Anne Avellone

Medicaid covers...

-40% of births nationwide
-50% of kids with special needs
-72 million people in total

Remember this as Republicans move to gut the program to finance tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans. 

"Party of family values."

23.04.2025 22:15 — 👍 2498    🔁 771    💬 82    📌 18

At rally supporting USAID, Christians defend threatened agency The Trump administration's effort to shutter USAID "is getting in the way of us being an influence of good and showing Christ's love in a tangible and practical way," one person attending the rally to...

Pay attention to what CRS and Doctors Without Borders are doing, Marie Dennis of @paxchristiusa.bsky.social "These are not cheaters, or thieves and corrupt people. They're human beings trying to survive around the world. ... We should be proud of that." tinyurl.com/mpcuasa4

06.02.2025 14:12 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

In its simplest terms, the apparent demise of #USAID is the result of the world's richest man ending a program that helps millions of poor people. You don't need a Ph.D. in moral theology to see why this is an evil. You can just read Jesus's parables on the rich and the poor.

03.02.2025 15:03 — 👍 2388    🔁 932    💬 65    📌 64

Millions of children and families are at risk: Help keep hope alive! Catholic Relief Services eases suffering and provides assistance to people in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality.

Amid Trump administration's moves to cut foreign aid, Catholic Relief Services, the US bishops' agency that provides assistance overseas, has an online petition urging people to contact their congressional representatives to resume foreign assistance
support.crs.org/act/foreign-...

03.02.2025 17:51 — 👍 9    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

9. I understand from our Office Manager, however, that as of Sunday, February 2, no funds have been deposited to our bank account. We have checked our accounts multiple times a day since January 29, but no funds have been transmitted. We have received no information or explanation from the Administration for Community Living about the interruption in funds. 10. In short: we have received no federal funds since the OMB Freeze Memo was issued. Our Center had enough money to meet payroll on Friday, January 31, and to cover outstanding bills. But we did not have enough money on hand to cover another two-week pay period at full staffing. 11. Thus, on Friday, January 31, the Board of Directors voted to lay off three of our five employees and drastically reduce services to our customers. This presented a dire situation for our customers, who have immediate needs. 12. For example, on Monday, February 3, we are scheduled to take an 86-year-old woman to dialysis treatments (which we do for her every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday). Our agency is her only way to get to these life-sustaining appointments.

NEW: The board president of a small WV nonprofit says they haven't received their HHS funding since the Trump/Musk budget freeze. They had to lay off 3 of 5 employees on Friday. An 86-yr-old woman is counting on them to take her dialysis tomorrow. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

03.02.2025 03:59 — 👍 10740    🔁 4495    💬 431    📌 398

Pope Francis: “It needs to be said clearly: There are those who systematically work by all means to drive away migrants, and this, when done knowingly and deliberately, is a grave sin.”

21.01.2025 17:02 — 👍 73    🔁 21    💬 2    📌 0

As MAGAism has brought us now to this dark place, a curious effect is that seeing MAGA flags and signs now makes me think of Vaclav Havel because all force only can undo itself, and there begins real hope.

20.01.2025 22:16 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

The Catholic tradition holds clearly that how we treat migrants is how we treat Christ as explained by Erga Migrantes Caritas Christi (issued under JP2)

Inhumane treatment of migrants and refugees would be like someone spitting on the Eucharist or insulting the Blessed mother.

20.01.2025 18:43 — 👍 164    🔁 48    💬 6    📌 1

Be gentle with yourself. Take your time with this journey. Let despair guide you to the self you need to birth the meaning you need to make, the world you need to serve.

- Miriam Greenspan

15.12.2024 02:53 — 👍 101    🔁 16    💬 2    📌 0

El Paso is its own diocese with Bishop Seitz as the bishop there. He’s a strong advocate for immigrants! Archbishop Gustavo is the metropolitan over a number of dioceses, including El Paso.

28.11.2024 04:07 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Collage of some artists featured on the 12-2-24 Global Music Show on KUNM hosted by Michael Hess. Show will start at 10 pm on 89.9 FM Albuquerque/Santa Fe.

Hi new BlueSky friends. I will be hosting the Global Music Show on KUNM, beaming from Albuquerque on 89.9 FM Monday, 12/2 at 10 pm. You can stream it live at www.kunm.org or through 12/16 at www.kunm.org/two-week-arc.... Music from a variety of countries, covering a variety of genres. Join me!

24.11.2024 01:57 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0