Police brutality threatens Black lives and our democracy. Every time activists and journalists are met with violence from the state, our fundamental rights are at stake. And any elected official who doesn’t take a stand is turning their back on our Constitution.
The latest @IPCC_CH report says global warming is likely to increase to 1.5 degrees by 2030, bringing more heatwaves, droughts and flooding. Its vice chair @ProfMarkHowden tells @bevvo14 it confirms a disturbing trend highlighted in previous reports... #TheWorld
A former Secretary of the Interior once proclaimed it his goal to “civilize or exterminate” Indigenous people. I’m a living testament to the failure of that horrific ideology.
I’m here on the shoulders of my ancestors and all the people who have sacrificed.
America will sacrifice thousands of its soldiers and spend trillions of dollars "to bring democracy" to other countries, but won't count your vote if you mailed your ballot 2 weeks early and the post office was a bit slow
Stood on the steps of the Supreme Court tonight with thousands to say: Mitch McConnell thinks this fight is over. What he does not understand is that this fight has just begun.
BREAKING: The NBA just announced that all basketball arenas will he turned into 2020 voting locations.
Ample space for large amounts of people to vote safely.
Last night, Jacob Blake was shot in the back seven times in front of his children. This wasn’t an accident. The officer’s deadly actions attempted to take a person’s life in broad daylight. Like many of you, the video is burned into my mind like all the past videos just like it.
"why don't young people love capitalism"
Millennials' entire careers:
2007-2010: "once in a lifetime" recession
2011-2019: pay stayed the same + all costs went up. Built average $8,000 net worth - 34% less than prior generations at same age
2020: "once in a lifetime" recession
Donald Trump has not failed on his own.
Mitch McConnell and Republicans have been right by his side since he was sworn in—enabling his corruption, emboldening his ego, and eroding our democracy.
We have to hold them all accountable in November.
During the course of today's hearing, Mark Zuckerberg added $11,129,820 to his wealth.
It would take the median U.S. worker 230 YEARS to make that much.
Republicans are using pandemic relief as cover to shovel billions to defense contractors while providing less unemployment insurance, ignoring a looming evictions crisis, and not doing enough to aid state and local governments.
Even by their own standards, this is obscene.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but including another $21,300,000,000 for the Pentagon in a bill that refuses to extend extra unemployment benefits for 25,000,000 people is the real looting in America.
I can’t stop thinking about Vanessa Guillén and her sister Lupe.
In their name Congress must fight for answers and accountability.
So many people who should have protected her failed her. I’m devastated. We have to fight for her.
Wealth transfer
Amazon stock: record high
Walmart stock: record high
Apple stock: record high
Google stock: record high
Microsoft stock: record high
Facebook stock: record high
Founders: $168B richer this year
Small businesses: 22% have closed forever; revenue is down 30%
They shouldn’t have been locked up in cages in the first place. This is a great step forward, but the work is far from over.
We must continue to hold ICE accountable for their failure to protect immigrants from COVID-19.
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One of the great tricks capitalism has pulled is convincing us "China stole your job"
China didn't steal your job. Americans in charge of corporations decided they'd rather pay someone overseas pennies to do your job, and then take 100% of the extra profits.
The only way to truly show up for our essential workers is to make sure they have the protections they need. We need to provide basic protections like PPE, universal paid sick leave, and premium pay. We need to pass the Essential Workers Bill of Rights.