Michele Lang

Lover of law/politics/social justice/ research. Passions: unemployment/poverty issues, reinvention. Insatiably curious. A learner, a teacher & a very proud mom.

[Michele Lang @micheleylang]

Hi all. This is Michele's daughter, Bethany. She passed away on August 20 of cancer. She loved Twitter and arguing with everyone here. :) Please keep her and our family in your thoughts.

[Linda Tirado @KillerMartinis]

Or that while benefits and wages are flat, Carson wants to raise HUD rents, which will mostly hurt the elderly and disabled

[Linda Tirado @KillerMartinis]

People will call that hyperbole, but consider that we are imposing work requirements in health care coverage, and that people are calling that “personal responsibility” as though it weren’t common knowledge that disability gets routinely denied your first time or two?

[Michele Lang @micheleylang]

#toronto my heart aches for you.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

Obama may not have been perfect, but he could speak in full sentences, actually cared about the world's children, didn't cheat on his wife, and knew how to spell her name.

That matters to me.
Does it matter to you?

[Bell(𝚁𝚒𝚘𝚝𝚜)wether @EurekaOhMy]

@TayZonday @the_windcaster "If a man's got an apartment stacked to the ceiling with newspapers, or a woman has a house full of cats we call them crazy. But when people pathologically hoard so much cash they impoverish an entire nation, we put them on the cover of magazines & pretend they're role models."

[TayZonday @TayZonday]

Being poor now just leads to being more poor later. Can't pay to clean your teeth? Next year, pay for a root canal. Can't pay for a new mattress? Next year, pay for back surgery. Can't pay to get that lump checked out? Next year, pay for stage 3 cancer. Poverty charges interest.

[VoteVets @votevets]

After Trump sided with Putin over the US, GOP in Congress:

- Blocked increased funding for election security

- Blocked attempts to have Trump's translator come to Congress to tell them what happened with Putin

- Concluded House "business," and went home for a long weekend

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

What world is Trump living in? Does he not understand what's going on? Is he being blackmailed because the Russians have compromising information on him? Or is he sympathetic to Putin's style of authoritarianism?

Congress must step in and stop Russian meddling in our elections. https://t.co/iB0tky5mhS

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

Trump literally just said that Russia is no longer attacking us, while our intel agencies says that they definitely are.

Let me guess... tomorrow Trump will claim that he meant that “Russia is non’t longer attacking us”.

[Joe Kennedy III @joekennedy]

And that was only what we saw on live TV. @realDonaldTrump’s translator should come before Congress and testify as to what was said privately immediately. If Republicans are as outraged as they claim, then issue the subpoena today. 2/2

[Joe Kennedy III @joekennedy]

It’s a sad day when America can’t count on its President. @potus sold out our security, democracy and credibility— to an adversary who continues to attack our nation and undermine our values. 1/2

[Dan Pfeiffer @danpfeiffer]

Things Republicans could do instead of send sad tweets
1. Pass legislation to protect the Mueller investigation
2. Subpoena Trump's tax and business records to see what leverage Russia may have on him
3. Pass a tougher sanctions law that doesn't let Trump wriggle out of them

[Michele Lang @micheleylang]

Thank you, Senator. https://t.co/CT2lkksvaH

[John McCain @SenJohnMcCain]

Today’s press conference in #Helsinki was one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory.

My full statement on the #HelsinkiSummit: https://t.co/lApjctZyZl

[Amy Siskind @Amy_Siskind]

Why aren't Democrats - TONIGHT - holding a press conference about Trump having a 90 minutes, closed-door meeting with Putin tomorrow? Days after another round of indictments for interfering with our democracy? Why aren't you fighting for us?!

[Linda Tirado @KillerMartinis]

The wealthy have never been mindful of the lives of the poor.

With that said, it is war like we haven’t seen in a hundred years. The people who have been in charge of the public welfare are not merely resentful of the poor; they are openly murderous.

[Renato Mariotti @renato_mariotti]

Trump sees no reason to trust his own Director of National Intelligence over Vladimir Putin, who murders journalists and attacked our nation. If you're a journalist and you don't make sure your audience understands the gravity of Trump's statement, you're not doing your job. https://t.co/l7WjsfDXfA

[Renato Mariotti @renato_mariotti]

Congressional Republicans need to decide whether or not they stand with the American people against the Russian threat. If they don't speak up today, we know they're not with us. They're against us.

[Jennifer P Behle @jp_behle]

Every mother around the world is holding her breath as the rescue gets underway. We are all these boys' parents today. Praying for their strength and courage and for their rescuers. #thaicaverescue #childrenfirst https://t.co/VhEOIo5PPO

[Michele Lang @micheleylang]

I'm deeply saddened by the loss of #EdSchultz. Ed championed the #99ers cause and kept us at the forefront of discussions on his MSNBC show while we pushed for another tier of #unemployment benefits during the Great Recession. Deepest sympathies to Wendy & his family.