Patricia Maher
patloma.bsky.social
Patricia Maher
@patloma.bsky.social
Nurse Practitioner, Public Health advocate. Loves outdoors, nature, democracy, justice, community.
Reposted by Patricia Maher
Because Gov Mills told him something he didn’t want to hear
The Trump admin canceled contracts with Maine's CDC supporting "enumeration at birth" -- the way 99% of American babies get their Social Security Numbers.

Now Maine parents have to visit field offices in-person to get their newborn SSNs

Why?

No reason given.

www.huffpost.com/entry/maine-...
Trump Administration Forces Maine Parents To Visit Social Security Offices To Register Newborns
The Social Security Administration canceled contracts that allowed Maine parents to sign up newborns for Social Security numbers at the hospital.
www.huffpost.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Reposted by Patricia Maher
Starting this week, we’ll all pay more at the store because of the Trump tariffs, even while he’s finalizing a multi-trillion-dollar tax cut for the wealthy.

All the bluster is meant to get us talking about literally anything else.
March 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM