Jamie Klufts

The irony.

I desperately hope that more people are thinking about survivors. Listening to survivors. Believing survivors. Because it is the right thing to do — full stop. But also because if we listened to and believed survivors, this country would be in a very different place right now.

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I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.

The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire

Donald Trump must follow the law and give people their full SNAP payments.

Trump is using hungry children, veterans, and seniors as a political tool. It’s fundamentally wrong.

WIN: We secured a court order temporarily stopping the Trump Admin from cutting funding to programs that provide comprehensive, inclusive sex education in schools while we continue our case in court.

Our young people deserve better — and I won’t stop fighting for them.

Trump administration won't tap contingency fund to keep food aid flowing, memo says The Trump administration says it won't use a roughly $5 billion contingency fund to keep food aid flowing in November amid the government shutdown.

The Trump regime could tap into a $5 billion contingency fund to ensure people continue to be fed through SNAP.

They are refusing.

Republicans know the pain they’re causing to Americans—they do not care. The cruelty is the point.

Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages Many states have shown rising premiums ahead of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans. The government shutdown is driven by Democrats and Republicans being far apart on the issue of extended s...

"A 60-year-old couple earning $85,000 may have to pay $31,000 for a health insurance plan in Kentucky...

$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...

$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."

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October 20, 2025 “As leaders of the nation’s largest local health departments, collectively serving nearly 50 million people across America’s cities, we are committed to providing our communities with every opportunity to support and improve health. “We are united behind a simple message: get vaccinated. “Vaccines have eradicated devastating diseases and saved millions of lives. They keep classrooms safe and schools open. They allow children to spend time with friends and enjoy their favorite activities. They help parents and caregivers work to support their families. “Despite this extraordinary success, vaccination rates are declining in many parts of the United States, and deadly outbreaks of diseases like measles and polio are becoming more frequent. We are deeply troubled by the repeated false claims about vaccines from too many federal officials, which have contributed directly to these trends. We are equally concerned about recent changes to the recommended childhood and adult immunization schedules that unnecessarily limit access to vaccines. It is imperative that federal health

Kirsten Aird, MPH Director Multnomah County Public Health Division Sanmi Areola, PhD Director Metro-Nashville Public Health Department Theresa Tran Carapucci, MD, MBA, FACEP Director Houston Health Department Theresa Cullen, MD MS Director Pima County Health Department Barbara Ferrer PhD, MPH, MEd Director Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Simbo Ige MD, MPH Commissioner Chicago Department of Public Health Claude A. Jacob, DrPH, MPH Health Director City of San Antonio, Metropolitan Health District Marvia Jones, PhD, MPH Director of Health City of Kansas City, MO Faisal Khan, MBBS, MPH Director Public Health-Seattle & King County Cassius Lockett, PhD, MS Health Officer Southern Nevada Health District (Las Vegas) Karin McGowan, MPA Executive Director Denver Department of Public Health and Environment Connie S. Mendel, MPH, REHS Chief Health Strategist Louisville, KY Michelle Morse, MD, MPH Acting Commissioner New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Bisola Ojikutu MD, MPH, FIDSA Commissioner and Executive Director Boston Public Health Commission Denise Fair Razo, MBA, MPH, FACHE Chief Public Health Officer City of Detroit Health Department Sarah L. Rudman, MD MPH Public Health Director and Health Officer County of Santa Clara, California Adrienne Sturrup, MPA Director Austin Public Heath Kimi Watkins-Tartt Director Alameda County Public Health Department Mike Totoraitis, PhD Commissioner of Health City of Milwaukee Health Department

I agree with Boston’s Public Health Commissioner – lies from Trump administration officials like RFK are threatening the progress we’ve made to combat dangerous diseases like measles and polio.

RFK must resign.

Want to keep the momentum of No Kings going? Each of us should adopt a House or Senate race where we work to reach voters and persuade, send financial support, talk up the candidate online - find someone you believe in and support them over the next year.

Democracy and public health go hand-in-hand

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