No U.S. coin has ever featured a sitting president. The law specifically bars it to avoid authoritarian vibes. Think about that.
31 U.S. Code § 5112(d)(2).
I am deeply disturbed by the shooting in Utah. Doug and I send our prayers to Charlie Kirk and his family.
Let me be clear: Political violence has no place in America. I condemn this act, and we all must work together to ensure this does not lead to more violence.
Doug and I are heartbroken by the tragic plane and helicopter crash at DCA last night. Our prayers are with the victims and all those who loved them, and we are grateful for the first responders who are undertaking heroic search and recovery efforts.
Victims are still in the water.
The Blackhawk crew is still strapped into the cockpit.
Families are mourning.
And Trump is blaming DEI, suggesting our pilots and air traffic controllers don't deserve their jobs.
We need compassion and leadership—
Our President showed none.
Remember, the Holocaust didn’t start with gas chambers in Auschwitz.
It started with politicians dividing the people with “us vs. them”.
It started with intolerance and hate speech.
It started when people stopped caring, became desensitized, and turned a blind eye.
Remember.
“Nazi” isn’t a slur. It’s a word that describes real people who earnestly believe in their ideas. Their ideas are disgusting and hateful, but of course they often do not realize it.
I keep running into racists who think that it’s not white supremacist to think that white people are inherently superior to other races. No…that’s the whole definition!! The fact that they believe it earnestly and don’t think it’s an idiotic, hateful belief doesn’t mean it’s not an idiotic, hateful belief.
Nazi isn’t a word that means “bad evil boogeyman” it means “someone who believes in their own racial superiority, extreme protectionist nativism, the purifying of society by eliminating undesirables, expansionism, active suppression of dissent, and total state power held in the hands of a very small group.”
Make sure the people you’re cheering for don’t believe these things because otherwise…
Last year it was reported that cervical cancer rates in young women had plummeted by over 65% since the introduction of the HPV vaccine in 2006 and I can't stop thinking about how that is probably one of the last major public health achievements we're going to see for long time
Through struggle and discipline, persistence and faith, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. helped move this country forward. As we honor his legacy today, let’s remember the lesson he taught us: that even in the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can help change it. In honor of #MLKDay, I hope you’ll do what you can in your community to create a better future for us all.