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Greg Kaufmann

@gregkauf.bsky.social

Former poverty correspondent for The Nation and Bill Moyers, and founder of TalkPoverty. Now fighting for solutions to the things I used to write about.

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Paige Shoemaker DeMio@pbshoemaker.bsky.social · last yr.

“If enacted, this would be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in U.S. history.” Read more from @bbkogan.bsky.social on the house Republican budget bill: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

The House Republicans' Budget Bill Guts Basic Needs Programs for the Most Vulnerable Americans to Give Tax Breaks to the Rich

The House Republican budget plan would eviscerate Medicaid and food assistance and shift resources toward the wealthiest Americans.

americanprogress.org

Emily Badger@emmbadger.bsky.social · 2y ago

A few more words about this story: We spent a lot of time rereading the NIH document rolling out this policy. The numbers in it do not add up. The language is vague. NIH would not answer our questions about it. These are recurring features of memos proposing sweeping change under the new admin.

Emily Badger@emmbadger.bsky.social · 2y ago

NIH's proposal to cut the grants it pays for medical research will not just hurt elite coastal universities. Who else has a lot at stake? The states of Missouri and North Carolina. The University of Texas Cancer Center. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

D. Earl Stephens@dearlstephens.bsky.social · 2y ago

📌BREAKING: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been wiped off the Web. 📌MISSION: To protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices and take action against companies that break the law. We arm people with the information. 📌The working class of the U.S. are under attack.

consumerfinance.gov

Ryan Geddie@ryangeddie.bsky.social · 2y ago

I just lost my job, along with most of my coworkers, due to the illegal grant freeze. I worked at an organization that -helped veterans who have lost a limb -Assisted elderly and disabled people -Helped hospitals better treat people who have lost limbs

Greg Kaufmann@gregkauf.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hasn't gotten much attention, but CA has quietly created the largest #BabyBonds program in the country--for foster youth & kids who lost a parent to COVID. This writer--a former foster youth herself--has been involved in creating the program and has a hell of a story. www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...

An inspiring new California program establishes trust accounts for certain foster youth | Opinion

Former foster youth: “In California a new program helping foster youth reminds me we can still do great things in the Golden State.”

sacbee.com

Greg Kaufmann@gregkauf.bsky.social · 2y ago

If you grow up poor in the US, your odds of being poor in adulthood are two to four times higher than other high-income countries like Denmark, Germany and UK. #TalkPoverty @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social link.vox.com/view/67229ec...

Within Our Means is a biweekly newsletter written by Abdallah Fayyad. It interrogates how poverty manifests in the United States — how it shapes people’s lives, neighborhoods, and politics — and searches for viable solutions. Check out more of his work here.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.gov · 2y ago

Trump firing the head of the CFPB is his latest attack on consumers & his latest gift to his billionaire CEO friends. The CFPB has returned billions to people who have been victims of financial schemes. We will fight like hell to ensure it can continue to protect working people.

Aura Bogado@aurabogado.bsky.social · 2y ago

A three-year old, his mother, and his grandmother were speaking Spanish while shopping in Milwaukee. They’re U.S. citizens from Puerto Rico but were taken by ICE. Once in detention, the mother was able to produce ID and birth certificates proving citizenship: www.telemundopr.com/programas/di...

Familia puertorriqueña habría sido llevada a centro de detención en Milwaukee

Hermana de una de las detenidas alega que los arrestaron por hablar español.

telemundopr.com

Jessica Valenti@jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 2y ago

Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.

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Erika D. Smith@erika-d-smith.bsky.social · 2y ago

Oh, this is problematic: “Trump issued an order short-circuiting the security clearance vetting process for his White House staffers. Anyone on a list submitted by his White House counsel is to “immediately” be granted a Top Secret/Secure Compartmented Information-level clearance good for 6 months.”

Greg Kaufmann@gregkauf.bsky.social · 2y ago

Shimica Gaskins is a brilliant person, writer, & fierce advocate for children in poverty. Here she writes about growing up poor, fulfilling a dream to own a home in Altadena, and then losing it. The piece includes ways to help Altadena rebuild. #Altadena www.endchildpovertyca.org/give-to-alta...

Eaton Fire: Our Home Is Gone but Our Beautiful Altadena Will Rebuild - End Child Poverty California

When I’ve felt the most despair, it’s the children who bring me back to hope. We want to make sure all our families return.

endchildpovertyca.org

Greg Kaufmann@gregkauf.bsky.social · 2y ago

This is nuts: To sign up for Medi-Cal, many low-income seniors in California must meet tight income restrictions that allow them to keep only $600 of their monthly income. The rest of their income must go toward medical care. calmatters.org/health/2025/...

A Medi-Cal 'gap' hurts tens of thousands of low-income seniors. Will California finally fix it?

A Medi-Cal gap limits how much money California seniors can keep if they want health coverage. The state delayed a change that would have raised the cap.

calmatters.org