The #SolidStartAct is a bipartisan bill to connect veterans with the VA as they transition to civilian life. It passed the Senate by unanimous consent. Now, at the 11th hour, Republicans decided to make it about abortion. As a stepmom to a female Army officer, this is personal.
.@PeteButtigieg on the busing of migrants by Gov. @GregAbbott_TX & @GovRonDeSantis: "These are the kinds of stunts you see from people who don’t have a solution."
“It’s not just ineffectual — it is hurting people in order to get attention.” #TribFest22 https://t.co/c5tFpfrYmF
I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it a thousand times: The treatment for an ectopic pregnancy, a septic uterus, or a miscarriage that your body won’t release is abortion. If you can’t get those abortions, you die. You. Die.
After today’s vote, Joe Biden should ask Manchin and Murkowski to lead bipartisan negotiations on a voting rights bill. Invite them to the White House. Force Republicans to say what they’re for. Don’t let them just block the vote and move on. Put them on the defensive.
Switched to Fox News to see what the conversation for that half of America and the first thing I heard was “Unlike the BLM protests there’s no vandalism other than the breaking into the Capitol” and I confess to screaming out loud.
Does anyone believe Rittenhouse would be released if he were Muslim & did the same thing in a diff context? For people who say “systemic racism doesn’t exist,” this is what it looks like: protection of white supremacy baked deep into our carceral systems.
Law and disorder.
Something I've learned while in law school is about the social construction of crime. I work in a legal clinic on wage theft cases, where employers have "improperly paid" workers by not paying, paying below min wage, withholding overtime, paid sick time, etc. 1/
This arrest of a peaceful protester exercising his First Amendment rights is absolutely outrageous. I hope there is some information not shown in this video which explains his arrest. Because otherwise, this is very scary.