lvelauk
@lvelauk.bsky.social
Curious human with a love of the outdoors, fitness, family, food and humor. Professional marketer and non-profit board member. Comments and opinions my own.
🎤 It’s crucial that the FCC treats all forms of commentary with fairness and equality—no matter the political leaning. A balanced media ecosystem supports a balanced democracy.
Join the conversation! #MediaEquity #FairFCC
Join the conversation! #MediaEquity #FairFCC
September 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
🎤 It’s crucial that the FCC treats all forms of commentary with fairness and equality—no matter the political leaning. A balanced media ecosystem supports a balanced democracy.
Join the conversation! #MediaEquity #FairFCC
Join the conversation! #MediaEquity #FairFCC
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social is the modern day mockingjay. May the odds be ever in your favor.
Breaking News: California Democrats approved a sweeping plan to redraw congressional districts, in a counterpunch to Texas’ gerrymandering effort.
California Democrats Pass Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans
State lawmakers moved quickly to create new districts that could help Democrats flip five congressional seats. Their plan still requires voter approval.
nyti.ms
August 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social is the modern day mockingjay. May the odds be ever in your favor.
17 million people will lose their health care. Rural hospitals, early childhood education and access to basic needs - children will go hungry.
@repjasmine.bsky.social @gtconway.bsky.social @cpsc.gov @repcasar.bsky.social
@repjasmine.bsky.social @gtconway.bsky.social @cpsc.gov @repcasar.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
17 million people will lose their health care. Rural hospitals, early childhood education and access to basic needs - children will go hungry.
@repjasmine.bsky.social @gtconway.bsky.social @cpsc.gov @repcasar.bsky.social
@repjasmine.bsky.social @gtconway.bsky.social @cpsc.gov @repcasar.bsky.social
Continued havoc. The impact of this on educational programs is massive. Teachers will not be funded, programs like pre-kindergarten will be eliminated leaving working parents without care for their children apple.news/A444dm35rTN2...
Education Department freezes cash for school districts, teacher training, migrant students — POLITICO
Some $5 billion of federal funding is at stake, according to estimates from education advocacy groups.
apple.news
July 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Continued havoc. The impact of this on educational programs is massive. Teachers will not be funded, programs like pre-kindergarten will be eliminated leaving working parents without care for their children apple.news/A444dm35rTN2...
Call your Senators re the enormous impact of the Big Ugly Bill. Ask yourself: Is this the America you want? We are eliminating healthcare and services for those who need them most, cutting funding for early childhood education and necessary programs, and pushing vulnerable individuals toward hunger.
June 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Call your Senators re the enormous impact of the Big Ugly Bill. Ask yourself: Is this the America you want? We are eliminating healthcare and services for those who need them most, cutting funding for early childhood education and necessary programs, and pushing vulnerable individuals toward hunger.
Maggie hosting a sleepover with her cousins means fun walks on the beach!
June 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Maggie hosting a sleepover with her cousins means fun walks on the beach!
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/we...
We must protect the Boundary Waters Wilderness forever
A vast collection of peer-reviewed science shows that if the proposed Twin Metals mine was built along the rivers and streams flowing into the Wilderness, pollution and environmental degradation would...
sign.moveon.org
June 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/we...
Maggie all heart at 16.
May 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Maggie all heart at 16.
Winding down this holiday weekend. PNW
May 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Winding down this holiday weekend. PNW
@CoryBooker @BernieSanders @AOC @SenWarren @RepJeffries @PattyMurray @SenatorCantwell @kenmartin73 Cory Booker thanks for doing something actionable along with Bernie Sanders and AOC! Democrats need to see action rather than fund raising. Show the public what is actionable
April 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
@CoryBooker @BernieSanders @AOC @SenWarren @RepJeffries @PattyMurray @SenatorCantwell @kenmartin73 Cory Booker thanks for doing something actionable along with Bernie Sanders and AOC! Democrats need to see action rather than fund raising. Show the public what is actionable
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Yet Tesla has received approximately $333 million in federal grants and allocated tax credits and $466.5 million in federal loans, totaling nearly $800 million in direct federal funding. Additionally, Tesla benefited from $11.4 billion.
Not making America great.
Yet Tesla has received approximately $333 million in federal grants and allocated tax credits and $466.5 million in federal loans, totaling nearly $800 million in direct federal funding. Additionally, Tesla benefited from $11.4 billion.
Not making America great.
USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks
States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.
www.politico.com
March 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Yet Tesla has received approximately $333 million in federal grants and allocated tax credits and $466.5 million in federal loans, totaling nearly $800 million in direct federal funding. Additionally, Tesla benefited from $11.4 billion.
Not making America great.
Yet Tesla has received approximately $333 million in federal grants and allocated tax credits and $466.5 million in federal loans, totaling nearly $800 million in direct federal funding. Additionally, Tesla benefited from $11.4 billion.
Not making America great.
Yesterday, the President and Vice President of the United States shamefully retracted their support for democracy. Who are we as a nation when we so flippantly cast aside our core values?
March 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Yesterday, the President and Vice President of the United States shamefully retracted their support for democracy. Who are we as a nation when we so flippantly cast aside our core values?
Fact: Federal workers’ compensation accounted for 4.3% of the federal budget in 2024, totaling $293 billion
Fact: Tesla has qualified for approximately $2.83 billion in total subsidies. $333 million in federal grants and tax credits. $466.5 million in federal loans.
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Fact: Tesla has qualified for approximately $2.83 billion in total subsidies. $333 million in federal grants and tax credits. $466.5 million in federal loans.
🤔
February 16, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Fact: Federal workers’ compensation accounted for 4.3% of the federal budget in 2024, totaling $293 billion
Fact: Tesla has qualified for approximately $2.83 billion in total subsidies. $333 million in federal grants and tax credits. $466.5 million in federal loans.
🤔
Fact: Tesla has qualified for approximately $2.83 billion in total subsidies. $333 million in federal grants and tax credits. $466.5 million in federal loans.
🤔
Knock knock. Is congress at home?
February 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Knock knock. Is congress at home?
Truly horrible. Medicaid payment portals down after Trump’s federal funding freeze
Source: The Guardian
Source: The Guardian
January 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Truly horrible. Medicaid payment portals down after Trump’s federal funding freeze
Source: The Guardian
Source: The Guardian
Trying to not get desensitized open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
The Firehose Effect
Don’t let Trump’s deluge daunt you
open.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Trying to not get desensitized open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
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In the words of MLK which ring as true today as the day he first spoke them. “"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice."
January 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
In the words of MLK which ring as true today as the day he first spoke them. “"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice."