@SnowshadowII :maple: Do you like your instance? I'm thinking of switching. I spend hours blocking on this one.
Hit hard, hit fast. Via Kyle Griffin: At least three lawsuits have now been filed in federal court in Washington, seeking to shut down DOGE [sic] until it complies with federal transparency rules related to governmental advisory entities.
‼️ #Breaking President Joe #Biden has commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard #Peltier who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Peltier will transition to home confinement, Biden said in a statement.
AP News
Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
President Joe Biden has commuted the sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents and ...
#Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for members of his family in one of his final acts as president The announcement came ahead of Donald #Trump 's swearing-in as the next president.
NBC News
Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for members of his family in one of his final acts as president
The pardons were announced just minutes before Trump was sworn in as the 47th president.
Via Joyce Vance: That Chief Justice Roberts will administer the oath of office to a man who has broken it in the past & undoubtedly will again, the presidency he made possible, pretty much symbolizes the whole day for me.
Oh no. #RIP to a hero. 😥 ‪Joy-Ann Reid‬ : So sad to hear that Cecile Richards has passed at just 67 years old. She was a fighter and a stalwart for the rights of women, just like her mom. Thankfully she lived to see a president affirm the #equalrightsamendment as the 28th Amendment.
👍🏻 “A lawsuit claiming Elon #Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” violates federal transparency rules will be filed within minutes of #Trump’s inauguration Monday, kicking off a legal battle over a key aspect of the incoming administration’s agenda” https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/20/doge-trump-musk-ramaswamy/
GOOD! President Joe #Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the #Jan6 attack on the Capitol, using the extraordinary powers of his office in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration. bit.ly/3E0CK1A
Obey or get the boot. “Scores of senior career diplomats are resigning from the State Department effective at noon on Monday after receiving instructions to do so from #Trump ’s aides… 
The forced departures, aimed at establishing a decisive break from the Biden administration, will see an exodus of decorated veterans of the Foreign Service” https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/19/trump-state-department-resignations/