Willow!<p>Sadly this sort of things happen way too often in the supposed richest country on Earth and the home of the free. </p><p><a href="https://www.respectamerica.org/blog/amanda" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">respectamerica.org/blog/amanda</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/nimby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nimby</span></a></p>
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Nonilex<p>As a doctor in training more than 20 years ago, she cared for a teen boy who died from a degenerative neurological condition linked to his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/infection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infection</span></a> as an infant, when he was too young to be vaccinated.</p><p>“There are really bad, scary things that we can protect our <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> from,” she said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialCleansing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialCleansing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthInequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInequity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disease</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a> officials have tallied 65 cases & one death of an unvaccinated adult. These are the first <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deaths</span></a> from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> since 2015.</p><p>Dr. Alex Cvijanovich, a pediatrician in Albuquerque, said NM has one of the nation’s highest rates of childhood <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> & says she is terrified about what could happen if the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> program is scaled back.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialCleansing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialCleansing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthInequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInequity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> created the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Children</span></a> program in 1993 after a US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/epidemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>epidemic</span></a> had killed dozens of children a few years earlier. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> found<br>that >50% of the children who got measles then were unvaccinated. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cost</span></a> of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immunization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immunization</span></a> was a primary reason families had skipped the shot even though they were seeing doctors regularly….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthInequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInequity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialCleansing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialCleansing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>At the same time, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> canceled about $11 billion in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a>-related grants to state & local <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> departments that were used for a wide variety of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a>-related clinics & outreach activities, including for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a>. A federal judge has temporarily blocked the cuts in some states.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthInequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInequity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialCleansing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialCleansing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Children</span></a> program funds <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> purchases from drug manufacturers including Merck & GlaxoSmithKline at a discount, while state <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> departments implement the program & enroll <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> providers. A dose of MMR vaccine costs about $26 under the program compared to $95 in the private sector, acc/to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> price list.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthInequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInequity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialCleansing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialCleansing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> cuts threaten free <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> program for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kids</span></a> amid <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/outbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreak</span></a> </p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Children</span></a> program is funded by the U.S. Centers for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disease</span></a> Control & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Prevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prevention</span></a> [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a>] & administered by state <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> officials. With an annual budget of roughly $5 billion, the vaccines program is responsible for about half the jabs administered to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> children every year.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthInequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInequity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialCleansing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialCleansing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/trump-cuts-threaten-free-vaccine-program-kids-amid-measles-outbreak-2025-04-23/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/healthcar</span><span class="invisible">e-pharmaceuticals/trump-cuts-threaten-free-vaccine-program-kids-amid-measles-outbreak-2025-04-23/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>An overhaul of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> agency comes on the heels of a congressional deal to fund the government through Sept that increased some housing spending yet did not keep pace with rising rents & the growing demand for federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a>. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> gap could result in about 32,000 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/voucher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voucher</span></a> recipients soon losing access to federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> aid… on top of additional cuts once funding runs out in a pandemic-era program that expanded voucher availability.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…The White House also plans to dismantle a key office in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> agency that helps communities recover from deadly <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalDisasters</span></a>, a move that could slow much-needed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/emergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emergency</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a>. Separately, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> issued an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> last month eliminating a decades-old, government wide commission meant to coordinate the federal response to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homelessness</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…The expected cuts to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> reflect <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s broader desire to *shrink the footprint of government & its reach into Americans’ lives* [more like kill the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a>, party with the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a>, eradicate the middle], a project that includes sharp <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuts</span></a> to federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/antipoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antipoverty</span></a> programs viewed as *too generous or wasteful*.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussVought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussVought</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s director of the Office of Management & Budget [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OMB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMB</span></a>], previously endorsed an end to the federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/voucher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voucher</span></a> program. He [falsely] wrote in 2022 that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Section8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Section8</span></a> program in particular “brings with it crime, decreased property values, & results in dependency & subsidized irresponsibility.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/voucher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voucher</span></a> programs currently provide assistance to ~2.3M <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a>, acc/to the govt’s estimates, who enroll through their local public-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> authorities. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a> is part of a broader universe of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> programs that are set to exceed $54B this fiscal year. But the annual demand for these subsidies is far greater than available funds, creating a sizable wait list as rents are rising nationally.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…the expected overhaul would most likely amount to more than just a technical change, resulting in fewer federal dollars for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> on top of additional cuts planned for the rest of the Dept of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> & Urban Development [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HUD</span></a>]. On Thurs, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin took the first steps toward potentially selling the agency’s HQ in Washington.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Section8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Section8</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Admin ofcls recently discussed cutting or canceling out the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vouchers</span></a> & other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> programs & potentially replacing them with a more *limited* system of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> grants, perhaps sent to states, acc/to 3 people familiar with the matter…. The overhaul would be included in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a>, which is expected to be sent to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> in the coming weeks.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Section8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Section8</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The potential changes primarily concern federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vouchers</span></a>, including those more commonly known as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Section8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Section8</span></a>. The aid generally helps the poorest tenants cover the monthly costs of apartments, town homes & single-family residences.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> White House is considering deep cuts to federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> programs, including a sweeping overhaul of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a>, in a reconfiguration that could jeopardize millions of Americans’ continued access to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> funds.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/politics/housing-aid-hud-federal-budget.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=A1DB4796-EA62-4919-9C07-82BAC2B0A4BE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/housing-aid-hud-federal-budget.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=A1DB4796-EA62-4919-9C07-82BAC2B0A4BE</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s highest tariff will kill tiny African kingdom of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Lesotho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lesotho</span></a></p><p>A 50% reciprocal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> tariff on Lesotho, the highest levy on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s long list of target economies, will kill the tiny Southern African kingdom that Trump ridiculed last month, an economic analyst there said.</p><p>Lesotho, which Trump described in March as a country "nobody has ever heard of", is one of the world's poorest nations with a GDP of just over $2B.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aporophobia</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/trump-slaps-tiny-african-kingdom-lesotho-with-highest-tariff-all-2025-04-03/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/africa/trump</span><span class="invisible">-slaps-tiny-african-kingdom-lesotho-with-highest-tariff-all-2025-04-03/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>That's how the volcanic Australian territory of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HeardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeardIsland</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/McDonaldIslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McDonaldIslands</span></a> in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Antarctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antarctic</span></a> ended up with a 10% tariff. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/penguins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penguins</span></a> got off lightly, you might say.</p><p>But <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Madagascar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Madagascar</span></a> - one of the poorest nations in the world w/GDP per capita of just over $500 - meanwhile faces a 47% tariff on the modest $733M of exports of vanilla, metals & apparel that it did with the US last year.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Disgusting: The majority of the nations listed for “reciprocal” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> on the 8-pg document distributed to reporters by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin are <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/developing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>developing</span></a> economies. They include some of the world’s poorest nations -- <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SouthSudan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthSudan</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Burundi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Burundi</span></a> & the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CentralAfricanRepublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentralAfricanRepublic</span></a> -- as well as countries in the throes of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a>, notably <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Sudan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sudan</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/xenophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xenophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteChristianNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteChristianNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Willow!<p>So if someone murders a houseless individual it is not a <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/hatecrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hatecrime</span></a>? It sure looks like hate-motivated. <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aporophobia</span></a> is unfortunately still socially acceptable enough that crimes motivated by it don't get the same legal and social disapproval as racist or homophobic attacks. </p><p><a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/habitual-violent-offender-arrested-in-gruesome-death-of-trans-woman-in-miami-beach/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/habitu</span><span class="invisible">al-violent-offender-arrested-in-gruesome-death-of-trans-woman-in-miami-beach/</span></a></p>
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