As a former conservative activist and journalist, it has been so frustrating to see my former compatriots spreading wild and unchecked claims about "voter fraud." @jacknicas of the NYT took a deep look at claims of "dead" people in Michigan voting. Link in next tweet.
New York elected Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones to the House, making them the first two openly gay Black members of Congress. https://t.co/Yi8b6jnVa0
I am humbled by the trust voters in Westchester and Rockland have placed in me, and grateful for the opportunity to serve the community that raised me — the community that just sent an openly gay, Black guy who grew up in Section 8 housing and on food stamps to Congress.
I want to tell you a story - one I don’t think I’ve ever told publicly before - about the man we have a chance to elect President of the United States today.
1/ A story about the day Joe Biden came to Connecticut - 2 months after Sandy Hook.
I hope you’ll read this.
My grandparents grew up in Jim Crow Virginia, where the white ruling class kept Black people from voting.
Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation threatens to return us to the days of Jim Crow. But we don’t have to accept that fate.
My latest for @thenation: https://t.co/dFVNVujNXO
We were just 4 boys and a moon from Baltimore with a dream, now we’re on TV. Thanks for letting us play #Monsters this morning @GMA!
Watch the full performance: https://t.co/vPoPOSkt3C
The nerve of people who ask “how are you going to pay for it?” whenever we propose building advanced public education, healthcare, & climate infrastructure yet defend a system where Trump pays $750 in taxes and Amazon pays none is beyond me.
When Trump glorifies one, we inevitably get the other.
If you don’t see how uplifting the McCloskeys emboldens people like Kyle Rittenhouse then you’re not paying attention.
WEALTH INEQUALITY: The richest 1% controls more wealth now than at any time in more than 50 years. But what does wealth inequality really look like?
@TonyDokoupil turned America’s economic pie into a real one and asked people a simple question: Who gets what?