Victoria Schiano (she/her)

The state of our union is without Medicaid

the camera pans to Rep. Sarah McBride as Trump pushes transphobia

The #TrumpStateofDelusion:

Part award show

Part rant session

Part scripted show

Trump's "RUSTED" Age

It's going to be VERY WEIRD when the "lowest, lowest, price for drugs" doesn't arrive by next year's #SOTU

I guess the "Golden Age of America" includes cutting #Medicaid

#SOTU

Alright folks, #SOTU is kicking off — what issues are you watching (or not) for?

Help us get through this speech with memes and comments

Trump-backed SAVE America Act could spell trouble for voters with disabilities The SAVE America Act would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote. But, according to disability advocates, hundreds of thousands of Arizonans may have a harder time voting.

Voting by mail incentivizes higher turnout. In 2020, individuals with disabilities who voted increased to 62%, 6 points more than 2016. The majority cast their ballots by mail. www.kjzz.org/elections/20...

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

A young child in a plaid coat and blue winter hat with ear flaps stands beside a car, wearing a backpack. Headline above reports ICE detained four children from a Minnesota school district, including a 5-year-old boy.

ICE detained children in a #Minnesota school district — including a 5-year-old — in a series of arrests that have shaken families, teachers, and neighbors.

4 students were taken this month: a preschooler, a 10-year-old, and two teenagers.

This is happening to kids.

BREAKING: A glimmer of hope for healthcare today! In breaking good news, House Democrats, along with 17 Republicans, just passed legislation to restore the Affordable Care Act tax credits & prevent millions from losing healthcare. Now to the Senate! Keep calling!!Text ACAnow to 1-888-418-5699

Veteran Claims ICE Agents Burst into Cabin 'Screaming,' Then Wrongfully Detained Him During 50th Birthday Cruise A U.S. coast guard veteran, said he was wrongfully detained by border agents when his cruise ship docked in Miami on Monday, Jan. 5, and then let go after about 90 minutes after agents told him that t...

Veteran Claims ICE Agents Burst into Cabin 'Screaming,' Then Wrongfully Detained Him During 50th Birthday Cruise

"From what I understand, all of this was based off my first and last name, a very common Hispanic name," U.S. veteran Jose Martinez alleged

Jackson's Story: Healthcare is a Right Jackson was a million dollar baby. Our family fights to make sure kids like him get the health care they need.

Jackson's Story: Healthcare is a Right

Medicaid-funded "support allowed us to invest in his health care early on, setting him up for a life as an independent, confident kid who is doing well into school and will grow into adulthood. "

littlelobbyists.org/jacksons-sto...

Live updates: Protesters demonstrate outside Minneapolis immigration court after ICE officer kills driver Protesters in Minneapolis gathered to protest the killing of motorist Renee Nicole Macklin Good by an ICE officer. Mayor Jacob Frey said federal agents should leave the city.

AP: Minnesota investigators say they can’t access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won’t work jointly on probe

apnews.com/live/minneap...

#immigration

Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.

“'The guy, I’m telling him like, "Please step off the school grounds," and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he knocked me down,' an official at Roosevelt High School said. 'They don’t care. They’re just animals. I’ve never seen people behave like this.'"

TODAY, an ICE agent killed a person

ONGOING, ICE is using #Medicaid records to further terrorize families while expanding their mass deportation efforts

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.

Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"

The Long Road Ahead For Venezuela Welcome to a special edition of Double Click Newsletter. The following are broad thoughts and analysis of the recent events in Caracas, Venezuela. For full disclosure, the author, now a U.S. Citizen a...

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!

National Parks to raise fees by $100 for international tourists to popular U.S. parks The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter popular parks. They will be left out of fee-free days, reserved for American residents.

This fucking sucks and is hostile af (yes, I get that this is the point). Our national parks are a treasure and I love sharing them with people. People visit the US specifically to see them. Nature should be open to everyone.

A collage of photos of medically complex and disabled children holding up hand-decorated letters that spell out “THANK YOU ALICE!” Each child holds one letter, and many appear to have disabilities or use mobility devices. The background fades from blue to white, with the “Little Lobbyists” logo and the tagline “Advocating for Kids with Complex Medical Needs & Disabilities” at the bottom.

Today, Little Lobbyists honors #AliceWong, a ferocious advocate for disability justice and disability culture-maker who died on November 14 at the age of 51. Alice was a larger-than-life figure in the disability community and a friend to Little Lobbyists

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I see a lot of people speculating about how Alice died and I am asking you to...please not do that. If her family wants to share information about that on their own time, they will, but the speculation and sometimes outright conspiracy theories are actually really upsetting for them to see.

A group of women stand outside the U.S. Capitol holding purple signs reading messages like “Hands off our health care” and “Save our health care.” One woman speaks at a podium as others stand in solidarity around her under a sunny sky.

It was so exciting to see #healthcare champion and @LittleLobbyist Community Engagement Coordinator, @victoriaschiano.bsky.social, join members of the @demwomencaucus.bsky.social earlier today to share how #Medicaid cuts are impacting her son, Cole

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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"

I tried to call your office to talk to you, but you aren’t even taking messages, so here I am calling on you publicly to hold the line and do the right thing.

Our children are counting on you.

Remember when you met with us- @littlelobbyists.com ? I sat next to you as you spoke with a table filled with our children as you promised us that you were behind us every step of the way

Voting with them is a clear vote against the very children you promised to their faces you would protect.

JOHN FETTERMAN

DO NOT VOTE WITH THE REPUBLICANS.

Their promises mean nothing and they have made it clear they want to destroy the families of America- primarily those who belong to disabled and minority groups.

This would be a vote to destroy the only lifelines families like ours have.

An image of the outline on a blue background of people with signs holding a rally and the text “I’m speaking at the Rally for the Public’s Health, Wednesday, Nov. 5” and the url “APHA.org/Rally” and the APHA logo.

Hello friends! I am excited to be a speaker at the Rally for the Public’s Health on Wed 11/05 on the National Mall to highlight critical public health issues & initiatives. Protecting the public’s health is essential, not optional. Join us! Would love to see y'all!
www.APHA.org/Rally #SpeakForHealth

As SNAP benefits run dry, 'grocery buddies' are footing their neighbors' food bills With federal food aid frozen during the government shutdown, there has been a wave of people rushing to help — sending gift cards or buying groceries for SNAP recipients in their community.

Stories like this around people rising to meet the SNAP crisis are easy to frame as inspirational and I appreciate the reporting here that stresses that this is a crisis of the government's making with long-term consequences that individuals alone cannot fix.