Dawn Huckelbridge
@dhuckelbridge.bsky.social
Founding director @PaidLeaveforAll • alum of many cities, countries, gender & political orgs • writer • dancer • cook not baker • proud mom • The Hill is home
Definitely what we need, less nurses.
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.
New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.
n.pr
November 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Definitely what we need, less nurses.
Northwestern, my alma mater, made a deal with the Trump Administration. In the email I received they said this “ends a deeply painful and disruptive period in our university’s history,” “based on institutional values.” Bowing to authoritarianism to protect billion dollar endowments does neither.
November 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Northwestern, my alma mater, made a deal with the Trump Administration. In the email I received they said this “ends a deeply painful and disruptive period in our university’s history,” “based on institutional values.” Bowing to authoritarianism to protect billion dollar endowments does neither.
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Wishing you the ability to be with and care for the people you love this week, and every week.
November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Wishing you the ability to be with and care for the people you love this week, and every week.
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“A national campaign is delivering a radically honest wake-up call about childcare, burnout, and what it means to live in a country without paid leave.” #OutOfOfficeForCare in Marie Claire
www.marieclaire.com/politics/out...
www.marieclaire.com/politics/out...
Women Are Telling the Truth in Their Out-of-Office Messages. It’s Devastating
A national campaign is delivering a radically honest wake-up call about childcare, burnout, and what it means to live in a country without paid leave.
www.marieclaire.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
“A national campaign is delivering a radically honest wake-up call about childcare, burnout, and what it means to live in a country without paid leave.” #OutOfOfficeForCare in Marie Claire
www.marieclaire.com/politics/out...
www.marieclaire.com/politics/out...
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A good roundup of #OutOfOfficeForCare in @msmagazine.com. “More than 450K women have left the workforce this year, one of the steepest declines outside the pandemic. Workers point to burnout, crushing cost of childcare, and lack of access to paid leave.”
msmagazine.com/2025/11/25/w...
msmagazine.com/2025/11/25/w...
Are We Ever Off Work, or Just Out of Office? The OOO Messages Exposing America’s Care Crisis
“I just gave birth. I’ll be back at work in a couple weeks”: Out-of-office messages show caregiving responsibilities of U.S. moms and daughters
msmagazine.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A good roundup of #OutOfOfficeForCare in @msmagazine.com. “More than 450K women have left the workforce this year, one of the steepest declines outside the pandemic. Workers point to burnout, crushing cost of childcare, and lack of access to paid leave.”
msmagazine.com/2025/11/25/w...
msmagazine.com/2025/11/25/w...
We don’t have paid leave or affordable care or universal pre-k. We also are still operating as if we are an agrarian economy where children mostly work on farms, or in factories before child labor laws existed. This is how wildly behind we are.
When you wonder why school ends at 3pm—we’re dealing with policies and practices from a totally different time. We need to meet the real needs of families and a 21st century economy.
#OutOfOfficeForCare in @fortune.com.
fortune.com/2025/11/26/t...
#OutOfOfficeForCare in @fortune.com.
fortune.com/2025/11/26/t...
Thanksgiving break starts on Monday, but parents work through Wednesday. Why can't schools and workplaces get on the same page? | Fortune
Why can't schools and workplaces get on the same page?
fortune.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
We don’t have paid leave or affordable care or universal pre-k. We also are still operating as if we are an agrarian economy where children mostly work on farms, or in factories before child labor laws existed. This is how wildly behind we are.
I’ll be honest. Like gratitude. Never liked Thanksgiving foods.
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I’ll be honest. Like gratitude. Never liked Thanksgiving foods.
We lost a public servant yesterday. Faith Winter survived so much, but I’m thinking today of how she lived in her too short time on earth. Her impact on her state and this country was immeasurable. If we ever win paid leave, I will be thinking of her when we do. And I will miss my friend.
November 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We lost a public servant yesterday. Faith Winter survived so much, but I’m thinking today of how she lived in her too short time on earth. Her impact on her state and this country was immeasurable. If we ever win paid leave, I will be thinking of her when we do. And I will miss my friend.
