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Elena Hung (she/her) @elenahung.bsky.social · 7d

Those are my emotional support exclamation marks in every email I send.

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 9d

October 1, 2025

A SPIRIT OF HALLOWEEN banner hangs outside the U.S. Capitol Building

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 17d

“The long history of trying to ‘cure’ or eliminate autism has been a history of terrible abuse and dangerous sham treatments."

I spoke to @autisticadvocacy.org's Greg Robinson and @drstevenkapp.bsky.social about the awful autism presser yesterday. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Disgust, horror, and "elimination": Trump and RFK Jr.'s eugenicist autism conference

The most striking omission from Monday's White House pageant: autistic people.

www.motherjones.com

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 15d

Credit to ABC News for this headline on the Comey indictment.

abcnews.go.com/US/former-fb...

Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted just days after President Trump issued a public demand for the DOJ to act "now" to prosecute him, sources say.

abcnews.go.com

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Elena Hung (she/her) @elenahung.bsky.social · 15d

It's me. I am Claudia. 🫠

parody book cover of The Babysitters Club with the title: Claudia and the Friend Who Claims She "Doesn't See Race"

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 16d

“Autistic ppl are a natural part of the human experience & society needs to affirm the value of ppl—even with significant disabilities. I don’t think eugenics is ethical or warranted in science or research.” @drstevenkapp.bsky.social to @juliametraux.bsky.social:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Disgust, horror, and "elimination": Trump and RFK Jr.'s eugenicist autism conference

The most striking omission from Monday's White House pageant: autistic people.

www.motherjones.com

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Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 18d

Tylenol does not cause autism.

Autistic kids do not need to be cured.

Okay thanks bye.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · Sep 7

No Donald, Chicago is not your war zone

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Elena Hung (she/her) @elenahung.bsky.social · Aug 1

Nature therapy for the win. Again.

photo of the Hawksbill Summit Trail taken today at Shenandoah National Park

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Nicole Jorwic @nicolejorwic.bsky.social · Jul 26

Sun rising over hour 57 of our SIXTY hour Protect Medicaid Vigil. It’s been an honor & privilege to pull this event together with our incredible team & partners. I am exhausted, emboldened and so damn proud of the power we are showing as we hold those who cut Medicaid accountable.

Picture of US Capitol with podium and candles

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Elena Hung (she/her) @elenahung.bsky.social · Jul 26

Whether in the middle of the night or in broad daylight, we are again sharing Medicaid stories and bearing witness to what this lifesaving program means to millions across the country.

Forever grateful for and inspired by @nicolejorwic.bsky.social and her fight to #ProtectMedicaid for all of us.

Photo of Nicole speaking on the Protect Medicaid Summer stage at 5am on the National Mall, with the Capitol building behind her.

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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · Jul 25

Millions of people will lose access to life-saving care due to the Medicaid cuts. This is a humanitarian crisis in the making. Congress needs to act now and repeal the cuts to prevent this disaster. #MedicaidCutsKill

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Mia Ives-Rublee @seemiaroll.bsky.social · Jul 24

At a 60 hr vigil for Medicaid. The candles represent the over 800,000 people who could lose Medicaid. Congress' reconciliation bill will likely result in almost $1 trillion being stolen. And all to allow billionaires and millionaires to continue to steal money from the most vulnerable.

Photo of me and Zini in front of thousands of luminaries and the Washington Monument.

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Elena Hung (she/her) @elenahung.bsky.social · Jul 24

There's nothing more healing and more empowering right now than to be in community together. Enormously grateful to spend my time and my heart with those fighting the good fight to #ProtectMedicaid. 💪🏼❤️

Caring Across Generations @caringacross.org · Jul 23

TONIGHT, STARTING AT 9PM! 60 hours for 60 years of care 📢

Join us on the National Mall, alongside caregivers, older adults, disabled people, and advocates from across the country as we hold vigil to honor what’s been lost and demand better.

protectmedicaidvigil.com

Graphic advocating for Medicaid protection, featuring a person with a megaphone, various symbolic graphics like a hand, hearts, and a candle, and text encouraging action by texting 'VIGIL' to 227464 in celebration of 60 years of care.

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Elena Hung (she/her) @elenahung.bsky.social · Jul 14

Andrea Gibson is my favorite poet in the whole wide world and one of my favorite humans. I credit so much of my healing in the past several years to Andrea; they taught me how to fall in love with my life again.

May we all live our days such that our final words are “I fucking loved my life.”

The Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · Jul 14

Andrea Gibson, Colorado’s poet laureate and a national voice on LGBTQ issues, has died

“Come See Me in the Good Light,” a documentary film made by the poet and their wife dealing with Gibson’s cancer diagnosis in 2021, won festival favorite at Sundance this year. Gibson was 50.

coloradosun.com

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Elena Hung (she/her) @elenahung.bsky.social · Jul 8

Our kids deserve so much better than this.

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•Anti-capitalist meme pebbler• @seizethememez.bsky.social · Jul 4

The image features a vibrant bouquet of various flowers, including red, purple, blue, yellow, and orange blooms, with green leaves and stems. The flowers are densely packed, creating a colorful and lively arrangement against a black background.

Overlapping the floral design is bold white text that reads:

"I WISH FOR YOU WHAT YOU WISH FOR IMMIGRANTS"

The text is prominent and stands out clearly against the colorful backdrop. At the bottom, the word "TRANSPAINTER" appears, likely indicating the artist or creator of the image.

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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · Jul 4

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · Jul 4

Tom Paine: in monarchies the king is the law, but in the free societies the law is king.

Wishing everyone an exuberant and free Fourth of July. Together we fight for a more perfect union.

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kthlnhrzg.bsky.social @kthlnhrzg.bsky.social · Jul 3

Press on 💞

A child sits cross legged, chin on hand, contemplating a bluebird If you get tired learn to rest, not to quit

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · Jul 4

When I think about families like mine, families with kids with complex medical needs and disabilities, there isn’t a choice to give up.” @elenahung.bsky.social
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Jul 3

"An absolute moral failure."

Around one in three disabled people are on Medicaid. I spoke to disability advocates about how devastated they are that the House passed the budget bill that will slash close to a trillion from Medicaid at @motherjones.com.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"An absolute moral failure": Disability advocates react to Trump's Medicaid cuts

"At the end of the day, this Congress lacks the courage to do the right thing."

www.motherjones.com

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Jul 3

"An absolute moral failure."

Around one in three disabled people are on Medicaid. I spoke to disability advocates about how devastated they are that the House passed the budget bill that will slash close to a trillion from Medicaid at @motherjones.com.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"An absolute moral failure": Disability advocates react to Trump's Medicaid cuts

"At the end of the day, this Congress lacks the courage to do the right thing."

www.motherjones.com

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Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · Jul 3

OUR WORK IS NOT DONE

Little Lobbyists will keep fighting for medically complex and disabled children in the states.

We will fight to roll back these disastrous cuts to #Medicaid.

We will confront those who voted to take healthcare away from millions of us.

Please support our work ⬇️

Donate to Little Lobbyists Action Network

Show your support with a contribution.

secure.actblue.com

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Elena Hung (she/her) @elenahung.bsky.social · Jul 3

Sometimes even though you knew it was going to happen, it is still a punch in the gut.

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Elena Hung (she/her) @elenahung.bsky.social · Jul 3

Moments like these, I always come back to:

"Our work continues, the fight goes on, and big dreams never die." ❤️‍🩹

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