Colleen Tomko

Help share this information on the impact of Medicaid cuts. Disability rights are human rights and everyone deserves appropriate supports in the community without being forced into unnecessary institutionalization!

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

“I’m cleaning the bathroom on a weekly basis now because there’s no one else to do it." “Why would you mess with national parks? They are America’s best idea.” Trump's ruthless cuts have left our national parks in "survival mode." [via @theguardian.com + @climatedesk.org]

Executive actions, budget cuts, layoffs, and legislation—all enacted in the Trump administration’s first six months—have curtailed disability rights and services, including access to Medicaid and the right to free, appropriate public education.

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Breaking News: The EPA is said to have drafted a plan that would end its ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

The Department of Defense’s book banning policies aren’t about protecting kids — they’re about suppressing critical thinking and diverse ideas as part of President Trump’s “anti-wokeness” agenda. We’re suing the DoD to defend students’ First Amendment rights.

Undocumented immigrants can’t enroll in Medicaid. They can only ever access it temporarily, when they need lifesaving medical care. This only makes people afraid to access the medical care they’re legally allowed to receive. But Trump doesn’t care. His only goal is to sow fear.

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Almost a trillion $ cut toMedicaid is being debated! It does not strengthen the program! States will get far less $’s than anticipated, putting optional Home & Community Based Services in jeopardy. #MedicaidCuts #kidstogether #homeandcommunitybasedservices #Medicaid

If they claim to be strengthening programs, why are they increasing redundant unnecessary costly paperwork that burdens eligible people?

RUIZ: Did you read the report & fact-check its sources prior to publication? RFK JR: I did not fact check RUIZ: It included citations to sources that don't exist. How does that happen? RFK JR: All of the foundational assertions are accurate RUIZ: They did not exist. How can they be accurate?

They were supposed to be deporting “gang members” and “criminals.” So far, they have kidnapped people working their day jobs and folks lawfully showing up for their immigration court appearances… It was always a lie.

Welp.

Just because he pulled out doesn’t mean it’s over. Rapists never understand that #NoWar #ImpeachTrump

Immigration and the care economy are uniquely linked. As I told @emilypeck.bsky.social the relationship between a care worker and the disabled or aging person is the foundation of care. The actions of the administration stoking understandable fear in immigrant communities will impact care.

Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium. ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.

WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill would lead to a larger-than-expected $2.8 trillion increase in the federal deficit over the decade, despite a boost to U.S. economic output, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected on Tuesday.

While Trump blusters about "law & order," his regime has dropped or halted nearly 150 investigations into corporate wrongdoing. And Trump himself has pardoned dozens of his supporters, including Jan 6 rioters and other convicted of crimes like money laundering and bribery.

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Rain was not going to stop me! Great turn out!! #NoKings #NoKingsDay #Medicaid

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Real power isn't staged in DC — it rises up everywhere else. Join me on No Kings Day to stand together against cruelty, corruption, and authoritarianism. app.sosha.ai/s/HygEzsAa

@pelosi.house.gov: "On January 6th...we begged the president of the United States to send in the National Guard. He would not do it...And yet, in a contra-constitutional way, he has sent the National Guard into California. Something is very wrong with this picture."

Gov. Gavin Newsom made the case in a televised address Tuesday evening that President Trump’s decisions to send military forces to immigration protests in Los Angeles have put the U.S. at the precipice of authoritarianism. https://trib.al/EpbF098

The thing to remember about the #LosAngelesRiots is that they aren't riots, and Donald Trump is all over the Epstein files.

Senator Ted Cruz posted a dramatic video of LAPD cars on fire with the caption “this… is… not… peaceful.” What he didn’t mention? The footage was from 2020, not 2025. His post on X falsely implied it was current, part of a broader effort to spread lies and manufacture a crisis.

FUN FACT: The regime is mobilizing the National Guard for, protests. NOT for disaster relief due to tornadoes .. Whiteness above all things..

Every accusation is a confession.

Booker: "We have a president who did nothing as people stormed our Capitol, & then when those people who viciously beat police & led to some of their deaths - therefore cop killers - were convicted, he pardoned them. So for him to be talking about responsive law enforcement is hypocritical at best"

By the way a military parade when we’re not celebrating a war victory is something a dude who never served would do.

Suffer the children

Trump threatens to take away Elon’s government contracts

Even if you're not on Medicaid, the loss of state funds will impact you! If you ever need home care or community supports, private insurance doesn't cover it, so you will need Medicaid there for yourself! kidstogether.org/how-to-impro... #Disability #Disabilities #Medicaid

A viral post is spreading fear on all platforms, supposedly from Liz and Me, about a nonexistent bill—just like the far right used to do. We cannot become what we’re fighting. The truth still matters. We win by being better, not louder. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/dont-fight...

They are purging all the transcripts.

Letter: Is this how we care for our neighbors?

The Justice Department has drastically scaled back its support for anti-crime initiatives across the country, leaving law enforcement agencies and private groups scrambling to try to replace the money. www.npr.org/2025/05/24/n...

Private equity companies have gobbled up group homes and other services for people with disabilities, attracting the attention of state and federal regulators across the nation and alarming advocates, reports @acvollers.bsky.social.

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus? NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country HASSAN: That's incorrect

DURBIN: How can we give hope to people across the country who are suffering from so many diseases when our government is cutting back on that research? RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research D: I just read them to you! R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them

New cartoon regarding the proposed cuts to Medicaid. Feel free to copy, paste, link, print, email, whatever to help share and bring awareness! (Just keep it whole and with copyright) Here's link kidstogether.org/who-are-medi... #Medicaid #MedicaidCuts #MedicaidMatters #kidstogether #disabilities

Most undocumented folks CAN’T get on Medicaid. There are some exceptions, such as for pregnant women, but otherwise, NO. And the folks who are about to lose Medicaid? Regular folks. Not undocumented immigrants.