As my colleague Andy Schneider explained there is a complex administrative process CMS has to follow to preemptively withhold or retrospectively disallow federal #Medicaid funding for a state like MN. It would be unlawful to just unilaterally halt federal funding: ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/01/16/c...

Disgusted by this Administration’s ongoing attacks on the state of Minnesota - now an unlawful act to withhold federal Medicaid funding preemptively. Medicaid serves children, people with disabilities etc.

Very few people will get me to leave my warm, comfy bed and go outside in this icy snow; @mariatown.bsky.social & @lachimusic.bsky.social did! Thrilled I got to spend the evening listening to their conversation on all things disability, including Lachi's new book "I identify as blind."

Hello, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social! My name is Juan Escalante, and I am an immigrant rights advocate 👋 I am still up and working on the West Coast, so I'd be more than happy to give you a crash course on why this is a bad ask Let's talk

We could have health care and help people survive and thrive or ... Americans shot and killed in broad daylight by masked officials. 🤔

I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don’t let bullies win. Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.

NEW — ICE violence has spread well beyond Minneapolis, with agents landing in small cities like St. Cloud. I spoke with Alice Valentine, a local queer trans woman, who protested ICE on Monday and was pepper sprayed, beaten and jailed as a result, along with her girlfriend. This is Alice's story:

“Denying disabled people accommodations is denying their basic rights. On multiple occasions, ICE has engaged in inhuman treatment when apprehending people who are disabled.”

THE MONEY FUNDING MASKED ICE AGENTS 👇 IS THE SAME MONEY THAT COULD’VE FUNDED #MEDICAID FOR MEDICALLY COMPLEX AND DISABLED CHILDREN

** Periodic reminder ** First they came for ...

What could the physician have done? Checked vital signs. Sometimes a pulse is slow or thready or there are subtle signs of life. Administer CPR. Open the airway. Staunch the bleed. Why the %#*^ would you keep a doc away?

Naming a police officer is not doxxing. We aren’t supposed to have secret police in America.

Where does Venezuela go from here? No one seems to know—including the Trump Admin While Trump clearly stated his desire for the U.S. to commandeer Venezuela’s oil, the actual future of the country under U.S. influence doesn’t give Venezuelans self-determination My latest via @prismreports.org

Federal immigration agents have now shot and killed multiple people since Trump took office a year ago. Today alone marks the second deadly ICE shooting IN A WEEK. An off-duty shot and killed a 43-year-old father in CA on Dec. 31.

Since Noem became head of DHS and ICE further reduced standards for joining the agency while White House officials such as Stephen Miller demanded enforcement quotas, there has been a huge uptick in horrendous violence from ICE. This was predictable, yet it remains shocking and unacceptable.

TODAY, an ICE agent killed a person ONGOING, ICE is using #Medicaid records to further terrorize families while expanding their mass deportation efforts

Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them

Many of you have called or texted to ask my thoughts on the rapidly developing situation in #Venezuela I hope this blog post helps shed light on where our focus should be in the coming days —> doubleclick.blog/the/ REMEMBER: Talk to Venezuelans about Venezuela!

Once again: elections have consequences

Are we at war with Venezuela?!? I don't know. You don't know either. It sure would be nice to have a legitimate Pentagon press corps right about now.

CNN: We have major breaking news. CNN just learning of explosions in Caracas, Venezuela… We have now have CNN's own teams that have personally witnessed explosions.

just thinking about every american media outlet that said something along the lines of "legal experts say there is likely no legal basis for bombing venezuelan boats" and not HEY THIS IS FUCKING ILLEGAL AND AGGRESSIVE

New Year, Same Me. … because consistency, reliability, and loyalty also matters to the people I love. 😉

Sending love to everyone with depression, anxiety, CPTSD, PTSD, trauma, OCD, and other mental health conditions. May the holidays land gently. ❤️‍🩹

THIS

"It’s important to me to tell our story so people understand the true faces of Medicaid and learn intimately about the people whose lives will be ripped apart by Medicaid cuts." Forever grateful to all the brave families who share their stories publicly, helping put a face on #Medicaid.

Head Start is a 60-year-old US Department of Health and Human Services program that, among other things, creates inclusive and accessible classrooms for children with disabilities. But those applying for funding were told by the Trump regime to avoid the words "inclusion" and "disability." 🤡

Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry

These are just a few stories of working families struggling to afford the coverage they need. Without the Affordable Care Act tax credits, millions of Americans will see their healthcare costs skyrocket. www.ft.com/content/beec...

Grateful to @paidleaveforall.bsky.social for shining a light on the ways family caregivers have to squeeze caregiving duties into whatever time they have since we don’t have paid leave in the US, even if that’s an already busy holiday www.fastcompany.com/91448214/for...

“For many of us, there is no out of office. Many of us might have the ability to take time off but it’s no vacation. It’s the invisible labor of a society that doesn’t value care or the people who provide it.” @dhuckelbridge.bsky.social @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

This may be one of the best videos DJI has commissioned. Thank you Xiomara and @elenahung.bsky.social for being willing to share your story. The IDEA is essential for disabled kids futures . We must protect and increase its funding. #IDEA50

Alice Wong, an activist and author who championed the rights of people with disabilities, has died.

Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr

Thank you @elenahung.bsky.social for inviting me to speak and sign books at the STL area @littlelobbyists.com kickoff. What a great start to powerful advocacy in our area! #MomPower #AdvocacyMadeEasy

Heading out to meet @littlelobbyists.com activists & their Exec Dir @elenahung.bsky.social for Friendsgiving & pie at Third Wheel Brewing in St Peters, MO at 5:30-8PM. Join us for book signing,kid-friendly fun,&talk abt actions to help kids w complex medical needs #AdvocacyMadeEasy #MomPower #MomSky

Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"

"PROMISE OF A VOTE ON HEALTHCARE"

I am a tad obsessed. I simultaneously have a thousand questions about this, and also, I already understand it completely and wholeheartedly.

Hey friends! I lost complete access to my phone. I have a working phone again now, but I lost access to some stuff permanently. If you sent me a Signal, WhatsApp, or text message in the past 3 days (Thu 11/06 to Sun 11/09), I did not receive it and I have no way of receiving it ever. Please resend?

Mother speaks out after ICE raids #Chicago day care center. “They are coming for all our children!” #immigration

Join the Rally for the Public's Health virtually via Instagram Live in just a few minutes! vist.ly/4c2jt

This is the first ever Rally for Public Health!! I am excited to be in DC today, speaking alongside public health leaders, members of Congress, and health care advocates. Come join us and #SpeakForHealth!

What we know, 10:20pm —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG —BIG Dem gains in VA House —Dems win NJ-Gov —Mamdani wins —Dems keep PA supreme court —Larry Krasner & Bragg win — GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices —JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy —Dems sweep Orlando council —ME anti-mail vote measure loses

Turns out cutting #Medicaid and SNAP, while raising healthcare costs and kidnapping people off the street is not a winning strategy Let's ride the wave!

Raise a glass to freedom! 🍻

Never, ever give up on democracy.