We still aren't talking enough about the long-term effects this pandemic is already having on healthcare workers as society betrays them yet calls them heroes and expects them to smile about how the populace couldn't do the bare minimum.
New parents in Sweden are guaranteed:
- 480 days of paid leave
- 80% of normal wages during that time
New parents in the U.S. are guaranteed:
- 0 days of paid leave
- $0 of your wages during any time off
How does that make sense in the richest country on earth?
Permanently banning its most famous user, Donald Trump, and cracking down on the postings of right-wing figures does not appear to have hurt Twitter’s financial performance. The company's revenue jumped by 28% in the first quarter of the year. https://t.co/B82prNizHw
President Biden: "Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President ... no president has ever said those words from this podium — and it’s about time." @POTUS@VP@SpeakerPelosi
On a day for the history books, @TheAmandaGorman delivered a poem that more than met the moment. Young people like her are proof that "there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it; if only we're brave enough to be it."
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