Erin Kilpatrick PhD LPC NCC
@avidlearner.bsky.social
Counselor Educator of future school counselors & mental health counselors. Studies ableism/racism. No(body) is disposable. Concerned citizen. Views my own.
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Hundreds of thousands of deaths have already occurred as a result of the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID.
Dr. Atul Gawande: Hundreds of Thousands Have Already Died Since Trump Closed USAID
“We had the cure for death from malnutrition, and we took it away.” We speak to surgeon and health policy expert Atul Gawande about the Trump administration’s near-total dismantling of USAID. Gawande,...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Hundreds of thousands of deaths have already occurred as a result of the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID.
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53% of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to American democracy.
Meanwhile, just 100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion on federal elections last year — a 160-fold increase since Citizens United.
The people know: billionaires should not be able to buy our elections.
Meanwhile, just 100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion on federal elections last year — a 160-fold increase since Citizens United.
The people know: billionaires should not be able to buy our elections.
November 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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More than 210 mostly Chicago-area clergy, representing a range of liberal and conservative traditions, have signed a letter criticizing ICE titled "Jesus is Being Tear Gassed at Broadview."
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After clergy arrests, religious pushback to ICE expands in Chicago
(RNS) — More than 210 mostly Chicago-area clergy, representing a range of liberal and conservative traditions, have signed a letter criticizing ICE titled ‘Jesus is Being Tear Gassed at Broadview.’
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November 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
More than 210 mostly Chicago-area clergy, representing a range of liberal and conservative traditions, have signed a letter criticizing ICE titled "Jesus is Being Tear Gassed at Broadview."
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The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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October 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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For many disabled workers, federal jobs were decent, human, and accommodating: everything the president hates.
The human costs of Trump's war on government
For many disabled workers, federal jobs were decent, human, and accommodating: everything the president hates.
www.motherjones.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
For many disabled workers, federal jobs were decent, human, and accommodating: everything the president hates.
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A 16-year-old Black teen, K.W. suffered catastrophic injuries after the LAPD rammed his motorbike with their patrol vehicle. We have filed a lawsuit alleging the hit — that left K.W. with multiple fractures to his shoulder, leg and jaw — was deliberate. We demand the release of bodycam footage.
September 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A 16-year-old Black teen, K.W. suffered catastrophic injuries after the LAPD rammed his motorbike with their patrol vehicle. We have filed a lawsuit alleging the hit — that left K.W. with multiple fractures to his shoulder, leg and jaw — was deliberate. We demand the release of bodycam footage.
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Former Philippine president Duterte is in custody in the Hague.
Brazil's Supreme Court started voting today in Bolsonaro's coup trial.
Meanwhile, Trump is bombing civilians in the Caribbean, rounding up Americans, and has the entire US govt working to cover up his child rape with Epstein.
Brazil's Supreme Court started voting today in Bolsonaro's coup trial.
Meanwhile, Trump is bombing civilians in the Caribbean, rounding up Americans, and has the entire US govt working to cover up his child rape with Epstein.
Brazil’s Supreme Court starts deliberations in Bolsonaro coup trial
Five-justice panel will spend the week voting on whether the former president plotted a coup to remain in power.
www.aljazeera.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Former Philippine president Duterte is in custody in the Hague.
Brazil's Supreme Court started voting today in Bolsonaro's coup trial.
Meanwhile, Trump is bombing civilians in the Caribbean, rounding up Americans, and has the entire US govt working to cover up his child rape with Epstein.
Brazil's Supreme Court started voting today in Bolsonaro's coup trial.
Meanwhile, Trump is bombing civilians in the Caribbean, rounding up Americans, and has the entire US govt working to cover up his child rape with Epstein.
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🧵1/8
In the wake of Friday's shooting, we're all asking:
What happens now? How can we be safe?
Our union, AFGE Local 2883, released a powerful letter addressing these concerns. It's worth a full read:
📄 www.afge2883ga.org/post/in-soli...
In the wake of Friday's shooting, we're all asking:
What happens now? How can we be safe?
