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Evening Shade---Resistance Rising---Monday [1]
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Date: 2025-02-10
THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CRITTERS
EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CRITTER
RULES IN THE DIARY
WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that you LIKE
YOU CAN REPOST IT AS COMMENT in the DIARY
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This is a really good, detailed site to bookmark and refer to as you contemplate your corporate spending. Your Guide to Corporate DEI Actions and Political Spending. www.dei.watch
This guide is broken into three categories: 1) DISMANTLED - companies that have ended or scaled back their DEI efforts (with an *asterisk if scaled back); 2) COMMITTED - companies that have active DEI initiatives; and 3) FUNDED - organizations that donated significantly to Trump's 2024 campaign or inauguration. Each company is hyperlinked to the source of this data for full transparency. (Last updated: 02/10/25)
For example, i clicked on the link for Petco (in the COMMITTED group) and it took me to this page on their website:
OUR MISSION At Petco, our DEI mission is built on the key pillar of our values that we're all welcome as we are. This means we support Petco partners in being their whole, authentic selves every day. It means we listen and communicate honestly and clearly. We value each other's unique talents and perspectives. And we ensure each of us creates a workplace that is welcoming, respectful, and safe for all. OUR COMMITMENT At Petco, we are committed to creating an inclusive, diverse, and equitable culture where our partners are safe, accepted, and welcome as they are. This objective extends to the businesses we partner with, our customers, and the communities we serve. We are proud of the continued progress we are making on our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda as we deliver our purpose to improve the lives of pets and each other. While clicking on a number of the FUNDED companies takes you to this article. Trump's inaugural fund has a record $170M US in donations. Why corporations are so eager to give. www.cbc.ca/… Shop wisely and spend your dollars for good.
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Ouch!
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x While Musk runs the country, Trump had a productive weekend naming himself Chair of the Kennedy Center, picking the Chiefs to win the Super Bowl, canceling pennies, demanding Google Maps rename Gulf of Mexico, invited only White immigrants from Africa, and saved plastic straws. — Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) February 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Yup!
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Thank you George Takei for dumbing down the explanation so even JDivan-ce (who has a law degree from an Ivy League school) might understand.
x And who determines what the executive’s legitimate power is, JD? The executive?! Come on. Let me put it in terms you’d get. It’s like football. The judges are the refs, and they say whether you’re in or out of bounds. And Musk is waaaaaay out of bounds with these takeovers of our systems.
[image or embed] — George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) February 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Funny Tom, I could say the same thing about Skum. Oh wait, I just did.
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Yo, Sue, let me translate for you. "First, I'd like you to do me a favor though..." That numbness your feeling is your face disappearing, despite your "concerns."
x Classic Susan Collins. She contacts RFK Jr about her “concerns.” He assures her that after she votes to confirm him, he “will re-examine it.” Hopefully people in Maine will be tired of this old act and wake up next year at the ballot box.
[image or embed] — Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) February 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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IMO, this year's Superbowl ads were "meh" at best. This one has stuck with me though. The sponsor wasn't clear at the beginning, so I kept watching. Is it just me or beyond promoting Jeep, is this not also a subtle slam on Skum? Or just wishful thinking on my part?
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This is wrong on so many levels. Keep up the good fight Mr. Zaid! If his name sounds familiar, it's because he's been very public in offering his support and representation to those resisting.
x A pretty key effort to break resistance. The key here is that if you're going to defend the rights of people in the nat sec world you need lawyers who themselves have clearances and thus can dig into the facts the legal questions turn on. that's what this is about. I'm not saying Mark won't be ...
[image or embed] — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) February 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Nice going, as shat. I would say "please proceed," but I really don't want him doing the harm he's committing. Trump chops away at the government and the fallout is felt in the Virginia governor’s race. apnews.com/…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Trump administration’s aggressive push to cut government jobs is reverberating in the early stages of this year’s race for governor in Virginia. The fast-moving effort by Republican President Donald Trump to overhaul the federal workforce could have a sweeping impact in the state, home to some 145,000 federal employees and many more government contractors. Virginia, which along with New Jersey is picking a new governor in 2025, is already regarded as something of an early indicator of voter attitudes between presidential elections and seems certain to attract closer attention as the contest takes shape. “Government workers are struggling all across the country — and there’s a large density of federal workers in Virginia,” said Kevin Cooper, political director with the American Federation of Government Employees, in a statement. “These folks are dedicated civil servants who are being put out of work, and I have no doubt that they’ll be looking to the upcoming elections to see who speaks out in their defense and is willing to champion pro-worker, pro-union issues.”
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Fred Wellman and Ron Filipkowski nail it.
x James Comer had 2 years to dig into all this supposed govt corruption that Musk is “discovering.” That’s what Oversight Committee is supposed to do. Instead, he spent 2 years on Hunter Biden - which resulted in nothing except a James Comer book deal.
[image or embed] — Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) February 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Hahahahaha! Nice going as shat. Now, please proceed. FBI must disclose more info about Trump classified docs case, judge rules. www.politico.com/...
The dismissal of criminal charges against Donald Trump for concealing classified records at Mar-a-Lago eliminated a significant barrier to making records about the probe public, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell said Trump’s election as president — which forced the end of the criminal case — combined with the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity mean Trump is effectively insulated from any criminal responsibility for his conduct. That means the FBI’s previous reasons for refusing to gather and disclose records related to the probe no longer apply, Howell wrote in a ruling in a Freedom of Information Act case brought by journalist Jason Leopold. She noted that while the dismissal of charges against Trump may have reduced his criminal exposure, it “ironically” made him more susceptible to public scrutiny for his conduct. “With the far dampened possibility of any criminal investigation to gather evidence about a president’s conduct and of any public enforcement proceeding against a president, the [Supreme Court’s] decision … has left a FOIA request as a critical tool for the American public to keep apprised of a president’s conduct,” Howell ruled. She ordered the FBI to comb its records for documents responsive to the FOIA request and confer with Leopold about a timetable for release, providing an update to the court by Feb. 20.
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Evening Shade Seekers! Happy National Umbrella Day!
Happy National Football Hangover Day!
AND Happy National Cream Cheese Brownie Day!
Tomorrow is National Guitar Day and National Peppermint Patty Day
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