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Today I’m #OutofOfficeforCare with @paidleaveforall.bsky.social. Because #PaidLeaveforAll should be a guarantee.
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Today I’m #OutofOfficeforCare with @paidleaveforall.bsky.social. Because #PaidLeaveforAll should be a guarantee.
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Grateful to @paidleaveforall.bsky.social for shining a light on the ways family caregivers have to squeeze caregiving duties into whatever time they have since we don’t have paid leave in the US, even if that’s an already busy holiday
www.fastcompany.com/91448214/for...
www.fastcompany.com/91448214/for...
For caregivers, Thanksgiving is no break at all
A new campaign by Paid Leave for All argues for legislation that gives paid family and medical leave to all working people.
www.fastcompany.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Grateful to @paidleaveforall.bsky.social for shining a light on the ways family caregivers have to squeeze caregiving duties into whatever time they have since we don’t have paid leave in the US, even if that’s an already busy holiday
www.fastcompany.com/91448214/for...
www.fastcompany.com/91448214/for...
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“For many of us, there is no out of office. Many of us might have the ability to take time off but it’s no vacation. It’s the invisible labor of a society that doesn’t value care or the people who provide it.” @dhuckelbridge.bsky.social @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
What if women were honest about why we're out of the office? | Opinion
What if we were honest about what keeps us from work or what pushes us out altogether? What if we told the real stories behind the auto message?
www.usatoday.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“For many of us, there is no out of office. Many of us might have the ability to take time off but it’s no vacation. It’s the invisible labor of a society that doesn’t value care or the people who provide it.” @dhuckelbridge.bsky.social @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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This times 1000 from my friend @dhuckelbridge.bsky.social - we need transparency about the barriers for women in a country that devalues caregiving. I stepped back from work for 6+ months to care for my Dad, & it did a number on my career & finances. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
What if women were honest about why we're out of the office? | Opinion
What if we were honest about what keeps us from work or what pushes us out altogether? What if we told the real stories behind the auto message?
www.usatoday.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This times 1000 from my friend @dhuckelbridge.bsky.social - we need transparency about the barriers for women in a country that devalues caregiving. I stepped back from work for 6+ months to care for my Dad, & it did a number on my career & finances. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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We're teaming up with @blairimani.bsky.social and @change.org to launch a petition today calling for #PaidLeaveForAll. Let's make this big—and deliver big. You don't want to miss this, sign today.
bit.ly/3LER9Eq
bit.ly/3LER9Eq
Sign the Petition
Demand Paid Leave for All: Make Paid Family and Medical Leave the Law Now
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November 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We're teaming up with @blairimani.bsky.social and @change.org to launch a petition today calling for #PaidLeaveForAll. Let's make this big—and deliver big. You don't want to miss this, sign today.
bit.ly/3LER9Eq
bit.ly/3LER9Eq
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Minnesota’s paid leave program will launch on Jan. 1, ushering in a new benefit for Minnesota workers. The stakes couldn’t be higher, for the businesses and workers affected, but also for Gov. Tim Walz and Democratic lawmakers.
Minnesota Democrats make a big bet on paid leave • Minnesota Reformer
Washington state’s paid leave program is facing a shortfall of $350 million after years of error-prone forecasting. Among the program’s flaws in Washington: They plan for the future by looking backwar...
minnesotareformer.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Minnesota’s paid leave program will launch on Jan. 1, ushering in a new benefit for Minnesota workers. The stakes couldn’t be higher, for the businesses and workers affected, but also for Gov. Tim Walz and Democratic lawmakers.
Reposted by Dawn Huckelbridge
The lack of paid leave and access to affordable care and long-term services, an aging population, and now the Administration’s cuts to Medicaid and immigration policies are creating a care crisis—tsunami—when they could be creating jobs and supporting families. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | ‘We Had No Idea What Was Coming’: Caring for My Aging Father
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The lack of paid leave and access to affordable care and long-term services, an aging population, and now the Administration’s cuts to Medicaid and immigration policies are creating a care crisis—tsunami—when they could be creating jobs and supporting families. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
This team stood for my town, and democracy, and solidarity, and pluralism, and they’re always my team. @washingtonspirit.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
This team stood for my town, and democracy, and solidarity, and pluralism, and they’re always my team. @washingtonspirit.com
Charisma is one way to put it.
