Amazon total blackout BOYCOTT

Philanthropy should never be a substitute for public services, but this is where we are. Kudos to the Macarthur Foundation for this move.

The rest of philanthropy needs to step up. Now. As @nonprofitaf.bsky.social says, "Dear funders: your endowments will be worthless in a fascist state."

do i roll my eyes at a lot of DEI stuff? yeah, i wrote a whole essay about why i thought it was bullshit back in 2020. but trump et al aren’t saying, “corporate DEI policies mainly exist to protect corporate interests from discrimination lawsuits.” they’re saying “get the blacks out”

We can debate questions of moving off aid dependence or the effects of cutting off aid to trade/international relations with receiving countries --both are perfectly valid and necessary discussions --but the immediate effects are that people are going to die. It's that simple. And heartless.

“when the communists seized power in Central Europe, they talked of using “salami tactics” to cut away the democratic opposition, slice by slice. Here, after communism, we have the salami tactics of denial.” from The File by timothy garton ash

“when the communists seized power in Central Europe, they talked of using “salami tactics” to cut away the democratic opposition, slice by slice. Here, after communism, we have the salami tactics of denial.” from The File” Timothy Garton Ash

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what would you choose today if you could replatform