Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Better 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 830160 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Someone 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 720297 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Trump & 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 1020295 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Michelle 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. 24021 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Harriet 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 4358119 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 13/02/2025👀 wallstreetonparade.com/2025/02/elon... 24931 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Medicaid 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 9242135 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Someone 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 211365 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Let'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. 1319395 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 03/02/20259/ 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... 1256 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 03/02/20258/ 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. 1256 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 03/02/20257/ 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 44617 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 03/02/20256/ 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. 13310 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 03/02/20255/ 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. 24819 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 03/02/20254/ 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. 2348 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 03/02/20253/ Musk says USAID was "born by EO, will die by EO" but he is wrong because Congress enshrined USAID into law in 1998. 1315 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 03/02/20252/ 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. 1419 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 03/02/20251/ 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? 1120884 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Undocumented 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... 45424 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Today 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... 625180 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 20/01/2025I’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... 3409113 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 01/01/2025Bluesky 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. 🙏🎉💕 525828 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 29/12/2024#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 917152 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 29/12/2024President 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. 🙏💙 213219 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 25/12/2024From 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. 🥰💞✨ 1192 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Maddening. Disgusting. Shameful. These are just a few of many words that come to mind. You? Feel free to share any other thoughts, too. 167035 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Courtesy of this week's "Just Xeets and Giggles" (Jason Kuo's amazing Substack). open.substack.com/pub/statusku... 37524 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Happy Thanksgiving! I’m grateful to YOU for giving me the hope, inspiration, and energy to keep bending the arc toward justice, equality, and freedom for all. 🍁🍂💕 3548 0
Live and Learn @liveandlearn.bsky.social · 18/11/2024When someone flies a swastika flag (esp. on the anniversary of Kristallnacht), we show up & speak out against hate again & again...Thanks to the electeds, clergy & community leaders who condemned hate & shared words of love, unity & strength. And, to the law enforcement officers for keeping us safe. 316234 0
