Rachel D'Amboise

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Pittsburgh showed up!

French Resistance Steps in After AP Banned From Trump-Macron Presser The Paris Press Corps today ensured that an AP reporter could enter and ask a question.

The AP was banned from the event but the French press corps conspired to get a US AP reporter inside and insisted she be allowed to ask her question.

Spent some time in the church of Father John Misty on Wednesday. Fantastic show.

Another fiery exchange from Judge Reyes in the trans military case:

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🚨 #AltGov Addition 🚨

Let's kick the tires and light the fires! We're going higher further faster!
With great pride, I'm happy to welcome @altairforce.bsky.social to the family.

I’m not sure Trump and Musk understand what happens when you fire a lot of smart, dedicated people who manage complex processes for a living… and suddenly give them a lot more time to get into good trouble.

Cost of saving the lives of 12 million children suffering from malaria: $20 million. #TeamUSAID #saveforeignaid

New thing learned today: if your tap water tastes horrible, it might be your pipes and not the water itself. -slightly impoverished owner of a new water service line.

ICYMI:

A website called “DEI Watch List” has "published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers [who are mostly Black employees] across health agencies, describing them at one point as 'targets.'"

State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights The contractors helped enact programs that focus on building up civil society and democratic practices in authoritarian states such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Cuba.

The State Department has fired about 60 contractors who work for its democracy, human rights, and labor bureau — a division whose programs have often been criticized by authoritarian leaders.

The dismissals deal a severe blow to the bureau. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

The U.S. attorney in Washington warned that his office would pursue charges against ‘anyone who impedes’ Elon Musk or his staff.

After American airspace was closed on 9/11, over 230 flights with 30,000 passengers and crew were diverted to Canadian airports. Transport Canada received thousands of calls from members of the public offering to help the stranded passengers.

Thinking about that today, for no particular reason.

We have reached new levels of madness when an unelected, non senate-confirmed private citizen is overseeing an effort to overhaul or possibly end a congresionally mandated arm of our government.
This is real trouble for the separation of powers, and with it, our basic democratic institutions.

Why are you so demure all of a sudden. We need you to cause a fucking SCENE. Stop trying to put out a wildfire with a water balloon.

I am a fan and a supporter. But we need more from Democratic leaders right now. We need you to cause a fuckin’ SCENE. Play the long game AND the short game. Be fierce. Whip up the people. There isn’t time for anything less. They’re annihilating our protective institutions.

F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Stations Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, recently expressed concern about NPR and PBS’s sponsorships.

scoop w/@dmccabe: The F.C.C.'s commissioner, Brendan Carr, has ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS stations

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...