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"Help one another. It is the only way to survive." Elie Wiesel #MomSky
Better late than ever! Protestors in my corner of PA were in full force! #HandsOff! I was heartened by the turnout and seeing so many amazing friends who show up and speak out over and over and over again! We are the ones who are going to save ourselves and each other! #MomSky
April 6, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Someone you love depends on Medicaid for their healthcare, homecare, longterm care, therapies & more. But, cruel & heartless Trump, Musk & Republicans want to cut Medicaid to fund generous tax cuts for their wealthy donors.
Call your member of Congress! Tell them to SAVE MEDICAID! 📞 (202) 224-3121
Call your member of Congress! Tell them to SAVE MEDICAID! 📞 (202) 224-3121
March 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Someone you love depends on Medicaid for their healthcare, homecare, longterm care, therapies & more. But, cruel & heartless Trump, Musk & Republicans want to cut Medicaid to fund generous tax cuts for their wealthy donors.
Call your member of Congress! Tell them to SAVE MEDICAID! 📞 (202) 224-3121
Call your member of Congress! Tell them to SAVE MEDICAID! 📞 (202) 224-3121
Trump & Republicans are singularly focused on helping the rich get richer by taking essential Medicaid money away from our beloved grandparents, kids, people with disabilities, and others and giving that money to the wealthiest Americans by way of generous tax breaks. Don’t cut my Medicaid! #MOMsky
February 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Trump & Republicans are singularly focused on helping the rich get richer by taking essential Medicaid money away from our beloved grandparents, kids, people with disabilities, and others and giving that money to the wealthiest Americans by way of generous tax breaks. Don’t cut my Medicaid! #MOMsky
Michelle King, the Social Security Administration acting commissioner, refused to give DOGE staffers access to sensitive SSA info & resigned. Gone will be 30 years of patriotic service, institutional knowledge & longstanding relationships. Trump’s SSA nominee is a Wall Street businessman & loyalist.
February 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Michelle King, the Social Security Administration acting commissioner, refused to give DOGE staffers access to sensitive SSA info & resigned. Gone will be 30 years of patriotic service, institutional knowledge & longstanding relationships. Trump’s SSA nominee is a Wall Street businessman & loyalist.
Harriet Tubman is an American shero! After escaping slavery, she led enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad, served as an armed scout & spy for the Union Army, fought in the women's suffrage movement & generously donated her $. Black history is American history. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Harriet Tubman is an American shero! After escaping slavery, she led enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad, served as an armed scout & spy for the Union Army, fought in the women's suffrage movement & generously donated her $. Black history is American history. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Medicaid gives beloved seniors, people with disabilities & kids a hand up by providing vital care. Trump & Republicans want to cut Medicaid so they can give handouts to their wealthy friends via tax cuts. Tell Republicans in Congress to keep their Hands Off Our Medicaid! Call 866-426-2631 #Momsky
February 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Medicaid gives beloved seniors, people with disabilities & kids a hand up by providing vital care. Trump & Republicans want to cut Medicaid so they can give handouts to their wealthy friends via tax cuts. Tell Republicans in Congress to keep their Hands Off Our Medicaid! Call 866-426-2631 #Momsky
Someone you love depends on Medicaid for their healthcare, longterm care, assistance to live with dignity at home or nursing home, and other critical needs. Call your lawmaker to stop Trump & Republicans from cutting Medicaid to fund the billionaire tax breaks. 866-426-2631 #HandsOffOurMedicaid
February 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Someone you love depends on Medicaid for their healthcare, longterm care, assistance to live with dignity at home or nursing home, and other critical needs. Call your lawmaker to stop Trump & Republicans from cutting Medicaid to fund the billionaire tax breaks. 866-426-2631 #HandsOffOurMedicaid
Let's talk about hand outs! Musk built his fortune on our tax dollars. He capitalized on gov't subsidies & contracts to grow his wealth. And, we get screwed! Musk pays no/low federal taxes thanks to Trump's tax scam. Now, he's using DOGE to dismantle our gov't & rig the system for his personal gain.
February 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Let's talk about hand outs! Musk built his fortune on our tax dollars. He capitalized on gov't subsidies & contracts to grow his wealth. And, we get screwed! Musk pays no/low federal taxes thanks to Trump's tax scam. Now, he's using DOGE to dismantle our gov't & rig the system for his personal gain.
9/ A halt or even a delay in USAID funding will have devastating impacts. Lifesaving programs for disease, hunger, education & safety will stop, vital progress will be undone & people will die. Rally in DC on 2/5 w/Congress members, former officials & experts. www.usaidstopwork.com/rallyinforma...
February 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
9/ A halt or even a delay in USAID funding will have devastating impacts. Lifesaving programs for disease, hunger, education & safety will stop, vital progress will be undone & people will die. Rally in DC on 2/5 w/Congress members, former officials & experts. www.usaidstopwork.com/rallyinforma...
8/ USAID provides essential humanitarian aid to prevent and treat starvation and disease and promote education, health, and safety. USAID’s humanitarian aid is mutually beneficial as it creates stability, security, and prosperity at home and abroad.
February 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
8/ USAID provides essential humanitarian aid to prevent and treat starvation and disease and promote education, health, and safety. USAID’s humanitarian aid is mutually beneficial as it creates stability, security, and prosperity at home and abroad.
7/ In 2023, USAID’s budget was about $40 billion (less than 1% of the total federal budget) and aided about 130 countries. The tangible and immeasurable benefits of USAID in terms of our safety, security, soft power, and prosperity far outweigh the negligible cost of USAID
February 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
7/ In 2023, USAID’s budget was about $40 billion (less than 1% of the total federal budget) and aided about 130 countries. The tangible and immeasurable benefits of USAID in terms of our safety, security, soft power, and prosperity far outweigh the negligible cost of USAID
6/ Dismantling USAID will create a vacuum for dangerous adversaries to fill. Consequently, the U.S. will cede its power as a global leader to China and Russia.
February 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
6/ Dismantling USAID will create a vacuum for dangerous adversaries to fill. Consequently, the U.S. will cede its power as a global leader to China and Russia.
5/ USAID employs over 10,000 workers. Two-thirds of USAID’s workforce is stationed abroad. USAID workers assigned to war zones like Ukraine, Gaza, and Sudan are in imminent danger as their offices have been illegally shut down and communications are cut off.
February 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
5/ USAID employs over 10,000 workers. Two-thirds of USAID’s workforce is stationed abroad. USAID workers assigned to war zones like Ukraine, Gaza, and Sudan are in imminent danger as their offices have been illegally shut down and communications are cut off.
4/ Authoritarian governments target civil services first. Illegally dismantling USAID is a test case for eliminating other agencies like the EPA, Department of Education, Department of Labor, Department of Housing and Urban Development, etc.
February 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
4/ Authoritarian governments target civil services first. Illegally dismantling USAID is a test case for eliminating other agencies like the EPA, Department of Education, Department of Labor, Department of Housing and Urban Development, etc.
3/ Musk says USAID was "born by EO, will die by EO" but he is wrong because Congress enshrined USAID into law in 1998.
February 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
3/ Musk says USAID was "born by EO, will die by EO" but he is wrong because Congress enshrined USAID into law in 1998.
2/ United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was founded by JFK through an Executive Order (EO) after the passage of the Foreign Assistance Act in 1961. In 1998, USAID was codified into law by Congress.
February 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
2/ United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was founded by JFK through an Executive Order (EO) after the passage of the Foreign Assistance Act in 1961. In 1998, USAID was codified into law by Congress.
1/ Read this 🧵 to learn: What is USAID? Why does USAID matter? Why are Trump-Musk’s actions dangerous? Why will Trump-Musk’s illegal shutdown of USAID cost jobs, lives, and our global power?
February 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
1/ Read this 🧵 to learn: What is USAID? Why does USAID matter? Why are Trump-Musk’s actions dangerous? Why will Trump-Musk’s illegal shutdown of USAID cost jobs, lives, and our global power?
Undocumented workers paid about $25.7 BILLION tax dollars into Social Security in 2022 while multi-billionaires like Bezos & Musk paid $0 in the past! Undocumented immigrants are often unseen heroes, working hard jobs, paying their taxes & contributing to their communities. itep.org/undocumented...
