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I hate shopping. Black Friday fighting over toys. Cyber Monday selfish consumerism. Yuck. I still wear my clothes from the 1980s, and I regret much of what I purchase. But Giving Tuesday seems like a good idea. Today, by the way. We all have other...
by CorpFlunky
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on Tue Nov 28, 2023 at 11:11 AM PST
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There are many good, reliable, honest charities that will appreciate your donations, but there are also too many rip-off artists running their own little scams. Giving to others can help the donor in physiological ways, but before you open your wallet,...
by thehecticdialectic
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on Tue Nov 28, 2023 at 07:51 AM PST
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There is a post currently on the recommended (trending?) list depicting an apocalyptic picture of Acapulco after the city was ravaged by hurricane Otis. I would like to add to this post. First, below are some action links. If you are anywhere in...
by konina
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on Sun Oct 29, 2023 at 02:22 PM PDT
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Very worried this morning. It has been a difficult week in Ghana. My friend John, who has a small ministry helping those who come to him in desperate need, had another bout of passing blood and was in the hospital for several days. He looks more gaunt...
by McCrowlerr
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on Wed Oct 11, 2023 at 07:36 AM PDT
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A couple of weeks ago, @sfbob posted a diary about the AIDS/LifeCycle . This caught my attention because I was preparing to ride my first AIDS/LifeCycle. Subsequently, we connected via kosmail. I’m happy to report that we met at lunch on the first day...
by notthatdonald
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on Mon Jun 12, 2023 at 10:00 AM PDT
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Institute Dr. Altaf Saadi, winner of the 2023 Bernard Lown Award The Bernard Lown Award for Social Responsibility, created in honor of Dr. Lown after his death in 2021, recognizes young clinicians who stand out for their bold leadership in social...
by mettle fatigue
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on Tue Jun 06, 2023 at 03:37 PM PDT
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A political organization? An animal welfare group? An environmental protection organization? Erc…..is there one group you would donate to, only one…. you cannot break up the donation to multiple causes. Would you donate to a local, state, or national...
by CameronProf
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on Sat Jun 03, 2023 at 06:11 PM PDT
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I officially joined Daily Kos in July of 2006. Ever since then I’ve posted at least one story per year about my participation in AIDS/LifeCycle, a charity bike ride that raises money for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT...
by sfbob
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on Fri May 26, 2023 at 07:05 AM PDT
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Things are not going well in Ghana. I have been writing these stories about John in Ghana for awhile, partly as a means of reporting on a group of very poor people who are fighting their own personal wars against the absolute indifference and open...
by McCrowlerr
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on Fri May 19, 2023 at 08:10 AM PDT
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There are multiple investigations ongoing into a variety of suspected frauds perpetrated by George Santos, the newest Republican representative out of Nassau County, New York. The investigations cover a wide geographical range from whether Santos...
by Walter Einenkel
97 comments
on Mon Feb 06, 2023 at 11:21 AM PST
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An Oxford Doctoral candidate was almost taken in by the effective altruism cult and now wants more accountability in its ranks:
How exactly did well-intentioned, studious young people once ...
by angryea
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on Wed Feb 01, 2023 at 05:00 AM PST
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King Charles is due to receive an increase in the “Sovereign Grant” of hundreds of millions due to a windfall profit. This is the amount given to fulfill his public duties and is financed from the profits made by the “Crown Estate”. In a quirk of...
by Lib Dem FoP
80 comments
on Mon Jan 23, 2023 at 01:43 PM PST
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I have managed to post a World AIDS Day story a l m o s t every year since 2006 when I joined Daily Kos. It’s remarkable to me how many people seem to think that because there are medications available not only to treat HIV but even to keep it from...
by sfbob
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on Thu Dec 01, 2022 at 07:35 AM PST
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John is my friend in Ghana who helps those who come to him in desperate need. Though poor himself. John does what he can and often he goes hungry to help those who come to him. I do what I can to help but I am poor myself, by American standards. I...
by McCrowlerr
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on Mon Nov 28, 2022 at 09:25 AM PST
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The past couple of years has revealed all kinds of grift using funds meant to help people in order to line various grifters’ pockets. Probably the highest profile grifter in recent memory is twice-impeached Donald Trump. The second-highest on that list...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Sep 29, 2022 at 02:05 PM PDT
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I hear the debate. People complain about fairness. X gets something Y does not. IT IS UNFAIR!!! Well, what about charity? What about medicaid? What about progressive tax rates? What about disability? What about tax exemptions for the rich that 99% of...
by iarnstein
11 comments
on Tue Sep 06, 2022 at 09:25 AM PDT
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It's International Day of Charity . You will seldom see me include in my lists of somehow notable persons who were born or died on a given day any "philanthropists". That's because the money came ...
by enhydra lutris
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on Mon Sep 05, 2022 at 06:06 AM PDT
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Brandy Macumber and Tamara Bane are “two Iowa girls who met on a volleyball court” and quickly bonded over their shared interest: laughing giddily at damn near everything. They’re the kind of friends who spend most of their time cracking each other up...
by Crashing Vor
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on Sat Jul 30, 2022 at 07:09 AM PDT
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Assuming I get this story published when it should be published, today is my birthday. I pretty much always post a story on my birthday and that story is always for the most part a fundraiser. Last year I turned 70; I think the piece I wrote then did...
by sfbob
49 comments
on Thu May 26, 2022 at 03:40 PM PDT
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Ukrainian Band Antytila Teams Up With Ed Sheeran for Charity ‘2step’ Remix In the music video, Antytila frontman Taras Topolia leans against the side of a military vehicle during a patrol with his battalion, the reality of life right now. Ukraine...
by TexMex
11 comments
on Fri May 06, 2022 at 04:16 PM PDT
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