Pamela M. Covington, MSM, MSHRM
@pmcovington.bsky.social
Speaker/Writer/Advocate/Creative/Meditator/Storyteller via The Moth/ I AM anti-poverty & pro-education. Author of "A Day at the Fare: One Woman's Welfare Passage" (Opinions my own. Mediocre DMs ignored. NO orig. posts = NO follow.)
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Without the #safetynet I could not have pursued an #education and lifted myself and kids out of #poverty ASAP. I hope others in need can get that same help. Read about how I got there, the stark conditions I faced, help I received, grueling challenges-- and my eventual triumph.
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with the irreplaceable @marcelias.bsky.social on what we are up against for the midterms. Today is a good day to start thinking about voting rights. shows.acast.com/amicus-with-...
Trump Has a New “Big Lie” for the Midterms | Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts
The sorest loser’s plans to mess with November’s elections are coming into view.
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February 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM
with the irreplaceable @marcelias.bsky.social on what we are up against for the midterms. Today is a good day to start thinking about voting rights. shows.acast.com/amicus-with-...
When low-income individuals and families have no access to #affordablehousing. #housingisahumanneed #unhoused
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DeKalb County families turn to extended-stay hotels as rents soar: "We're all screwed"
A Georgia State University study reveals that more than 2,004 households — including at least 1,635 children — are currently residing in hotels across DeKalb County, as housing costs exceed wages and ...
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January 10, 2026 at 3:40 AM
When low-income individuals and families have no access to #affordablehousing. #housingisahumanneed #unhoused
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Exactly! Or no money to ensure Americans have decent #affordablehousing.
Or don't have to struggle with #foodinsecurity, but instead make stoopid cuts #SNAP!
Or don't have to struggle with #foodinsecurity, but instead make stoopid cuts #SNAP!
Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
January 4, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Exactly! Or no money to ensure Americans have decent #affordablehousing.
Or don't have to struggle with #foodinsecurity, but instead make stoopid cuts #SNAP!
Or don't have to struggle with #foodinsecurity, but instead make stoopid cuts #SNAP!
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"If the US government persists down this current path...the world will inevitably witness a tragic increase in child deaths..."
Sobering warning from @drsethberkley.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Sobering warning from @drsethberkley.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
August 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
"If the US government persists down this current path...the world will inevitably witness a tragic increase in child deaths..."
Sobering warning from @drsethberkley.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Sobering warning from @drsethberkley.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Isn't the 1st time some foods are prohibited #EBT purchases for #SNAP clients. And the "no cooked foods" thing assumes even the poorest have an equipped kitchen. Decades ago my kids and I, in deep poverty, did not. #ADayattheFare What are your thoughts about the new bans? apnews.com/article/snap...
SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states Jan. 1
Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new limits starting Thursday on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits.
apnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Isn't the 1st time some foods are prohibited #EBT purchases for #SNAP clients. And the "no cooked foods" thing assumes even the poorest have an equipped kitchen. Decades ago my kids and I, in deep poverty, did not. #ADayattheFare What are your thoughts about the new bans? apnews.com/article/snap...
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Right now hunger is caused by unequal distribution of resources, not a lack of food. By 2050, the global population will reach 10 billion people. Without major changes, we will not have enough food to feed the human race.
December 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Right now hunger is caused by unequal distribution of resources, not a lack of food. By 2050, the global population will reach 10 billion people. Without major changes, we will not have enough food to feed the human race.
Thanks so much for passing this along!
December 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Thanks so much for passing this along!
Started my week off with a high point that's just too uplifting for me not to share with you. Watch and be reminded of good. #animallovers #musicisuniversal #peace
youtube.com/watch?v=UTu2...
youtube.com/watch?v=UTu2...
Singing for Animals compilation
YouTube video by Plumes
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December 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Started my week off with a high point that's just too uplifting for me not to share with you. Watch and be reminded of good. #animallovers #musicisuniversal #peace
youtube.com/watch?v=UTu2...
youtube.com/watch?v=UTu2...
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Reporter: 64% of Americans are buying cheaper or less food. 34% have skipped a meal altogether. 48% said they use savings for their basic expenses. Nearly half of Americans say groceries, housing, utilities, and health care are just getting harder to afford.
December 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Reporter: 64% of Americans are buying cheaper or less food. 34% have skipped a meal altogether. 48% said they use savings for their basic expenses. Nearly half of Americans say groceries, housing, utilities, and health care are just getting harder to afford.
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Just ridiculous....
December 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Just ridiculous....
⚘️ Good day, everyone! This story puts a whole new spin on my love of #flower #gardening! #meaningfulwork
How flowers changed his life search.app/Puw5z
How flowers changed his life search.app/Puw5z
How flowers changed his life
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December 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
⚘️ Good day, everyone! This story puts a whole new spin on my love of #flower #gardening! #meaningfulwork
How flowers changed his life search.app/Puw5z
How flowers changed his life search.app/Puw5z
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🥗 This is the urgent reality that @alissaquart.bsky.social’s incredible books woke me up to, and it’s the reality we all must confront to progress as a nqtion, a people, a community. One where all of us can survive and thrive, and we leave NOBODY behind!
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
An investor called $140,000 the new poverty line. Experts disagreed but said he had a point.
Michael Green’s tally of the costs of raising a family in the U.S. today is going viral, even if some economists scoff at his math.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
🥗 This is the urgent reality that @alissaquart.bsky.social’s incredible books woke me up to, and it’s the reality we all must confront to progress as a nqtion, a people, a community. One where all of us can survive and thrive, and we leave NOBODY behind!
