Makeda
@makedala.bsky.social
Writer, reader, media maven! #Mother of an awesome daughter. OK, Queen!
I jut got these beauties at a plant swap. I can’t tell the difference but one is a white knight, white wizard and white princess. #gardening #growandglow
May 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I jut got these beauties at a plant swap. I can’t tell the difference but one is a white knight, white wizard and white princess. #gardening #growandglow
19thnews.org/2025/04/abor... “What we do see is it’s worse for Black women in banned states compared both to their counterparts within the state and compared to Black women’s outcomes in supportive states.” “It gives strong evidence that this public policy choice is leading to terrible outcomes.”
People in states with abortion bans are twice as likely to die during pregnancy
The risk is greatest among Black women in states with abortion bans, according to a new report.
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April 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
19thnews.org/2025/04/abor... “What we do see is it’s worse for Black women in banned states compared both to their counterparts within the state and compared to Black women’s outcomes in supportive states.” “It gives strong evidence that this public policy choice is leading to terrible outcomes.”
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Bills to require paid family leave for people caring for newborns or family members with serious health conditions also failed to pass. Lawmakers voted to establish a working group to further study that idea, which has been debated time and again at the Legislature.
Bills to require paid family leave for people caring for newborns or family members with serious health conditions also failed to pass. Lawmakers voted to establish a working group to further study that idea, which has been debated time and again at the Legislature.
Lawmakers Settle On A New Two-Year Budget That Focuses On Housing
Anxiety over the possibility of federal budget cuts was the backdrop for budget negotiations this year.
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April 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Bills to require paid family leave for people caring for newborns or family members with serious health conditions also failed to pass. Lawmakers voted to establish a working group to further study that idea, which has been debated time and again at the Legislature.
Bills to require paid family leave for people caring for newborns or family members with serious health conditions also failed to pass. Lawmakers voted to establish a working group to further study that idea, which has been debated time and again at the Legislature.
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"Alaska was not the only state where voters in November approved a mandate for paid sick leave. Similar initiatives passed in Missouri and Nebraska." #paidsick
"Alaska was not the only state where voters in November approved a mandate for paid sick leave. Similar initiatives passed in Missouri and Nebraska." #paidsick
Bill seeks to cover fewer workers with paid sick leave recently approved by Alaska voters
Alaska’s voter-approved mandate for paid sick leave has not yet gone into effect, but some lawmakers are already trying to reduce the number of workers who would benefit from it.
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April 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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"Alaska was not the only state where voters in November approved a mandate for paid sick leave. Similar initiatives passed in Missouri and Nebraska." #paidsick
"Alaska was not the only state where voters in November approved a mandate for paid sick leave. Similar initiatives passed in Missouri and Nebraska." #paidsick
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"Yet, with only 58% of low-wage workers having access to paid sick leave and Congress considering devastating cuts to Medicaid, support for protecting their health—and the environmental conditions of their workplaces—remains dangerously inadequate." #paidleave #paidsick
"Yet, with only 58% of low-wage workers having access to paid sick leave and Congress considering devastating cuts to Medicaid, support for protecting their health—and the environmental conditions of their workplaces—remains dangerously inadequate." #paidleave #paidsick
How Trump’s erasure of environmental data is endangering communities of color
President Trump has weakened the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by understaffing, underfunding, and restricting its work—leaving vulnerable communities at higher risk of environmental discrimin...
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April 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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"Yet, with only 58% of low-wage workers having access to paid sick leave and Congress considering devastating cuts to Medicaid, support for protecting their health—and the environmental conditions of their workplaces—remains dangerously inadequate." #paidleave #paidsick
"Yet, with only 58% of low-wage workers having access to paid sick leave and Congress considering devastating cuts to Medicaid, support for protecting their health—and the environmental conditions of their workplaces—remains dangerously inadequate." #paidleave #paidsick
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Workers are not asking to get rich. They just want to afford three meals a day.
In the richest country in the history of the world, no one should work for starvation wages.
It is time to raise the disgraceful $7.25/hr federal minimum wage to a living wage of AT LEAST $17/hr.
In the richest country in the history of the world, no one should work for starvation wages.
It is time to raise the disgraceful $7.25/hr federal minimum wage to a living wage of AT LEAST $17/hr.
April 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Workers are not asking to get rich. They just want to afford three meals a day.
In the richest country in the history of the world, no one should work for starvation wages.
It is time to raise the disgraceful $7.25/hr federal minimum wage to a living wage of AT LEAST $17/hr.
In the richest country in the history of the world, no one should work for starvation wages.
It is time to raise the disgraceful $7.25/hr federal minimum wage to a living wage of AT LEAST $17/hr.
Wow but no paid leave or paid sick to take care of the children. #paidleave #paidsick #paidmaternityleave
The Trump administration is assessing ways to persuade women in the U.S. to have more children, as a movement grows on the right to reverse declining birthrates and push conservative family values. Some pitched ideas include cash baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes. nyti.ms/4jh3UAR
April 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Wow but no paid leave or paid sick to take care of the children. #paidleave #paidsick #paidmaternityleave
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On day one of my administration, I promised to get big things done for Illinoisans.
We've raised the minimum wage, guaranteed paid leave for workers, enshrined the right to choose, legalized adult-use cannabis, and rebuilt our infrastructure.
It's just the start.
We've raised the minimum wage, guaranteed paid leave for workers, enshrined the right to choose, legalized adult-use cannabis, and rebuilt our infrastructure.
