Janet Berry
@janetbberry.bsky.social
I love non-profits, accounting, books, and pie. Happy Warrior.
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Maryland hit hardest by federal job cuts; 10,300 lost in October and November alone
Maryland hit hardest by federal job cuts; 10,300 lost in October and November alone
The latest data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that Maryland lost 10,000 federal jobs in October alone and an estimated 10,300 total in October and November of 2025.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Maryland hit hardest by federal job cuts; 10,300 lost in October and November alone
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After the assassination of Melissa Hortman it’s not hard to understand why a woman in Minnesota would be afraid of a man in a mask who says he’s a cop.
January 8, 2026 at 1:36 AM
After the assassination of Melissa Hortman it’s not hard to understand why a woman in Minnesota would be afraid of a man in a mask who says he’s a cop.
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NPR built a visual archive of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, showing exactly what happened through the lenses of the people who were there. In "Chapter 2: Stop the Steal," we look at how false claims of a stolen election mobilized Trump supporters.
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM
NPR built a visual archive of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, showing exactly what happened through the lenses of the people who were there. In "Chapter 2: Stop the Steal," we look at how false claims of a stolen election mobilized Trump supporters.
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A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
NPR, you knocked out out of the park. Chilling. [Consider This from NPR] Inside the Jan. 6 Capitol riot: Part 1 of 2 #considerThisFromNpr
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January 6, 2026 at 11:55 AM
NPR, you knocked out out of the park. Chilling. [Consider This from NPR] Inside the Jan. 6 Capitol riot: Part 1 of 2 #considerThisFromNpr
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Aaron Rodgers doing Gen X proud.
January 5, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Aaron Rodgers doing Gen X proud.
NEVER let this man rest until he had been held accountable. Haunt him.
Dan Bongino: “I’m going back to my podcast, where I just talk about how incompetent the FBI is.”
January 5, 2026 at 2:19 AM
NEVER let this man rest until he had been held accountable. Haunt him.
Bluesky REALLY needs an icon for "This is BULLCR@P!"
December 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Bluesky REALLY needs an icon for "This is BULLCR@P!"
Missed this when it came out. Orgs that support elderly, low-income, disabled, rural - need to fight as public services become digitized.
nonprofitquarterly.org/digital-acce...
nonprofitquarterly.org/digital-acce...
Digital Access Advocates Fight Against Exclusion | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Accessing public benefits in the United States has never been easy. Often, digitalization makes it even harder. But advocates are organizing to respond.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Missed this when it came out. Orgs that support elderly, low-income, disabled, rural - need to fight as public services become digitized.
nonprofitquarterly.org/digital-acce...
nonprofitquarterly.org/digital-acce...
I'm watching Season 2 of "High on the Hog" on Netflix, and it struck me how critical HBCUs in Atlanta were to the Civil Rights movement in the 20th. THAT is why Trump and MAGA are attacking higher education. We need to resist at every turn.
December 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I'm watching Season 2 of "High on the Hog" on Netflix, and it struck me how critical HBCUs in Atlanta were to the Civil Rights movement in the 20th. THAT is why Trump and MAGA are attacking higher education. We need to resist at every turn.
I don't know what's going on, but I heard the song "Big Country" (1983) twice this month after not hearing it in decades. What does it mean?
December 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I don't know what's going on, but I heard the song "Big Country" (1983) twice this month after not hearing it in decades. What does it mean?
@alsobrooks.senate.gov As a Marylander and proud parent of a trans kid, I am appalled at your vote on S1071. I will remember this failure to protect trans folx.
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
@alsobrooks.senate.gov As a Marylander and proud parent of a trans kid, I am appalled at your vote on S1071. I will remember this failure to protect trans folx.
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Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate!
Wishing you a meaningful and beautiful Festival of Lights.
Wishing you a meaningful and beautiful Festival of Lights.
December 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate!
Wishing you a meaningful and beautiful Festival of Lights.
Wishing you a meaningful and beautiful Festival of Lights.
This is appallingly callous and an affront to the promise made to all our troops. VA Healthcare isn't perfect, but it is damn good, essential, and morally right.
"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:53 AM
This is appallingly callous and an affront to the promise made to all our troops. VA Healthcare isn't perfect, but it is damn good, essential, and morally right.
Yes, and
“But unlike so many other epidemics, we possess the cure.”
Congress can and must act to end the epidemic of gun violence.
Congress can and must act to end the epidemic of gun violence.
December 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Yes, and
Stay strong, New Orleans. Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Federal agents have started dispersing across immigrant neighborhoods in New Orleans, marking the latest front in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. DHS confirmed the operation in a statement, calling it “Swamp Sweep.”
'No ICE, no fear': Dozens protest in New Orleans ahead of Louisiana immigration sweep
Protesters emphasized that the presence of federal officers on city streets was instilling widespread fear, including among U.S. citizens and lawful residents.
www.wwno.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Stay strong, New Orleans. Laissez les bons temps rouler!
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STAY IN LINE!
Polls close at 7 PM! If you are in line before 7 PM, you can still vote!
Call 1-833-DEM-VOTE if you have any problems.
Polls close at 7 PM! If you are in line before 7 PM, you can still vote!
Call 1-833-DEM-VOTE if you have any problems.
December 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
STAY IN LINE!
Polls close at 7 PM! If you are in line before 7 PM, you can still vote!
Call 1-833-DEM-VOTE if you have any problems.
Polls close at 7 PM! If you are in line before 7 PM, you can still vote!
Call 1-833-DEM-VOTE if you have any problems.
Congresspeople should NEVER get pensions. Ever. 401k contribution plus a match, fine. But it should not be a lifetime job. FFS. Most of us don't get pensions.
I just realized that Majorie Taylor Greene likely picked January 5th because it would (barely) make her eligible for a congressional pension.
A House Member has to win three consecutive terms and serve at least five years. January 3rd marks her fifth year in Congress.
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A House Member has to win three consecutive terms and serve at least five years. January 3rd marks her fifth year in Congress.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Congresspeople should NEVER get pensions. Ever. 401k contribution plus a match, fine. But it should not be a lifetime job. FFS. Most of us don't get pensions.
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Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
If the government is shut down why are they still collecting income taxes?
November 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If the government is shut down why are they still collecting income taxes?
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Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
While the government is shut down, all our income taxes should go to our states, or at least in escrow.
November 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
While the government is shut down, all our income taxes should go to our states, or at least in escrow.
@corporate.comcast.com how do I report a downed line without an account? I live in a town home and my neighbors might have Xfinity.
October 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
@corporate.comcast.com how do I report a downed line without an account? I live in a town home and my neighbors might have Xfinity.
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Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE.
A platform built to connect creators and listeners is helping an authoritarian regime build up its secret police force.
But we’re not going to idly accept that. We’re going to make Spotify listen: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
A platform built to connect creators and listeners is helping an authoritarian regime build up its secret police force.
But we’re not going to idly accept that. We’re going to make Spotify listen: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
October 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE.
A platform built to connect creators and listeners is helping an authoritarian regime build up its secret police force.
But we’re not going to idly accept that. We’re going to make Spotify listen: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
A platform built to connect creators and listeners is helping an authoritarian regime build up its secret police force.
But we’re not going to idly accept that. We’re going to make Spotify listen: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
Let us call whatever is built "Trump's Folly" forever and ever. And put the names of ALL participants in a plaque.
October 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Let us call whatever is built "Trump's Folly" forever and ever. And put the names of ALL participants in a plaque.