In the last few years we've seen:
- The plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer
- The Storming of the Capitol and pipe bombs left at the RNC and DNC
- The break-in to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and the brutal on Paul Pelosi
- Multiple assassination attempts against Trump
- The assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shooting of on State Senator John Hoffman and his wife
- Luigi Mangione's assassination of Brian Thompson
- The assassination of Charlie Kirk
Political violence is contagious. It is spreading. It is not confined to one side or belief system. It should terrify us all.
The foundation of a free society is the ability to participate in it without fear of violence. Political violence is always an attack against us all. You have to be so blind not to see that.
We are extremely proud to sign on to a letter sent to @MayorBowser this morning condemning the positive sentiments towards the federal intrusion into DC that she expressed at last week's press conference
Her words have done more harm than good 🔽🔽🔽
#Autism parent here. Let's fight fear mongering with facts. Autism is not caused by environmental factors after birth. Autistic children are not tragedies. They lead beautiful and full lives. Autism doesn't destroy families. Insufficient access to resources destroys families.
The airplane flies along the air -
When it began, it was important.
Children know how to spell letters.
Open the door so we can talk.
It’s my own sound.
1+ in every 10 public education students has an IEP in order to provide equal access to education under the law. That's 15% of children or 7.5 million students. Without the #DepartmentOfEducation how will these IEPs be enforced? Funded? Are we abandoning millions of children?
Ukraine is our ally. Putin is not. It’s not complicated.
I’m proud to be governor of the state with the largest Ukrainian population in America. This president may not stand with democracy, but we will.
"One day, our children and grandchildren may ask us, ‘When it was all on the line, what did you do?’ The only acceptable answer is, ‘Everything we could.’” Cecile Richards
The study found that undocumented immigrants are arrested at less than half the rate of native-born U.S. citizens for violent and drug crimes and a quarter the rate of native-born citizens for property crimes.
https://t.co/MkpQTE4obt
It's not for us to have shame - it's for them. Shame has to switch sides. - paraphrased from Gisele Pelicot. For all she did for herself and all women - hero.
Trump has now reaffirmed his plan to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. For the record that department funds, among other things, all the special education and special needs program in public schools and public colleges in all 50 states.
🚨 This is not a drill––If you vote in one of these ten states, abortion rights are on your ballot!
NEW YORK *flip your ballot* and vote YES on Prop 1, Equal Protection of Law Amendment.
ARIZONA vote YES on Prop 139, Right to Abortion Initiative.
COLORADO vote YES on Amendment 79, Right to Abortion and Health Insurance Coverage Initiative.
FLORIDA vote YES on Amendment 4, Right to Abortion Initiative.
MISSOURI vote YES on Amendment 3, Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative.
MARYLAND vote YES on Question 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment.
MONTANA vote YES on Constitutional Initiative 128, Right to Abortion Initiative.
NEBRASKA vote YES on Nebraska Initiative 439 Right to Abortion Initiative ** and vote NO on 434 (this second anti-abortion measure was drafted specifically to confuse voters!)
NEVADA vote YES on Question 6, Right to Abortion Initiative.
SOUTH DAKOTA vote YES on Constitutional Amendment G, Right to Abortion Initiative.
Much more on the details of each ballot initiative, what the opposition has been like, how the polling looks, and how you can help at the Link in my Bio
Evictions in DC are close to a 10-yr high, yet @councilofdc votes today on a bill to restrict access to emergency rental assistance, saying too many people are avoiding eviction. Any reforms should protect people with legit claims for help.
Child tax credits 💵 — alongside paid family leave and investments in child care — are an incredible, effective, and widely popular tool to relieve economic stress for America’s families. I’m glad to see it has strong support across the aisle.
Here’s what VP @KamalaHarris is proposing:
Up to $6,000 per kid for low-and-middle-income families during a newborn’s first year of life 👏👏👏
Expanding the child tax credit to $3,600 per kid 👏👏👏
@MayorBowser@councilofdc@DCATJComm@DCCouncil@ChmnMendelson@CMBrookePinto@CMCharlesAllen One-third of Legal Aid DC’s staff are funded by the Access to Justice Program. If this funding isn’t restored, it will have a profound impact on our team and our clients. Tell your councilmembers to protect free legal services for low-income families: https://t.co/GDsphrzOty