League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 15/03/2025The claim of pursuing a “balanced budget” sounds good… until you see the math. Trillions in tax cuts going to the rich – increasing the deficit - while slashing healthcare and Social Security. Who benefits from this? It doesn’t add up. #TruthBrigade truthbrigade.indivisible.org/s/ELV4mABn 000
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Idaho Middle School Tells Teacher Her 'Everyone Is Welcome' Poster Is Too Divisive www.wonkette.com/p/idaho-midd...wonkette.comIdaho Middle School Tells Teacher Her 'Everyone Is Welcome' Poster Is Too DivisiveNo more indoctrinating vulnerable kiddos with this 'decency and respect' ideology! 000
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Standing up to the bulliesapnews.comAP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speechThe Associated Press is suing three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events. 100
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Harming children is un-American. Yet the White House is spreading lies to justify defunding USAID—an organization that has saved over 22 million lives. Why lie about something so good? Lies don’t justify letting children starve! #TruthBrigade truthbrigade.indivisible.org/s/fK9qXG20truthbrigade.indivisible.orgJoin the Truth Brigade! 031
Reposted by League of Women Voters St CharlesAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 21/02/2025*long trombone noise*media.tenor.coma close up of a woman 's face with her eyes closed and her hair in a ponytail .Alt: a close up of a woman 's face with her eyes closed and her hair in a ponytail . 613225
Reposted by League of Women Voters St CharlesAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 20/02/2025There are moments in these deportation fights when I can just FEEL how pissed off they are that I’m Puerto Rican 😂 they want to threaten me with it so bad 😂 398114109713267
Reposted by League of Women Voters St Charlesdon crozier @keepvoting.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Help underserved students in St Charles 011
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 21/01/2025America voted for corruption, and that’s what Trump is delivering…. Trump’s corruption and naked profiteering is so open and extreme this time around that to comment on any one aspect of it would be to lose the forest for the trees. The very idea of government ethics is now a smoldering crateropen.substack.comJanuary 20, 2025The tone for the inauguration of Donald J. 000
Reposted by League of Women Voters St CharlesChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21/01/2025I love this so much! At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions. This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message. 172510228216382
Reposted by League of Women Voters St CharlesVicky Czapla @vickycz.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Something to Ponder 011
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 20/01/2025St. Louis' ties to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. are well-documented. James Earl Ray was born in Alton, raised mostly in Missouri, and was convicted of robbing a St. Louis Kroger store before escaping the Missouri State Penitentiary in 1967. One year later, he killed King in Memphis.stlmag.comThe Plot to Kill a KingHow the Saint Louis Art Museum robberies of 1978 led to a congressional investigation of a St. Louis-based plot to assassinate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 000
Reposted by League of Women Voters St Charlesdon crozier @keepvoting.bsky.social · 20/01/2025from the story: For three weeks, Calhoun lived in the church attic, listening as King and other national civil rights leaders, like Bayard Rustin, James Bevel, Rev. James Lawson and Stokely Carmichael, planned how to get better conditions and higher pay for the sanitation workers. “missouriindependent.comMemphis man recounts teenage days aiding worker's strike during King’s last visit to the city • Missouri IndependentJoe Calhoun launched his activism during the 1968 sanitation workers strike, listening to King and other leaders in the Civil Rights Movement 011
Reposted by League of Women Voters St CharlesEvie Hemphill @evhemphill.bsky.social · 19/01/2025While I don’t share all the same convictions anymore as the saints in Selma, I think most of us share a sense of just how poorly things are going right now, and how strange it is to have tomorrow’s re-inauguration of a madman looming on the same day we celebrate the legacy of an American prophet.eviehemphill.wordpress.comReflections on the eve of a Monday both hallowed and harrowingTen years ago this spring, I returned to Selma, Alabama, to mark 50 years since Bloody Sunday. As we now approach the 60-year anniversary of the brutal attack that Black civil rights activists face… 3103
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 18/01/2025No surprise, Missouri is near the bottomeverytownresearch.orgGun Safety Policies Save LivesCompares gun policy across 50 states. In states where elected officials have taken action to pass gun laws, fewer people die by gun violence. 000
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 13/01/2025How Republicans hijack news stories with their frames: -Select a high-profile negative story. -Make false claims linking it to Democratic or progressive policies. -Get the press to amplify the claims to achieve media virality. -Threaten action (executive, legal, or legislative) to prolong coverage.theframelab.orgTrump spreads political lies about Los Angeles fire disasterPlus: Important FrameLab Book Club details 001
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 13/01/2025www.reuters.com/graphics/CAL...reuters.comHow California fights fires from the skiesCal Fire has its own fleet of aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes. 000
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 13/01/2025www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...washingtonpost.comHow should the news industry cover Trump? Ten top journalists weigh in.The Washington Post asked current and former media professionals what they think is the right approach to covering Trump’s second term. 000
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Conservatives blameg DEI for devastating fires currently ravaging California and for a recent terror attack in New Orleans. Those who make DEI into a bogeyman paint society as a zero-sum game: a slice for you means no slice for me. But, that is a narrow vision fueled by fear, greed and ignorance.theguardian.comIn defense of DEI | Wajahat Ali and Yusuf ZakirDEI refers to three simple but important words: diversity, equity and inclusion. These three values are indispensable 210
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 10/01/2025moenvironment.org/blog/2025-mi...moenvironment.org2025 Missouri Legislative Bill Tracker - Missouri Coalition for the Environment 010
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Join AAM, @Planned Parenthood Great Rivers Action, @PP Great Plains Votes, @ACLU of Missouri, and @PROMO Missouri for our Reproductive Freedom Day of Action on Wednesday, January 22 from 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM in Jefferson City! Register here: bit.ly/RF-ActionDayabortionactionmissouri.orgReproductive Freedom Day of Action | Abortion Action Missouri 010
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 10/01/2025www.theframelab.org/disaster-fra...theframelab.orgTrump spreads political lies about Los Angeles fire disasterPlus: Important FrameLab Book Club details 022
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 09/01/2025As the incoming administration contemplates rolling back federal election security support, states will need to step in and restore lost capacity.brennancenter.orgStates Must Take the Lead on Election SecurityAs the incoming administration contemplates rolling back federal election security support, states will need to step in and restore lost capacity. 000
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Check out our latest newsletter and subscribe! mailchi.mp/1c95b13f1bf4...mailchi.mpFirst 2025 Meeting - Tuesday Jan 14th @ 6:30pm- League of Women Voters St Charles 010
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 06/01/2025 Missouri politicians love to overturn the will of the people. Let's stop them, shall we?actionnetwork.orgPaid for by Respect Voters, 725 Kingsland Ave., Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63130. Donations are not tax-deductible. 031
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Maintaining Native Plant Gardens Thursday, January 9, 2025 6:30pm - 7:30pm Spencer Road Branch 427 Spencer Rd St. Peters, MO 63376 (636) 441-0522 In this program, we’ll cover native ground covers and other design elements to minimize maintenance time. 020
Reposted by League of Women Voters St CharlesKristy Creighton @kcpirana.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Please share. This is 💯 confidential. No law enforcement notifications under any circumstances. #trans #transsky #suicide 033
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 29/12/2024The Outreach at St. Francis Xavier (College) Church offers help to anyone who doesn’t have a birth certificate or state identification. Without those pieces of paper, they can’t land a job, enroll in school or access social safety nets. Basics like housing and medical care are out of reach.stltoday.comOne in 10 adults doesn’t have an official ID. A St. Louis church is working to change that.Without identification, College Church volunteers say, people are locked out of jobs, housing and other basic services. 000
Reposted by League of Women Voters St CharlesVicky Czapla @vickycz.bsky.social · 29/12/2024This is a direct result of Democrats passing the Inflation Reduction Act. Thank you President Biden and our Democrats. 051
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 29/12/2024So just a few days ago, a rare phenomenon occurred: Donald Trump told the truth: “The media has tamed down a little bit. They’re liking us much better now, I think. If they don’t, we’ll have to just take them on again, and we don’t want to do that.” OK…so not the whole truth....lucaskunce.substack.comA Special Guest: Brian Tyler CohenIndependent media expert Brian Tyler Cohen's thoughts on what happened to the media and why 041
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 29/12/2024NEW PROVISION IN HANDS-FREE LAW Drivers caught violating Missouri’s hands-free phone law could face fines MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE AND SICK LEAVE Minimum wage is set to increase to $13.75 per hour CHANGES TO EXPUNGEMENT LAWS Missouri will revise its law on criminal expungementsfox2now.comThree new Missouri and Illinois laws to know for 2025Just days away from the new calendar year, Missouri and Illinois are preparing for several new laws to take effect. 000
