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Email that reads “Hi! thank you so much for your message. I’m #outofofficeforcare because I need to pick up my kid from school, and my mother-in-law is in memory care and needs my support, and it’s also getting colder and I’m pretty tired. I’ll return your message when all Americans have guaranteed paid family and medical leave - so we can work and care for ourselves & our loved ones with dignity.”

Today I’m #OutofOfficeforCare with @paidleaveforall.bsky.social. Because #PaidLeaveforAll should be a guarantee.

The cost of care is gutting the American dream. Here’s how to fix it. Ai-jen Poo, a leading advocate for caregivers, lands on the MarketWatch 25. She spoke with MarketWatch about how to solve America’s caregiving crisis.

Honored to be included on this year’s @marketwatch.com #MarketWatch25 - a list of 25 people reshaping how we live, work, spend, save & invest.

@caringacross.org @domesticworkers.bsky.social

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Imagine watching your beloved colleague be taken out of the blue. Imagine what the children are feeling after seeing their beloved caregiver taken. This is what is happening, right here & right now in our country.

This video is devastating. Imagine dropping your child off at daycare, only to learn that ICE took a beloved caregiver in front of the children minutes after. Imagine going to work to care for beloved children, only to be ripped away from them and your own family by ICE.

The taking of neighbors in communities around the country is so horrific.

And, right here - how can anyone justify this - violently taking a child care teacher out of her classroom?

Enraging is too weak a word to describe this.

#Momsky activate.

ICE arrests Chicago man whose teenage daughter is fighting cancer: ‘He belongs with her’ Ofelia Torres has spent almost every day of the past month at Lurie Children’s Hospital, where the 16-year-old Lake View High School student is fighting cancer.

Thinking about Ofelia & Ruben today. A 16 year old with stage 4 cancer and her father & caregiver, kidnapped by ICE when his daughter needs him most.

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It’s everyday people and everyday acts of courage who will eventually change everything.

7 million of us showed up on Saturday. Let the feeling of it be a reminder. Our care is greater than their cruelty. And let’s keep going. #nokings

As the FAMILY Act is being reintroduced today, we’re calling on you to email your lawmakers and tell them to support this legislation to ensure that all workers can take the time they need without risking their job or income. #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll act.nationalpartnership.org/a/family-act

Time To Care: Paid Family and Medical Leave and the FAMILY Act - National Women's Law Center People across the country—especially women—are struggling to care for themselves and their loved ones while paying the bills and supporting their families.

We’re #ForFAMILY and #PaidLeaveForAll — and we call on congress to support working families.

As the FAMILY Act is being reintroduced today, we ask you to email your lawmakers and tell them to support this legislation to ensure that all workers can take the time they need without risking their job or income. #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll act.nationalpartnership.org/a/family-act

As the FAMILY Act is being reintroduced today, we’re calling on you to email your lawmakers: tell them to support this legislation to ensure all workers can take the time they need without risking their job or income. #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll https://act.nationalpartnership.org/a/family-act

Check out my conversation with @pocan.house.gov on the domestic workers movement, care, Medicaid & more. Thank you for having me, Congressman!

Trump Has Successfully Tanked the American Labor Market The latest weak jobs report is the culmination of Donald Trump’s impulsive approach to economic policymaking.

“Trump Has Successfully Tanked the American Labor Market:The president’s disastrous tariffs and mass deportation campaign are wrecking the economy” Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... #Trumpflation

Employers Added Nearly a Million Fewer Jobs Than Believed, Data Shows

Americans are getting squeezed from both sides of the Trump economy. #Trumpflation is driving up costs on one side and job losses all from the chaos of these last nine months on the other. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...

Moms know when kids try to hide not eating veggies; and know when Trump is trying to hide what’s really happening with our economy: Prices & unemployment are rising. Help spread the truth: *Take a pic of price tag or bill that makes you gasp & share it with #Trumpflation it to help create change.

