Taylor Kleffel MSW (she/her)

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Director of Legislative & Policy Analysis in D.C. Tweets & opinions my own.

[Variety @Variety]

Macklemore is speaking out after being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour, seemingly placing blame on New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, saying that the billionaire rallied other stadium owners to ban him from performing at their venues:

“Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years.... I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened [in Gaza]... Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues....

Ed was in a fucked up position. He knew it. His typical apolitical stance was being challenged in a way it never had been before. He told me that the words 'Free Palestine' and the image of the Palestinian flag were hurtful to a lot of people he spoke with. I told him that if those words were more offensive than tens of thousands of Palestinian children being killed by Israel, then there was a fundamental disconnect between where those people stood and where I stood. But he couldn't get past his public facing, 'I don't take sides'....

I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed. Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation....

I didn't need 10 shows from Ed. I needed 2. Two chances to stand in front of 90,000 people and say the words that somehow became too dangerous to say. Free Palestine. But if those words cost me the stage, while turning the conversation back to Palestine, then it was the most successful tour I've ever been on.”

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[Lt. Governor Aruna Miller @LtGovMiller]

Honored to meet with advocates from @afspnational during their advocacy day in Annapolis this week.

I’m grateful for their partnership and for the courage they bring to this work—many sharing their own stories to push for change. We need changemakers like these as federal protections face uncertainty and Maryland works to strengthen mental health parity and protect access to care.

Together, we can do more to prevent suicide and support every Marylander.

[Taylor Kleffel MSW (she/her) @TimberWolff91]

@nbcwashington You should be ashamed of this headline

[Taylor Kleffel MSW (she/her) @TimberWolff91]

@JasmineLomaxWx @FOXBaltimore Yes! The house shook, my husband and I thought something had fallen over like a piece of furniture 😬

[American Foundation for Suicide Prevention @afspnational]

Today is #FirearmSuicidePreventionDay.

85-90% of suicide attempts with a firearm are fatal. Secure storage can provide time and distance from lethal means during crises and save lives.

Learn more at https://t.co/lbiW1O6Oyz and https://t.co/6HEN2bniaZ

#AFSPadvocacy

[Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions @JHU_CGVS]

📢 The results are in! Our new National Survey of Gun Policy reveals that Americans broadly agree on many gun violence prevention policies.

Check out the 2025 survey findings: https://t.co/GWmVXbWhcD

[Taylor Kleffel MSW (she/her) @TimberWolff91]

@CorbinStandley You are in my thoughts this week ❤️

[Taylor Kleffel MSW (she/her) @TimberWolff91]

@MikeSchlossberg Scrolling quickly I thought you were promoting conspiracies and thought oh no! The dark side! Phew

[Taylor Kleffel MSW (she/her) @TimberWolff91]

@ThatEricAlper Affordable concert tickets

[Taylor Kleffel MSW (she/her) @TimberWolff91]

@elonmusk You’re such a sad person

[Sen. Danica Roem @pwcdanica]

My heavy metal heart is so happy right now. 🤘🥹🤘
#Gojira didn’t dial it down at all — they just unleashed fury and *crushed it* with the eyes and ears of the world upon them.

[Taylor Kleffel MSW (she/her) @TimberWolff91]

#AnswerTheCall2024

[Taylor Kleffel MSW (she/her) @TimberWolff91]

@MWadzeckKraus License

[Taylor Kleffel MSW (she/her) @TimberWolff91]

@TDefensiveLine I truly appreciate everything TDL has done and continues to do, thank you!

[Taylor Kleffel MSW (she/her) @TimberWolff91]

I’m on!!! #AnswerTheCall2024

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

Kamala broke Zoom.

Tonight's Zoom to support Kamala Harris is the first EVER IN HISTORY to have over 100,000 registrants.

#AnswerTheCall2024

[Taylor Kleffel MSW (she/her) @TimberWolff91]

@GMA Well this is wonderful

[American Foundation for Suicide Prevention @afspnational]

Today, we made our voices heard on Capitol Hill! We’re advocating for federal policies that can save lives. #AFSPadvocacy 📣

[Taylor Kleffel MSW (she/her) @TimberWolff91]

@AFSPTN @afspnational So well deserved!!

[Mina Kimes @minakimes]

I enjoyed today's NYT connections puzzle