Mary Phillips

Memorial to Mother Jones including a plaque, American flag, and statues

The tomb of Mother Jones

A view of the monument to Mother Jones with a full moon and American flag in the background

Full moon rising over the entrance to the union miners cemetery

On my way home from a gathering on Catholics, community organizing, & supporting democracy, I got to stop by the burial site of Mother Jones. I've driven past many times, but never gotten to pay my respects to her & the workers buried at the only union-dedicated cemetery in the country. #UnionStrong

09.09.2025 15:39 — 👍 17    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Republicans need to cut Medicaid to hit budget savings target, CBO finds thehill.com/homenews/hou...

05.03.2025 23:31 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Pentagon prepares to fire thousands of civilian employees in dramatic culling More than 5,000 people will be eliminated from jobs next week who are not deemed “mission critical.”

Pentagon prepares to fire thousands of civilian employees in dramatic culling - POLITICO www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

23.02.2025 16:54 — 👍 9    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 3

Trump administration eliminating 1,600 USAID jobs in the US The administration is placing all but a handful of personnel on paid leave.

President Donald Trump’s administration said it was placing all personnel at the foreign assistance agency USAID, except leaders and critical staff, on paid administrative leave and eliminating 1,600 positions in the United States reut.rs/4hVgJk0

24.02.2025 04:12 — 👍 137    🔁 59    💬 20    📌 8

You’re about to hear all kinds of things about a bill called the SAVE Act. 

Congressional Republicans are using it as a cover to take away voting rights from thousands of Americans—all while claiming it’s about stopping non-citizens from voting.

5 things to know 🧵👇🏻

21.02.2025 16:26 — 👍 110    🔁 60    💬 12    📌 3

Fellow book lovers! There is a better way to buy our books than Amazon. Instead of putting $ in Bezos' pocket, every purchase on @bookshop-org.bsky.social financially supports independent bookstores. You can even select the bookstore you'd like to support.

21.02.2025 03:33 — 👍 1509    🔁 459    💬 29    📌 18

The places we’re pulling foreign aide dollars from now are the places we’ll be forced to send American soldiers to risk their lives in ten years.

03.02.2025 00:30 — 👍 361    🔁 87    💬 15    📌 2

Trump to sign executive orders proclaiming there are only two biological sexes, halting diversity programs White House officials grouped both orders under the Trump administration’s wider “restoring sanity” agenda.

NBC: Trans people who have X as their gender marker on their passport should exercise caution when leaving the country, as they could have challenges re-entering the United States and could even be held in detention by border agents.

www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

20.01.2025 23:05 — 👍 16    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 2

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10.01.2025 20:44 — 👍 1109    🔁 242    💬 19    📌 14

The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.

Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state, @mccrummen.bsky.social reports. Now their war begins.

09.01.2025 13:19 — 👍 252    🔁 112    💬 62    📌 28

Clif Smart: Diversity can be valuable, even in a Red State - Springfield Daily Citizen DEI programs at MSU are about creating a welcoming environment for faculty, staff and students of all backgrounds, narrowing achievement gaps, and celebrating different cultures.

My latest Springfield Daily Citizen column argues that diversity initiatives, done the right way, create a positive welcoming culture, are not discriminatory and should continue. sgfcitizen.org/voices-opini...

08.01.2025 22:42 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

May I put you in touch with a contact of mine, serve as a reference or help you see your skills and experience in a new light? I'll always find time to meet in person or over Zoom if you are overseas or out of state. Wishing you all the best in 2025!

31.12.2024 15:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Happy New Year! If you are seeking a new professional chapter, please do not hesitate to reach out if I can be of help. It has been my pleasure to mentor and encourage many new and experienced professionals in the fields of public affairs, journalism, non-profit management and the private sector.

31.12.2024 15:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Love that she’s from SW Missouri and has such supportive, loving parents.

21.12.2024 19:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The OSCE/ODIHR published its final report on the Georgian Parliamentary Elections, highlighting systematic voter intimidation, vote-buying, and significant violations of vote secrecy. All of this calls into question the legitimacy and transparency of the elections. 1/2

20.12.2024 19:34 — 👍 34    🔁 18    💬 1    📌 0

In Georgia Protests, Echoes of Ukraine’s Past Revolutions This former Soviet Republic has been rocked by anti-government demonstrations over the same issues that hurtled Ukraine into war — its relationship with Europe and Russia.

For those interested in the OSCE and my recent deployment to Georgia on behalf of the US Department of State, our report is in today's NYT article. OSCE is the world's largest security organization with members ranging from the US in the west to Russia in the east.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/w...

10.12.2024 16:01 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

God i love @propublica.org so much

07.12.2024 02:36 — 👍 4424    🔁 1420    💬 71    📌 33

What a great movie this would make!

29.11.2024 23:56 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

In or out of public office, Jason Kander continues to inspire. I can’t wait to watch 60 Minutes tomorrow night about how he pulled off the impossible.

29.11.2024 21:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Georgia on my mind.

16.11.2024 14:18 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0