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. 💬 Join us at #SOCAP25, October 27-29 in San Francisco: socapglobal.com/event-socap-...

Great turnout in spite of the weather! As always, here for the signs 😅

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...

Really great piece from former EEOC Commissioner Jenny Yang: fortune.com/2025/02/20/t...

Democrats blast Musk and Trump over dismantling USAID Rep. Raskin: “Elon 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.”

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...

Huge protest outside the USAID building today against Trump and Musk's illegal shutdown.

🚨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 harm’s way as a result, and it will benefit our adversaries. It is blatantly, unequivocally unconstitutional.

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?

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...

DEI doesn’t mean hiring unqualified people—it 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.

Breaking: DOJ freezes all cases in civil rights division. "It’s unprecedented. We’ve 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...

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

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." — from In My Own Words, a collection of King's sermons, speeches and writings selected by his wife, Coretta Scott King.

Rest in power, Cecile. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/u...

Today’s 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?...

The Department of Energy’s 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-...

“Everything’s changed now,” 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 – and weigh on lower-income households impactalpha.com/la-wildfires...

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...

@folake-oguntebi.bsky.social 👋 happy to see you here :)

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 “Keep the faith”😢

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!

Who has a ready-made graphic I can use to replace my profile pic on Instagram saying something like, “Find me on BlueSky”?

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

Appreciated this piece in @huffpost.com by @mirandayaver.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social: “you…don’t 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.”

How a vegetarian celebrates Thanksgiving…#betterthantofurkey

"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...

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

Hi @bsky.app - I am a dog owner, pet lover and vegetarian, and I’m here for all the catless lady jokes…but is there a way to see slightly fewer pets on my feed? Still learning how this works!

A piece of good news for New Yorkers who ride the subway: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/n...