@FredTJoseph I was molested by a cousin as a child; he currently lives a st behind me. I am a rape survivor; heโs an attorney here in our hometown. I was sexually assaulted by my former boss; heโs retired & rich. #MeToo MY ENTIRE LIFE! & I will #VoteBlueToEndThisNightmare
I just signed Justin's petition with All Out that could really change things for LGBT+ people. Add your name and join me in the fight for LGBT+ rights! https://t.co/UQyBDQ89mW
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond.
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with @DemRedistrict as they fight back: https://t.co/FgEnvi8VNq
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Ukraine suddenly found itself in possession of the worldโs third-largest nuclear arsenalโabout 1,900 strategic warheads and 176 intercontinental ballistic missiles. However, Ukraine did not have operational control over these weapons. The launch codes and command infrastructure remained under Russian control, meaning Ukraine couldnโt actually use the weapons independently.
This lack of control was a key factor in the negotiations that led to the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, in which Ukraine agreed to give up its nuclear arsenal in exchange for security assurances from Russia, the U.S., and the U.K. These assurances included respect for Ukraineโs sovereignty and territorial integrity. The warheads were eventually transferred to Russia, and Ukraine received compensation and dismantlement aid in return.
So while Ukraine physically hosted the weapons, it never had the ability to launch or command them - Russia retained that authority from the start.
Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word โWe.โ โWe The People.โ โWe Shall Overcome.โ โYes We Can.โ America is owned by no one. It belongs to all citizens. And at this moment in historyโwhen core democratic principles seem to be continuously under attack, when too many people around the world have become cynical and disengagedโnow is precisely the time to ask ourselves tough questions about how we can build our democracies and make them work in meaningful and practical ways for ordinary people.