2019 marks the 400th year since enslaved Africans were brought here, before this was even a country. Black people have only had any semblance of full citizenship for about 50 yrs. I don't think the public always grasps the enormity of state-sanctioned oppression on that timeline.
A brilliant way to draw attention to the equal pay gap: Women in the UK set out-of-office notifications this weekend saying they'll be out for the final six weeks of the year they'll be working "for free." https://t.co/Lyn89sRbkS
Winning the House means Trump can’t pass laws without Democratic votes. It gives Democrats a seat at the table.
It also means that Adam Schiff, not Devin Nunes, chairs the House Intel Committee. Democrats can investigate and check the Trump Administration.
Your votes mattered.
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When a woman says, “This man raped me a long time ago,” we say, “But that was in the past.” When a girl says, “This boy raped me last night,” we say, “But we can’t wreck his future!” And there she stands, suspended between his past and his future, with no value of her own."
"This is how a thing he did became something that happened to her; this is how something he did becomes something that happens.
This is how this keeps happening."
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To block women's access to contraception, Kavanaugh ruled that it was "too burdensome" for employers to fill out a two page form.
But to block women's access to abortion, he ruled that getting court approval for the procedure was "not burdensome enough."
#WhatsAtStake
"I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually."
James Baldwin, who would have been 94 today, was also one of our greatest patriots.
response from people who realize that the women who consume wellness aren't all idiots. They are people who have real concerns, who have been dismissed and ignored and let down. They are worried, but they're not stupid. The systems in place that are designed to keep us safe are
“The national average sentence for men who kill their female partners is 2-6 years in prison. In contrast, women who kill their male partners are sentenced to an average of 15 years, despite the fact that many of these women killed in self-defense.”
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Yesterday, @SpeakerRyan claimed that 12 million Americans are gaming the system. The attempts to malign those who need public assistance to get by are shameful and ignore the realities of poverty. So, we asked a friend to help explain why Paul Ryan gets this wrong.
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“The future is female!”
“Not that one.”
“Not that one either.”
“No, not her.”
“Not that one. Or that one. Not this one. Nope. Not that one. Or that one. Or this one. No. Nope. Pass. Nah. Nope. Not good enough. Or that one. Maybe, but probably not.”