If Mitch McConnell could abolish the filibuster to appoint 3 extreme right wing Supreme Court justices who just voted to gut the Voting Rights Act, you know what? Democrats can and should abolish the filibuster to save democracy and make it easier, not harder, for people to vote.
Today, the Supreme Court today made it much harder to fight racial discrimination in voting by adopting a narrow view of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act that undermines the law’s purpose.
Yesterday, Biden delivered an address on gun violence. He suggested investing in more police would reduce this. Tell that to the families of the people in our communities who have been shot & killed by police. Gun violence by law enforcement is still gun violence. #End1033
Today, and every day, we say his name: George Floyd. May he rest in power.
Our Statement on Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict:
Derek Chauvin Murder Conviction is Welcomed, But It Alone Is Not Justice
This country spends its excessive law enforcement and defense funds to kill its citizens, meanwhile the U.S. has the highest rate of personal gun ownership and gun deaths in the world.
“You alright?”
This is what the killer cop asked Adam Toledo after he shot him. 13 years old.
No, we will NEVER be alright with killer cops on the loose.
Defund the police. Abolish that shit.
Never forget the innocent people who were killed in Boulder.
Denny Stong, 20
Neven Stanisic, 23
Rikki Olds, 25
Tralona Bartkowiak, 49
Teri Leiker, 51
Eric Talley, 51
Suzanne Fountain, 59
Kevin Mahoney, 61
Lynn Murray, 62
Jody Waters, 65
We owe it to them to act.
People need to stop saying that they can’t wait for things to go back to “normal”. You know what normal is in America??
Mass shootings, genocide, violence, and bigotry.
So don’t tell me you want to go back to normal. Tell me you want to go back to better.
You probably feel numb. This shit is so normalized in this country.
This is your reminder that we collectively deserve better.
We deserve a country free of gun violence.
You, your family, your friends, deserve a country free of gun violence.
8 lives were violently stolen. We stand in solidarity & deep compassion w/ our AAPI family in Georgia & across the country.
Racism, misogyny, & white supremacy are a threat to all of our communities, and we must call out the targeted, violent attacks on our AAPI neighbors.
If you've been speaking about the violence against women and then refuse to talk about the violence that has been perpetrated against Asian Women for centuries, you don’t care about women--you care about whiteness.
Even as we’ve battled the pandemic, we’ve continued to neglect the longer-lasting epidemic of gun violence in America. Although the shooter’s motive is not yet clear, the identity of the victims underscores an alarming rise in anti-Asian violence that must end.
Elijah McClain would have turned 25 today. He was a beautiful young man with a joyful and bright spirit.
Rest in power, Elijah. We continue our work for boys and young men of color like you.
🎨 credit: @efemeoo#ElijahMcClain#BlackLivesMatter#DisruptDehumanization