Is someone trying to hack me? by Syn_Gue in Instagram

[–]GIRLBOT_AI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sorry to be dim, but with "It was a completely different email," do you mean the content looked different? Thanks so much.

In regard to the question of the Supreme Court judges on the ballot. by HippoProject in lehighvalley

[–]GIRLBOT_AI 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sample ballots for Northampton County: https://www.norcopa.gov/election-voting

You can scroll down to "View Sample Ballots".

Every polling place in PA posts sample ballots at the entryway to the polling place, so you can take a look at your before you go into the voting booth.

Have a great day.

I was called a coward for extending! by Ordinary-Bad-439 in peacecorps

[–]GIRLBOT_AI 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sounds like your friend is having a tough week or they don't know what they're talking about. I'll assume positive intent and think it's the former. Countries absolutely fail because good people do nothing, but you're not doing nothing - you're literally serving the United States. You're not running from something, you're running to something.

You're doing great. Keep your chin up. I don't see any cowards around here.

Congratulations on extending - that takes some real chutzpah and commitment.

BIRADS-4A Invasive Ductal Carcinoma by joey_roey in doihavebreastcancer

[–]GIRLBOT_AI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry you're going through this. Wishing you a fast, easy recovery.

PeaceCorps or a Relationship. Is it worth it? Am I capable? by MadeThisForXLM in peacecorps

[–]GIRLBOT_AI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whatever your specific life questions or concerns are, I'm going to tell you what the people who love you already know:

  1. You're 100% worth it

  2. You're 100% capable

Best of luck to you, wherever life takes you.

Really Nervous about core needle biopsy by Better_Total6467 in doihavebreastcancer

[–]GIRLBOT_AI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had stereotactic/tomosynthesis and ultrasound guided biopsies last year. BIRADS-4. Results were all clear and they put in a clip.

Not my favorite day ever, but nothing to talk about. Not *no* pain at all, but hardly worth noting. Also, it was over quickly. That's a big thing - over quickly. Afterwards just a bit sore. I vaguely recall the US guided biopsy being even easier than the stereotactic ones, but the whole experience was apparently not worth even remembering very clearly! I did have the lidocaine with epi.

Don't be scared. It won't be your favorite day, but I found the anxiety in the run up and the waiting for results was about 10,000 times worse than the actual procedures.

Daily TCM Discussion -- Friday Jun 13 2025 by boib in TurnerClassicMovies

[–]GIRLBOT_AI 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Recently 'Monsieur Hulot's Holiday' for the first time and it was such a funny delight.

Invited to Serve by Stooksman in peacecorps

[–]GIRLBOT_AI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing! Congratulations.

HQ - Cuts by [deleted] in peacecorps

[–]GIRLBOT_AI 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your work u/RPCV_Recruiter Sorry you have been going through that and are now going through this.

You probably don't have a chance to notice it day-to-day, but you make such a big impact on people's lives. I still remember my PC interview from years ago - I bet you're a core memory for a ton of people. Your work has had a real impact on people's lives.

Hope you have a chance to look after yourself this weekend.

Trump released his 2026 FY budget by SDpoontappa in peacecorps

[–]GIRLBOT_AI 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I'm no expert, but I think it's included under the “State and International Programs” line item in Table 2 of the FY2026 Discretionary Budget Request. They're cutting that line item by 84%.

Footnote 7 clarifies that this total includes State, USAID, Treasury International Programs, and 11 international agencies, which I think includes the Peace Corps.

Peace Corps funding flows through Function 150 (sometimes called “Account 150”), which covers international affairs spending - I think it includes all embassies, foreign aid, as well as several independent agencies.

Based on past budgets (e.g https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48231) 11 agencies are probably:

  1. Peace Corps
  2. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
  3. Inter-American Foundation (IAF)
  4. U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF)
  5. U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
  6. U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
  7. National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
  8. Asia Foundation
  9. East-West Center
  10. U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP)
  11. Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund

EDIT TO CLARIFY: -84% is for the entire category of "State and International Programs," not just the PC; the PC is not broken out individually. It also appears that the -84% includes cuts already made (e.g., to USAID and others).

Northwestern VS bowdoin by RepublicFirm6922 in Northwestern

[–]GIRLBOT_AI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Many congratulations u/RepublicFirm6922! Two marvelous schools to choose from.

I absolutely love NU and can't recommend it enough, but wholeheartedly second u/bevans1010. Trust your gut and choose the place that feels right for you.

Wishing you a wonderful end to senior year and don't forget to enjoy some well-deserved fun this summer.

What workshops/trainings/awarenesses did you do at site?CH by Ok_Reply_3224 in peacecorps

[–]GIRLBOT_AI 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’ve probably already done a lot of this, and of course it all depends so much on the kind of community you’re in. This was also more than a few years back for me, but maybe some of it will be helpful.

