Lydia Boerboom
@lydjane.bsky.social
Organizer <3 Thriving spaces for our kids and those who raise them 🕊️
South MPLS
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As a parent of a child on the autism spectrum, I mean this with all sincerity:
RFK, Jr, go fuck yourself.
If there is any group you don’t mess with, it’s parents of kids with disabilities.
RFK, Jr, go fuck yourself.
If there is any group you don’t mess with, it’s parents of kids with disabilities.
The full quote from RFK, Jr. is truly disgusting and this is 100% him calling for institutionalization of autistic people. This is horrifying.
April 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
As a parent of a child on the autism spectrum, I mean this with all sincerity:
RFK, Jr, go fuck yourself.
If there is any group you don’t mess with, it’s parents of kids with disabilities.
RFK, Jr, go fuck yourself.
If there is any group you don’t mess with, it’s parents of kids with disabilities.
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Busy morning at the Capitol! The lovely human on the right on the photo is Kati, from @WilderChildDevelopmentCenter. She’s testifying this morning about how we could #FundChildCare. We got a sneak peek and her testimony is 🔥 🔥 🔥. We promise to share soon!
March 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Busy morning at the Capitol! The lovely human on the right on the photo is Kati, from @WilderChildDevelopmentCenter. She’s testifying this morning about how we could #FundChildCare. We got a sneak peek and her testimony is 🔥 🔥 🔥. We promise to share soon!
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The bill was referred to the committee I chair, I won’t be scheduling it for a hearing. We do important work in SenateHHS and listen to Minnesotans who come to us with urgent needs for better access to mental health care. Trivializing a serious issue to make a point is disrespectful & disheartening.
Five Minnesota Senate Republicans are seeking to dub “Trump derangement syndrome," a term coined to describe a form of criticism of President Donald Trump, as an official mental illness recognized under state statute.
GOP Minnesota Senators introduce bill that defines ‘Trump derangement syndrome’ as mental illness
The invented term is en vogue again after making the rounds during Trump’s first term.
www.startribune.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The bill was referred to the committee I chair, I won’t be scheduling it for a hearing. We do important work in SenateHHS and listen to Minnesotans who come to us with urgent needs for better access to mental health care. Trivializing a serious issue to make a point is disrespectful & disheartening.
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Are you an Amazon, Tesla, or Walmart worker who is currently on Medicaid? We'd love to talk to you!
Click here for a short and simple form and someone on our team will get in touch: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Zwf....
Click here for a short and simple form and someone on our team will get in touch: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Zwf....
docs.google.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Are you an Amazon, Tesla, or Walmart worker who is currently on Medicaid? We'd love to talk to you!
Click here for a short and simple form and someone on our team will get in touch: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Zwf....
Click here for a short and simple form and someone on our team will get in touch: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Zwf....
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So many stories leading up to Day Without Childcare that we're having a hard time keeping up!
Thanks to WDIO for another great story on how lack of childcare impacts businesses!
www.wdio.com/front-page/t...
#dwocc25 #DayWithoutChildCare
Thanks to WDIO for another great story on how lack of childcare impacts businesses!
www.wdio.com/front-page/t...
#dwocc25 #DayWithoutChildCare
NorthRidge Community Credit Union shares impact that childcare has on business
Challenges with child care impact businesses like NorthRidge Community Credit Union.
www.wdio.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
So many stories leading up to Day Without Childcare that we're having a hard time keeping up!
Thanks to WDIO for another great story on how lack of childcare impacts businesses!
www.wdio.com/front-page/t...
#dwocc25 #DayWithoutChildCare
Thanks to WDIO for another great story on how lack of childcare impacts businesses!
www.wdio.com/front-page/t...
#dwocc25 #DayWithoutChildCare
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We will miss her as our senator but happy for her to spend more time with her family - supporting families is kind of one of our core values! And hers! Her Outreach Director for Childcare visited Pine Pals in Bemidji yesterday - read about it!
www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/local/s...
www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/local/s...
February 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We will miss her as our senator but happy for her to spend more time with her family - supporting families is kind of one of our core values! And hers! Her Outreach Director for Childcare visited Pine Pals in Bemidji yesterday - read about it!
www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/local/s...
www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/local/s...
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10 DAYS of maternity leave?! Delaying doctor-recommended care?
That's the reality for many educators like Erin Thompson. "I couldn't walk down the hall in 10 days, let alone run a classroom of 30 teenagers." This is wrong. We CANNOT delay paid leave for all. #mnleg
That's the reality for many educators like Erin Thompson. "I couldn't walk down the hall in 10 days, let alone run a classroom of 30 teenagers." This is wrong. We CANNOT delay paid leave for all. #mnleg
February 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
10 DAYS of maternity leave?! Delaying doctor-recommended care?
That's the reality for many educators like Erin Thompson. "I couldn't walk down the hall in 10 days, let alone run a classroom of 30 teenagers." This is wrong. We CANNOT delay paid leave for all. #mnleg
That's the reality for many educators like Erin Thompson. "I couldn't walk down the hall in 10 days, let alone run a classroom of 30 teenagers." This is wrong. We CANNOT delay paid leave for all. #mnleg
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Yesterday! State Representative Michael Howard and State Representative Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn visited the Zoe Child Care Center in Richfield, and toured and talked with April, the director!
