"They would perhaps contribute to a sense of agency, rather than powerlessness. Walter Lippman once lamented how the press was 'a searchlight that moves restlessly about, bringing one episode and then another out of darkness into vision.' We need to keep our searchlights trained long enough to reveal what really matters."

#Trump #Republicans #chaos #destruction #cruelty #FederalGovernment #workers #firings #trans #cancer #healthcare #research #science #medicine
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"The federal worker; the trans soldier; the cancer patient whose clinical trial was halted. Just as importantly, what if we stuck with them, after the news cycle has moved on? I think we’d find stories that surprise us—of tragedy and despair, certainly, but also of resilience and fortitude."

#Trump #Republicans #chaos #destruction #cruelty #FederalGovernment #workers #firings #trans #cancer #healthcare #research #science #medicine
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More evidence of #Musk's #fascism & his plot to help Trump destroy America with #DOGE. WKRs are systematically silenced & fired:

NPS staff told to downplay record-breaking visitor stats

An internal memo shows that NPS staff has been told to keep quiet about staggering visitation amid slashes to funding & staff."

The NPS recorded the highest number of visitors across the NPS ever in 2024, 331.9M visits -an increase of 2% over 2023.

#NPS #Purge #Firings #Resist #USPol

https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/national-park-record-visitor-numbers-downplayed-20206558.php