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“If you’re serious about birthrates you have to start with affordability,” said Reshma Saujani, the chief executive of Moms First, a national child care advocacy organization. “No medals, no P.R. stunts,” she added, referring to proposals for raising the birthrate that have been pitched to the Trump administration. “People need child care and paid leave.”

nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/poli

Vice President JD Vance with his wife, Usha, and children during a visit to the Taj Mahal in India last month.
The New York Times · As Trump Administration Cuts Child Care Funding, Republicans Want More Parents at HomeBy Caroline Kitchener
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Asmaa Rashed, a young Syrian refugee mother raised in a society where girls were denied access to education, is determined to raise her own daughter and the next generation as conscious, confident, and resilient women. By leading reading-aloud circles, she uses literacy as a pathway to empower girls from Zaatari refugee camp. Learn more about Asmaa in The Neighborhood Storyteller.

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Sonia Warshawski was a Jewish teenager in Poland when the German army invaded and she was deported to a death camp. Now in her nineties and the matriarch of a four-generation family, Sonia is a vibrant woman who speaks to students and prison inmates as a Holocaust survivor and Holocaust educator about her story of hope, resilience, and a refusal to hate. Learn more about Sonia's life and work in Big Sonia.

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Journeys in FilmBig Sonia | Journeys in FilmFree teaching resources for Big Sonia. Explore the Holocaust, Film Literacy, Antisemitism and more with these lesson plans.

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David: Standing up for children’s rights

irishcatholic.com/pablo-virgil

This brave follower of Jesus of Nazareth has stood in the defense of the poor and taken an unwavering stand for human rights and dignity. He has also risked his life and reputation by challenging the death squads of former president Rodrigo Duterte.

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#TTRPG #Teachers #Teaching #Parents #Families #Kids #KidsActivities #MentalHealth #MentalWellness #Education #Homeschooling @education @edutooters

www.ttrpgkids.comTherapeutics – TTRPGkids
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More unbelievable #gaslighting:

#JDVance made the argument that #Trump is “a genuine humanitarian,” & said “he just wants the killing to stop.”

Right, the guy deporting #children with #cancer who are #UScitizens, sending #asylum seekers to #CECOT & now #Libya, separating #families, canceling #funding to combat #InfectiousDisease & to make heart pumps for #babies w/ heart defects, yeah he’s a real #humanitarian. Go fuck yourself JD.

Life is a process of "becoming", whatever your age, and I'm not too proud to know I've not got it right. But...

I'm into my 60th revolution around the nearest star. That means, anyone who thinks I should change needs to give me 3 things:

1. Clarity. What do you want? Not some woffle - be specific.

2. A fucking good reason. If I've not seen a problem, you convince me.

3. Time. I can't throw over what may be two thirds of a lifetime in a few days, or even one attempt.

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#Threats against #judges & their #families “are ultimately threats to constitutional government. It’s as simple as that,”US Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan, chair of a #security cmte for the federal #judiciary’s policy arm, said.
The judiciary has emerged as a powerful constraint on a range of #Trump’s initiatives, from dismantling #FederalAgencies to #deporting migrants & targeting #LawFirms. As Trump defies court orders, #legal scholars warn the country may already be in a #ConstitutionalCrisis

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As #Trump & his allies call for #judges to be impeached or attack them as “radical left” political foes, the #families of judges are being singled out for #harassment.

Since Trump returned to power, at least 60 judges or appeals courts have slowed or blocked some of his admin’s initiatives. Reuters spoke w/ 12 federal judges who raised concerns about the #security of their own families or of the relatives of colleagues handling Trump-related cases.

These #judges ruled against #Trump. Then their #families came under attack.

As federal judges rule against the Trump administration in dozens of politically charged cases, the families of at least 11 of the jurists have been targeted with #threats & #harassment.

[Note: This story contains offensive language]
#law #judiciary #felon47 #StochasticTerrorism #Extremism #DomesticTerrorism #MAGA
reuters.com/investigations/the

"The Trump administration could gut research on the effectiveness of child welfare programs, with plans to terminate dozens of university grants studying improvements to Head Start and child care policy, according to a spreadsheet mistakenly made public this week.

The document listed more than 150 research projects under consideration for termination by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."

apnews.com/article/children-he

Read #Trump's #budget proposal & its cover letter by #OMB director / #Project2025 architect #RussVought.

#Senate Democratic Leader #ChuckSchumer (NY) on Friday called Trump’s 2026 budget a “gut punch” to #families.

The budget proposes a $163 billion cut to federal spending next year, which would eliminate more than a fifth of the non-military spending excluding mandatory benefit programs.

whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uplo

Everyone keeps trumpeting #trump's low approval ratings

Fine
Meanwhile

#corporate #news #media #journalists studiously avoid asking #republican politicians in #congress to defend blatantly #illegal #unconstitutional actions never seen in #America

#kidnapping entire #families

#arresting #scientists #lawyers #judges #educators

Letting an #unelected #uncertified #crook #fraudster #rapist systematically #destroy critical #infrastructure and #compromise #American citizen's #privacy and #security