Mary Feeney
@mkfeeney.bsky.social
Professor, traveller, cyclist, skater, science policy junkie. Reluctant Phoenician. Interested in all things public sector
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SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
FEMA employee terminated for signing whistleblower letter
It appears to be a major violation of federal whistleblower protections and constitutional rights.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
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DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
Immigrant doctors, immigrant teachers, immigrant engineers, immigrant farm workers, immigrant restaurant owners, landscapers, scientists, students, computer scientists, nurses, construction workers…
Immigrants are the backbone of our workforce, our economy, and our future!
Immigrants are the backbone of our workforce, our economy, and our future!
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Immigrant doctors, immigrant teachers, immigrant engineers, immigrant farm workers, immigrant restaurant owners, landscapers, scientists, students, computer scientists, nurses, construction workers…
Immigrants are the backbone of our workforce, our economy, and our future!
Immigrants are the backbone of our workforce, our economy, and our future!
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November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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The 2025 US State Department setting criteria for assessing human rights violations in other countries is laughable
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The 2025 US State Department setting criteria for assessing human rights violations in other countries is laughable
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NEW: Officials at the Indian Health Service have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social media posts, pamphlets and presentations for patients.
The Indian Health Service Is Flagging Vaccine-Related Speech. Doctors Say They’re Being Censored.
Officials have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social media posts, pamphlets and presentations.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: Officials at the Indian Health Service have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social media posts, pamphlets and presentations for patients.
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NEW: Today the Siebel Institute—the US' oldest/most prestigious brewing school & a cornerstone of the industry globally—announced its relocation from Chicago to Montreal, citing "[r]ecent regulatory changes in the US [that] have made it much more challenging for many of our international students."
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
NEW: Today the Siebel Institute—the US' oldest/most prestigious brewing school & a cornerstone of the industry globally—announced its relocation from Chicago to Montreal, citing "[r]ecent regulatory changes in the US [that] have made it much more challenging for many of our international students."
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
It's wild that even Mohammed bin Salman is like "can you just allow me to answer", b/c Trump is unprofessional, unhinged, wildly inappropriate - and like 10 words away from claiming credit for it.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It's wild that even Mohammed bin Salman is like "can you just allow me to answer", b/c Trump is unprofessional, unhinged, wildly inappropriate - and like 10 words away from claiming credit for it.
Will he welcome them like he welcomed the Korean workers at the Hyundai plant in Georgia in Sept?
Trump: "You can't come in, open a massive computer chip factory for billions of dollars like is being done in Arizona, and think you're gonna hire people off an unemployment line to run it. They're gonna have to bring thousands of people with them and I'm gonna welcome those people. This is MAGA."
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Will he welcome them like he welcomed the Korean workers at the Hyundai plant in Georgia in Sept?
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There are so many people working in so many places who are quietly watching this corruption cross their desks daily, but so few willing to do what prison nurse Noella Turnage just did by sharing the receipts and accepting the consequences. What an absolute hero
www.kbtx.com/2025/11/18/f...
www.kbtx.com/2025/11/18/f...
Fired Bryan federal prison nurse says Ghislaine Maxwell is receiving special treatment — and she has the emails
Noella Turnage was fired from her job at the prison last week. On Monday, she sat down with KBTX’s Rusty Surette
www.kbtx.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:21 AM
There are so many people working in so many places who are quietly watching this corruption cross their desks daily, but so few willing to do what prison nurse Noella Turnage just did by sharing the receipts and accepting the consequences. What an absolute hero
www.kbtx.com/2025/11/18/f...
www.kbtx.com/2025/11/18/f...
All these victims could have been interviewed last week, last month, last spring, last year. The media, in addition to hoards of political and legal actors, is also responsible for this story taking so long to reach this point
Epstein survivor Sharlene Rochard on how she ended up at Mar-a-Lago: "There were a lot of model parties at Mar-a-Lago"
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
All these victims could have been interviewed last week, last month, last spring, last year. The media, in addition to hoards of political and legal actors, is also responsible for this story taking so long to reach this point
"He will continue teaching" tells you just how much Harvard cares for its students.
What's the point of being the most elite university in the U.S. if you cannot quickly jettison bad actors and replace them with superstars?
What's the point of being the most elite university in the U.S. if you cannot quickly jettison bad actors and replace them with superstars?
