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coyotebroad (Jayne Cravens)
@coyotebroad.bsky.social
Online since the 90s talking Tech4Good, nonprofits, #volunteering, #travel, Star Wars, classic movies, #motorcycles & more. Formerly of the United Nations (UNDP). Also on Mastodon, Reddit, Instagram, Facebook, etc. Do NOT ask me for money.
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed setting military spending at $1.5 trillion in 2027, citing "troubled and dangerous times."

The 2026 military budget is set at $901 billion. https://to.pbs.org/4qlMx5B
Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5 trillion to build 'Dream Military'
The 2026 military budget is set at $901 billion.
to.pbs.org
January 7, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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President Trump ordered the U.S. to leave 66 international entities, including 31 at the U.N., cutting funding deemed contrary to U.S. interests — a move that alarmed allies and deepened Washington’s retreat from multilateralism.
Trump withdraws, defunds dozens of international orgs and treaties
www.devex.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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Today once again proved that everyday citizens protesting their government are braver than the titans who own the largest media corporations, run the biggest law firms and lead the most powerful technology companies.
January 7, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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While the US remains part of international organizations like UNFPA and UNFCC, it acts as a wrecking ball and subverts their agendas

It’s better for the US to leave, give up its leverage, and free up UN bodies to focus on their missions

abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
US will exit dozens of international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation
The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations
abcnews.go.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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Bystander: “I’m a physician!”

ICE: “I don’t care!”

Ok. Better hope no members of the Gestapo ever need medical care when they’re out in public then. Cuz I’m pretty sure they’ll have a hard time finding a member of the public to help them. 🤬🤬🤬🤬
HuffPost has obtained a video of a physician trying to give medical care to the woman shot and killed by ICE goons today, and not being allowed to go near her. The ICE agents claim there are medics on site, but witnesses scream that there are no medics present
January 7, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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“.. they carried her body out, just like by her limbs, they didn’t even have a stretcher," Heller said. "She was carried out like a sack of potatoes."

“This was horrific and will change my life forever,” she said. “I feel so scared."

@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Minnesota ICE shooting live updates: Driver fatally shot by immigration agent
Follow the latest news after an ICE agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman after a group of individuals began to block an immigration-related operation.
www.nbcnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:17 PM
The current Presidential administration ordered agencies to eradicate “illegal” diversity, equity & inclusion efforts; @propublica.org identified more than 1,000 nonprofits that removed such language from the mission statements in their tax filings.
www.propublica.org/article/dele...
Under Trump, More Than 1,000 Nonprofits Strip DEI Language From Tax Forms
As the Trump administration ordered agencies to eradicate “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, we identified more than 1,000 nonprofits that removed such language from the mission statem...
www.propublica.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:52 PM
The woman murdered by ICE in Minneapolis today has been identified by her mother as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.
January 7, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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Texas plans to invest $3B to become a national leader in dementia research and prevention. How will that translate into real-world care and support? Learn more at an event in Austin and online, Jan. 21. RSVP: trib.it/b3BZdN
January 7, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I am learning that a motorcycle vacation is MUCH easier to plan than a two-day winery tour in Oregon.
And cheaper.
Pro tip for #Oregon wineries: make your opening hours & your address easy to find on our web site.
#Travel #Tourism
January 7, 2026 at 5:07 PM
All that misinformation about the Palisades Fire (Los Angeles), spread by podcasters and others on social media, is having a dire effect on much-needed governmment policies to help residents.
www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
After the LA fires, false narratives on social media impacted state policy
Misinformation spread quickly after the wildfires in Los Angeles last year. Some of these false narratives on social media impacted California policy.
www.npr.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:28 PM
For those who watch Itchy Boots, remember when she was on the island of Socotra, part of Yemen? Looks like her timing was excellent.
#Motorcycle #Travel
www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...
Tourists on remote desert island stranded after rift between U.S. allies
Air traffic at the island of Socotra’s main airport came to a halt as a deepening crisis between the UAE and Saudi Arabia translated into fresh conflict on Yemen’s mainland.
www.nbcnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
A key to volunteer engagement success is well-defined roles & tasks, so that expectations are clear. Added challenge: this isn't the primary responsibility of the manager of #volunteers; a variety of staff should create tasks. Here's advice on how to do that:
www.coyotebroad.com/volunteer/vo...
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
When do we get to be happy again?
January 7, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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"It’s unclear if ICE will target farm workers as it ramps up enforcement, but White House Border Czar Tom Homan told Reuters that immigration arrests will 'explode greatly next year,' and that enforcement would 'absolutely' hit workplaces." https://bit.ly/4qLfA2p
Deportations are set to explode — a huge worry for farmers already facing a labor shortage
American agriculture relies on foreign workers, and that workforce is already stretched thin. With Trump’s immigration crackdown set to expand next year, some farmers fear that workers will be even ha...
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a contentious settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank in two, according to a government tender. https://to.pbs.org/3L6gDe9
Israel clears final hurdle to start settlement construction that would cut the West Bank in two
Settlement development in E1, an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, has been under consideration for more than two decades, but was frozen due to U.S. pressure during previous administrations.
to.pbs.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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We romanticize rebellion, but this reminds us that survival itself was often the most radical act.
January 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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New historical scholarship traces resistance to slavery from Africa to the Americas. Laurent Dubois on what can be learned from a broader perspective on rebellion:
The New History of Fighting Slavery
What we learn by tracing rebellions from Africa to the Americas
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
"As a leader, a colleague, you should care about your co-workers. You don’t have to like them, but if you are not respecting them, that’s a problem. Respect is a form of care. It’s decency... Act like a robot, risk getting replaced by one..."
lizawyles.substack.com/p/i-was-fire...
I Was Fired in My Own Meeting
This was not on the agenda.
lizawyles.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Five years ago, I had nothing scheduled to be posted on social media. I had removed it all the day before. Because I knew something horrible was going to happen.
Five years ago, I sat in horror watching the images from Washington DC.
I never dreamed the rioters would win.
They did.
January 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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The Trump administration will slash routine vaccine recommendations during childhood from 17 to 11 jabs – the biggest change to vaccines yet under the purview of longtime vaccine critic Robert F Kennedy Jr.
US cuts to number of recommended childhood vaccines will allow disease to spread, experts say
Jabs to prevent influenza, rotavirus, RSV and other vaccines are no longer fully recommended
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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Alarm as DHS signals 'ethnic cleansing' campaign against US citizens: expert

www.rawstory.com/alarm/
Alarm as DHS signals 'ethnic cleansing' campaign against US citizens: expert
The Trump administration provoked horror this week with the suggestion that the United States could be turned into a paradise if over a quarter of the people in the country were deported.On Wednesday,...
www.rawstory.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 AM
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US–Africa bilateral health deals won’t help against diseases that ignore borders:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“The #COVID19 pandemic, #Ebola, #mpox and #AIDS all show the importance of strengthening #Africa -wide surveillance and response systems that protect everyone.”
#GlobalHealth #pandemics
US–Africa bilateral health deals won’t help against diseases that ignore borders
The COVID-19 pandemic, Ebola, mpox and AIDS all show the importance of strengthening Africa-wide surveillance and response systems that protect everyone.
www.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM