"This is bad, it’s horrible, and it will get worse," says @rtraister. "It is incumbent on us therefore to use hope not as some feel-good measure. But to regard it as a tactical necessity and a moral and civic responsibility. To feel the hope and keep moving and keep fighting."
Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, it relegated the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues—attacking the essential freedoms of millions of Americans.
“It’s the birthrights. It’s the birthrights. It’s the birthrights.” Discussion of racism and white supremacy should also include its impact on woman’s rights, especially with threats to Roe.
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President Biden can no longer push aside the Freedom to Vote Act & voting rights while waiting on Build Back Better. We’ve waited too long already. Go for the democracy bills now & confront the threats exposed by the 1/6 committee & in the states
My column https://t.co/F77sxLR6gi
We really must now go about the business of lifting up those who are poor and those without health care. That’s the only way we can heal the nation — we have to heal the body.
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Today we honor a great American hero. In memory of Martin Luther King Jr., let us all be agents of justice. The fight to extinguish the flames of hate and white supremacy remains urgent. Dr. King's work to heal our nation and build the beloved community must continue. #MLKDay
Friend called. Black guy. Doctor, heading south from CT to Fl. Tells me he was checking into a Courtyard Marriott in VA and he was advised: a big rowdy group has checked in. Do not stay here (for his safety). Keep driving.
Is everyone fine with paying millions of dollars annually in pension, office, staff and other expenses for an ex-President who may still be plotting to take down our democracy?
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has landed in Moscow, where he faces the threat of arrest. President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent foe spent five months in Germany recovering from poisoning by a nerve agent, which he blames on the Kremlin.
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66% of Republicans say Donald acted responsibly last week
56% of Republican say Donald bears NO responsibility for the assault on the Capitol
65% of Republicans think there is evidence of voter fraud
So, Republicans, if you want unity, BeBest™ if you clean your own house first
Knowing that his successor opposes the death penalty, Donald Trump has rushed to execute as many people as possible before the transition. He has executed more individuals in weeks than had been federally executed in more than 60 years. Absolutely shameful. End the death penalty.
She's gone: The woman heading @USGSA who single-handedly blocked all communication between the #Trump and #Biden teams, ruining transition in many areas -- most egregiously, for the #COVID19 response.
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