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#US and #SolomonIslands discuss deepening ties, return of #PeaceCorps | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-solomon-islands-discuss-deepening-ties-return-peace-corps-2026-07-21/?taid=6a600cbf1e9077000188059c

#US and #SolomonIslands discuss deepening ties, return of #PeaceCorps | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-solomon-islands-discuss-deepening-ties-return-peace-corps-2026-07-21/?taid=6a600cbf1e9077000188059c

#democraticsocialism #lesseroftwoevils #socialsecurity #familyandmedicalleaveact #medicare #medicaid #CivilRightsActOf1960 #votingrightsact #minimumwage #overtimepay #chip #CivilRightsActOf1960 #affordablecareact #votingrightsact #violenceagainstwomenact #overtimepay #lillyledbetterfairpayact #unemploymentinsurance #inflationreductionact #peacecorps #RepectForMarriageAct #gibill #pactactforveterans #anticapitalism #antifascism

#democraticsocialism #lesseroftwoevils #socialsecurity #familyandmedicalleaveact #medicare #medicaid #CivilRightsActOf1960 #votingrightsact #minimumwage #overtimepay #chip #CivilRightsActOf1960 #affordablecareact #votingrightsact #violenceagainstwomenact #overtimepay #lillyledbetterfairpayact #unemploymentinsurance #inflationreductionact #peacecorps #RepectForMarriageAct #gibill #pactactforveterans #anticapitalism #antifascism

#democraticsocialism #lesseroftwoevils #socialsecurity #familyandmedicalleaveact #medicare #medicaid #CivilRightsActOf1960 #votingrightsact #minimumwage #overtimepay #chip #CivilRightsActOf1960 #affordablecareact #votingrightsact #violenceagainstwomenact #overtimepay #lillyledbetterfairpayact #unemploymentinsurance #inflationreductionact #peacecorps #RepectForMarriageAct #gibill #pactactforveterans #anticapitalism #antifascism

#democraticsocialism #lesseroftwoevils #socialsecurity #familyandmedicalleaveact #medicare #medicaid #CivilRightsActOf1960 #votingrightsact #minimumwage #overtimepay #chip #CivilRightsActOf1960 #affordablecareact #votingrightsact #violenceagainstwomenact #overtimepay #lillyledbetterfairpayact #unemploymentinsurance #inflationreductionact #peacecorps #RepectForMarriageAct #gibill #pactactforveterans #anticapitalism #antifascism

#democraticsocialism #lesseroftwoevils #socialsecurity #familyandmedicalleaveact #medicare #medicaid #CivilRightsActOf1960 #votingrightsact #minimumwage #overtimepay #chip #CivilRightsActOf1960 #affordablecareact #votingrightsact #violenceagainstwomenact #overtimepay #lillyledbetterfairpayact #unemploymentinsurance #inflationreductionact #peacecorps #RepectForMarriageAct #gibill #pactactforveterans #anticapitalism #antifascism

Congressman Scott Perry from Pennsylvania made last minute amendments to HR8595 that among other things cuts all funding to the US Peace Corps.

While I have mixed and complex views of the Peace Corps having actually served; I do not think under any circumstance that the program should be entirely defunded and gutted.

I was a Peace Corps volunteer. While I slowly lost contact with my fellow volunteers over the years I know many including myself continue to serve in some form of community work. It seems absolutely awful to think we can spend billions of dollars domestically and abroad on weapons, prisons, and war but can't fund basic diplomacy, skill sharing, and community building.

#PeaceCorps #Diplomacy #Congress #CommunityService

Congressman Scott Perry from Pennsylvania made last minute amendments to HR8595 that among other things cuts all funding to the US Peace Corps.

While I have mixed and complex views of the Peace Corps having actually served; I do not think under any circumstance that the program should be entirely defunded and gutted.

I was a Peace Corps volunteer. While I slowly lost contact with my fellow volunteers over the years I know many including myself continue to serve in some form of community work. It seems absolutely awful to think we can spend billions of dollars domestically and abroad on weapons, prisons, and war but can't fund basic diplomacy, skill sharing, and community building.

#PeaceCorps #Diplomacy #Congress #CommunityService

Congressman Scott Perry from Pennsylvania made last minute amendments to HR8595 that among other things cuts all funding to the US Peace Corps.

While I have mixed and complex views of the Peace Corps having actually served; I do not think under any circumstance that the program should be entirely defunded and gutted.

