“Reverse Freedom Rides”: Tricked by white supremacists with promises of work and housing, Black families were dropped in Cape Cod with nothing, an echo of Martha’s Vineyard migrant flights 60 years ago https://t.co/c1ZlJHoABA
95% of American mass shooters: "I am a nazi and I do this because I want to ethnically cleanse the world. Here is my manifesto where I detail all of my nazi beliefs."
The media: The mentally ill lone wolf had a rough life. No one wanted to be his friend. 🥺 👉👈
Since the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, a number of not-quite-right claims have lingered about abortion. Here are seven claims, fact-checked.
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Stephen Colbert: “If these folks believe Roe was so egregiously decided, why didn’t they tell the senators during their confirmation hearings? Because Americans support abortion at 80%. They knew that if they were honest they wouldn’t get the job, so they lied, which is perjury.”
Roe v. Wade is based on the 'right to privacy.' If the majority opinion by SCOTUS suggests that the constitution does not protect the right to privacy... that affects a WHOLE lot of other decisions. Buckle up - this is the beginning of a lot of potential ugliness.
A thread.
Congress must pass legislation that codifies Roe v. Wade as the law of the land in this country NOW. And if there aren’t 60 votes in the Senate to do it, and there are not, we must end the filibuster to pass it with 50 votes.
Oof, Bernie on Manchin:
“I also find it amusing that Sen. Manchin indicates his worry about the deficit after voting just this week for a military budget of $778 billion, four times greater than Build Back Better over ten years and $25 billion more than the president requested.”