right now my phone and the internet offer me nothing in terms of distraction or pleasant time-passing. Time to go outside, make things with yarn, bang on the big drums, cuddle the cats
Some of you may be considering sitting this election out, or voting for a third-party candidate, because you strongly disagree with Kamala Harris about Gaza.
This thread is for you 🧵
Harrison Ford: When dozens of former members of the Trump administration are sounding alarms saying ‘For God's sake, don't do this again,’ you have to pay attention. They're telling us something important. I've got one vote, same as anyone else, and I'm going to use it to move forward. I'm going to vote for Kamala Harris
“Look, it’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court majority wrote the following — and with all due respect, Justices — ‘Women are not without electoral or political power.’ You’re about to realize just how much you were right about that.”
- Biden SOTU, March 2024.
New: From cutting children's disability benefits to allowing employers to pocket workers' tips, Trump tried to slash protections for the working poor in ways that have been forgotten by many. https://t.co/Nq2vlOE9Ta
Walz: A paper said, 'this guy might be the poorest guy to run for V.' I'm not poor but I lived on a teacher's salary. Thank god I was in a union. I didn't expect to get rich but I didn't take an oath of poverty and I sure as hell don't want someone like Trump crapping on my job
I think we tend to forget how bad things were in 2021, and how much Biden and the Democrats have done to fix things since then.
https://t.co/fBujNF1aE7
The Inflation Reduction Act has spurred huge investment in America.
$165 billion of that investment has gone into red districts, compared to $54 billion of investment in blue districts.
2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
MICHIGAN
51,463 Votes for Stein
10,704 Trump’s lead over Clinton
PENNSYLVANIA
49,941 Votes for Stein
44,292 Trump’s lead over Clinton
WISCONSIN
31,072 Votes for Stein
22,748 Trump’s lead over Clinton
Never forget what voting “third-party” gets you.
A new Supreme Court term starts today.
Here’s your general reminder that the next president could nominate the next one, two, or three Supreme Court justices.
Vote accordingly.
Let's talk US immigration policy. As JD Vance admits to lying so he can gin up the xenophobes and the @HouseGOP keeps bringing bills to the floor that claim to solve imaginary problems, we've got to understand the real data, and real issues. Thread: