It only took 15 votes to elect a GOP Speaker. 4 days lost that we could’ve been working for communities across this country. No more delays, let’s get to work.
This race was a bellwether for the direction of our country. Joe Kent gave voice to some of the darkest impulses in our politics: white nationalism, xenophobia, and authoritarianism.
Southwest Washington looked them straight in the eye and said no — not here, not now, not ever.
We won. I am humbled, honored, and grateful.
I pledge to work every day to live up to the responsibility placed in me.
I will defend our rights. I will protect our democracy. And I will deliver the help working and middle class families need.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I don't think folks fully realize just how many people stick in awful jobs they hate to keep the health insurance.
There's a reason big companies have spent billions fighting universal health care even though it would save them trillions in employee premiums.
When we had 450 people in the Whitesboro event for Beto, the right wing nationalists wouldn't come inside AFTER they poured motor oil all over the sidewalk/steps to keep us from coming in to hear Beto. Now that everyone is gone, they came storming in the door. Beto is a good man.
Why do I share DMs calling me a cunt or commenting on my age and physical appearance or wishing for my death or sexual assault? Because the men who write them work among us at hospitals, as firefighters, in the military. They don’t deserve anonymity if they’re toxic or dangerous.
Just so we’re clear -
Any party telling you who you can love, what gender you are, what states you can travel to, which books you can read, which history you can learn, what prayers you should say and what you can & cannot do with your own body, doesn’t give a f*ck about freedom.
It's still jarring to me to hear administration officials say they support the right of women to travel freely. It obviously needs to be said, but it's crazy to me our country is in a place where that's the case.
@JennaEllisEsq Simone Biles won 19 World Championship Golds, 4 Olympic Golds and is the most decorated gymnast in US history. Megan Rapinoe won 2 World Cups, an Olympic Gold and was named Best Player in the World in 2019.
You lost 63 lawsuits and got farted on by Rudy Giuliani.
Today, California Governor Newsom announced an investment in state-manufactured insulin to be sold almost at cost. Meanwhile, Republicans are using their state funds to investigate critical race theory. Priorities on full display.