Susan Allen
allen-se.bsky.social
Susan Allen
@allen-se.bsky.social
Archaeology | Environmental Archaeology | Plants, Palaeoethnobotany, Archaeobotany | Wetlands | Cooking for friends and family | Birds | Hiking | Music | Literacy | Meditation
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I keep hearing from highly educated friends, including Ivy League attorneys, that I’m overreacting to the authoritarian onslaught of this era; I would ask them what they think they know that she does not
“Today, the threat is to birthright citizenship. Tomorrow, a different administration may try to seize firearms from lawabiding citizens or prevent people of certain faiths from gathering to worship.”

“Rather than stand firm, the Court gives way,” she wrote.
https://trib.al/GaP26Gk
Sotomayor Warns No One Is Safe After Birthright Citizenship Ruling
Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor torched the Supreme Court for siding with Trump on birthright citizenship—and putting every civil right under attack.
trib.al
June 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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April 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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IF WHAT YOU’RE DOING IS SO RIGHTEOUS WHY DO YOU HAVE TO HIDE YOUR FACES?
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.

They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.

From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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I had legit completely forgotten this.
Happy One Month Anniversary to this story.
March 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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They are just swinging sledgehammers in the dark.
New: The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter
Dismissed Nuclear Bomb Specialists Recalled by Energy Department
The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Our parks are in chaos. We’ve seen firsthand how Trump’s hiring freeze, the rescinding of hundreds of job offers, and the layoff of 5% of NPS staff have left us overwhelmed and short-handed.
February 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Legendary First Amendment lawyer James Goodale, who was involved in all four cases The New York Times took to the Supreme Court, didn't mince words when talking to @trevortimm.bsky.social about Trump's case against @cbsnews.com.

"This suit is from mars."
Legendary First Amendment lawyer begs press to fight Trump’s attacks
Potential CBS settlement would only embolden further attacks on press freedom.
freedom.press
February 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Elon Musk’s staffers have been going through data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees healthcare coverage for over 160 million people through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace.
February 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Don’t lose hope. Remember, Watergate took over two years to fully unravel from the initial break-in to Nixon’s resignation. Just like then and now, Americans are losing faith in their government. We are documenting every illegal action and will hold this administration and Elon Musk accountable.
February 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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The CFPB will begin deleting agency data as soon as today. Meanwhile, the Trump administration and Musk staffers are rewriting history on U.S. government websites and erasing data from databases nationwide—removing information that doesn’t align with their political agenda.
February 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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#KnowledgeByte:#Wetlands are some of the planet’s most important ecosystems. They’re a haven for wildlife, they filter pollution and they’re important stores of carbon. #WorldWetlandsDay

knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Ramsar...
February 2, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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🌿 From illegal practices to conservation champions! Del Carmen’s 4,871-hectare mangrove forest is now a UN Ramsar Site, proving the transformative power of #LocalAction for sustainability.

Read more: cbc.iclei.org/local-govern...
December 5, 2024 at 12:55 PM
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November 17, 2024 at 9:55 AM