Notices by Lisa Gets Politik (lisagetspolitik@union.place)

Marc Elias open letter to Elon Musk. Please share far and wide.

https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-open-letter-to-elon-musk/

#ElonMusk
#Elon
#FuckElon
#Democracy
#democracyMatters

One of my good friend's daughters just accepted a job with the USDA, moved out to Madison Wisconsin in January. She is so new she doesn't have an email account, but as a provisional employee, she is being laid off.

It makes me so goddamn angry, they are punishing an entire generation of intelligent kids who want to go into public service, all under the premise of getting rid of "waste."

"The American right has turned to Hungary to learn how authoritarians consolidate power.

The American left should look to Poland to see how a big-tent coalition can defeat authoritarianism. It involves multiple parties appealing to different voters." Lee Drutman (@leedrutman.bsky.social)

@seachanger I own a Tesla, it was the best option for me in electric because I drive 30,000 miles a year and needed the Supercharger network to use electric. I am a progressive. Of course I have buyers remorse, but I am under water and cannot afford to sell. If you have any advice, I'm all ears!

Elon has now taken the department of education

Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.

Source: Alt National Park. They are providing real time updates to the current takeover.

#ElonMusk
#AltNationalPark
#StudentAid
#DeptofEd

Breaking News: 14 state Attorneys General representing California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise that Trump's executive order telling hospitals to stop providing care to those under the age of 19 is unlawful.

If you are affected by the ban, please send your hospital system this letter from the AGs: https://riag.ri.gov/press-releases/attorney-general-neronha-and-14-attorneys-general-issue-joint-statement-protecting

#ErinReed
#TransRights

"Beginning Wednesday Feb 5th, a group called Choose Democracy is asking all of us to take one minute each Wednesday to pause for silent reflection on the damage being done—it’s happening at 12:53 p.m., which is the moment that thugs breached the Capitol on January 6, and also apparently the precise time that the billionaires took their seats for Trump’s inauguration." - Bill McKibben

#Wednesday

My fellow Americans, have you been fretting about what you can do?

Well, take a minute to call COSTCO to thank them for their continued support of diversity I initiatives. Call 425-313-8100. Press 0 for operator. Do not be put off by silence, someone will eventually pick up. They need to hear from those of us who support their work.

#costco
#DEI

Good morning.

Apologies for the vivid imagery this early in the morning, but I figured we could all use a pick me up.

What a world that this is, indeed, good news.

#ICE
#Immigration

@tek I just learned a word. It's called "prosopagnosia" = look it up. It might explain why you have such a hard time recognizing all your kids friends faces and can't identify any of them if you were asked.

@tim Oh, I'd love to hear more about credit card processing. I'm working with a start up Member owned Co-Op and we're trying to find an economical way of accepting SNAP benefits. It's literally the only reason we have our Heartland account, and we lose money every month in fees.

@tek I'm sorry that I don't, but this website might. https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/know-your-rights-with-ice/ I think the most important thing to look for is if it has a court order attached to it, with a judges signature.

From Angela Levine @angelahlevine.bsky.social
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The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on!

Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com

#ICE
#searchwarrant
#warrant

#History
#Inauguration
#TechBros

"They want you to believe a Harvard graduate with 20 yrs of exp., who happens to be a black woman, is a DEI hire, but a FOX News personality is qualified to run the Dept. of Defense." - Summer Lee, U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district

@seachanger
That's not a threat. That's freedom of speech.

EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAR THIS

Women NATIONWIDE can still receive safe, effective and affordable medication abortion services via the #ASafeChoice Network of physicians.

Visit: https://www.asafechoicenetwork.com

If you think the attack on trans rights is unfair, but you won't say anything because it doesn't affect you:

That's what they expect you to do. This is a divide and conquer strategy, and it's the first step in attacking all LGBTQ rights as they begin to implement Project 2025.

Fight back, don't let them do this.

#WeAreAllTrans

https://juliaserano.medium.com/planned-action-for-lgbtq-allies-in-response-to-democrats-capitulating-on-trans-rights-7be8916682ce

@tim True, but maybe people can realize that if they can survive 3 days without Amazon, then can survive 365 days just as easily.