Hailey Gibbs, PhD

A black and white photograph of two young boys, one wearing glasses, sitting and listening attentively in a classroom setting. A yellow banner across the top reads "IDEA AT 50". Text is overlaid on the bottom half of the image: "The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) turns 50 this year. The law ensured disabled kids would have access to public schools and promised funding for schools to make it possible." The source is cited at the bottom.

A photo of a young boy wearing glasses, giving a high-five to an unseen adult hand. The title banner reads "IDEA AT 50". Text is overlaid on the bottom half of the image: "IDEA serves children as young as infancy and toddlerhood through its Part C early intervention services. But administrative and funding barriers mean only about half who qualify are enrolled." The source is cited at the bottom.

A graphic illustrating a classroom setup with several gray desks and chairs, and a few yellow desks and chairs highlighted in the middle. The title banner reads "IDEA AT 50". Text is overlaid on the bottom half of the image: "During the 2022–23 school year, 7.6 million students between the ages of 3 and 21 received special education services through IDEA. That’s three out of every 20 public school students." The source is cited at the bottom.

A photo of a young girl in a pink shirt sitting in a wheelchair and looking directly at the camera, leaning on a table in a classroom. The title banner reads "IDEA AT 50". Text is overlaid on the bottom half of the image: "Vouchers = fewer protections for children The use of vouchers harms students with disabilities by resulting in the forfeiture of nearly all federal protections and the loss of guaranteed special education services." The source is cited at the bottom.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of IDEA—a landmark law that ensured millions of disabled students would receive quality education. Yet, that promised education is at risk today with a federal funding gap of over $38 billion.

graphic showing the prices of various food products rising significantly since one year ago

“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One"

NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani speaks to the city-wide impact of the Trump administration's cuts to SNAP.

The Trump administration has made it clear: it wants to take food away from hungry families—it'll even go to court over it.

🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.

SNAP Cuts Are Likely To Harm More Than 27,000 Retailers Nationwide A new analysis shows that 27,000 retailers in areas with the highest shares of SNAP participants would be the most likely to bear the brunt of proposed drastic cuts to food assistance.

The Trump administration's failure to fund SNAP benefits will have devastating impacts on families' budgets and local economies. SNAP supports households getting food on tables, generates 100,000s of jobs, and every dollar returns $1.50 to the local economy.
www.americanprogress.org/article/snap...

AMAZING to see @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social run & win on universal #childcare the same week NM began implementing the 1st statewide universal child care program. The future of child care in America is universal, comprehensive, & it meets families where they are. Excited to see where we go from here.

The Trump Administration’s Recent Special Education Layoffs Will Have Major Long-Term Impacts on Disabled Children and Students The Trump administration unlawful layoffs during the federal shutdown, in coordination with its policy changes and budget cuts, are intended to lead to closure of the Department of Education, leaving ...

"Layoffs, budget cuts, and policy changes are all a part of the Trump administration’s direct attacks on disabled students and children and will cause long-term negative impacts."
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

SNAP benefits must continue despite shutdown, judge tells Trump administration The Justice Department argued that the food stamp program, which feeds more than 40 million Americans, effectively did not exist anymore due to the shutdown.

Federal judge has to tell the President he can't starve his own citizens to arm twist opposition party into gutting health care access for same citizens
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/s...

corporatism is BAAAD

Early Childhood Poverty: A Lasting Impact on Babies’ Health and Development Early Head Start is the only federal program dedicated to the comprehensive development of pregnant women, infants and toddlers in families with low incomes.

"More babies live in poverty than any other age group." Looking at the 11/1 food assistance cliff, rising health care premiums, massive cuts to Medicaid, & uncertainty for Head Start programs nationwide, that number is only bound to grow.

Inaction is acceptance.
www.zerotothree.org/resource/ear...

Montanans Go After ‘Citizens United’ - The American Prospect Montanans are putting forth an ingenious ballot measure that, while it wouldn’t legally overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling that allowed corporations to buy elections, would negate its...

Fantastic article by Harold Meyerson in @prospect.org on Montana’s “ingenious ballot measure” to negate the consequences of Citizens United.

As far as I know, this is the first time Dashiell Hammett has been invoked in any discussion of The Montana Plan.

