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NonilexLast week, the WSJ editorial page published an editorial headlined “The Medicaid Scare Campaign.” The thesis is that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medicaid</a> cuts would “improve healthcare by expanding private insurance options, which provide better access & health outcomes than Medicaid.”This would be, as they say, huge if true: The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> has found a way to give <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowIncome</a> Americans better <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#healthcare</a> while saving hundreds of billions in taxpayer money.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthInequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HealthInequity</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthyIfYoureWealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HealthyIfYoureWealthy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/eugenics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eugenics</a>

Baaghi TVThe Digital Divide: A Hard Reality<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BaaghiTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BaaghiTV</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Opinions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Opinions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalDivide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalDivide</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalEra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalEra</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenderEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GenderEquality</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnequalOpportunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnequalOpportunities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Digitalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Digitalization</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RemoteWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RemoteWork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DistancedWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DistancedWork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowIncome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FemaleWorkforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FemaleWorkforce</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicEducationSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicEducationSystem</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Productivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Productivity</a><a href="https://en.baaghitv.com/the-digital-divide-a-hard-reality/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.baaghitv.com/the-digital-divide-a-hard-reality/</a>

Ron PiggottChronic Pain Tip #2: Research available social support. There may be no central directory. Talking to individuals receiving help, the staff of soup kitchens and food banks will help you connect with the available services and broaden your network.... <a href="https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-chronic-pain/2025/06/02" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-chronic-pain/2025/06/02</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#support</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lowincome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lowincome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialassistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialassistance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialservices</a> [Next Tip Jun 9 2025]

NonilexThe agency kept <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Covid</a> shots o the schedule for children 6 months to 17 years old with a new condition. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Children</a> & their caregivers will be able to get the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vaccines</a> in consultation with a doctor or provider, which the agency calls “shared decision-making.”The shots will also continue to be available under those terms to about 38 million <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowIncome</a> children who rely on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vaccines</a> for Children program, acc/to an emailed update from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CDC</a> Friday.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RFKJr</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/eugenics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eugenics</a>

We Must StrikeWhile the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> is falling over itself to prop up <a href="https://c.im/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a>'s businesses and to hand out trillions in tax cuts for the greedy oligarchs like <a href="https://c.im/tags/PeterThiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeterThiel</a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/JeffBezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JeffBezos</a>, they also gleefully CUT programs that benefit THEIR OWN VOTERS IN <a href="https://c.im/tags/REDSTATES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#REDSTATES</a>. GOP's own voters are being <a href="https://c.im/tags/cheated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cheated</a> .The U.S. Digital Divide Got Measurably Worse After Republicans Killed A Popular <a href="https://c.im/tags/lowincome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lowincome</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Broadband</a> Program | Techdirt <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/27/the-u-s-digital-divide-got-measurably-worse-after-republicans-killed-a-popular-low-income-broadband-program/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/27/the-u-s-digital-divide-got-measurably-worse-after-republicans-killed-a-popular-low-income-broadband-program/</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a>

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Time to tackle the true cost of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caring</a>New research highlights the stark realities of life on a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lowincome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lowincome</a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#families</a> raising <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabled</a> and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/seriouslyill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#seriouslyill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#children</a> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/economic-growth/2025/05/time-to-tackle-the-true-cost-of-caring" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/economic-growth/2025/05/time-to-tackle-the-true-cost-of-caring</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> on the party's right flank had pushed for deeper <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spending</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cuts</a> to lessen the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#budget</a> impact, but met resistance from centrists who worried that would fall too heavily on the 71 million <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowIncome</a> Americans enrolled in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medicaid</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MikeJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MikeJohnson</a> made changes to address conservatives' concerns, pulling forward new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WorkRequirements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorkRequirements</a> for Medicaid recipients to take effect at the end of 2026, 2yrs earlier than before. That would kick SEVERAL MILLION people off the program.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a>

