Dave Tinker, CFRE, FAFP

Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.

While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.

Nike Co-Founder Phil Knight Gifts $2 Billion To Oregon Cancer Institute—The Largest University Donation Ever Knight is one of America’s most generous philanthropists, according to Forbes data, donating billions of dollars to educational institutions throughout his life.

Knight is one of America’s most generous philanthropists, according to Forbes data, donating billions of dollars to educational institutions throughout his life.

They had a distribution deal but weren’t signed to a label.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis did it with Thriftshop.

Just another red herring from the real issues

a man wearing a plaid shirt says i 've been diagnosed with excessive oldness ALT: a man wearing a plaid shirt says i 've been diagnosed with excessive oldness

Starting today, we are closer to 2050 than we are 2000 :')

More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.

Pakistan plans to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize Islamabad says Trump helped end recent fighting with India, but New Delhi denies he played any role.

This didn’t age well

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Donate to Immediate Funds for Early Hip Surgery, organized by Kenneth Thompson Okay, folks, it's my turn! Hip replacement has been moved up suddenly from July… Kenneth Thompson needs your support for Immediate Funds for Early Hip Surgery

I just supported a great artist who needs help due to an accident that will keep him from performing for a few weeks. Please help and share his story! TIA

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The White House is sued over lack of sign language interpreters at press briefings The National Association of the Deaf says the White House's failure to provide ASL interpreters during press briefings leaves some deaf and hard of hearing people without information.

Deaf advocacy group sues the White House for lack of ASL interpreters

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When in Milwaukee, have a spotted cow

The Department of Education Forced Idaho to Stop Denying Disabled Students an Education. Then Trump Gutted Its Staff. For years, the Education Department was the only agency that could ensure states would improve conditions for disabled children. Now, Trump’s cuts threaten to hamper its oversight.

When a mom alleged that Idaho was wrongfully keeping kids with dyslexia and other disabilities from special education, the Department of Education found she was right. Idaho was accepting students with specific disabilities at half the national rate.

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Meet the Spoonbills. #birds

IKR !?! Virginia is the only commonwealth with a commonwealth university.

Lyle Lovett singing on stage with his acoustic band

@lylelovett.bsky.social Thank you and your acoustic band for an amazing concert tonight in Greensburg, PA. The time flew by. Cant wait for the next time I’m able to hear you live! #IfIHadABoat

Michael Running Wolf “Indigenous Data is Land…don’t just give it away” #lakota #AIEthics

At least one US president cares to denounce this attack.

I think @costco’s marketing staff need a biology refresher #BonelessLobster #MarketingFail #Costco

Pitt is on a hiring freeze for all positions until the end of June and stopped all doctoral admissions for awhile (they’ve since restarted the admissions) because of the cuts.

Waiting for news of the GOP's Medicaid cuts is like 'staring down the barrel of a shotgun' - Pittsburgh Union Progress Here’s a moral dilemma we should present to every Sunday school class in America: You’re facing pressure from your wealthy boss to provide tax relief for people who can afford fleets of private jets, ...

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He claimed to have found $8 million in federal spending "for making mice transgender.”

That spending…doesn't exist. One of the studies he was referring to included testing on transgenic mice—used in biomedical research for almost 50 years—to improve treatments for people.

Tiffany stained glass window of the disciples looking up at the transfiguration of Jesus with angels around them

Transfiguration window on Transfiguration Sunday

728: Prudence In Our Political Environment – Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio This Week:  Prudence In Our Political Environment  Following from our December episode, “Is It Paranoia Or Prudence?,” Gene Takagi and Amy Sample Ward return with updates from the grass roots on DE…

Is your #nonprofit wondering how to navigate in the current political environment? Then listen to the newest #NonprofitRadio podcast with show legal contributor, @gtak.bsky.social, and technology contributor, @amysampleward.bsky.social, for some important insight:

Wire’s background piece on one of his hacker boys named Big Balls” who has access to our data abd government systems. www.wired.com/story/edward...

With all the turmoil related to giving at the moment I thought it might be nice for folks to hear an actual recording of Andrew Carnegie reciting part of his Gospel of Wealth.

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Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...

Musk's cronies tried to to gain access to classified USAID data. USAID Director of Security John Voorhees security said no. The Musk people threatened to call in the US Marshals and take the data at gunpoint. They still said no.

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I just tried to go to the past (5:34 pm eastern) and this is what I got.