I was a Peace Corps volunteer. While I slowly lost contact with my fellow volunteers over the years I know many including myself continue to serve in some form of community work. It seems absolutely awful to think we can spend billions of dollars domestically and abroad on weapons, prisons, and war but can't fund basic diplomacy, skill sharing, and community building.

#PeaceCorps #Diplomacy #Congress #CommunityService

Congressman Scott Perry from Pennsylvania made last minute amendments to HR8595 that among other things cuts all funding to the US Peace Corps.

While I have mixed and complex views of the Peace Corps having actually served; I do not think under any circumstance that the program should be entirely defunded and gutted.

I was a Peace Corps volunteer. While I slowly lost contact with my fellow volunteers over the years I know many including myself continue to serve in some form of community work. It seems absolutely awful to think we can spend billions of dollars domestically and abroad on weapons, prisons, and war but can't fund basic diplomacy, skill sharing, and community building.

#PeaceCorps #Diplomacy #Congress #CommunityService

USAmericans:
• Speak Up for the #FirstAmendment
• Defend #VotingRights
• Oppose Eliminating #PeaceCorps
• Mobilize for ‘All of Us 250’
• Protect #Protesters and #Observers
• Demand Changes at #DelaneyHall
• Keep #HumanRights Central at the #WorldCup
• #Vote Like Your Nation Depends on It!
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/calls-to-action-peace-corps-the-view-ice

USAmericans:
• Speak Up for the #FirstAmendment
• Defend #VotingRights
• Oppose Eliminating #PeaceCorps
• Mobilize for ‘All of Us 250’
• Protect #Protesters and #Observers
• Demand Changes at #DelaneyHall
• Keep #HumanRights Central at the #WorldCup
• #Vote Like Your Nation Depends on It!
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/calls-to-action-peace-corps-the-view-ice

Oppose House Amendment to Defund the Peace Corps!

https://peacecorpsconnect.org/npca-advocacy/email-congress/

#peacecorps #rpcv #AntiGOP #Republicans #HalfHeartedFanatic

Oppose House Amendment to Defund the Peace Corps!

https://peacecorpsconnect.org/npca-advocacy/email-congress/

#peacecorps #rpcv #AntiGOP #Republicans #HalfHeartedFanatic

Oppose House Amendment to Defund the Peace Corps!

https://peacecorpsconnect.org/npca-advocacy/email-congress/

#peacecorps #rpcv #AntiGOP #Republicans #HalfHeartedFanatic

https://www.europesays.com/africa/195919/ Biologist reels in 36-year career with tribal fisheries program #BlueBay #BullTrout #ConfederatedSalishAndKootenaiTribes #ConfederatedSalishAndKootenaiTribesFisheriesProgram #CSKT #fisheries #FlatheadLake #lake #MackDays #montana #MontanaFishWildlifeAndParks #NativeFishKeepers #PeaceCorps #Tanzania #trout #USForestService #UniversityOfMontana #WestslopeCutthroatTrout

Derek Lowstuter's account in “Fiddler on the Roof of Africa” describes both a transformative, and sometimes traumatic, two years in Ethiopia.
#Sunlit #nonfiction #peacecorps #books
https://coloradosun.com/2026/03/29/sunlit-derek-lowstutter-fiddler-on-the-roof-of-africa/?member=true&tier=Basic&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Colorado%20headlines%20for%20%20TODAY&utm_campaign=The%20Headlines%20-%20Daily%20%28Recurring%29%20%28Copy%29

Derek Lowstuter's account in “Fiddler on the Roof of Africa” describes both a transformative, and sometimes traumatic, two years in Ethiopia.
#Sunlit #nonfiction #peacecorps #books
https://coloradosun.com/2026/03/29/sunlit-derek-lowstutter-fiddler-on-the-roof-of-africa/?member=true&tier=Basic&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Colorado%20headlines%20for%20%20TODAY&utm_campaign=The%20Headlines%20-%20Daily%20%28Recurring%29%20%28Copy%29

Tragic: Against so much effort they undertook in the past few decades toward building autonomy and self-determination, the US Peace Corps regresses to techno-colonialist high-pressure American AI salespeople.

https://web.archive.org/web/20260226045504/https://www.theverge.com/policy/884625/peace-corps-tech-promote-american-ai

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #PeaceCorps #USpol

Tragic: Against so much effort they undertook in the past few decades toward building autonomy and self-determination, the US Peace Corps regresses to techno-colonialist high-pressure American AI salespeople.

https://web.archive.org/web/20260226045504/https://www.theverge.com/policy/884625/peace-corps-tech-promote-american-ai

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #PeaceCorps #USpol

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘

✧ Alan Kent Haruf ✧

Alan Kent Haruf (1943–2014) was an American writer born and raised in Colorado. He wrote six novels and several short stories set on the High Plains. As a young man Haruf enrolled in the Peace Corps in lieu of military service before receiving a master's degree from the University of Iowa. He initially struggled to establish a career as a writer. Haruf spent years ...