It's just the start.
April 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
On day one of my administration, I promised to get big things done for Illinoisans.
We've raised the minimum wage, guaranteed paid leave for workers, enshrined the right to choose, legalized adult-use cannabis, and rebuilt our infrastructure.
It's just the start.
We've raised the minimum wage, guaranteed paid leave for workers, enshrined the right to choose, legalized adult-use cannabis, and rebuilt our infrastructure.
It's just the start.
Working families in Missouri won't be silenced! MO Democrats filibustered for over 9 hours to protect voter-approved #PaidSickDays.
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Missouri Democrats filibuster GOP effort to overturn voter-approved paid sick leave • Missouri Independent
Missouri Democrats stonewalled a Republican effort to roll back a voter-approved paid sick leave law with a filibuster Thursday morning.
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April 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Paid leave is not a partisan issue. It’s a human one. Workers deserve time to care without losing their paycheck or job. Congress must step up. bit.ly/3RvGf3w
Protect Our Government and the Right To Vote
We The People Need Our Government to Care for The People! We made it easy to contact your representatives and demand more.
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April 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Paid leave is not a partisan issue. It’s a human one. Workers deserve time to care without losing their paycheck or job. Congress must step up. bit.ly/3RvGf3w
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In tax justice workshops we explore:
🧮 How tax systems work
⚖️ Fairness & equity: Tax policies' impact on economic inequality
🏢 Corporate accountability: Why billionaires pay a lower tax rate than teachers
✊🏽 Advocacy & solutions: How we can push for a system that funds what communities really need
🧮 How tax systems work
⚖️ Fairness & equity: Tax policies' impact on economic inequality
🏢 Corporate accountability: Why billionaires pay a lower tax rate than teachers
✊🏽 Advocacy & solutions: How we can push for a system that funds what communities really need
March 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In tax justice workshops we explore:
🧮 How tax systems work
⚖️ Fairness & equity: Tax policies' impact on economic inequality
🏢 Corporate accountability: Why billionaires pay a lower tax rate than teachers
✊🏽 Advocacy & solutions: How we can push for a system that funds what communities really need
🧮 How tax systems work
⚖️ Fairness & equity: Tax policies' impact on economic inequality
🏢 Corporate accountability: Why billionaires pay a lower tax rate than teachers
✊🏽 Advocacy & solutions: How we can push for a system that funds what communities really need
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Tonight we’re voting on a Republican budget that would destroy Medicaid and give $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to billionaires.
In my district, 164,149 Minnesotans are at risk of losing their coverage all while President Musk gives tax breaks to his billionaire friends.
Hell NO.
In my district, 164,149 Minnesotans are at risk of losing their coverage all while President Musk gives tax breaks to his billionaire friends.
Hell NO.
February 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Tonight we’re voting on a Republican budget that would destroy Medicaid and give $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to billionaires.
In my district, 164,149 Minnesotans are at risk of losing their coverage all while President Musk gives tax breaks to his billionaire friends.
Hell NO.
In my district, 164,149 Minnesotans are at risk of losing their coverage all while President Musk gives tax breaks to his billionaire friends.
Hell NO.
Michigan Won Paid Sick Time — Now Legislators Are Trying to Take It Away, by @FmlyValuesWork
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Michigan Won Paid Sick Time — Now Legislators Are Trying to Take It Away
A strong earned paid sick time law was passed in Michigan and then weakened. After a legal win, legislators are trying to gut it again.
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February 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Michigan Won Paid Sick Time — Now Legislators Are Trying to Take It Away, by @FmlyValuesWork
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People have gathered outside USAID HQ for press event with Democratic Congressmen Beyer, Raskin, Connolly and Olzewski and Senator Van Hollen where they're addressing the building's mysterious shutdown today in the midst of the Trump admin dismantling the agency.
(Photos shared with me)
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February 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
People have gathered outside USAID HQ for press event with Democratic Congressmen Beyer, Raskin, Connolly and Olzewski and Senator Van Hollen where they're addressing the building's mysterious shutdown today in the midst of the Trump admin dismantling the agency.
(Photos shared with me)
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January 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Whether you’re building your business, side hustle, or career, this workshop is perfect for YOU. This isn’t just a workshop—it’s your blueprint to freedom, flexibility, and fulfillment. Stop grinding. Start building greatness.
🔗 Register now!
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January 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Having adequate paid leave is also a key to a better health outcome.
Research shows they are key to better health outcomes. Several efforts, including the city’s first doula support center, are tapping into that.
Doulas test ways to curb Memphis’ Black maternal, infant deaths
Research shows they are key to better health outcomes. Several efforts, including the city’s first doula support center, are tapping into that.
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December 5, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Having adequate paid leave is also a key to a better health outcome.
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Post Election, Many Women Are Working With ‘High Functioning Depression’
Studies show a link between political outcomes and mental health. Trump's win has many women working with high-functioning depression and they're struggling in silence.
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December 5, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Never suffer in silence www.forbes.com/sites/elizab...
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How RFK Jr. could affect child gender-transition care as HHS secretary
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How RFK Jr. could affect child gender-transition care as HHS secretary
LGBTQ+ advocates worry a blitz of state prohibitions on gender transition care for minors will go national because of Kennedy’s past comments.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:23 PM
How RFK Jr. could affect child gender-transition care as HHS secretary
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