You know, when I said I wanted the real world to be more like Harry Potter I just meant the teleportation and the magic stuff, not the entire plot of book 5 where the government refuses to do anything about a deadly threat so the teenagers have to rise up and fight back.
Young people have helped lead all our great movements. How inspiring to see it again in so many smart, fearless students standing up for their right to be safe; marching and organizing to remake the world as it should be. We've been waiting for you. And we've got your backs.
Jimmy Kimmel to Trump after school shooting: "You still haven't done anything about this. Nothing. You've literally done nothing." https://t.co/wascm98MFd
"I want people to stop talking about it and then not doing anything. ... This happens over and over again, people are dying. ... What are thoughts and prayers going to do when people are already dead?" - Carly Novell, Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS student https://t.co/f9VTRAZ8lo
We are grieving with Parkland. But we are not powerless. Caring for our kids is our first job. And until we can honestly say that we're doing enough to keep them safe from harm, including long overdue, common-sense gun safety laws that most Americans want, then we have to change.
No words, no actions, no laws are enough until we end this epidemic of school shootings in our country. My heart is with the students and parents of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
"Your silence and your amnesia is complicity”: Sen. Cory Booker unleashes on Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen after she says she doesn’t remember President Trump using the word “shithole” to refer to African countries at the DACA meeting https://t.co/tPCw1t4SSR
Dr. King was 26 when the Montgomery bus boycott began. He started small, rallying others who believed their efforts mattered, pressing on through challenges and doubts to change our world for the better. A permanent inspiration for the rest of us to keep pushing towards justice.
It’s not how a president should speak. It’s not how a president should behave. Most of all, it’s not what a president should believe. We’re better than this.
Happy 2018! I normally don't make resolutions, but how’s this? Let’s all tell the truth, treat everyone equally, be kind to all people and animals, and offer the planet respect. Starting… now.
As we count down to the new year, we get to reflect and prepare for what’s ahead. For all the bad news that seemed to dominate our collective consciousness, there are countless stories from this year that remind us what's best about America.
Former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remain the most admired man and woman in the United States, according to a recent Gallup poll https://t.co/PVv1WVDamE
Watch: @BarackObama stopped by the Boys & Girls Club last week to spread some holiday cheer and give back to the DC community: https://t.co/GJZH7bYxSd