"He's admitting they did plan to spend the weekend there all along as millions of his constituents were freezing in the dark. That alone would be bad judgment."
On Sen. Ted Cruz's rapid return trip from Mexico amid a Texas weather disaster, @andersoncooper is #KeepingThemHonest.
Republicans are going with the message of “what’s the point? there’s only a week left of his presidency.” That’s how this country is governed? The most powerful person in the country can commit & incite crimes as long as they don’t have much time left to rule? C’mon. #Impeach
The book “White Too Long” marshals data to lay out a case that “the more racist attitudes a person holds, the more likely he or she is to identify as a white Christian.” https://t.co/S3leGpQh6X
A doctor saw an overlap between people using ERs for health care and those who aren't registered to vote. So he founded VotER:
Health workers wear a badge with a QR code. Scanning it takes patients to a site about registering.
Over 300 hospitals use it. https://t.co/sm4t0Ebp5j
Kamala Harris makes me wanna go to law school. So does Elizabeth Warren. I can only imagine the effect these two women, alone, are having on young women in their teens and early 20s who are thinking about their futures.
When politicians use faith as an excuse to pass and uphold laws that seize control of people’s bodies but not guarantee them healthcare, feed the poor, shelter the homeless, or welcome the stranger, you have to wonder if it’s really about faith at all.
Yo Pence, who FRACKING cares - we’re talking healthcare, economy, AMERICAN LIVES...and you’re diverting to your environmental policies? The ones where you’ve rolled back conservation protections at an alarming rate?! frack off. @VP#VPDebate
Recipe for this statement 🍴:
- 1 cup deeply internalized misogyny
- 2 cups willful negligence
- 2 tbsp apathy in the face of human suffering
- And a dash of hack humor!
LGBTQ rights aren't up for debate. There shouldn't be two sides here. My love doesn't harm you. You know what's harmful? Being denied housing, employment, or legal entry to the hospital your spouse is rushed to. We can debate pineapple on pizza. We won't be debating civil rights.