Amelia Folkes, APR, MPS

Ummm

Also cancel your ESPN.

They are in bed with Disney.

Go watch a high school game.

It’s more fun and the kids will appreciate it more.

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

I feel happy.

#Aggies

Hella ballgame. #Aggies

Screenshot of article excerpt: The Education Department also was concerned about other words in the application, said Adrian Klenz, who works with deafblind adults in the state. He said he has talked with state officials about the discontinuation of the grant. “I was told that apparently the administration is going through past grants and two words were flagged: One was transition and one was privilege,” Klenz said. “Transition — transitioning from childhood to adulthood. Privilege came up because a parent wrote a glowing review of staff that said what a privilege it was to work with them.” ProPublica obtained a copy of the grant application and confirmed that those words were included.

The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss.

A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Budget limits at DHS delayed FEMA’s Texas deployment, officials say FEMA officials said search and rescue efforts in the Texas floods were slowed by budget rules imposed by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

Two days before, a veteran official with the Federal Emergency Management Agency told The Post that one of the main concerns for this disaster season was the agency’s ability to quickly deploy specialized search and rescue teams.

Justice Dept. Demands Private Patient Info From Trans Youth Medicine Providers Doctors and hospitals were subpoenaed for private information on gender-related care for minors, the latest move by the Trump administration to stop the treatments.

Breaking News: The Justice Department subpoenaed confidential patient details from doctors and hospitals providing transgender medical treatment to minors.

Among the waste uncovered by ProPublica and @cbsnews.com: Texas reimbursed anti-abortion groups $14 each time they handed out donated goods or materials, regardless of cost.

Thus, handing out one pamphlet reaped the same payment as a pack of diapers.

(Published July 2024)

The real sad part is how tone deaf the Austin Fire Association was with their posts and blame game. No one wants to hear that "if" they had been deployed they could have saved lives of kids. Especially families grieving or still looking for their lost ones. Not a good look.

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what is your parents estranged forum? my sis has a son who has blocked her from his life. I think she could use the support

Julian McMahon, of 'Charmed', 'Nip/Tuck', 'Fantastic Four' and 'FBI: Most Wanted', has died of cancer at 56

I loved watching all the shows he was lead in!

Julian McMahon as Cole in Charmed.

Julian McMahon as Cole in Charmed.

Julian McMahon as Christian Troy in Nip/Tuck.

Julian McMahon as Christian Troy in Nip/Tuck.

Rest in peace to Julian McMahon. Condolences sent to his close family and friends. I knew him from the tv shows Charmed and Nip/Tuck and loved him in each role. ❤️🙏🏻

Teens Guilty of Bullying Could Lose Drivers’ Licenses Under Tennessee Law Supporters hope the law will deter young people from bullying. Critics questioned whether it would actually make teenagers think twice about their behavior.

Teenagers in Tennessee who are found guilty of bullying or cyberbullying could have their drivers’ licenses suspended for a year under a new state law that went into effect on Tuesday.

The United States Bombed Iran. Now What? President Trump is taking an enormous risk.

"Whether bombing Iran was a good idea or a bad idea—and it could turn out to be either, or both—it is war by any definition of the term, and something Trump vowed he would avoid," writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social:

U.S. Military Is Pulled Back Into Middle East Wars The strikes on Iran ushered in a period of high alert as the Pentagon braced for almost-certain retaliation against American forces in the region.

News Analysis: The U.S. strikes on nuclear sites in Iran are an extraordinary turn for a military that was supposed to be moving on from two decades of forever wars in the Middle East.

Great turn out yesterday at #pflugerville #nokings rally!!

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Nothing Christian about a white evangelical Christians.

You MUST watch this exchange from today’s Tx House debate on anti-library HB3225.

“This is about your desire to make sure that children have access to sexually explicit materials,” says the bill’s author.

“Rep Alders, do you know what I have done for a living?” Says @voteannjohnson.bsky.social

This is probably the best write up of the #voucher legislation to date. great job Jaden (who isn't on bluesky-!) on breaking down line by line!
#txed #txlege #schoolfunding

Ick

#HandsOff Talkeetna, Alaska
photo credit Wendy Battino

Go #Austin

#HandsOff Austin, Texas

I’m just sayin’. St Augustine FL is a town of 14,000. In a red county. And we’re doing this. #handsoff #50501 #April5 AND we have some spicy signs!

The American people have risen up and they are PISSED AS HELL.
#HandsOff