking weird!

So much worse!!! Keep it up, Americans! Excellent work so far!

Do it. Omg DO IT!

Every element of this is garbage and no way to treat people. Note —- She also expected to take part in the deferred resignation program but was fired instead. Cynthia— thank you for your service and let us know how we can help! fox4kc.com/video/army-c...

Israeli forces raid village west of Bethlehem - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-raid-village-west-bethlehem

Just saying.

They’re coming for us because they view the services you rely on as something they can profit off of. But we’re not going anywhere. #LetUsWork

Chaos and confusion rein. Intentionally. But we power through it and I think it’s so much easier when you work with great people and have great leadership. We aren’t unaffected on a personal & emotional level, but our priority is the mission. Is it harder rn? Yep. But people make all the difference.

Know someone in Sacramento District at the Us Army Corps of Engineers? Show them this and tell em to get on board. People power y’all.

Stand Up for Science day nationwide. Find events at the link. standupforscience2025.org

🚨Reminder! 🚨Republicans are behind closed doors right now trying to figure out how to cut 880 billion from medicaid. Medicaid covers 41% of births in the US millions of children, and millions of people with disabilities. Keep up the pressure! Call your electeds!

All travel is suspended for USACE folks. Today we were told “if you are currently on work travel, don’t return home, await further guidance.” All training courses have been moved to virtual. Govt travel card use has been suspended.

I just learned this happened in USGS too. @altusgs1.bsky.social

I hope that more folks can now see that whatever the current President is blaming some group for is USUALLY the reverse of the situation. Ie, the waste, abuse, and fraud happening in our agencies is coming from the current agency heads, Congress, and shareholder interests. Not fed civilians.

Friends. If you are unfamiliar with the acronyms MMIW, MMIR, MMIWG2S— look them up now. Then look up how neither the media nor the US government don’t take these cases seriously and families never get the closure they deserve and perpetrators are never held accountable. #Nomorestolensisters

My latest: "The more often we have experienced true helplessness, the more likely we are to feel powerless in situations where action is possible. And the more we freeze or flail in response to threats, the more deeply ingrained those responses become."