Sad how many leaders are so committed to the bit of denigrating advocates that they refuse to even consider the possibility that perhaps abandoning youth employment, school funding, housing & community violence interruption to boost already-huge police budgets makes us less safe.
Please take 2 minutes out of your day and watch @PeteButtigieg perfectly articulate why Republicans behave the way that they do, and how it harms people more than it could ever help.
So well said, Pete. Thank you.
The GOP Summary of Last Week: We began by introducing America to "testicle tanning." Then we banned math books. We attacked a mouse for being sympathetic to "gay." Then right on cue, a male Rep posed in women's lingerie. Lots of other things happened too ... but we can't recall.
Construction crews broke ground on what's expected to be the largest wildlife crossing in the world in Southern California on Friday. The federal government is currently making a sizeable investment in wildlife road crossings.
https://t.co/wgEnbb6Oxc
Two precious Ukrainian children in the midst of rubble left of their neighborhood by the Russian bombing, singing the song "Hey, hey, rise up!" based on a 1914 Ukrainian anthem, "Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow." Such spirit. Slava Ukraini!
https://t.co/tFmhkkvZqx
Today, on Earth Day 2022, @POTUS signed an Executive Order to:
-Safeguard mature and old-growth forests on federal lands
-Strengthen our resilience to threats like wildfire
-Combat global deforestation
-Enlist nature to address the climate crisis
https://t.co/j5fjVPlsXP
Before I took office, Illinois hadn't seen a credit rating upgrade for 20+ years.
Today, we received our third upgrade under my leadership.
Another victory for taxpayers. Another way we're getting fiscally stable. Another way our work is LITERALLY paying off for Illinoisans.
Senator Lana Theis accused me by name of grooming and sexualizing children in an attempt to marginalize me for standing up against her marginalizing the LGBTQ community...in a fundraising email, for herself.
Hate wins when people like me stand by and let it happen. I won't.