Ellen Lammers
@lammersellen.bsky.social
Wife, mom and friend. Never enough dogs, music, nature, travel and kindness.
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Ellen Lammers
@lammersellen.bsky.social
· Nov 17
I think Maya Angelou said it best:
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
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The FBI has issued a call to surveillance companies for drones equipped with AI tech that could scan our faces, license plates, and surroundings in real-time.
This puts us all at risk of unwarranted government spying. They must reverse course.
This puts us all at risk of unwarranted government spying. They must reverse course.
FBI issues RFI on drones with real-time facial recognition, license plate readers | Biometric Update
The FBI wants systems that can identify vehicles, people, animals, and firearms, and perform facial recognition, read license plates, and analyze perimeters.
www.biometricupdate.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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One-third of the energy now generated in Texas is from renewables like wind and solar. Without this clean energy, the grid in Texas would have failed multiple times and many people would have died. This is something Gov. Abbott and the GOP refuse to tell the public.
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
One-third of the energy now generated in Texas is from renewables like wind and solar. Without this clean energy, the grid in Texas would have failed multiple times and many people would have died. This is something Gov. Abbott and the GOP refuse to tell the public.
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Over 700,000 TPS recipients lose legal status by the end of 2025, including 550,000 who are legally working. TPS recipients contribute over $36B in annual GDP. Withdrawing their work authorization could add to labor shortages in construction, cleaning, and hospitality, especially in FL, TX, NY
550,000 Workers Lose Status by End of 2025: Potential Impact by State and Industry — Penn Wharton Budget Model
Over 700,000 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients lose legal status by the end of 2025, including 550,000 who are legally working. We estimate that TPS recipients contribute over $36 billion in...
budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Over 700,000 TPS recipients lose legal status by the end of 2025, including 550,000 who are legally working. TPS recipients contribute over $36B in annual GDP. Withdrawing their work authorization could add to labor shortages in construction, cleaning, and hospitality, especially in FL, TX, NY
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happy bday French philosopher/writer Voltaire, b.1694.
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
“Love truth, but pardon error.”
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
“Love truth, but pardon error.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
happy bday French philosopher/writer Voltaire, b.1694.
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
“Love truth, but pardon error.”
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
“Love truth, but pardon error.”
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This is another lie. Trump & Republicans find every conceivable way to plunder funds and redirect them to things they weren’t appropriated for, but money specifically set aside to feed people in a shutdown situation are now untouchable. DIDN’T JESUS SPEAK ABOUT THIS SUBJECT. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
Johnson: Snap benefits is a unique situation. I got a summary of the legal analysis…the contingency funds are not legally available to cover the benefits right now
October 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This is another lie. Trump & Republicans find every conceivable way to plunder funds and redirect them to things they weren’t appropriated for, but money specifically set aside to feed people in a shutdown situation are now untouchable. DIDN’T JESUS SPEAK ABOUT THIS SUBJECT. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
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While the top 1% control $54 TRILLION
(not a typo)
(not a typo)
October 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
While the top 1% control $54 TRILLION
(not a typo)
(not a typo)
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> "a September contingency plan, since deleted from the USDA’s website...said Congress intended 'that SNAP’s operations should continue' and that contingency funds 'are also available to fund participant benefits in the event that a lapse occurs [mid-fiscal year]'"
www.huffpost.com/entry/govern...
www.huffpost.com/entry/govern...
Trump Administration Buries Legal Memo Suggesting It Could Pay November Food Benefits
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the food program, says its hands are tied by the shutdown.
www.huffpost.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
> "a September contingency plan, since deleted from the USDA’s website...said Congress intended 'that SNAP’s operations should continue' and that contingency funds 'are also available to fund participant benefits in the event that a lapse occurs [mid-fiscal year]'"
www.huffpost.com/entry/govern...
www.huffpost.com/entry/govern...
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
October 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
Time is of the essence to for both parties to negotiate healthcare subsidies now. The signup period begins Nov 1.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...
What’s Behind the Dispute Over Extending Health Care Subsidies
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Time is of the essence to for both parties to negotiate healthcare subsidies now. The signup period begins Nov 1.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...
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Nearly 20 immigration judges received emails this month informing them that they are being let go, NPR has learned, the largest single month of firings since the process began in February.
Trump administration fires more immigration judges
Nearly 20 immigration judges received emails this month informing them that they are being let go, NPR has learned, the largest single month of firings since the process began in February.
n.pr
September 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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In Washington Crackdown, Making a Federal Case Out of Low-Level Arrests
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
August 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
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People who watched "The Handmaid's Tale" and were like "Yeah!"
Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon says America is under the "curse of feminism" and God will not bless the nation until women are forced out of all positions of leadership: "No more women in Congress. No more female state reps. No more women in any function of societal leadership."
August 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
People who watched "The Handmaid's Tale" and were like "Yeah!"
Contemplating adding “orophile” to my bio.
Thanks to @TravelCrestedButte Instagram
Thanks to @TravelCrestedButte Instagram
August 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Contemplating adding “orophile” to my bio.
Thanks to @TravelCrestedButte Instagram
Thanks to @TravelCrestedButte Instagram
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Let’s spread some positive vibes today…
Turn up the sound, and fill your heart with the goodness that comes from the innocence of little ones and dogs ❤️
jaymarino113
Turn up the sound, and fill your heart with the goodness that comes from the innocence of little ones and dogs ❤️
jaymarino113
July 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Let’s spread some positive vibes today…
Turn up the sound, and fill your heart with the goodness that comes from the innocence of little ones and dogs ❤️
jaymarino113
Turn up the sound, and fill your heart with the goodness that comes from the innocence of little ones and dogs ❤️
jaymarino113
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“With climate change, which we don’t talk about in Texas, most of our floodplain maps are obsolete. They’re out of date. The rainfall amounts are not nearly large enough to predict the type of floods we’re going to have. So whatever [Texans] think it is, it’s worse than they think.”
'I Think We’re Gonna Stay': Texans Hang On in Tragedy-Stricken Hill Country
The Richardsons are among the lucky in Kerr County, at the epicenter of “flash flood alley,” who narrowly survived the river’s sudden rise.
www.texasobserver.org
July 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“With climate change, which we don’t talk about in Texas, most of our floodplain maps are obsolete. They’re out of date. The rainfall amounts are not nearly large enough to predict the type of floods we’re going to have. So whatever [Texans] think it is, it’s worse than they think.”
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My wife became a citizen in 2006. I’ve repeatedly said that attending her (and 100+ others) naturalization ceremony on a random fall day in Syracuse is the most I’ve loved America. It’s America at its best; the very embodiment of our values. This is a clear threat to us all.
The White House has ordered the US Dept. of Justice to prioritize denaturalization: voiding the citizenship of US citizens.
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
June 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
My wife became a citizen in 2006. I’ve repeatedly said that attending her (and 100+ others) naturalization ceremony on a random fall day in Syracuse is the most I’ve loved America. It’s America at its best; the very embodiment of our values. This is a clear threat to us all.
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"It would be a catastrophically unwise decision for humanity to abandon a key step in training young brains simply because they can now clack a few keys and produce something that sounds intelligent even as they never become intelligent" - @brianklaas.bsky.social
www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-death-...
www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-death-...
The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition
One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.
www.forkingpaths.co
June 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
"It would be a catastrophically unwise decision for humanity to abandon a key step in training young brains simply because they can now clack a few keys and produce something that sounds intelligent even as they never become intelligent" - @brianklaas.bsky.social
www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-death-...
www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-death-...
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“… includes much of the national forests that surround Grand Teton National Park: the Bridger-Teton National Forest on the east side of Jackson Hole and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, which directly borders the western side of the Tetons.” 😡
June 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“… includes much of the national forests that surround Grand Teton National Park: the Bridger-Teton National Forest on the east side of Jackson Hole and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, which directly borders the western side of the Tetons.” 😡
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“I have found that it is the small everyday deed of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.”
~J. R. R. Tolkien
~J. R. R. Tolkien
June 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“I have found that it is the small everyday deed of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.”
~J. R. R. Tolkien
~J. R. R. Tolkien
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"True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom & equality not only for Americans but for all people on earth, universal brotherhood & good will, & a constant and earnest striving toward the principles and ideals on which this country was founded."
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
if you are more offended by the pride flag than the confederate flag, you aren't a patriot. if you are more in fear of immigrants than the corrupt power of an autocratic government, you aren't a patriot. if you still support Trump after all this, you aren't a patriot.
June 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom & equality not only for Americans but for all people on earth, universal brotherhood & good will, & a constant and earnest striving toward the principles and ideals on which this country was founded."
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways: First, there is your executive order saying that it’s illegal not to.”
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/poe...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/poe...
Poetry Revised for 2025
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, because the chemical plant jaundicing the region was ordered by a court to create an alternative, protected fo...
www.mcsweeneys.net
May 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways: First, there is your executive order saying that it’s illegal not to.”
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/poe...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/poe...
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Just in: Texas' former solicitor general has left the AG's office amid sex misconduct allegations and a lawsuit outlining his apparent, months of detailed disclosures to colleagues about his sexual obsession with watching an asteroid anally rape the agency's No. 2 attorney in front of his kids.
May 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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