Susan Lerner [email protected]

Civic Activist, Knitter, Singer. All opinions and statements are my own, not that of my employer. @[email protected]

[LanaQuest aka RosaSparks @LqLana]

“I’m gonna carry my baby to bury my baby,” said a Louisiana woman whose fetus was missing the top of its skull. She was sent home & told she had to carry to term.

From Louisiana to Florida, women are carrying fetuses to bury them. Couples are being sent home to carry nonviable fetuses. This is more than cruel, it’s torture. We must fight to protect women’s rights!

Vote Blue end the cruelty!
#FreshStrong #FreshVotesBlue #ProtectWomensRights

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

Instead, corporate Dems are so out of touch, so beholden to corrupt special interests, and so politically naive that they are signing their own death warrants, and in the process all of ours. Remarkable to behold mainstream journalists standing by.

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

By aligning with politically motivated state repression—e.g. SWAT arrests of charitable legal workers—local Dems in Atlanta and national Dems are putting one of the final nails in the coffin of liberal society. Many of them don’t appreciate the point of no return from fascism.

[Common Cause @CommonCause]

Voting should be accessible.

That's why @Slerner212 of @CommonCauseNy says that “democracy right now really needs champions” in order to pass voting reforms that are simply “common sense”.
https://t.co/x1ElTie0X4

[Angus Johnston @studentactivism]

I ran the first paragraph of Orwell's 1984 through ChatGPT, asking it to fix any "spelling, grammatical, or usage errors."

I think my copyediting gig is safe. Check it out:

[Amy Spitalnick @amyspitalnick]

The violence is the point.

Anti-LGBTQ policies and rhetoric are intended to dehumanize and normalize bigotry — so that violence against LGBTQ people, those who support them, and other communities becomes more acceptable. It’s why neo-Nazis are recruiting off anti-drag protests.

[David Hogg 🟧 @davidhogg111]

Several people were just shot following a graduation celebration. We can either do nothing and continue to let people die. Or we can demand the people we elected do their damn job and protect us. What’s not gonna end this is more debate. We need discussion and action. Now.

[Sgt Joker @TheSGTJoker]

Why hasn't Brett Favre been charged and arresting for defrauding American taxpayers of $5M he stole?

[T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @TRyanGregory]

Cleaning indoor air in public spaces, workplaces, and schools is not just about COVID. It also works with other respiratory viruses, seasonal allergens, pollutants, and yes even the occasional dense blanket of wildfire smoke.

There are actually people advocating *against* this.

[Senator Liz Krueger @LizKrueger]

We will face many hard decisions in the future to avert climate catastrophe, but passing #NYHEAT is not one of them. It will deliver affordability, reliability, and equity as we work to ensure a livable climate for ourselves, our children, and our grandchildren.

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

Days like this show how leaders have made a horrible mistake placating antimaskers & COVID minimizers. COVID doesn't exist in a public health vacuum. The same tools that protect us from COVID like masks & air purifiers, help against air pollution. We need the public to trust them

[ProPublica @propublica]

"Now we have a gun called the Wilson Urban Super Sniper. I mean, what are you supposed to do with that? We now have a gun called the Ultimate Arms Warmonger. What are you supposed to do with that?" https://t.co/MeJnMbygZW

[David Cay Johnston @DavidCayJ]

Prosecutors are suspicious of Mar-a-Lago flooding that destroyed records - and they should be.

My 2016 book The Making of Donald Trump told how he used same scheme to cheat NYC out of $3m/yr in rents. Diligent auditors outsmarted Donald, got the money.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

BREAKING: The Maine Senate has approved a bill banning anti-union "captive audience" meetings.

If passed by the House, Maine would be just the fourth state to prohibit employers from punishing workers who refuse to attend these meetings.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

“Voter after voter is telling my team that they were instructed that they were merely signing a petition. They were not told they were changing their political party... it raises serious concerns in our office about No Labels organizers.”
https://t.co/cgjCZPxmJ3

[Alexis Grenell @agrenell]

The sky is yellow outside and there are poisonous particles wafting into my apartment through open windows. I am physically nauseous. The climate crisis is VERY real.

[Jay Rosen @jayrosen_nyu]

@chrislhayes The news system is not designed for human understanding. Even at the top provders, it's designed to produce a flow of new content today— and every day.