Proud to welcome the young musicians of the Atlanta Festival Chamber Orchestra to the Georgia State Capitol today, where they played “Georgia On My Mind” from the heart of The People’s House.
❤️🍑🏛️
In describing prospective mifepristone risks, we need to also consider the less frequently invoked contrapositive:
LEGAL ABORTION IS MARKEDLY SAFER THAN CHILDBIRTH.
This seminal 2012 study found the risk of death associated w/ childbirth is ~14x HIGHER than that w/ abortion.
add to this the THRILL you get when you’re notified that your book is ready and then you go in and they have it waiting on the shelf for you with your NAME on it - pure luxury and joy
"The problem our GOP colleagues chose to focus on is being shamed, being called out, and being made to feel uncomfortable in the face of their own moral fecklessness, and their choice to do nothing."
The @GAHouseDems press conference today in support of our colleagues in TN.
Me: Visibility without protection is a trap. We will not find queer justice on the other side of efforts by corporations and capital to recuperate radical ideas into assimilation and gentrification
Me two seconds later: HARI NEF IN GRETA GERWIG'S BARBIE
Plan to join me for a Post-Sine Die Town Hall in Johns Creek to discuss legislation, priorities, and #TeamAu’s off-season projects!
Thursday, April 6th
6:30 - 8:00pm
Maji Tea Bar, Johns Creek
5725 State Bridge Rd.,
Johns Creek, GA 30022
RSVP: https://t.co/66bu6E2joa
Meanwhile, 308 Republican sponsored bills (of which 150 were local) were passed in the House, at a success rate of 36.2%
In other words, in the GOP-controlled legislature, Republican bills were > SEVEN TIMES MORE LIKELY to reach a floor vote than any Dem sponsored bill.
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To be clear: this isn’t just about voting differently than the party, or about having different opinions.
That happens often. It’s fine.
This is about floridly whipping votes in favor of a harmful bill we took a CAUCUS POSITION AGAINST.
And losing.
https://t.co/DlS9lV9ZGG
🧵 Something I hear occasionally from voters is frustration that Democrats "don't do anything."
"Instead of wasting time doing XYZ, why don't you work on bills that will actually go somewhere?"
Let's talk about why and how that doesn't end up happening, even when we try.
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I was trying to explain to @pintoresting how to read my hospital call schedule in preparation for legislative scheduling during the off season, and I think not only did I maybe break her brain, I definitely broke my own brain.