BREAKING: Anderson Cooper just did a complete fact check on Donald Trump’s press conference from earlier. It’s about time the media holds Trump accountable. Retweet so all Americans see this.
How humiliating. The Charlotte GOP accidentally mocked a word-for-word transcript of Donald Trump's incoherent speech without realizing it was Trump's words.
Whitmer says the GOP suddenly embracing IVF doesn't undercut Dem attacks: "Hell no, it does not. We've always known that with the appointments Trump made to SCOTUS that IVF, a woman's ability to make her own decisions about her body & things that come from that were in jeopardy"
COPIED FROM JOE BECIGNEUL: THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO TICK SOME PEOPLE OFF, AND I HOPE IT DOES. BUT I’M GOING TO KEEP ON SHARING IT AND SAYING IT. AND ONCE AGAIN, I AM NOT A SWIFTIE, BUT I AM A HUMAN BEING, A DAD AND, A MONSTROUS FOOTBALL FAN.
I am extremely disappointed in so many of you who think that "not being a fan" of someone means you're entitled to shit all over them.
I want to remind you of something.
Your children are watching you complain about Taylor Swift sitting at a football game, being happy, and cheering for a man she loves in what appears to be a very loving, respectful relationship.
Your Children are watching you judge a woman for literally just EXISTING and taking up space happily.
And you know what? Ms. Swift has won 324 awards? How many do you have?
She brought $5 BILLION dollars in consumer spending and boosted the U. S. economy so significantly, that leaders from other countries actually beg for her to play there?
Did you know that there are over 20 college courses about her skills as an artist, lyricist, and musician - including at places like Harvard, Stanford & UC Berkeley?
Did you know that Taylor Swift quietly donates mass amounts of money to local food banks in every city she performs in?
AND DID YOU KNOW …
That Taylor Swift was sexually assaulted by a radio DJ, and she got him fired? When he sued HER for over $3 million for defamation, she counter sued for a symbolic $1 in a court case that took 2 YEARS for her to win. And, she did that just to show women that fighting for what's right has no price tag & to never be silent in the face of oppression.
WELL IF YOU DON’T CARE BY NOW, YOU SHOULD.
Because your daughters, nieces, and your nephews are watching you run your mouth. And they are seeing the world hate a woman who does so much good, simply because she exists in their line of sight.
DO BETTER PEOPLE.
Teach your boys to respect women. Teach your girls that as women - they are ALLOWED to take up space.
Fix it. Become aware of your words. Because we all have the ability and the obligation to fight for the future of our children with simple moments. And we need to consciously choose to be better for them.
Asked Tommy Tuberville about Marine Corps leader doing two jobs.
“The Marine Corps commandant’s probably got 2,000 people who work for him, okay? Somebody said he’s working 18 hours a day, ... Come on, give me a break. This guy’s gonna work 18-20 hours a day no matter what."
“I was going over a list of books that are banned in Tennessee [schools] and… the list was really staggering,” says novelist Ann Patchett. “Yet at the same time, we’re not doing anything to keep our children safe from guns… It’s ludicrous and an embarrassment… It’s a crime.”
“Look at what’s happening around the world! Every night on the TV news is like a nature hike through the Book of Revelation,” says @algore. “People are waking up,” while fossil fuel companies “fight tooth and nail against anything that would reduce the burning of [fossil fuels].”
50 years ago today, on September 20, 1973, @BillieJeanKing defeated Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes, a tennis match watched by 90 million people worldwide.
The impact of her victory not only permeated the sports world, but also advanced women’s rights and equality everywhere. Today, women tennis players are the highest paid of any sport and the effects of Billie Jean's win continue.
The work is not done, but today we celebrate greatness.
She won, we won.
Thank you, Billie Jean.
And today, viewers can watch our conversation about this historic anniversary - 1:45pm ET on @cnni and tonight on @PBS.
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#BOTS50
“I find it shocking and really disappointing,” says @algore on PM Rishi Sunak delaying climate action. “He’s done the wrong thing. I’ve heard from many of my friends in the UK – including a lot of Conservative Party members, by the way – who have used the phrase ‘utter disgust’.”
“Bodies… are still washing up on the shore 6 days after this tragedy happened.” @JomanaCNN reports from Derna, Libya after the devastating flood. “Looking into the sea, what we see here is people’s lives in there. You see homes… door frames, windows, furniture… everything.”
“The bodies are everywhere.” Thousands are dead in Libya after huge floods – with thousands more missing. The scenes are truly horrifying, as Ben Wedeman @bencnn reports.
“Be truthful, not neutral.”
From Bosnia to Ukraine, thank you Christiane @amanpour for shining a light on stories all over the world for the last 40 years at @CNN.
You are truly in a league of your own.
#40YearsofAmanpour
To mark 40 years at CNN, I’m thrilled to say that CNN and @linguafrancanyc have created a beautiful sweater that you can now buy, emblazoned with “be truthful, not neutral”. Even better – 10% of proceeds will go to @pressfreedom. https://t.co/GTK80a8FD2