Today I was proud to introduce my Women’s Health Protection Act to make sure every woman, no matter where she lives, can make her own choices about her health care.
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"I had a member of the Republican caucus threaten my life and the Republican caucus rewarded him with one of the most prestigious committee assignments in this Congress."
Watch Rep. AOC respond to Republicans' removal of Rep. @Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee ⬇️
If you’re a politician or media figure who sets up the LGBTQ community to be hated and feared - not because any of us ever harmed you but because you find it useful - then don’t you dare act surprised when this kind of violence follows.
Don’t you dare act surprised.
It’s not too early to start organising for SCOWIS this spring. This is the most important election in Wisconsin state history.
It’s time for fair maps. It’s time for democracy.
Today we celebrate the strength of Indigenous communities, the traditions and cultures that have survived millennia, and our fervent hope for the future. Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day, everyone!
Sen. @TammyBaldwin has been without a real partner in the Senate for too long — and instead of helping her serve Wisconsin, Ron Johnson has tried to undermine us at every turn.
86 days until we change that.
There is no ‘teacher shortage’. There are thousands of qualified experiences teachers who are no longer teaching. There’s a shortage of respect and proper compensation for teachers allowing them to actually teach.
That cop in Uvalde having his lock screen be the punisher logo and him being scared to take on an active shooter is truly the perfect encapsulation of how cops see themselves vs who they really are.
A 10-year-old girl was denied abortion services in Ohio.
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So no, I’m not ok with the Democratic Party’s response federally simply being “vote in November.”
Residents in my state can’t wait till November and 10-year-olds can’t vote.
Here’s what they should be doing.
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The original arrest warrant for Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman who accused 14-year old Emmett Till, was recently found in the basement of a Mississippi courthouse.
Emmett’s relatives want authorities to finally arrest her.
There's nothing more absurd than preserving the filibuster for fear of what the GOP will do. A far-right court is moving at full speed to dismantle all we hold dear *now*. The right to bodily autonomy is gone. Our democracy and climate are in peril. This is code red. Act like it.
Fitchburg Family Pharmacy posted on Facebook that in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade they have stocked Plan B, emergency contraception, are selling it at cost and are also "happy to provide these to our community members even if they cannot pay."
We are witnessing a judicial coup in process.
If the President and Congress do not restrain the Court now, the Court is signaling they will come for the Presidential election next.
All our leaders - regardless of party - must recognize this Constitutional crisis for what it is.
My kingdom for news outlets to stop saying "underage women" when there is no such thing -- those are girls, you can call them "girls" -- and "sexually abused" when they mean "raped."
Most Americans - including educated, informed Americans; including people working in politics and the media - still don’t understand how close we are to fully losing our democracy in the next year or two.
The issue w/ “elect 2 Dems for Roe” is it’s not clear that’s the #. We need to count votes.
Filibuster needs 51, but it’s not just Manchin & Sinema holding out.
💥What to do? CALL YOUR DEM SENATOR + ask them to CLEARLY support an abolished or talking filibuster.
Here’s how ⬇️