the united states started broken, but was always called the ‘united states’. it had a dream, hope, kindness, love your neighbor stuff. but it was built on slavery & 0 reparations were made to fix that.
so now we are not the united states. we are just america. & that is so sad.
Absolutely thrilled to have received the endorsement of @PowerPACorg ! Their unwavering commitment to social justice and building progressive political power for historically underrepresented communities is exactly why I'm running for Congress. #CA30#RepresentationMatters
In A Christmas Carol, Scrooge pays Bob Cratchit 15 shillings per week, and is visited by 4 ghosts because his greed is so immoral.
That story is from the 1840s.
Adjusted for inflation, that’s $18.70/hr today.
Every state’s minimum wage is less than what Scrooge paid Cratchit.
If you were sharing this video from the US Capitol building on January 6 and claiming that police “escorted tourists into the building,” then you are either being dishonest, or you didn’t see what was actually happening outside the building.
1) It is almost certain that these police officers are trying to get these people out of the building not into the building. When there’s thousands of people trying to get into one location and they’ve already busted into the building, you have to escort these people through the building to get them out.
2) There were 2500 people illegally in the Capitol. There was a small fraction the number of police. What did you expect these officers to do? Try to arrest them all or try to control the situation and make sure things didn’t get out of control?
Picking and choosing 30 second clips out of 44000 hours of video, including video of people busting windows, breaking glass, unlocking doors, and attacking police is disingenuous and ignorant.
@hodgetwins If they breach the United States Capitol, kill police officers, and try to overturn a democratic election —then yes, they will be. Is that what they are doing?
Heartfelt congratulations to Monica Montgomery Steppe (@Monica4SanDiego), fellow California Reparations Task Force member, on her historic win as the first Black Woman (and descendant of American slaves) Supervisor in San Diego. A true champion for the people and grassroots movements! #Trailblazer #SanDiego
Monica Montgomery Steppe jumps to a major lead in the District 4 special election for San Diego supervisor likely swinging the county to the Democrats. @fox5sandiego#breaking#politics
Moms for Liberty chapters across Iowa endorsed 13 candidates in the 2023 school board races. Out of the 13, a single candidate won in the I35 school district; a rural district with fewer than 1000 students.
In another kick in the jewels for the former president*, Yusef Salaam, of the Central Park 5, wins a NYC council seat. Donnie wanted him executed once.
10:12PM PROJECTION: Joshua Cole (D) defeats Lee Peters (R) in House District 65.
REPUBLICANS HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
DEMOCRATS ARE ONE SEAT FROM A MAJORITY
Current House: 44 GOP, 50 DEM, 6 UND
Republicans stalled the govt for nearly a month only to unanimously support this dude?? Who doesn’t believe in sex outside of marriage, marijuana, gay ppl, certified elections, or dinosaurs?? The guy Trump is cheering for, Mike Johnson??
What in the dystopian hellscape is this?
I was the only member of Congress to vote against the War in Afghanistan.
Now, I am CA’s only US Senate candidate calling for a ceasefire.
There is one peace and diplomacy candidate in this race. I am proud to carry that mantle—even if I carry it alone.
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1 man with a gun.
22+ Dead
60+ injured.
The Lewiston Maine mass shooting this evening is not the first and it won’t be the last because sensible gun legislation is a topic that is taboo in politics.
As the body bags pile up can we at least try and figure out a way to slow these people down?
I don’t eat “thoughts and prayers���. I want “discussion and action.”
In a world where hate gets way too big of a magaphone 📣, we are ever thankful for @LindseyPHorvath. Ugly ideologies wrapped in lies & intention to cause harm will not outlast the power of love & inclusion. Proud to be on #TeamHorvath.
Today, my office was set to host a Drag Storytime at the San Fernando Library as part of LGBTQ+ History Month.
What was meant to be a celebration of love and inclusion turned into the opposite.