#veterans WIN 2 tickets to VetFest, a country music festival in Nashville on June 22! Share your inspiring stories using the hashtag #GotYour6 and tag @craignewmark & @bwforg for a chance to win! #VetFest2024 https://bobwoodrufffoundation.org/event/vetfest/
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Ohio #veterans, explore @bwforg #GotYour6 Network partner, Greater Miami Valley MyVeteran Community! With support from BWF and @craignewmark, they're providing grocery gift cards to student veterans at Higher Ed Veteran Military Centers.
https://www.soche.org/programs-and-services/employers/apdc/myveteran-community/
@bwforg #GotYour6 Network partner, @IslandHarvest in Long Island, NY is ending hunger in #veterans and reducing food waste. Learn more about how they're supporting veterans and their families with food assistance: https://www.islandharvest.org/ #CraigsGotYour6
How a Network of Nonprofits Enriches Fundraisers While Spending Almost Nothing on Its Stated Causes
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ProPublica identified a group of connected #political nonprofits — with names like American Breast #Cancer Coalition and National Coalition for Disabled #Veterans — that appear to be funneling more than 90% of donations to fundraisers.
#News #Politics #Nonprofit #Law #IRS #FTC
https://www.propublica.org/article/political-nonprofits-fundraising-ftc-irs-527s-pacs
Portland will enforce new homeless camping ban July 1, Mayor Ted Wheeler says:
We now have a date, time for the #veterans of Portland to setup protest tents!!!
We knew it was coming, organize and fight the terrorist state of Portland Oregon!!!
You will have to kill me to stop me from defending the US Constitution!!! Even though we have yet to hear from the US Supreme Court, they are proceeding with this unconstitutional law.
#Boost, #share and #comment, please. Copy and paste to ALL networks, please 🙏 🥺
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Check out @UnitedWayCG, @bwforg #GotYour6 Network partner. They're providing emergency financial assistance and case management to #veterans and their families in Central Georgia. Learn more: https://www.unitedwaycg.org/MissionUnited #CraigsGotYour6
#veterans in #Massachusetts! Discover @bwforg's #GotYour6 network partner, #MassachusettsMilitarySupportFoundation. They're dedicated to uplifting veterans, active-duty military, and their families. Learn more about their services: https://mmsfi.org/ #GotYour6
Did #Trump‘s VP pick #JDVance just ‘#swiftboat’ #TimWalz by attacking his #military record?
[Yep. Vance is pretty effin stupid.]
#Vance, accused his opponent of “stolen valor garbage” & accused him of having “abandoned” his unit in 2005 ahead of a planned deployment to Iraq.
#weird #SwiftBoatVeteransForTruth #Veterans #democracy #freedom #CommonSense #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/08/did-trumps-vp-pick-jd-vance-just-swift-boat-tim-walz-by-attacking-his-military-record.html
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#Veterans in #Texas, check out @bwforg's #GotYour6 network partner, @Mil_FANet. They're committed to uplifting veterans, active-duty military, and their families. Explore their services: https://www.mfan.org/ #GotYour6
My friends @bwforg and their #GotYour6 partners are the best at what they do. Today, they announced $4.8M in grants to 33 #veterans orgs across the country. Much of this with craig newmark philanthropies. Read more: https://bobwoodrufffoundation.org/bob-woodruff-foundation-2024-grants/
Veterans, service members, & military spouses—join @bwforg at the #VOWSSymposium on 11/7 at @FordhamNYC’s Gabelli School of Business! A day of inspiration, networking, & employer connections awaits. Register today: https://bobwoodrufffoundation.org/event/annual-vows-symposium/ #Veterans #CareerOpportunities #Leadership
"They'll be jobless and hungry--they won't even miss their homes."
Trump's war on veterans targets program to help them keep their homes
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/4/2314520/-Trump-s-war-on-veterans-targets-program-to-help-them-keep-their-homes?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=main
#Veterans #EndDonaldTrump #NoRepublicansEverAgain #RepublicansOwnItAll #RepublicanKakistocracy #VoteBlueToSaveEverything #NoFascism #USPol
For the remainder of the holiday season, this post will be pinned to the top of my profile. Please use this resource, or similar if you are in need. I am also more than willing to speak to anyone who doesn’t have a trusted source they can reach out to; just dm me and we can exchange contact info.
