I'm an ER Nurse in Seattle. Last night @SeattlePD officers came to the ER to obtain a statement from an assault patient. One officer, Eric Whitehead, blatantly refused to put a mask on while standing in a high-traffic hallway. There were covid positive pts in nearby rooms. 1/
Poverty isn’t just financial hardship; it’s psychological & emotional trauma that increases the probability of violence, addiction & even death by despair. It’s a petri dish out of which emerges the worst kinds of societal dysfunction. Our goal should be its complete eradication.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: the Cabinet should stop hiding behind anonymous leaks to reporters and do what the Constitution demands they do: invoke the 25th Amendment and remove this President from office.
Amazon made $10.8 billion in profits, didn't pay a dime in federal taxes, and got a $129 million check from the IRS—courtesy of Mitch McConnell and the Republican Senate.
But as our people suffer, a $2,000 check to the working class is "socialism for the rich"? Give me a break.
Republicans in the Legislature are playing politics with public safety and ignoring the urgency of this public health crisis. It’s wrong. No one should have to choose between their health and their right to vote.
Electric Needle of Madison received an outpouring of volunteers after sharing an email from UW hospitals, asking for help to sew face masks that their medical providers can use. https://t.co/iRtWztgIq0
‘If Facebook were around in the 1930s, it would have allowed Hitler to post 30-second ads’ — Listen to Sacha Baron Cohen slam the social media industry for facilitating the spread of hate, lies, and conspiracies
The top 1% owe 70% of unpaid taxes. Collecting less than a third of those taxes can fund all of this:
🎓 Tuition-free college for all
🏡 A Green New Deal for public housing
🚰 Clean tap water for all
🍝 Universal school meals
Don't tell me we can't afford to live with dignity.
People eat on @SFBART everyday, all day long. It is against the law, but just like laws against jaywalking & vagrancy, & loitering, it is used to target vulnerable groups & people of color.
When this player's hijab started falling off to reveal her hair, her opponents gathered around to provide cover while she fixed it.
This is our mood today.
When one of us needs us: We stop. We huddle up. We protect each other.
I love the soccer. I love women.
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Trump Tower used as a piggy bank was enough.
10 incidents of obstruction of justice was enough.
Permanently separating children & parents for profit was enough.
Detention camps were enough.
Muslim ban was enough.
Trans servicemember ban was enough.
Ukraine is beyond enough.