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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 8h

Someone in my chapter pointed out that wearing yellow makes it harder to identify the trained safety vest folks 😬

Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 15h

@indimidpen.bsky.social, @indivisiblepaplus.bsky.social, @swingleft.bsky.social, @50501movement.bsky.social and everyone else!

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 16h

On Saturday, we wear yellow. ❌👑

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Alt National Archives @altnatarchives.altgov.info · 18h

DC feds! Show your ID at Jose Andres restaurants and get a free lunch.

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 18h

Calling for solidarity against "the compact for academic excellence in higher education" ‼️

@stanfordaaup.bsky.social
@stanforddaily.com.web.brid.gy
@aaup.org
#SaveHigherEd

stanforddaily.com/2025/10/12/f...

From the Community | We must refuse the 'Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education'

Associate professor Greg Martin writes on behalf of the Stanford's AAUP chapter to condemn the White House's compact on higher education.

stanforddaily.com

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 19h

Forgot to attach the screenshot of the email apparently... 🤷

Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 19h

Anyone at JPL:
I have reporter contacts who are asking if we know what areas are being impacted, and are interested in talking to anyone who got the email.

If you have info I can share it are interested in talking to news outlets (anonymously if desired), let me know.

Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 20h

An email just went out about #JPL #layoffs. ~550 to be laid off tomorrow (or 11% of employees)

@roguenasa.altgov.info
#JetPropulsionLab
#savefeds #Feds #layoff #shutdown #rifs #resist

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 2d

(didn't know this source but looked it up. very left leaning, but also good reliability)

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 2d

tldr; is the first line of the article: "Donald Trump's administration is walking back about half of a reported 1,000 health agency cuts."

Looking out for other "oops" moments as these attempted RIFs go on.

#oops #shutdown #layoff #CDC
@altcdc.altgov.info

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 2d

‼️ATTENTION (RECENT) FEDS‼️
If you have been or will be laid off during this shutdown:

"Federal employees should take their cases to the Merit Systems Protection board, its attorneys said."

www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

#Feds #Resist #shutdown

Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks. All agencies should report their numbers. All I have seen is this court order so far. Dunno if it's accurate.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 3d

Trying to confirm this information with contacts, but this court order is probably pretty accurate?

#RIF #illegal #resist

#commerce #education #energy #hhs #hud #dhs #treasury

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

storage.courtlistener.com

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 3d

Mr. President. Stop breaking the law.

The shutdown does not give you the right to fire thousands of hard working federal employees.

Instead of giving huge tax breaks to your billionaire friends, show some respect for the struggling working families of our country.

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 3d

Layoffs confirmed at Health and Human Services. #HHS is the agency responsible for the health and well-being of Americans. It oversees public health, funding for health and social service programs, and conducts vital, life-saving research.

I guess HHS is a "Democrat thing"

@alt-hhs.altgov.info

Trump officials lay off more HHS employees amid government shutdown

An HHS spokesperson says employees "across multiple divisions" have received reduction-in-force notices.

www.axios.com

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 3d

orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

orgchart.mit.edu

Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 3d

The other 7 in the initial round of the compact: @universityoftexas.bsky.social
@uarizona.bsky.social #BrownUniversity #DartmouthCollege @upenn.edu #USC #VanderbiltUniversity #UVA

Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 3d

@mit.edu for the win!!! Put pressure on all the #colleges and #universities to reject this funding compact as well. #resist #savehighered

www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...

MIT Rejects Trump’s Federal Funding Deal—Other 8 Schools Still Uncommitted

The compact from the Trump administration looks to provide a handful of universities with funding advantages in exchange for changes to their policies on grading, international student enrollment and ...

www.forbes.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 5d

No Kings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 6d

www.axios.com/2025/10/07/t...

Congress erupts over "lawless" Trump threat not to pay back furloughed federal workers

"Congress will make this call," said one House Republican. "We will pay the workers."

www.axios.com

Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 6d

Shared with permission from Carl Stahle, Retired, Vice President of Goddard Retirees and Alumni Association, NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center

Link in the document text: www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...

(Original LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/posts/carl-s...)

@roguenasa.altgov.info

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 6d

To be clear, deleting the reference to a law doesn't mean the law ceases to exist.

Read the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-1) here: www.congress.gov/116/plaws/pu...

www.congress.gov

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 6d

@altfws.altgov.info @altfda.altgov.info @alt-ssa.altgov.info @altcdc.altgov.info @alt-dol.altgov.info @alt-irs.altgov.info @altspaceforce.altgov.info @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info @roguenasa.altgov.info @roguenoaa.bsky.social and certainly others.

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 6d

To be clear, deleting the reference to a law doesn't mean the law ceases to exist.

Read the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-1) here: www.congress.gov/116/plaws/pu...

www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...

#Feds #OMB #ShutdownShowdown #backpay
#Vought #furlough

www.congress.gov

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

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Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 12d

Dear ALL #Colleges and #Universities,

Now is the time for a united front. Just say no.

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

(That means you too, @stanford.edu)

#SaveHigherEd #UnitedFront #StrongerTogether

www.wsj.com

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