Texas Gov. Abbott says the Uvalde school shooter had a "mental health challenge" and the state needed to "do a better job with mental health" — yet in April he slashed $211M from the department that oversees mental health programs. https://t.co/GdqKncigxQ
Within hours of the Uvalde shooting, the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, moved to clear the way to force votes on legislation that would strengthen background checks for gun buyers, moving to revive measures that Republicans have blocked in the past.https://t.co/AVXbDEUW95
The fact that Greg Abbott decided to attend a campaign fundraiser just hours after a gunman killed 19 children and two adults at a Texas elementary school tells you all you need to know about his priorities.
CNN's Alisyn Camerota just asked a Texas state representative "why does your legislature work so quickly to protect embryos but not for living, breathing 10-year-olds?"
Amerie Jo Garza's father, a med aide, says he found out she was one of the victims when he arrived on the scene and was helping another little girl covered in blood. She told him her best friend had been shot. When he asked her name, she said his daughter's. There aren't words.
Walking around my old college campus, it’s so apparent that much of the longing that adults feel for their college days is because it was the only time in their lives when they lived in close knit, walkable communities, saw friends everyday, rarely got into cars
Corporate greed is Jeff Bezos becoming $152,000 richer a MINUTE, owning a $500 million yacht & a $175 million Beverly Hills estate, while Amazon employees who worked over 10 hours on Easter Sunday might be "lucky enough” to win a $2 snack pack. Yes. Amazon workers need a union.
Working your job while working on your mental health while working on your relationships while working on physical health while working on your family while working on sleep habits while working on self-care while working on exercise while working on personal goals while working
What happened, has happened. Free your mind from it. It’s a new moment to enter a new state. Move forward towards your greatness. You have so much potential.
More people really need to understand that “people who have done bad things are capable of changing their behaviour for the better and become better people” and “this person hurt me severely and don’t deserve my forgiveness” are two statements that can and should coexist