tmarente
@tmarente.bsky.social
Passionate about digital inclusion, #ICT4D, #DigitalDevelopment, #DigitalHealth, #HCD & all things tech. Superdad and husband too. he/him
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A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
July 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
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USAID is the best of America.
July 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
USAID is the best of America.
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Prices for tea set to soar as Kenya, one of world's largest producers of black tea, is facing a devastating drought. Lakes, rivers, and reservoirs are drying up, and agriculture is taking a huge hit.
Prices for popular beverage set to soar as one of world's largest producers faces crippling droughts — here's what you need to know
Kenya, the world's leading exporter of black tea, is seeing crops impacted during a very hot and dry period.
www.thecooldown.com
July 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Prices for tea set to soar as Kenya, one of world's largest producers of black tea, is facing a devastating drought. Lakes, rivers, and reservoirs are drying up, and agriculture is taking a huge hit.
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Evangelicals in America "have mostly turned their eyes away from what is happening on the African continent" since Trump slashed PEPFAR, Peter Wehner writes. "They have other things to do. They have culture wars to fight":
Why Evangelicals Turned Their Back on PEPFAR
A religious movement that has so often taken public stands has been unusually quiet since Trump gutted the program to combat AIDS in Africa.
bit.ly
July 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Evangelicals in America "have mostly turned their eyes away from what is happening on the African continent" since Trump slashed PEPFAR, Peter Wehner writes. "They have other things to do. They have culture wars to fight":
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A good reminder. And this is a message for every level of government from county councils to the U.S. Congress. #CommonGood
July 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A good reminder. And this is a message for every level of government from county councils to the U.S. Congress. #CommonGood
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"Catholic Relief Services’ executive vice president ... reports CRS terminated over 90 programs and laid off more than 3,000 staff members in the wake of the demolition of USAID. 'And our church partners have also really taken a very serious, serious hit.' ” www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
Trump closing U.S.A.I.D. could cost an estimated 14 million lives by 2030
The end of U.S.A.I.D. will result in the loss of a “staggering” 14 million lives by 2030, including the deaths of 4.5 million children under age 5.
www.americamagazine.org
July 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"Catholic Relief Services’ executive vice president ... reports CRS terminated over 90 programs and laid off more than 3,000 staff members in the wake of the demolition of USAID. 'And our church partners have also really taken a very serious, serious hit.' ” www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
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If you aren't following @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social you should be. And know that we at #USAID patiently did the work that lifted people out of poverty, ended disease and child wasting and more, and we're committed to staying right through the most difficult last mile.
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The Eulogy USAID Never Received
And the America That Must Remember.
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July 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
If you aren't following @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social you should be. And know that we at #USAID patiently did the work that lifted people out of poverty, ended disease and child wasting and more, and we're committed to staying right through the most difficult last mile.
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Bomb threats at Canadian Airports today.
-Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton
Is this not a form of domestic terrorism?
Let's hope they catch these MFers & charge them with terrorism not mischief.
#cdnpoli
-Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton
Is this not a form of domestic terrorism?
Let's hope they catch these MFers & charge them with terrorism not mischief.
#cdnpoli
July 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Bomb threats at Canadian Airports today.
-Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton
Is this not a form of domestic terrorism?
Let's hope they catch these MFers & charge them with terrorism not mischief.
#cdnpoli
-Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton
Is this not a form of domestic terrorism?
Let's hope they catch these MFers & charge them with terrorism not mischief.
#cdnpoli
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Hey #IN02 #Hoosiers,
⬇️ is breakdown of how the Medicaid part of the #BigUglyBill will affect #Indiana congressional districts...it lists each house seat. Good information to include in calls to House members ahead of the next vote:
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acasignups.net/cd-pie-chart...
⬇️ is breakdown of how the Medicaid part of the #BigUglyBill will affect #Indiana congressional districts...it lists each house seat. Good information to include in calls to House members ahead of the next vote:
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acasignups.net/cd-pie-chart...
House District Enrollment: Indiana (now w/hi-def PDFs!)
Over the past couple of months I've compiled a master spreadsheet breaking out enrollment in ACA plans (Qualified Health Plans & Basic Health Plans), Medicaid/CHIP coverage (both traditional & via ACA...
acasignups.net
July 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Hey #IN02 #Hoosiers,
⬇️ is breakdown of how the Medicaid part of the #BigUglyBill will affect #Indiana congressional districts...it lists each house seat. Good information to include in calls to House members ahead of the next vote:
⬇️⬇️⬇️
acasignups.net/cd-pie-chart...
⬇️ is breakdown of how the Medicaid part of the #BigUglyBill will affect #Indiana congressional districts...it lists each house seat. Good information to include in calls to House members ahead of the next vote:
⬇️⬇️⬇️
acasignups.net/cd-pie-chart...
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July 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Trump and MAGA voted to kill 17 million Americans. The Big Beautiful Bill is the Big Autogenocide Bill. #3E #EndAutogenocide
July 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Trump and MAGA voted to kill 17 million Americans. The Big Beautiful Bill is the Big Autogenocide Bill. #3E #EndAutogenocide
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If there was ever a time to call your Senator, this is it.
Voting has begun on the GOP plan to cut off health care for working-class Americans and slash taxes for the wealthiest.
