Amber Miller
@geministwins.bsky.social
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Kelly: When I was flying in combat over Iraq during the first Gulf War, I didn’t expect that there was a 10-year-old kid sitting in South Africa who would one day become the richest guy in the world and call me a traitor for doing my job. Now, he kind of acts like a 12-year-old kid
March 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Kelly: When I was flying in combat over Iraq during the first Gulf War, I didn’t expect that there was a 10-year-old kid sitting in South Africa who would one day become the richest guy in the world and call me a traitor for doing my job. Now, he kind of acts like a 12-year-old kid
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We should not be balancing the federal budget on the backs of veterans.
Cuts to the VA will mean longer wait times, delayed health care, & missed calls to the Veterans Crisis Line.
Cuts to the VA will mean longer wait times, delayed health care, & missed calls to the Veterans Crisis Line.
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency.
apnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We should not be balancing the federal budget on the backs of veterans.
Cuts to the VA will mean longer wait times, delayed health care, & missed calls to the Veterans Crisis Line.
Cuts to the VA will mean longer wait times, delayed health care, & missed calls to the Veterans Crisis Line.
Reposted by Amber Miller
Yesterday, private prison company CoreCivic announced that they will reopen a family detention center in Texas. It was previously reported a toddler detained there died due to a lack of medical care.
It will detain up to 2,400 people—including children.
It will detain up to 2,400 people—including children.
Private prison companies set to make billions reopening jails for ICE
“There's a private interest behind the detention and the incarceration of our community,” said an activist protesting the facilities.
www.motherjones.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Yesterday, private prison company CoreCivic announced that they will reopen a family detention center in Texas. It was previously reported a toddler detained there died due to a lack of medical care.
It will detain up to 2,400 people—including children.
It will detain up to 2,400 people—including children.
Reposted by Amber Miller
Tomorrow (and everyday) would be a great day to support Small/Local Businesses. Pay with cash but no credit cards in solidarity with the economic blackout. They can’t afford to lose sales.
They’re the backbone to your community.
With Love,
A Small Business Owner 🩵
They’re the backbone to your community.
With Love,
A Small Business Owner 🩵
February 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Tomorrow (and everyday) would be a great day to support Small/Local Businesses. Pay with cash but no credit cards in solidarity with the economic blackout. They can’t afford to lose sales.
They’re the backbone to your community.
With Love,
A Small Business Owner 🩵
They’re the backbone to your community.
With Love,
A Small Business Owner 🩵
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In the USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials.
“People came to us because they needed community, needed connection. We were trying to keep each other safe. Now, we’re all just this big target.”
“People came to us because they needed community, needed connection. We were trying to keep each other safe. Now, we’re all just this big target.”
LGBTQ federal workers brace for a McCarthyist purge
"They’re not asking people ‘Are you gay? Are you lesbian?’ They’re asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?'"
www.motherjones.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
In the USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials.
“People came to us because they needed community, needed connection. We were trying to keep each other safe. Now, we’re all just this big target.”
“People came to us because they needed community, needed connection. We were trying to keep each other safe. Now, we’re all just this big target.”
Reposted by Amber Miller
Craig Strong recently installed a new, more efficient grain dryer on his farm; it was supposed to be funded, in part, by a federal program to reduce the need for fossil fuels in rural communities.
Now, he and other farmers aren't sure they'll be paid back.
(via @wskg.bsky.social)
Now, he and other farmers aren't sure they'll be paid back.
(via @wskg.bsky.social)
New York farmers continue to wait on frozen USDA funds
Many farmers already paid for equipment that the federal government said it would reimburse. Now, it’s unclear when or if they’ll get that money.
www.wskg.org
February 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Craig Strong recently installed a new, more efficient grain dryer on his farm; it was supposed to be funded, in part, by a federal program to reduce the need for fossil fuels in rural communities.
Now, he and other farmers aren't sure they'll be paid back.
(via @wskg.bsky.social)
Now, he and other farmers aren't sure they'll be paid back.
(via @wskg.bsky.social)