Our union, AFGE Local 2883, released a powerful letter addressing these concerns. It's worth a full read:
📄 www.afge2883ga.org/post/in-soli...
In solidarity after the CDC Roybal Shooting
To our CDC colleagues, We are heartbroken and outraged by the traumatic violence that unfolded yesterday afternoon at CDC’s Roybal Campus, in which DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose was killed i...
www.afge2883ga.org
August 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
🧵1/8
In the wake of Friday's shooting, we're all asking:
What happens now? How can we be safe?
Our union, AFGE Local 2883, released a powerful letter addressing these concerns. It's worth a full read:
📄 www.afge2883ga.org/post/in-soli...
In the wake of Friday's shooting, we're all asking:
What happens now? How can we be safe?
Our union, AFGE Local 2883, released a powerful letter addressing these concerns. It's worth a full read:
📄 www.afge2883ga.org/post/in-soli...
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Don't miss out! As part of Disability Pride Month, NEA is hosting a "Legacy & Liberation Fireside Chat," tomorrow, at 7pm ET. Hear from NEA educators with disabilities & disability rights experts on advocacy and accessibility in education. Register here: buff.ly/bglXolG
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Legacy & Liberation Fireside Chat– The Past and Present of Disability Advocacy in Education. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join us for a powerful intergenerational conversation in celebration of Disability Pride Month. Diane Buglioli, a lifelong disability rights advocate and former employee at the infamous Willowbrook…
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July 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Don't miss out! As part of Disability Pride Month, NEA is hosting a "Legacy & Liberation Fireside Chat," tomorrow, at 7pm ET. Hear from NEA educators with disabilities & disability rights experts on advocacy and accessibility in education. Register here: buff.ly/bglXolG
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NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country who are upset about the VA cutting a program that was helping vets avoid foreclosure. Veterans now have worse options than most Americans.
Trump's VA cut a program that's saving vets' homes. Even Republicans have questions
NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country who are upset about the VA cutting a program that was helping vets avoid foreclosure. Veterans now have worse options than most Americans.
n.pr
June 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country who are upset about the VA cutting a program that was helping vets avoid foreclosure. Veterans now have worse options than most Americans.
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Last night, Capitol Police arrested roughly 60 veterans and their family members outside the U.S. Capitol. The group had gathered to hold a peaceful sit-in on the Capitol steps, but police intentionally set up a barrier of bike racks to prevent them from demonstrating.
June 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Last night, Capitol Police arrested roughly 60 veterans and their family members outside the U.S. Capitol. The group had gathered to hold a peaceful sit-in on the Capitol steps, but police intentionally set up a barrier of bike racks to prevent them from demonstrating.
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Minnesota state lawmakers shot, search underway for suspect, local media reports say reut.rs/43JmqNe
Minnesota state lawmakers shot, search underway for suspect, local media reports say
Authorities on Saturday asked residents of two Minneapolis suburbs to stay indoors as they searched for a suspect posing as a police officer who shot two Democratic state lawmakers and their spouses in their homes, according to local media reports.
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June 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Minnesota state lawmakers shot, search underway for suspect, local media reports say reut.rs/43JmqNe
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Climate.gov is the main source of timely climate-related information for the public. It will stop publishing new information because the Trump administration laid off everyone who worked on it.
A popular climate website will be hobbled, after Trump administration eliminates entire staff
Climate.gov is the main source of timely climate-related information for the public. It will stop publishing new information because the Trump administration laid off everyone who worked on it.
n.pr
June 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Climate.gov is the main source of timely climate-related information for the public. It will stop publishing new information because the Trump administration laid off everyone who worked on it.
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Senator dared to question the Empire, directly, and was met with force. Stormtroopers didn’t hesitate. They grabbed him, cuffed him, dragged him away like a dissident, claiming he “failed to identify himself.” But everyone knew who he was. He was a Senator.
June 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Senator dared to question the Empire, directly, and was met with force. Stormtroopers didn’t hesitate. They grabbed him, cuffed him, dragged him away like a dissident, claiming he “failed to identify himself.” But everyone knew who he was. He was a Senator.
