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Jill Rosenthal

@jillrose.bsky.social

Director of Public Health Policy at Center for American Progress, lover of everything outside in Maine, | opinions are mine

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CAP's @bbkogan.bsky.social explains the reality of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill: it's a giant tax cut for the richest Americans.

25.02.2026 05:05 — 👍 31    🔁 17    💬 0    📌 3

This is the SAVE Act that Trump is discussing tonight.

25.02.2026 03:11 — 👍 162    🔁 97    💬 5    📌 0

And Trump dares to talk about fraud and corruption.

25.02.2026 02:59 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump Misleads on Drug Pricing Deals - FactCheck.org President Donald Trump has said that Americans are now paying or will pay "the lowest price anywhere in the world for drugs," thanks to the administration’s negotiations with pharmaceutical companies....

Trump still claiming he is lowering drug prices... www.factcheck.org/2026/02/trum...

25.02.2026 02:54 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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President Trump just said, “We lifted 2.4 million Americans off of food stamps.”

A reminder of what happened to those 2.4 million Americans:

25.02.2026 02:24 — 👍 1553    🔁 491    💬 31    📌 19
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trump says the economy is roaring like never before, but the unemployment rate keeps ticking up

25.02.2026 02:17 — 👍 34    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0
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It’s a turnaround for the ages all right, for manufacturing jobs!

25.02.2026 02:17 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Some things that me and my colleagues at @americanprogress.bsky.social are watching for tonight at the SOTU:

- Exaggerated claims about an economy that added only 181K jobs in 2025, the worst non-recession year in the last 20 years
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25.02.2026 02:01 — 👍 16    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0
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Trump’s 2026 State of the Union: Who to Follow Join the conversation

From his “Liberation Day” tariffs to the deployment of ICE agents in major U.S. cities, President Trump’s State of the Union address is sure to span the gamut. Our CAP experts will be closely watching—follow our starter pack to stay informed: https://go.bsky.app/3TC1naE

24.02.2026 18:00 — 👍 15    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 3
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How the Trump Administration’s Embrace of Oil, Gas, and Chemical Industry Interests Will Endanger Children’s Health The Trump administration’s actions to eliminate lifesaving environmental protections would allow corporate polluters to emit more toxins and chemicals, exposing more than 2 million kids to pollutants ...

More on how the Trump administration's rollback of environmental protections increases toxins and pollution that harm children's health ⬇️ www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

20.02.2026 18:26 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

The Trump administration and EPA's loosening of restrictions on coal-burning power plants will increase exposure to mercury, lead and other toxins, harming babies' brain development. Is the administration protecting our kids' health or corporate profits? thehill.com/policy/energ...

20.02.2026 18:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Trump Order Aims to Boost Weedkiller Targeted in Health Lawsuits

The Trump administration has devalued Americans' health and lives yet again! Trump's new order boosts production of a cancer-causing weed killer--“a direct assault on MAHA” and “a gift to pesticide and chemical industry lobbies at the expense of human health.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

19.02.2026 20:08 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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MAHA Moms Turn Against Trump: ‘Women Feel Like They Were Lied To’

Trump and RFK Jr's own MAHA commission report singled out glyphosate as potentially harmful to children. They are not protecting our children or our health. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u....

20.02.2026 14:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, Every child deserves a safe and nurturing hom...

Despite promising to remove "toxins in our environments and pesticides in our food," President Trump plans to increase production of glyphosate, a weedkiller that has been targeted in thousands of lawsuits for health harms. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

20.02.2026 14:26 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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RFK Jr. Made Promises in Order To Become Health Secretary. He’s Broken Many of Them. - KFF Health News Before being confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation’s official vacci...

RFK Jr's legacy: broken promises and increased threats to our health, with real consequences for all of us. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

13.02.2026 21:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Rather than adopting MAHA framing, the CAP report you mention on the administration's environmental rollbacks cites peer reviewed literature on how exposure to pollution increases the likelihood of autism. The report does not call for prevention of people with autism and/or ADHD.

12.02.2026 17:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The administration’s approach derails efforts to provide autistic people with the services and support they deserve.

12.02.2026 17:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Our approach to neurodiversity, guided by conversations with autism self-advocates & researchers, is that autism is a natural part of human diversity. We reject the Trump administration's focus on “curing” autism, which is offensive, inaccurate, and stigmatizing.

12.02.2026 17:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

In addition to EPA's failure to protect our health, let's remember, as RFK Jr celebrates the anniversary of the MAHA initiative, all the new health threats he has added for our children. www.americanprogress.org/article/what...

10.02.2026 22:11 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

The U.S. lost over $100 million last year due to 2,200 cases of measles, according to my estimate for @usnews.com
based on published cost analyses: www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...

