They say we can’t afford $92 million for childhood cancer research, but somehow, there’s money for $100 million a year in golf trips to Mar-a-Lago, $50 million for a military-style birthday parade, and trillions in tax breaks for billionaires and giant corporations.
Apparently, sick kids come last.
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions – rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking concrete steps to make sure all students at Harvard can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope other institutions follow suit.
Find a “Hands-Off!” rally near you this weekend to tell Donald Trump and Elon Musk to keep their hands off our Social Security, healthcare and jobs!
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, “Today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada: their closest partner and ally — their closest friend.”
We are Americans.
We are the most powerful nation on the planet.
What defines us is not our power to dominate the weak.
What demonstrates our character is not our capacity to traumatize the afflicted.
What speaks our truth is not how we taunt, deride or belittle the embattled, broken or battered.
We are:
The country of the Marshall Plan
The nation of The Berlin Airlift
The nation whose leader said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”
We are at our best when we are resolute against evil -- not when we kowtow to those who perpetrate it.
We tell our truth when we defend the weak -- not when we do it only if we get protection money.
We are America when our leaders call the dictators dictators and those who fight to defend democracy against tyranny what they are: heroes.
Donald Trump and JD Vance didn't show strength today -- they showed weakness.
They belittled a giant and showed just how small they are.
They have the most vaunted titles in the world: President and Vice President of The United States of America. But the title doesn't make the man. And today both men brought shame to their titles.
A weary warrior was before them. A beleaguered man who has lost thousands of his friends and comrades to the unjust and illegal aggression of an authoritarian leader.
They showed no grace; no magnanimity of spirit; no diplomatic acumen. They were small bullies with big titles and they disrespected the history and legacy of the nation they lead.
Today, Donald Trump acted more like Russia's Putin than America's President.
Thank you America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit. Thank you @POTUS, Congress, and the American people.
Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that.
USAID has been fighting disease, feeding children, and promoting goodwill around the world for six decades. As this article makes clear, dismantling this agency would be a profound foreign policy mistake - one that Congress should resist. https://t.co/MSsgZ82QbX
There’s one person I wish I could thank more than anyone for making this win possible, but I can’t—my dad.
Through your decades of service to our country as a teacher, Navy helicopter pilot, and FBI agent, you taught me the importance of public service and caring deeply about others from a young age. You were the best man I have ever known, and I hope that one day I can live to be even half the man you were.
Thank you for getting me here.
So proud to have @FlaDems Chair @NikkiFried’s support in my Vice Chair race. The future of the democratic party is in the south. After the new census in 2030, where blue states will lose electoral college votes and (current) red states gain them, winning the blue wall will no longer be enough. That means we have to invest heavily and organize powerfully in the south if we want to make any progress in winning back some of these states. This work won’t be easy, but I’m excited to work w/ Nikki and democratic leaders across the south on this monumental task that’s in front of us.
EXCITING NEWS: Applications for the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship are officially OPEN! 🌍✨
We need young leaders who can bridge divides and help solve our biggest challenges. That's why @BarackObama, @MichelleObama, and @Airbnb CEO @BChesky created this scholarship.
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In time, there will be Americans who didn’t witness the Jan. 6 riot firsthand but will learn about it from footage and testimony of that day, from what is written in history books and from the truth we pass on to our children.
We cannot allow the truth to be lost.