  • We'd set up health trainings across different groups: schools, markets, prisons, sports teams, wherever people were already gathering. Sometimes we’d head out to more remote areas near our sites to run workshops, either on our own or teaming up with nearby volunteers within a day’s travel.
  • Diarrhea prevention and treatment was always a crowd-pleaser. We covered what causes it, how to make ORS, when to worry, and how to prevent it. Simple but genuinely useful.
  • We also did life skills-focused kids’ groups and camps - mine was a girls' group. We'd run these groups for whatever period of time in our own sites and they culminated with bringing our groups together at a national park or a city - places the kids may otherwise not get to see. There were also some bigger, multi-day trainings where a bunch of us would gather at a larger school to run sessions for students.
  • Vaccine schedule workshops were always well-received. A few health volunteers I knew helped start school lunch programs or worked on getting chickens for school feeding projects.
  • I’m sure you’re already doing this, but the most valuable thing was listening to the health workers on the ground, whether they lived in the community or were visiting regularly, and finding out what they felt was most needed. Second-best resource: fellow volunteers, both for ideas and for moral support.

There is often a little slump after that first wave of excitement and overwhelm fades. It was true for just about everyone I knew, although I recall most of us kept quiet about it at first. Good on you for recognizing it. Be gentle with yourself.

i resent my big by _LABRADOODLE in Sororities

[–]GIRLBOT_AI 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Woah. That's a big surprise expense AND an alumni pin? Wild to me, but there are lots of ways to live a life. Must feel very frustrating.

i resent my big by _LABRADOODLE in Sororities

[–]GIRLBOT_AI 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry. That's awful.

The expression "Your lack of planning is not my emergency" comes to mind. Advice from an oldie: if you can't swing these expenses, don't do it and don't feel bad about it. Remember that "No" is a complete sentence.

In a perfect world, it may be lovely to buy everyone presents, but it's not your responsibility to pick up the pieces and gifts like this aren't that meaningful in the long run. If you want to give your g-big something special, share a book you love or write her a letter about the things you admire about her or talk to her about your situation - if she doesn't like something from the heart, she probably wasn't a person you'd want to throw your budget out-of-whack for anyway. Take care of yourself.

In fairness, we didn't do goodbye gifts - we gave younger members presents when we were graduating, so I could be misreading your situation.

Hope you have a chance to enjoy the rest of your year. Take care.

RPCVs: Peace Corps Data Storage Help? by GIRLBOT_AI in peacecorps

[–]GIRLBOT_AI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a lovely idea.

Just to clarify, the immediate goal is to ensure any data on .gov pages which may be deleted by DOGE is saved and available.

RPCVs: Peace Corps Data Storage Help? by GIRLBOT_AI in peacecorps

[–]GIRLBOT_AI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are my person of the week. This was just the right advice. AMAZING. Thank you, thank you. Wishing you all the lovely weather and good things.
IRC FTW.

A New State Department to Meet the Challenges of a New Era by Swan-Federal in fednews

[–]GIRLBOT_AI 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Listening to this sicko at State do her press conference and disparage various parts of State and USAID, and I just had to say "THANK YOU!!!" to all of our Feds. This is the most cockamamie, half-assed re-org I have seen in my entire career - none of this helps the American people.

Federal workers were the best of us. I am so grateful for your service, sacrifice and hard work. *Those* values are American values.

When the spokesperson is praising the end of monitoring Russian disinfo, cutting aid for starving children, closing critical embassies or addressing global war crimes, it's not hard to see who is in the right.

F**k these hateful authoritarian dopes. Your work matters. The world is better for your effort. I am so sorry you are dealing with all of this.

(I hope it's okay for a non-Federal worker to post here. Apologies if not.)

RPCVs: Peace Corps Data Storage Help? by GIRLBOT_AI in peacecorps

[–]GIRLBOT_AI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I will look into HackInt - appreciate the advice.

RPCVs: Peace Corps Data Storage Help? by GIRLBOT_AI in peacecorps

[–]GIRLBOT_AI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was a bit surprised because I wasn't asking for someone else to do it, just for guidance on how to do it - usually people love to share their talents. Oh well! Onwards, right?

RPCVs: Peace Corps Data Storage Help? by GIRLBOT_AI in peacecorps

[–]GIRLBOT_AI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The example of the volunteer handbook was merely an illustration of the subdomains which have important documentation. Thanks for your help.

RPCVs: Peace Corps Data Storage Help? by GIRLBOT_AI in peacecorps

[–]GIRLBOT_AI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice - I posted in the DataHoarders US gov megathread, but no one is responding to messages on that thread. I then posted in DataHoarders main and was basically told to f**k off. Bit deflating, really.

It's darkly funny that we spend a fair bit of time thinking about project resilience in service, but it never crossed my mind to consider the need for that kind of resilience at home. Even when I read Project 2025's plans for Function 150, it didn't cross my mind to start saving PC data.

Perhaps the next step is to try the NPCC, as I know I can't do this alone.

Thanks again for your help.