Margot Brandenburg
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Mom/Philanthropic and Impact Investing Leader/Brooklynite *Views described here are only my own*
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SOCAP Global
6 months ago
Hear about the value of meeting the SOCAP community in person at our annual convening from Margot Brandenburg (
@mbranden.bsky.social
), Senior Program Officer of Mission Investments at the
@fordfoundation.org
. đŹ Join us at
#SOCAP25
, October 27-29 in San Francisco:
socapglobal.com/event-socap-...
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Great turnout in spite of the weather! As always, here for the signs đ
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My husband recently participated in a cutting edge cancer trial at the NIH. I have never seen a more dedicated or talented medical team. Starting in late January, however, the NIH campus started to feel like the setting for a dystopian novel.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/h...
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âChaos and Confusionâ at the N.I.H., the Crown Jewel of American Science
Senior scientists at the National Institutes of Health fear that research on conditions like obesity, heart disease and cancer will be undermined by President Trumpâs policies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/health/nih-doge-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Really great piece from former EEOC Commissioner Jenny Yang:
fortune.com/2025/02/20/t...
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Trumpâs DOJ canât rewrite the law on DEI. Hereâs why companies shouldnât back down
Do not fall into the trap: A presidential executive order cannot nullify federal or state law.
https://fortune.com/2025/02/20/trump-dei-law-companies/
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House Judiciary Dems
9 months ago
Democrats blast Musk and Trump over dismantling USAID Rep. Raskin: âElon Musk, you didn't create USAID. The United States Congress did for the American people ⌠like Elon Musk did not create USAID; he doesn't have the power to destroy it. And who's going to stop him? We are.â
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'This is a constitutional crisis': Democrats blast Musk and Trump over USAID
Congressional Democrats blast Elon Musk and President Trump over attempts to shut down USAID, claiming they're causing chaos and harming national security.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/constitutional-crisis-democrats-blast-musk-trump-usaid/story?id=118413317
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Mia Farrow
9 months ago
Elon Musk is sweeping thru our government w unchecked power. He & a team of men age 19-25 have accessed our financial and data systems, firing career officials, shutting down programs & USAID, insulting federal employees urging them to leave their jobs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
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Inside Muskâs Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government
The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/us/politics/musk-federal-government.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Dr. Lucky Tran
9 months ago
Huge protest outside the USAID building today against Trump and Musk's illegal shutdown.
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VoteVets
9 months ago
đ¨Killing USAID makes us LESS SAFE. People will suffer and die if that funding disappears, and instability around the world will increase. American Troops could be put into harmâs way as a result, and it will benefit our adversaries. It is blatantly, unequivocally unconstitutional.
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Comparing here my amazing experience flying recently with one of the 2% of flight captains who are women, with the EO this week that essentially accuses the FAA of risking all of our safety by aspiring to a more diverse workforce. I thought 2% was wildly too few, but apparently it was too many?
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My husband is currently receiving life-saving cancer treatment through a trial at the NIH. The staff who treat him are unparalleled in their skill, professionalism, empathy and dedication. It makes me sick (and selfishly terrified) to see them treated this way.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Trump hits NIH with âdevastatingâ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-hits-nih-devastating-freezes-meetings-travel-communications-and-hiring
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Christopher Webb
9 months ago
DEI doesnât mean hiring unqualified peopleâit means tearing down rigged systems that kept qualified talent out. Giving everyone a fair shot, breaking down barriers that have historically excluded talent. Diversity brings fresh perspectives, drives innovation, and reflects the world being served.
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David Nakamura
9 months ago
Breaking: DOJ freezes all cases in civil rights division. "Itâs unprecedented. Weâve never seen this before at this scale with any transfer of power, regardless of the ideology of any incoming president or administration." Story w/
@perrystein.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Justice Department freezes all cases in civil rights division
The directives halt ongoing civil rights cases and could jeopardize police reform agreements finalized in recent months in Minneapolis and Louisville.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/22/justice-civil-rights-freeze-shutdown/
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The New York Times
9 months ago
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde was nearing the end of her sermon for the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday when she took a breath and looked directly at President Trump. "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now," she said. Read more:
nyti.ms/40slABn
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Fatima Goss Graves
9 months ago
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." â from In My Own Words, a collection of King's sermons, speeches and writings selected by his wife, Coretta Scott King.
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Rest in power, Cecile.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/u...
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Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Dies at 67
She oversaw the United Statesâ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/cecile-richards-dead-planned-parenthood.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Ezra Klein
9 months ago
Todayâs episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
on why attention has become more valuable than money in politics.
open.spotify.com/episode/3kD2...
youtu.be/5qgcdl7pFNE?...
