A new @unwomen.bsky.social report highlights the steep consequences of shrinking humanitarian support #gender #equality www.unwomen.org/en/digital-l...

A profile in courage from @npr.org - Karen Ortiz, an administrative judge at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission #gender #equality #LGBTQ+ www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

Think change: “Pink tariffs” worse for women: are Trump’s new tariffs gender-biased? from @odi.global odi.org/en/insights/... #gender #equality

"For women in the US who now feel under attack like never before, who sense their rights, even their bodily autonomy, slipping through their fingers, I bid a weary but warm welcome to the club." #gender #equality #reSISTERS

Also, yesterday, the US government was also the sole vote against a resolution titled “Education for Democracy,” which reaffirms “the right of everyone to education” and recognizes “the importance of equal opportunities for young people, including women.” www.voanews.com/a/at-un-trum... #education

The US govt voted against a resolution, “International Day of Peaceful Coexistence”, that reaffirmed the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development w/US rep Edward Heartney saying “Simply put, the globalist endeavors like Agenda 2030 and the SDGs lost at the ballot box.” www.voanews.com/a/at-un-trum...

“Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never.” #democracy

NED’s mission is to support local actors in fostering democratic norms & institutions. We support local actors in the peaceful pursuit of their democratic goals. www.ned.org/response-to-...

Rieckhoff: He's losing his women and children. His cities are being bombed, and we're talking about his clothes? It was victim shaming, which is what trump has been doing to Zelenskyy and Ukraine since before he got elected. It's unacceptable.

This morning it sank in that I’ve never been more appalled and embarrassed for my country than watching Putin puppets Trump & Vance mistreat hero Pres. Zelenskyy yesterday. Beyond disgraceful. This shame and stain will never be erased. 🇺🇦

A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky. kyivindependent.com/editorial-a-...

"We in the south are a multicultural populace held hostage by voter suppression, gerrymandering, & the failures of legacy media establishments who refuse to acknowledge that humanity can exist in barefoot barbecues, not just on charcuterie plates with fine wines." Seema Jilani via @theguardian.com

"45% of female voters backed Trump in 2024, despite his overt misogyny...now... male MAGA leaders are showing increasing interest in bringing Republican women to heel, both culturally and through the force of law." #gender #equality

How the Pentagon Personnel Firings Threaten Our Apolitical Military "This unprecedented purge of the nation’s top brass suggests that Trump... may attempt to fill these roles with officers he perceives as loyal to him personally." from @marknevitt.bsky.social via @justsecurity.org

"You don’t have to work hard to convince me that we have too many agencies and too many low-impact programs. But does this really need to be done — can it be done effectively at all — by branding lifelong public servants as “criminals” and making them suffer for sport?" #saveforeignaid

When Pres. Kennedy asked Congress to establish USAID in 1961, he rooted its mission in America’s strategic interests and its “moral obligations as a wise leader and good neighbor,” recognizing that poverty and instability threaten America’s prosperity and security. #saveforeignaid

"The Democrats’ task in this fight is to stop a group of radical fanatics from dismantling the government of the United States and selling it for scrap." But we also need to be talking about American values and the positive impact of U.S. programs overseas. #democracy @tommalinowski.bsky.social

For no particular reason, what the Commonwealth of Virginia thinks about kings.

The FBI "is entirely dependent on the good faith of the attorney general to keep Attorney General Guidelines in place and of the FBI director to adhere to and enforce them." @asharangappa.bsky.social #protectdemocracy

We are calling for impeachment—America has no kings.

America has good reason to champion #democracy #saveforeignaid

JPM/BofA/Citi/Goldman, WalMart, Ford/GM, ExxonMobil/Chevron, UPS/FedEx, etc. These companies aren't better off, even w/ lower taxes, if the US economy & polity, & the global economy, implode. They thrive precisely because of democracy, globalization, & international cooperation. And they know this.

“I need Democratic lawmakers to understand something: there is a profound disconnect among many of you between the world as it should be and the world as it is, and we are in a moment in which many of you, bless your hearts, don’t seem to get that.” By @charlotteclymer.bsky.social

This period under Musk/Trump feels like early February in 2020—when a terrible thing was happening with breakneck speed, and the people paying close attention were hair-on-fire about it while the rest of the country carried on as normal.

“Nations around the world and peoples need to see that freedom and democracy are not just something to aspire to as an ideal, but as a practical matter, it works and it works better than totalitarianism.” Marco Rubio #democracy #saveforeignaid

Power moves: The women changing Africa's leadership #WomenInDemocracy

Where a strongman failed, women are now fueling a democratic revival #WomenInDemocracy

"The truth is that Musk and Trump are not interested in reform, reprogramming or efficiency." @adamkinzinger.bsky.social #saveforeignaid

Prebunking Elon Musk's Super Bowl Propaganda by @asharangappa.bsky.social #saveforeignaid

Elon Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we would’ve spent that $$: 🏈Slowed the flow of migrants to our borders by providing job training to 50K people in Central America #saveforeignaid #standwithUSAID www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...

Over the past half-century, an anti-democratic movement has coalesced in the United States… Though it pretends to revere the founders and the Constitution, it fundamentally rejects the idea of America as a modern pluralistic #democracy.

Thanks, friends. #saveforeignaid

Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt. Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

Former USAID Administrator Samantha Power on Colbert #SaveAmerica #SaveUSAID youtube.com/watch?v=OIHJ...

Mergers are associated with dips in aid effectiveness and budget cuts that undermine development agendas and related security goals. #saveforeignaid #natsec

Not so long ago, Ivanka and Pres. Trump praised USAID. #saveforeignaid

Elon Musk is "unelected" and "unvetted" and has "absolutely no security clearance," yet Trump is letting him "gut" USAID and Treasury, says Rep Don Beyer. "It's a huge gift to China and Russia." On the pod, Rep Beyer explains why legal action can still stop Musk: newrepublic.com/article/1910...

These programs make invaluable contributions to US national security and global stability. #saveforeignaid

USAID’s programs, like all our foreign assistance, play a central role in combating extremism, promoting stability and protecting our homeland. #saveforeignaid

#standwithUSAID #saveforeignaid

#standwithUSAID #saveforeignaid

#standwithUSAID #saveforeignaid

USAID overview #standwithUSAID #saveforeignaid

USAID is worth paying attention to, both because it does important work that belies its size and status, and because it’s become an early case study in how the second Trump administration plans to dismantle major parts of the federal bureaucracy. #democracy

"Policies rooted in empathy and collaboration are not just moral imperatives; they are strategic necessities in an interconnected world where instability anywhere can ripple outward." srgstrategicconsulting.com/totally-uncl... #democracy #ffp

Trump’s Early Actions (including on gender) Mirror Project 2025 Plan He Once Dismissed #gender #equality

BREAKING: Republican Sen. Susan Collins says she's a NO on Pete Hegseth, Trump's Defense Secretary pick. Collins is the second Republican to be against Hegseth, following Lisa Murkowski.

Sen. Murkowski is a NO on Hegseth.

Trump to sign an executive order called, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government”. It establishes government-wide the "biological reality" of two sexes and clearly defines male and female. What could go wrong? #gender #equality

Cecile Richards has died #RestInPower #gender #equality