Jenny Geib

The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire

I really am just working from the basic premise of political science that public opinion isn’t just measurable — you can and should CREATE it.

I was at two airports recently where they seemingly were told to ration trays and withhold them until you were right in front of the machine - so now you’ve taken everything out but are trying to juggle it and put bags on the conveyor belt without dropping your laptop…what fresh hell.

Great article by @aryamerikaner.bsky.social of Brown’s Promise!

“School integration causes positive, permanent changes in mindset that can improve social cohesion, trust, and the health of our democracy as we fight for its very existence.”

This is real?! Wtf

Extending gentrifying Atlanta’s tax districts for 25 years makes little sense Atlanta's Tax Allocation Districts (TADs) have run their course and we should find more novel ways to spur prosperity, build housing and assist low-income residents.

New, by me, on why the City of Atlanta should not extend its TAD (TIF) districts and how it will hurt, not help, low-income Atlantans.

(Bracing for a new round of ad hominem attacks from Mayor Dickens or his staff/lobbyists, but I am traveling so may not see it.)

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A haunted house but it's just a nation without public education.

I mean, they told us they were going to do this…but it’s still horrifying.

I mean, it’s a familiar look for Microsoft Teams users! They feel at home in the sterile, shitty interface that never quite does what it’s supposed to. (That said, I use it a LOT for work…)

Oooh!! Me too!

Heartbreaking 💔

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

What a shit show…and corporate greed will insure they never go back down, even if tariffs are lifted.

Disgusting.

Opinion | I Worked at U.S.A.I.D. for Over 8 Years. This Is Our Biggest Failure.

As a communications professional who has worked with USAID and its grantees for decades, this is sadly so true - we didn’t spend enough energy showing the public the value if our work… (gift article courtesy my public library!) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o...

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Great choice!

One of my favorites…

Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries.

Always money for war.

must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away

The full story about immigration you aren't getting from politicians and the media. Watch More: The Military-Industrial The Truth About the U.S. Border | Robert Reich

Republicans’ budget bill earmarks a staggering $45 billion for immigrant detention centers.

The biggest beneficiaries? Private prison companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group – who both donated hefty sums to Trump’s inauguration.

Always follow the money.

Divided Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Religious Charter School in Oklahoma

Breaking News: A divided Supreme Court rejected a plan to allow Oklahoma to use government money to run the nation’s first religious charter school.

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“The encounter…exemplified Trump’s selective concern over human rights...he showcased allegations of mistreatment of white people in democratic S. Africa, he traveled to three Middle East countries ruled by repressive regimes and told them he would not lecture…about how they treat their own people.”

Trump Lectures South African President in Televised Oval Office Confrontation

Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...

Yay!

Thanks for sharing this @professajay.bsky.social !

“…cities have studied New Orleans, weighing whether to replicate its charter-dominated system…what they often overlook is the human cost…the thousands of careers ended overnight, the neighborhoods left without schools, and the children treated as test scores or liabilities instead of human beings.”