#PeaceCorps #Colorado #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Haruf

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘

✧ Alan Kent Haruf ✧

Alan Kent Haruf (1943–2014) was an American writer born and raised in Colorado. He wrote six novels and several short stories set on the High Plains. As a young man Haruf enrolled in the Peace Corps in lieu of military service before receiving a master's degree from the University of Iowa. He initially struggled to establish a career as a writer. Haruf spent years ...

#PeaceCorps #Colorado #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Haruf

Rest of World: U.S. plans Peace Corps-style “Tech Corps” to counter China’s AI exports. “The U.S. government is planning to send ‘Tech Corps’ volunteers abroad to promote the adoption of American artificial intelligence, as Washington competes with China for global AI dominance. The program was announced on Friday, as part of the Peace Corps, a decades-old program that sends volunteers […]

Rest of World: U.S. plans Peace Corps-style “Tech Corps” to counter China’s AI exports. “The U.S. government is planning to send ‘Tech Corps’ volunteers abroad to promote the adoption of American artificial intelligence, as Washington competes with China for global AI dominance. The program was announced on Friday, as part of the Peace Corps, a decades-old program that sends volunteers […]

Honoring the life of service of Seth Pollack, who died December 5 following a traffic collision while cycling.
https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/seth-pollack-who-led-csumbs-service-learning-institute-for-25-years-dies-in-a-bicycle/article_bbadd2b5-83c1-49f7-9749-8274dff73d7c.html

https://bikemonterey.org/in-memory-of-seth-pollack.html

Funeral scheduled for Dec 10, 10-11 a.m. at Congregation Beth Israel, Carmel Valley. Livestream also anticipated. https://www.carmelbethisrael.org/event/memorial-service-for-seth-pollack.html

#RestInPeaceSethPollack

#Mensch #MontereyCountyNow #MontereyCounty #NewYork #BoulderColorado #PeaceCorps #Mali #Fulbright #Jewish #Peacemaker #Israel #Palestine #Privilege #SocialJustice #SocialChange #Jstreet #HigherEducation #Stanford #EuropeanUnion #FulbrightSchumanScholar #RIP

Honoring the life of service of Seth Pollack, who died December 5 following a traffic collision while cycling.
https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/seth-pollack-who-led-csumbs-service-learning-institute-for-25-years-dies-in-a-bicycle/article_bbadd2b5-83c1-49f7-9749-8274dff73d7c.html

https://bikemonterey.org/in-memory-of-seth-pollack.html

Funeral scheduled for Dec 10, 10-11 a.m. at Congregation Beth Israel, Carmel Valley. Livestream also anticipated. https://www.carmelbethisrael.org/event/memorial-service-for-seth-pollack.html

#RestInPeaceSethPollack

#Mensch #MontereyCountyNow #MontereyCounty #NewYork #BoulderColorado #PeaceCorps #Mali #Fulbright #Jewish #Peacemaker #Israel #Palestine #Privilege #SocialJustice #SocialChange #Jstreet #HigherEducation #Stanford #EuropeanUnion #FulbrightSchumanScholar #RIP

Honoring the life of service of Seth Pollack, who died December 5 following a traffic collision while cycling.
https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/seth-pollack-who-led-csumbs-service-learning-institute-for-25-years-dies-in-a-bicycle/article_bbadd2b5-83c1-49f7-9749-8274dff73d7c.html

https://bikemonterey.org/in-memory-of-seth-pollack.html

Funeral scheduled for Dec 10, 10-11 a.m. at Congregation Beth Israel, Carmel Valley. Livestream also anticipated. https://www.carmelbethisrael.org/event/memorial-service-for-seth-pollack.html

#RestInPeaceSethPollack

#Mensch #MontereyCountyNow #MontereyCounty #NewYork #BoulderColorado #PeaceCorps #Mali #Fulbright #Jewish #Peacemaker #Israel #Palestine #Privilege #SocialJustice #SocialChange #Jstreet #HigherEducation #Stanford #EuropeanUnion #FulbrightSchumanScholar #RIP

