@patfoxli.bsky.social
Retired from a career in HR with a large bank, to a busy volunteer life in service to the poor & needy. Learned from the example of Pope Francis that it's more about what you do than what you say.
Another untold story of an American hero. Amazing.
04.11.2025 02:27 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Maude E Callen, Black History
04.11.2025 01:12 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Minimalist vertical memorial poster with light gray background. Centered text reads: βBallots beat bullets. Authoritarians hated that USAID helped prove it.β Below is βUSAIDβ with βUSβ in dark blue and βAIDβ in red. Under it: β1961 to 2025.β At the bottom: βThe first November 3 without you.β
03.11.2025 21:12 β π 102 π 31 π¬ 1 π 0Your last thought sounds like "not in my back yard." If the Native Americans held this view, many of us will still be living in Europe, under tyranny. I think you and I have a slightly world view. I respect your right to have your opinion; I just cannot in conscience share it. Have a nice day.
01.11.2025 16:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0This seems like a quick fix, unless your very life hung in the balance. The motto of the Statue of Liberty didn't mention only people who speak English or weren't running for the lives. Deporting everyone is a convenient way if you are not personally impacted, for those who are a death sentence.
01.11.2025 16:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Some of the responsibility is our government not funding/staffing ports of entry. We have not managed this well, because politically there was a need for cheap labor and no appetite to spend the $ needed to manage the volume. Waiting your term is not how the asylum system works globally.
01.11.2025 16:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0And that is wonderful, both for the child and you. Those fleeing violence in their home country have different situation, the choice between life and death. We need a better system to vet all migrants; currently, we do not. We could do a better, more humane job, which is the point,
01.11.2025 13:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The whole country does not speak English as a first language. Many speak multiple languages. We are a country of immigrants. We are from many cultures, speaking many different languages. Certainly, most of us speak English, but that does not mean all must.
01.11.2025 03:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0And you know that because you have tried it? Give peace a chance, my friend.
31.10.2025 14:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Stay in the know
31.10.2025 10:05 β π 7 π 6 π¬ 3 π 0βNOAAβs tsunami prgm was already bare-bones &needed more staff &fundingβ¦losing even a few ppl like me, w/niche expertise thatβs diffclt to replace, means things will fall thru the cracks.
Nobody works for the fed govt for the paycheck. Youβre there bc you want to be a public servant &do good workβπ§ͺπ
There are so many ways to communicate beyond sharing a common language - a wave, a smile, etc. I live in a community where all my immediate neighbors speak English and I rarely every share more than these gestures. Works like a charm. It's called community.
31.10.2025 14:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Well said!
31.10.2025 14:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0SOME PEOPLE WILL NEED ALOT OF LOVE. ALL THEY KNOW HOW TO DO IS TO BRING OTHERS DOWN AND NOT LIFT THEM upπΉ
31.10.2025 13:21 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1I wouldn't waste a nickel or a moment of my time to call this racist who is a disgrace to the state he does not represent.
31.10.2025 13:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Accuracy was never Trump's strong suit! He is however excellent an BS!
31.10.2025 13:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/p...
28.10.2025 19:02 β π 6964 π 2948 π¬ 248 π 117Wow! One of my favorite words - got it in 3!
31.10.2025 13:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0JD Vance just told us everything we want to know about his character, or the lack thereof in his explanation of how its ok to be intolerant of new neighbors, if they speak another language or come from a different culture. Nor surprise here but confirmation for sure!
29.10.2025 19:57 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0For anyone saying that the ICE agents are just doing their jobs, so were the German soldiers loading Jewish people onto trains.
#Trump may have immunity from the Supreme Court, but nobody else does β something #ICE agents would do well to remember.
28.10.2025 17:42 β π 3628 π 1239 π¬ 178 π 48The Republicans have no healthcare plan. That was gaslighting the credulous (their base) so they can say their party has something to offer them. They were told to hate the ACA because our only Black president championed it - there is no other reason. Lie, cheat, and steal. The holy Trinity of GOP.
28.10.2025 17:40 β π 8 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Because this regime runs on lies and propaganda
28.10.2025 01:23 β π 16 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0