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www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Elated to read of this. No one in the U.S. should be wo. food. When I was in deep #poverty decades ago, I woulda felt like some kinda unfit mother if my kids said, "Momma I'm hungry," and I had nothing to offer them. #SNAP makes a difference. #foodinsecurity
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Georgians to Get SNAP Payments Today; Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Gives Trump Deadline
Georgians who rely on SNAP or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will not receive critical food benefits in November
atlantadailyworld.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Elated to read of this. No one in the U.S. should be wo. food. When I was in deep #poverty decades ago, I woulda felt like some kinda unfit mother if my kids said, "Momma I'm hungry," and I had nothing to offer them. #SNAP makes a difference. #foodinsecurity
atlantadailyworld.com/2025/11/11/t...
atlantadailyworld.com/2025/11/11/t...
Watched this multiple times. It put a bright- start-of-the-day kind of smile on my face, seeing veterans treated with the civility, dignity, and respect they deserve. Their smiles and Pres. Obama's heartfelt gestures set me on my grateful way! #veteransday #HappyVeteransDay
#thankyouforyourservice
#thankyouforyourservice
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Watched this multiple times. It put a bright- start-of-the-day kind of smile on my face, seeing veterans treated with the civility, dignity, and respect they deserve. Their smiles and Pres. Obama's heartfelt gestures set me on my grateful way! #veteransday #HappyVeteransDay
#thankyouforyourservice
#thankyouforyourservice
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I heard some old friends at Pod Save America were in town, so I decided to stop by. As we saw this week, we can change this country for the better. But it’s going to take all of us getting organized and having honest conversations about the best way forward.
November 7, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I heard some old friends at Pod Save America were in town, so I decided to stop by. As we saw this week, we can change this country for the better. But it’s going to take all of us getting organized and having honest conversations about the best way forward.
It's another good day! Totally happy to hear that everyday people in need of food are going to get the #nutritionalassistance that #SNAP provides! Sorry for what you've had to endure. May this benefit remain intact. Heck, let's strengthen and preserve it! #anappleadayisnotenough
November 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
It's another good day! Totally happy to hear that everyday people in need of food are going to get the #nutritionalassistance that #SNAP provides! Sorry for what you've had to endure. May this benefit remain intact. Heck, let's strengthen and preserve it! #anappleadayisnotenough
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Complete chaos unnecessarily created by the FELON Administration and GOP.
A solution was available SINCE SEPTEMBER with emergency fundings the FELON refused to approve, Exact same as military pay he DID approve. GOP KNEW THIS and remained silent to this option pretending it did not exist.
A solution was available SINCE SEPTEMBER with emergency fundings the FELON refused to approve, Exact same as military pay he DID approve. GOP KNEW THIS and remained silent to this option pretending it did not exist.
November 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Complete chaos unnecessarily created by the FELON Administration and GOP.
A solution was available SINCE SEPTEMBER with emergency fundings the FELON refused to approve, Exact same as military pay he DID approve. GOP KNEW THIS and remained silent to this option pretending it did not exist.
A solution was available SINCE SEPTEMBER with emergency fundings the FELON refused to approve, Exact same as military pay he DID approve. GOP KNEW THIS and remained silent to this option pretending it did not exist.
🏡 Every day I think about how many Americans could be celebrating finally being able to buy their very own first home under Kamala Harris' proposed plan to provide access to 1st-time buyers' down payments. Instead, more citizens are facing #homelessness, #foreclosures and un- #affordablehousing.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🏡 Every day I think about how many Americans could be celebrating finally being able to buy their very own first home under Kamala Harris' proposed plan to provide access to 1st-time buyers' down payments. Instead, more citizens are facing #homelessness, #foreclosures and un- #affordablehousing.
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I speak from experience. It's impossible to attempt to achieve one's potential wo. first having the safety & security that only results from having a place to call home. More #affordablehousing is needed and less luxury units. Plus, #livingwages. #housingisahumanneed
www.axios.com/local/atlant...
www.axios.com/local/atlant...
Atlanta residents worry most about housing costs, survey shows
Sixty-two percent of people said they couldn't afford to move to another home or apartment in the neighborhood where they live.
www.axios.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I speak from experience. It's impossible to attempt to achieve one's potential wo. first having the safety & security that only results from having a place to call home. More #affordablehousing is needed and less luxury units. Plus, #livingwages. #housingisahumanneed
www.axios.com/local/atlant...
www.axios.com/local/atlant...
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Some are mad because people are on SNAP and not working.
I’m mad because people are on SNAP even though they are working.
I’m mad because people are on SNAP even though they are working.
October 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Some are mad because people are on SNAP and not working.
I’m mad because people are on SNAP even though they are working.
I’m mad because people are on SNAP even though they are working.
My lived #poverty experience w. 2 children decades ago taught me how crucial #SNAP is to addressing #foodinsecurity. When you have kids the pot is never big enough!
READ: As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
open.substack.com/pub/phillewi...
READ: As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
open.substack.com/pub/phillewi...
As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
My lived #poverty experience w. 2 children decades ago taught me how crucial #SNAP is to addressing #foodinsecurity. When you have kids the pot is never big enough!
READ: As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
open.substack.com/pub/phillewi...
READ: As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
open.substack.com/pub/phillewi...
All I can say is, "Wow!" and "Well done, Ms. Bly!"
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
All I can say is, "Wow!" and "Well done, Ms. Bly!"