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Joe Fahs @mpondu.bsky.social · Jun 9

The House will vote this week on a massive cut to public media funding. Your local stations are at risk. Call your Rep. now and urge them to vote NO before it’s too late. bit.ly/3T68Qgw #ProtectMyPublicMedia

Urge Congress: Save Public Media

Save your local stations. Call your Members of Congress now!

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Joe Fahs @mpondu.bsky.social · Apr 23

Public media is a lifeline for emergency alerts, educational content, and trusted news. If you value it, now’s the time to fight for its future. Email your lawmakers now: bit.ly/3YMxiXB #ProtectMyPublicMedia

Urge Congress: Save Public Media Funding

Save your local stations. Email your Members of Congress now!

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Joe Fahs @mpondu.bsky.social · Mar 26

Our community relies on our local public media stations for life-saving information, local storytelling, proven educational resources for families, and cultural enrichment. Act now to protect public media's future @MyPublicMedia: bit.ly/3DfGf4h #ProtectMyPublicMedia

Urge Congress: Protect Public Media Funding

With growing calls to defund public media and new threats emerging, now is a critical time to tell Congress to protect your local stations.

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Joe Fahs @mpondu.bsky.social · Mar 20

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Casey Johnston @caseyjohnston.bsky.social · Feb 26

Let’s go www.yahoo.com/news/no-amaz...

'No Amazon, no Walmart, no fast food': What's behind the 'Feb. 28 economic blackout'

The People's Union USA, a self-described “grassroots movement” founded by John Schwarz, is encouraging Americans to refrain from making non-essential purchases on Friday.

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The Park Church, Congregational, United Church of Christ @parkchurchelmira.bsky.social · Feb 17

We start Monday School at 7:00 tonight. Every other Monday night, Zoom in Winter and Summer, in-person Spring and Autumn. Tonight: What does it mean to say we are "constructive / reconstructionist"? Zoom link being sent out again today, or DM us...

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The Park Church, Congregational, United Church of Christ @parkchurchelmira.bsky.social · Feb 11

The UCC is a plaintiff...

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27 religious groups sue Trump administration to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests

The lawsuit contends that the new policy is spreading fear of raids, thus lowering attendance at worship services and other valuable church programs.

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Alejandra M. Pickett @alejandrapickett.bsky.social · Feb 11

Are you registered for the #SUNYOnlineSummit? online.suny.edu/summit/regis...
Feb. 26-28, 2025
Virtually streamed live and for free.
In person in Syracuse, NY.
#onlinelearning #onlineteaching #onlineinstructionaldesign #instructionaldesign #edusky

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ALT: a cat wearing sunglasses says " see you there " on the bottom

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · Feb 7

#DRCongo: "Some of the hospital staff were unable to come to work because of the fighting in the city." says Virginie Napolitano, Doctors Without Borders' Emergency Coordinator in #Goma.

Read her first-hand account of the escalating conflict : www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/democratic-r...

Democratic Republic of Congo: In Goma, a chaotic situation, many people war-wounded | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...

This week, the fighting between M23, the Congolese army and their respective allies reached the city centre of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontière...

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The Park Church, Congregational, United Church of Christ @parkchurchelmira.bsky.social · Feb 4

Standing room only last night for the local premiere of "North To Freedom," co-sponsored with the John W. Jones Museum. A big thanks to WSKG and the documentarian, Brian Frey. You can see the film on PBS on Monday, 17 February.

A photograph of Beecher Hall with approximately 125 people in the audience for the documentary premiere.

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The Park Church, Congregational, United Church of Christ @parkchurchelmira.bsky.social · Feb 3

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Time Bandits: 2 February 2025

On entitlement

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Joe Fahs @mpondu.bsky.social · Jan 31

Urge the New Congress: Safeguard Public Media protectmypublicmedia.org/new-congress...

Urge the New Congress: Safeguard Public Media

New Congress, new threats to public media. Make your voice heard now!

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Jan 24

If you want to support climate activism, here's something simple you can do RIGHT NOW.

Follow the people in this starter pack, and amplify their voices by sharing their messages regularly!

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Jan 24

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."

Not by Gandhi but still very appropriate in these times.

The U.S. is trying to unravel a hacking plot that targeted climate activists

The U.S. claims the hacking was commissioned by a lobbying firm working on behalf of one of the world's biggest oil companies.

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zeynep tufekci @zey.bsky.social · Jan 24

Price of eggs has shot up again.

Yes, it’s because of the raging bird flu epidemic — for poultry we have strict rules for culling.

The bovine H5N1 outbreak, already badly handled, is ongoing too.

And with health agencies muzzled, we are down to fingers crossed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/b...

Bird Flu in U.S. Is Creating Egg Shortages and Driving Up Prices

Avian influenza has led to a shortage of eggs and wholesale prices that are through the roof. Consumers can expect to feel the pain for a while.

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Joe Fahs @mpondu.bsky.social · Jan 22

The article “What Is White Privilege, Really?” from Learning for Justice examines the concept of white privilege, emphasizing that it stems from historical and systemic racism.
www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/fal... #WhitePrivilege

What Is White Privilege, Really?

Recognizing white privilege begins with truly understanding the term itself.

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