Ann Doucette
@adoucette.bsky.social
From Insight to Impact . . . supporting success through innovative training and evaluation approaches. Activist supporting democracy, DEI, rule of law, due process, and community action — USAID contract alum.
Happy 4th of July - using words from others to capture the celebration of freedom, independence, founding principles on which our Nation was founded. One more quote . . .
“This country of immigrants, religious refugees, outcasts and dreamers has come a long way. Let's keep going." - Ellen DeGeneres
“This country of immigrants, religious refugees, outcasts and dreamers has come a long way. Let's keep going." - Ellen DeGeneres
July 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Happy 4th of July - using words from others to capture the celebration of freedom, independence, founding principles on which our Nation was founded. One more quote . . .
“This country of immigrants, religious refugees, outcasts and dreamers has come a long way. Let's keep going." - Ellen DeGeneres
“This country of immigrants, religious refugees, outcasts and dreamers has come a long way. Let's keep going." - Ellen DeGeneres
Trump touts trade deal with UK PM Starmer at G7. Trump states standing beside Starmer, that the deal “produces a lot of jobs, a lot of income. . . just signed it, and it’s done. . . we have our trade agreement with the European Union” - A cognitive hiccup for sure! (Photo: Reuters)
June 17, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Trump touts trade deal with UK PM Starmer at G7. Trump states standing beside Starmer, that the deal “produces a lot of jobs, a lot of income. . . just signed it, and it’s done. . . we have our trade agreement with the European Union” - A cognitive hiccup for sure! (Photo: Reuters)
From Les MIs — “Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me? Beyond the barricade Is there a world you long to see? Then join in the fight that will give you the right to be free.”
The ‘barricade’ is strong, our voices loud, the future — our responsibility 👍🏻✊🏻#NoKings
Who will be strong and stand with me? Beyond the barricade Is there a world you long to see? Then join in the fight that will give you the right to be free.”
The ‘barricade’ is strong, our voices loud, the future — our responsibility 👍🏻✊🏻#NoKings
June 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
From Les MIs — “Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me? Beyond the barricade Is there a world you long to see? Then join in the fight that will give you the right to be free.”
The ‘barricade’ is strong, our voices loud, the future — our responsibility 👍🏻✊🏻#NoKings
Who will be strong and stand with me? Beyond the barricade Is there a world you long to see? Then join in the fight that will give you the right to be free.”
The ‘barricade’ is strong, our voices loud, the future — our responsibility 👍🏻✊🏻#NoKings
Bansky captures not only the content of what is happening to the U.S., but how it feels
April 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Bansky captures not only the content of what is happening to the U.S., but how it feels
Maybe money can buy a president, but it’s looking like money can’t buy a state supreme justice election‼️
April 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Maybe money can buy a president, but it’s looking like money can’t buy a state supreme justice election‼️
“I rise tonight because to be silent at this moment of national crisis would be a betrayal, and because at stake in this moment is nothing less than everything that makes us who we are.” Senator Cory Booker - 24+ hour Congressional speech
April 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“I rise tonight because to be silent at this moment of national crisis would be a betrayal, and because at stake in this moment is nothing less than everything that makes us who we are.” Senator Cory Booker - 24+ hour Congressional speech
Sent to me by a colleague in Bosnia-Herzegovina - as much as many of us are appalled and mystified as to how this could happen, people around the world areas well.
March 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Sent to me by a colleague in Bosnia-Herzegovina - as much as many of us are appalled and mystified as to how this could happen, people around the world areas well.
An Irish proverb/saying for troubling political times and some advice for Trump/Musk . . . “May you have the hindsight to know where you’ve been, the foresight to know where you are going, and the insight to know when you have gone too far.”
March 17, 2025 at 7:37 AM
An Irish proverb/saying for troubling political times and some advice for Trump/Musk . . . “May you have the hindsight to know where you’ve been, the foresight to know where you are going, and the insight to know when you have gone too far.”
Dear Democrats - our government is broken. Please do not endorse the carnage by voting for a CR that you do not , in good conscience, support. Stand strong and demand bipartisan dialogue - vote to support your constituents, your moral compass. A shut down is pretty much what we have — it’s broken!
March 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Dear Democrats - our government is broken. Please do not endorse the carnage by voting for a CR that you do not , in good conscience, support. Stand strong and demand bipartisan dialogue - vote to support your constituents, your moral compass. A shut down is pretty much what we have — it’s broken!
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March 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Words for consideration . . .
February 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Words for consideration . . .
It’s okay not to be okay with the actions of Trump/Musk, but it is not okay to be silent.
• Call/email your senators and rep (find them at www.congress.gov/members/find...)
• Include them in your social media posts using hyperlinks e.g., @murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov
@newhouse.house.gov
• Call/email your senators and rep (find them at www.congress.gov/members/find...)
• Include them in your social media posts using hyperlinks e.g., @murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov
@newhouse.house.gov
February 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
It’s okay not to be okay with the actions of Trump/Musk, but it is not okay to be silent.
• Call/email your senators and rep (find them at www.congress.gov/members/find...)
• Include them in your social media posts using hyperlinks e.g., @murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov
@newhouse.house.gov
• Call/email your senators and rep (find them at www.congress.gov/members/find...)
• Include them in your social media posts using hyperlinks e.g., @murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov
@newhouse.house.gov
Tonight the GOP senate members revealed their cowardness and their ability to ignore character concerns and needed qualifications and for Secretary of Defense. They have jeopardized the security of our Nation and our armed forces, and openly pledged their subservience and fealty to Trump.
January 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Tonight the GOP senate members revealed their cowardness and their ability to ignore character concerns and needed qualifications and for Secretary of Defense. They have jeopardized the security of our Nation and our armed forces, and openly pledged their subservience and fealty to Trump.
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde - in an environment of anger, threat, and indifference, she speaks of mercy, acceptance, kindness and understanding. Her words shared her concern, a concern that many feel. It is comforting to see such compassion in a political arena that is so caustic.
January 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde - in an environment of anger, threat, and indifference, she speaks of mercy, acceptance, kindness and understanding. Her words shared her concern, a concern that many feel. It is comforting to see such compassion in a political arena that is so caustic.
Listening to Johnson’s speech as newly-elected Speaker of the119th Congress as he quoted Jefferson. For Jefferson, words with meaning and reverence; for Johnson, vacuous discourse and disingenuous.
January 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Listening to Johnson’s speech as newly-elected Speaker of the119th Congress as he quoted Jefferson. For Jefferson, words with meaning and reverence; for Johnson, vacuous discourse and disingenuous.