What a surprise, guy who is supposed to enforce checks and balances thinks checks shouldn’t apply to him.
Too bad!
Corruption and abuse of power must be stopped, no matter the source. In fact, the court should be *most* subject to scrutiny, bc it is unelected & life appointed.
I know that a lot of you are frustrated with some of the Supreme Court's recent decisions. I am, too.
But just being disappointed isn’t going to get us anywhere. We’ve got to remember that our elections — from the White House to the local courthouse — play a critical role in what becomes law.
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”— Nelson Mandela
Illinois just became the first state in the U.S. to outlaw book bans, after Gov. Pritzker signed legislation that would cut off state funding for any Illinois library that tries to ban books.
Pritzker: "Regimes ban books, not democracies."
Kevin McCarthy is threatening to use Congress to interfere in the federal prosecution of Donald Trump.
I will be doing everything I can in the Judiciary Committee to resist that.
Trump has plenty of criminal defense lawyers. That’s not the job of Congress.
This dad cut off his dreads, which he had been growing for 9 years, to let his daughter know she is not alone while she battles cancer ❤️ https://t.co/ktdMIijjwJ
Republicans are pushing to not only block @POTUS's student debt relief plan, they also want to force 40 million borrowers to immediately pay back paused student loans and interest and claw back debt relief from public servants. It's a slap in the face to working people.
I am deeply distressed by the burning of the Pride Flag at a San Fernando Valley elementary school.
Every child deserves safety and acceptance. We must fight against discrimination and create an inclusive environment for all.
Hate has no place in our schools and communities.
After news broke that Amanda Gorman's historic poem "The Hill We Climb" was moved to the middle school section of a Miami-Dade school, the poet slammed efforts to restrict or censor books in schools. https://t.co/Lr1R87SVPR
.@tomhanks delivers the @Harvard University 2023 commencement speech. 🎓
The actor encouraged graduates, telling them they don’t need to be superheroes to change the world. https://t.co/TQEm73edtm
Republicans are holding middle class families hostage to pass their extreme MAGA agenda and give tax cuts for the wealthy.
A default on America's debt would eliminate jobs, increase housing costs and threaten retirement plans.
North America’s largest transportation network has suspended the use of Twitter for service alerts, saying the “reliability of the platform can no longer be guaranteed” https://t.co/nnJ5cYTYvg
When Republicans are confronted with arguments they don’t like, they silence their critics. They suspend democracy.
All Zooey Zephyr did was point out that legislation marginalizing gay kids would lead to an increase in suicides.
For that, she was expelled.
Harry Belafonte was a barrier-breaking legend who used his platform to lift others up. He lived a good life – transforming the arts while also standing up for civil rights. And he did it all with his signature smile and style. Michelle and I send our love to his wife, kids, and fans.