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Dana Cory Litwin,CVA

@danalitwincva.bsky.social

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Passionate advocate and strategist for people giving their time and talent. "Priceless Advice for Leaders of Volunteers" web series host/producer. Also music, improv, comedy, and kindness. She/They

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Dana Cory Litwin,CVA @danalitwincva.bsky.social · 6d

NEW #TuesdayTips for leaders of #volunteers! youtu.be/rywMJnrfTC8?...

#TuesdayTips with Severina Ware, CVA "Know Your Worth & Add Some Tax!"

YouTube video by Dana's Priceless Advice with Leaders of Volunteers

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 41m

Subtle metaphor for America.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 45m

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom.

Full Story: wapo.st/42RiU2q

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 1d

San Francisco No Kings march...

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Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 1d

WOW! Protesters created a HUGE human sign on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach reading “No Kings YES on 50” to support California’s Prop 50 and stand up against Donald Trump’s fascist regime

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NRDC @nrdc.org · 4d

Unusually warm ocean temperatures fueled Typhoon Halong, slamming Western Alaska last week. Locals were left stranded in flooded homes and recovery efforts are slow to respond for these hard-hit rural communities.

Typhoon leaves flooded Alaska villages facing a storm recovery far tougher than most Americans will ever experience

‘As the storm approached Alaska, everything went sideways,’ leaving people no time to evacuate and little time to prepare. An Alaska meteorologist explains what happened and the challenges ahead.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 4d

The Republicans have in effect shut down the legislative branch of the U.S. government and handed those powers to the dictator in the White House. No one cleared this with the American people.

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Dana Cory Litwin,CVA @danalitwincva.bsky.social · 6d

NEW #TuesdayTips for leaders of #volunteers! youtu.be/rywMJnrfTC8?...

#TuesdayTips with Severina Ware, CVA "Know Your Worth & Add Some Tax!"

YouTube video by Dana's Priceless Advice with Leaders of Volunteers

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7d

Soon it will be show us your papers. This must stop.

A tweet by James Surowiecki replying to David J. Bier. Surowiecki asks, “Where in the Immigration and Nationality Act does it say that US citizens have to prove that they're citizens or else be arrested?” The quoted tweet by Bier reads, “ICE agents to US citizen: Turn around or you're getting the dog,” accompanied by a photo of a man wearing a face mask and standing near vehicles at night.

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Dana Cory Litwin,CVA @danalitwincva.bsky.social · 7d

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Dana Cory Litwin,CVA @danalitwincva.bsky.social · 7d

And rainbow laces for us queers/gays/riotgrrls!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9d

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in.

Why the delay?

Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 12d

Mass mobilizations matter. They change the narrative. Build solidarity across society. Show that resistance is powerful, growing & everywhere. And they spread courage & inspire others to push back against the Trump admin's authoritarian actions. On Oct 18, be part of the largest US mobilization yet:

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power belongs to the people.

nokings.org

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Dana Cory Litwin,CVA @danalitwincva.bsky.social · 12d

NEW #TuesdayTips for leaders of #Volunteers or any #Nonprofit professional! A special topic for Spooky Season - Why do volunteers ghost (aka drop-out suddenly) organizations?
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#TuesdayTips "Why Volunteers Ghost You: 3 Things to Know and Catch Before Dropout!"

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 14d

I dunno man, try listening to marginalized people *before* shit goes wrong, and maybe it won't keep being like that

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 17d

ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.

Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.

That’s not making America great again.

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

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pieist.xenoplasm.com @pieist.xenoplasm.com · 18d

I'm now trying to find a project like this in my area, which I will help in any way they need:
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Immigration activists in LA launch 'Liberty Vans' to respond to ICE raids

Each van will be staffed with a faith leader, a lawyer and a videographer, with a goal of making sure federal agents comply with the law.

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Dana Cory Litwin,CVA @danalitwincva.bsky.social · 19d

NEW Priceless Advice interview with Swim Karim! Let us know in the comments what you think of these hot takes on #nonprofits and #volunteering:
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Priceless Advice with Swim Karim "Authenticity, AI, and the State of the Nonprofit Sector!"

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 22d

This reporter helped expose the falsity of ICE's narrative on the fatal shooting of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez. His work is a perfect example of why we don't have secret police.

Journalists have a constitutional right to cover protests and their aftermath. Release @peoplesfabric.com immediately.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 22d

Chaos again, feds tackling protesters at random.

They just detained @peoplesfabric.com.

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dumped-x.bsky.social @dumped-x.bsky.social · Nov 27

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Billie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 24d

"Who would have predicted this?"

- Black women did.
- Trans people did.
- The *entire* disability community did.
- The anarchists did.
- Post-Evangelicals did.

"Well why didn't I hear them."

You did. But you disregarded us as "extremists" and "alarmists". And you are still calling us that.

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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 25d

NEW: Fermi America, an energy startup run by former Texas governor Rick Perry, wants to open a nuclear-powered AI data center in drought-prone farmland.

"We can’t pay our bills or feed our kids with false promises of a glittering AI future," says Texas business owner Kendra Kay:

AI Is a Dangerous Billionaire Boondoggle - OtherWords

Billionaires want to use your tax dollars to put nuclear-powered AI data centers in drought-prone farmland. What could go wrong?

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26d

‘Science demands action’: world leaders and UN push climate agenda forward despite Trump’s attacks

Leaders unveil new targets to cut planet-heating pollution after Trump called climate crisis a ‘con job’ World leaders have unveiled new targets to cut planet-heating pollution at the United Nations, in a bid to spur fresh impetus to the beleaguered climate effort a day after Donald Trump called the crisis “the greatest con job ever perpetrated upon the world”. A total of 120 countries and the European Union announced new goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in New York on Wednesday. The pledges most notably include one from China, the world’s leading emitter, which said it would cut emissions by 7-10% from its peak level by 2035. Continue reading...

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Dana Cory Litwin,CVA @danalitwincva.bsky.social · 27d

NEW #TuesdayTips for #Nonprofit pros and leaders of #volunteers!
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#TuesdayTips with Swim Karim "Be Seen for a Career Boost: WFH or RTO!"

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28d

Dear DHS: “Demonization” is Trump calling immigrants “vermin,” Muslims “terrorists,” Mexicans “rapists,”& Trans folks “extremists.”

Condemning that demonization is free speech—as enshrined in our Constitution.

My advice? Stop demonizing people & people won’t call you demonic. Quite simple really.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Sep 19

As many of you know, this week Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel under pressure from Trump. That is censorship, plain and simple. And when corporations act like this, we all pay the price, because free speech is a pillar of our democracy.

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