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beverlyhamilton.bsky.social
Innovator for Good, Nonprofit Executive, Educator/Coach, Mother, Always Curious
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Netflix has thrown “Sesame Street” a safety net with a new streaming deal that offers the popular children’s staple a broad reach while keeping it on its long-standing home, PBS, the companies announced.

submitted 35 days ago • 50 comments

73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need: -Paid family leave -Equal pay -Universal childcare (But get your mom flowers, too)

submitted 43 days ago • 259 comments

At a time of massive inequality, Trump's budget is breathtaking in its degree of cruelty. It slashes funding for health care, housing & education that the working class desperately needs in order to pay for more tax breaks for billionaires & the Pentagon. That is morally obscene.

submitted 51 days ago • 167 comments

Reminder: Tariffs aren't paid by other countries. They're eventually paid by us at the check out line. And they're regressive — taking a higher percentage out of the paychecks of working people than out of the wealthy.

submitted 76 days ago • 383 comments

"Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act" premieres on @pbs.org tonight, March 25th. @jimlebrecht.bsky.social directed the film, which shows the "decades-long push for equality and accessibility that culminated in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990."

submitted 90 days ago • 1 comment

The wealthiest man in the world has fully purchased the federal government of the United States. This is one of the most extraordinary crises in the history of this country and you need to ask whether your elected representatives are acting like it.

submitted 95 days ago • 509 comments

Sixty-six million seniors and individuals with disabilities rely on Medicare. Yet, coverage continues to be severely limited for dental, vision and hearing. @sanders.senate.gov and I want to fix that. Expanding Medicare benefits moves us closer to assuring dignity and health for all.

submitted 97 days ago • 8 comments

Do you know why Americans are angry? Over the last 50 years, real weekly wages have been stagnant.  At the same time, there was a $79 trillion transfer of wealth from the bottom 90% to the to the top 1%. We need an economy that works for all, not just billionaires.

submitted 97 days ago • 319 comments

INBOX: A group of 166 faith leaders from across Texas are calling on legislators to vote against bills that require displays of the 10 Commandments in public classrooms. The bill was OK'd by the Texas Senate on Tuesday.

submitted 97 days ago • 3 comments

If your believe defunding a National Parks Service, that's not only a treasure of wonderment for our country but a massive money maker relative to its budget, is a genius move, then you've fully transitioned into being a useful idiot, congrats

submitted 105 days ago • 3 comments

The goal of sharing ideas isn't for everyone to agree with you. It’s for some people to learn from you—and for you to learn from them. It’s better to risk social disapproval than to sacrifice self-respect. Popularity is how many likes you collect. Impact is how many lives you enrich.

submitted 105 days ago • 4 comments

Fight the Texas School Voucher Scam by testifying Tuesday 💪

submitted 105 days ago • 2 comments

ATTN: SXSW 2025 Bingo is here Enjoy irresponsibly, Austin!

submitted 107 days ago • 12 comments

The rights chief of the United Nations expressed deep concern about a 'fundamental shift in direction' by the United States under President Donald Trump, warning that divisive rhetoric is being used to deceive and polarize people reut.rs/4i0Djrn

submitted 113 days ago • 22 comments

Credit Tiffany Williamson

submitted 120 days ago • 0 comments

Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees. Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law Time to do things that make him react to you. apnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 120 days ago • 2578 comments