Becky Decker

Becky Decker

@beddec40.bsky.social

Proud Democrat ready to fight for justice, dog lover, volunteer for social causes.

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My goal has been to make Illinois the best state to raise a family — that starts with kids having access to what they need so they can focus on learning and growing.   Illinois was among the first states to implement SUN Bucks, and this year is no exception.

news.wttw.comSummer EBT Program Will Issue Low-Income Families $120 in Food Benefits Per Child. Here’s How to ApplyA food assistance program aimed at helping children have access to nutritious meals during the summer months will begin to issue benefits to low-income families in Illinois starting in May.

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Pope Francis’s "Urbi et Orbi" Easter speech: “How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”

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In Pope Francis’s last public address, he preached care of the marginalized, the vulnerable, and migrants, saying: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” May we heed his wish.

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Raskin: He destroyed more than $10 trillion in American wealth in a single week. And then he went golfing and bragged to America about winning the tournament at his own golf course. That's like bragging about being endorsed by your own campaign manager. So much winning

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The American Library Association and a union representing more than 42,000 cultural workers in the U.S. have filed a lawsuit contesting the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries, arguing that the cuts are already causing “irreparable harm.”

nytimes.comAmerican Library Association Sues to Stop Trump CutsThe group argues that efforts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services imperil the nation’s libraries and violate the law.

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Replying to @mary1kathy.bsky.social

Watch Trumplefuck as he watches for his boy take his place and wait for his cue.. you can thank the WWE and his buddy McMahon showing him the old wrestle trick either hidden razor slice or blood cap.. unless you think wrestling is real ..

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Bombshell in North Carolina: the state's GOP-dominated Court of Appeals just sided with the GOP candidate in last year's supreme court race. Their decision would toss roughly 60,000 ballots (!) that have been counted, & likely hand the election to GOP instead of incumbent Dem Justice who won it.

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The fact that everything around us is burning to the ground & some people still have no clue that they voted for the arsonist or are complicit in the arson is absolutely mind boggling. People are ok with it so long as the black woman isn’t their President 🤯. America, we have a problem!

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Robert Wolf on Fox News: "This big beautiful economy that actually was rolling pretty good with jobs and inflation coming down feels more like the Game of Thrones red wedding. I mean, it's not going well."

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MAGA Republicans: Realize the tariffs are a tax but they are reverse tariffs which are only tax adjacent so they aren't really taxes on you even though you will see a slight 30% increase in the prices you pay which will be slightly painful in the long short term. MAGA:Yup! Trust in Trump!

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Powerful voices from VA clinicians under attack. Veterans are going to see dramatic changes. The suicide rate is going to climb. Homelessness will go up. SecVA Collins knows and doesn't care. Great piece from my friend @krisgoldsmith85.bsky.social. Free read. open.substack.com/pub/onoffens...

open.substack.com“They’re Forcing Us Out”: VA Doctors Warn of Sabotage and Mass ExodusFrontline VA physicians say they're being pushed out by chaos, retaliation, and political interference. Here’s what whistleblowers want you to know.

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Katherine Clark: "What they are doing here is wrecking the infrastructure of Social Security so they can rob the benefit ... it is an outrageous ripoff of the American taxpayer that we are seeing from this administration."