Trump broke his campaign promises: Hardworking moms and families can't afford the rising costs of housing, healthcare, childcare, food, diapers, eldercare, and utilities, which are getting higher & higher under Trump and Republican leadership. Stop #Trumpflation

Speaker Johnson pushed Medicaid cuts. His constituents worry about their own coverage In Mike Johnson's district, not only could thousands of Louisianians lose coverage, health centers are bracing for a financial hit. They're hoping for additional funding to make up for Medicaid cuts.

"I would actually ask [Speaker Johnson]: 'What's the reason you're cutting Medicaid,' Collins said, ‘and hurting a lot of people in this city?’”

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Powerful article in @nytimes.com about the hidden impacts of Medicaid cuts on care for disabled people & older adults in the home & community.

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The Dept of Labor is trying to strip home care workers of the right to minimum wage and overtime pay. Public comment closes on 9/2 - let them know what we think of this move. @domesticworkers.bsky.social

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Taylor Swift talking about her care story on @newheightsofficial.bsky.social ❤️‍🔥

It’s Our Turn to Build a New System of Care We have the chance to shape the future by building a system of care that leaves no one behind.

“Just as generations before us fought for a guarantee of healthcare and economic security, delivering us Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, and the Americans With Disabilities Act, now it’s our turn.”

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In DC putting #FamiliesFirst with @seiupres.bsky.social @1199seiu.org and my co-MC Zoe from @littlelobbyists.com !! #SaveMedicaidSaveFamilies

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A man and woman holding rally signs about child care.

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We’re here with our partners at #FamiliesFirst New Jersey to say #CareNotCuts. Cutting Medicaid, care, and food all to serve billionaires is a betrayal of families everywhere.

Protect Medicaid Vigil Join the Protect Medicaid Vigil to stand up for essential healthcare services. Learn more about our events, partners, and how you can take action.

For 60 years, working families have relied on Medicaid to get care and get by. Congress and the White House just cut it by $1T.

@caringacross.org is kicking off a 60-Hour Vigil for Medicaid online & in D.C. - starting TONIGHT at 9PM ET. Join us for 60 hours of community, storytelling, and action.

Thrilled that Katie Bethell is joining @moveon.org as their next executive director! She’s a lifelong fighter for working families and I’m so excited to see how MoveOn will continue to grow and thrive under her leadership.

Congratulations, Katie ❤️

"MoveOn gives voice to nearly 10 million people who care deeply about this country and the health, security, and happiness of everyone who calls it home. The road to winning and taking back power in 2026 and beyond is all about growing and inspiring our base by mobilizing and organizing behind leaders with a positive vision for making life affordable for working families."

Today, MoveOn announces that Katie Bethell, a nationally recognized advocate for working families, is joining us as the next executive director! We welcome the people-first champion taking the helm at a time when President Trump and Republicans are choosing billionaires over everyday people.

Congress and the White House just slashed Medicaid, food stamps & school lunch. They’re using the savings to enrich the rich and separate immigrant families.

On July 26th, we're fighting back. Put #FamiliesFirst and find an action in your community: www.familiesfirstnow.org #CareNotCuts

Call Congress and Say No Cuts to Medicaid!

Medicaid cuts mean less money for roads, schools, housing, everything working families need. Congress is trying to pass this bill tomorrow. Call your representatives in the House NOW to say NO to Medicaid cuts: go.caringacross.org/a/call-congr...

Call Congress and Say No Cuts to Medicaid!

50 Senators just voted to take away healthcare from 17 million Americans. This bill makes it even harder for us to afford basic needs - gutting our care, food assistance, and for what? To enrich the rich and pay for more abuse of immigrants. Whether you’re on Medicaid or not, this impacts all of us.

Tonight at 4:15pm PT / 7:15pm ET! Join @whipkclark.bsky.social @domesticworkers.bsky.social @caringacross.org and our #CareCantWait partners for a Virtual Rally to stop cuts to our care.

REGISTER: mobilize.us/ndwa-c3/event/…