Buttigieg: And my word of warning to my own political party is that we would make a terrible mistake if we thought that our job was to just take power somehow and then put everything back the way it was. That’s not what we’re here to do.
We’re not out to go around and just find all the little bits and pieces of everything that they smashed and tape it together and say, “Here you go, I give you the world as it looked in 2023.” That’s not going to work. It’s not what we need.
So much has changed, and the truth is they are destroying things right and left. They’re destroying a lot of good, important things. They’re destroying some useless things too, because they’re destroying everything. So now we get a chance to put things together on different terms.
Father of the teenager who died in ICE custody in Florida does not believe the U.S. government's claim that his son committed suicide while in detention, and is calling for an investigation due to his belief that it was a homicide. ICE refused to respond to a request for comment.
If you're a service member being ordered to prep for deployment for the War in Iran and you have moral and/or ethical misgivings on all this, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the G.I. Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Hey White House, please remove the Tropic Thunder clip. We never gave you permission and have no interest in being a part of your propaganda machine. War is not a movie.
“You’re doing so much. And what I hope you recognize is that your mom is safe, respected, and her dignity is maintained. You are doing an amazing job.”
Speaking today at a clinic visit to a daughter who is the caregiver for her mother, feeling overwhelmed as her mother’s diseases keep advancing.
We need to invest more in caregivers. And assure they feel heard, reaffirming the great care they provide 🥹
Kids can’t learn for 8 hours straight, nobody can, but the reason school lasts all day is bc parents need somewhere to send their kids while they are working and producing shareholder value.
Not sure who needs to hear it but Mumps can cause MALE infertility and testicular atrophy.
Now, is there an effective vaccine that works well against mumps? Yes. Is it available for free (with insurance) at CVS stores, also yes. So parents vaccinate your kids… and yourself.
A veteran should never have to choose between taking the medication their doctor prescribes and receiving the benefits they earned in service. VA exists to serve those who served, not stand between a veteran and their benefits.
Yesterday, VA quietly issued an interim final rule that immediately changes how veterans’ disability ratings are evaluated: no notice, no explanation, no debate. Trump's VA Secretary Collins did not consult VSOs or Congress before acting.
Veterans earned their benefits through service and sacrifice. The VA Secretary’s oath is to serve them. Not narrow the rules to take away those benefits.
To read RM @RepMarkTakano's full statement: https://t.co/P7QmIMii3I
"Most poor people are not on welfare...They work hard every day...They catch the early bus. They work every day. They raise other people's children. They work every day. They clean the streets. They work every day...They changed the beds you slept in these hotels last night & can't get a union contract. They work everyday. No no-- they're not lazy! Someone myst defend them, because it's right, and they cannot speak for themselves...They work in hospitals -- I know they do. They wipe the bodies of those who are sick with fever and in pain. They empty their bed pans. They clean out their commodes -- no job is beneath them-- yet when they get sick they cannot lie in the bed they made up every day. America that is not right. We are a better nation than that." - Jesse Jackson
Valentine’s day is NOT a day for lovers, couples, or people in relationships. Valentine’s day is exclusively for elementary school students who each buy their entire class cute little cards with cartoon characters on them, messily scrawl their classmates names there as an act of love, and give them a tiny little candy packet.