Maggie MaybeI’m not sure if I’ll be eligible for this because I don’t live in Massachusetts, but I found out this morning that this specific SPCA has a low cost Surgical option for people who get WIC or snap or section 8 or SSI . . . there are other things on this list I don’t remember.It’s not just for neutering either. Look at this list of services they can provide:Spay for Pyometra or Dystocia Amputation (Tail, Digit, Limb) Wounds and lacerations Enucleation Cystotomy (Bladder Stone Removal) Mass Removal when quality of life is impacted (e.g.. ulcerated mammary mass) Nasopharyngeal/Oral Polyp RemovalI hope they can help me with my son’s teeth. I refuse to believe that Dental work on a cat should cost $1500-$1900 like my Vet quoted me. I do not accept.<a href="https://www.mspca.org/programs-resources/spay-neuter-services/mspca-at-nevins-farm-spayneuter-programs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mspca.org/programs-resources/spay-neuter-services/mspca-at-nevins-farm-spayneuter-programs/</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#massachusetts</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/SPCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SPCA</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/CatDental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatDental</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/LowIncomeVetHelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowIncomeVetHelp</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabled</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowIncome</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/SNAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SNAP</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/WIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WIC</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Section8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Section8</a> (Am I abusing hashtags?? I just want people who would follow those hashtags to get this information even though it’s not about those programs. AITA?)

MikeDunnAuthorEarning a six-figure salary as a single person without dependents is considered “low income” in five counties — all in Northern California. Plus, another few in southern California where over $90k per year is low income. Santa Clara County, home to silicon valley, is the worst, with $111,000 being low income for a single person. Yet, only 5 years ago, $78,550 was low income there. <a href="https://www.hcd.ca.gov/sites/default/files/docs/grants-and-funding/income-limits-2025.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WhatMatters&utm_source=31&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=%24100K%20is%20%20low%20income%20%20in%20even%20more%20CA%20counties&utm_campaign=WhatMatters" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.hcd.ca.gov/sites/default/files/docs/grants-and-funding/income-limits-2025.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WhatMatters&utm_source=31&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=%24100K%20is%20%20low%20income%20%20in%20even%20more%20CA%20counties&utm_campaign=WhatMatters</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workingclass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lowincome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lowincome</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poverty</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#classwar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#california</a>

NonilexRobert Scott, a NYC-based <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigration</a> lawyer, said he was baffled when one of his clients—a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowIncome</a> Mexican woman who has lived in the US for 25yrs—also received a $1.8M fine.“At first you look at something like this & think it’s fake. I’ve never seen a client receive anything like this,”he said.Scott said the woman received a final <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deportation</a> order in 2013 but was not aware of it at the time. The woman filed a motion last year to reopen the removal order, which is still pending.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> admin fined <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowIncome</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigrant</a> $1.8 millionWendy Ortiz was surprised to find out she was being fined by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigration</a> authorities for being in the country illegally—but it was the amount that truly shocked: $1.8M.Ortiz, 32, who earns $13/hour at a meatpacking plant in PA, has lived in the US for a decade, after fleeing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElSalvador</a> to escape a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/violent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#violent</a> ex & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gang</a> threats.…Her salary barely covers rent & expenses for her <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autistic</a> 6-yr-old <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UScitizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UScitizen</a> son.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/low-income-migrants-fined-up-18-million-by-trump-administration-2025-05-20/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/world/us/low-income-migrants-fined-up-18-million-by-trump-administration-2025-05-20/</a>

