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Sadly, I canceled my @washingtonpost.com subscription today. I stuck by them last fall when they refused to endorse a candidate, but I won’t be party to more #MAGApropaganda

Old Guard Democrats on the hill need to get over their prejudice against digital media and content creators if they want to amplify their messages. Get on every podcast every day. Build audiences. Create a massive digital messaging network. Adapt or get left behind.

Thanks for sharing this, I’ll spread the word

One of the first rules of risk communication - “speak to their interests, not yours”

Can’t decide if I am happy or sad to see so many colleagues as authors. Either way reminds me to check in with them. And to file this, thanks for the link to the draft.

Update: Cancellation of Your Administrative Leave Status Under My Authority 1 message Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM All: Attached, please find a memorandum documenting the cancellation of your administrative leave status under my authority. Before you get your hopes up, your systems accesses remain severed; you may receive another email within the day reinstating your leave status. However, that notice will not come from me. I have reviewed the materials that served as the purported basis for your placement in this status. Most of you had no role whatsoever in those materials. For the small number of you actually involved, the materials show no evidence that you engaged in misconduct. As a result, I no longer have authority to maintain you in this status. Someone else may claim to have that authority and I wish them the best in making a colorable argument to that end. I may not maintain my own accesses for much longer, so if you would like to stay in touch, I can be reached at I wish you all the best - you do not deserve this. Sincerely,

Background: 60 USAID employees had been placed on leave for “undermining” Trump’s executive orders. Nick Gottlieb was told by DOGE to then fire them. Instead he emailed all of them earlier saying he found no evidence of misconduct and used his power to take them off leave. Then he was put on leave.

The ongoing assault on career civil service positions makes the country less safe.

To all the non-partisan career federal workers who have for years been working hard to improve the lives of everyone: thank you for your public service.

i just cannot get over how much the administration’s response to the crash shows a profound disrespect for the lives of the people they are supposed to serve

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True then. True now. Thank you, Willem Arondeus.

I’m proud to call the amazing cartoonist Ed Wexler a friend.

Great pic!

Read one post, and this is my new favorite Bluesky account.

Some Dems have this visceral urge to respond to batshit GOP ideas with "Of course I'll consider that!"

They think it makes them sound reasonable. But it actually just makes MAGA sound reasonable. It's a strategic self own.

Don't overthink this. Call out stupid shit and say no. It's not that hard.

Lunch.

Governance at its finest 🙄

Since we are pushing 10 years since our last major snowstorm in central MD, here’s a pic from a business trip to Lamoine, ME (across from Acadia) to brighten up the season #snow ❄️

Oh, wow. That is a big loss. Condolences 💐

Vaccines save lives. Millions of 'em.

Wasn’t that last year?

I’ve been thinking about this all day, not exactly sure who I am rooting for…

Maybe someone should tell the transition team about Google.

Shows the head only of a tabby cat with yellow eyes and enlarged pupils wrapped in a gray woven rug staring at the camera

The huntress. #biscuitthecat #notsochildlesscatlady

Wide-eyed tabby cat stretching head towards her belly, upside down on a wool blanket

This is how I’m feeling this week. #biscuitthecat

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Each year, I hear about all the reasons that EVs will fail, and each year sales keep going up.

On track for just under 17 million in 2024, in line with BNEF forecast's from the start of the year
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@nharris.bsky.social Hi Neil! Welcome to Bluesky

Yes!!