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Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 1d

Millions of medically complex children and families count on WIC and SNAP to keep their plates filled. If the shutdown continues through October, their benefits are at risk.

#TrumpsHealthcareShutdown

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Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 1d

“I’m most worried about the funds running out for both WIC and SNAP,” says @littlelobbyists.com mom Jodi, who lives in Pennsylvania.

“I know it probably won't happen... but it might.... for our family, we heavily rely on these programs to help our family out.”

#TrumpsHealthcareShutdown 2/3 🧵

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Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 1d

All across America, families are being impacted by #TrumpsHealthcareShutdown — this is especially true for the parents and caregivers of medically complex and disabled children.

Here are some of their stories 1/3 🧵

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Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 1d

"As parents, we are indispensable lifelines to our children, and we are struggling to fight for our own survival on top of it,"

States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit

States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit

North Carolina and Idaho have cut their Medicaid programs to bridge budget gaps, raising fears that providers will stop taking patients and that hospitals will close even before the brunt of a new fed...

www.npr.org

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MomsRising @momsrising.org · 7d

Our country is facing a health care crisis the Trump administration and Republican leaders in Congress created with their unprecedented, reckless cuts to Medicaid and their refusal to extend the premium tax credits that make health insurance affordable for tens of millions of moms and families.

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Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network @domesticemployers.bsky.social · 7d

While the people need care, Congress continues to be unwilling to reverse cuts that will make care inaccessible to millions. 🧵1/2 #CareNotCuts www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/10/01/w...

What The Government Shutdown Means For People With Disabilities

While many services will continue, Congress' failure to fund the government could have big implications for people with disabilities who depend on a wide array of federal programs.

www.disabilityscoop.com

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Caring Across Generations @caringacross.org · 7d

Dear Congress,
Our care is essential. We can’t afford this shutdown or these cuts.
Signed, all of us.

An individual holds up a sign that says 'protect Medicaid' in front of a poster urging to tell Congress to repeal the Medicaid cuts. The poster features images of the Capitol building and text about a government shutdown and protecting healthcare.

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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 7d

We’re at the Capitol to call out the government shutdown

Join us to call for a budget for our country, not just billionaires 📢
www.youtube.com/live/VGaILms...

Healthcare Over Billionaires Rally

YouTube video by Fair Share America

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Caring Across Generations @caringacross.org · 14d

Medicaid helps keep parents and children healthy and well. #ProtectMedicaid

Promotional image stating 'Medicaid covers 4 in every 10 births across the country' with a backdrop featuring a butterfly and illuminated light, created by Caring Across Generations.

Promotional image for Caring Across Generations featuring a butterfly near a bright light, with text advocating for Medicaid access for disabled children to remain at home with their families.

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner @rowefinkbeiner.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you to @cantwell.senate.gov for standing up for #healthcare, our economy, our families, and our futures. Check out her must-read report on rising healthcare costs. Republicans must stop the healthcare cuts & work for, not against, America. #TrumpsGovernmentShutdown

Sen. Maria Cantwell @cantwell.senate.gov · 13d

Today I released a snapshot report detailing drastic cost increases for Americans who buy their own health insurance. Time is of the essence if we don’t want to see these double-digit increases. The White House and Congress should address this now.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

• This report found that in 29 states, the leading exchange plan insurer in that state has requested or been granted an increase of 20% or more.

• This report found that in 20 states, the 2026 requested or final rate by that state's top exchange plan insurer will be at least 20 percentage points higher than how much that same insurer raised rates in 2025.

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Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 12d

"When people tell me that #Medicaid has a lot of waste and fraud, I want to show them the mountains of paperwork and untold hours I spend on the phone coordinating Kinsley’s Medicaid eligibility and care."

Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 13d

Alexis tells @littlelobbyists.com that "All this information I’m seeing about Medicaid being cut is terrifying. Watching my daughter almost die time after time has been so traumatizing."

Kinsley was born with two rare diseases, and then she got cancer.

Kinsley's Story: A Rough Ride for a Ray of Sunshine

Kinsley was born with two rare diseases, and then she got cancer.

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Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 13d

Premium Tax Credits make health care affordable for 20M+ people. If they expire, millions won’t be able to go to the doctor.

Join us in urging Congress to make health care tax credits permanent & repeal the health care cuts they passed earlier this year: commcat.io/467vrRn

#CareNotCuts

A stylized advocacy graphic showing a Black woman standing behind two children with a bold message above them reading, “Families NEED affordable care.” A banner at the bottom says, “Congress needs to lower health care costs now!” The design uses a mint green and purple color scheme.

