Notices by Mother Bones (_l1vy_@mstdn.social)

#Via Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas
Mar 29, 2025, 12:35 AM

"Nearly all employees at the US Institute of Peace (USIP) received an email tonight informing them they were fired effective immediately, multiple staffers confirmed with me.

Just a few HR and IT staffers are being kept on to assist DOGE’s illegal dismantling of the independent nonprofit."

#Via Dr Grace Peng
@gspeng
Mar 29, 2025, 12:07 AM

"OMG, OMG, they found a live dugong off the coast of Yilan, Taiwan!

Here's the recent live dugong, a relative of the manatee. Caught in a fishing net, freed and set free."

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/03/28/2003834233

#Via Dittie / dittie
Mar 23, 2025, 12:23 PM

"Migrants found dead at Krome Detention Center in Miami, due to possible starvation and dehydration.

The facility, which was a detention facility prior to it being converted for ICE use, has a max capacity of 500. There are currently over 4000 detainees, and they do not have the supplies to feed and care for these people."

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/families-concerned-over-living-conditions-at-krome-detention-center/3573640/

@evan Disappearing to avoid FOIA

#Via Phil Lewis
@phil_lewis_
Mar 22, 2025, 7:16 PM

"Former U.S. attorney for Virginia Jessica Aber found dead in Alexandria, police say."

https://wjla.com/news/local/former-us-attorney-for-virginia-jessica-aber-found-dead-in-alexandria-police-say-eastern-district-alexandria-norfolk-newport-news-attorney-death-investigation-leaders-condolences-public-service-department-of-justice

#Via emptywheel
@emptywheel
Mar 22, 2025, 7:39 PM

"It never got a lot of attention, but Aber put a WHOLE LOT of child predators w/ties to law enforcement in prison."

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/former-us-attorney-for-eastern-district-of-virginia-jessica-aber-found-dead-at-43/3874185/

#Via Rogue SSA
@alt-ssa.altgov.info
Mar 22, 2025, 2:50 PM

"They are completely gone.

Marko Elez, Ethan Shaotran, Scott Coulter, Aram Mogahaddassi, Nikhil Rajpal, Gautier Cole Killian, Payton Rehling, Luke Farritor, Jon Koval, Antonio Gracias. Also, their boss, Akash Bobba, was removed as well."

#Via Rogue SSA
@alt-ssa.altgov.info
Mar 22, 2025, 2:32 PM

"For all the 'It doesn't matter' people, I can confirm that in response to the court order, all 10 of the 'doge' people at SSA were completely removed from the system. Someone was just dying to wipe their profiles, and they did it immediately."

Absolutely not 🙄

Hey here's another of those empty accounts that followed me from a blocked page. Like they can surveil your posts, but you can't view THEIR profile.
Just in case you are one of the 31 other accounts they're following, might wanna block.

Another surveillance account. This one does not have 20 siblings. But still it is following 9 of you.

I think the main problem I would have with arctic living is not even the four months of night, but the lack of trees. I could do it for a few years but would long for trees.

@FlashMobOfOne Oh noooo!! 😩

I try to schedule them for Fridays after work / school but it's not always available!

Oh gosh, I am late to take my meds. No wonder I'm so tired.

Oh, and maybe some aspirin 🤔, we got Covid boosters yesterday. I don't feel awful but just a bit under the weather.

I'm getting the boosters the MINUTE we qualify every six months until Covid shots disappear.

#Via Phil Lewis
@phil_lewis_
Mar 21, 2025, 5:35 PM

"NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University agrees to numerous policy changes demanded by Trump administration as condition of restoring funding."

#Via Jameel Jaffer
@jameeljaffer
Mar 21, 2025, 5:01 PM

"A sad day for Columbia and for our democracy. 'Additionally the school believed there was considerable overlap between needed campus changes and Trump’s demands' has got to be one of the most depressing sentences ever written."

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/columbia-university-trump-demands-federal-funding-e94d41ca

#Via Serwer
@adamserwer
Mar 21, 2025, 5:34 PM

"This isn’t a real school anymore, it’s simply pretending to be one. I won’t be setting foot on that campus again.

Don’t call me asking for money either. Pathetic."

@marisa @timbray

It's a risk returning to USA now. For anyone entering USA by whatever pathway.
Also a risk just walking or driving around in the US. 🤷🏻♀️😓

@silvermoon82 @cwebber Oh I remember that! 😱