Honoring the life of service of Seth Pollack, who died December 5 following a traffic collision while cycling.
https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/seth-pollack-who-led-csumbs-service-learning-institute-for-25-years-dies-in-a-bicycle/article_bbadd2b5-83c1-49f7-9749-8274dff73d7c.html

https://bikemonterey.org/in-memory-of-seth-pollack.html

Funeral scheduled for Dec 10, 10-11 a.m. at Congregation Beth Israel, Carmel Valley. Livestream also anticipated. https://www.carmelbethisrael.org/event/memorial-service-for-seth-pollack.html

#RestInPeaceSethPollack

#Mensch #MontereyCountyNow #MontereyCounty #NewYork #BoulderColorado #PeaceCorps #Mali #Fulbright #Jewish #Peacemaker #Israel #Palestine #Privilege #SocialJustice #SocialChange #Jstreet #HigherEducation #Stanford #EuropeanUnion #FulbrightSchumanScholar #RIP

Honoring the life of service of Seth Pollack, who died December 5 following a traffic collision while cycling.
https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/seth-pollack-who-led-csumbs-service-learning-institute-for-25-years-dies-in-a-bicycle/article_bbadd2b5-83c1-49f7-9749-8274dff73d7c.html

https://bikemonterey.org/in-memory-of-seth-pollack.html

Funeral scheduled for Dec 10, 10-11 a.m. at Congregation Beth Israel, Carmel Valley. Livestream also anticipated. https://www.carmelbethisrael.org/event/memorial-service-for-seth-pollack.html

#RestInPeaceSethPollack

#Mensch #MontereyCountyNow #MontereyCounty #NewYork #BoulderColorado #PeaceCorps #Mali #Fulbright #Jewish #Peacemaker #Israel #Palestine #Privilege #SocialJustice #SocialChange #Jstreet #HigherEducation #Stanford #EuropeanUnion #FulbrightSchumanScholar #RIP

Do you enjoy learning about far away lands and cultures? Do you have recurring dreams of pooping your pants in front of a foreign president? Have you ever begged neighbors for water to survive? Derek Lowstuter captures these realities of living and working abroad as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ethiopia in Fiddler on the Roof of Africa. "It's a wonderful read!"
#awardwinning #nonfiction #Ethiopia #peacecorps #books
https://www.amazon.com/Fiddler-Roof-Africa-Successfully-Volunteer-ebook/dp/B0D73B11BG/

The report likens China’s spending to what the #US did when it expanded the #PeaceCorps & gave help to #InternationalStudents seeking to study at its #colleges & #universities.

“#China is using its #diplomatic levers across Global South nations to paint the #UnitedStates as an unreliable partner,” the report concluded.

#Trump #SoftPower #geopolitics #USpol #TrumpIsWeak

The report likens China’s spending to what the #US did when it expanded the #PeaceCorps & gave help to #InternationalStudents seeking to study at its #colleges & #universities.

“#China is using its #diplomatic levers across Global South nations to paint the #UnitedStates as an unreliable partner,” the report concluded.

#Trump #SoftPower #geopolitics #USpol #TrumpIsWeak

The #PeaceCorps could be gutted under the Trump administration. With USAID slashed and reports of cuts ahead, the future of the iconic program of American “soft power” is in doubt.

The #PeaceCorps could be gutted under the Trump administration. With USAID slashed and reports of cuts ahead, the future of the iconic program of American “soft power” is in doubt.

The Peace Corps may face major cuts as part of the Trump administration’s broader reduction of U.S. foreign aid programs.

With USAID already significantly scaled back, Peace Corps staff reductions and restructuring are raising concerns about the future of this iconic agency.

The #PeaceCorps has long served as a tool of “soft power,” boosting the U.S.’s global image through volunteer work in over 60 countries.
https://theconversation.com/peace-corps-isnt-just-about-helping-others-its-a-key-part-of-us-public-diplomacy-255571

#USPolitics #Politics #Aid

The Peace Corps may face major cuts as part of the Trump administration’s broader reduction of U.S. foreign aid programs.

With USAID already significantly scaled back, Peace Corps staff reductions and restructuring are raising concerns about the future of this iconic agency.

