Let's be clear. Eli Lilly should apologize for increasing the price of insulin by over 1,200% since 1996 to $275 while it costs less than $10 to manufacture. The inventors of insulin sold their patents in 1923 for $1 to save lives, not to make Eli Lilly's CEO obscenely rich.
You get what you organize for!
Let’s thank and uplift all those who made this possible. S/o to @staceyabrams and all the black women organizers on the ground in GA.
War was bipartisan.
Tax cuts for the rich were bipartisan.
Wall St bailouts were bipartisan.
Fossil fuel giveaways were/are bipartisan.
Just because something is “bipartisan” doesn’t make it intrinsically good for people or worthy of passage. Substance matters.
It’s LGBTQ+ equality or the filibuster.
It’s DC Statehood or the filibuster.
It’s voting rights or the filibuster.
It's the Dream Act, gun safety reforms, campaign finance reform, and equal pay or the filibuster.
The choice is clear. We must #EliminateTheFilibuster
The United Mine Workers of America leadership supports President Biden's green energy policies in exchange for a robust transition plan toward new jobs.
https://t.co/LuOfkyNUi8
The E-QUIP Act incentivizes energy efficiency investments in commercial and multi-family buildings. We support this Act as it helps promote health, reduce infectious disease transmission and have long- and short-term impact on reducing carbon emissions. https://t.co/FzG53nhFFc
People have been flocking to see a volcanic eruption near Reykjavík, Iceland. Some have even been roasting hot dogs on the lava. https://t.co/ejWx5BwYyU
This week in Congress:
Dems: Passed $1.9T COVID package to deliver stimulus checks (w/ dependents!), cut child poverty in half, extend $300 UI, prevent cuts in state + local services, largest-ever investment in Native communities, etc
GOP: Took a week to read The Cat in the Hat
“It was wonderful and it was something I’m going to remember for the rest of my life.”
New York grandmother Evelyn Shaw discusses the moment of finally being able to embrace her granddaughter after her doctor gave her a “hug” prescription following a year in isolation.
Throughout history, the #architecture of cities has changed after pandemics. Whatever the future holds, stable infrastructure is critical. And existing structures offer big opportunities for renovation in the U.S. https://t.co/pFWBH4eSod
Oh look, another billionaire is mad that he might have to pay more taxes while children in America go hungry and veterans sleep on the street. Cry me a river. Yes. We will make Wall Street billionaires pay their fair share of taxes and create an economy that works for all of us.
"We are deeply encouraged by [the Biden] Administration's swift & decisive action on #climatechange," said 2021 President Peter Exley, FAIA. "As #architects, we stand ready to play a significant role in achieving climate goals for the built environment..." https://t.co/7SwPHKEVFB
Gallaudet University is the oldest school for the deaf in the United States, and in expanding its D.C. campus, has kept accessibility at the forefront of its plans:
https://t.co/ESgPFh0L1e
Neal Kirby, the son of Captain America co-creator Jack Kirby, was distressed to see some of the January 6 terrorists/rioters wearing shirts with versions of his dad’s creation corrupted by the image of the outgoing president. His message to them:
I am drawing up Articles of Impeachment.
Donald J. Trump should be impeached by the House of Representatives & removed from office by the United States Senate.
We can’t allow him to remain in office, it’s a matter of preserving our Republic and we need to fulfill our oath.