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Democrats are Losing the War for Attention. Badly.
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
https://youtu.be/5qgcdl7pFNE?si=YVdK8jaFyZQCZOhL
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ImpactAlpha
9 months ago
The Department of Energyâs Loan Programs office finalizes two high-profile clean tech loans. The financing, totaling more than $8 billion, went to electric vehicle maker Rivian and green hydrogen developer Plug Power.
impactalpha.com/jigar-shahs-...
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Jigar Shahâs $30 billion final clean tech push
In the final days of the Biden administration, the Department of Energyâs Loan Programs office finalized two high-profile clean tech loans. The financing, ...
https://impactalpha.com/jigar-shahs-30-billion-final-clean-tech-push/
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Dennis Price
9 months ago
âEverythingâs changed now,â UC Berkeley's Stephen Collier tells
@louiewoodall.bsky.social
In a compelling read on
@impactalpha.com
, Woodall breaks down how the fallout from the LA fires could ripple through US insurance markets â and weigh on lower-income households
impactalpha.com/la-wildfires...
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LA wildfires push Californiaâs insurance market to the brink
Editorâs Note: This article was co-published with Climate Proof, a publication on climate adaptation tech and policy. Los Angeles is burning, as it has been ...
https://impactalpha.com/la-wildfires-push-californias-insurance-market-to-the-brink/
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ImpactAlpha
9 months ago
ImpactAlpha has compiled a list of funds and other opportunities to deploy capital in the Ownership Economy, including managers in residential and commercial real estate, employee ownership conversions, entrepreneurial support & financial asset- and wealth-building.
impactalpha.com/ownership-ec...
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Ownership Economy Funds Liist
A list of funds that deploy capital in the Ownership Economy, including managers in real estate, employee ownership conversions, and more.
https://impactalpha.com/ownership-economy-fund-list/
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@folake-oguntebi.bsky.social
đ happy to see you here :)
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My 7 yo wrote a letter to President Biden in October, thanking him for supporting a woman for President. He is thrilled he got a reply; it concludes with âKeep the faithâđ˘
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This week, I am more appreciative than ever of
@bsky.app
- and I want to make sure it doesn't go the way of other platforms. I wrote this piece on
@impactalpha.bsky.social
about how the company can preserve its user-centric approach over time. Would love other ideas so we can preserve this space!
9 months ago
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Who has a ready-made graphic I can use to replace my profile pic on Instagram saying something like, âFind me on BlueSkyâ?
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Judd Legum
10 months ago
1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years But we've identified 10 promise keepers: Farmers Airbnb Expedia Nike Clorox General Mills Holland & Hart Qurate Whirlpool Lyft
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10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021
After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...
https://popular.info/p/10-corporations-that-kept-their-promises
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Appreciated this piece in
@huffpost.com
by
@mirandayaver.bsky.social
and
@citizencohn.bsky.social
: âyouâŚdonât have to condone the online reaction, let alone the killing itself, to understand where it came from or why somebody associated with the insurance industry would inspire such hostility.â
add a skeleton here at some point
10 months ago
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How a vegetarian celebrates ThanksgivingâŚ#betterthantofurkey
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Fran Seegull
11 months ago
"The global financial system fails to consider the environmental & social contexts in which it exists. This misalignment not only threatens efforts to address global challenges but also introduces systemic risks to the economy itself."
@forbes.com
Ioannis Ioannou, LBS
www.forbes.com/sites/lbsbus...
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Financial Market Misalignment With Reality Is The Real Problem Not ESG
Investors chase immediate profits, adhering to an illusion that infinite growth can be achieved on a finite planet without social repercussions.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lbsbusinessstrategyreview/2024/11/14/financial-market-misalignment-with-reality-is-the-real-problem-not-esg/
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Robert Reich
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Mikel Jollett
11 months ago
Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines: Measles: Before: 530,000, After: 47 Mumps: Before: 160,000, After: 429 Rubella: Before: 50,000, After: 3 Diphtheria: Before: 20,000, After: 2 Smallpox: Before: 30,000, After: 0 Polio: Before: 16,000, After: 0
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Hi
@bsky.app
- I am a dog owner, pet lover and vegetarian, and Iâm here for all the catless lady jokesâŚbut is there a way to see slightly fewer pets on my feed? Still learning how this works!
11 months ago
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A piece of good news for New Yorkers who ride the subway:
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/n...
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New York to Revive Congestion Pricing With $9 Toll
Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to announce the revised program on Thursday with the aim of putting it in place before Donald Trump takes office.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/nyregion/congestion-pricing-nine-dollars.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
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