The #PeaceCorps has long served as a tool of “soft power,” boosting the U.S.’s global image through volunteer work in over 60 countries.
https://theconversation.com/peace-corps-isnt-just-about-helping-others-its-a-key-part-of-us-public-diplomacy-255571

#USPolitics #Politics #Aid

Learn more about bringing this powerful and timely film to your learning community:

https://journeysinfilm.org/product/a-towering-task/

#PeaceCorps #InternationalRelations #HigherEducation #HighSchool #Homeschooling #Education #Teachers #Teaching @education @edutooters

Learn more about bringing this powerful and timely film to your learning community:

https://journeysinfilm.org/product/a-towering-task/

#PeaceCorps #InternationalRelations #HigherEducation #HighSchool #Homeschooling #Education #Teachers #Teaching @education @edutooters

According to Alt National Park Service, Musk and DOGE are raiding Peace Corps headquarters.

#musk #doge #PeaceCorps #Trump

According to Alt National Park Service, Musk and DOGE are raiding Peace Corps headquarters.

#musk #doge #PeaceCorps #Trump

The Peace Corps was founded on this day in 1961 through an executive order signed by President John F. Kennedy. As it enters its 65th year, the Peace Corp's future is in peril due to federal funding cuts. At this critical juncture in the Peace Corp's existence, we are pleased to announce our new teaching guides for A Towering Task, the first feature documentary to chronicle the Peace Corp's remarkable history. 1/n

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#PeaceCorps #PeaceCorpsWeek #Education #USHistory #USAID #OTD #Homeschooling #Histodons @edutooters @education @highered @histodons @film

The Peace Corps was founded on this day in 1961 through an executive order signed by President John F. Kennedy. As it enters its 65th year, the Peace Corp's future is in peril due to federal funding cuts. At this critical juncture in the Peace Corp's existence, we are pleased to announce our new teaching guides for A Towering Task, the first feature documentary to chronicle the Peace Corp's remarkable history. 1/n

[Edited to add trailer]

#PeaceCorps #PeaceCorpsWeek #Education #USHistory #USAID #OTD #Homeschooling #Histodons @edutooters @education @highered @histodons @film

@[email protected] Just got finished setting up my @[email protected] server with @[email protected] running the office suite, though I did it in #DockerCompose.

And then did it again for a friend who wanted it and #immich for his #PeaceCorps reunion as a way to share pictures and documents. It's been a busy but productive Christmas break!

NEW BLOG POST: What happens when AI meets my doodles? Meta animated my Marginalia, and I enjoyed myself – grudgingly.

https://half-heartedfanatic.com/2024/06/11/animated-marginalia-sketches/

#Biography #HalfHeartedFanatic #Animation #Art #Sketches #Sketching #Marginalia #PencilSketch #Doodle #Doodles #Video #PeaceCorps #PeaceCorpsCameroon

NEW BLOG POST: What happens when AI meets my doodles? Meta animated my Marginalia, and I enjoyed myself – grudgingly.

https://half-heartedfanatic.com/2024/06/11/animated-marginalia-sketches/

#Biography #HalfHeartedFanatic #Animation #Art #Sketches #Sketching #Marginalia #PencilSketch #Doodle #Doodles #Video #PeaceCorps #PeaceCorpsCameroon

NEW BLOG POST: What happens when AI meets my doodles? Meta animated my Marginalia, and I enjoyed myself – grudgingly.

https://half-heartedfanatic.com/2024/06/11/animated-marginalia-sketches/

#Biography #HalfHeartedFanatic #Animation #Art #Sketches #Sketching #Marginalia #PencilSketch #Doodle #Doodles #Video #PeaceCorps #PeaceCorpsCameroon

NEW BLOG POST: What happens when AI meets my doodles? Meta animated my Marginalia, and I enjoyed myself – grudgingly.

https://half-heartedfanatic.com/2024/06/11/animated-marginalia-sketches/

#Biography #HalfHeartedFanatic #Animation #Art #Sketches #Sketching #Marginalia #PencilSketch #Doodle #Doodles #Video #PeaceCorps #PeaceCorpsCameroon

Happy Peace Corps day! I served in Kyrgyzstan 20 years ago, but it feels like yesterday. Here, I'm making borsok (fried dough) with my host mother and my student Albina. I still talk to her all the time -- she's teaching English in a university now! #peacecorps #peacecorpsweek

Happy Peace Corps day! I served in Kyrgyzstan 20 years ago, but it feels like yesterday. Here, I'm making borsok (fried dough) with my host mother and my student Albina. I still talk to her all the time -- she's teaching English in a university now! #peacecorps #peacecorpsweek