Megan Carolan
@MeganCarolan
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š¦ with same username.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Joined June 2010
I had the Jerseyest dream last night: I slapped Springsteen across the face with a slice of pizza No clue what that was aboutā¦
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At a mall & @Moes_HQ is healthiest option at the food court. Tofu on the sign looks great - lets try it out! ...this is uncooked, unseasoned, cubed tofu in my bowl.
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Do any #oncologists on here have experience going toe-to-toe with United healthcare related to chemotherapy approval? Gearing up for a phone call and would take any advice. I cannot find the relevant clinical guidance on their site. #cancer
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Is there anyone on here who can help me decipher some documents related to #JerseyCity Property valuation? I've got the tax document where they have a little drawing of my house and notes about its features but had some questions about it
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one of my favorite parts of twitter is liking random strangersā good news. finished chemo? hell yes! month sober? good for you! sold a painting? kickass! delighted to be part of your cheering section.
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"2025 marked the first time ever an American bishop cancelled Mass obligations not due to a natural disaster, pandemic, or war ā but due to the actions of the president of the United States."
A Catholic priest in Minnesota says his parish felt āless like the United States and more like a war zoneā after Trump-Vance ICE agents arrested a longtime church employee in the parish parking lot and later stationed masked officers outside the church during Sunday Mass. Church
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In his 1971 book, "Kent State: What Happened and Why," James Michener concluded the ultimate explanation for why the Ohio National Guard shot and killed multiple students is that the working class males in the Guard couldn't handle disrespect, esp. from *coeds*.
They really, really hate womenā¦ āDonāt make a bad mistake today and ruin your life.ā
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This brought me to tears. "You are our brothers and sisters in Christ ā we stand ready to catch you. Staying in a morally toxic job is no longer tenable, and we owe it to you to help you escape it."
Pope Leo has condemned ICE more than a dozen times ā and wept after hearing migrants describe the terror they endured. Now, after ICE killed a widowed American mother in a botched raid, the line is no longer blurry: no Catholic can remain in ICE. Donald Trump will not rule
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Any parent who has received a "there's a shooter in the school" text from their kid (as I have) will have mixed feelings about this. Screens are very distracting, but those "what if..." moments feel too scary and real.
NEW: I just signed bipartisan legislation establishing a bell-to-bell ban on cell phones in K-12 schools. This policy is a no-brainer. It will help boost academic achievement, protect the mental well-being of our students, and restore focus in our classrooms. Schools are places
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1/5 This week, exactly a decade ago, I had a biryani so spicy in Birmingham, that when I tried to walk to the till, I collapsed on the floor. To this day, I am regularly reminded of that moment and gently mocked , hereās my favourite call backs from the last decade, a thread:
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Witnesses say a doctor was at the scene and tried to help the woman who had been shot, but ICE agents refused to let him through. Around 10ā15 minutes later, an ambulance arrived but was blocked by ICE vehicles occupying the street - FOX 9 Minnesota reports
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At 0:55 a man identifies himself as a physician and tell ICE someone needs to āstop the bleeding.ā When he decides to intervene himself 40 seconds later, ICE pull their guns on him, threatening to shoot him too if he doesnāt āback the fuck up.ā
šØBREAKING ā Content Warning: Disturbing ICE/Border Patrol agents have shot a woman, who was a legal observer, in the face and killed her in a Minneapolis neighborhood. Details are still emerging, and the exact circumstances have not yet been officially confirmed. According to
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āAccountability for child care funding is crucial,ā said ICS CEO Jamie Moon. āHowever, an abrupt freeze of child care funding will cause real economic harm to the families and their employers who count on these child care providers.ā https://t.co/JuQzg7pCtw
#childcare
instituteforchildsuccess.org
Institute for Child Success urges swift reinstatement of federal child careĀ funds
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āUncertainty is not good for kids, and uncertainty is not good for economies." ICS's @MeganCarolan discusses the consequences of the federal #childcare funding freeze with @postandcourier.
postandcourier.com
Federal government hasnāt given SC officials any information after it announced that it would pause child care funding after the Minnesota fraud scandal.
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My grandfather was born 110 years ago today. He lives on in the huge, boisterous family he and my grandmother started but for me his true legacy is when he once used his Parkinsons dementia to con a nursing home aide into giving him a second lunch.
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Accountability matters. We already don't put enough funds into #childcare. The funds need to be used the way they are intended. That means following up on irregularities found during the ROBUST paperwork process. It does not mean a blanket freeze of unknown duration.
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@NewAmericaEd HHS now announcing it will freeze child care AND TANF ("welfare") funds to CA, CO, IL, MN & NY and introduce even extra reporting rqmts. Because "that's where our highest suspicion is," per HHS spox. https://t.co/33GgQyqGZV
axios.com
The White House is pointing to reports of social services fraud in Minnesota to threaten funding for child care around the country.
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If you're new to this topic, @NewAmericaEd 's rundown of state progress towards prospective payment systems is GREAT. States already have flexibility in how this exactly works; we should be continuing to support works towards best practices. https://t.co/tW2RdA6JMZ
newamerica.org
New America's New Practice Lab offers resources for states implementing new federal requirements changing how they pay child care providers.
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Moving to prospective #childcare payments helps stabilize providers - incredibly important to maintaining the sector. There already ARE lots of safeguards in place. Provider submit records to verify afterwards and there is ALWAYS a paper trail. https://t.co/EsGJwfjIon
npr.org
The Child Care and Development Fund sends money to states to help make child care more affordable for low-income families. Allegations of fraud in Minnesota have put the program under scrutiny.
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A helpful primer from @ehaspel on #childcare funds as a political football: "this isnāt really a story about fraud. Right now, this is a story about millions of American households...that are about to take yet another blow to their well-being...." https://t.co/hA9ooxtW7F
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