UK<a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/101976/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/uk/101976/</a> Surge in London children living in absolute low-income families <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BenefitsCap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BenefitsCap</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BethnalGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BethnalGreen</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Britain</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Charity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Charity</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Children</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EastHamCentral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EastHamCentral</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#England</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GreatBritain</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Housing</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ilford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ilford</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/london" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#london</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowIncome</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LowIncomeFamilies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowIncomeFamilies</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poverty</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Richmond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Richmond</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedKingdom</a>

wilfredUgh."A year after granting Medi-Cal access to low-income immigrants without legal status, Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to freeze enrollment of new recipients and charge premiums in a move expected to save the state more than $5 billion.Under Newsom’s proposal announced today, Medi-Cal — the state’s health insurance program for low-income people and those with disabilities — beginning in 2026 would no longer accept new enrollees 19 and older who lack permanent legal status."<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medical</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/lowincome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lowincome</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/immigrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigrats</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/newsom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newsom</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insurance</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/legalstatus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legalstatus</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a><a href="https://calmatters.org/health/2025/05/newsom-freeze-medi-cal-undocumented-immigrants/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://calmatters.org/health/2025/05/newsom-freeze-medi-cal-undocumented-immigrants/</a>

NonilexThe suit argues the cutbacks already enacted have jeopardized a range of congressionally mandated programs, including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MentalHealth</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/addiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#addiction</a> services, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HeadStart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeadStart</a> — the federal program that funds early childhood <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poor</a> students — <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medicaid</a> & assistance for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowIncome</a> households in paying heating & cooling bills.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExecutiveOverreach</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbuseOfPower</a>

Ron PiggottChronic Pain Tip #27: Don't under estimate the added value to your life a pet will bring. Even a pet fish or hamster will help reduce your stress and be a tool in keeping your perspective in balance.... <a href="https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-chronic-pain/2025/05/05" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-chronic-pain/2025/05/05</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stress</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lowincome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lowincome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anxiety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anxiety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pet</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/perspective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#perspective</a> [Next Tip May 12 2025]

Ollie 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️In the current climate, everywhere, union membership is more important than ever.<ul><li>Join your local tenants' union</li><li>Join your workplace union (if you don't have a unionised workplace, join a general workers union as they will still be able to support you)</li><li>Join your local credit union</li></ul><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowIncome</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Tenants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tenants</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Renters</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Workplace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Workplace</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Employment</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Savers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Savers</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Borrowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Borrowers</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rights</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unions</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#budget</a> eliminates <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JobCorps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JobCorps</a>, a Dept of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Labor</a> program since the 1960s that provides <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/career" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#career</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/training" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#training</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowIncome</a> teens & young adults. The program, which the White House called “a failed experiment,” has long been a target of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republican</a> administrations.

NonilexSince <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Congress</a> ultimately decides & approves <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spending</a> levels, it is significant that Senator <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SusanCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SusanCollins</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republican</a> of Maine & the chair of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Appropriations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Appropriations</a> Cmte says she has “serious objections” to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s proposed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#defense</a> spending levels & cuts to programs like the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowIncome</a> Home <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Energy</a> Assistance Program & those that support <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/biomedical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biomedical</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#research</a>.“Ultimately, it is Congress that holds the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#power</a> of the purse,” Collins said.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#funding</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#budget</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s budget proposes to eliminate entirely a $4.1 billion program that helps <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowIncome</a> Americans pay their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/heating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heating</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cooling</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bills</a>. The proposal says that the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LIHEAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LIHEAP</a>] is “unnecessary” because Trump is planning to increase domestic <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oil</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gas</a> production & reduce <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#energy</a> prices. Last month, the admin fired everyone working in the program’s office, which currently helps 6.2 million Americans nationwide offset high <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UtilityBills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UtilityBills</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a>

NonilexAsked to comment on the findings of this story, an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPA</a> spox directed Reuters to a video stmnt by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>'s new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPA</a> administrator, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LeeZeldin</a>, who has outlined a strategy emphasizing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deregulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deregulation</a>, saying the US can protect the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a> & promote economic growth at the same time [note the absence of concern for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> & populations in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowIncome</a> communities].<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialCleansing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialCleansing</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthInequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HealthInequity</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GeographicInequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeographicInequity</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalJustice</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

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