beccasmoot

Mommy to Estrella and Coco and Tank and Skyler and Dorothy and Jack and Reptile Amigos

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Enough is enough. We must abolish the filibuster and pass gun safety legislation NOW. No one in America needs an AR-15. How many more children, mothers and fathers need to be murdered in cold blood before the Senate has the guts to ban assault weapons and take on the NRA?

[Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman]

Schools scared to death.
The truth is, one education under desks,
Stooped low from bullets;
That plunge when we ask
Where our children
Shall live
& how
& if

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

This is what a rigged and corrupt system looks like.

Effective Tax Rate:
0.1%: Warren Buffett worth $111 billion
1.1%: Jeff Bezos worth $131 billion
1.8% Mike Bloomberg worth $82 billion
2.1%: Elon Musk worth $210 billion
13.5%: Registered Nurse

Yes. It's time to #TaxTheRich

[Jarrett Lerner @Jarrett_Lerner]

Kids need books for summer reading, and kids love graphic novels — so here’s a GN giveaway, including a dozen copies of my first Hunger Heroes graphic novel!

If you can get these books into kids’ hands, RT this tweet and follow me to enter to win them.

Bonus entry: tag a pal!

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

The time for talk is over. The time for action is now. Taxpayer dollars should not go to companies like Amazon and multi-billionaires like Jeff Bezos, who repeatedly break the law.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Federal Income Taxes Paid in 2021:

$0: AT&T
$0: AIG
$0: Dow
$0: Charter Communications
$0: Salesforce
$0: Duke Energy
$0: Kinder Morgan

Combined profits: $55.6 billion

But we're told inflation is rising because a worker got a 50 cent raise & a $1,400 check. #TaxTheRich

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

If you pay $75 a month for an AT&T cell phone plan, you paid more to AT&T than it paid in taxes last year – a company that made $30 billion in profits in 2021 while receiving a $1.2 billion tax refund from the IRS.

[Henry Winkler @hwinkler4real]

EDUCATION is the most important piece of infrastructure for AMERICA

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

This is oligarchy. This is greed. This is callousness. Last year, over 2 million people worldwide died of hunger. At the same time, the world’s 2,755 billionaires saw their wealth go up by $5 trillion – from $8.6 trillion to $13.8 trillion. This is why we need a tax on wealth.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Starbucks could give every one of its 383,000 workers a $5,000 bonus & still keep $2.6 billion in profits from last year. Instead they're raising prices while spending $20 billion on stock buybacks & dividends when profits are up 31%. Don't blame inflation. Blame corporate greed.

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

JUST IN: Marjorie Taylor Greene apologizes for speaking at Marjorie Taylor Greene fundraiser, says she “didn’t know what her views are”

[Jarrett Lerner @Jarrett_Lerner]

EDUCATORS and LIBRARIANS: I’m giving away 90 copies of the first three books in my Geeger the Robot early chapter book series, half here and half on Instagram.

To enter to win them here: RT this tweet + follow me!

Bonus entry: tag a pal who you think might like these books too!

[Lauren Tarshis @laurenTarshis]

Teachers, I'm done with draft 1 of I Survived 22 & want to share chapters 1-2 with students. I'll choose two classes/schools for 30-minute zooms. Eager to share, get feedback, and discuss writing with your young critics! Best for grades 3-8. RT to enter. I will notify by 2/14.

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

Happy Black History Month to all the states where it's not a felony to say that

[SCOTUSblog @SCOTUSblog]

As she did last week, Sonia Sotomayor will participate in this week's arguments remotely, SCOTUS says. @NinaTotenberg reported this morning that Sotomayor's decision is the result of Neil Gorsuch's refusal to wear a mask on the bench. All other justices have agreed to wear masks.

[Montgomery County MD Government @MontgomeryCoMD]

Starting TOMORROW Montgomery County residents will be able to pick up free, rapid at-home test kits at @MCPL_Libraries. Plan ahead ➡️ https://t.co/OWk01xmDut.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

In my view, an asthma inhaler that is sold to the Canadian people for just $27 should not cost the American people $242. Period.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Every worker should have the constitutional right to join a union. Period.