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Vickie
@vbab.bsky.social
💙 special education paraprofessional
📸 photographer
🗞️citizen reporter
👵🏼 grandma
🐦‍⬛ bird watcher
🐕‍🦺 adopts senior dogs
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:

'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."

chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It's outrageous that Spotify is running ICE ads. I'm moving to another streaming platform that doesn't profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/H404YgLp
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
app.sosha.ai
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Holy💩!!!
#MomSky
30,000 people reportedly showed up to see @aoc.bsky.social and @sanders.senate.gov speak in Denver
March 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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“Believe in your greatness and take ownership of your story,” says Jah-Chant Robinson, a 2013 #McKeesport Area graduate who's now the principal at Homeville Elementary School.

Vickie Babyak has a profile for #WomensHistoryMonth:

almanac.tubecityonline.com/almanac/?e=3...
March 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Tell Congress that the mental health of kids shouldn’t be sacrificed to give even more tax breaks to billionaires. Say NO to Medicaid cuts! QUICK SIGNATURE: action.momsrising.org/sign/medicai... via @momsrising.org #MedicaidMatters action.momsrising.org/sign/medicai...
Protect Kids’ Mental Health – Defend Medicaid!
Children need Medicaid for mental health care! Congress is considering devastating cuts that would harm millions of kids and families. Add your name now to protect Medicaid and ensure children get the...
action.momsrising.org
March 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Hi, friend!

I just signed a petition with the gender justice organization UltraViolet Action urging the Senate to vote NO on confirming Dr. Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/No_DrOz...
SIGN: A snake-oil salesman like Dr. Oz shouldn't be leading the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Donald Trump has nominated a celebrity TV doctor who has peddled fake cures for his own financial gain to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). By now, we shouldn't be surprised...
act.weareultraviolet.org
March 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Tell Congress to reject the cuts to SNAP (food stamps) benefits that hardworking families rely on to put food on the table! via @momsrising.org QUICK SIGNATURE: action.momsrising.org/sign/reject-...
SIGN NOW to Protect SNAP!
Tell Congress to reject the cuts to SNAP (food stamps) benefits that hardworking families rely on to put food on the table!
action.momsrising.org
March 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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First they came for the Palestinian protesters
And I did not speak out...
March 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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The USPS is the nation’s lifeline, ensuring delivery to every corner of the country.

We cannot allow it to be dismantled, sold off, and handed over to Wall Street billionaires for profit.

Privatization would increase costs, reduce access, and be an utter disaster.
March 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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“There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against 𝕏,” Musk wrote Monday in a post at 1:25 p.m. ET on X. “We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources. Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved. Tracing …”
#Resist
variety.com/2025/digital...
#Resist ✊️
March 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Anonymous
Operation DreadNought
Provides links to 5Calls, 50501 and more
opdreadnought.com/resources?fb...
opdreadnought.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Concerning …
March 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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The VA Promised DOGE Cuts Won’t Harm Veterans. Employees Say It’s Already Happening.

“To be seen or cast as this bad person after I served this country…feels really awful.”

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The VA promised DOGE cuts won’t harm veterans. Employees say it’s already happening.
"To be seen or cast as this bad person after I served this country...feels really awful."
www.motherjones.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Join Vet Voice Foundation March 11th at 3PM ET for a Veterans and Public Lands Virtual Town Hall to learn how we can fight back against Trump’s attacks and protect the lands we served to defend.

RSVP now: act.votevets.org/signup/25030...
March 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Two local women who "dared to be first" were honored Saturday during a Black History Month event at #McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center. Vickie Babyak has the story:

almanac.tubecityonline.com/almanac/?e=3...

#BlackHistoryMonth #Pittsburgh
March 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Former #Steelers defensive back Russell Stuvaints donated sports memorabilia to the #McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center to keep a promise to a longtime friend. Items will become part of the center’s sports wall. Vickie Babyak has the story:

almanac.tubecityonline.com/almanac/?e=3...
February 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Oh, Look how the Resistance just keeps gaining momentum.
We're everywhere and anywhere.
Today, our fellow Resisters are protesting outside Tesla!

Down with the Oligarchy!

#Resist ✊️
#MomSky
At a #TeslaTakedown protest with @karoli.bsky.social Great way to spend a Saturday afternoon!
March 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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While I appreciate the sentiment, not one Republican senator who disagrees with Trump on this will even say his name. While Zelensky demonstrated political courage, Republican senators are still afraid to say Trump’s name, except when they praise him.
March 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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This is the way. I hope all of the civilized world continues to stand with Ukraine and reject anyone who sides with Putin. Trump is an international pariah.
March 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM