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coyotebroad.bsky.social
Online since the 1990s talking Tech4Good, nonprofits, #volunteering, #travel, Star Wars, classic movies, #motorcycles & more. Formerly of the United Nations (UNDP). Also on Mastodon, Reddit, Instagram, Facebook, whatever is next. coyotebroad.com
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My favorite #travel vlogger, Itchy Boots, isn't coming to the USA as planned, to promote her book. She fears what ICE might do when they see where she's been: might lock her up, not "just" turn her away. & I can't blame her. Every day, another action that, ultimately, hurts my country. #motorcycle

Highlight of the entire conference.

AmeriCorps members are organizing protests regarding NCCC via Reddit. www.reddit.com/r/AmeriCorps/

AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps informed #volunteers Tuesday that they must exit the program immediately. Some members have no home to return to right now. Many nonprofits & government programs depend on NCC members to provide disaster relief, other services. apnews.com/article/amer...

Opinion: All philanthropies lose out when our democracy fails. That's why a new campaign seeks $20 million for groups standing up as the White House undermines the rule of law. phlnthrp.com/4jyYUHJ @joegoldman.bsky.social @democracyfund.bsky.social @democracyforward.org

This is where we are headed. If you don’t believe me, ask what basis the government had to send me and my family to a prison camp in Arkansas. We “looked like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor.”

Hey, the room filled up.

Waiting for this room to fill up, hoping people will want to hear our presentation.

DOGE wants to take over independent nonprofits that receive any federal funding. wapo.st/44pCAfc

"AI work is just as good as human work" is a statement that *always* flows from the direction of power. Employers to workers, producers to consumers, but not the reverse. Because it's not a thing people actually believe, but an argument: slop is good enough for you; you are slop.

Actual quote from the law-abiding student they’re deporting “for antisemitism” with no actual evidence of his antisemitism.

NEW from me: A whistleblower says DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data...and then someone posted a threatening letter to his door. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

SCOOP: HHS has been gutted leaving critical health systems in danger of collapsing overnight. And no one's in charge: “Those in charge are AWOL. I’m doing nothing productive. This ship has no captain whatsoever, and I’m playing in the band while the Titanic sinks.” www.wired.com/story/depart...

White House plan to defund the UN will leave it a shell & sets up a fight between OMB & State @icao.int @itu.int @iaeaorg.bsky.social

Rubio lashed out at SoSudan by banning visa holders because of a diplomatic mess-up. The country is on the verge of war, but still tried to placate the US. Our scoop of the mystery man behind the US outburst www.passblue.com/2025/04/14/t...

A job posting that said, 
 "While we may encourage people to use AI systems during their role to help them work faster and more effectively, please do not use AI assistants during the application and during the interview processes. 🧵1 of 2

Of course, those of us who watched Buffy know this isn't true.

A federal worker on Reddit: "If Target lays off 10k employees... people can change their shopping habits, go to Walmart. If X/Twitter lays off 60% of employees & app quality decreases, users can shift to Bluesky. There is no back up for what we do, the states can’t absorb our work overnight."

See you at the Habitat for Humanity western regional conference in Portland this week? Say hi on Whova if you are there. #HabitatForHumanity

Since 1994, the GI Rights Hotline has proved free, confidential, & accurate info on US military regulations and practices to servicemembers, veterans, potential recruits, & their families. It's a consortium of nearly 20 non-governmental, non-profit organizations.

Local government officials in Huntington Beach, California look to require formal contracts with volunteer groups that work with public facilities like the library (could be retribution for those group advocating for those facilities). #Volunteers #Ethics voiceofoc.org/2025/04/hunt...

I'll not only be attending my first Touratech Rally this year - I'll be presenting! I'll present Friday, June 27 at 11AM: Travel on a #Motorcycle and Do Good. In Washington state: www.touratechrally.com #volunteers #ethics

#Serbia: We call for a thorough investigation into the attack on journalist Zoran Strika on 12 April. We have been informed of other worrying cases on the same day. #Mediafreedom in Serbia is in urgent crisis. Journalists face daily pressure for their work. #EndImpunity www.mapmf.org/alert/33151

Trump´s decision to shut down the US southern border has brought Mexico's asylum system to the brink of collapse. Many migrants may be using it to bide their time before trying to cross to the US again. Read this new story from our series “The Deterrence Effect”.

"The one thing that can stop the rise of the far right is the one thing mainstream parties are currently not prepared to deliver: greater equality. The rich should be taxed more, and the revenue used to improve the lives of the poor." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Exclusive: Days before masked ICE agents detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk to deport her, the State Department determined that the Trump administration had not produced any evidence showing that she engaged in antisemitic activities.

Our politics, expectations, & media consumption impacts vaccine experiences, including adverse events. Needed: new strategies to counter the vaccine concern vortex! My new article: Vaccine safety, politics and the nocebo effect healthydebate.ca/2025/04/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.social

Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...

A great many people who benefit from federal government programs have no idea they do.

Please share far and wide. www.propublica.org/tips/

#DOGE takes over federal grants website, wresting control of billions www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... "The changes to the process — which will allow DOGE to review and approve proposed grant opportunities across the federal government"

Tax Day reveals the financial penalty of single living. With 1,000+ legal and economic benefits for married couples, singles face higher costs. A marketing professor explores how the financial system will need to adapt when more people opt out of marriage: buff.ly/0srQwLq #taxes

Bill Goodman @kyhumanities.bsky.social We want to be part of rebuilding communities ravaged by flooding, but we can’t because DOGE has terminated Kentucky Humanities’ operating grant and any emergency funding sources that previously allowed us to provide aid. kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/11/t...

Another home swept away in Frankfort, Kentucky. 16 dead in storms across multiple states. Arkansas, Texas, Missouri & Oklahoma all hit. Mississippi, Tennessee & Kentucky have declared states of emergency. No word from Trump. But wait for an update on his golf round later… (🎥 Leigh Searcy)

When the wildfires hit California, MAGA screeched for weeks that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was out of the country (and immediately came back). Crickets from them when Donald Trump was golfing with the Saudis as Kentucky flooded.

We’ll get through this together, Kentucky. Donate to help those affected by the floods here: secure.kentucky.gov/formservices...

NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance. By @lisalsong.bsky.social

NEW: Whooping cough is killing babies. It’s not just measles cases that are soaring as vaccine rates decline. And the Trump administration recently cut $11 billion from state and local agencies on the front lines of protecting Americans from outbreaks. www.propublica.org/article/whoo...

The Trump administration is recommending the elimination of the scientific research division at NOAA.

Flooding between Beals and Reed, Kentucky, my family homeland. Highway 60 flooded and closed for the first time in my lifetime. The farm pictured is my cousin's.

He hasn't been in office 90 days. Terrifying to think what's going to happen by the six month mark.

Become a UN Volunteer as: 1️⃣ UNICEF Donor Relations Officer 2️⃣ UNICEF SBC Specialist (Health/Nutrition) 3️⃣ UNDP Safeguards Specialist 4️⃣ UNDP Evaluation Specialist 5️⃣ UNEP Watersheds & Nature Specialist Apply ➡️ app.unv.org

Public libraries in the United States play an essential role in providing safe, accessible and 100% free educational resource centers for every member in communities across the country.

Getting my pertussis vaccine booster today, in fact.

Health misinformation: How to identify reliable sources online iuhealth.org/thrive/healt... - Be skeptical of sensational quick-fixes or $ asks - Medical information affects everyone - Health misinformation is dangerous - Fact-check suspicious health claims - Help fight bunk!

Same for nonprofits.