January 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Yesterday! State Representative Michael Howard and State Representative Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn visited the Zoe Child Care Center in Richfield, and toured and talked with April, the director!
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Child care centers in Minnesota are closing. A bailout isn’t likely any time soon. minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/11/c...
Great coverage of our roundtable with legislators last night! #FundChildCare
Great coverage of our roundtable with legislators last night! #FundChildCare
Child care centers in Minnesota are closing. A bailout isn’t likely any time soon. • Minnesota Reformer
Since Benny Roberts took over as the executive director of St. Paul’s historic Hallie Q. Brown Community Center in July, he’s also served as the interim early learning center director, interim lead te...
minnesotareformer.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Child care centers in Minnesota are closing. A bailout isn’t likely any time soon. minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/11/c...
Great coverage of our roundtable with legislators last night! #FundChildCare
Great coverage of our roundtable with legislators last night! #FundChildCare
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Minnesota child care was already in crisis — before the threat of a federal freeze minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/10/m...
Excited to be able to share from The Reformer straight to Blue Sky!
Oh, and #FundChildCare
Excited to be able to share from The Reformer straight to Blue Sky!
Oh, and #FundChildCare
Minnesota child care was already in crisis — before the threat of a federal freeze • Minnesota Reformer
A few months of financial volatility from a federal freeze would lead to countless centers closing.
minnesotareformer.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Minnesota child care was already in crisis — before the threat of a federal freeze minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/10/m...
Excited to be able to share from The Reformer straight to Blue Sky!
Oh, and #FundChildCare
Excited to be able to share from The Reformer straight to Blue Sky!
Oh, and #FundChildCare
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Check out this coverage of last night's roundtable at Hallie Q. Brown Community Center in the Pioneer Press!
www.twincities.com/2025/02/11/h...
www.twincities.com/2025/02/11/h...
www.twincities.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Check out this coverage of last night's roundtable at Hallie Q. Brown Community Center in the Pioneer Press!
www.twincities.com/2025/02/11/h...
www.twincities.com/2025/02/11/h...
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Minnesota childcare providers, teachers, and parents are taking action on March 3 for A MN Day Without Childcare. Check out this story on WDIO to learn about why!
www.wdio.com/front-page/t...
www.wdio.com/front-page/t...
A look at challenges for child care providers ahead of Day Without Child Care in Minnesota
There's a push to make changes to child care.
www.wdio.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Minnesota childcare providers, teachers, and parents are taking action on March 3 for A MN Day Without Childcare. Check out this story on WDIO to learn about why!
www.wdio.com/front-page/t...
www.wdio.com/front-page/t...
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“We looked to our future with tears and white knuckles. Not out of fear for our own bank accounts, but out of concern for the children in our care and the families who depend on us.”
If Trump’s cuts to child care funding go through it would simply devastate MN kids and families. #mnleg
If Trump’s cuts to child care funding go through it would simply devastate MN kids and families. #mnleg
Minnesota child care was already in crisis — before the threat of a federal freeze • Minnesota Reformer
A few months of financial volatility from a federal freeze would lead to countless centers closing.
minnesotareformer.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“We looked to our future with tears and white knuckles. Not out of fear for our own bank accounts, but out of concern for the children in our care and the families who depend on us.”
If Trump’s cuts to child care funding go through it would simply devastate MN kids and families. #mnleg
If Trump’s cuts to child care funding go through it would simply devastate MN kids and families. #mnleg
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The cruelty of the Trump administration continues with the funding freeze, directly impacting children, elderly, and our most marginalized communities.
This is not governing, it is creating a destabilizing chaos across the nation.
This is not governing, it is creating a destabilizing chaos across the nation.
January 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The cruelty of the Trump administration continues with the funding freeze, directly impacting children, elderly, and our most marginalized communities.
This is not governing, it is creating a destabilizing chaos across the nation.
This is not governing, it is creating a destabilizing chaos across the nation.
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@governorwalz.mn.gov is speaking right now about Trump's blatantly illegal effort to stop funding for the things we deserve - childcare, education, medicaid, etc. Watch here: www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
How to watch: Gov. Walz, top state officials react to Trump's federal funding freeze
Prominent state leaders in Minnesota, including Gov. Tim Walz, will address President Trump's federal funding freeze set for Tuesday afternoon.
www.cbsnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
@governorwalz.mn.gov is speaking right now about Trump's blatantly illegal effort to stop funding for the things we deserve - childcare, education, medicaid, etc. Watch here: www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
@governorwalz.mn.gov is right - childcare providers, parents of young children, and millions of others connected to our childcare system WILL be in crisis due to this freeze.
January 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
@governorwalz.mn.gov is right - childcare providers, parents of young children, and millions of others connected to our childcare system WILL be in crisis due to this freeze.
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3️⃣ things we betcha didn’t know about manufactured homeowners in Minnesota… 🔍
We’re excited to be organizing with manufactured homeowners to protect the largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing in our state. 💪 Message us to get involved! 💌
We’re excited to be organizing with manufactured homeowners to protect the largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing in our state. 💪 Message us to get involved! 💌
January 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
3️⃣ things we betcha didn’t know about manufactured homeowners in Minnesota… 🔍
We’re excited to be organizing with manufactured homeowners to protect the largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing in our state. 💪 Message us to get involved! 💌
We’re excited to be organizing with manufactured homeowners to protect the largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing in our state. 💪 Message us to get involved! 💌