January 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Undocumented workers paid about $25.7 BILLION tax dollars into Social Security in 2022 while multi-billionaires like Bezos & Musk paid $0 in the past! Undocumented immigrants are often unseen heroes, working hard jobs, paying their taxes & contributing to their communities. itep.org/undocumented...
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Nazis, commanded by Hitler, murdered 6 million Jews + millions of others including people w/disabilities & LGTQ+ from 1941-45.
Trump & his admin are targeting groups of people - threatening deportation, family separation & legal protections.
Help one another...
Nazis, commanded by Hitler, murdered 6 million Jews + millions of others including people w/disabilities & LGTQ+ from 1941-45.
Trump & his admin are targeting groups of people - threatening deportation, family separation & legal protections.
Help one another...
January 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Nazis, commanded by Hitler, murdered 6 million Jews + millions of others including people w/disabilities & LGTQ+ from 1941-45.
Trump & his admin are targeting groups of people - threatening deportation, family separation & legal protections.
Help one another...
Nazis, commanded by Hitler, murdered 6 million Jews + millions of others including people w/disabilities & LGTQ+ from 1941-45.
Trump & his admin are targeting groups of people - threatening deportation, family separation & legal protections.
Help one another...
I’m going to summon the strength, courage & resilience of the heroes that came before us & heed their words & wisdom. I will stand up & speak out to protect & preserve our rights, freedoms & democracy. Join me & @demcastusa.bsky.social to fight for our future! ✊ action.demcast.com/a/getinvolve...
January 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I’m going to summon the strength, courage & resilience of the heroes that came before us & heed their words & wisdom. I will stand up & speak out to protect & preserve our rights, freedoms & democracy. Join me & @demcastusa.bsky.social to fight for our future! ✊ action.demcast.com/a/getinvolve...
Bluesky family, thank you for keeping me going! I’m inspired by your passion, insights & dedication to fighting for what is right & just! The coming days, months & years may be wild but at least we have each other. Wishing you a year filled with love, joy, good health, good trouble & peace. 🙏🎉💕
January 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Bluesky family, thank you for keeping me going! I’m inspired by your passion, insights & dedication to fighting for what is right & just! The coming days, months & years may be wild but at least we have each other. Wishing you a year filled with love, joy, good health, good trouble & peace. 🙏🎉💕
#PresidentJimmyCarter
✅ Created the Dept of Energy to address energy shortages & promote conservation
✅ Established the Dept of Education
✅ Expanded the national park system, protecting over 103 million Alaskan acres
✅ Appointed record numbers of women, African Americans & Hispanics to federal jobs
✅ Created the Dept of Energy to address energy shortages & promote conservation
✅ Established the Dept of Education
✅ Expanded the national park system, protecting over 103 million Alaskan acres
✅ Appointed record numbers of women, African Americans & Hispanics to federal jobs
December 29, 2024 at 10:59 PM
#PresidentJimmyCarter
✅ Created the Dept of Energy to address energy shortages & promote conservation
✅ Established the Dept of Education
✅ Expanded the national park system, protecting over 103 million Alaskan acres
✅ Appointed record numbers of women, African Americans & Hispanics to federal jobs
✅ Created the Dept of Energy to address energy shortages & promote conservation
✅ Established the Dept of Education
✅ Expanded the national park system, protecting over 103 million Alaskan acres
✅ Appointed record numbers of women, African Americans & Hispanics to federal jobs
President Jimmy Carter was an American hero and champion of human rights, peace, and humanitarian causes. May his legacy live strong, inspiring generations to follow in his footsteps. Rest in peace and power, #PresidentJimmyCarter. 🙏💙
December 29, 2024 at 10:49 PM
President Jimmy Carter was an American hero and champion of human rights, peace, and humanitarian causes. May his legacy live strong, inspiring generations to follow in his footsteps. Rest in peace and power, #PresidentJimmyCarter. 🙏💙
From my heart to yours...The holidays can be beautiful, joyful, and magical. They can also be complicated, stressful, and difficult. May you find comfort and peace in the love and light that surrounds you today - and every day. 🥰💞✨
December 25, 2024 at 4:53 PM
From my heart to yours...The holidays can be beautiful, joyful, and magical. They can also be complicated, stressful, and difficult. May you find comfort and peace in the love and light that surrounds you today - and every day. 🥰💞✨