Reposted by League of Women Voters St CharlesP.E. PRIDEAUX 🇨🇦 @peprideaux.bsky.social · 29/12/2024media.tenor.coma baby is wearing a green bib that says little on it .ALT: a baby is wearing a green bib that says little on it . 3543
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Large shares in both coalitions also say legal immigrants mostly take jobs that U.S. citizens don’t want. Seven-in-ten Harris supporters say this, compared with around half of Trump supporters (52%). Overall, views have changed little since May 2020, the last time we asked these questions.pewresearch.orgMost U.S. voters say immigrants – no matter their legal status – mostly take jobs citizens don’t wantThree-quarters of voters say undocumented immigrants fill jobs citizens don’t want, while 61% say the same of legal immigrants. 000
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Hope to see you there! my.lwv.org/missouri/met... 010
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Every single major medical organization, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, and the American Psychiatric Association, supports age-appropriate, gender-affirming care for transgender and non-binary people. Get the facts: hrc.im/gender-affir... 010
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 14/12/2024A letter to staff provided to the Post-Dispatch said that the last of ThriVe St. Louis’ “essential medical professionals” resigned last week, leaving the taxpayer-supported nonprofit unable to carry out clinical functions such as pregnancy testing and ultrasounds.stltoday.comThriVe’s three pregnancy resource clinics temporarily close, employees furloughedA letter to staff said the resignation of “essential medical professionals” left the taxpayer-supported nonprofit unable to carry out clinical functions such as pregnancy testing and ultrasounds. 021
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Inequality hurts everyone. Urge Congress to act now to assert that the ERA is part of the Constitution! www.lwv.org/take-action/tell-congress-equality-belongs-constitution 021
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 11/12/2024The Be SMART campaign was launched to raise awareness that secure gun storage can save children’s lives. Be SMART emphasizes that it’s an adult responsibility to keep kids from accessing guns, and that every adult can play a role in keeping kids and communities safer. BeSMARTforKids.org 010
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Francis Howell Forward presents Rhythm and Rolls to Save Our Schools Jan 25, 2025, 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM PFEM Hall & Banquet Center, 115 McMenamy Rd, St Peters, MO 63376 www.francishowellforward.org 000
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Please join us to celebrate the holiday season with League friends and our many new members at a brunch on Saturday, Dec. 14. It begins at 11 am at Orlando’s in South County. The brunch will include ham, chicken, fettucine alfredo, eggs, sausage links, biscuits, fruit and cheese.my.lwv.orgHoliday BrunchPlease join us to celebrate the holiday season with League friends and our many new members at a brunch on Saturday, Dec. 14. It begins at 11 am at Orlando’s in South County. 110
Reposted by League of Women Voters St CharlesJason Rosenbaum @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social · 03/12/2024This could be one of the most important weeks ever for abortion access in Missouri. That may sound like hyperbole, but the stakes are high in Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang's courtroom tomorrow. Here's my Reel for @stlpublicradio.bsky.social:youtu.beThe most important week ever for abortion rights in Missouri.YouTube video by Jason Rosenbaum 0155
Reposted by League of Women Voters St CharlesJason Rosenbaum @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Opponents of Amendment 3 argued over the past year that the measure would knock down most of the state's restrictions on abortion. But now foes of the measure, including MO Attorney General Andrew Bailey, are trying to argue Amendment 3 isn't expansive enough to block a slew of restrictions:stlpr.orgMissouri anti-abortion rights activists hope Amendment 3 isn’t as expansive as they fearedAnti-abortion rights groups and politicians argued before the November election that Amendment 3 would block most abortion restrictions. But Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is now arguing it d... 392
Reposted by League of Women Voters St CharlesSubversiveGranny @subversivegranny.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Dance! 062
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Judge Jon Beetem has permanently struck four provisions of HB1878 challenged by the LWVMO and NAACP, finding “they are overbroad and impair a wide swath of constitutionally protected rights of speech, expression, and association.” Read the full opinion at www.aclu-mo.org/sites/defaul... 000
League of Women Voters St Charles @lwvstc.bsky.social · 02/12/2024The differences between how the press covers Trump and Biden are immense 000
Reposted by League of Women Voters St CharlesJason Rosenbaum @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Back in 2013, I attended a press conference at the Clinton Global Initiative w/ Jack Dorsey. And he talked extensively how Twitter helped chronicle the Arab Spring in real time. Today, if you type in “Syria” into Twitter search it takes at least four or five tweets before you get any credible info. 1112
Reposted by League of Women Voters St Charlesjanetschotzie.bsky.social @janetschotzie.bsky.social · 01/12/2024 021