A photo collage featuring Donald Trump, with Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump behind him on the left, and Melania Trump on the right. The title text reads: "Cash and gifts received by Trump and his family over the past 352 days." The total amount, $1,801,939,107, is displayed in large red text. Text at the bottom states: "As American families struggle with rising costs, President Trump and his family have raked in over a billion dollars—and the number is only growing." The current date of 10/23/2025 is noted.

A graphic detailing specific financial profits related to Donald Trump. The title reads: "From multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency ventures to foreign gifts, Trump is prioritizing personal profits over Americans’ well-being." Three examples are listed with accompanying images and amounts: $400M for a "PALACE IN THE SKY": QATARI GIFT PLANE TO TRUMP $208M for TRUMP MEME COIN $1.058B for CASHING IN ON WORTHLESS UNTRADABLE CRYPTO TOKENS

A graphic with a dark background listing how costs are rising for American families. The main title reads: "As Trump profits off the presidency, costs are rising for American families—largely thanks to his actions." The list includes three categories with specific impacts: HEALTH CARE: Increased health insurance and uncompensated care costs; Cuts to Medicaid and loss of health insurance coverage. FOOD: Cuts to food assistance and higher grocery costs; Increased economic risk for SNAP retailers; Job losses and state and local revenue declines; Increased state expenditures. ENERGY/UTILITIES: Higher household electricity and gasoline costs; Increased costs for energy-efficient home improvements.

A portrait photo of Donald Trump wearing a suit and a red tie, with a baseball cap that reads "USA." The title text reads: "Our elected officials should be serving their constituents, not themselves." The dollar amount of $1,801,939,107 is shown over his head, noting that the number reflects the latest data as of 10/23/2025. A link to the Center for American Progress report is included at the bottom.

As American families struggle with rising costs, President Trump and members of his family are raking in millions of dollars—and the number is only growing. Check out our new tracker to see how Trump is using the office of the presidency to his financial benefit: https://ampr.gs/47nd5eE

why, when the destruction of our most sacrosanct democratic tenets is objectively the bigger problem, does this make me so fucking sad?

Child Care Professionals Are on the Front Lines as Climate Change Risks Children’s Health and Development Amid a changing climate and federal rollbacks to disaster relief and preparedness, early educators face an increasingly untenable child care landscape that will require state and local action.

Climate change is here. To support the early ed sector & protect children from the climate crisis, we must:
🏛️Promote state & local action
💲Invest in the early ed workforce
🗣️Develop comms tools to disseminate info
🍼Prioritize recovery efforts around children
www.americanprogress.org/article/chil...

Millions of people across the country took to the streets in No Kings protests on Saturday—are you part of the 3.5% that will demand change?

You can see pretty clearly in this chart why the "K-shaped recovery" narrative was nonsense prior to roughly this year but is now very real.

SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans will not go out as planned November 1 if the shutdown continues.

American cities under attack. Health care premiums are tripling. Veteran families are at risk of foreclosure. Grocery prices are skyrocketing. Adelita Grijalva has not been sworn in. The Epstein files are not yet released.

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

is this an antifa?

#NoKings

“The world is held together, it really is held together, by the love and the passion of a very few* people.” — James Baldwin

*few = an estimated 200k in DC alone #NoKings

Republicans in Congress had multiple chances this year to keep your premiums low—and they said NO every single time.

The Pope tweets: "The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty. #DilexiTe" Someone replies: "I was so hopeful I could be a Catholic again after the disaster that Francis was, guess we just get Francis 2.0 now and I am heartbroken. How do I stay a Catholic now...I don't want to lose faith but I am. You belong to someone else, not God."

heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god

Trump Targets Democratic Districts by Halting Billions During Shutdown The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

This is just the latest instance in which the Trump admin has used the shutdown to pause or strip money from Democratic-led cities and states. Before today, we counted about $28 billion in halted federal funds (and will be updating as we learn more)

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

State troopers in riot gear just plowed into the crowd, started arresting protesters and clergy.

racist young Republicans post racist comments in chat thread which they point out, in a rare moment of self-reflection and with what can only be described as truly poetic eloquence, “if this leaked, we’d be cooked fr fr”

correlation does not equal causation, but like -

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