Voting has begun on the GOP plan to cut off health care for working-class Americans and slash taxes for the wealthiest.
June 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
If there was ever a time to call your Senator, this is it.
Voting has begun on the GOP plan to cut off health care for working-class Americans and slash taxes for the wealthiest.
Voting has begun on the GOP plan to cut off health care for working-class Americans and slash taxes for the wealthiest.
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If one of these people is your senator, it is incredibly important that you call them today.
Urge them to vote NO on the Senate budget bill that would make most Americans poorer to give billionaires a tax cut they don't even need.
Urge them to vote NO on the Senate budget bill that would make most Americans poorer to give billionaires a tax cut they don't even need.
June 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
If one of these people is your senator, it is incredibly important that you call them today.
Urge them to vote NO on the Senate budget bill that would make most Americans poorer to give billionaires a tax cut they don't even need.
Urge them to vote NO on the Senate budget bill that would make most Americans poorer to give billionaires a tax cut they don't even need.
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Don't want billionaires to get even richer at your expense?
Have a Republican senator?
It's time to make some calls. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Have a Republican senator?
It's time to make some calls. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
June 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Don't want billionaires to get even richer at your expense?
Have a Republican senator?
It's time to make some calls. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Have a Republican senator?
It's time to make some calls. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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The Senate has voted 51 to 49 to open debate on the legislation, clearing a key procedural hurdle.
June 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The Senate has voted 51 to 49 to open debate on the legislation, clearing a key procedural hurdle.
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Thought the first vote was at 4 pm
We are here and ready to rumble (as in make the case about how bad this bill is).
4 T in debt, 100 B more in Medicaid cuts.
Pretty lonely on the other side right now.
We are here and ready to rumble (as in make the case about how bad this bill is).
4 T in debt, 100 B more in Medicaid cuts.
Pretty lonely on the other side right now.
June 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Thought the first vote was at 4 pm
We are here and ready to rumble (as in make the case about how bad this bill is).
4 T in debt, 100 B more in Medicaid cuts.
Pretty lonely on the other side right now.
We are here and ready to rumble (as in make the case about how bad this bill is).
4 T in debt, 100 B more in Medicaid cuts.
Pretty lonely on the other side right now.
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We’ve talked about “Alligator Alcatraz” before. Here are more details.
Starting the first week of July, when South Florida’s heat index regularly hits 100°F, they plan to detain up to 5,000 people in tents. No A/C. No real shelter. Just suffocating heat, choking humidity, and swarms of mosquitoes.
Starting the first week of July, when South Florida’s heat index regularly hits 100°F, they plan to detain up to 5,000 people in tents. No A/C. No real shelter. Just suffocating heat, choking humidity, and swarms of mosquitoes.
June 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
We’ve talked about “Alligator Alcatraz” before. Here are more details.
Starting the first week of July, when South Florida’s heat index regularly hits 100°F, they plan to detain up to 5,000 people in tents. No A/C. No real shelter. Just suffocating heat, choking humidity, and swarms of mosquitoes.
Starting the first week of July, when South Florida’s heat index regularly hits 100°F, they plan to detain up to 5,000 people in tents. No A/C. No real shelter. Just suffocating heat, choking humidity, and swarms of mosquitoes.
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We appreciate all your are doing to protect Medicaid. If you can't go to DC, you can CALL your elected officials using www.5calls.org
#NoMedicaidCuts #NoTaxCutsForTheRich
#NoMedicaidCuts #NoTaxCutsForTheRich
June 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We appreciate all your are doing to protect Medicaid. If you can't go to DC, you can CALL your elected officials using www.5calls.org
#NoMedicaidCuts #NoTaxCutsForTheRich
#NoMedicaidCuts #NoTaxCutsForTheRich
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Governor Andy Beshear: "If this big ugly bill passes, American children and American seniors are going to go hungry. They're going to have that pain in their stomachs and throughout their body when they're trying to go to bed or when they're waking up in the morning."
June 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Governor Andy Beshear: "If this big ugly bill passes, American children and American seniors are going to go hungry. They're going to have that pain in their stomachs and throughout their body when they're trying to go to bed or when they're waking up in the morning."
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If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?
June 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?
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In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
June 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
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This “big, ugly bill” is dangerous and will destroy rural health care. In Kentucky alone, 35 hospitals are under the threat of closing, stripping care from families, cutting jobs and crippling local economies. 1/2
June 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This “big, ugly bill” is dangerous and will destroy rural health care. In Kentucky alone, 35 hospitals are under the threat of closing, stripping care from families, cutting jobs and crippling local economies. 1/2
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Call to action: US National Protest July 4th!
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL, CITY HALL, AND TOWN HALL. #3E #NoKings #HandsOff #Indivisible #FiftyFiftyOne #StopICE #NoKingsProtest
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL, CITY HALL, AND TOWN HALL. #3E #NoKings #HandsOff #Indivisible #FiftyFiftyOne #StopICE #NoKingsProtest
June 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Call to action: US National Protest July 4th!
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL, CITY HALL, AND TOWN HALL. #3E #NoKings #HandsOff #Indivisible #FiftyFiftyOne #StopICE #NoKingsProtest
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL, CITY HALL, AND TOWN HALL. #3E #NoKings #HandsOff #Indivisible #FiftyFiftyOne #StopICE #NoKingsProtest