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"He will continue teaching" tells you just how much Harvard cares for its students.
What's the point of being the most elite university in the U.S. if you cannot quickly jettison bad actors and replace them with superstars?
What's the point of being the most elite university in the U.S. if you cannot quickly jettison bad actors and replace them with superstars?
1. No one stood up to him
2. No one stood up for her
3. If they had pushed back, he would have gotten aggressively out of control & produced an even better story for them
These self-serving sycophants are bad humans and bad at the job
2. No one stood up for her
3. If they had pushed back, he would have gotten aggressively out of control & produced an even better story for them
These self-serving sycophants are bad humans and bad at the job
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 AM
1. No one stood up to him
2. No one stood up for her
3. If they had pushed back, he would have gotten aggressively out of control & produced an even better story for them
These self-serving sycophants are bad humans and bad at the job
2. No one stood up for her
3. If they had pushed back, he would have gotten aggressively out of control & produced an even better story for them
These self-serving sycophants are bad humans and bad at the job
How is it that Harvard students and faculty aren’t in the quad protesting & demanding his firing / resignation? Undergraduates currently enrolled in his classes could & should massively disrupt campus on Monday.
The Harvard Crimson has ID'ed and published the name of a well-known economist who was the subject of emails between Larry Summers and Epstein.
Born in China, she did her B.A. – Ph.D. at Harvard.
The code name that Summers and Epstein used in their emails about her was "peril." What a vile pig.
Born in China, she did her B.A. – Ph.D. at Harvard.
The code name that Summers and Epstein used in their emails about her was "peril." What a vile pig.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 AM
How is it that Harvard students and faculty aren’t in the quad protesting & demanding his firing / resignation? Undergraduates currently enrolled in his classes could & should massively disrupt campus on Monday.
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I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
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"Homeland security investigators worked approximately 33 percent fewer hours on child exploitation cases from February through April compared to their average in prior years"
A tragic shift with real consequences - just one horrifying example:
A tragic shift with real consequences - just one horrifying example:
November 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
"Homeland security investigators worked approximately 33 percent fewer hours on child exploitation cases from February through April compared to their average in prior years"
A tragic shift with real consequences - just one horrifying example:
A tragic shift with real consequences - just one horrifying example:
This is my hope for the post-Trump/Miller/Vought federal reconstruction!
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Apply today and help us build a City Hall for everyone.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This is my hope for the post-Trump/Miller/Vought federal reconstruction!
OMG the public libraries in San Diego are NOT open on Sundays!!!!
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
OMG the public libraries in San Diego are NOT open on Sundays!!!!
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From a reddit post discussing ICE moving into Charlotte
November 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
From a reddit post discussing ICE moving into Charlotte
Would love to see MTG do a round of talks about how when she was spouting off right wing nonsense, lefties criticized her but left her alone. The second she pisses off the right wing - death threats. Who’s the party of violence?
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s being inundated with threats because of Trump’s rhetoric. Violent threats are wrong no matter what.
This is an opportunity for MTG and others on the right to reflect on all the violent threats Trump has incited through the years - including on Jan. 6.
This is an opportunity for MTG and others on the right to reflect on all the violent threats Trump has incited through the years - including on Jan. 6.
November 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Would love to see MTG do a round of talks about how when she was spouting off right wing nonsense, lefties criticized her but left her alone. The second she pisses off the right wing - death threats. Who’s the party of violence?
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For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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Trans Skaters Share Fear, Anger at New US Figure Skating Policy - by @choreosequence.bsky.social
anythinggoe.com/trans-skater...
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Trans Skaters Share Fear, Anger at New US Figure Skating Policy - Anything GOEs
Skaters speak out against the new U.S. Figure Skating policy for women's events.
anythinggoe.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Trans Skaters Share Fear, Anger at New US Figure Skating Policy - by @choreosequence.bsky.social
anythinggoe.com/trans-skater...
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My take away from this #2025APPAM panel:
How do we design, promote & evaluate evidenced-based policy in a post-truth United States?
How do we design, promote & evaluate evidenced-based policy in a post-truth United States?
November 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
My take away from this #2025APPAM panel:
How do we design, promote & evaluate evidenced-based policy in a post-truth United States?
How do we design, promote & evaluate evidenced-based policy in a post-truth United States?