Kim Snyder

This week on the House floor I sent a message to Luna, a 6-year-old who has recently been bullied for being different, that she belongs and she is valued. We must teach our children that differences are not deficits, but paths to empathy and connection. Our world could use a little more of that.

Tedious to point this out, but:

- When a tongue-tied Biden said "President of Mexico" instead of "Prez of Egypt," it was a several day story.

-Hours after Trump says whoever appointed J Powell made a big mistake (it was him), the episode appears not to merit a story on any national-media sites.

Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️

Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸

Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

This needs to be much bigger news! This is a clear violation of 1974 Privacy Act, which provided guidelines for government accountability over our data. We need to pay attention.👇

This is a real issue that not enough Dems are talking about - violation of Privacy Act of 1974 - which is all about government accountability over the data they collect on individuals. 👇

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Graphic depicting Republican tax policy impact with four yellow panels. Each panel lists a consequence like "Higher Grocery Bills for Millions," "Health Insurance for Millions Kicked Off," "Higher Student Loan Payments for Millions," and "Trillions to the Deficit." Visual includes a shopping basket, insurance cards, cash, and gold bars. Text credits @janevoter.

The GOP is trying to defund Medicaid and SNAP to make billionaires even richer. It's time to get loud. Use our toolkit to help us raise awareness about Trump’s Tax Scam: docs.google.com/docu...

All the noise about Alcatraz, Gulf of America, 3 dolls… all distractions from what’s really happening.

Free Speech Is Not the Same As Free Reach Bad faith politicking about the way search algorithms work makes it harder for tech companies to solve the real problems.

With content feeds so algorithm-driven, it boggles the mind that these guys preach freedom of speech. What has always felt true for me is DiResta’s piece about freedom of speech vs freedom of reach - www.wired.com/story/free-s...

Pritzker: Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research…

Headline reads “Trump goes after websites that raise money for his enemies,” with a subheadline about ActBlue raising nearly $400 million since Trump took office. Link to the Verge article in the thread .

⚠️ First, Trump targets sites like ActBlue that help fund his opponents.

⚠️ Next, it’ll be the voters themselves.

And we better take that seriously.

Nonprofits Under Attack: Is ‘Institutional Strength’ Strong Enough to Defeat the Authoritarians? Opinion | Collective action is the only force capable of meeting an authoritarian movement with equal resolve.

"We in the philanthropic community must not wait like sitting ducks. We must prepare and unite to defend our freedom to support the millions of people who rely on charitable foundations to build stronger, healthier communities and opportunities for all." - @guitarwatson.bsky.social

#socialimpact #nonprofits #foundations #artsandculture #equity… | Danielle Amodeo | 17 comments Harold Steward's "A Call to Collective Action: We Must Act Now" couldn't have come at a more critical moment for our field. 🚨 There's no sugarcoating it: our arts and cultural e...

Collective Call to Action for the arts community!

www.linkedin.com/posts/damode...

Companies are ignoring your privacy demands. No one is stopping them. An experiment by Consumer Reports suggests companies may not be consistently complying with data privacy laws.

An analysis from Consumer Reports finds that companies aren’t trying very hard to give you control over your personal data. Some aren’t complying with your opt-outs. And they may not even be complying with the law. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

100000% 👇 Though that’s not like to happen at the Fed level sorting this administration. So, it’s up to the states.

Trump admin threatens to withhold funds from schools that don’t drop DEI programs The Trump administration is threatening to withhold funds from K-12 public schools that have programs the federal government deems are related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).   A Thursday…

Dismantling the Dept. of Ed isn’t enough. This is a continuation of whitewashing going back centuries. From the 1830’s House gag rule on slavery to rewriting textbooks for the “Lost Cause,” this will silence truth and reverse 80yrs of progress in democracy and equality.
thehill.com/homenews/edu...

Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC

Mainstream media, do your job today and cover the American people as we protest the fascist Trump regime #HandsOff #Protests
@msnbc.com @cnn.com @apnews.com @politico.com @bbc.co.uk.web.brid.gy @wsj.com @time.com @cbsnews.com @nytimes.com @npr.org

AMPLIFY this and don’t let Americans forget. This will seem a distant, unrelated thing when it starts hurting.

Saturday’s ‘Hands Off!’ Anti-Trump Protests Try to Reach the Newly Alarmed The rallies on Saturday are being held all over the country and emphasize cuts to health care, Social Security and education.

Today’s the day! Where are you protesting the terrible policies of the Trump/Musk regime? Find an action near you: www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
#HandsOff2025 #SaveSocialSecurity #SaveMedicaid #SaveMedicare
#TeslaTakedown
#FireMusk
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...

We are in AWE of you. Thank you. 🙏

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

Agency for older adults, people with disabilities to be shuttered under HHS cuts In 2022, the Administration for Community Living provided more than 261 million meals to older adults, assistance such as respite care to more than 1.5 million family caregivers, and independent-livin...

Trump and Elon are killing off Meals on Wheels.

No, really. 👇

Agency for older adults and people with disabilities to be shuttered under HHS cuts. www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...

This did not age well for Pete.

The more coverage a story gets, the more important readers think it is.

So it matters when the NYT inflates flimsy Dem ‘scandals’ while downplaying real, criminal ones from Trump and Republicans. It’s not just bad judgment — it shapes public perception.

Thank you 🙏

Weingarten: If you think this is unprecedented. You’re not crazy. It is. It is. We have never faced the kind of assault on people that has happened in the last 60 plus days.

Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.

More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.

I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.