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Trump canceled: "a grant to Emory University and Georgia State University, where researchers had developed three potential drugs that showed promise against many RNA-based viruses, including coronaviruses, Ebola, avian influenza and measles.."
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The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
www.nytimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Trump canceled: "a grant to Emory University and Georgia State University, where researchers had developed three potential drugs that showed promise against many RNA-based viruses, including coronaviruses, Ebola, avian influenza and measles.."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Problems with mental health coverage persist, despite 2022 Georgia law
Problems with mental health coverage persist, despite 2022 Georgia law
Mental health leaders say Georgia's 2022 mental health parity law needs more enforcement to be effective.
www.ajc.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Problems with mental health coverage persist, despite 2022 Georgia law
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NEWS: I just released a new report revealing the GOP Billionaire Tax Cut bill could kill up to 42,000 good-paying Georgia jobs. Yet another reason we must stop this disastrous bill.
May 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
NEWS: I just released a new report revealing the GOP Billionaire Tax Cut bill could kill up to 42,000 good-paying Georgia jobs. Yet another reason we must stop this disastrous bill.
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There is a reason why working families are falling further and further behind.
The cost of housing, health care and other basic necessities are rising much faster than wages.
Learn about an excellent study from the Ludwig Institute.
The cost of housing, health care and other basic necessities are rising much faster than wages.
Learn about an excellent study from the Ludwig Institute.
Most Americans don't earn enough to afford basic costs of living, analysis finds
The bottom 60% of U.S. households don't make enough money to afford a "minimal quality of life," according to a new analysis.
www.cbsnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
There is a reason why working families are falling further and further behind.
The cost of housing, health care and other basic necessities are rising much faster than wages.
Learn about an excellent study from the Ludwig Institute.
The cost of housing, health care and other basic necessities are rising much faster than wages.
Learn about an excellent study from the Ludwig Institute.
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Caregivers to disabled people and aging adults (who do not have certain health conditions) will not be able to get the Covid booster in the future under new rules, putting people they care for at risk. New from me at @motherjones.com
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FDA to cut Covid booster access, excluding in-home carers
By restricting vaccinations, "the FDA creates a dangerous public health gap."
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May 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Caregivers to disabled people and aging adults (who do not have certain health conditions) will not be able to get the Covid booster in the future under new rules, putting people they care for at risk. New from me at @motherjones.com
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Esther Graff-Radford, who represents tenants across Georgia: “If they wanted a house with a yard in the right school district, they were forced to rent from one of these big out-of-state rental companies. As landlords, these companies prioritize profit over my clients' safety.”
May 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Esther Graff-Radford, who represents tenants across Georgia: “If they wanted a house with a yard in the right school district, they were forced to rent from one of these big out-of-state rental companies. As landlords, these companies prioritize profit over my clients' safety.”
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The GOP wants to give tax cuts to billionaires and have working families foot the bill. If you’re represented by a Republican, demand that they reject Trump's Tax Scam: act.indivisible.org/...
May 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The GOP wants to give tax cuts to billionaires and have working families foot the bill. If you’re represented by a Republican, demand that they reject Trump's Tax Scam: act.indivisible.org/...
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As the Trump administration pledges to eliminate 80,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, we're investigating how changes at the VA are affecting veterans themselves.
If you've experienced setbacks in your care, we want to hear from you.
If you've experienced setbacks in your care, we want to hear from you.
Have You Been Affected by Changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs? Tell Us About It.
Have you experienced setbacks in your care or benefits amid the changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs? ProPublica wants to hear from you.
www.propublica.org
May 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
As the Trump administration pledges to eliminate 80,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, we're investigating how changes at the VA are affecting veterans themselves.
If you've experienced setbacks in your care, we want to hear from you.
If you've experienced setbacks in your care, we want to hear from you.
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Ages 0-4 are the most important, emotionally & intellectually, in human development.
Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system.
Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow.
Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system.
Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow.
May 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Ages 0-4 are the most important, emotionally & intellectually, in human development.
Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system.
Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow.
Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system.
Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow.