
Valiant_try
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news junkie. hugging trees. doing good, or at least giving it a valiant try. (tweets = me and mine)
Albany, California
Joined October 2007
If a government cannot protect the most basic right of bodily autonomy for its people, then that government is clearly a failed design. Extremists exploited every weakness in that design over decades, in order to control women, and they are victorious today.
Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, it relegated the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues—attacking the essential freedoms of millions of Americans.
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RT @gunsnrosesgirl3: In the Zagros mountains of Iran, perfectly blended into the gypsum and limestone rocks is a snakes entire body. but th….
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RT @sfexaminer: The City will prohibit residents from leaving their homes except to meet basic needs including visiting the doctor, or buyi….
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RT @benwikler: This decision—pushed by a far-right partisan legal group desperate to prevent votes that could end Trump’s presidency—should….
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So proud of our work @1Deg 💪.
Did you know @1deg has helped over 450,000 people find resources? That’s just one of the milestones we hit last year. See them all in our NEW Annual Impact Report #tech4good
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"We know you're doing good work. We want to help you do more of that" 👏👏so excited to rep @1Deg and join @BGBreck and the #boxorg family at #boxworks18
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Oh hey, the US gov't isn't the only one that's a bit of a mess. @LouiseDowne makes us feel less alone w/examples of UK gov't struggling w/ big change mgmt + tech challenges #CfASummit
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"We have to hold ourself accountable for results, and that takes courage." 💪 @LibbySchaaf cannot agree more #cfasummit2018 #CfASummit
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"Most innovation is coming from younger and smaller companies passionate about solving government's big challenges. If gov't really wants innovation, then make sure procurement criteria doesn't exclude new, small vendors." 👏TY 👏@SkyKelley1 #CFASummit.
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"Government's job isn't to innovate. Government's job is to scale the best innovations." - @LynnOvermann #CfASummit
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"I want to see people going into computer science programs in order to tackle homelessness." - @cecmunoz @NewAmerica dreaming big about civic tech
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