Blaine Miller-McFeeley
Earthjustice public lands policy staff. I'm a dad & husband originally from Idaho who loves D.C. & calls the Twin Cities home. Avid Hiker & Marathoner (he/him/his)
- This is Martial Law, we are inches away from losing our democracy. Speak up now, call your members of congress, write letters to the editor, go to protests. Now is the time we must use our voices. abcnews.go.com/US/illinois-...
- My newest expert's blog for @earthjusticeaction.bsky.social Congress is once again trying to sacrifice our public lands to give handouts to industry. The Mining Regulatory Clarity Act would sell out our environment, health, cultural resources, & cherished lands, all to benefit mining companies.
- Don't look at you 401k today, oh & don't worry- we aren't going to know where hurricanes & tornadoes are going to hit "NOAA halts upkeep of critical weather satellites. The decision to defer maintenance of the Satellite System threatens to degrade the accuracy of meteorological forecasts."
- “This is all about helping the timber industry,” said Blaine Miller-McFeeley of the environmental group @earthjustice.bsky.social. “It’s not looking at what will protect communities. It’s about the number of board feet, the number of trees you are pulling down.” apnews.com/article/trum...
- Remember when people said our checks and balances would protect us? Trump is blatantly ignoring court orders. www.axios.com/2025/03/16/t...
- In a Massachusetts courtroom this morning, Judge Leo Sorokin will demand answers after Customs and Border officials deported Rasha Alawieh, a 34-year-old Rhode Island-based doctor...
- ...and reportedly a valid U.S. visa holder, back to Lebanon despite a court order blocking them from doing so. In D.C., an even bigger showdown is brewing after the White House chose to ignore a federal judge’s order that two planeloads of Venezuelan migrants being deported to a brutal...
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View full thread...concluding that because the flights had left U.S. airspace by the time it was issued, Boasberg had no jurisdiction. That argument is hotly contested by other legal experts, and it’s pretty clear this one is headed for the Supreme Court. [Politico Playbook]
- Reposted by Blaine Miller-McFeeley[Not loaded yet]
- So is an increase in the price everything (March 4th tariffs), a slowdown of the economy (freezing funds & tariffs), stopping all support of Ukraine, clearcutting all of our forests (March 1st EO), destroying social security & medicaid (budget passed by U.S. House)...
- ...and destruction of our democracy (ignoring court rulings and handing power to billionaires) really what people voted for?
- Those that voted for him can't complain about faulty weather predictions. We need science and experts in our agencies: the cost savings of salaries will not even be close to the cost of disasters that we aren't prepared for because we don't have the right people at NOAA/National Weather Service.
- Reposted by Blaine Miller-McFeeleyThe so-called "Fix Our Forests" Act would strip environmental laws, fast-track clear-cut logging, silence local communities, and put endangered species at even greater risk—all while failing to protect people from wildfires. Take action now: bit.ly/FoFact