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 13d

Really glad to see disabled students centered and profiled in this article on changing cultures at schools and the shift toward stricter rules, which really harm many people with varying disabilities from ADHD to those needing to step out of class for medical needs.

Strict rules can foster calm classrooms. But some students pay the price

An Indiana charter school network has won praise for its strong academics. But some students with disabilities struggle to follow the school system's discipline policies.

www.npr.org

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Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 13d

Alexis tells @littlelobbyists.com that "All this information I’m seeing about Medicaid being cut is terrifying. Watching my daughter almost die time after time has been so traumatizing."

Kinsley was born with two rare diseases, and then she got cancer.

Kinsley's Story: A Rough Ride for a Ray of Sunshine

Kinsley was born with two rare diseases, and then she got cancer.

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MomsRising @momsrising.org · 14d

Listen to the experts. Listen to your doctor. Listen to your body.

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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · 14d

This week, ICE agents in Leominster, MA detained a 5-year old girl to pressure her father to surrender to ICE. In response, CTAN issued the following statement: www.nbcboston.com/news/local/i...

ICE agents held 5-year-old girl outside Leominster home to get father to surrender, family says

Video appears to show federal immigration agents trying to coax the man out of his Massachusetts home while asking, "Is that your daughter?"

www.nbcboston.com

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🍁💚Jaded💚🍁 @mtpromises.bsky.social · 14d

There appears to be NO red line they won't cross.

Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 15d

Medically complex and disable children shouldn’t be bargaining chips, period.

This outrageous act by #immigration officials is inexcusable and ultimately led to the separation of this 5-year-old autistic girl from Massachusetts 😡

ICE held 5-year-old autistic girl in Massachusetts to pressure father to surrender, family says

The girl's father, Edward Hip, has lived in the United States for the last 22 years, according to his wife.

www.nbcnews.com

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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 15d

NEW: A majority of voters (65%) think medical aid in dying — or, “physician-assisted suicide” — should be an option for someone with a terminal illness.

Title: Voters Support Medical Aid in Dying for People With Terminal Illnesses, but Not for Other Cases.
Description: Medical Aid in Dying — sometimes called "physician-assisted suicide" — is a practice in which a doctor helps someone end their life peacefully with a prescription medication, typically to avoid prolonged suffering. Do you think doctors should be allowed to offer each of the following individuals to end their life through Medical Aid in Dying?
Response Options:
A) Doctors should be allowed to offer Medical Aid in Dying to this individual
B) Don't know
C) Doctors should not be allowed to offer Medical Aid in Dying to this individual
Someone with a terminal illness — 65% chose A, 12% chose B, 23% chose C
Someone with a severe disability — 37% chose A, 21% chose B, 42% chose C
Someone with a severe mental illness — 26% chose A, 19% chose B, 55% chose C
See the full poll at dataforprogress.org

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 14d

“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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Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 15d

Medically complex and disable children shouldn’t be bargaining chips, period.

This outrageous act by #immigration officials is inexcusable and ultimately led to the separation of this 5-year-old autistic girl from Massachusetts 😡

ICE held 5-year-old autistic girl in Massachusetts to pressure father to surrender, family says

The girl's father, Edward Hip, has lived in the United States for the last 22 years, according to his wife.

www.nbcnews.com

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Mia Ives-Rublee @seemiaroll.bsky.social · 15d

Today’s announcement by RFK Jr. will likely lead to blaming parents if their children are diagnosed with autism & discouraging the safe use of Tylenol to appropriately manage pain and fever during pregnancy.

www.americanprogress.org/press/statem...

STATEMENT: Associating Autism with Tylenol Use Is Dangerous, Offensive, Inaccurate

www.americanprogress.org

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 15d

There are going to be a lot of Autism Parents who celebrate this. There are even going to be disabled people who cheerlead MAHA for this.

It's still catastrophic.

Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 15d

Tylenol Remains Safe & Effective (Trump IS Hazardous To Your Health)

www.patreon.com/posts/139510...

Tylenol Remains
Safe & Effective
(Trump IS
Hazardous To Your Health)
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by Matthew Cortland -
09/22/2025
SHOULDN'T NEED TO BE A LAWYER
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Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 15d

Tylenol does not cause autism.

Autistic kids do not need to be cured.

Okay thanks bye.

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Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 21d

Put together a starter pack of partners, friends, and allies working to protect #Medicaid

Check them out and give them a follow!

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Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 21d

Meet Vivian, an 11-year-old who is already advocating for herself and fellow medically complex children.

Thanks to #Medicaid coverage, she is able to live a full and active life in her community.

Vivian's Story: Already an Advocate at Age 11

At age 11, Vivian is already advocating for herself and fellow medically complex children, thanks to Medicaid coverage that helps her live a full and active life in her community.

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