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Today I was warned by the Veterans Administration Office of Community Care that this time they are sure: many of my Veteran patients really are going to lose benefits. The VA is recommending they seek care from home health and hospice, as well as on Medicaid waiver programs. But these programs are also likely to be cut dramatically. These men are elderly, have ptsd and war wounds, and they deserve to have the care that was promised them. I am 😡😤😢🤬! #veterans
Republican #House Speaker #MikeJohnson urged fellow Republican lawmakers on Tues to avoid #public #TownHall meetings with #voters after some events turned into angry confrontations over #Trump's moves to fire #FederalWorkers & defund government programs.
#cowards #PublicDisservice #Republicans #GOP #RepresentationMatters #USpol #Musk #DOGE #FederalAgencies #SocialSecurity #Medicaid #Veterans #children #seniors #disability #PublicHealth #weather #DisasterPreparedness
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-speaker-urges-lawmakers-avoid-town-hall-meetings-2025-03-04/
@VetsInTech is about getting technology jobs for vets and their spouses, particularly in #CyberSecurity
They launched their Dallas Chapter this week, bringing together veterans and military spouses to build community and create pathways into tech careers. https://zip2.it/socialdallas
#VetsinTech #Veterans #Dallas #VIT
US judge orders #Trump admin to reinstate thousands of fired workers
A California federal judge on Thurs ordered 6 US #FederalAgencies to reinstate thousands of recently-hired employees who were fired as part of Trump's purge of the federal workforce.
The ruling made by US Dist Judge William Alsup in San Francisco during a hearing applies to the Departments of #Defense, #Veterans Affairs,#Agriculture, #Energy, #Interior & the #Treasury.
#law #DOGE #Musk
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-extend-block-trump-administration-ordering-mass-firings-2025-03-13/
Distribution of People Ages 0-64 with #Medicaid by Race/Ethnicity
White: ~40%
Black: ~19%
Hispanic: ~30%
AANHPI: ~5%
AI/AN: ~1%
Other/Multiple: ~6%
#healthcare #medicine #health #disease #veterans #disabled
https://www.kff.org/medicaid/state-indicator/medicaid-distribution-people-0-64-by-raceethnicity/
In total #disrespect of #Veterans, #Trump says he is renaming #VeteransDay as ‘Victory Day for World War I’
Trump said he would also label May 8, known as “V-E Day” for “Victory in Europe”, as “Victory Day for World War II,” to commemorate the end of #WWII, but, clearly unbeknownst to the #IdiotInChief, only the war in #Europe came to an end in May. The Americans—quite famously—continued to fight the Japanese until August 1945.
#idiocracy #USpol
https://www.thedailybeast.com/complete-moron-donald-trump-announced-wwii-victory-day-on-wrong-date/
Democratic Lawmakers Blast Trump Administration’s VA Cuts After ProPublica Investigation
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The lawmakers also accused Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins of stonewalling their efforts to learn more about agency cuts and their effects. “There are real-life dangerous impacts for veterans,” Rep. Chris Deluzio said.
#News #Veterans #Healthcare #Health #Democrats #Congress #Government #USPolitics
Veterans make up 6.1% of the US population but 24% of federal workers. Proposed government cuts disproportionately affect those who served our country. Here's a brief history of #veterans protests against Washington, Coolidge, and Trump https://theconversation.com/veterans-protests-planned-for-d-day-latest-in-nearly-250-years-of-fighting-for-their-benefits-255346
We obtained records showing how a DOGE staffer with no medical experience used AI to identify which VA contracts to kill.
His tool concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-veterans-affairs-ai-contracts-health-care?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Senators Demand Transparency on Canceled Veterans Affairs Contracts
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Following a ProPublica investigation into how DOGE had developed an error-prone AI tool to determine which VA contracts should be killed, a trio of lawmakers said the Trump administration continues to “stonewall” their requests for details.
#News #DOGE #Veterans #VA #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM #Technology #Government
Horrifying news about the VA:
Until the recent changes, VA hospitals’ bylaws said that medical staff could not discriminate against patients “on the basis of race, age, color, sex, religion, national origin, politics, marital status or disability in any employment matter”. Now, several of those items – including “national origin,” “politics” and “marital status” – have been removed from that list.
Similarly, the bylaw on “decisions regarding medical staff membership” no longer forbids VA hospitals from discriminating against candidates for staff positions based on national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, membership in a labor organization or “lawful political party affiliation”.
Dr Arthur Caplan, founding head of the division of medical ethics at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine, called the new rules “extremely disturbing and unethical”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/16/va-doctors-refuse-treat-patients