@jessicasmetana.bsky.social i’m starting to think the Echos pod coverage of Notre Dame MBB is just a version of the Jimmy Kimmel – Matt Damon bit where we’re constantly running out of time, we wish you could have him on the show. (Absolutely not a complaint, I think it’s pretty funny.)

Imagine having the cognitive dissonance to not only create, but proudly and publicly share a graphic with a giant red X through the FEMA logo. Federal agencies are literally being decimated & the field of emergency management will lose critical funding, but hey, at least you got some attention!

WHAT THE F**K!

@liaoffleash.bsky.social good morning, Lia. In your 23andMe article, in the 8th graph you mention “GedMatch… began selling at-home testing kits…” GedMatch is not a testing provider and doesn’t sell tests. They help users analyze their DNA matches and provide data tools for those who have taken tests

Key takeaway from DOGE: There’s less government fraud/waste than expected.

This struck me as the perfect distillation of JD Vance. He is a shockingly incurious and unserious guy who has faked his way into the center of power and now thinks he’s the smartest guy in the room.

If the market continues to trend down, and the Atlanta Fed turns out to be right, the midterms will be very interesting. The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense

HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT? Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we would’ve spent that $$: 🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID

welp

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I’ll be honest, this week there was more to destroy the rule of law than in trumps first term, And i have no idea what the Democrats are doing to fight back. Or even saying. Crickets

'The president is now setting his sights on FEMA, the agency responsible for helping Americans after major disasters', with insights from @samlmontano.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"I really love America. I just don't know how to get there anymore." -John Prine (RIP)

Everyone who spent the past four years swaddling Trump's open, explicit endorsements of political violence in obfuscatory euphemisms fully owns what's happening right now.

According to NYT: ““The pardons will also wipe the slate clean for violent offenders who went after the police on Jan. 6 with baseball bats, two-by-fours and bear spray and are serving prison terms, in some cases of more than a decade.”

Nazis: "that's a nazi salute" Historians: "that's a nazi salute" Average person: "that's a nazi salute" The Media: "Elon Musk makes odd gesture throwing his heart to the crowd."

Full & unconditional pardons. More than 100 officers were injured. Rioters beat and shocked officer Fanone with a stun gun at the base of his skull. Fanone lost consciousness, which his body camera captured on video. Others yelled "kill him with his own gun." apnews.com/article/capi...

He pardoned EVERY SINGLE PERSON... I won't hold my breath for people to be outraged.

Damhsa Bua! Notre Dame takes a 7-0 lead!

USCP: The ticketed areas on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol will now be closed to ticketed guests on Monday, January 20, due to the extremely cold weather. USCP will still have a heightened security posture with increased law enforcement presence. inauguration.dc.gov

Winter is coming.

He just tweeted it out

There’s not a word in here about fire prevention. mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-b...

Jealous Trump Throws Own State Funeral To Upstage Carter’s theonion.com/jealous...

Elon Mush.

A privilege of working where I do is the ability to participate in or observe these moments. Honored to play a small part as the United States wishes President Carter fair winds and following seas.

Some new coworkers asked about the ceremonial swearing-in that the Speaker does for Members on Opening Day. How about this gem? I was a college senior. Tim Ryan was sworn into the 108th Congress as a freshman. My dad, on my right, was his first press secretary. Tim was gracious to include us.

Enron is back (?!) and still making terrible decisions.

Watch: Lightning hit the U.S. Capitol at 5:36 pm, simultaneously to - or a few seconds after - lightning hit the Washington Monument. Happy New Year. @capitalweather.bsky.social @stormhour.bsky.social @arlnow.bsky.social #weather #stormhour #DC

The flag flies at half staff to honor Jimmy Carter at the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial just south of the United States Capitol.

Peter, is that you?

Disasterology: December 2024 open.substack.com/pub/disaster...

RIP to Former President Jimmy Carter. How did he play a major role in the history of U.S. emergency response and management? See thread below. 👇🧵⛑️⛈️🇺🇸 1/6

Atlanta Metropolitan Civil Defense Agency (our original agency) honored then Governor Carter with a Distinguished Service Award. As President, he established FEMA, giving the agency the dual mission of emergency management & civil defense. Now it’s time to honor him again.

Statement from President Biden & First Lady Jill Biden on passing of Jimmy Carter

January 3: 118th Congress adjourns sine die and the 119th Congress convenes. January 6: Counting of the Electoral Ballots January 7(?): State Funeral and Lying in State January 20: Inauguration

Jimmy Carter has died. Start the clock on executing a State Funeral.

It’s raining in Cleveland. That’s all.

Traveling for the holidays. Brought a book with me. Haven’t opened it. Went to a bookstore two days ago. Bought a book. Barely touched it. At the airport. Bought a book. Will I read it? Odds are no but who knows what the future holds.

Trump's "peaceful people" on Jan 6.

Shopped at The Learned Owl in Hudson, Ohio today. Support independent bookstores!

The latest column by @radiofreetom.bsky.social is a good read on Star Trek and how even a show set 250 years in the future can mirror our politics. What can we learn from it? Well, we can start by listening to the Organians. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The USS Gettysburg looking at the North Pole:

This viral story is from the Dallas Express, a far-right outlet that’s poses as a nonpartisan newspaper and that is owned by a Texas billionaire who attended and defended Jan. 6.

So overrated?