“A society must assume that it is stable, but the artist must know, and...let us know, that there is nothing stable under heaven,” - James Baldwin
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@MoburnC@RhinoReally She was for it & felt it needed a private choice, a sign of creativity vs. rigid, dogmatic thinking ('M4A or NOTHING!'). The health insurance business sucks but if your political platform includes something that abolishes it, you will not win enough support to force it through.
@MoburnC@RhinoReally You're misrepresenting this. She was for Medicare for All but wanted to improve it with a plan that allows for private insurance. https://t.co/x3J5PWBdZG
I am surprised, dismayed, and worried by how many people are saying no to these life-saving vaccines - especially with a very dangerous variant spreading. There are many reasons for this reluctance, but the virus doesn’t give a damn. It will exploit weakness.
Honest Question: mainstream news reporters seem very protective of @maggieNYT's access journalism, but are there are also mainstream news folks who have good things to say about @chucktodd? Does anyone defend Todd as a good journalist?
@AstroKatie@TrinityMustache Info for how to find a vaccination site/make an appointment or even just walk-in in some cases, for anyone interested:
https://t.co/9vo4kkY3mC
We need to build a Delta immunity wall through more vaccination: 47% Americans haven't even had 1 dose
—There has not been any counter-offensive to the anti-vaxx movement
—No statement by FDA about full licensure timeline (review should be done by now) and no coverage by media
If you or anyone you know has been putting off vaccination, now is the time to get it done. The Delta variant is gearing up to tear through parts of the US where vaccination levels are low. It's more contagious than previous variants, so your usual precautions might not be enough
At a climate conference for the electric utility industry, Joe Manchin says he supports climate action but wants a less "aggressive" timeline
Spoiler alert: we all want a less aggressive timeline.
Climate change doesn't give a shit about what we want.
https://t.co/jBFfvwQhUl
I wish I had changed his mind on the term, but I do think I influenced his behavior. And sometimes I think that's how we should approach convos about social justice. I always say, "If people say it harms them, & it wouldn't harm you to stop, why not just stop?"