Another is strategy, foresight, leadership. It’s not obeying in advance or gratitude we’ve seen from other local leaders. It’s calling their bluff, showing strength and civility, not denying he’s a fascist or thanking him for military occupation or condoning genocide.
Another is strategy, foresight, leadership. It’s not obeying in advance or gratitude we’ve seen from other local leaders. It’s calling their bluff, showing strength and civility, not denying he’s a fascist or thanking him for military occupation or condoning genocide.
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Charisma is one way to put it.
Another is strategy, foresight, leadership. It’s not obeying in advance or gratitude we’ve seen from other local leaders. It’s calling their bluff, showing strength and civility, not denying he’s a fascist or thanking him for military occupation or condoning genocide.
Another is strategy, foresight, leadership. It’s not obeying in advance or gratitude we’ve seen from other local leaders. It’s calling their bluff, showing strength and civility, not denying he’s a fascist or thanking him for military occupation or condoning genocide.
Reposted by Dawn Huckelbridge
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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This incredible team is going to make paid family leave a reality for all Minnesota families starting January 1.
Grateful for their work to make sure Minnesotans get the time off they deserve – whether it be for an illness, a new baby, or a family member in need.
Grateful for their work to make sure Minnesotans get the time off they deserve – whether it be for an illness, a new baby, or a family member in need.
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This incredible team is going to make paid family leave a reality for all Minnesota families starting January 1.
Grateful for their work to make sure Minnesotans get the time off they deserve – whether it be for an illness, a new baby, or a family member in need.
Grateful for their work to make sure Minnesotans get the time off they deserve – whether it be for an illness, a new baby, or a family member in need.
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Policies like paid family medical leave supports families and enables working mothers and fathers to participate in a healthy economy and be available when there is a family medical need.
www.vpm.org/news/2025-11...
www.vpm.org/news/2025-11...
After election, paid family leave approval likely next year
Spanberger told VPM News she'd sign the legislation that Youngkin vetoed.
www.vpm.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Policies like paid family medical leave supports families and enables working mothers and fathers to participate in a healthy economy and be available when there is a family medical need.
www.vpm.org/news/2025-11...
www.vpm.org/news/2025-11...
Powerful — we need to do away with the narrative that “caregiving is a solo mission.” Emma Heming Willis
As the other phenomenal woman on stage has said, It takes a village. @hillaryclinton.bsky.social #CareFest
As the other phenomenal woman on stage has said, It takes a village. @hillaryclinton.bsky.social #CareFest
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Powerful — we need to do away with the narrative that “caregiving is a solo mission.” Emma Heming Willis
As the other phenomenal woman on stage has said, It takes a village. @hillaryclinton.bsky.social #CareFest
As the other phenomenal woman on stage has said, It takes a village. @hillaryclinton.bsky.social #CareFest
I think we all need to sit next to Jonathan Bailey in a sweater on a park bench and have him ask if we’re cozy right now tbh
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I think we all need to sit next to Jonathan Bailey in a sweater on a park bench and have him ask if we’re cozy right now tbh
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After much deliberation and a grueling interview process, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a new job and will not need any financial support from my parents to cover the high costs of childcare going forward. #AmericanDream #ThisIsYourCity
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
After much deliberation and a grueling interview process, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a new job and will not need any financial support from my parents to cover the high costs of childcare going forward. #AmericanDream #ThisIsYourCity
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The Senate has with unanimous consent agreed to pass H.R. 4405, my bill with Rep. Thomas Massie, as soon as it gets there in the morning.
It then heads to Donald Trump's desk.
He should have the survivors who made this possible at the bill's signing.
It then heads to Donald Trump's desk.
He should have the survivors who made this possible at the bill's signing.
November 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The Senate has with unanimous consent agreed to pass H.R. 4405, my bill with Rep. Thomas Massie, as soon as it gets there in the morning.
It then heads to Donald Trump's desk.
He should have the survivors who made this possible at the bill's signing.
It then heads to Donald Trump's desk.
He should have the survivors who made this possible at the bill's signing.