CBO Confirms GOP Budget Bill Triggers Medicare Cuts Republican Plan Adds to the Deficit, Will Trigger Automatic Cuts Under Federal Law

🚨 “This is what Republicans do—pay for massive tax breaks for billionaires by going after programs families rely on the most: Medicaid, food assistance, and now Medicare. It’s reckless, dishonest, and deeply harmful to the middle class.”

The Boss

More Child Care Programs, Less Access: The Child Care Affordability Gap Widens /PRNewswire/ -- While America's child care supply grew nationally, the price of that care continues to rise—placing affordable, high-quality care out of reach...

In most states, families pay more for child care than rent, mortgage payments, or in-state university tuition.

Guess who was the first world leader hosted by Pope Leo:

Zelenskyy

I love this pope❤️❤️❤️

When people stand up—whether in universities, courts, Congress, or on the streets—in enough numbers, over and over so it is real and is seen, that is when we see backsliding reversed. @rweingarten.bsky.social

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The Hungarian Teacher Union, PDSZ, held a great protest against Orban‘s attack on labor unions, independent press & others. A new bill targets ANY org receiving foreign support. #DefendCivilSociety tinyurl.com/y4ymf4sa @eduinternational.bsky.social @etuc-ces.bsky.social @gew.de

#BlueCrew #BlueCircleFamily🌈🦋
#BluePetPatrol💙🐾 #ProudBlue
#Thisiswhywefight #Resistance #Resist #TruthWarriors #Don'tOBEY-InAdvance #StrongerTogether #antitrump #antimaga #ImpeachTrumpNOW

"America is the only place I’ve ever been shot at by anybody." — @velshi.com to @rweingarten.bsky.social during their #AFTBookClub discussion about his book Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy.

"We can come together to figure out what is just and what is right… There are more of us and I think we have to remember that." — @velshi.com on how everyday people can have an outsized impact on democracy and civil society. #AFTBookClub

How to Stop a Backsliding Democracy In Its Tracks (and Engineer a Reverse Course): Lessons Learned and What We Need to Do Next Democracy is under siege at home and abroad—but history shows that authoritarianism can be stopped, and democracy can be rebuilt through courageous, strategic movements and the actions of everyday peo...

I’m moderating a powerful conversation on Tues, May 20 with leaders in people-powered movements: Erica Chenoweth, Ivan Marovic & Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould. We’ll talk about how to turn the tide through education, labor & coalition-building. Register & join us: sharemylesson.com/webinars/how...

Column | Gen Z users and a dad tested Instagram Teen Accounts. Their feeds were shocking. Meta promised parents it would shield teens from harmful content. Tests by young users and our tech columnist dad find it fails spectacularly in important ways.

The #FTCvsMeta trial exposes a disturbing truth: Instagram’s algorithms have facilitated predators’ access to our children. We need to be done asking and strip tax breaks until Meta prioritizes safety over profits. #ProtectOurKids #PlatformAccountability www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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#RESIST

Starting soon: @msnbc.com's @velshi.com will join @rweingarten.bsky.social for tonight's #AFTBookClub.

Join us to hear Velshi talk about his book that explores his family's 125-year journey through political upheaval and social change. www.aft.org/bookclub

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In @rweingarten.bsky.social's latest @nytimes.com column, she shows how House Republicans are trying to ram through a budget that hurts kids, families & communities—all to benefit the rich.

Read it here: www.aft.org/column/big-b...

How is it that the American Dream is further and further away from regular folks now? - @rweingarten.bsky.social

Always had a lot of love for this man! Live long and prosper, Mr. Rather

At the @aftwa.bsky.social Convention, @rweingarten.bsky.social breaks down who our members are and why building community is at the heart of everything we do.

47% of children in Washington state get their healthcare from Medicaid... Medicaid is the foundation stone of our healthcare system right now. - @rweingarten.bsky.social

Why are public schools under attack?

AFT President @rweingarten.bsky.social's new book Why Fascists Fear Teachers exposes the long-planned strategy to undermine education—and lifts up the powerful role educators play in protecting truth and democracy.

Pre-order now: www.aft.org/book

Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy Coming out on September 16, 2025 — AFT President Randi Weingarten has written a book.  It’s called WHY FASCISTS FEAR TEACHERS: Public Education and the Future of Democracy.  In this moment in history ...

There is a war on knowledge—and teachers are on the frontlines. I wrote Why Fascists Fear Teachers to answer the question many educators & parents are asking right now: Why the relentless attacks on public schools and on educators?
It’s my first book!!
You can pre-order it here: www.aft.org/book