09.02.2026 22:52 — 👍 12    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 1

The Trump administration is gutting pollution limits that harm children at the same time it dismantles research, disease prevention programs, and health care services that promote and support child health.

09.02.2026 22:35 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Hi Nicole, decades of research have found no one cause. Besides genetics, scientists have identified possible factors, including chemical exposures. Citations in the report refer to peer-reviewed studies finding "increased risks"/"increased likelihood" of developing autism from pollutant exposure.

09.02.2026 22:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
STOP DHS: ACTION PLAN BETWEEN NOW AND FEB. 13Congress is negotiating DHS’ annual budget right now. This is a once-a-year chance to rein in ICE and CBP through the power of the purse.Daily routine between now and 2/13:Send a Message: Contact your Senators at the link in our caption or www.nilc.org/StopDHSMake the Call: Call the switchboard (202) 224-3121 and connect with your Senators. Ask that your call is tallied & leave a VM if needed.Hi, my name is [X] and I am a constituent. My zip code is [X]. 
I am calling to urge [Sen. NAME] to refuse any more funding for DHS and hold ICE & CBP accountable. I support taking back DHS’ existing budget and using my tax dollars for programs that improve people’s lives.

STOP DHS: ACTION PLAN BETWEEN NOW AND FEB. 13Congress is negotiating DHS’ annual budget right now. This is a once-a-year chance to rein in ICE and CBP through the power of the purse.Daily routine between now and 2/13:Send a Message: Contact your Senators at the link in our caption or www.nilc.org/StopDHSMake the Call: Call the switchboard (202) 224-3121 and connect with your Senators. Ask that your call is tallied & leave a VM if needed.Hi, my name is [X] and I am a constituent. My zip code is [X]. I am calling to urge [Sen. NAME] to refuse any more funding for DHS and hold ICE & CBP accountable. I support taking back DHS’ existing budget and using my tax dollars for programs that improve people’s lives.

❗️Deadline: February 13❗️

Congress is negotiating DHS’ annual budget right now. We have until the 13th to demand that Senators continue to oppose additional funding for ICE & CBP and rein in these out-of-control agencies.

Send a message to your Senators now ⤵️

https://bit.ly/4tiNRrQ

04.02.2026 23:15 — 👍 12    🔁 10    💬 1    📌 1
A child in boots jumps over green clouds labeled with toxins like benzene and asbestos. Text reads: "Don’t be fooled by Trump’s MAHA claims." It states the administration prioritizes industry profits over children’s health, citing a 2026 CAP report.

A child in boots jumps over green clouds labeled with toxins like benzene and asbestos. Text reads: "Don’t be fooled by Trump’s MAHA claims." It states the administration prioritizes industry profits over children’s health, citing a 2026 CAP report.

Trump and his administration are putting the profits of Big Oil before the health of our kids—how is this making America healthy again? https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-the-trump-administrations-embrace-of-oil-gas-and-chemical-industry-interests-will-endanger-childrens-health/

06.02.2026 18:30 — 👍 18    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 0

New from CAP: How the Trump administration has rigged the system in favor of corporate polluters while cutting health care, health research, public health and child welfare services, undermining healthy environments and threatening children’s futures. ⬇️ www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

04.02.2026 19:38 — 👍 7    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 1
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Masked law enforcement is NOT normal—and we're fighting back with legislation that puts transparency first.

30.01.2026 20:34 — 👍 25    🔁 11    💬 2    📌 0

The system is rigged to protect polluters' profits over our health and wellbeing.

28.01.2026 18:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This past weekend's winter storm was a stark reminder of the threat extreme temperatures pose to our aging electric grid infrastructure—we need to invest in the electric grid and clean energy sources to keep Americans safe.

27.01.2026 17:31 — 👍 15    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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New CDC Vaccine Chair Prioritizes Personal Choice Dr. Kirk Milhoan emphasizes personal choice over public health in guiding vaccine policy. How will that affect decisions for school and healthcare?

The amazing @drjudystone.bsky.social is out with another excellent piece on RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan’s bizarre interview about wanting to see what happens to kids during a measles outbreak.

As @jimalwine.bsky.social says, “they call it the cost of doing business. That’s simply diabolical”.

24.01.2026 17:42 — 👍 70    🔁 21    💬 8    📌 2
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Women Are Being Priced Out of Health Coverage—and Congress Knows It Rising costs and congressional inaction mean countless women are entering 2026 without health coverage they can afford.

"When health insurance becomes unaffordable, women don’t just absorb the cost. They make sacrifices—often at the expense of their health.” More from @kierrajones.bsky.social @msmagazine.com: tinyurl.com/44t9u3b2

21.01.2026 18:38 — 👍 10    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

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